2010 Galway United F.C. season

2010 Galway United F.C. season. This is a list of competitive matches played by Galway United in 2010. Following the departure of Sean Connor from his post at Dundalk, 24 hours after the final game of the season,[1] Ian Foster sought permission from Galway United CEO Nick Leeson to speak with Dundalk, but was denied. He subsequently resigned his position and was appointed team manager at Dundalk on 4 December 2009.[2] Foster cited alleged payment problems during the 2009 season as justification for his contact with Dundalk and his subsequent appointment there.[3] On 10 January 2010, Sean Connor was appointed as team manager by Galway United. Between the end of 2009 and the start of the 2010 season, Galway United and Dundalk effectively swapped team managers, as Ian Foster moved in the opposite direction to Dundalk.[4]

Pre-Season friendlies
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Highlights
27 January 2010 Galway & DL H 1 – 4 Molloy
9 February 2010 Mervue United H 0 – 3
13 February 2010 Derry City A 1 – 2 O'Brien
21 February 2010 Limerick N 0 – 0
26 February 2010 Hull City H 0 – 1 YouTube

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Premier Division

Matches
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Att. Highlights
5 March 2010 St Patrick's Athletic A 0 – 2 (1,575) YouTube
12 March 2010 Bray Wanderers H 2 – 1 Sheppard, O'Brien 902 YouTube
20 March 2010 Sligo Rovers A 0 – 1 (1,808) YouTube
26 March 2010 Shamrock Rovers H 0 – 1 1,260 RealPlayer
5 April 2010 U.C.D. A 0 – 0 (320) RealPlayer
9 April 2010 Sporting Fingal H 2 – 2 Sheppard, Flood 821 YouTube
16 April 2010 Bohemians A 3 – 2 Sheppard (2), O'Donnell RealPlayer
19 April 2010 Dundalk H 0 – 1 740
23 April 2010 Drogheda United H 3 – 1 Flood (2), Meynell 925
26 April 2010 St Patrick's Athletic H 0 – 2 805
30 April 2010 Bray Wanderers A 2 – 0 Flood, Sheppard (350)
4 May 2010 Sligo Rovers H 0 – 0 925
7 May 2010 Shamrock Rovers A 0 – 2 (3,417)
14 May 2010 Dundalk A 0 – 0 (1,500)
21 May 2010 U.C.D. H 2 – 2 Flood, O'Donnell 824
29 May 2010 Sporting Fingal A 2 – 2 (611)
  • Attendance figures in brackets represent away fixtures.

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Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 36 19 10 7 57 34 +23 67 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Bohemians 36 19 10 7 50 29 +21 67 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 Sligo Rovers 36 17 12 7 61 36 +25 63 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Sporting Fingal (R) 36 16 14 6 60 38 +22 62 Withdrew from league[lower-alpha 2]
5 St Patrick's Athletic 36 16 9 11 55 33 +22 57 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
6 Dundalk 36 14 6 16 46 50 −4 48
7 UCD 36 11 8 17 47 54 −7 41
8 Galway United (O) 36 9 11 16 38 59 −21 38 Qualification to Relegation play-off
9 Bray Wanderers (O) 36 6 9 21 35 72 −37 27
10 Drogheda United 36 4 9 23 30 74 −44 21 Spared from relegation[lower-alpha 3]
Source: [6][7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round after winning the 2010 FAI Cup Final.
  2. Sporting Fingal withdrew from League of Ireland due to financial difficulties shortly before the 2011 Premier Division season.
  3. Drogheda United were originally relegated but retained there place in the Premier Division after Sporting Fingal withdrew.

Cups

League of Ireland Cup
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Highlights
13 April 2010 Derry City A 2 – 3 McBrien, Flood

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Players

Squad statistics
No. Pos. Name League FAI Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Barry Ryan 31-3---34-22
2DF Seamus Conneely 33-211-36-20
3DF James Creaney 11 (7)-1-1-13 (7)-10
4DF Thomas Heary 9 (5)-1---10 (5)-00
4DF Philip Reilly 7 (1)110008 (1)120
5DF Jamie McKenzie 35-3---38-30
6MF Ciaran Foley 22 (1)-1-1-24 (1)-30
7MF Bobby Ryan 19 (1)-----12 (1)-10
8MF Stephen O'Donnell 26 (2)83---29 (2)872
9FW Jason Molloy 11 (8)21 (2)1(1)-13 (10)310
10FW Karl Sheppard 35831--38940
11MF Derek O'Brien 24 (4)32---27 (4)321
12FW Alan Murphy -----1-1--
14DF Rhys Meynell 321211-35251
15DF Tom King 10 (19)12 (1)21-13 (20)300
16MF Gary Curran 29 (3)33-1-33 (3)340
17MF Cian McBrien 7 (4)-(1)1(1)17 (6)200
17DF Stephen Walsh 15 (2)32-1-18 (2)310
18FW Anthony Flood 167111118910
19DF Daniel Keady ----1-1-00
20DF Paul Sinnott 29 (2)-3---32 (2)-01
21MF Jonathan Keane 2 (6)---1-3 (6)-00
22GK Daire Geraghty 5 (1)-----5 (1)-00

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2010 Pre-season transfers

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References
  1. "Connor vacates manager's post at Dundalk". RTÉ News. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010.
  2. "Foster is new boss at Dundalk". RTÉ News. 4 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 December 2009.
  3. Ahern, Neil (5 December 2009). "Galway angry over Foster move". Irish Independent.
  4. "Galway United FC – Club History". galwayunitedfc.ie. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Ireland 2010". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  7. "Ireland 2011". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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