| 2008 season | ||||
| Chairman | Joe Casey | |||
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| Manager | Dermot Keely | |||
| First Division | 2nd | |||
| FAI Cup | Third Round | |||
| League of Ireland Cup | Second Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Anto Flood (14) All: Anto Flood (15) |
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| Highest home attendance | 2,038 vs Limerick 37 (November 15, 2008) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 512 vs Kildare County (September 25, 2008) | |||
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In the 2008 season, Shelbourne finished 2nd in the League of Ireland First Division.
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| Chairman, Director | Joe Casey |
| Director | Andy Byrne |
| Secretary | Colm Murphy |
| Commercial Manager | Niall Fitzmaurice |
| Ground | Tolka Park |
| Title | Sponsor |
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| Main Sponsor | JW Hire |
| Kit, Associate Sponsor | Umbro |
| Associate Sponsor | Nivea for Men |
| Associate Sponsor | Decent Suit Productions |
| Associate Sponsor | Irish Daily Star |
| Associate Sponsor | Bus Eireann |
| Associate Sponsor | Dulux |
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Dermot Keely |
| Assistant Manager | Colin O'Neill |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Fred Davis |
| Condition Coach | Chris Melia |
| Head Physio | Larry Byrne |
| Assistant Physio | Stephen Weafer |
| Equipment Manager | Pat Roche |
| Kit Administrator | Johnny Watson |
| Team Doctor | Ronan O'Callaghan |
A total of 30 players represented Shelbourne at various stages during the 2008 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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After a turbulent 2007 campaign both on and off the pitch, Shelbourne finished in a respectable 5th place in the FAI First Division. Despite an improved second-half of the 2007 campaign, changes amongst the playing staff became inevitable with impending budget cuts.
The Shelbourne first team squad that completed the 2007 season was as follows;
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The following players joined Shelbourne for the 2008 campaign:
As of July 28, 2008.
On December 3, 2007 Shelbourne announced the release of 15 players that completed the 2007 campaign including loanees Mark Leech and Noel Haverty. Central defender Stuart Malcolm would later depart Shelbourne on January 15, 2008 to join Finn Harps bringing Shels' close season departures to 16.
As of July 31, 2008.
5 players from Shelbourne's 2007 campaign re-signed for the 2008 season. They were James Chambers, Anthony Flood, Alan Keely, Alan Murphy and Mark O'Brien.
2 members of Shelbourne's 2007 Under-21 squad received permanent call ups to the first team for the 2008 campaign. They were Peter McGlynn and Stephen Doran.
| March 7, 2008 | Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | Dundalk | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 GMT | Report | Chris Bennion 40' | Attendance: 1,606 Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin) |
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| March 14, 2008 | Kildare County | 1 – 3 | Shelbourne | Station Road, Newbridge | ||
| 19.45 GMT | Barry Slattery 32' Willie Tyrrell 79' |
Report | Damien Brennan 48' Anto Flood 52' David Freeman 66' |
Attendance: 429 Referee: Phil Caschera (Dublin) |
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| March 21, 2008 | Monaghan United | 1 – 0 | Shelbourne | Kingspan Century Park, Monaghan | ||
| 20.00 GMT | Paul Whelan 8' Stephen McCrossan 83' |
Report | Greg O'Halloran 83' | Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin) |
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| March 28, 2008 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Athlone Town | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 GMT | Anto Flood 36' 64' Alan Byrne 55' |
Report | Davy Byrne 78' | Attendance: 814 Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin) |
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| April 4, 2008 | Wexford Youths | 2 – 2 | Shelbourne | Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford | ||
| 20.00 IST | Gareth Larkin 7' Conor Sinnott 60' |
Report | Gareth Larkin 8' (o.g.) Robbie Hedderman 74' |
Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare) |
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| April 11, 2008 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | David Freeman 54' (pen.) Anto Flood 80' |
Report | Attendance: 938 Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork) |
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| April 18, 2008 | Sporting Fingal | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Morton Stadium, Dublin | ||
| 19.45 IST | Report | Alan Murphy 25' | Attendance: 1,276 Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin) |
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| April 25, 2008 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Waterford United | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Anto Flood 9' 88' | Report | Attendance: 858 Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin) |
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| May 2, 2008 | Limerick 37 | 0 – 3 | Shelbourne | Jackman Park, Limerick | ||
| 19.45 IST | Report | Anto Flood 54' 75' 89' David Freeman 4' (pen.) |
Attendance: 672 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
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| May 8, 2008 | Dundalk | 1 – 3 | Shelbourne | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| 19.45 IST | Tiarnan Mulvenna 1' David Cassidy 64' Paul Shiels 86' |
Report | David Freeman 15' Anto Flood 58' 83' James Keddy 24' |
Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
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| May 16, 2008 | Shelbourne | 5 – 0 | Kildare County | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Mark O'Brien 19' David Freeman 69' (pen.) 73' 90+3' Keith Dunne 90+1' |
Report | Attendance: 905 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
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| May 20, 2008 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Monaghan United | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Robbie Hedderman 26' Damien Brennan 55' |
Report | Attendance: 776 Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin) |
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| May 25, 2008 | Athlone Town | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone | ||
| 15.00 IST | Report | Mark Rutherford 33' | Attendance: 531 Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork) |
