Dundalk v Linfield (Monday 28 February 2011) by David Farrelly

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MONDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2011, KICK-OFF: 7.45PM 2011 SETANTA SPORTS CUP FIRST ROUND SECOND LEG • ISSUE 01 • €3 • dundalkfc.com

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CONTENTS

The Dundalk manager

kicks off the 2011 season with his opening column

Milo Corcoran welcomes

the Setanta Sports Cup to Oriel Park for the

first time

Dundalk’s No1, Peter Cherrie, talks about his career

with Dundalk and his

time in Scotland

Jeff McNamara speaks

to Colm Murphy about his career in football

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04 WELCOME TO ORIEL PARK:THE HOME OF FOOTBALL

EDITORIAL

Colm Murphy

Welcome back to Oriel Park for the start of what is sure to be another exciting season.Tonight’s visit of Linfield FC is the best possible start to the season. Ian’s side performed heroically two weeks ago when few people gave us a chance. Hopefully tonight there will be a packed Oriel Park to see the return leg.

There has been a lot said around town about tonight’s game.While it is understandable that a lot of comments are based on memories of 1979, it is important to note that Dundalk fans were treated very well two weeks ago and there was not the tiniest hint of trouble.

Also, a few weeks previously I was part of a delegation of 30 Dundalk fans who were guests of Linfield for their match with Ballymena United.We were given a fantastic welcome and even paid a visit to the North Shankhill Linfield Supporters Club before we returned home. The new Dessie Gorman Cup competition will help strengthen relationships between the two clubs.

Thankfully, the club have a rare off-season where continuity was achieved.While it was

a pity to lose players of the quality of Liam Burns and Faz, we have signed some hugely talented players. I’m sure all fans would like to welcome Keith Ward, Ger Bolger, Shane Guthrie, Michael Hector, Jason Byrne, Eoghan Osborne, Colin Hawkins and Mark Quigley to Oriel Park.

Of course it wouldn’t be an off-season without the usual panic throughout the League of Ireland. Will you miss Sporting Fingal? It always seemed just too good to be true for a team with a very small support base. This year is going to be the hardest for many years to raise the money required to keep the club in a healthy position.

We hope you enjoy the new Dundalk FC Magazine and that you continue to support our efforts throughout the season. The Magazine is an important source of funds for the DFC Trust so please make an effort to pick up your copy. As always, if you are in a position to support the magazine through advertisements we would love to hear from you. Colm Murphy Dundalk FC Magazine editor

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HELLO and welcome to Oriel Park this evening for our Setanta Sports Cup first round, second leg tie versus Linfield. I would like to extend a warm welcome to David Jeffrey, his staff, directors, players and fans of Linfield Football Club to Dundalk tonight.

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The first leg up in Belfast two weeks ago was an incredible game, with both teams playing the game in the right manner, end-to-end stuff with goals aplenty. I was delighted with the performance of my players, their first competitive game since 29 October. It was always going to be a tough workout for the players in that respect. We arrived back for pre-season training two weeks early in preparation for this fixture and I was delighted that my players finished the game strongly. They deserve an awful amount of credit for how they have looked after their bodies over the close season and how hard they have worked during pre-season to get themselves ready for this fixture. The game itself was a fabulous advert for

The best advice at the best price on motor, shop and house insurance has come in to replace the departing Wayne Hatswell as my assistant manager. Wayne did a fantastic job for me last season and as a football club we wish him all the best in his career. Darius comes to Dundalk from local neighbours Drogheda having worked with the club for many years at all age groups, the A-Championship team and managing the first team. I am delighted to bring him to Dundalk; he is a wonderful coach and we share the same philosophy on how the game should be played.

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We have added eight new faces to the 11 lads that we retained from last season, with Eoghan Osborne, Colin Hawkins, Michael Hector, Mark Quigley, Jason Byrne, Greg Bolger, Shane Guthrie and Keith Ward joining us over the course of the last 12 weeks. I am delighted with the acquisitions that we have made in that period and I believe that we can once again be competitive in the League of Ireland Premier Division. The players have taken no time at all to settle in; the dressing room here is always an easy one to walk into. Players, staff and

I am delighted with the acquisitions that we have made

football in Ireland. Anybody at the game would have witnessed some smashing football being played by both sets of players and some wonderful finishing.

We are obviously delighted to be starting the game with a two-goal advantage, something I think that we deserved on the night. However, my players are under no illusion at how tough tonight's game is going to be. A two-goal lead is always considered a precarious scoreline during the 90 minutes, so with at least 90 minutes still to play we know how important it is to start the game brightly, play our normal game and try to treat the game like any other. Linfield haven't won the trophies they have by surrendering to leads like ours. I would like to thank the Dundalk fans who made the trip to Windsor Park; your support on the night was fantastic and really helped the players throughout the game. I must also credit the Linfield fans who stayed at the end to clap our players off. I thought that was a wonderful gesture made by proper football fans. There have been quite a few changes during the close season, none more so than on my staff. Darius Kierans

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supporters have helped welcome the new faces to the town and the football club. Pre-season will have taken in five friendly fixtures, two Setanta Sports Cup games and a Leinster Senior Cup game; probably the busiest pre-season that I have been involved in. It has been difficult preparing the players for three competitive games in amongst the friendly games, something that has been new to all of us. I would like to thank the FAI/FÁS Irishtown team, Muirhevnamor, Monaghan United, Limerick and Rock Celtic for giving us five great games. I am looking forward to another season with Dundalk FC. I hope that we can share some success in 2011.Get behind the players like you always do, your support is invaluable to our success. Enjoy the game! Ian Foster Dundalk FC manager

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ROLL OF HONOUR

LEAGUE OF IRELAND Champions ( 9): 1932/33, '62/63, '66/67, '75/76, '78/79, '81/82, '87/88, '90/91, '94/95 Runners-up (10): 1930/31, '36/37, '42/43, '47/48, '63/64, '67/68, '79/80, '80/81, '86/87, '88/89 Fi rst Divi sion Champions (2): 2000/01, 2008

CUP

FAI CUP Wi nners (9): 1942, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1988, 2002 Runners-up (5): 1931, 1935, 1938, 1987, 1993

OTHER HONOURS WO MEN'S FAI CUP Wi nners (1): 2005 Runners-up (1): 2004 TOP FOUR CUP Wi nners (2): 1963/64, '66/67

LEAGUE OF IRELAND SHIELD Wi nners (2): 1966/67, '71/72 Runners-up (6): 1932/33, '41/42, '46/47, '63/64, '67/68, '68/69 LEAGUE CUP Wi nners (4): 1977/78, '80/81, '86/87, '89/90 Runners-up (4): 1982/83, '85/86, '88/89, '94/95 LEINSTER SENIO R CUP Wi nners (6): 1951/52, '60/61, '70/71, '73/74, '76/77, '77/78 Runners-up (12): 1928/29, '34/35, '35/36, '36/37, '38/39, '58/59, '61/62, '64/65, '66/67, '81/82, '93/94, '94/95 PRESIDENT'S CUP Wi nners (9): 1930/31, '51/52, '63/64, '64/65, '79/80, '80/81, '81/82, '88/89, '89/90 Runners-up (14): 1932/33, '43/44, '49/50, '52/53, '58/59, '68/69, '72/73, '76/77, '77/78, '82/83, '86/87, '87/88, '95/96, 2002/03 DUBLIN CITY CUP Wi nners (5): 1937/38, '42/43, '48/49, '67/68, '68/69 Runners-up (8): 1935/36, '36/37, '40/41, '47/48, '65/66, '66/67, '70/71, '83/84 DUBLIN & BELFAST INTER CITY CUP Wi nners (1): 1942 Runners-up (1): 1949 CASEY CUP Runners-up (1): 1962/63 MALONE CUP Winners (2): 2000, '09 Runners- up (6): 2001, '03, '04, '06, '07, '08

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KEARNS SHOWS NO LOVE TO LINFIELD Linfield 3-5 Dundalk • Setanta Cup • Windsor Park • 14 February 2011

Treble: Daniel Kearns stole the headlines (top), but Mark Quigley (right) also scored twice DANIEL KEARNS stole Dundalk hearts with a hat-trick which fired the Lilywhites to a famous win on their Setanta Sports Cup debut as they defeated runaway Irish League leaders Linfield 5-3 at Windsor Park on Saint Valentine’s Night. The Belfast-born winger gave his side the lead just past the half-hour mark only for Peter Thompson to level from the penalty spot before half-time. Mark Quigley fired in after the break and Robert Garrett and Kearns exchanged goals in a four-minute period, before Quigley’s 25-yard cracker looked to have killed the game off at 4-2. However, substitute Curtis Allen gave Linfield a lifeline on 81 minutes, only for Kearns to seal victory and his hat-trick deep in injury-time.

The first real chance of a pulsating game came on 27 minutes when Garrett burst into the box from the left and teed himself up before totally mis-kicking, with Thompson’s follow-up effort blocked. Four minutes later, Dundalk broke quickly and hit the front. Quigley’s exquisite cross-field pass from inside his own half found Jason Byrne on the left and his delivery back across the box was met by Kearns who blasted in off

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Man of the match DANIEL KEARNS The midfielder hadn’t been noted for his goalscoring ability since joining from West Ham, but he made up for it with a well-taken treble

the inside of the post from ten-yards. Home ‘keeper Alan Blayney then brilliantly denied Byrne’s curling effort, but the striker should have doubled the lead sixty seconds later when he found himself with just Blayney to beat, but he sliced his shot wildly wide of the target from 15-yards.

Linfield found an equaliser before the break when Nathan Murphy was adjudged to have fouled Billy Joe Burns at the by-line inside the box, with Thompson blasting his spot-kick down the middle. Within ten minutes of the second half, Dundalk restored their lead. Ross Gaynor worked his magic down the right and his cross was picked up in the area by Quigley who turned smartly before supplying a clinical finish from ten-yards. Five minutes later, it was 2-2. Hawkins

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fouled Thompson as Dundalk conceded a second penalty and despite Peter Cherrie saving superbly the rebound fell to Garrett whose effort went in off the same post as Kearns’ opener. On 66 minutes, Dundalk took the lead for the third time. Kearns fed Quigley down the left and the young winger continued his run into the box, connecting with Quigley’s return pass to side-foot the ball beyond Blayney to the far corner from six-yards.

With 15 minutes remaining, the visitors made it 4-2. From the left, Gaynor picked out Quigley in acres of space on the right 30-yards from goal, and with the ball sitting up invitingly the 25-year-old let it bounce before unleashing an unstoppable dipping shot to the top corner. Linfield were back in it on 81 minutes when Allen headed in from close range after his initial effort hit the crossbar, before Cherrie denied Allen an equaliser with a brilliant stop on 91 minutes. Within seconds, Dundalk secured a two-goal advantage for the second leg as, with Linfield committed in attack, Kearns latched onto the ball on the halfway line and raced towards goal before coolly slotting under Blayney.

