List of Dundalk F.C. records and statistics

Dundalk Football Club is a professional association football club in Dundalk, Ireland. Dundalk compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of Irish football, and are the reigning League Champions and League of Ireland Cup holders, having won both in 2019. Founded in 1903 as the works-team of the Great Northern Railway, they played in junior competition until they joined the Leinster Senior League in 1922–23. After four seasons in that division, they were elected to the Free State League, which later became the League of Ireland, in 1926–27. In 1932–33, they became the first club from outside Dublin to win the league title, and they won their first FAI Cup in 1941–42. They have won at least one league title or FAI Cup in every decade since and are now the second most successful club in the League's history and the most successful in the Premier Division era.

This article is about Dundalk Football Club records and statistics. For an overview of the club, see Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk F.C.
President’s Cup, FAI Cup, Leinster Senior Cup & League of Ireland Champions trophy on display in Oriel Park in 2015
Full nameDundalk Football Club
FoundedSeptember 1903 (1903-09)
as Dundalk G.N.R. Association Football Club
GroundOriel Park
LeagueLeague of Ireland Premier Division
20191st (Champions)

This list encompasses the major honours won by Dundalk, and awards won by the club's players and managers. It also includes records set by the club and its players, and milestones the club has reached in its competitive history. All season statistics are accurate as of the most recently completed season. All match and appearance statistics are accurate as of match played 6 March 2020.

Background

The League of Ireland was founded as a single-division 'A Championship' in 1921–22. It has comprised a Premier Division and First Division since the 1985-86 season. The winners of the Premier Division are the 'League Champions' and enter the qualification streams of the UEFA Champions League. The League runners-up and third place team enter the qualification streams of the UEFA Europa League.

The FAI Cup is a knock-out competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), including non-League clubs. It was first run in the 1921–22 season. The winners of the FAI Cup are the 'Cup holders' and enter the qualification streams of the UEFA Europa League. In the event of the winner of the FAI Cup also winning the League title in the same season (the League and Cup Double), the Europa League qualifying place goes to the team placed fourth in the League.

The League of Ireland Cup was first run in the 1973–74 season to replace the League of Ireland Shield. It has had a number of formats, but is currently a knock-out competition contested annually by League clubs and invited non-League clubs. As there is no European qualification for winners of the League Cup, it has a lower status than the FAI Cup and is therefore seen as the third most important trophy in the playing season.

The Leinster Senior Cup is a knock-out competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Leinster Football Association (LFA). It was first run in 1892–93 and is the oldest football cup competition in Ireland. It has been reduced in status over the years and was abandoned during the 2000–01 season, and not revived until 2010.

The President's Cup is contested as a pre-season super cup between the winners of the previous season's League of Ireland Premier Division and the FAI Cup. It is organised by the FAI and was first run in 2014 replacing a similarly named tournament, the LFA President's Cup.

The Champions Cup (known as the Unite the Union Champions Cup for sponsorship purposes) is a cross-border association football competition inaugurated in 2019 in which the League of Ireland Premier Division champions from the Republic of Ireland face the NIFL Premiership champions from Northern Ireland. The Champions Cup is the successor to the Setanta Sports Cup.[1]

The League of Ireland Shield is a discontinued tournament, which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran until the 1972–73 season. It was played in a variety of formats before the league season began, and was seen as the 3rd most important trophy after the League and FAI Cup. The winners of the Shield gained entry to the following seasons Inter-Cities Fairs Cup until that competition became defunct after 1970–71.

The Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup is a discontinued tournament, which ran from 1941–42 to 1948–49. It was a knock-out competition, contested annually by six clubs from each of the two jurisdictions in Ireland represented by the FAI and the Irish Football Association (IFA). It was the first official cross-border football tournament following the North/South split within the IFA in 1921.

The Dublin City Cup is a discontinued tournament, which ran from 1934–35 to 1972–73 (with two subsequent attempts to revive the competition). It was contested annually by all League clubs (not just those from Dublin) and had a number of formats. It was seen as the fourth most important trophy in the playing season.

The Top Four Cup is a discontinued super cup, which featured the clubs that finished in the four top positions in the League of Ireland, and was played at the end of the season. It ran between 1955–56 and 1973–74. The competition was sponsored by the Irish Independent newspaper, and as a result was also known as the "Independent Cup".

The LFA President's Cup was a cup competition featuring League clubs affiliated to the Leinster Football Association. It was played for between 1930 and 2002. It was a de facto national super cup and on twenty four occasions featured the League of Ireland champions against the FAI Cup winners. Since 2014 the FAI has organised their own similarly named super cup, the President's Cup.

