2009 Galway United F.C. season

2009 Galway United F.C. season. This is a list of competitive matches played by Galway United in the 2009 League of Ireland Premier Division season. Following the departure of Jeff Kenna to St Patrick's Athletic on 14 January 2009, Ian Foster was promoted from his role as assistant manager, signing a two-year contract to take over the reins at the club. Foster succeeded in helping the club avoid the relegation play-offs in 2009, albeit due to Derry City's expulsion from the League of Ireland Premier Division.[1][2]

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 Opponent 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
6 Sligo Rovers 36 11 10 15 41 51 −10 43
7 St Patrick's Athletic 36 13 4 19 29 46 −17 43
8 Galway United 36 12 6 18 36 57 −21 42
9 Drogheda United (O) 36 7 11 18 32 50 −18 32 Qualification to Relegation play-off
10 Bray Wanderers[lower-alpha 1] 36 6 10 20 30 56 −26 28
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner.
Notes:
  1. Despite losing play-off, Bray Wanderers retained their place in the Premier Division after Cork City and Derry City were relegated.

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
1GK Barry Ryan 36-2-2-40-00
2DF Seamus Conneely 3522-2-39200
3DF Mark O'Toole 11 (6)-1 (1)-1-13 (7)-00
4MF David Cooke 17 (8)1(1)-(2)117 (11)231
5DF Garry Breen 3432-2-38342
6DF Shane Guthrie 30 (1)-2-3-35 (1)-51
7MF Jay O'Shea 194113123640
8MF John Russell 18 (2)32-2 (1)-22 (3)302
9FW Vinny Faherty 33 (2)6221 (1)-36 (3)820
10MF Alan Murphy 16 (9)21-2-19 (9)220
11MF Derek O'Brien 26 (1)22-1 (1)-29 (2)270
14MF Shane Fitzgerald 2 (7)-(1)---2 (8)-00
15DF Paul Sinnott 8 (6)---1-9 (6)-00
16MF Seán Kelly 26 (1)11-(1)-27 (2)140
17MF Cian McBrien 25 (5)3(1)-2-27 (6)350
18MF Michael McGrath 17-1-2 (1)-20 (1)-40
19FW Declan Edwards 2 (12)11-215 (12)221
19FW Aaron Greene 12 (2)2----12 (2)500
20FW Jason Molloy 4 (17)22-1 (1)-7 (18)240
21DF Iarfhlaith Davoren 28 (1)-2-3-33 (1)-20
22GK Gerard Hanley ----1-1-00
FW John Sangi --------00
DF Niall Walsh ----1-1-00
MF Simon Walsh (1)-----(1)-00

References
  1. "Derry thrown out of League of Ireland". RTÉ News. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009.
  2. "Galway United FC – Club History". galwayunitedfc.ie. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. "Ireland 2009". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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