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Subs: Stephen McDonnell (for Ward 85); Unused subs: Paul Murphy (GK), Stephen Maher, Mark Griffin, Johnny Breen

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Ian Foster: Even the Gaffer (centre) featured in the recent friendly against Rock Celtic - at right back! GOOD EVENING and welcome to this evening’s Setanta Sports Cup first round second leg meeting with Linfield. We are coming into this game with a 5-3 lead following the first leg at Windsor Park a fortnight ago. It was a great performance and a great win for us in Belfast. It was our first competitive game, obviously they are halfway through their season, but fitness wise we looked good. Coming towards the end, we maybe dipped a bit, but it was a very good performance and it gives us a great chance of progressing to the next round. Attack minded However, it is only half-time in the tie so it’s far from over and we have got to go and do our business tonight. Linfield are the best team in the Irish League, and I thought they started the first leg well. The Gaffer had us well drilled on what to expect from them. But I feel we are more than capable of getting another win and going through to play Glentoran. We know what we have to do tonight. We can’t sit back and try to protect the lead. We have to go and attack again. The Setanta Sports Cup is one of four cup competitions

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we’re involved in this year and we want to do well in it. We would like to go as far as we can because there is a trophy there to be won. We’ll give it our best shot.

‘Good challenge’ Last weekend, we had our final pre-season Simon Madden outing when we travelled to play Rock Celtic in Blackrock. It was a decent workout for us and to win 4-1 was pleasing. I played the first half and the conditions were bad with the wind and the pitch was a bit bobbly. But it was a good challenge for us and a good test. The Gaffer came on for me at half-time. I think there’s a bit of pressure on me now! I didn’t think there was anyone there that could take my place. I thought he did alright; he looked sharp. On my own form throughout pre-season, I have been happy enough. The main thing is to stay clear of injury and try to find your form in the matches, ahead of going into the competitive games.

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Squad bond We ended our pre-season programme with five wins from six games, and I think that is important for confidence and to build a winning mentality going into the league. We are just four days away from our first league game now when we play one of my former clubs, Shamrock Rovers, at Tallaght Stadium. We are all looking forward to that now, and hopefully we can go there and get a positive result. We have a good squad here. All the boys have settled in well to the dressing room; even the ones who have arrived in the last couple of weeks have settled in straight away. We have a young squad with a couple of old heads – the atmosphere is very good. There is a good bond between the lads, so hopefully we can have a good season on the field too. Enjoy the game!

Simon Madden Dundalk’s No2!

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Dean Bennett Injury: Groin strain Prognosis: Dean Bennett had a slight groin strain following the Limerick game and that’s why he didn’t feature against Rock Celtic last weekend. Our goal was to get Dean fit for the two big games this week, against Linfield and Shamrock Rovers.

Stephen Maher Injury: Osteitis pubis Prognosis: Stephen Maher is continuing his recovery from osteitis pubis and is doing well. He got an injection and did a lot of strengthening and rehab work in the off-season. He is still behind the rest of the lads in fitness but he is slowly getting game-time under his belt.We’re waiting to see how he reacts. It’s one of those injuries you have to nurse and keep an eye on and make sure there is no reaction. Stephen McDonnell Injury: Thigh strain Prognosis: Stephen McDonnell had a thigh strain. We gave him some time out recently to let it settle down completely and try to get him ready for the games this week.

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A new future: The launch of the Dessie Gorman Cup (above) & Jim McCourt with David Browne Snr (right) Good evening everyone and welcome to Oriel Park for tonight’s Setanta Cup first round second leg game against Linfield FC from Belfast. We wish to welcome the Linfield manager, David Jeffrey, his players, Club officials and supporters to Dundalk for this eagerly awaited fixture. We wish to thank all connected with Linfield FC for the warm welcome which was extended to us at the first leg match at Windsor Park two weeks ago, and we will make every effort to reciprocate tonight.

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Of course a lot will be made in the media of the fact that the last time our teams met in competitive action here at Oriel Park was that infamous European Champions Cup match in August 1979. However,

consistent performer in the Setanta Sports Cup since its’ inception, and despite our thrilling 5-3 victory in the first leg at Windsor Park two weeks ago we are well aware that Linfield will provide us with very stiff opposition and we will have to be at our very best again tonight if we are to make further progress in this years competition.

Ian Foster has put together a strong and exciting squad

Ireland as a country, north and south, has changed greatly in those intervening years and I’m sure that all the travelling Linfield fans will be made feel welcome in Oriel Park tonight. Links between our two clubs have been enhanced greatly over the last 10-12 years through the Dunfield Project and more recently through the launch of the ‘Dessie Gorman Cup’. Of course Linfield have a fantastic record in the Setanta Sports Cup, being the inaugural winners of the competition in 2005, when they defeated Shelbourne FC in the final at Tolka Park, Dublin. They have certainly been Northern Ireland’s most

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As a border club our participation in this years Setanta Sports Cup has been eagerly awaited by all our fans. Because of our proximity to Northern Ireland our fans relish the prospect of playing teams such as Linfield, and since the draw for the competition was made last December we have all been looking forward very much to this tie.

I think that the knockout format of this year’s Setanta Sports Cup will make it a much more exciting competition. In my opinion the group stage league format of recent years does not capture the imagination of of fans, and the revamped format should boost attendances and the excitement levels.

Ian Foster has managed to put together a strong and exciting squad of players for the forthcoming season, and our appetite for the season ahead was whetted by the teams fantastic performance in the Windsor Park game. Both the Board and Ian are hopeful that we will be in a position to challenge for some of the domestic

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trophies on offer this season After reestablishing Dundalk FC as a Premier Division club over the past two seasons we should now be ambituous enough to build on our progress and seriously challenge the top two or three clubs in the country.

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GOALS from Mark Leavy, Paddy McShane and Karl Martin gave Dundalk their third straight league win as they shot to second place in the DDSL Major 1 U17 Division with a comfortable 3-0 win over lowly Leixlip United at Oriel Park a fortnight ago (13 February). The Lilywhites dominated the entire game but after Leavy’s 20th-minute opener, it took until 71 minutes to find a second, when McShane headed in, before the impressive Martin completed the scoring with a bullet header ten minutes from time. Leavy opener A dominant Dundalk hit the front before the midway point of the first half when Leavy’s effort was deflected into the net. Before the half-hour mark, the young Lilywhites almost doubled their lead but Latvian striker Gatis Logins shot wide on the turn just outside the six-yard box. On 38 minutes, Martin made a surging run through midfield and in plenty of space shot from 25-yards, with the Leixlip goalkeeper gathering at the second attempt as the home side continued to dominate. Leavy and Dami Kusigbagbe then combined down the left, with the latter breaking into the box and cutting the ball back for Logins whose effort was well blocked. Then the busy Logins had another effort on goal just moments later, this occasion his shot from the right corner of the box hitting the outside of the post on the far side of the goal.

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Double header After the break, substitute Jamie McCaul shot wide when well placed while Logins’ volley was also offtarget shortly after. Leixlip could have equalised before the hour but blazed over from eight-yards, and Dundalk grabbed a second on 71 minutes. Martin’s corner fell to Conor Macken at the back post, his cross back towards goal was challenged for by Darren Meehan, and McShane was on hand to head in the loose ball from eight-yards. Cian Byrne was somehow denied a third on 76 minutes when, after connecting with a corner on the meat, his shot was blocked on the line. Dundalk did, however, make it 3-0 on 80 minutes when Gary Shevlin’s corner was met by a bullet header from Martin. In the final moments, Leixlip chased a consolation and had a goal ruled out for offside before home ‘keeper Ciarán Taaffe pulled off a fine save to push the ball over on the stroke of full-time.

We have to go and compete, and that’s what we intend to do

DUNDALK FC YOUTHS (4-4-2): Ciarán Taaffe; Paddy McShane, Darren Meehan, Cian Byrne, Dami Kusigbagbe (Martin Murphy 70); Conor Macken, Gary Shevlin, Karl Martin, Mark Leavy (Kieran Clinton 75); Gatis Logins, Kurt Murphy (Jamie McCaul 32). Goals: M Leavy (20), P McShane (71), K Martin (80). Booked: C Byrne (84). Unused Subs: None.

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‘Big week’ With the win, Dundalk moved two points behind leaders Saint Francis, who have played five games more, while they are a point clear of their closest challengers. “It was a big week for us,” Raymond Trimble, who jointly manages the Youths with Alan Browne, said, “with us having the midweek fixture as well. To get six points out of six is a great boost and puts us up there. I’d say in the next couple of weeks the league will start to pan itself out and the bigger teams will start to come to the forefront. At the moment, there are guys

One to watch...

Name: Glen Trainor Profile: Trainor (born: 12 Aug 1993) is a midfielder who joined Dundalk FC in July 2009. The Blackrock native is currently captain of the Youths team and has been a key figure in their rise to challenge for the DDSL Major 1 U17 Division. He has also featured for the club’s U20s and A sides. Previous clubs include Rock Celtic and Shelbourne. First featured in the Dundalk first team for the recent friendly against Rock Celtic.

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doing mock exams and their minds are probably elsewhere, so you have to allow for that as well. But we’re going in the right direction. Unfortunately Glen Trainor got injured, but Michael Osobe sat on the bench for the first team in one of the Martin Connolly pre-season games. When you see young fellas making strides into Ian’s first-team plans, that means we’re definitely going in the right direction. That’s what it is all about; young players’ progression is more paramount than actually winning games, because Ian (Foster) and Paul (Johnston) want to see players coming through to the first team.”

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Opponent / Venue SAINT FRANCIS SAINT MOCHTA’S LOURDES CELTIC ATHLONE TOWN BALLYBRACK BOYS LEIXLIP UNITED Ballybrack Boys Mountview Boys Saint Joseph’s Boys Tolka Rovers Saint Kevin’s Boys MOUNTVIEW BOYS SAINT JOSEPH’S BOYS TOLKA ROVERS SAINT KEVIN’S BOYS Saint Francis Saint Mochta’s Lourdes Celtic Athlone Town Leixlip United Team Pld W 1 Saint Francis 11 5 2 DUNDALK 6 5 3 Mountview Boys 7 4 4 Saint Joseph’s Boys 7 4 5 Lourdes Celtic 8 4 6 Tolka Rovers 5 3 7 Saint Kevin’s Boys 5 2 8 Saint Mochta’s 11 1 9 Athlone Town 3 1 10 Leixlip United 7 1 11 Ballybrack Boys 8 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 H H H H H H A A A A A H H H H A A A A A D 2 0 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 3

L 0 0 0 0 0 0

F 0 0 0 0 0 0

Comp U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 U17 L F 4 1 1 1 3 0 2 7 1 5 5

A 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0

Result W 3-0 W 2-1 L 0-1 W 3-1 W 4-1 W 3-0

Pts 17 15 14 14 13 11 7 6 4 4 3

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KICK-OFF DUNDALK v LINFIELD

Community high on agenda

Dean Arrowsmith

De La Salle: Darius Kierans puts the students through their paces

HELLO and welcome to Oriel Park for the visit of Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup first round second leg. The first leg proved to be a very special occasion and I’m sure tonight will be no different. It was vital to get off to a good start and the supporters and team both played blinders on the night!

As some of you may know I have been involved with the first team since last season, where I was assistant to ‘wee’ Gerry the kitman. In actual fact I have been at the club since 2008, when I helped Paul Johnston pilot our first coaching in the schools programme with Gaelscoil Dhún Dealgan whilst I studied

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Community Sports Leadership. Since then I have acted as Community Coach for the club on various programmes.

This year I intend to be more heavily involved as Community Coach especially with the new Youth Development Centre due to open shortly. I will be working closely with Paul and Martin Connolly (Head of Youth Development) to develop some new programmes but we will hopefully begin our annual coaching in the schools programme in the coming weeks. As well as working with our local community, I plan to work a little further afield this year also and tie in links with some

other areas in the North East. I am currently coaching Cootehill Harps U16s in the Cavan/ Monaghan Schoolboys League to help me with my UEFA B license, so I am hoping to use the links with that league to build relations and add to a small minority of Cavan Lilywhites that currently attend our matches and other activities we will have throughout the year.