The P.J. Casey Cup was a single-season competition run in 1962–63 to replace matches lost due to the reduction in teams that season.[2] It ran as a two group, single match round-robin with the top two in each group then playing off in a semi-final and final. The competition was named in memory of P.J. Casey - a long time Honorary Treasurer of the League, and former committee member at Dundalk, who had died in late 1961.[3] Drumcondra defeated Dundalk in the final.

Honours
Main article: List of Dundalk F.C. seasons
Competition Winners Seasons Runners-up Seasons
Current competitions
League of Ireland/Premier Division
14
 1932–33, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1975–76, 1978–79,
1981–82, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1994–95, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
12
 1930–31, 1936–37, 1942–43, 1947–48, 1963–64,
1967–68, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1988–89,
2013, 2017
FAI Cup
11
 1941–42, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1976–77,
1978–79, 1980–81, 1987–88, 2001–02, 2015,
2018
8
 1930–31, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1986–87, 1992–93,
2016, 2017, 2019
League Cup
7
 1977–78, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1989–90, 2014,
2017, 2019
4
 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1994–95
Leinster Senior Cup
7
 1950–51, 1960–61, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1976–77,
1977–78, 2015
13
 1928–29, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39,
1958–59, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1981–82,
1993–94, 1994–95, 2017
League of Ireland First Division
2
 2000–01, 2008
1
 2006
President's Cup
2
 2015, 2019
3
 2016, 2017, 2018
Champions Cup (All-Ireland)
1
 2019
0
Discontinued and junior competitions
League of Ireland Shield
2
 1966–67, 1971–72
6
 1932–33, 1941–42, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1967–68,
1968–69
Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup
1
 1941–42
1
 1948–49
Setanta Sports Cup
0
2
 2011, 2014
Dublin City Cup
5
 1937–38, 1942–43, 1948–49, 1967–68, 1968–69
8
 1935–36, 1936–37, 1940–41, 1947–48, 1965–66,
1966–67, 1970–71, 1983–84
Top Four Cup
2
 1963–64, 1966–67
0
P.J. Casey Cup
0
1
 1962–63
LFA President's Cup
9
 1930–31, 1951–52, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1979–80,
1980–81, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90
14
 1932–33, 1943–44, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1958–59,
1968–69, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1982–83,
1986–87, 1987–88, 1995–96, 2002–03,
Leinster Junior Cup
0
1
 1919–20
Dundalk and District League
2
 1919–20, 1920–21
1
 1921–22

Source:[4]

Trebles[lower-alpha 1]
  • League, FAI Cup and Leinster Senior Cup: 1
  • League, League Shield and Top Four Cup: 1

Doubles[lower-alpha 2]

Team and individual awards

Player of the Month

The League of Ireland Player of the Month is selected by the Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland (SWAI).[7]

Season Month Nationality Player Position
1975–76 March  Northern Ireland Seamus McDowell MF
1976–77 March  Ireland Mick Lawlor FW
1978–79 September  Ireland Dermot Keely DF
1978–79 March  Ireland Paddy Dunning DF
1978–79 April  New Zealand Sean Byrne MF
1979–80 October  Ireland Dermot Keely DF
1979–80 February  England Richie Blackmore GK
1980–81 October  Ireland Mick Fairclough MF
1981–82 September  Ireland Barry Kehoe MF
1981–82 April  Ireland Tommy McConville DF
1982–83 October  Ireland Leo Flanagan MF
1985–86 December  Ireland Joey Malone DF
1986–87 November  Ireland Barry Kehoe MF
1987–88 March  Ireland Terry Eviston FW
1987–88 April  Ireland Dessie Gorman FW
1988–89 January  Ireland Larry Wyse MF
1990–91 October  Ireland Peter Hanrahan FW
1990–91 April  Scotland Tom McNulty MF
1997–98 October  Ireland Brian Byrne MF
2011 March  Ireland Mark Quigley FW
2013 July  Ireland Patrick Hoban FW
2013 August  Ireland Richie Towell MF
2014 May  Ireland Daryl Horgan MF
2014 July  Ireland Richie Towell MF
2014 September  Ireland Dane Massey DF
2014 October  Ireland Patrick Hoban FW
2015 March  Ireland David McMillan FW
2015 April  Ireland Richie Towell MF
2015 May  Ireland Daryl Horgan MF
2015 September  Ireland Richie Towell MF
2015 November  Ireland Richie Towell MF
2016 April  Ireland Ronan Finn MF
2016 May  Ireland Daryl Horgan MF
2016 July  Ireland David McMillan FW
2016 August  Ireland Robbie Benson MF
2016 September  Ireland Daryl Horgan MF
2016 October  Ireland Chris Shields MF
2017 June  Ireland Patrick McEleney MF
2018 April  Northern Ireland Michael Duffy MF
2018 May  Ireland Seán Hoare DF
2018 June  Ireland Patrick Hoban FW
2018 August  Northern Ireland Michael Duffy MF
2018 September  Ireland Chris Shields MF
2018 October  Ireland Patrick McEleney MF
2019 May  Ireland Sean Gannon DF
2019 August  Ireland Daniel Cleary DF
2019 September  Northern Ireland Michael Duffy MF

