2008 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk
2008 season
Chairman	Padraig McGowan
Manager	John Gill
First Division	1st (Champions)
FAI Cup	Fourth Round
League Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Robbie Farrell (11); All: ; Robbie Farrell (11)
Highest home attendance	2,500 vs Shelbourne (May 8, 2008)
Lowest home attendance	500 vs Limerick 37 (June 26, 2008)

Club

Club information

Chief Executive Officer	Gerry Matthews
Club Promotion Officer	Paul Johnston
Secretary	Kevin Holland
Commercial manager	Lisa Kelly
Ground	Oriel Park

Commercial partners

Title	Sponsor
Main Sponsor	IJM
Kit, Associate Sponsor	Umbro

Coaching and medical staff

Position	Name
Manager	John Gill
Assistant manager	Gerry Scully
Goalkeeping coach	Martin Connolly
Condition coach	Chris Melia
Head Physio	Paul Cheshire
Assistant Physio	Claire McKinlay
Kit Administrator	Gerry Watters
Team doctor	Dr Samir

2008 Fixtures and results

February 7, 2008
19.30 GMT
Jim Malone Cup

Dundalk	0 - 0	Drogheda United
	Report
Penalties
Crawley Duffy Ryan Farrell Mulvenna Flanagan	4 – 5	Keegan Kendrick Grant Hughes Ristila Shelley

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: 1,500

Pre-season friendlies

February 12, 2008
19.45 GMT

Dundalk	1 - 0	St Patrick's Athletic
John Flanagan 4'	Report

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 450

Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin).

February 14, 2008
19.45 GMT

Dundalk	0 - 2	Bray Wanderers
	Report	27' Mark Duggan 60' (o.g.) Trevor Vaughan

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 250.

Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin).

February 21, 2008
19.45 GMT

Dundalk	1 - 2	Shamrock Rovers
Aidan Lynch 80'	Report	3'Alan Murphy 55'Eoin Doyle

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 900

Referee: Declan Hanney

February 26, 2008
19.45 GMT

Bohemians	1 - 1	Dundalk
Neale Fenn 56'	Report	71' Paul Smyth

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Attendance: Approx. 300

Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)

February 29, 2008
19.45 GMT

Derry City	3 - 2	Dundalk
Clive Delaney 2' Gareth McGlynn 34' Kevin McHugh 85'	Report	54' Robbie Farrell 77' Paul Smyth

Brandywell, Derry

Attendance: Approx. 350

Referee: Terence Moyne (Donegal)

First Division

Results

March 7, 2008
20.00 GMT

Shelbourne	0 - 0	Dundalk
	Report	40' Chris Bennion

Tolka Park, Dublin

Attendance: 1,606

Referee: Neil Doyle

March 13, 2008
19.45 GMT

Dundalk	3 - 0	Monaghan United
Robert Martin 8' 87' David Cassidy 46'	Report

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 1,200.

Referee: Mark Gough

March 22, 2008
19.30 GMT

Longford Town	1 - 2	Dundalk
Darren McKenna 88'	Report	59' Aidan Lynch 77' Trevor Vaughan

Flancare Park, Longford

Attendance: Approx. 1,000.

Referee: Graham Kelly

March 27, 2008
19.45 GMT

Dundalk	2 - 1	Wexford Youths
John Flanagan 20' Robbie Martin 24'	Report	57' Paul Malone

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 1,500.

Referee: Neil Doyle

April 4, 2008
19.45 IST

Sporting Fingal	1 - 1	Dundalk
Robbie Doyle 34' Aidan Collins 50'	Report	78' David Crawley

Morton Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: Approx. 700 - 1,100

Referee: Robert Rogers

April 10, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	1 - 0	Waterford United
David Cassidy 63'	Report

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 1,800.