In the past few weeks, we ran the “Show Racism the Red Card” presentation with O’Fiaich College transition and fifth year students. This was a very good experience as there was a good debate after it with the students, which was enjoyable and they had lots of questions for Peter Cherrie and Nathan Murphy. The following week the club visited De La Salle College to put Lilywhite Legend John Flanagan and his team through their paces before the North East Leinster Final which they won. Myself and Martin attended along with Johnny Breen, Mark Griffin, Nathan Murphy and assistant manager Darius Kierans. Well done to the De La Salle lads!

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ARTICLE SPONSORS

UEFA’s 10-point anti-racism plan

John Giles Foundation for the North East launch: Paul Johnston and John Giles pictured with Siobhan McTigue and Peter Radzwion from Crowne Plaza Dundalk

Crowne Plaza on board for 2011

DUNDALK FC is delighted to announce that The Crowne Plaza Hotel has extended its Associate Sponsorship deal with the club. The Crowne Plaza Hotel has been on board at Oriel Park since 2009, and as part of the renewal they will remain the club’s accommodation sponsor for the 2011 season. Dundalk FC General Manager Paul Johnston has welcomed the deal, which he says shows the hotel’s “commitment to the town of Dundalk and local business”.

The announcement comes ahead of an exciting time for the club on the pitch, and Johnston is hoping that such sponsorship will also help the club “grow” off it. “We are delighted to come to an agreement with The Crowne Plaza Hotel to extend their sponsorship deal with the club,” Johnston said. “It will be the

hotel’s third year sponsoring Dundalk FC and it shows clearly their commitment to us and to the town of Dundalk. The Crowne Plaza has really bought into what we are trying to do on the pitch which is to perform at the highest level. They have also bought into what we are trying to do off the pitch which is to reach out to our local community, offer programmes that they can engage in, and open the services and facilities the club have to offer so they can use them.”

Crowne Plaza Hotel General Manager, Niamh Murphy, added: “We are delighted to continue our association with Dundalk FC at what is a very exciting time for the club. Dundalk FC is very important to the town and we are thrilled to back the club for another year as they look to build on their fine recent progress back towards the top of Irish football.”

THE plan sets out a number of measures that clubs can take to combat the problem of racism - supported by Dundalk FC: 1: Issue a statement saying the club will not tolerate racism, spelling out the action it will take against those engaged in racist chanting. The statement should be printed in all match programmes and displayed permanently and prominently around the ground. 2: Make public address announcements condemning racist chanting at matches. 3: Make it a condition for season-ticket holders that they do not take part in racist abuse. 4: Take action to prevent the sale of racist literature inside and around the ground. 5: Take disciplinary action against players who engage in racial abuse. 6: Contact other clubs to make sure they understand the club’s policy on racism. 7: Encourage a common strategy between stewards and police for dealing with racist abuse. 8: Remove all racist graffiti from the ground as a matter of urgency. 9: Adopt an equal opportunities' policy in relation to employment and service provision. 10: Work with all other groups and agencies, such as the players union, supporters, schools, youth clubs, voluntary organisations, sponsors, local authorities, local businesses and police, to develop pro-active programmes and make progress to raise awareness of campaigning to eliminate racial abuse and discrimination.

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MATCHDAY

TEAM STATISTICS 2011 DATE

OPPONENTS

Wed 02 Feb

Cliftonville

Fri 28 Jan

Sun 06 Feb Thu 10 Feb

Mon 14 Feb Thu 17 Feb

Sun 20 Feb Tue 22 Feb

Mon 28 Feb Fri 04 Mar Fri 11 Mar

Fri 18 Mar Fri 25 Mar

Mon 28 Mar Fri 01 Apr Fri 08 Apr Fri 15 Apr Fri 22 Apr

Mon 25 Apr Fri 29 Apr

Mon 02 May Fri 06 May

Mon 09 May Fri 13 May Fri 20 May

Thu 26 May

Mon 30 May Fri 03 Jun Fri 10 Jun Fri 17 Jun

Mon 20 Jun Fri 24 Jun

Mon 27 Jun Fri 01 Jul Fri 08 Jul Fri 15 Jul Fri 22 Jul

Fri 05 Aug

Mon 08 Aug Fri 12 Aug Fri 19 Aug Fri 26 Aug

Sat 03 Sep Fri 09 Sep

Mon 12 Sep Fri 16 Sep Fri 23 Sep

Sat 24 Sep Fri 30 Sep

Sat 08 Oct Fri 14 Oct

Sat 15 Oct Fri 21 Oct Fri 28 Oct

Sun 06 Nov

FAI/FÁS IRISHTOWN XI MUIRHEVNAMOR

MONAGHAN UNITED Linfield

COMP

H/A

K-O

FRIE

7.45

FRIE FRIE FRIE SC

LIMERICK

FRIE

SHAMROCK ROVERS

LSC

Rock Celtic LINFIELD

FRIE SC

Shamrock Rovers

LGE

BOHEMIANS

LGE

GALWAY UNITED

Saint Patrickʼs Athletic tbd

UNIV. COLLEGE DUBLIN Derry City

SLIGO ROVERS

Drogheda United tbd

BRAY WANDERERS

SHAMROCK ROVERS Galway United Bohemians

SAINT PATRICKʼS ATHLETIC Univ. College Dublin DERRY CITY

Sligo Rovers tbd

LGE LGE

EASC

H H A H A H H A H H A

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT

WHELAN

OSBORNE

2.00

3-1 W P MURPHY

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT

WHELAN

HECTOR

7.45 8.00 2.00 7.45 7.45

7.45 7.45

LGE

7.45

LGE LGE

LGE LGE LGE FC

A H A H A

7.45 7.45

Shamrock Rovers

LGE

8.00

tbd

BOHEMIANS

Saint Patrickʼs Athletic

UNIV. COLLEGE DUBLIN Derry City

SLIGO ROVERS tbd

Drogheda United

BRAY WANDERERS tbd

LGE

EASC

7.45 7.45

LGE

7.45

LGE

7.45

LGE LGE LGE

EASC LGE LGE FC

A A H

7.45 7.45 7.45

7.45

SHAMROCK ROVERS

LGE

7.45

Bohemians

LGE

7.45

Galway United tbd

SAINT PATRICKʼS ATHLETIC tbd

Univ. College Dublin DERRY CITY tbd

LGE FC

7.45

LGE

7.45

LGE

7.45

EASC LGE FC

7.45

Sligo Rovers

LGE

7.45

Bray Wanderers

LGE

7.45

DROGHEDA UNITED tbd (@Aviva Stadium)

LGE FC

H N

GUTHRIE

7.45

GALWAY UNITED

OSBORNE

HECTOR

7.45

H A

MADDEN©

OSBORNE

HECTOR

7.45

LGE LGE

CHERRIE

MADDEN

N MURPHY

7.45

DROGHEDA UNITED Bray Wanderers

0-2 L

4-1 W P MURPHY

MADDEN©

BENNETT

7.45

H H

P MURPHY

N MURPHY

BENNETT1

7.45

LGE LGE

0-1 L

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT1

7.45

EASC

5-3 W CHERRIE

MADDEN©

OSBORNE

7.45

LGE

2-1 W CHERRIE

MADDEN©

7.45

LGE

4-1 W CHERRIE

8.00

H A

STARTING XI

2-1 W P MURPHY

LGE LGE

RES

n/a

7.45

COMPETITION KEY: EASC: EA SPORTS CUP, FC: FAI CUP, FRIE: FRIENDLY, LGE: AIRTRICITY LEAGUE, LSC: LEINSTER SENIOR CUP & SC: SETANTA CUP

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WHELAN OSBORNE HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS

HECTOR

McDONNELL BOLGER

BOLGER BOLGER BOLGER

TEAM STATISTICS 2O11 KEARNS1

McDONNELL BREEN

BYRNE1

WARD

KEARNS

WARD1

BREEN1

GRIFFIN

GAYNOR

WARD

QUIGLEY2

KEARNS KEARNS

KEARNS3 MAHER

KEARNS WARD

McDONNELL WARD WARD

GRIFFIN

MAHER1

QUIGLEY QUIGLEY QUIGLEY

McDONNELL QUIGLEY

BYRNE2 BYRNE1 BYRNE BYRNE

BREEN©3 BREEN

GAYNOR1 GAYNOR GAYNOR GAYNOR WARD

GAYNOR

SUBSTITUTES CHERRIE

GRIFFIN

CHERRIE20

McDONNELL15 BYRNE17

McDONNELL

P MURPHY

N MURPHY13 BREEN14 HECTOR13 BENNETT

GUTHRIE19

LAST

P MURPHY20

BOLGER14

MAHER12

WARD

KEARNS

FOSTER21

GRIFFIN

BRENNAN GRIFFIN12

QUIGLEY116 BREEN16 BREEN BREEN

N MURPHY13 TRAINOR16

Note: All subs at HT

BEGLEY12 GRIFFIN15 CHERRIE

Note: Subs 1-3 at HT

HUTCHINSON13 OSOBE14 P MURPHY20

Note: Squad numbers in operation Note: Squad numbers in operation

HUTCHINSON12 KERR14

GAYNOR17

Subs information to follow...

ROCK CELTIC, 20 February 2011: Substitutions explained: GAYNOR17 for KEARNS, KERR14 for MAHER, HUTCHINSON12 for HAWKINS, GRIFFIN18 for QUIGLEY, CHERRIE21 (unused)

PLAYER KEY: GOALSCORER & NUMBER OF GOALS IN BOLD1, CAPTAIN©, JERSEY NUMBER15; SUBSTITUTIONS: FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH & FIFTH

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MATCHDAY SETANTA WELCOME

Milo Corcoran: The Setanta Sports Cup sets new standards

Hello and welcome to this 2011 Setanta Sports Cup first round second leg tie between Dundalk FC and Linfield FC.

This year marks the sixth edition of the competition and sees the introduction of a new format which has been positively received by the clubs north and south of the island. The new format sees extra teams participating and this offers something new for fans on both sides of the football community. We have also structured the competition to try and maintain as many north v south games as possible to add to the attractiveness of the tournament. This competition offers clubs and their fans the opportunity to meet new opponents on the field and make new friends off the pitch. That is the spirit we’re trying to maintain in the Setanta Sports Cup. Amongst the areas where

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we are trying to enhance the relationships between the competing clubs are in the social sphere with the introduction of the presentation of club pennants before kick-off in games while host clubs are expected to provide a hospitality area for their visitors. It is simple gestures like these which we feel are important to cultivate the sporting relationship between the clubs from the two different associations. Without belittling any of the other ties in the competition but it is fair to say that when the draw paired Linfield with Dundalk, it was obvious that this tie would capture the imagination of all football fans. While some may think of the fierce rivalry between the sides from the 1970s, the situation is thankfully much different nowadays with the two clubs working together on cross-community initiatives. The recent launch the Dessie Gorman Cup, a celebration of the Dunfield Youth Project, is something for both clubs to be proud of. While Linfield are heading into the business end of their season and the Lilywhites are only at the beginning, the cracking First Leg meeting between the sides was an encounter that will live long in the memory of those present at Windsor Park. It certainly sets the stage for a real thriller tonight.