European record
Main article: Dundalk F.C. in European football
Overall European record[8]

As of 13 August 2019

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 32 4 12 16 24 57
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 28 7 4 17 21 52
European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 8 2 1 5 7 14
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 6 1 1 4 4 25
TOTAL 74 14 18 42 56 148

Domestic records held by the club
  • Most Premier Division Titles: (8)
  • Most consecutive Top-Two League finishes: (7, 2013–2019)
  • Most points in a League season: (87, in 2018)
  • Most points in Group Stages of a European season: (4, in 2016–17 Europa League)
  • Most goals scored in a League season: (85, in 2018)
  • Largest Goal Difference in a League season: (+65, in 2018)
  • Fewest defeats in a 30+ match League season: (1, 2015)[lower-alpha 4]

Club records

Medal winning records
Martin Lawlor's match-worn shirt in which he won his fourth League medal in 1991
No. Name Years League FAI Cup League Cup Shield Leinster Senior Cup Dublin City Cup Othersa Total
1 Martin Lawlor 1977–1995 5 3 3 0 0 0 4 15
2 Chris Shields 2012– 5 2 3 0 1 0 3 14
3 John Mountney 2012– 5 2 3 0 1 0 3 14
4 Brian Gartland 2013– 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 13
5 Dane Massey 2013– 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 13
6 Sean Gannon 2014– 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 13
7 Tommy McConville 1964–1986 3 3 2 1 3 2 3 17
8 Richie Blackmore 1974–1985 3 3 2 0 2 0 3 13
9 Paddy Turner 1965–1972 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 7
10 Fran Brennan 1966–1973 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 7
11 Jimmy Dainty 1973–1980 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 8
12 Brian McConville 1964–1978 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 6
13 Joey Donnelly 1929–1947 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 5
14 Kevin Murray 1966–1971 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 5
15 Billy O'Neill 1934–1944 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4
a. Includes the Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup, Top Four Cup, President of Ireland's Cup, Champions Cup (All-Ireland) and LFA President's Cup.

Appearance records

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Years do not include breaks in service.[9]

Dundalk's joint-leading appearance maker in Europe, Dane Massey, in action in the 2016-17 Europa League.
No. Name Years League FAI Cup League Cup Shield Europe Othera Total
1 Tommy McConville 1964–1986 387 49 41 24 19 60 580
2 Martin Lawlor 1977–1995 400 56 56 0 18 40 570
3 Joey Donnelly 1929–1947 238 52 0 129 0 100 519
4 Tom McNulty 1984–2000 371 35 48 0 5 17 476
5 Richie Blackmore 1974–1985 292 34 32 0 18 31 407
6 Leo McDonagh 1950–1962 221 30 0 94 0 38 383
7 Henry Hurst 1930–1941 173 27 0 104 0 49 353
8 Patsy McKeown 1957–1969 168 19 0 85 5 67 344
9 Billy O'Neill 1934–1944 154 32 0 86 0 58 330
10 Dane Massey 2013– 208 20 9 0 29 15 281
11 Sean Gannon 2014– 180 28 6 0 29 15 258
a. Includes the Leinster Senior Cup, Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup, Dublin City Cup, Top Four Cup, Setanta Sports Cup, Champions Cup (All-Ireland), President of Ireland's Cup and LFA President's Cup.

Goalscoring records

Totals during club career. Years do not include breaks in service. Competitive matches only.[10]

Dundalk's leading goalscorer in Europe, David McMillan, in action in the 2016-17 Europa League.
No. Name Years League FAI Cup League Cup Shield Europe Othera Total
1 Joey Donnelly 1929–1947 69 14 0 35 0 24 142
2 Eddie Carroll 1927–1935 47 9 0 41 0 16 113
3 Joe Martin 1949–1960 58 8 0 31 0 12 109
4 Paddy Turner 1965–1972 54 5 0 27 0 18 104
5 Jimmy Hasty 1960–1966 59 5 0 17 1 21 103
6 Patrick Hoban 2013– 81 6 5 0 3 4 99
7 Peadar Walsh 1946–1949 20 1 0 19 0 31 71
8 David McMillan 2014–2017 51 6 7 0 7 3 74
9 Joe Sayers 1935–1936 14 4 0 19 0 6 43
10 Brian Byrne 1994–1998 22 5 11 0 0 1 39
a. Includes the Leinster Senior Cup, Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup, Dublin City Cup, President of Ireland's Cup, Champions Cup (All-Ireland), LFA President's Cup and Setanta Sports Cup.
Single season
  • All competitions: 43, Joe Sayers, 1935–36
  • League: 29, Patrick Hoban, 2018
  • FAI Cup: 5, Gerry McCourt, 1930–31; Ronnie Henderson, 1948–49; Joe Martin, 1951–52; Johnny Fearon, 1951–52; Garry Haylock, 2001–2002; David McMillan, 2017
  • League Cup: 6, Warren Patmore, 1994–95; David McMillan, 2014
  • League Shield: 19, Joe Sayers, 1935–36
  • Dublin City Cup: 11, Peadar Walsh, 1948–49
  • European competition: 5, David McMillan, 2016–17
Single match