Referee: Neil Doyle

April 18, 2008
19.45 IST

Limerick 37	1 - 2	Dundalk
Tommy Barrett 56'	Report	17' David Crawley 50' Jamie Duffy

Jackman Park, Limerick

Attendance: Approx. 800

Referee: Graham Kelly

April 26, 2008
19.30 IST

Athlone Town	0 - 3	Dundalk
	Report	34' 79' David Cassidy 37' Jamie Duffy

Lissywollen, Athlone

Attendance: 631 (Official figure)

Referee: Anthony Buttimer

May 1, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	6 - 0	Kildare County
Tiarnan Mulvenna 47' David Cassidy 67' Jamie Duffy 72' 84' David O'Connor 74' Paul Marney 80'	Report

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Referee: Paul Tuite

May 8, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	1 - 3	Shelbourne
Tiarnan Mulvenna 1' David Cassidy 64' Paul Shiels 85'	Report	16' David Freeman 58' 83' Anthony Flood 24' James Keddy

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 2,500

Referee: Damien Hancock

May 16, 2008
20.00 IST

Monaghan United	0 - 0	Dundalk
Paul Whelan 83'	Report.

Kingspan Century Park, Monaghan

Attendance: 502 (Official Figure)

Referee: Hugo Whoriskey

May 20, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	0 - 0	Longford
	Report.

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 700

Referee: Rob Rodgers

May 23, 2008
20.00 IST

Wexford Youths	0 - 5	Dundalk
	Report.	34' 44' 53' Trevor Vaughan 41' Jamie Duffy 79' Paul Smyth

Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford

Attendance: 680 (Official Figure)

Referee: Eddie McNally

May 29, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	3 - 2	Sporting Fingal
Chris Bennion 24' Steve Williams 45+4' (o.g.) Jamie Duffy 75' Tiarnan Mulvenna 84'	Report.	24' 73' Robbie Doyle 62' Colm James

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 1000

Referee: Derek Tomney

June 20, 2008
19.45 IST

Waterford United	1 - 0	Dundalk
Luke Fitzpatrick 95'	Report	94' John Flanagan

RSC, Waterford

Attendance: 480 (Official Figure)

Referee: Eddie McNally

June 26, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	0 - 2	Limerick 37
	Report	3' Paul Walshe 87' Gary Sheehan

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 500.

Referee: Darren Coombes

July 3, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	1 - 0	Athlone Town
Trevor Vaughan 89' (pen.)	Report.

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 1,000.

Referee: Ian Stokes

July 11, 2008
19.45 IST

Kildare County	1 - 2	Dundalk
Paul Donnelly 63' Colin Murray 78'	Report.	46' Jamie Duffy 76' Paul Crowley

Station Road, Newbridge

Attendance: Approx. 230.

Referee: Padraig Sutton

July 18, 2008
20.00 IST

Shelbourne	0 - 0	Dundalk
	Report

Tolka Park, Dublin

Attendance: 1,473

Referee: Ian Stokes

July 24, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	3 - 0	Monaghan United
John Flanagan 1' 38' Trevor Vaughan 51' (pen.) Jamie Duffy 70'	Report	87' Kevin Williamson

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 1,500

Referee: Tom Connolly

July 28, 2008
19.30 IST

Longford Town	0 - 3	Dundalk
	Report	56' Paul Crowley 80' Tiarnan Mulvenna 83' John Flanagan

Flancare Park, Longford

Attendance: Approx. 500.

Referee: Rob Rodgers

July 31, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	1 - 0	Wexford Youths
Tiarnan Mulvenna 16'	Report

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 1,300.

Referee: John McLoughlin

August 8, 2008
19.45 IST

Sporting Fingal	0 - 0	Dundalk
	Report

Morton Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 1,062

Referee: Neil Doyle

August 21, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	2 - 1	Waterford United
Paul Crowley 12' 27'	Report	Luke Fitzpatrick 18'

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 2,000.

Referee: Graeme Kelly

August 29, 2008
19.45 IST

Limerick 37	2 - 0	Dundalk
David Ryan 41' Gary Sheehan 45+1'	Report

Jackman Park, Limerick

Attendance: 471

Referee: Neil Doyle

September 8, 2008
19.30 IST

Athlone Town	2 - 2	Dundalk
Noel McGee 28' 70'	Report	2' Derek Doyle 19' Jamie Duffy

Lissywollen, Athlone

Attendance: Approx. 300

Referee: Paul Caschera

September 11, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	4 - 1	Kildare County
Ben Whelehan 21' Dessie Baker 36' 58' Robbie Farrell 52'	Report	24' Ciaran Kilduff

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 1,000

Referee: Rob Rogers

September 18, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	2 - 1	Shelbourne
Robbie Farrell 14' David O'Connor 49'	Report	85' Damien Brennan

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 2,300.

