2009 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk
2009 season
Chairman Padraig McGowan
Manager Sean Connor
Premier Division 4th
FAI Cup Fourth Round
League Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League:
Chris Turner (12)
All:
Chris Turner (12)
Highest home attendance 4,300 vs Bohemians (March 6, 2009)
Lowest home attendance 1,500 vs St Patrick's Athletic (October 9, 2009)
Average home attendance 2,371
Home colours
Away colours
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Contents

Club

Club information

Chief Executive Officer Gerry Matthews
Chairman Padraig McGowen
Club Promotion Officer Paul Johnston
Secretary Kevin Holland
Commercial manager Tina Doyle
Ground Oriel Park

Commercial partners

Title Sponsor
Main Sponsor Shopdundalk
Kit, Associate Sponsor Umbro
Associate Sponsor Crowne Plaza
Associate Sponsor Fastfix
Associate Sponsor Matthews Coaches
Associate Sponsor Gerry Cumiskey-Volswagen

Coaching and Medical staff

Position Name
Manager Sean Connor
Assistant manager Joe Miller
Head Physio Paul Cheshire
Assistant Physio Claire McKinlay
Kit Administrator Gerry Watters
Team doctor Dr Samir

2009 Fixtures and results

League of Ireland Premier Division

March 6, 2009
19.35 GMT
 Dundalk 0 - 1 Bohemians Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 4,300 Approx.
Referee: David McKeon
Report  73' Joseph Ndo
March 13, 2009
19.45 GMT
 Galway United 1 - 0 Dundalk Terryland Park, Galway
Attendance: 1,426
Referee: Mark Gough
Garry Breen  80' Report  73' Simon Kelly
March 20, 2009
19.45 GMT
 Dundalk 3 - 0 Drogheda United Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 3,883
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
Chris Turner 16' (pen)  47' (pen)
Darren Mansaram 44'		 Report  16' Conor Kenna
March 27, 2009
19.45 GMT
 St Patrick's Athletic 2 - 0 Dundalk Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance: 2238
Referee: Thomas Connolly
Mark Leech  36'
Kyle Moran  78'		 Report
April 4, 2009
20.00 IST
 Sligo Rovers 1 - 3 Dundalk Showgrounds, Sligo
Attendance: 1,800 Approx.
Referee: Neil Doyle
Rafael Cretaro  75' Report  38' Darren Mansaram
 63' Liam Burns
 74' Chris Turner
April 7, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 0 - 1 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 2,200.
Referee: David McKeon
Report

Highlights

  11' Stephen Rice
 39' Stephen Bradley
April 10, 2009
19.45 IST
 Bray Wanderers 1 - 1 Dundalk Carlisle Grounds, Bray
Attendance: 1000 Approx
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
Jake Kelly  46' Report  42' Declan O'Brien
 83'Simon Kelly
April 17, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 1 - 2 Cork City Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Declan Hanney
Chris Turner  61' Report

Highlights

  74' Billy Dennehy
 89' Denis Behan
April 24, 2009
19.45 IST
 Derry City 0 - 1 Dundalk Brandywell, Derry
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: David McKeon
Report

Highlights

  54' Darren Mansaram
May 1, 2009
19.45 IST
 Bohemians 5 - 0 Dundalk Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 2000 Approx
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
Glen Crowe  30'
Jason Byrne  74' (Pen)  83'  90'  94'		 Report  54'Harpal Singh
May 8, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 1 - 0 Galway United Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 2000 Approx
Referee: Damien Hancock
Declan O'Brien  31'
Declan O'Brien  91'		 Report
May 15, 2009
19.45 IST
 Drogheda United 1 - 1 Dundalk United Park, Drogheda
Conor Kenna  45' Report Chris Turner  34' (Pen)  45'
May 22, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 0 - 1 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park, Dundalk
Referee: Richie Winter
Dave Rogers  45+3' Report  33' Mark Quigley
May 29, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 0 - 2 Sligo Rovers Oriel Park, Dundalk
Referee: Derek Tomney
Report Alan Keane  45'
Conor O'Grady  68'
June 2, 2009
19.45 IST
 Shamrock Rovers 3 - 1 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Referee: David McKoen
Gary Twigg 36'  87'
Dessie Baker  91'		 Report  66' Michael Daly
June 5, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 3 - 0 Bray Wanderers Oriel Park, Dundalk
Referee: Neil Doyle
Chris Turner  1'
Ger Rowe  27'
Tiarnan Mulvenna  56'		 Report