Since its inception in 2005, the Setanta Sports Cup has become an integral part of the footballing calendar on both sides of the border. The value of the Setanta Sports sponsorship to the competition must be recognised. The winners of the tournament this year will receive €50,000, the runners-up €30,000, defeated semifinalists will receive €15,000, the losing quarter-finalists will get €10,000 and the first round losers will receive €7500. Together with that substantial contribution, the sponsors have also put forward prize money in other areas including a €2000 win-bonus, €1000 for a draw and a fee for games shown live on Setanta Sports of €1500 to the home team and €500 to the visitors. There is no doubting the contribution Setanta Sports has made to the success of this competition. This is the second year of our second four-year cycle with the sponsors and the organisers are extremely pleased with the relationship that has been built up with the sponsor over the years. All that is left for me to do is wish both clubs and their sets of supporters my best wishes and here’s hoping for another eight-goal thriller! MILO CORCORAN CHAIRMAN SETANTA SPORTS CUP ORGANISING COMMITTEE

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MATCHDAY INTERVIEW

Peter Cherrie is called into action against Bohemians midfielder Glenn Cronin at Oriel Park last season

Super Peter Cherrie has told how he has “settled” in Dundalk and that he now considers himself “a local”. The 27-year-old goalkeeper has made the No1 spot his own at Oriel Park since arriving in July 2009 after a call from his old Clyde boss Joe Miller, who at the time was assistant manager of the Lilywhites. Almost two years and 59 competitive appearances on, Cherrie has admitted that he is enjoying life and football in the border town, where he has setup home with his fiancée, Laura. This week, Pete spoke to DFC Magazine about life as a Lilywhite and his career to date.

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“I was over the moon, because it was a change,” Cherrie told DFC Magazine when asked what his first thoughts were when Miller rang him about coming to Ireland. “I wasn’t happy at Clyde because I wasn’t getting a chance, so I jumped at it. I couldn’t wait to come over. I’m settled here now, with the missus. I’m now a local! I’m enjoying my time here. It’s a quiet enough place, I suppose. People that know me and know where I live, they give me peace and don’t annoy me, so that’s good. The fans

PETER CHERRIE have been absolutely brilliant since I’ve come here, and the manager seems to have faith in me which is good. The move has worked out well for me.” Cherrie, however, revealed that Miller had never promised him regular football. “He didn’t tell me I was guaranteed first-team football,” Pete said. “It’s the same anywhere. They can tell you you’re guaranteed first-team football but it doesn’t work like that. You have got to come in and work as hard as the other keeper, if not harder. I didn’t know Benno (Chris Bennion) personally, but I knew who he was. I came over and people were telling me that he was here for six years and that he had done really well, and he had more experience than me. So, I was thinking I’m going to come over and take a back seat again and have to push my way into the team, but that’s not the way it happened.” Cherrie was given the nod to start within days of putting pen to paper as he made his debut at Galway United, and he admitted: “I was surprised at that. I think I watched Benno playing against Bohs, I was on the bench, and to me he didn’t do anything wrong. Personally, as a keeper, I don’t think he did anything wrong. Then the following week I got a call to say that I was playing. But me and Benno had no hard feelings over that.” Seán Connor, who Miller assisted, departed Dundalk within 12 hours of the final game of the season at home to Derry City in November, after securing a fifth-place finish. However, despite Miller also

leaving the previous August, Cherrie was delighted to extend his stay at Oriel Park and enjoyed his first taste of UEFA competition last year. “I was surprised by (Connor leaving),” Cherrie said, “because I thought he was doing well. I had enjoyed my time here so I thought why not give it another year, so I signed back.” And reflecting on his first full year as a Lilywhite, the Scottish star said: “I thought I had a good season. Obviously, there was a dip in the middle for me when I broke my foot and missed the first European tie (against Grevenmacher). That was obviously disappointing and got me down, but at the same time I had to have confidence in Greggy (Matt Gregg), and he did well when he came in. When I got back from injury, the Gaffer was good enough to put me back in against Levski. I thought that was really good from the Gaffer. He didn’t tell me he was doing it. It was a shock, but it was a nice shock. It was the night before the game in Sofia when I found out I was playing. We had just finished dinner and the Gaffer sat us down and put the team up, and I was as shocked as anybody. In fact, I think Greggy was more shocked! To play in that stadium in front of almost 15,000 fans was great. That’s where everybody wants to play.” Dundalk ended last term in sixth, accumulating their highest points total since last winning the Premier Division title back in 1995, and Cherrie penned a new contract on the final day of the season. “I was happy to sign again,” he said. “When it comes to contracts I

just rather get in, get it sorted, done, and that’s it, I don’t want to hear another word about a contract for the rest of the season. The Gaffer took me into the office, asked me if I was happy to sign, and I told him of course I was, and that was basically it. I was glad to get it done and out of the way.”

Cherrie was between the sticks for Clyde in ʻthatʼ match against Celtic

Cherrie began his professional career at the age of 18 when he signed for his local club Airdrie United in 2002, after spending time in the youth system at the club (then Airdrieonians). “I was born in Bellshill but I grew up in Airdrie, which is just outside Glasgow, and stayed there all my life,” Pete explained. “As a kid, my first football club was Glenboig. I went there when I was about nine and was there for a good six or seven years. Then I played with local teams, schoolboys’ teams, and then I got my lucky break with Airdrie. They actually went bust and they found a way to get back into the league and they were looking for players. dundalkfc.com 25

MATCHDAY INTERVIEW

Peter Cherrie pictured with Linfield striker Peter Thompson at the 2011 Setanta Cup launch at Belfast City Hall

I played with the schoolboys of Airdrie and I was lucky enough that the manager that was taking the first-team came in and had a look and he was interested. It started off from there. My time there was OK. I was only a young boy and the guy ahead of me, he was 30 odd, he obviously had a lot more experience than me and had played a lot of games. I really hadn’t played at that level, so I had to just sit there, take a back seat and watch. I had one game for the first-team. I sat down with the manager and the assistant and told them what I thought, that I need to play. I think the manager understood as well what I wanted to do.” After leaving Airdrie following two years in the first-team setup, Cherrie dropped to junior football as he joined Kilsyth Rangers, before he returned to the professional game with Ayr United shortly after. “My time at Kilsyth got me back playing and it got me enjoying football again,” the Scot said. “When I went to junior football, it was a case of 26 INTERVIEW

needing to get back playing football. I only played maybe seven or eight games for them, when a scout from Ayr came and saw me. He got hold of me after the game and asked if I was interested in going there. Ayr’s first-team goalkeeper got suspended for six games so that’s why they needed to find one fast. In my first game for them I saved a penalty. I played six or seven games but I knew I wasn’t going to be there long-term because they only needed an emergency keeper. I was happy with my time there. I was only there for two or three months at most.” Cherrie had signed for the Somerset Park club on an amateur contract, and he was soon on the move again, with his father playing a key role in his next port of call, as he landed at Clyde. “When I left Ayr I wasn’t playing football,” Cherrie explained, “for about a month, tops. My Dad saw an ad in a paper, because the same happened to Clyde that happened to Airdrie – they went bust. They put an ad in

the paper, so Dad rang me and told me about it and I went for trials. Luckily enough, that’s when I met Joe Miller and Graham Roberts, and I had a decent career there. We had numerous pre-season games and friendlies just to get everybody together. From that, we found the team that was going to take us into the season and that’s when Joe arranged a friendly with Man United because they were on their tour or whatever, they were up our way.” Cherrie made his competitive debut against Peterhead in the Scottish League Cup a month after that friendly against United, and was involved in Clyde’s Scottish Cup giant killing of Celtic the following January, incidentally the game that Roy Keane made his Hoops debut in. During his time at Clyde, Pete worked under four different managers, and it was the arrival of ex-Rangers defender John ‘Bomber’ Brown that led to his exit from Broadwood Stadium. “We had a few managers,” Dundalk’s No1 explained. “We had Graham Roberts and Joe

PETER CHERRIE

Miller together, then Graham left so Joe took over, then we had Colin Hendry, who played with Scotland, and John Brown. But in the latter stages, I didn’t really get on with him. He had his favourites and it was time to go.” In May 2007, Celtic legend Miller left and was replaced by Colin Hendry. Cherrie had been released by the club after Miller’s departure but was brought back by Hendrie, who stayed in the job for just six months, resigning in January 2008 due to family reasons. “It wasn’t that I was let go; it was the end of the season and my contract was up,” Pete explained. “Nobody had spoken to me or told me what was going on, so I actually ended up getting a job with one of my mates. It was all interior stuff for offices and things like that. I gave him a hand for a couple of weeks and then the assistant at Clyde, Dougie Bell, gave me a call and asked me what I was doing, he wanted me back. I went back that day after work and signed for them and that was it. I

Peter Cherrie (born: 1 Oct 1983) is a Scottish goalkeeper who started his professional career at the age of 18 when he signed for Airdrie United (then Airdrieonians) in 2002 after spending time in the clubʼs youth system. After a handful of appearances, he moved to junior club Kilsyth Rangers. Six months later, he switched to Ayr United, but after just three months he was on the move again as he went to Clyde ahead of the 2005/06 season. He was involved in Clydeʼs Scottish Cup giant killing of Celtic the following January, incidentally the game that Roy Keane made his Hoops debut in. Cherrie remained there until June 2009, before travelling to Ireland to sign for Dundalk. He immediately dislodged club stalwart Chris Bennion from the No1 Spot. After winning the clubʼs ʻPlayer of the Yearʼ and ʻPlayersʼ Player of the Yearʼ last year, he is now preparing for his second full season at Oriel Park, and is expected to make his 50th league appearance for the club in the first game of the 2011 campaign, away to Shamrock Rovers.

don’t think I even played under Hendry, to be honest. He was only there for a few months when I was there. He had to leave because his wife was sick. That’s when Brown came in and I didn’t really get a chance. I was there for a while after he came in and then it was coming up to the end of the season and luckily that’s when my phone rang and it was Joe Miller. He asked me did I fancy Ireland and I jumped at the chance. I had always kept in contact with Joe. It was good of him to even think of me when he was here at Dundalk; it was good for him to put my name forward to come over for a trial. It has worked out well. I’m really enjoying my time here.” This year, Cherrie’s pre-season got off to the worst possible start as he suffered a broken finger. “I think that happened in the second week of preseason training, on a Monday morning,” he recalled. “We were playing small-sided games and one of the lads had a shot, I saved it, and then he followed in. I knew straight

away it was broken, but it was just a case of strapping my hand and getting on with it. It’s very rare that you’ll find me, even with a slight injury, holding my hands up and saying ‘I can’t play’. My leg would have to be hanging off for that to happen!” The injury came just three weeks before the first leg of tonight’s Setanta Sports Cup tie with Linfield but Cherrie had never any intention of sitting out the trip to Windsor Park. “Not a hope,” he said. “I had heard far too much about it and there was too much at stake. Personally, I wasn’t surprised by our performance up there because I know the players we have here are all good players. You’ve just got to trust them. With our season not even started and Linfield halfway through theirs, for us to go up there and put on an effort like we did just shows what quality we have in the team.” And with Shamrock Rovers around the corner in the first match of the league season? Like any player, I can’t wait for it to start,” he said, “and to get back playing games again.” dundalkfc.com 27

MATCHDAY

DFCPATRON SCHEME 2011

WHAT IS THE OBJECTIVE? The DFCTRUST are a group of Dundalk fans who work to promote Dundalk FC and help with fundraising and the day to day running of the club. The DFCTRUST's most important fundraising initiative is the Patron Scheme that has raised more than €100,000 to the club over the past three years. The DFCTRUST are very keen for more Dundalk fans to join up to the Patron Scheme in 2011 to help boost the team budget so we can help the club in a quest for honours! HOW TO APPLY? Simply fill out the application form and send to: DFC Patron Scheme, Oriel Park, Carrick Road, Dundalk, Co Louth, Republic of Ireland. Cash payments only accepted either as full upfront annual payments or bi-annual payments. Credit card payments can be made online at dundalkfc.com. For any queries, please contact stephen.casey@dfctrust.com or call 087 2211449. STANDARD MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS • Free admission to selected Dundalk FC pre-season friendlies • Entry into monthly draw • 10% discount in Dundalk FC Merchandise Store, Oriel Park • Invitation to Summer BBQ • Acknowledgment of membership in Patron Scheme section of dundalkfc.com • Membership of revamped dundalkfc.com (March 2011) • Exclusive draw for tickets to 2011 UEFA Europa League Final at the Aviva Stadium

DFCPATRON SCHEME MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

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THE STANDARD MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS ARE MENTIONED ABOVE. HOWEVER, THE DFCTRUST HAVE DEVELOPED THREE MEMBERSHIP LEVELS WITH AN ADDITIONAL SET OF BENEFITS PER MEMBERSHIP LEVEL...