Referee: Paul Tuite

September 28, 2008
15.00 IST

Monaghan United	2 - 2	Dundalk
Sean Brennan 44' David Scully 92'	Report	17, 87' Robbie Farrell 92' Robbie Farrell

Kingspan Century Park, Monaghan

Attendance: Approx. 500

Referee: Conor Fitzgerald

October 2, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	1 - 2	Longford Town
Simon Kelly 63'	Report	8' Darren McKenna 57' Alan Lynch

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 1500

Referee: Rob Rogers

October 10, 2008
20.00 IST

Wexford Youths	3 - 1	Dundalk
Gavin Doyle 10' Danny Furlong 16' 39'	Report	75' Trevor Vaughan

Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford

Attendance: Darren Coombes

Referee: 360

October 16, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	2 - 1	Sporting Fingal
Tiarnan Mulvenna 24' Robbie Farrell 50'	Report	56' Paul Caffrey

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: 1,800

Referee: Rob Rogers

October 24, 2008
19.45 IST

Waterford United	0 - 1	Dundalk
Willie John Kiely 43'	Report	88' Paul Smyth

RSC, Waterford

Attendance: 865

Referee: Graham Kelly

October 30, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	0 - 1	Limerick 37
	Report	45+1' Paul Danaher

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx. 2,000.

Referee: Derek Tomney

November 6, 2008
19.45 GMT

Dundalk	7 - 0	Athlone Town
Derek Doyle 4' John Flanagan 18' Robbie Farrell 53' 61' Paul Crowley 65' 67' Ben Whelehan 78'	Report

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: 2,085.

Referee: Phil Cashera

November 15, 2008
19.45 GMT

Kildare County	1 - 6	Dundalk
Paul Shiels 81o.g.'	Report	14' 27' 58' 66' Robbie Farrell 77' David Cassidy 80' Derek Doyle

Station Road, Newbridge

Attendance: 1023.

Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Final Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundalk (C)	36	21	8	7	69	30	+39	71	Premier Division
2	Shelbourne	36	20	10	6	55	25	+30	70
3	Waterford United	36	18	9	9	55	35	+20	63
4	Sporting Fingal^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}	36	6	8	22	34	73	−39	26	Lost promotion/relegation play-off

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

↑ Sporting Fingal replaced Kilkenny City who withdrew from the league before the season started.
↑ Kildare County were initially relegated to the A Championship after losing a promotion/relegation play-off. However they subsequently gained a reprieve after Cobh Ramblers were refused a First Division licence and were relegated directly from the Premier Division to the A Championship .

FAI Ford Cup

Third Round

June 6, 2008
20.00 IST

Shelbourne	0 - 3	Dundalk
Alan Keely 40'	Report	17' (pen.) Trevor Vaughan 71' 85' Paul Crowley

Tolka Park, Dublin

Attendance: 1,348

Referee: Tomas Connolly

Fourth Round

August 15, 2008
19.45 IST

Bray Wanderers	0 - 0	Dundalk
Derek Foran 59'	Report

Carlisle Grounds, Bray

Referee: Ian Stokes

Fourth Round Replay

August 19, 2008
19.45 IST

Dundalk	1 - 3	Bray Wanderers
Paul Crowley 50'	Report	45' Colm Tresson 72' Patrick Kavanagh 86' Jake Kelly

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Referee: Ian Stokes

eircom League of Ireland Cup

First Round

March 25, 2008
19.45 GMT

Dundalk	3 - 0	Monaghan United
Paul Crowley 22' Tiarnan Mulvenna 34' 63'	Report

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: Approx 500.

