2008 Galway United F.C. season
2008 Galway United F.C. season. This is a list of competitive matches played by Galway United F.C. during the 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division season. Jeff Kenna served as player-manager of Galway United F.C. during this season. During the season there were rumours of financial troubles and the selling of the players within the squad, most notably Derek O'Brien. Relegation also loomed on the horizon. However, a surge of great form which saw the United reach the 2008 FAI Cup semi-finals gave the club a fighting chance of survival. A 3–0 victory over Finn Harps in the penultimate game of the season put survival in United's own hands and their victory the following week away to UCD ensured that Galway United would be playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division in 2009.[1]
Pre-season
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February 2008 | Athlone Town | H | 3 – 2 | Leech, O'Brien, O'Shea |
| 9 February 2009 | Waterford United | N | 3 – 1 | Glynn (2), Russell |
| 15 February 2008 | Limerick 37 | H | 3 – 2 | Glynn, Russell, O'Flynn |
Premier Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March 2008 | Bohemians | H | 0 – 1 | |
| 15 March 2008 | Cobh Ramblers | A | 1 – 1 | O'Brien |
| 21 March 2008 | St Patrick's Athletic | A | 0 – 1 | |
| 29 March 2008 | Shamrock Rovers | H | 0 – 2 | |
| 4 April 2008 | Drogheda United | A | 0 – 1 | |
| 11 April 2008 | Cork City | H | 1 – 3 | Molloy |
| 19 April 2008 | Sligo Rovers | A | 0 – 3 | |
| 25 April 2008 | Bray Wanderers | H | 2 – 3 | O'Flynn, Molloy |
| 2 May 2008 | Derry City | A | 0 – 0 |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 37 | |
| 8 | Drogheda United[lower-alpha 1] | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 35 | |
| 9 | Galway United | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 32 | |
| 10 | Finn Harps (R) | 33 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 31 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
| 11 | Cobh Ramblers (R) | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to A Championship[lower-alpha 2] |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Drogheda United were deducted ten points after going into administration.
- Cobh Ramblers were relegated directly from the Premier Division to the A Championship after being refused a First Division licence.
FAI Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2008 | Round 3 | Waterford United | H | 1–0 | |
| 17 August 2008 | Round 4 | Athlone Town | H | 4–1 | |
| 12 September 2008 | QF | Bray Wanderers | H | 1–1 | McCulloch 45' |
| 16 September 2008 | QF Replay | Bray Wanderers | A | 0–2 | J. Keane 37', O'Shea 53' |
| 26 October 2008 | SF | Derry City | H | 0–1 |
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2008 | 1st | Longford Town | H | 2 – 0 | Lester, Foley |
| 8 April 2008 | 2nd | Sligo Rovers | A | 0 – 0 (aet, p 5-6) | |
| 1 July 2008 | QF | Bray Wanderers | H | 3 – 0 | O'Brien (2), O'Shea |
| 4 August 2008 | SF | Derry City | H | 0 – 2 |
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FAI Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
 | |||
| 1 | GK |  |
30 (1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  |
17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  |
29 (1) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | |
31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | |
21 (3) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | |
15 (4) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | |
11 (12) | 4 | (3) | 0 | (4) | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
13 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
11 (5) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | |
4 (2) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  |
8 (3) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
15 | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
4 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | |
15 (8) | 5 | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW |  |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | |
8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | GK |  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | |
14 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | |
27 (2) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | |
0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
10 (3) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | (2) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | |
25 (3) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
14 (5) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | |
2 (7) | 1 | 2 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | |
0 (3) | 0 | (1) | 0 | (1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References
- "Galway United FC – Club History". galwayunitedfc.ie. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "Ireland 2008". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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