2009 Shelbourne F.C. season

Shelbourne
2009 season
Chairman Joe Casey
Manager Dermot Keely
First Division 2nd
FAI Cup Third Round
League of Ireland Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
David McAllister (16)
All:
David McAllister (19)
Highest home attendance 1,632 vs Sporting Fingal (November 10, 2009)
Lowest home attendance 653 vs Mervue United (July 3, 2009)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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In the 2009 season, Shelbourne finished 2nd in the League of Ireland First Division.

Contents

The Club

Club Information

Chairman Joe Casey
Secretary Colm Murphy
FAI/League Delegate Shay Weafer
Licensing & IT Officer Liam Ward
Media Officer Frank Young
Commercial Manager Niall Fitzmaurice
Assistant Commercial Manager John Phelan
Chair Schoolboy Section Brian Farrelly
Youth Development Officer Robbie Hoey
Event Controller Joe O'Reilly
Safety Officer Paul O'Rourke
Ground Tolka Park

Commercial Partners

Title Sponsor
Main Sponsor CAB 2000
Kit, Associate Sponsor Umbro
Associate Sponsor Nivea for Men
Associate Sponsor Allen's Pharmacy

First Team Coaching and Medical staff

Position Name
Team Manager Dermot Keely
Team Assistant Manager Colin O'Neill
Goalkeeping Coach Fred Davis
Condition Coach Chris Melia
Club Physiotherapist Larry Byrne
Assistant Club Physiotherapist Stephen Weafer
Equipment Manager Pat Roche
Assistant Equipment Manager Johnny Watson
Club Doctor Ronan O'Callaghan

First Team squad 2009

A total of 29 players represented Shelbourne at various stages during the 2009 season.

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
GK Dean Delany
GK Vinny Whelan
DF Stephen Quigley
DF Michael Synnott (was on loan from Dundalk)
DF Mark O'Reilly
DF Damien Brennan (Captain)
DF Kevin Doherty
DF Alan Keely
DF Jordan McMillan
DF Joey Flood
DF Robbie Hedderman
DF David Crawley
DF Maurice Farrell
MF Richie Baker
MF Ray Scully
No. Position Player
MF Colin O'Brien
MF Mark O'Brien
MF David McGill
MF David Cassidy
MF David McAllister
MF Derek Doyle
MF Darren Meenan
MF Robert Douglas
FW Anto Flood
FW Peter Hynes
FW Paddy Madden (was on loan from Bohemians)
FW Tony Griffiths
FW Andrei Georgescu
FW Keith Murray

Post-2008 season

Shelbourne First Team squad 2008

The Shelbourne first team squad that completed the 2008 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.

No. Position Player
GK Dean Delany
GK Fred Davis, Jr.
GK Vinny Whelan
DF Alan Murphy
DF Damien Brennan (Captain)
DF Alan Keely
DF Dean Lawrence (on loan from Shamrock Rovers)
DF Robbie Hedderman
MF David McGill
MF Alan Byrne
MF James Chambers
No. Position Player
MF Mark O'Brien
MF David McAllister (on loan from Drogheda United)
MF James Keddy
MF Gary McCabe (on loan from Bray Wanderers)
MF Mark Rutherford
FW Anthony Flood
FW David Freeman
FW Andrei Georgescu (on loan from Bray Wanderers)
FW Darren Forsyth
FW Philip Gorman

Transfers In

The following players joined Shelbourne for the 2009 campaign:

As of July 31, 2009.

Date Pos. Name From
December 23, 2008 DF Kevin Doherty Bray Wanderers
December 23, 2008 MF Derek Doyle Dundalk
December 23, 2008 FW Peter Hynes Sporting Fingal
December 23, 2008 MF Darren Meenan UCD
December 28, 2008 MF David Cassidy Dundalk
January 9, 2009 DF David Crawley Dundalk
January 9, 2009 MF David McAllister Drogheda United
February 9, 2009 MF Richie Baker Drogheda United
February 11, 2009 FW Paddy Madden Bohemians (loan)
February 11, 2009 DF Stephen Quigley Waterford United
June 19, 2009 DF Maurice Farrell Unattached
July 9, 2009 FW Andrei Georgescu [1] Belgrove
July 15, 2009 DF Michael Synnott [2] Dundalk (loan)
July 17, 2009 MF Colin O'Brien Dundalk
July 17, 2009 DF Mark O'Reilly
July 24, 2009 MF Robert Douglas [3] Crumlin United
July 27, 2009 MF Ray Scully [4]
July 30, 2009 DF Joey Flood [5]
July 31, 2009 FW Tony Griffiths [6] Crumlin United

Transfers Out

As of September 2, 2009.

