2008 Dundalk F.C. season
| 2008 season | |||
| Chairman | Padraig McGowan | ||
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| Manager | John Gill | ||
| First Division | 1st (Champions) | ||
| FAI Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| League Cup | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Robbie Farrell (11) All: Robbie Farrell (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,500 vs Shelbourne (May 8, 2008) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 500 vs Limerick 37 (June 26, 2008) | ||
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Club
Club information
| Chief Executive Officer | Gerry Matthews |
| Club Promotion Officer | Paul Johnston |
| Secretary | Kevin Holland |
| Commercial manager | Lisa Kelly |
| Ground | Oriel Park |
Commercial partners
| Title | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| Main Sponsor | IJM |
| Kit, Associate Sponsor | Umbro |
Coaching and Medical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager |  John Gill |
| Assistant manager | Gerry Scully |
| Goalkeeping coach | Martin Connolly |
| Condition coach | Chris Melia |
| Head Physio | Paul Cheshire |
| Assistant Physio | Claire McKinlay |
| Kit Administrator | Gerry Watters |
| Team doctor | Dr Samir |
2008 Fixtures and results
| Dundalk | 0 - 0 | Drogheda United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Crawley  Duffy Ryan  Farrell Mulvenna Flanagan |
4 – 5 | Keegan Kendrick Grant Hughes Ristila Shelley |
Oriel Park, Dundalk Attendance: 1,500 |
Pre-season friendlies
| Derry City | 3 - 2 | Dundalk |
|---|---|---|
Clive Delaney  2'Gareth McGlynn 34' Kevin McHugh 85' |
Report | 54' Robbie Farrell 77' Paul Smyth |
First Division
Results
| Dundalk | 6 - 0 | Kildare County |
|---|---|---|
| Tiarnan Mulvenna 47' David Cassidy 67' Jamie Duffy 72' 84' David O'Connor 74' Paul Marney 80' |
Report |
Oriel Park, Dundalk Referee: Paul Tuite |
| Dundalk | 1 - 3 | Shelbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Tiarnan Mulvenna 1' David Cassidy   64' Paul Shiels 85' |
Report | 16' David Freeman 58' 83' Anthony Flood 24' James Keddy |
| Dundalk | 3 - 2 | Sporting Fingal |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Bennion 24' Steve Williams 45+4' (o.g.) Jamie Duffy 75' Tiarnan Mulvenna 84' |
Report. | 24' 73' Robbie Doyle 62' Colm James |
| Kildare County | 1 - 2 | Dundalk |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Donnelly 63' Colin Murray 78' |
Report. | 46' Jamie Duffy 76' Paul Crowley |
| Dundalk | 3 - 0 | Monaghan United |
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| John Flanagan 1' 38' Trevor Vaughan 51' (pen.) Jamie Duffy 70' |
Report | 87' Kevin Williamson |
| Dundalk | 4 - 1 | Kildare County |
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| Ben Whelehan 21' Dessie Baker 36' 58' Robbie Farrell 52' |
Report | 24' Ciaran Kilduff |
| Monaghan United | 2 - 2 | Dundalk |
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| Sean Brennan 44' David Scully 92' |
Report | 17, 87' Robbie Farrell 92' Robbie Farrell |
| Dundalk | 7 - 0 | Athlone Town |
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| Derek Doyle 4' John Flanagan 18' Robbie Farrell 53' 61' Paul Crowley 65' 67' Ben Whelehan 78' |
Report |
| Kildare County | 1 - 6 | Dundalk |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Shiels 81o.g.' |
Report | 14' 27' 58' 66' Robbie Farrell 77' David Cassidy 80' Derek Doyle |
Final Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundalk (C) | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 71 | Premier Division |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 70 | |
| 3 | Waterford United | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 63 | |
| 4 | Sporting Fingal [note 1] | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 62 | |
| 5 | Limerick 37 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 52 | |
| 6 | Monaghan United | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 47 | |
| 7 | Wexford Youths | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 37 | |
| 8 | Longford Town | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 35 | |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 32 | |
| 10 | Kildare County [note 2] | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 73 | −39 | 26 | Lost promotion/relegation play-off. |
Source: [1]
Notes
- ↑ Sporting Fingal replaced Kilkenny City who withdrew from the league before the season started.
- ↑ Kildare County were initially relegated to the A Championship after losing a promotion/relegation play-off. However they subsequently gained a reprieve after Cobh Ramblers were refused a First Division license and were relegated directly from the Premier Division to the A Championship .
FAI Ford Cup
Third Round
Fourth Round
Fourth Round Replay
| Dundalk | 1 - 3 | Bray Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Crowley 50' |
Report | 45' Colm Tresson 72' Patrick Kavanagh 86' Jake Kelly |
Oriel Park, Dundalk Referee: Ian Stokes |
eircom League of Ireland Cup
First Round
| Dundalk | 3 - 0 | Monaghan United |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Crowley 22' Tiarnan Mulvenna 34' 63' |
Report |
Oriel Park, Dundalk Attendance: Approx 500. |
Second Round
Top goal-scorers
| Goalscorers | Goals |
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| Robbie Farrel |
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 Jamie Duffy |
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| Trevor Vaughan |
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| David Cassidy |
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| Paul Crowley |
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| Tiernan Mulvenna |
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| John Flanagan |
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| Derek Doyle |
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| Robbie Martin |
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| Dessie Baker |
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| David Crawley |
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| David O'Connor |
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| Paul Smyth |
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| Ben Whelehan |
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| Simon Kelly |
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 Paul Marney |
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| Aidan Lynch |
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2008 Squad
2007-08 Kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players on loan
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2008 Season statistics
Player appearances/goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | Cup | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Chris Bennion | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Morgan Cranley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Aaron Shanahan | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
David Crawley | 34 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Paul Crowley | 33 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| DF | |
John Flanagan | 31 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Shane Grimes | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Simon Kelly | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Aidan Lynch | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Paul Marney | 30 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Kevin McArdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Stefan McKevitt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Ian Ryan | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Ben Whelehan | 30 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | |
David Cassidy | 35 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jamie Duffy | 38 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Derek Doyle | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
David O'Connor | 30 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Paul Shiels | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Dessie Baker | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Robbie Martin | 18 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Tiarnan Mulvenna | 31 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| FW | |
Robbie Farrell | 22 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Paul Smyth | 24 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Trevor Vaughan | 33 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "Ireland 2008". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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