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| May 30, 2008 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Wexford Youths | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Anto Flood 79' | Report | Attendance: 901 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
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| June 21, 2008 | Longford Town | 2 – 0 | Shelbourne | Flancare Park, Longford | ||
| 19.30 IST | Alan Lynch 23' Darren McKenna 26' |
Report | Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare) |
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| June 27, 2008 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Sporting Fingal | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Damien Brennan 67' | Report | Conan Byrne 65' Brian Kelly 48' |
Attendance: 992 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
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| July 4, 2008 | Waterford United | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | R.S.C., Waterford | ||
| 19.45 IST | Karl Bermingham 19' Karl Bermingham 81' |
Report | David Breen 28' (o.g.) | Attendance: 782 Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork) |
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| July 11, 2008 | Shelbourne | 0 – 2 | Limerick 37 | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | David Freeman 70' (pen.) | Report | Garry Sheahan 21' 22' Wayne Colbert 43' |
Attendance: 835 Referee: Darren Coombes (Dublin) |
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| July 18, 2008 | Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | Dundalk | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Report | Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
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| July 25, 2008 | Kildare County | 1 – 2 | Shelbourne | Station Road, Newbridge | ||
| 19.45 IST | Ciarán Kilduff 37' (pen.) | Report | Robbie Hedderman 47' David Freeman 57' |
Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford) |
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| July 29, 2008 | Monaghan United | 2 – 0 | Shelbourne | Kingspan Century Park, Monaghan | ||
| 20.00 IST | Darren Meenan 8' (pen.) Brian Gartland 68' |
Report | Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath) |
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| August 1, 2008 | Shelbourne | 3 – 3 | Athlone Town | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Darren Forsyth 48' 49' Mark Rutherford 87' Gary McCabe 68' |
Report | Jason McCartney 10' Johnny Mernagh 56' 86' Jim Sheridan 78' |
Attendance: 641 Referee: Conor Fitzgerald (Dublin) |
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| August 8, 2008 | Wexford Youths | 0 – 3 | Shelbourne | Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford | ||
| 20.00 IST | Anthony Russell 65' Joey Wadding 89' |
Report | David McAllister 78' 88' 90' (pen.) | Referee: Darren Coombes (Dublin) |
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| August 22, 2008 | Shelbourne | 5 – 0 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Darren Forsyth 44' 58' David McAllister 45' 47' Robbie Hedderman 66' |
Report | Attendance: 828 Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford) |
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| August 29, 2008 | Sporting Fingal | 2 – 1 | Shelbourne | Morton Stadium, Dublin | ||
| 19.45 IST | Robbie Doyle 29' Conan Byrne 40' Chris Deans 86' |
Report | Damien Brennan 12' | Attendance: 1,267 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
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| September 12, 2008 | Limerick 37 | 1 – 2 | Shelbourne | Jackman Park, Limerick | ||
| 19.45 IST | Tommy Barrett 85' | Report | James Keddy 81' 86' | Referee: Phil Caschera (Dublin) |
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| September 18, 2008 | Dundalk | 2 – 1 | Shelbourne | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| 19.45 IST | Robbie Farrell 14' David O'Connor 48' |
Report | Damien Brennan 83' | Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
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| September 22, 2008 | Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | Waterford United | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Anto Flood 78' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 672 Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork) |
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| September 25, 2008 | Shelbourne | 3 – 1 | Kildare County | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Darren Forsyth 25' Philip Gorman 55' Mark Rutherford 90' |
Report | Trevor Bowers 71' | Attendance: 512 Referee: Darren Coombes (Dublin) |
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| October 3, 2008 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Monaghan United | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | David McAllister 16' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 719 Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare) |
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| October 11, 2008 | Athlone Town | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone | ||
| 19.30 IST | Robbie Hamm 63' | Report | Mark Rutherford 58' | Attendance: 741 Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork) |
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| October 17, 2008 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Wexford Youths | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | David McGill 41' | Report | Conor Sinnott 83' | Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin) |
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| October 27, 2008 | Longford Town | 1 – 2 | Shelbourne | Flancare Park, Longford | ||
| 18.00 GMT | Daire Doyle 19' | Report | Anto Flood 46' David Freeman 63' |
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin) |
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| November 3, 2008 | Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | Sporting Fingal | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 GMT | Report | Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin) |
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| November 7, 2008 | Waterford United | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | R.S.C., Waterford | ||
| 19.45 GMT | Kenny Browne 90' | Report | David McAllister 34' (pen.) | Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) |
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| November 15, 2008 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Limerick 37 | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 19.45 GMT | Anto Flood 63' | Report | Colin Scanlon 90+2' | Attendance: 2,038 Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin) |
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| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
