1990–91 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk entered the 1990–91 season having ended the previous season trophy-less for the first time since Turlough O'Connor's debut season as manager in 1985–86. They also had no European football, having not qualified for any of the competitions the season before. It was Dundalk's 65th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football.

Dundalk
1990–91 season
ManagerTurlough O'Connor
Premier Division1st (Champions)
FAI Cup1st Round
League CupGroup
Leinster Senior Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Hanrahan (18)
All:
Peter Hanrahan (20)

Season summary

A number of key players from the Double-winning 1987–88 season had moved on at the end of 1989–90, and they were joined early on by Tony Cousins, who signed for Liverpool in September.[1] A new look side opened the season with a 7–0 hammering of Longford Town in the Leinster Senior Cup,[2] but some poor results saw early exits in both the Leinster Cup and the League of Ireland Cup.[3] The 33-round League programme commenced on 2 September 1990, and in the opening match Dundalk were well beaten by Shelbourne, 5–1.[4] That defeat, after a poor sequence, sparked a recovery and, with the exception of two defeats to newly promoted Sligo Rovers, they went the rest of the season unbeaten. Midway through the season, however, they suffered a shock 1–0 defeat in the FAI Cup to non-League Ashtown Villa.[5] The league schedule was completed on 21 April 1991 and, in an end of season, winner takes all match in Turner's Cross against Cork City, Dundalk won the title for the eighth time, with the winning goal being scored by cult hero, Tom McNulty.[6]

First-Team Squad (1990–91)

Sources:[7]

No. Name Years League FAI Cup League Cup Leinster Cup Total Goals
1 Alan O'Neill 1985–1993 33 1 3 2 39 0
2 Martin Lawlor 1977–1995 29 1 3 1 34 0
3 James Coll 1989–1995 31 1 2 0 34 3
4 Ronnie Murphy 1990–1993 32 1 1 1 35 1
5 Gino Lawless 1986–1994 28 1 3 1 33 2
6 Dave Mackey 1988–1993 28 1 3 1 33 3
7 Michael Kavanagh 1990–1994 29 1 3 2 35 1
8 Tom McNulty 1984–2000 32 1 3 1 37 10
9 Peter Hanrahan 1990–1994 32 1 2 1 36 20
10 Terry Eviston 1986–1993 33 1 3 0 37 10
11 Mick Shelley 1985–1993 33 1 3 1 38 1
12 Paul Brady 1990–1993 17 0 3 1 21 1
13 Tony Cousins 1988–1990[lower-alpha 1] 4 0 2 1 7 7
14 Roddy Collins 1989–1991 7 1 0 1 9 1
15 Eamon Synnott 1990–1992 15 0 0 2 17 1

Competitions

Leinster Senior Cup

Source:[8]

First Round
16 August 1990 Dundalk7–0Longford TownDundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
Second round
23 August 1990 Dundalk0–1Athlone TownAthlone
Stadium: St Mel's Park

League Cup

Source:[8]

Group
19 August 1990 Dundalk2–1Monaghan UnitedDundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
26 August 1990 Drogheda United0–0DundalkDrogheda
Stadium: United Park
30 August 1990 Dundalk1–1Athlone TownDundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park

Did not qualify for Quarter-final

Premier Division

Source:[8]

2 September 1990 Round 1Dundalk1–5Shelbourne
9 September 1990 Round 2Athlone Town0–1Dundalk
13 September 1990 Round 3Dundalk4–1Bohemians
23 September 1990 Round 4Limerick0–4Dundalk
30 September 1990 Round 5Dundalk0–0Waterford United
7 October 1990 Round 6Sligo Rovers0–2Dundalk
14 October 1990 Round 7Dundalk3–0St Patrick's Athletic
21 October 1990 Round 8Derry City0–1Dundalk
24 October 1990 Round 9Dundalk2–0Galway United
4 November 1990 Round 10Shamrock Rovers0–0Dundalk
11 November 1990 Round 11Dundalk0–0Cork City
18 November 1990 Round 12Cork City1–1Dundalk
23 November 1990 Round 13Shelbourne1–2Dundalk
29 November 1990 Round 14Dundalk3–0Athlone Town
9 December 1990 Round 15Bohemians0–2Dundalk
23 December 1990 Round 16Waterford1–3Dundalk
30 December 1990 Round 17Dundalk0–2Sligo Rovers
13 January 1991 Round 18Dundalk1–0Derry City
20 January 1991 Round 19Galway United2–3Dundalk
27 January 1991 Round 20Dundalk0–0Shamrock Rovers
31 January 1991 Round 21Dundalk2–0Shelbourne
10 February 1991 Round 22Athlone Town1–3Dundalk
14 February 1991 Round 23Dundalk3–0Bohemians
17 February 1991 Round 24Dundalk3–0Limerick
19 February 1991 Round 25St Patrick's Athletic0–0Dundalk
24 February 1991 Round 26Limerick0–3Dundalk
3 March 1991 Round 27Dundalk1–0Waterford United
17 March 1991 Round 28Sligo Rovers0–0Dundalk
31 March 1991 Round 29Dundalk0–0St Patrick's Athletic
1 April 1991 Round 30Derry City0–1Dundalk
14 April 1991 Round 31Shamrock Rovers1–2Dundalk
14 April 1991 Round 32Dundalk2–0Galway United
21 April 1991 Round 33Cork City0–1Dundalk


League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 33 22 8 3 52 17 +35 52 Qualification to 1991–92 European Cup
2 Cork City 33 19 12 2 45 18 +27 50 Qualification to 1991–92 UEFA Cup
3 St Patrick's Athletic 33 17 10 6 46 21 +25 44
4 Shelbourne 33 18 6 9 59 30 +29 42
5 Sligo Rovers 33 13 12 8 34 22 +12 38
6 Shamrock Rovers 33 14 9 10 51 37 +14 37
7 Derry City 33 13 9 11 51 28 +23 35
8 Galway United 33 9 5 19 34 61 −27 23 Qualification to 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup
9 Bohemians 33 7 8 18 27 42 −15 22
10 Athlone Town 33 6 7 20 22 53 −31 19
11 Waterford United (R) 33 6 5 22 22 62 −40 17 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Limerick City (R) 33 6 5 22 21 73 −52 17
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(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

FAI Cup

[8]

First Round
10 March 1991 Dundalk0–1Ashtown VillaDundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park

Awards

Player of the Month
Month Player References
October Peter Hanrahan [9]
April Tom McNulty [10]

Footnotes
  1. Player transferred to Liverpool in September

References
Bibliography
  • Murphy, Jim (2003). The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years. Dundalgan Press. ASIN B0042SO3R2.
  • Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
Citations
  1. "Uncle Kenny signs Cousins for Liverpool". Irish Independent. 28 September 1990. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "Four for Cousins". Irish Independent. 17 August 1990. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. "Peter to the rescue". Irish Independent. 31 August 1990. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. "Newe look suits Shels". Irish Independent. 3 September 1990. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. Cryan, Tom (11 March 1991). "Ashtown Villa grab glory in Dundalk". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. "'Mighty Mac' hits glory goal". Irish Independent. 22 April 1991. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  7. Murphy, Jim (2013). A Dundalk FC Miscellany. Ireland: Self-published. p. 279.
  8. Murphy, Jim (2003). History of Dundalk FC - the First 100 Years. Dundalk: Jim Murphy. p. 474.
  9. "Dundalk's Peter Hanrahan". Cork Examiner. 20 November 1990. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  10. "Title-clincher McNulty takes final award". Irish Independent. 3 May 1991. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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