• 10% discount on Dundalk FC season ticket • 10% discount on membership of YDC Fitness Gym • 10% discount per child entered into the Barry Kehoe Soccer School • 50% discount to sponsor a mascot at a Dundalk FC home match

• 15% discount on Dundalk FC season ticket • 15% discount on membership of YDC Fitness Gym • 15% discount per child entered into the Barry Kehoe Soccer School • Nominate a mascot for free at any Dundalk FC home match • Free ticket to DFC Trust Gala

• 20% discount on Dundalk FC season ticket • 20% discount on membership of YDC Fitness Gym • 20% discount per child entered into the Barry Kehoe Soccer School • Nominate a mascot for free at any Dundalk FC home match • Free ticket to DFC Trust Gala • Player sponsorship (first come first served) and signed jersey (end of season) • Invitation to half-time hospitality during one home league match

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MATCHDAY OPPONENTS

Linfield Football club was founded in March 1886 by workers of the Linfield Spinning Mill and was originally known as the Linfield Athletic Club. The club was given permission to play on ground at the back of the mill known as ‘The Meadow’. Success and the need to accommodate more spectators brought about a move to Ulsterville Avenue in 1889. They were to remain there for only four years as the ground was taken over for housing development. For a time, Linfield played all their home games at opponents' grounds.

Eventually, Club President Robert Gibson, who donated the Gibson Cup Trophy to the Irish League for the championship, along with others secured the lease of a ground at Myrtlefield, in the Balmoral area of the city. These three ground changes and the need to have ‘an identity and a home’ brought about the determination to purchase of a piece of land known as the ‘bog meadows’, just off lower Windsor Avenue in 1904. This ground was prepared and ready in 1905 for the first game on 2 September against Glentoran, now the club’s fierce city rivals, although at the time it was Belfast Celtic who were Linfield’s main rivals.

Noei Bailie: Over 1,000 appearances in the blue jersey

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Windsor Park, as the ground became known, has become the permanent home of Linfield FC. There have been

LINFIELD many developments to Windsor Park over the years. Midgely Park was purchased in 1951, the current office and boardroom complex completed in 1968, and the social club in 1970. The 6,800 capacity North Stand, officially opened by the FIFA President Joao Havelange on 20 October 1984 was a joint venture with the government and the Irish Football Association and the most recent 4,000 capacity Kop Stand was completed in the late 1990s. On the field, their most successful manager to date is Roy Coyle, who took charge of the club in 1975 and went on to win 31 trophies in a 15-year spell. He is closely followed by current manager David Jeffrey, who has won 27 trophies to date in his 14 years at the helm.

On the European stage, Linfield, with 49 Irish League titles and 40 Irish Cups on their roll of honour, have been regular campaigners. Their most notable achievement was reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA European Cup in the 1966/67 season. After beating FC Aris Bonnevoie of Luxembourg and Vålerenga of Norway, they faced CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria in the last eight. After a 2-2 draw at home, they suffered a 1–0 defeat

Roy Coyle, former Linfield manager

away and bowed out. In 1984/85, after overcoming Shamrock Rovers on away goals, Linfield faced eventual semi-finalists Panathinaikos, from Greece, in the second round. After a 2–1 defeat away, Linfield went 3–0 up in the return leg at Windsor Park only to draw 3–3.

In 1987/88, Linfield’s home game against Lillestrom from Norway was marred by

missile throwing, resulting in UEFA sanctions which meant that the club had to play their next two home games in European competitions at Welsh club Wrexham, in 1988/89 and 1989/90. The 1993/94 UEFA Champions League saw Linfield drawn with Dynamo Tbilisi of Georgia. After losing 3–2 on aggregate, they were reinstated when their rivals were expelled from the competition for alleged match fixing and paying the officials. Linfield faced FC Copenhagen of Denmark in the first round proper. They won the first leg 3–0 but lost the second leg 4–0, after extra-time. This proved costly, as victory would have meant a lucrative financial tie against eventual winners, AC Milan in the second round.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

14/02/2011: Linfield 3-5 Dundalk (Thompson pen. 43, Garrett 62, Allen 81; Kearns 31, 66, 90+1, Quigley 54, 75) 05/09/1979: Linfield 0-2 Dundalk (Muckian (2)) 28/08/1979: Dundalk 1-1 Linfield (Carlyle; Feeney)

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MATCHDAY OPPONENTS

Linfield FC are currently strolling towards an incredible 50th Irish League title, as manager David Jeffrey looks to add to his impressive haul of 27 trophies since taking over in 1997. Linfield have built their league success this season on their home form with ten wins and four draws from 14 games. They had lost just once – at Dungannon on the opening day of the season – before losing three out of four away games in a six-week spell towards the end of 2010 – against Crusaders, Cliftonville and Donegal Celtic. Despite remaining unbeaten at home in domestic competition, their form at Windsor Park dipped in the last month with three consecutive draws – against Ballymena United and Newry City in the league and Dunmurry Recreation, an amateur club, in the Irish Cup. Prior to the visit of Dundalk in the Setanta Sports Cup two weeks ago, Linfield had conceded just five goals in 13 league outings at home this term. A hat-trick from Belfast boy Daniel Kearns and a double from Mark Quigley saw them concede five in just over 90 minutes against the Lilywhites.

FORMGUIDE

LATEST RESULTS 21/02/11: Linfield 3-0 Dunmurry Rec* 19/02/11: Linfield 1-1 Newry 14/02/11: Linfield 3-5 Dundalk** 12/02/11: Dunmurry Rec 1-1 Linfield* 05/02/11: Dungannon 0-4 Linfield 29/01/11: Linfield 0-0 Ballymena 25/01/11: Linfield 1-0 Glenavon 22/01/11: Cliftonville 2-4 Linfield 18/01/11: Linfield 2-1 Glentoran 15/01/11: Linfield 5-1 Institute* 04/01/11: Linfield 3-1 Crusaders

OVERALL RECORD Played: 11, won: 7, drawn: 3, lost: 1, goals scored: 27, goals conceded: 12 Goals: 8: Lowry, 6: Thompson, 3: Allen, 2: Gault, Kane, McAllister, 1: Douglas, Garrett, Hanley, Mulgrew *IFA Cup, **Setanta Cup

CAPTAIN

Alan Blayney

Linfield’s No1, Blayney (born: 9 Oct 1981) has been capped four times by Northern Ireland. The Belfast-born ‘keeper began his career with Southampton before being loaned to Stockport, where a broken finger cut short his spell. A loan at Bournemouth followed before he made his debut for Southampton in May 2004 and won Sky Sports ‘Save of the Season’ when denying Alan Shearer. After more loans – Rushden and Brighton (twice) – he moved to Doncaster in early 2006. Also played for Oldham before joining Bohemians and then Ballymena. Signed for the Blues in June 2009, going on to win a League and Cup double. 36 OPPONENTS

Noel Bailie

Bailie (born: 23 Feb 1971) incredibly played his 1,000th game for Linfield against Crusaders at Seaview last April. The central defender has spent 25 years at Windsor Park. He joined the club as a Youth in 1986 from Hillsborough Boys’ Club and made his first-team debut three years later away to Ballymena in the County Antrim Shield, at the age of 17. Following Pat McShane’s move to Distillery, Bailie is the only current Linfield player who was at the club prior to the arrival of David Jeffrey as manager. Has played under four managers at Linfield, and has won nine Irish League titles and seven Irish Cups.

Steven Douglas

Edinburgh-born Douglas (born: 27 Sep 1977) spent his Youth career with Linfield but it was at fellow Antrim club Larne in 2000 that he made his Irish League debut. He moved to Portadown the next season and spent two years there before returning to Linfield in August 2003. The right-back has won four Irish League titles with the Blues and has also two Irish Cups and two League Cups to his name. Linfield’s No2, a long-throw specialist, made his 200th Blues appearance in a 1-1 draw away to Newry City in the CIS Cup on 31 October 2009. He signed a one-year contract extension last June.

LINFIELD MANAGER

David Jeffrey

David Jeffrey (born: 28 Oct 1962) has been manager of Linfield since 1997. Born in Newtonards, County Down, Jeffrey, a defender, began his football career as a schoolboy with Manchester United, but he never played with the first team. He joined Linfield in the summer of 1982 and played for the club for ten years, during which time he captained the Blues. He left Windsor Park to join his hometown club, Ards, in 1992 and almost three years later he moved to Larne as a player/coach. In April 1996, Jeffrey returned to Linfield as assistant manager to Trevor Anderson – who went on to take

charge of Dundalk in 2002 – and just eight months later he was appointed as manager after Anderson resigned. Jeffrey, who celebrated 14 years at Linfield last month, has enjoyed magnificent success with the club, the highlight of which came in 2005/06 when he guided the side to a ‘Clean Sweep’ of domestic trophies – Irish League, Irish Cup, Irish League Cup and County Antrim Shield. That earned him a new four-year deal, the longest contract in the club’s history. In total, Jeffrey has won an incredible 27 trophies in his time at Linfield, including seven league titles and five Irish Cups.

ONE TO WATCH

Michael Carvill

Carvill (born: 3 Apr 1988) is a forward from Belfast but came through the Youth ranks at Charlton Athletic. The striker was released by The Addicks in January 2007 without any first-team appearances under his belt. From there, he moved to Welsh club Wrexham and made 14 appearances in the Football League during the 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons. He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club’s relegation to the Conference, and returned home to join Linfield the following August, penning a one-year full-time deal. He signed a new two-year contract in March 2009.

William Murphy

“Winkie” Murphy (born: 29 Jan 1974), who was born in Belfast, began his Irish League career at Carrick Rangers in 1992 before moving to Ards two years later. The central defender made the switch to Linfield in 1997 and has been there ever since. He played his 500th game for the club against Glenavon in January 2009. Murphy, who wears the No5 shirt for the Windsor Park club, was last month placed on the transfer list and also fined for a breach of discipline within the club, though they did not state what the issue was. He is contracted to Linfield until the end of this season having signed a one-year extension last May.