Highlights
June 19, 2009
19.45 IST
 Cork City 1 - 2 Dundalk Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance: 2,111.
Referee: Damien Hancock
Shane Duggan  39'
Denis Behan  82'		 Report  35' (pen) Chris Turner
 44' Michael Daly
July 3, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 1 - 0 Derry City Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 2,600 Approx.
Referee: Thomas Connolly
Alex Williams  38' Report

Highlights
July 10, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 0 - 2 Bohemians Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 2,600 Approx.
Referee: Richie Winter
Michael Daly  15' Report

Highlights

  13' Glen Crowe
 85' Killian Brennan
July 17, 2009
19.45 IST
 Galway United 0 - 3 Dundalk Terryland Park, Galway
Attendance: 1,061.
Referee: Declan Hanney.
Report  28' 71' Michael Collins
 58' Alex Williams
July 24, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 4 - 2 Drogheda United Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 3,100.
Referee: Thomas Connolly.
Ger Rowe  22'
Alex Williams  42' 66'
Chris Turner 58' (pen)		 Report  31'Conor Kenna
 91'James Chambers
 36'Scott Gibb
July 31, 2009
19.45 IST
 St Patrick's Athletic 1 - 0 Dundalk Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance: 1,156.
Referee: Anthony Buttimer.
Garreth O'Connor  74' Report
August 8, 2009
20.00 IST
 Sligo Rovers 3 - 4 Dundalk Showgrounds, Sligo
Attendance: 1,800 Approx.
Referee: Declan Hanney.
Matthew Blinkhorn 9' 30'
Rafael Cretaro 53'		 Report  14'Michael McGowan
 68'Tiarnan Mulvenna
 75' (pen.) 85'Chris Turner
August 11, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 1730.
Referee: Thomas Connolly.
Report
August 22, 2009
19.00 IST
 Shamrock Rovers 2 - 2 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 4,212.
Referee: Anthony Buttimer.
Stephen Rice 25'
Gary Twigg 31'		 Report  66' Alex Williams
 86' Liam Burns
September 4, 2009
19.45 IST
 Derry City 3 - 0 Dundalk Brandywell, Derry
Attendance: 1,844.
Referee: Thomas Connolly.
Thomas Stewart 3'
Tam McManus 29'
Liam Kearney 87'		 Report  44' Alex Williams
September 12, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 1 - 0 Cork City Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 1,700.
Referee: Neil Doyle
Tiarnan Mulvenna  86' Report
September 18, 2009
19.45 IST
 Bohemians 3 - 2 Dundalk Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee: Declan Hanney
Paddy Madden  13'
Jason Byrne 41'  51'		  37' Ger Rowe
 85' Michael McGowan
 85' Michael Collins
September 25, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 3 - 0 Galway United Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 1,500.
Referee: Damien Hancock
Alex Williams  48'
Michael McGowan  85'
Darren Mansaram  88'		 Report
October 2, 2009
19.45 IST
 Drogheda United 2 - 2 Dundalk United Park, Drogheda
Attendance: 2,000.
Referee: David McKeon.
James Chambers  11'  90+1' Report  13' Ger Rowe
 45' Darren Mansaram
 58' Michael Daly
October 9, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 0 - 0 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 1,500.
Referee: Alan Kelly.
Report
October 16, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 2 - 2 Sligo Rovers Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 1,500.
Referee: Thomas Connolly.
Michael McGowan  33'
Chris Turner  48' (pen.)
Kevin McKinlay  50'
Chris Turner  58'
Thomas Heary 67'		  27' Rafael Cretaro
 58' (pen.) Alan Keane
October 20, 2009
19.45 IST
 Bray Wanderers 1 - 1 Dundalk Carlisle Grounds, Bray
Attendance: 300.
Referee: David McKeon.
Jake Kelly  57' (pen.) Report  74' Michael Daly
October 23, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 2 - 4 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 3,500.
Referee: Declan Hanney.
Chris Turner  50'
Alex Williams  81'		  28' Shane Robinson
 80' Darragh Maguire
 85' Gary Twigg
 90' Dessie Baker
October 30, 2009
19.45 GMT
 Cork City 2 - 1 Dundalk Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance: 1,863.
Referee: Richard Winter.
Danny Murphy  44'
Kevin Long 52'
Fahrudin Kudozović  66' (pen.)		  18'Shaun Kelly
 44' Paul McAreavey
 67' Shaun Kelly
November 6, 2009
19.45 GMT
 Dundalk 1 - 2 Derry City Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 1,900.
Referee: Derek Tomney
Michael McGowan  29'
Darren Mansaram  73'		  50' (pen.) Gareth McGlynn
 88' Clive Delaney