Second Round

May 5/6 2008
TBC IST

Bohemians	4 - 0	Dundalk
Jason Byrne 5' Harpal Singh 18' Chris Turner 36' Darren Mansaram 89'	Report

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Attendance: Approx. 500-1000

Referee: Neil Doyle

Top goal-scorers

Goalscorers	Goals
Robbie Farrel	11
Jamie Duffy	8
Trevor Vaughan	7
David Cassidy	6
Paul Crowley	6
Tiernan Mulvenna	6
John Flanagan	5
Derek Doyle	3
Robbie Martin	3
Dessie Baker	2
David Crawley	2
David O'Connor	2
Paul Smyth	2
Ben Whelehan	2
Simon Kelly	1
Paul Marney	1
Aidan Lynch	1

2008 Squad

2007-08 Kits

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Chris Bennion
		GK	Morgan Cranley
		GK	Aaron Shanahan
		DF	David Crawley
		DF	Paul Crowley
		DF	John Flanagan
		DF	Shane Grimes
		DF	Aidan Lynch (captain)
		DF	Paul Marney
		DF	Kevin McArdle
		DF	Stefan McKevitt
		DF	Simon Kelly
		DF	Ian Ryan

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Ben Whelehan
		MF	David Cassidy
		MF	Derek Doyle
		MF	Jamie Duffy
		MF	David O'Connor
		MF	Paul Shiels
		FW	Dessie Baker
		FW	Robbie Martin
		FW	Tiarnan Mulvenna
		FW	Robbie Farrell
		FW	Paul Smyth
		FW	Trevor Vaughan

Players on loan

None.

2008 Pre-season transfers

In:

David O'Connor from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer)
Jamie Duffy from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer)
Ian Ryan from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer)
David Cassidy from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer)
Paul Shiels from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer)
Robbie Farrell from Monaghan United (Free transfer)
Aaron Shanahan (Free transfer)
Robbie Martin from Longford Town (Free transfer)
Paul Crowley from U.C.D. (Free transfer)

Out:

Neil Gallagher (Released)
Robbie Doyle to Sporting Fingal (Free transfer)
Philip Hughes to Shelbourne (Free transfer)
James Hand to Monaghan United (Free transfer)
Cormac McArdle (Released)
Keith Dunne to Shelbourne (Free transfer)
Stephen Quigley (Released)
Vinny Perth (Released)
Thomas McGauley to Athlone Town (Free transfer)
Robbie Dunne (Released)

2008 Mid-season transfers

In:

Simon Kelly from Ballymena United (Free transfer)
Morgan Cranley from Tolka Rovers (Free transfer)
Derek Doyle from U.C.D. (Free transfer)
Dessie Baker from Shamrock Rovers (Loan)

Out:

Donal Greene (Released)

2008 Season statistics

Player appearances/goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Chris Bennion	36	0	32	0	4	0
	GK		Morgan Cranley	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Aaron Shanahan	6	0	5	0	1	0
	DF		David Crawley	34	2	31	2	3	0
	DF		Paul Crowley	33	10	28	6	5	4
	DF		John Flanagan	31	5	27	5	4	0
	DF		Shane Grimes	13	0	11	0	2	0
	DF		Simon Kelly	8	1	7	1	1	0
	DF		Aidan Lynch	16	1	16	1	0	0
	DF		Paul Marney	30	1	26	1	4	0
	DF		Kevin McArdle	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Stefan McKevitt	3	0	1	0	2	0
	DF		Ian Ryan	30	0	26	0	4	0
	DF		Ben Whelehan	30	2	27	2	3	0
	MF		David Cassidy	35	5	31	5	4	0
	MF		Jamie Duffy	38	8	33	8	5	0
	MF		Derek Doyle	10	2	10	2	0	0
	MF		David O'Connor	30	2	25	2	5	0
	MF		Paul Shiels	31	0	28	0	3	0
	FW		Dessie Baker	10	3	10	3	0	0
	FW		Robbie Martin	18	3	16	3	2	0
	FW		Tiarnan Mulvenna	31	9	27	7	4	2
	FW		Robbie Farrell	22	11	22	11	0	0
	FW		Paul Smyth	24	2	19	2	5	0
	FW		Trevor Vaughan	33	7	28	6	5	1

References

↑ "Ireland 2008". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

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[table_note_SFI0.73530209471253-1] Sporting Fingal replaced Kilkenny City who withdrew from the league before the season started.

[table_note_KIL0.73530209471253-2] Kildare County were initially relegated to the A Championship after losing a promotion/relegation play-off. However they subsequently gained a reprieve after Cobh Ramblers were refused a First Division licence and were relegated directly from the Premier Division to the A Championship .

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