Michael Gault

Linfield’s No4, Gault (born: 15 Apr 1983) has spent his entire career at Linfield. The 27-yearold is a lively midfielder who has good control. He made his 300th appearance for the club in a 1-0 win over Ballymena on 26 September 2009. Gault, who won the Football Writers’ Player of the Year for 2007/08, signed a three-year contract in May 2009. Capped at every level by Northern Ireland, Gault won a full cap for his country in a 4-1 friendly win over Georgia in March 2008. He was one of three Linfield players to play in the game (with Peter Thompson and current Shamrock Rovers keeper Alan Mannus). dundalkfc.com 37

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Linfield FC has enjoyed magnificent success in domestic competition, dating back to their first haul of trophies in the 1890/91 season when they completed a treble, winning the Irish League, Irish Cup and Belfast Charity Cup. In total, they have won 49 Irish League titles, 40 Irish Cups, nine League Cups, 43 County Antrim Shields, 24 City Cups, 33 Gold Cups, 21 Belfast Charity Cups, 15 Ulster Cups, three Irish FA Charity Shields, three Northern Regional Leagues, two Floodlit Cups, two Top Four Cups, two Belfast & District Leagues, two Substitute Gold Cups, a North-South Cup, a Blaxnit Cup, a Tyler Cup, an Alhambra Cup and a Setanta Sports Cup. They have also won a number of titles at intermediate and junior level. In 2005/06, under David Jeffrey, they completed a domestic ‘Clean Sweep’, capturing four trophies – Irish League, Irish Cup, League Cup and County Antrim Shield. In UEFA competition, they progressed to the UEFA European Cup quarter-finals in 1966/67 where they bowed out to CSKA Sofia on a 3-2 aggregate scoreline.

CLUB STATISTICS

FOUNDED 1886

GROUND Windsor Park NICKNAME The Blues

HONOURS League: 49 titles Cup: 40 titles League Cup: 9 titles

LAST FIVE SEASONS 2009/10: Champions 2008/09: Runners-up 2007/08: Champions 2006/07: Champions 2005/06: Champions

Windsor Park also plays host to Northern Ir

NEW RECRUIT

Chris Casement

Casement (born: 12 Jan 1988) is one of the newest arrivals at Linfield having signed in January 2010. The central defender, born in Belfast, spent time at Ipswich, and after accomplished displays in the FA Cup, most notably against Swansea and Watford in January 2007, he was loaned to Millwall, Hamilton and then Wycombe. He returned to Ipswich in May 2009, but a month later signed a three-year deal with Dundee. He initially signed for Linfield on loan last year but in July he made the move permanent. Made his senior debut for Northern Ireland in a 3-0 defeat by Italy in Pisa in June 2009. 38 OPPONENTS

Jamie Mulgrew

‘Jamie’ Mulgrew (born: 5 Jun 1986) began his career with Belfast rivals Glentoran, making his first-team debut during the 2004/05 season. In 2005, he switched to Linfield and quickly became a regular in the Blues’ midfield (winning four leagues and four cups). Named 2010 Player of the Year, it was reported recently that Scottish clubs Kilmarnock and Hibernian, along with MLS outfit Portland Timbers, were interested in signing him on a Bosman free transfer when his contract expires this summer. Has been capped by Northern Ireland, making his debut in a 2-0 defeat by Turkey in May last year.

Robert Garrett

Yet another Belfast-born player in the Linfield squad, Garrett (born: 5 May 1988) joined Stoke City in 2002. However, he played just twice for the club in five years and then moved on loan to Football League Two club Wrexham in 2007, and enjoyed another loan at the club the following season. The central midfielder returned to his native land in September 2008 when he signed a three-year contract. He made his full international debut in a 3-0 defeat by Italy in Pisa in June 2009, and last November he made his 100th appearance for Linfield.

LINFIELD LEGEND

Dessie Gorman

relandʼs home internationals; pictured above, the Italian national team are in town

STAR PLAYER

Aidan OʼKane

O’Kane (born: 24 Nov 1979) is a midfielder who joined Linfield back in July 2003. Having spent time at Celtic Boys and Crumlin Star, the Belfast-born 31-yearold began his Irish League career at Cliftonville in 2000 with whom he featured in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. He moved crosschannel to York City in 2001, and then spent some time with Scarborough before returning to Ireland. At Linfield, he has enjoyed success in the League, Irish Cup, League Cup, Setanta Sports Cup and County Antrim Shield, and was voted ‘Player of the Year’ on a text vote for the 2005/06 season.

Peter Thompson

Linfield’s top striker, Thompson (born: 2 May 1984) began his career with the club back in 2001 but it took until the 2004/05 season for him to force his way into the team with 27 goals in 43 starts. He netted 48 goals in 58 games the next year as the Blues won all four domestic trophies and 31 goals in 51 outings in 2006/07. In July 2008, he joined Stockport, but the move did not work out and he returned to Linfield in January 2010, initially on loan. The deal became permanent in July as he penned a three-year deal. Capped at senior level by Northern Ireland, he scored against Georgia in a 4-1 win in March 2008.

Dessie ‘The Hawk’ Gorman (born: 13 December 1964) is a Manchester-born striker who achieved legendary status at both Dundalk and Linfield during an illustrious playing career. He began his career with Dundalk, making his League of Ireland debut with the Whites on 10 March 1985 in a 1-0 loss to Shelbourne at Oriel Park. His form attracted the attention of Arsenal, and he played for them in a friendly against Shamrock Rovers at Glenmalure Park in August 1986. While at Oriel, he won a League & Cup double in 1988. In 1989, he moved to French club FC Bourges who he helped win promotion. He returned home to sign for Derry City in October 1990, where he won a League Cup. In the summer of 1991, he joined Shelbourne where he won his second league title, before joining Linfield in December 1992. He stayed at Windsor Park until 1997, winning two league titles, two Irish Cups, a League Cup, a Gold Cup, a Floodlit Cup and a County Antrim Shield. He then played for Newry Town, Bangor, Ards and Banbridge before he returned to Dundalk under his ex-Linfield boss Trevor Anderson in 2003. In 2007, aged 42, he briefly came out of retirement to join Loughall.

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Peter McParland

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against Transport in the Shield, scoring in a 4-3 win. McParland lined up against players such as Joe Ralph, Johnny Fearon, Walter Durkan and Joe Martin. His season was to end in disappointment. He played in the 2-0 defeat by Shamrock Rovers and he was dropped from the 1952 FAI Cup Final team that defeated Cork Athletic 3-0 in a replay. Peter played three games at the start of the 1952/53 season scoring three goals. By now though his time with Dundalk was coming to an end. Peter McParland

AVING advanced to the fifth round of the 2010/11 FA Cup, Aston Villa still hold a chance of winning the coveted competition for the first time since 1957. Last time Villa were successful in the competition, they defeated the Matt Busbymanaged Manchester United in front of 100,000 spectators at Wembley. The man who gave Villa their last success was a Newry man who began his career at Oriel Park. His name was Peter McParland.

Then Dundalk manager, Paddy Gallagher, nursed McParland through the early stages of his career. His debut double against Bohemians in September 1950 did not guarantee first-team football and it was not until October 1951 that the youngster was given his chance with a 16match run in the first eleven.

He made an immediate impact with when selected

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Aston Villa manager George Martin spotted McParland in action and signed him for a fee of £3,880. McParland was to become one of Aston Villa's leading goalscorers of the post-war era. In ten years at the club McParland scored 120 goals in 340 outings. The highlight was the 1957 FA Cup Final when McParland scored both goals in Villa's 2-1 victory. In the 15th minute of that match McParland was involved in one of the most controversial moments of any FA Cup Final when he appeared to barge Man United goalkeeper Ray Wood over the line. Not only did the goal stand but Wood was badly injured. As this was Profile

in the days before substitutes, Wood was forced to play the rest of the match on the wing with Jackie Blanchflower taking over in goal. In 1960, McParland helped Villa win the Second Division championship and the 1961 League Cup. In 1962, he moved to Wolverhampton and then moved to Plymouth for a fee of £30,000.

He also enjoyed a highly successful international career with Northern Ireland. Making his debut in 1954, he amassed 34 caps. The highlight was the 1958 World Cup Finals in Sweden. Northern Ireland opened with a 1-0 win over Czechoslovakia. McParland was on the scoresheet in their second match (a 3-1 defeat to Argentina) and he then scored twice in the 2-2 draw with reigning champions West Germany in Malmo. A rematch with Czechoslovkia followed in a play-off match to determine qualification to the next phase. McParland again scored twice (the winner coming in the 91st minute) to put Northern Ireland through. But Peter Doherty’s side were then knocked out in the quarterfinals losing 4-0 to France.

Born in Newry on 25 April 1934, Peter McParland began his career with Newry Shamrocks before moving to Dundalk, for whom he scored twice on his debut as a 16-and-a-half year old in a Leinster Senior Cup tie against Bohemians on 20 September 1950. A left-winger of some note, he quickly caught the attentions of Aston Villa, for whom he signed during the 1952/53 season. He would spend a decade at Villa Park while he also played in the 1958 World Cup for Northern Ireland. Also played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Plymouth Argyle, Worcester City and Atlanta Chiefs (NASL) among others. Later managed Glentoran, and had coaching stints in Kuwait, Libya and Hong Kong.

RETRO S ea so n p as t

Maestro: Jim McLaughlin guided Dundalk to their second title in four seasons

1978/79: DUNDALK

Jim McLaughlin’s Dundalk got off to a flyer, unbeaten in 12 league games before slipping back. Seven goals in seven games from Cathal Muckian kick-started the season, inspiring seven straight wins. Dundalk outstayed Bohs, Drogheda and Waterford in the run-in. The league title was wrapped up in surreal circumstances at an almost deserted Flower Lodge in Cork. Opponents Cork Celtic were on their last legs and had been all but abandoned by the people of Cork. Most of the couple of hundred fans there had made the trip from Dundalk. Needing a point to clinch the title, Dundalk cruised to a 3-0 win. Next up for Dundalk was the FAI Cup final against Waterford and a shot at the double. Excellent defence and goals from Sean Byrne and Hilary Carlyle secured Dundalk’s first double - the first of four that McLaughlin would manage with three different clubs. 42 SEASONPAST

LINFIELD

Linfield cruised to a second successive league title under manager Roy Coyle- it was the start of an incredible run of ten league titles in 12 seasons. The Blues lost just two league games all season, and conceded less than a goal a game. They finished six points clear of Glentoran to top the table, qualify for Europe and set up the famous LinfieldDundalk European Cup clash of 1979.

Linfield also won the early season Ulster Cup, topping the table ahead of Crusaders but suffered a shock 4-3 defeat at home to Cliftonville in the Irish Cup. In the European Cup the Blues drew 0-0 at home to Norway’s Lillestrom in the first round, first leg, but were narrowly beaten 1-0 in the return.

Irish Football

Cork Celtic became the latest Leeside casualty, resigning from the league at the end of the season. They were replaced by UCD. Bohemians beat Shamrock Rovers in the League Cup final.

In a sign of the shifting power base of Irish football it would be another 17 seasons before a Dublin club won the competition. In the summer of 1979 player-managers Turlough O’Connor and Eoin Hand took over at Athlone and Limerick as these clubs prepared to shake up the old order.

Up North Cliftonville ended a 70 year wait for an Irish Cup win, beating Portadown 3-2 in the Windsor Park final. Shamrock Rovers won the all-Ireland Tyler Cup competition, beating Finn Harps 1-0 in the final over two legs.

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While Linfield lost to Lillestrom in the European Cup Bohemians laboured to a win over Omonia Nicosia. Turlough O’Connor scored a in 2-1 defeat in Cyprus, and a Paddy Joyce goal in the return, played in Cork after Bohs were banned from hosting the return, was enough for a win on away goals. Dynamo Dresden proved too strong in the second round. Though Bohs drew the home leg 0-0 in Oriel Park they lost 6-0 away.