Date Pos. Name To
November 15, 2008 MF Alan Byrne Monaghan United
November 15, 2008 MF James Chambers Solihull Moors
November 15, 2008 GK Fred Davis, Jr.
November 15, 2008 FW Darren Forsyth Bray Wanderers
November 15, 2008 FW David Freeman Monaghan United
November 15, 2008 FW Andrei Georgescu Bray Wanderers (end of loan)
November 15, 2008 FW Philip Gorman
November 15, 2008 MF James Keddy
November 15, 2008 DF Dean Lawrence Shamrock Rovers (end of loan)
November 15, 2008 MF David McAllister Drogheda United (end of loan)
November 15, 2008 MF Gary McCabe Bray Wanderers (end of loan)
November 15, 2008 DF Alan Murphy
November 15, 2008 MF Mark Rutherford Dublin Bus
May 13, 2009 MF Darren Meenan Sligo Rovers
June 29, 2009 FW Paddy Madden [7] Bohemians (end of loan)
July 16, 2009 DF Jordan McMillan [8] Longford Town (loan)
July 24, 2009 FW Andrei Georgescu [9] Athlone Town
MF Keith Murray
September 2, 2009 MF Robert Douglas [10] Mount Merrion
DF Joey Flood Sheriff YC

Fixtures/Results

League of Ireland First Division

League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs

First Division Play-Off

League of Ireland First Division Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 UCD (C) 33 23 5 5 62 22 +40 74 Promotion to the Premier Division 2010
2 Shelbourne 33 22 7 4 66 31 +35 73 Relegation/Promotion play-off
3 Sporting Fingal (P) 33 21 6 6 68 28 +40 69 Relegation/Promotion play-off
2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
4 Waterford United 33 20 6 7 52 20 +32 66
5 Monaghan United 33 16 7 10 58 48 +10 55
6 Wexford Youths 33 15 5 13 27 31 −4 50
7 Limerick FC 33 12 8 13 50 43 +7 44
8 Finn Harps 33 8 9 16 35 51 −16 33
9 Longford Town 33 8 4 21 46 62 −16 28
10 Athlone Town 33 6 9 18 32 63 −31 27
11 Mervue United 33 6 5 22 28 64 −36 23
12 Kildare County (R) 33 4 3 26 25 85 −60 15 Relegation/Promotion play-off

Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Sporting Fingal are the winners of the 2009 FAI Cup competition and therefore qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(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.

League Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
33 22 7 4 66 31 +35 73 9 4 3 33 20 +13 13 3 1 33 11 +22

Last updated: November 7, 2009
Source: League of Ireland First Division Fixtures

League Form/Results by Round

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
Ground H A A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A A
Result W W W W W L L W D W W W W W W W W D W W D W L W D W D D D W L W W
Position 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2

Last updated: November 7, 2009.
Source: League of Ireland First Division Fixtures
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FAI Ford Cup

Third Round

Replay

League of Ireland Cup

First Round

Second Round

Friendlies

2009 Season Statistics

Player appearances/goals

As of November 10, 2009.

No. Nat Pos Player Total First Division Play-Offs FAI Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Richie Baker 25 5 23 4 1 0 0 0 1 1
DF Damien Brennan 29 1 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF David Cassidy 31 4 26 4 1 0 2 0 2 0
DF David Crawley 30 1 27 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
GK Dean Delany 35 0 32 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
DF Kevin Doherty 19 1 16 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
MF Robert Douglas 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Derek Doyle 27 3 23 3 1 0 1 0 2 0
DF Maurice Farrell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Anto Flood 36 12 31 12 1 0 2 0 2 0
DF Joey Flood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Andrei Georgescu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Tony Griffiths 13 4 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Robbie Hedderman 31 1 27 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
FW Peter Hynes 33 6 28 5 1 0 2 0 2 1
DF Alan Keely 18 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
FW Paddy Madden 16 8 14 6 0 0 0 0 2 2
MF David McAllister 34 19 30 16 1 1 2 1 1 1
MF David McGill 29 3 25 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
DF Jordan McMillan 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Darren Meenan 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Keith Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Colin O'Brien 13 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Mark O'Brien 35 3 31 2 1 0 1 0 2 1
DF Mark O'Reilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Stephen Quigley 25 0 20 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
MF Ray Scully 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Michael Synnott 15 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Vinny Whelan 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Top Goalscorers

Position Goalscorer Total Goals First Division Play-Offs FAI Cup League Cup
1
 David McAllister
19
16
1
1
1
2
 Anto Flood
12
12
0
0
0
3
 Paddy Madden
8
6
0
0
2
4
 Peter Hynes
6
5
0
0
1
5
 Richie Baker
5
4
0
0
1
6
 David Cassidy
4
4
0
0
0
Tony Griffiths
4
4
0
0
0
8
 Derek Doyle
3
3
0
0
0
David McGill
3
3
0
0
0
Mark O'Brien
3
2
0
0
1
11
 Damien Brennan
1
1
0
0
0
David Crawley
1
1
0
0
0
Kevin Doherty
1
1
0
0
0
Robbie Hedderman
1
1
0
0
0
Colin O'Brien
1
1
0
0
0

References

  1. ^ 'Franco' rejoins the Reds → www.shelbournefc.com. Accessed 2009-08-10. Archived 2009-08-14.
  2. ^ Synnott joins on loan from Dundalk → www.shelbournefc.com. Accessed 2009-08-10. Archived 2009-08-14.
  3. ^ Douglas Signs → www.shelbournefc.com. Accessed 2009-08-10. Archived 2009-08-14.
  4. ^ Ray Scully Signs → www.shelbournefc.com. Accessed 2009-08-10. Archived 2009-08-14.
  5. ^ Defender Joey Flood signs → www.shelbournefc.com. Accessed 2009-08-10. Archived 2009-08-14.
  6. ^ Striker Tony Griffiths Signs → www.shelbournefc.com
  7. ^ Madden returns to Bohs → www.shelbournefc.com
  8. ^ Shelbourne v Sporting Fingal → www.shelbournefc.com
  9. ^ Team News v Athlone Town → www.shelbournefc.com
  10. ^ Team News v Monaghan United → www.shelbournefc.com
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