2009 Galway United F.C. season

This is a list of competitive matches played by Galway United Football Club in Irish football during the 2009 season.

Pre-season

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Highlights
7 February 2009 Limerick N 2 – 1 Murphy 67', Moran 80' YouTube
10 February 2009 Mervue United A 1 – 0 O'Shea 35'
13 February 2009 Finn Harps A 2 – 0 Faherty 20', J. Keane 57'
18 February 2009 Cork City H 2 – 2 O'Shea 54', Faherty 82' YouTube
21 February 2009 UCD N 2 – 0 Breen, Faherty
23 February 2009 Salthill Devon A 1 – 0 Faherty 89' YouTube
27 February 2009 Mervue United H 1 – 0 Cooke 78' YouTube

Premier Division

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Highlights
6 March 2009 St Patrick's Athletic A 3 – 0 O'Brien 18', Faherty 49', O'Brien 52' YouTube
13 March 2009 Dundalk H 1 – 0 Breen 82' YouTube
20 March 2009 Bray Wanderers A 2 – 2 Faherty 7', McBrien 21' YouTube
27 March 2009 Sligo Rovers H 0 – 0 RealPlayer
3 April 2009 Derry City A 1 – 1 Conneely 53' YouTube
7 April 2009 Bohemians H 0 – 2 YouTube
10 April 2009 Drogheda United A 1 – 0 Edwards 79' YouTube
17 April 2009 Shamrock Rovers H 1 – 3 Faherty 55' YouTube
24 April 2009 Cork City A 0 – 1 YouTube
1 May 2009 St Patrick's Athletic H 2 – 1 Breen 5', O'Shea 47' YouTube
8 May 2009 Dundalk A 0 – 1 YouTube
15 May 2009 Bray Wanderers H 3 – 0 O'Shea 23', McBrien 58', Molloy 84' YouTube
23 May 2009 Sligo Rovers A 0 – 2 RealPlayer
28 May 2009 Derry City H 0 – 3 YouTube
2 June 2009 Bohemians A 0 – 2
5 June 2009 Drogheda United H 1 – 1 Faherty 6' RealPlayer
20 June 2009 Shamrock Rovers A 0 – 1 YouTube
3 July 2009 Cork City H 0 – 2 YouTube
10 July 2009 St Patrick's Athletic A 2 – 1 O'Shea 57', Kelly 58' YouTube
17 July 2009 Dundalk H 0 – 3 YouTube
24 July 2009 Bray Wanderers A 2 – 1 Breen 57', O'Shea 90' YouTube
31 July 2009 Sligo Rovers H 1 – 0 Russell 16' YouTube
11 August 2009 Drogheda United H 0 – 2 RealPlayer
21 August 2009 Bohemians A 0 – 5 YouTube
28 August 2009 Shamrock Rovers H 0 – 1 YouTube
1 September 2009 Derry City A 3 – 1 Cooke 45', Greene 67', Murphy 76' RealPlayer
4 September 2009 Cork City A 2 – 4 Long 6' (O.G.), Murphy 74'
18 September 2009 St Patrick's Athletic H 2 – 1 Conneely 23', Russell 50' YouTube
25 September 2009 Dundalk A 0 – 3 RealPlayer
2 October 2009 Bray Wanderers H 3 – 1 Greene 15', Greene 30', Russell 83' RealPlayer
9 October 2009 Sligo Rovers A 0 – 2 RealPlayer
16 October 2009 Derry City H 3 – 1 McBrien 38', Greene 41', Molloy 90' YouTube
20 October 2009 Drogheda United A 0 – 4 RealPlayer
23 October 2009 Bohemians H 0 – 2 YouTube
30 October 2009 Shamrock Rovers A 1 – 1 Greene 66' YouTube
6 November 2009 Cork City H 2 – 2 Faherty 25', Faherty 73' RealPlayer

Final table

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 2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 Dundalk 36 12 8 16 46 51−5 44
5 Sligo Rovers 36 11 10 15 41 51−10 43
6 St Patrick's Athletic 36 13 4 19 29 46−17 43
7 Galway United 36 12 6 18 36 57−21 42
8 Drogheda United (O) 36 7 11 18 32 50−18 32 Relegation/Promotion play-off
9 Bray Wanderers (R) 36 6 10 20 30 56−26 28
10 Derry City (R) 36 18 5 13 49 31+18 59 TBA 1

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]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

FAI Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result Scorers Highlights
13 June 2009 Round 3 Finn Harps A 3 – 0 Faherty 16', Faherty 50', O'Shea 51' RealPlayer
14 August 2009 Round 4 Longford Town H 0 – 1 RealPlayer

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result Scorers
13 April 2009 Round 1 Salthill Devon H 2 – 2 O'Shea 8', Faherty 26' YouTube
4 May 2009 Round 2 Derry City H 1 – 0 Cooke 35' YouTube
18 May 2009 QF UCD H 0 – 2

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FAI Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKRepublic of Ireland Barry Ryan 36-2-2-40-00
2DFRepublic of Ireland Séamus Conneely 3522-2-39200
3DFRepublic of Ireland Mark O'Toole 11 (6)-1 (1)-1-13 (7)-00
4MFRepublic of Ireland David Cooke 17 (8)1(1)-(2)117 (11)231
5DFRepublic of Ireland Garry Breen 3432-2-38342
6DFRepublic of Ireland Shane Guthrie 30 (1)-2-3-35 (1)-51
7MFRepublic of Ireland Jay O'Shea 194113123640
8MFRepublic of Ireland John Russell 18 (2)32-2 (1)-22 (3)302
9FWRepublic of Ireland Vinny Faherty 33 (2)6221 (1)-36 (3)820
10MFRepublic of Ireland Alan Murphy 16 (9)21-2-19 (9)220
11MFRepublic of Ireland Derek O'Brien 26 (1)22-1 (1)-29 (2)270
14MFRepublic of Ireland Shane Fitzgerald 2 (7)-(1)---2 (8)-00
15DFRepublic of Ireland Paul Sinnott 8 (6)---1-9 (6)-00
16MFRepublic of Ireland Seán Kelly 26 (1)11-(1)-27 (2)140
17MFRepublic of Ireland Cian McBrien 25 (5)3(1)-2-27 (6)350
18MFEngland Michael McGrath 17-1-2 (1)-20 (1)-40
19FWRepublic of Ireland Declan Edwards 2 (12)11-215 (12)221
19FWRepublic of Ireland Aaron Greene 12 (2)2----12 (2)500
20FWRepublic of Ireland Jason Molloy 4 (17)22-1 (1)-7 (18)240
21DFRepublic of Ireland Iarfhlaith Davoren 28 (1)-2-3-33 (1)-20
22GKRepublic of Ireland Gerard Hanley ----1-1-00
FWItaly Angola John Sangi --------00
DFRepublic of Ireland Niall Walsh ----1-1-00
MFRepublic of Ireland Simon Walsh (1)-----(1)-00

References

  1. ↑ "Statement on behalf of the FAI Board of Management". FAI Board of Management. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2009.