In the Cup Winners’ Cup Shamrock Rovers, under manager John Giles, beat APOEL Nicosia home and away but were well beaten by Banik Ostrava. Ballymena United lost 3-0 home and away to Belgium's Beveren. Finn Harps lost 5-0 home and away to Everton in the UEFA Cup, while Glentoran surprisingly lost out on away goals to Icelandic side IBV from the Westman Islands.

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International Football

The two Irelands found themselves thrown together in a tricky UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying group with England, Denmark and Bulgaria. The Republic hosted the North for the first time at senior international level in September 1978. A tight affair ended in a scoreless draw. The Republic then drew 1-1 with England and beat Denmark 2-0, while the North beat Denmark and had an excellent 2-0 win in Bulgaria.

After a 4-0 defeat at Wembley Billy Bingham’s side completed the double over Bulgaria before losing in Denmark to leave them level with England on top of the table at the end of the 78-9 season. Johnny Giles’s side lost in Bulgaria to sit two points behind. In the end England qualified with ease, winning seven out of eight games, with the North finishing second just ahead of the South.

Trevor Francis

Elsewhere...

The 1978/79 European Cup was won by English champions Nottingham Forest, who defeated Malmö FF 1-0 at the Olympiastadion, Munich, on 30 May 1979. The winning goal came on the stroke of half-time by Trevor Francis, following his header from John Robertson’s cross.

The UEFA Cup Final was played on 9 and 23 May 1979 between Red Star Belgrade (FK Crvena zvezda) of Yugoslavia and Borussia Mönchengladbach of Germany. Mönchengladbach won 2-1 on aggregate, after the two sides drew 1-1 in Belgrade before Allan Simonsen scored the only goal from the penalty spot in the return leg. The European Cup Winners' Cup was won by FC Barcelona in an exciting final in Basle against Fortuna Düsseldorf, with the Spanish side winning 4-3 after extra time. It was the first of four occasions that the Catalan club won the competition.

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Richie Blackmore

1978/79: DUNDALK STAR

Goalkeeper Richie Blackmore was one of the true stars of Jim McLaughlin’s Dundalk. A superb shot stopper who dominated his area Blackmore was the rock upon which Dundalk’s mean defence was built. He was man of the match in the FAI Cup final, with a string of fine saves keeping an impressive Waterford at bay.

Over 11 seasons and 407 games Blackmore won three league titles, three FAI Cups, two League Cups, two Leinster Senior Cups and three President’s Cups at Dundalk, before joining Galway who he inspired to their finest era in the mid-80s. 44 SEASONPAST

George Dunlop

LINFIELD STAR

If Dundalk had a star goalkeeper in the form of Richie Blackmore Linfield were equalled well served between the posts by George Dunlop. Dunlop joined Linfield from Ballymena in 1977 and made the number one jersey his own in the 78/79 season.

Over the course of 14 seasons won nine league titles and countless cups with the Blues. Dunlop established himself as understudy to Pat Jennings for the North and went to the 1982 World Cup, but Jennings’ consistency restricted him to four senior caps during the 80s.

1978/79

Gerry Daly

IRISH INTERNATIONAL STAR

Derby County midfielder Gerry Daly was one of the stars of Ireland’s qualifying campaign. The experienced former Bohemians and Manchester United man posed a threat from midfield and scored an impressive 13 goals in 48 internationals for Ireland. During the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifiers Daly scored in a 3-3 draw in Denmark, in the 1-1 draw with England and in the 2-0 win over Denmark. Daly went on to play for Coventry City, Leicester, Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Stoke, Doncaster and the New England Tea Men before winding his career down as Telford United, initially as player-coach then as manager.

Martin O’Neill

SUPERSTAR!

Accomplished midfielder Martin O’Neill was a key player for Northern Ireland and Nottingham Forest in the late 70s. O’Neill was central to Forest rise from the Second Division to double European champions under Brian Clough, though, though he missed the 1979 European Cup final through injury. He was practically ever present for Northern Ireland from the early 70s to early 80s and helped inspire Norn Iron to two British championships and a stirring performance in the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

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W h a te ve r ha p pe ned t o?

Tonight’s match gives us a perfect opportunity to welcome back to Oriel Park a man who rescued our Premier Division status back in 1997 while on loan from Linfield: Jeff McNamara.

Jeff’s career began at his hometown club before moving to Windsor Park. “I left Bangor in 1995 and progressed from the reserves into the Linfield first team. Trevor Anderson was the manager. David Jeffrey was his assistant and was the main coach of the side – but Trevor was in charge of the team selection.”

Those of us who remember this particular time will recall the enormous controversy that surrounded the play-off between Dundalk and Waterford United. We may also remember that McNamara provided the light at the end of a very dark tunnel that began at the start of the 1996/97 season. After a sharp period of decline following the 1994/95 title success, Dundalk finished in the play-off position – and new manager Eddie May deemed his strike-force inadequate. So how did May call upon Jeff?: “It was through Paul Miller. He had joined Linfield from Cardiff City where he had played for Eddie May. With the play-off looming Eddie asked Paul if there was anybody at Linfield who was

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available to join on loan. There was a very small pool to select from as it would have been impossible to sign anybody who held a professional contract. I was available as I held only an amateur contract”.

While Jeff’s performance in the play-off is often remembered – many don’t recall the fact that Jeff was, in fact, left out of the starting eleven by Eddie May. “Eddie placed me on the bench. I was very disappointed considering the efforts made to sign me. However, there was an injury that allowed me to be introduced. I had told Eddie how disappointed I was not to be picked. So when I was being introduced Eddie said to me “now is your chance!”

Jeff was introduced in the 23rd minute of the match to replace the injured Stephen Reynes. Dundalk took the lead just before half-time when Ray Campbell squeezed a shot inside Pat Grace’s post.

Jeff’s moment came after 65 minutes when he hooked home Joe Gallen’s header to make it 2-0. With ten minutes to go, Robbie Devereaux’s glorious defence splitting pass set up McNamara to score his second and give Dundalk a 3-0 lead going into the second leg. “I was lucky to score two goal on the night” remembers Jeff – “and

I have a very clear memory of the crowds celebrating on the pitch and the delay in getting the game re-started following the goals!”

Dundalk lost the second leg 1-0 on 1 May, but they still complained about the legality of McNamara’s loan deal. “There was no doubt in my mind that I was perfectly legitimate to move to Dundalk on loan and play in the play-off. The Linfield management committee made absolutely sure that it was within the rules and that all was above board. Waterford seemed determined to prove that I wasn’t eligible to play but, as I was an amateur player, they had no grounds for complaint”.

Was there any prospect of a longer stay at Oriel Park? “No, I made it clear to Linfield that I wanted to succeed at Windsor Park and that the move to Dundalk would be just for the play-offs”. Jeff eventually moved to Portadown and won an IFA Cup winners medal without kicking a ball in the final after Cliftonville were thrown out for fielding an illegal player. His career in senior football ended following a spell at Ards FC.

His contribution in preserving Dundalk’s top flight status will stay long in the memory, or as Jim Murphy wrote in

Jeff McNamara McNamara, like many from that squad, went their separate ways after the season ended. Even manager Eddie May found pastures new when he left Dundalk on the eve of the 1997/98 season to take up the manager's post at Brentford working under chief executive David Webb. However, his spell at Brentford was not a success and he was sacked on 5 November 1997. May’s career followed a chequered past following his dismissal from Brentford. In the 1998 close-season, he agreed to become manager of Welsh side Haverfordwest County, but instead joined Finnish side FinnPa as manager. On returning from Finland, he became Director of Football at Haverfordwest, but left to manage Merthyr Tydfil early in December 1998, returning after only 24 hours on realising that the club's new owners didn't yet own the club. He would return to Ireland to coach Drogheda United for a spell before moving to Africa, where he coached in South Africa and Uganda before returning to Wales with Porthcawl Town.

Jeff McNamara

his book, ‘This History of Dundalk FC’, “his Dundalk CV, played two, scored two, doesn’t even begin to tell of the significance and importance of his short sojourn. Twelve years unbroken membership of the Premier Division had been saved - at least for another while.”

STATISTICS Jeff McNamara s career record reads as follows: Club Seasons Bangor 1992/93 until 1995/96 Linfield 1996/97 Linfield 1997/98 Portadown 1998/99 Ards 1999/2000 TOTAL 1992-2000

Aps (Sub) 15(7) 0 8(10) 15(3) 7(6) 45(26)

Goals 0 0 2 1 0 3

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TREBL E INSP IRES

G l e n t or an 1- 5 Du n d a l k • G r o s v e n o r Pa r k , B e l fa s t QUESTION: When did Dundalk score five goals in the opening match of a crossborder tournament that featured a Dundalk hat-trick, and would progress to the final of that same competition? Our first cross-border competitive game was in the Dublin-Belfast Inter City Cup, played on 4 May 1942 against Glentoran, and was fixed for Distillery’s ground at Grosvenor Park (the Oval was still out of commission after it had been destroyed by German bombers a year earlier). The feature of a magnificent display by Dundalk in a 5-1 win, was a hat-trick by Sam McCartney.

Although the Glens won the second leg 2-1 at Dalymount Park, Dundalk went on to win the inaugural Inter City Cup, defeating Shamrock Rovers in the final, adding it to the FAI Cup won earlier and claiming the title of AllIreland Champions.

The first leg of the semifinal against Belfast Celtic was played on the neutral Windsor Park, where Dundalk recovered from a half-time 2-0 deficit to tie the leg at 2-2, before ending the job at Dalymount. Seven years later Dundalk were drawn against Distillery in the first round of the Inter City Cup, a month after they had landed the FAI Cup for the second time. Feature of 48 CLASSICMATCH

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D u b l i n - B e l fa s t I n t e r C i t y • 4 M a y 19 4 2 the game? Peadar Walsh’s hat-trick in a 3-0 win, again at Grosvenor Park. Once again Dundalk advanced to the final and again the opposition was provided by Shamrock Rovers. However, that ended the sequence as the Hoops ran out 3-0 winners in the Dalymount final. This was the last time (1949) that teams from both sides of the border competed together until the early 1960s.

Cup

Peadar Walsh, preface another final day appearance for Dundalk in a cross-border competition? And another coincidence — that first Inter City game against Glentoran was the only time that Dundalk scored five goals in a crossborder match until the 2011 Valentine’s Day victory.

Incidentally, the 1942 hat-trick hero McCartney would later play with Linfield.

Sam McCartney While Sam McCartney’s Inter City feat was his only hat-trick in his two Dundalk seasons, Peadar Walsh managed three or more goals on 10 occasions and he holds the Oriel Park record with seven. Meanwhile does Daniel Kearns hat-trick in the first match of the 2011 Setanta Cup, replicating the feats of Sammy McCartney and

Peadar Walsh Statistics North-South Tournaments Excluding the North-West Cup, a confined event held in the late 1990s, Dundalk have participated in four cross-border tournaments as follows: the Inter City Cup (1941/42 to 1948/49), the North South Cup (1961/62), the Blaxnit Cup (1967/68 and 1969/70) and the Tyler Cup (1979/80 and 1980/81).

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1937: Dundalk 2-0 Bray Unknowns

This match at Oriel Park was a difficult game for the spectators, players and referee. The match was in doubt due to a snow shower before kick-off.