Ford FAI Cup

Third Round

June 9, 2009
19.45 IST
 Mervue United 1 - 3 Dundalk Terryland Park, Galway
Referee: Padraig Sutton
David Goldbey 64' Report Ger Rowe  3'
Shaun Kelly  9'
Declan O'Brien  79'

Fourth Round

August 14, 2009
19.45 IST
 Dundalk 0 - 0 Bohemians Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 3,300 Approx.
Referee: Damien Hancock.
Shaun Kelly  77' Report
Fourth Round Reply
August 18, 2009
19.45 IST
 Bohemians 0 - 0
After Extra Time		 Dundalk Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee: Damien Hancock
Gary Deegan  5' Report  12' Michael Daly
  Penalties  
Anthony Murphy

Jason Byrne
Brian Murphy
Paddy Madden
Paul Keegan

 4 – 2 Ger Rowe
Paul McAreavey
Kevin McKinlay
Alex Williams

EA Sports Cup

First Round

April 13, 2009
19.00 IST
 Shelbourne 3 - 0 Dundalk Tolka Park, Dublin
Attendance: 524
Referee: David McKeon
Peter Hynes  36'
Richie Baker  40'
Paddy Madden  77'		 Report

Pre-season Friendlies

February 14, 2009
15.00 GMT
 Athlone Town 0 - 0 Dundalk Dublin
February 18, 2009
20.00 GMT
 Wexford Youths 0 - 0 Dundalk Ferrycarrig Park
February 21, 2009
20.00 GMT
 Sligo Rovers 0 - 1 Dundalk Showgrounds, Sligo
Referee: Paul Deering
 3' Chris Turner
February 24, 2009
19.45 GMT
Jim Malone Cup
 Drogheda United 0 - 0 Dundalk United Park, Drogheda
Attendance: 1000 Approx.
Whelan  40' Report  40' Collins
  Penalties  
Chambers
Clark
Ryan
Shiels
Duffy		 4 – 3 Turner
Kelly
O'Brien
O'Callaghan
McGinlay
February 27, 2009
20.00 GMT
 Monaghan United 0 - 0 Dundalk Kingspan Century Park, Monaghan
March 1, 2009
14.00 GMT
 Dundalk 1 - 3 Glasgow Celtic Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: Approx 3,800.
Referee: David McKeon
O'Callaghan  44' Highlights  38' Hutchinson
 49'McGlinchey
 81' Nicky Riley

Table

Premier Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bohemians (C) 36 24 5 7 62 21 +41 77 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Shamrock Rovers 36 21 10 5 51 27 +24 73 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 Cork City 36 17 9 10 42 28 +14 60 Club demoted
4 Derry City 36 18 5 13 49 31 +18 59 Club demoted
5 Dundalk 36 12 8 16 46 51 −5 44 2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 2
6 Sligo Rovers 36 11 10 15 41 51 −10 43
7 St Patrick's Athletic 36 13 4 19 29 46 −17 43
8 Galway United 36 12 6 18 36 57 −21 42
9 Drogheda United (O) 36 7 11 18 32 50 −18 32 Relegation/Promotion play-off
10 Bray Wanderers 36 6 10 20 30 56 −26 0282

Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1 The Board of Management of the FAI terminated Derry City Football Club’s contract to participate in the League of Ireland on 7 November 2009. The decision came after Derry admitted to holding second unofficial contracts with players to the FAI. Despite the termination, a meeting over the future of the club regarding the participation in the League of Ireland on a different level than the Premier Division will be held during the week of 9 November 2009.[1]
The club was subsequently dissolved and a new club, also called Derry City took its place in 2010's First Division.