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GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Dundalk (C) | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 71 | Promotion to the Premier Division 2009 |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 70 | |
| 3 | Waterford United | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 63 | |
| 4 | Sporting Fingal | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 62 | |
| 5 | Limerick 37 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 52 | |
| 6 | Monaghan United | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 47 | |
| 7 | Wexford Youths | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 37 | |
| 8 | Longford Town | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 35 | |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 32 | |
| 10 | Kildare County | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 73 | −39 | 26 | Qualification to the First Division Play-Off |
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 70 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 17 | +9 |
Last updated: November 15, 2008
Source: eircom League of Ireland First Division Fixtures
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D |
Last updated: November 15, 2008.
Source: eircom League of Ireland First Division Fixtures
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.
| June 6, 2008 | Shelbourne | 0 – 3 | Dundalk | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | Alan Keely 38' | Report | Trevor Vaughan 17' (pen.) Paul Crowley 71' 85' |
Attendance: 1,348 Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin) |
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| March 24, 2008 | Sporting Fingal | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (5 – 6 pen)
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| 15.00 GMT | Karl Byrne 30' Conan Byrne 93' |
Report | James Chambers 65' Anto Flood 98' |
Attendance: 873 Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath) |
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| Dave Rogers Brian Kelly Robbie Doyle Conan Byrne Paul Caffrey Brian Gannon |
Damien Brennan David Freeman James Chambers Philly Hughes Anto Flood Robbie Hedderman |
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| May 5, 2008 | Shelbourne | 0 – 2 | Drogheda United | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 16.00 IST | Report | Tony Grant 40' Shane Robinson 80' |
Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
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| February 7, 2008 | Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | Cork City | Kilkiernan Road, Cabra, Dublin | ||
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| February 15, 2008 | Finn Harps | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Finn Park, Ballybofey | ||
| 19.45 GMT | Report | |||||
| February 16, 2008 | Letterkenny Rovers | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Letterkenny Regional Sports and Leisure Complex, Sallaghagraine | ||
| 15.00 GMT | Report | Anto Flood David Freeman |
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| February 22, 2008 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin | ||
| 19.45 GMT | Gary O'Neill | Report | Anto Flood | |||
| February 26, 2008 | Beggsboro | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Kilkiernan Road, Cabra, Dublin | ||
| 19.30 GMT | Report | Peter McGlynn | ||||
| February 29, 2008 | Bohemians | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin | ||
| 19.45 GMT | Glenn Cronin 55' | Report | Jason McGuinness 85' (o.g.) | Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin) |
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| July 14, 2008 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Millwall | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 19.45 IST | Andrei Georgescu 78' | Report | Neil Harris 36' | Attendance: 577 Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
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| July 23, 2008 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Leeds United | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 19.30 IST | Anto Flood 23' | Report | Paul Huntington 45' | Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
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| July 30, 2008 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Celtic XI | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 19.45 IST | Darren Forsyth 44' | Report | Rocco Quinn 53' | Attendance: 1,206 |
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As of November 15, 2008.
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| DF | Damien Brennan | 36 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Alan Byrne | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | James Chambers | 36 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | Kevin Cornwall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Max Cream | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| GK | Fred Davis, Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Dean Delany | 39 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Stephen Doran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Keith Dunne | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Anto Flood | 31 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FW | Darren Forsyth | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | David Freeman | 31 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | Andrei Georgescu | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Philip Gorman | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Robbie Hedderman | 36 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | Philip Hughes | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | James Keddy | 31 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Alan Keely | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Dean Lawrence | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | David McAllister | 16 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Gary McCabe | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | David McGill | 37 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Peter McGlynn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| GK | John McGuinness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Alan Mulcahy | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Alan Murphy | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mark O'Brien | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Greg O'Halloran | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mark Rutherford | 29 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| GK | Vinny Whelan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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