Match records
  • Highest Home attendance:
  • Biggest League victory:
  • Biggest League defeat:
  • Biggest European victory:
    • 4–0 v Fram, 1981 (home)
  • Biggest European defeat:
  • Most points in a League season:
    • 87 in 36 games (2.42 per game), 2018
  • Best offensive League season:
    • 64 goals scored in 22 games (2.91 per game), 1930–31
    • 85 goals scored in 36 games (2.36 per game), 2018
  • Best defensive League season:
    • 13 goals conceded in 30 games (0.43 per game), 1979–80
  • Biggest Goal Difference in a League season:
  • Record League sequences:
    • Consecutive wins: 13, 2018
    • Consecutive losses: 11, 1998–99 (last eight games) and 1999–00 (first three games)
    • Consecutive draws: 10, 2005
    • Longest undefeated run: 24 games, 2019
    • Longest run of clean sheets: 8 games, 2018
    • Longest run without a win: 19 games, 2002–03 (10 games) through 2003 (nine games)

Club milestones
  • Landmark firsts
    • 12 December 1903: Dundalk G.N.R. A.F.C. first recorded match (v Dundalk Wanderers, Fairgreen Dundalk)[21]
    • 10 February 1906: First match in Dundalk and District League (v St. Nicholas's, Polo Field, Dundalk)
    • 6 September 1919: First match for re-constituted Dundalk G.N.R. – in Newry and District League (v Newry United)
    • 7 October 1922: First match in Leinster Senior League (away v Inchicore United)
    • 21 August 1926: First match in Free State League (away v Fordsons)
    • 21 August 1926: First goal in Free State League (Joey Quinn v Fordsons)
    • 19 September 1926: First win in Free State League (home v Jacobs)
    • 20 April 1929: First Dundalk player capped for Ireland (Bob Egan v Belgium, Dalymount Park)
    • 18 April 1931: First FAI Cup Final (v Shamrock Rovers, Dalymount Park)
    • 9 September 1931: First Trophy (President's Cup v Shamrock Rovers, Dalymount Park)
    • 23 August 1936: First match in Oriel Park (v Cork F.C.)
    • 26 April 1942: First FAI Cup Final win (v Cork United, Dalymount Park)
    • 26 December 1950: First Leinster Senior Cup Final win (v St Patrick's Athletic, Dalymount Park)
    • 11 September 1963: First match in Europe (v FC Zurich in Dalymount Park)
    • 25 September 1963: First victory in Europe (away v FC Zurich)
    • 20 September 1967: First European match, and first match under lights in Oriel Park (v Vasas SC)
    • 12 April 1978: First League Cup Final win (v Cork Alberts, Flower Lodge)
    • 22 April 1979: First League & Cup Double
    • 15 August 1999: First match in League of Ireland First Division
    • 25 August 2005: First match on artificial surface in Oriel Park (v Drogheda United FAI Cup)
    • 15 September 2016: First match in group stage of European competition (away v AZ Alkmaar)
  • Landmark matches & goals

Sources[22][23][24][25][26][27]

Internationals
Dundalk Football Club players capped for Republic of Ireland while at the club[28]
Players receiving full international caps after leaving the club

Footnotes
  1. Single-round competitions not included
  2. ‘Doubles’ won as part of a ‘Treble’ not included
  3. Two of FAI Cup, League of Ireland Cup, Dublin City Cup, Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup and Leinster Senior Cup in same season
  4. The only two unbeaten League seasons - 1924–25 and 1926–27 - were played over 18 matches
  5. Figure was quoted in match reports after both matches as being 17,000. For the Celtic match this has since been revised to 21,000.[18] Due to practice of recording 'gates' in monetary terms, the exact number is unknown – as children and pensioners were charged lower prices or let in for free
  6. Excludes goals in Play-off matches
  7. Includes Promotion/Relegation Play-off matches
  8. Excludes Promotion/Relegation Play-off matches
  9. Excludes goals in Play-off matches
  10. Excludes Promotion/Relegation Play-off matches
  11. Results v Monaghan United in 2012 expunged

References
Bibliography
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