2 Following the demotion of Cork City F.C. on 22nd February 2010, Dundalk F.C. are set to take their place in the 2010-11 Europa League First qualifying round.[2] Bray Wanderers also retained their places within the top tier despite originally slated for relegation.
(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.

Top goal-scorers this season

Goalscorers Goals
Chris Turner
12
Alex Williams
7
Michael McGowen
5
Ger Rowe
5
Darren Mansaram
5
Tiarnan Mulvenna
3
Declan O'Brien
3
Michael Daly
2
Michael Collins
2
Liam Burns
2
Shaun Kelly
2

Last updated 3 November 2009

2009 Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Chris Bennion
2 DF Shaun Kelly
3 MF Kevin McKinlay
4 MF Michael Collins
5 DF Liam Burns
6 DF Thomas Heary (Captain)
7 FW Tiarnan Mulvenna
8 MF Chris Turner
9 FW Darren Mansaram
10 FW Alex Williams
11 DF Michael McGowan
No. Position Player
12 FW Michael McGinlay
14 MF Paul McAreavey
15 DF Michael Coburn
16 MF Michael Daly
17 DF James Creaney
18 FW Ger Rowe
19 DF Simon Kelly
20 GK Peter Cherrie
21 FW Mark Griffin
22 DF Nathan Murphy
23 GK Donal Greene

Players out on loan

Shane Grimes to Monaghan United
Declan O'Brien to St Patrick's Athletic
Michael Synnott to Shelbourne

2009 Pre-season transfers

In:

Out:

2009 Mid-season transfers

In:

Out:

2009 Season statistics

Player appearances/goals

No. Nat Pos Player Total League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Chris Bennion 20 0 18 0 2 0
2 DF Shaun Kelly 33 2 31 1 2 1
3 MF Kevin McKinlay 15 0 13 0 2 0
4 MF Michael Collins 12 2 10 2 2 0
5 DF Liam Burns 34 2 30 2 4 0
6 DF Thomas Heary 34 0 31 0 3 0
7 FW Tiarnan Mulvenna 31 3 29 3 2 0
8 MF Chris Turner 33 12 31 12 2 0
9 FW Darren Mansaram 33 5 30 5 3 0
10 FW Alex Williams 17 7 15 7 2 0
11 DF Michael McGowan 18 6 16 6 2 0
12 FW Michael McGinlay 10 0 8 0 2 0
14 MF Paul McAreavey 11 0 10 0 1 0
15 DF Michael Coburn 22 0 20 0 2 0
16 MF Michael Daly 31 3 28 3 3 0
17 DF Nathan Murphy 8 0 8 0 0 0
18 FW Ger Rowe 30 5 27 4 3 1
19 DF Simon Kelly 29 0 25 0 4 0
20 GK Peter Cherrie 16 0 14 0 2 0
21 MF Martin McGowan 2 0 2 0 0 0
22 FW Mark Griffin 2 0 1 0 1 0
24 MF Philip Duffy 1 0 1 0 0 0
- FW Bill Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0
- DF Kevin McArdle 1 0 0 0 1 0
- DF James Creaney 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Declan O'Brien (now out on loan) 17 3 15 2 2 1
17 DF Michael Synnott (now out on loan) 12 0 11 0 1 0
3 DF Dave Rogers (has since left the club) 12 0 11 0 1 0
11 MF Harpal Singh (has since left the club) 13 0 12 0 1 0
14 MF Sean Mackle (has since left the club) 3 0 2 0 1 0
15 FW Dwight Barnett (has since left the club) 1 0 1 0 0 0
20 GK Ryan Coulter (has since left the club) 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF George O'Callaghan (has since left the club) 12 0 11 0 1 0

Last updated 07/11/2009

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References

  1. ^ "Statement on behalf of the FAI Board of Management". FAI Board of Management. 7 November 2009. http://loi.ie/index.php/about/press-office/1307-statement-on-behalf-of-the-fai-board-of-management. Retrieved 7 November 2009. 
  2. ^ Gerry Matthews Statement on Licensing Decision