Elsewhere... Brideville 2-1 Sligo Rovers Waterford 0-1 Dolphin St James Gate 2-1 St Patrick’s Drumcondra 3-1 Cork

Dundalk took the lead after 15 minutes when O’Boyle tapped home from close range. Bray should have equalised immediately but O’Donnell shot over the bar. Charlie Tizard (Pictured, foreground) kept the visiting team at bay when denied O’Donnell with a tremendous save.

In The News... Five people were killed in an air crash 75 miles from Brisbane.

The blizzard cleared allowing for the match to continue but the snow returned in the second half. The pitch was “churned to mud” but both teams played well under the circumstances.

Dundalk increased their lead after 30 minutes when Godwin headed home a cross from Morgan. Tizard kept the lead intact for the remainder of the match with further great saves from Buchanan and Dalton. 50 ONTHISDAY

Meanwhile, the Bohemians versus Shamrock Rovers match at Milltown was abandoned due to snow. Up north, Derry City defeated Linfield 1-0 at Windsor Park in a game disrupted by hooliganism.

Tear gas and “stink bombs” injured 36 people in a series of attacks in Broadway cinemas in New York. STATISTICS

DUNDALK: Tizard, O’Neill, McClune, McAfee, Smith, Hirst, Morgan, Donnelly, Godwin, O’Boyle, Mailey. BRAY UNKNOWNS: McKay, Harkins, Neary, Fitzgibbon, Dalton, Doran, Jordan, O’Toole, O’Donnell, Buchannan, Smith.

28 February 1971: Shelbourne 0-0 Dundalk But for the lack of finishing prowess Dundalk would have seen off the challenge of Shelbourne in this league match at Tolka Park. Sadly, this was Dundalk’s great failing throughout the entire league campaign. Shels also had numerous opportunities to score – and how the game finished scoreless was anybody’s guess. Credit was given to the defences on both sides. Charlie Hendricks and Tommy McConville both produced top class displays at the back.

The newspaper reports of this game were not so kind on Dundalk forwards: “Not one of the opportunities they created was accepted by unappreciative forwards”.

Paddy Turner did manage to put the ball in the net with seven minutes remaining but the goal was ruled out for offside after Gerry Sheehy’s header had come back off the crossbar. There was no excusing Joe Larkin and Turlough O’Connor (pictured, left) for first half misses, even allowing for the fact that Paddy Roche was outstanding in the Shelbourne goal. Roche’s best save came from a drive by Sheehy half way through the second half. Shelbourne were also wasteful in attack.

Indeed, Keogh’s most nervous moment in the Dundalk goal was when Tommy McConville

miskicked in front of him with the ball going narrowly wide. Shels produced the miss of the match when Core, a minute before halftime, found possession on the penalty spot but he allowed Keogh the chance to advance and save at his feet.

Elsewhere... Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Waterford Bohemians 1-0 Drumcondra Athlone 3-4 St Patrick’s Drogheda 0-1 Limerick One day earlier, Linfield progressed to the semi-final of the Irish Cup with a 4-1 win over Crusaders at Windsor Park. Two goals from Billy Millen in the opening four minutes put Linfield on the way. An owngoal by Jackie Bell and a fourth from Des Cathcart sealed the win. In The News... A night of violence in Derry and Belfast. A policeman was killed in Derry following an attack on an Army Land Rover. The Labour Party announce that they will oppose EEC membership. STATISTICS

SHELBOURNE: Roche, Gannon, O’Brien, Core, Dunning, M O’Donnell, Wilde, Brennan, O’Connor, Quinn, Coffey. DUNDALK: Keogh, Kelly, Brennan, Hendricks, T McConville, W McKeever, Sheehy, O’Connor, Turner, Larkin, G McKeever. Sub – B McConville for Larkin.

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1993: Dundalk 1-1 Derry City

The League of Ireland had split into two with the top six teams playing off for the title.

This match was one of the many exciting matches in this series. It certainly captured the imagination of fans with over 3,000 people in attendance.

Gerry Thornley’s report describes a “predictably hairy chested game...where any player who dwelt a second too long on the ball was liable to find it his last”. Dundalk were disappointed not to win the game despite a disastrous start. Derry took the lead after just 15 seconds of the game. Gino Lawless miscued a pass that set three Derry City attackers straight through on goal. John Bacon carried the ball forward before tucking it past the advancing Alan O’Neill.

Dundalk came close to an equaliser when Tom Sullivan headed Terry Eviston’s (pictured above, centre) cross over the bar. The leveller arrived after 21 minutes when Mick Shelly (pictured above, 52 ONTHISDAY

2002: Dundalk 1-1 Bohs

right) crossed to Sullivan, whose mishit shot cannoned off Stuart Gauld obligingly for Eviston to steer a right foot drive past Dermot O’Neill.

Derry had the best chance of the 2nd half when Mark Ennis released Paul Carlyle but his shot was well saved by O’Neill. Elsewhere... Cork 1-1 Bohemians Shelbourne 1-1 Limerick St Patrick’s 2-1 Shamrock Rovers Sligo 0-0 Bray Waterford 4-0 Drogheda In The News... Albert Reynolds urges resumption of peace talks. The US airforce drop food parcels to Muslims under siege in Bosnia. STATISTICS

DUNDALK: O’Neill, Purdy, Lawlor, Murphy, Dunne, Sullivan, McNulty, Lawless, Shelly, Hanrahan, Eviston. Sub: Irwin for Sullivan. DERRY CITY: O’Neill, Hutton, Gauld, Curran, Murray, Carlyle, O’Brien, Mooney, Bacon, Ennis, McCann.

This was a match that was beset with problems off the pitch, but those who kept their eyes on the pitch were rewarded with an enthralling 90 minutes as a top class Bohs side failed to break down Martin Murray’s (pictured) side which showed a new found resilience. New Dundalk signing Colin Hawkins was out for Bohs meaning there were gaps at the back to be exploited. However, bar one excellent chance which Ciaran Kavanagh fired left-footed straight at Dempsey, there was little work for the Bohs defence to do in the first half. Most of the action occured at the other end with Dundalk happy to still be 0-0 at the break. The excellent Glenn Crowe made a rare error to miss from six yards, with Tony Folan also forcing Connolly to save. There were numerous other let offs and scares with the Dundalk defence making some last ditch clearances. Maybe Lady Luck was to be on our side. Bohs were bossing the game and produced the best

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performance seen at Oriel that season. The interplay between full backs and midfielders was a lesson to all teams with both Webb and O'Connor overlapping and adding an extra threat which Dundalk did not have any answer for. Eight minutes into the second half, they got their just rewards. Crowe took down a long pass and looked set to score before John Connolly blocked his effort. Morrison and Harkin both had rebounds blocked before Crowe slotted home. Dundalk were never going to be that lucky.

Earlier in the season the Whites would have crumbled, but the enthusiasm and energy of Hoey, Kavanagh and Lawless saw Murray's team get back into the contest. Haylock was excellent up front, providing a release for the defence by always taking time on the ball and bringing players into the game. On 60 minutes, ‘Kav’ could have equalised when a throw from Hoey fell to him ten yards out but he shot tamely.

For Lawless, the game really was a severe footballing education. Playing against the class of Hunt, he was left chasing shadows for the opening half, well behind the play. But as the match went on, he grew more confident and got with the pace of the game. The spirit of Lawless and Dundalk was embodied in the manner of the 75th minute equaliser.

Haylock found Lawless from Broughan’s clearance. ‘Bucky’ failed to control the ball, but he still pressured Avery John into making a tackle which wrongfooted his own keeper and deflected the ball towards Martin Reilly, only for the striker to hit the crossbar before Lawless bravely headed/bundled the rebound over the line. Bohs’ response was immediate with Folan firing wide almost from the restart. The visitors created some other chances, but Dundalk somehow held firm.

Out of the blue, the Whites almost stole the game two minutes from time. A Hoey ball over the top put Reilly clean through. Just outside the area, Caffrey hauled him down. It was a professional foul and Caffrey saw red. Keddy fired the free kick over, and then McGuinness headed a Broughan free wide soon after. STATISTICS

DUNDALK: Connolly, Whyte, Crawley, Broughan, McGuinness, Lawless, Kavanagh, Prizeman, Keddy, Reilly, Haylock. Sub: Hoey for Prizeman

Summary

Goals from Paddy Barlow and Johnny Lavery gave Dundalk an FAI Cup quarter-final win against Shelbourne in 1942 the Whites would go on to win the Cup for the first time at Cork United’s expense.

Dundalk haven’t won a home league game on 28 February for 74 years, having drawn twice and lost on two other occasions. The victory came in 1934 against Bray. RESULTS

1937 Dundalk 2-0 BrayUnknowns 1942 Shelbourne 1-2 Dundalk* 1943 Dundalk 2-2 Drumcondra* 1954 Transport 1-1 Dundalk* 1960 Dundalk 0-2 Shelbourne 1971 Shelbourne 0-0 Dundalk 1982 Waterford 1-1 Dundalk 1988 Dundalk 0-2 Bohemians 1993 Dundalk 1-1 Derry City 1998 Sligo Rovers 3-0 Dundalk 1999 Wayside Celtic 2-0 Dundalk** 2002 Dundalk 1-1 Bohemians

Overall record Played: 12 Won: 2, drawn: 6, lost: 4 Goals for: 10, goals conceded: 16 Last win: 1942, Last defeat: 1999 *FAI Cup, **Leinster Senior Cup

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F i v e m i n u t e s o f fa m e

Paul Carlyle

Although Dundalk preserved their top flight status thanks to goals from Jeff McNamara at the end of the 1996/97 season, before the 1997/98 campaign got underway, manager Eddie May departed for Bradford City to be replaced by DFC legend Jim McLaughlin. With speculation rife about Dundalk’s financial position, McLaughlin didn’t have much room to make an impact in the transfer market, instead relying on players who May had brought in to help pad out the panel. It would end up with a sixthplaced finish. Take Ronnie McQuilter who went on to earn a modicum of fame at St Mirren in 1999 when he was dropped off a stretcher while being carried off with a knee injury. He also spent some time at APOP Paphos in Cyprus in the early 90s and spent the 2001/02 season at Brisbane Strikers in Australia. In Scotland, he

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Nathan Wigg

featured for Ayr, Stirling and Clydebank among others.

Professional milkman Ray McCoy enjoyed a lengthy and successful career with Coleraine and Glenavon in the Irish League before joining Dundalk, on loan, from the Lurgan Blues in 1998. McCoy made 11 appearances for Dundalk, scoring one goal and showing flashes of the skill that marked him out as an outstanding prospect in the mid-1980s. At Coleraine he won League Cup and Ulster Cup medals and was Ulster Young Player of the Year in 1983 and Player of the Year in 1987. He was called into the Northern Ireland squad on occasion and won one senior cap, coming on as a sub against Yugoslavia in a Euro qualifier in 1987. At Glenavon he won two Irish Cup winners medals and three runners-up medals, plus a host of other minor

Raymond McCoy

trophies. McCoy played a final season at Bangor before taking up coaching positions at Newry and Glenavon.

Paul Carlyle, brother of Hilary, who also featured for Dundalk, spent eight seasons with his hometown club, Derry City, and was a key member of their historic treble-winning squad in the 1988/89 season. Previously played for Coleraine, and also featured for Shamrock Rovers and Portadown before joining Dundalk for the 1997/98 season.

Nathan Wigg played in Dundalk’s midfield having switched from Merthyr Tydfil after playing with Cardiff City. He would return to Wales to play for Ebbw Vale before moving back to England with Forest Green and Gloucester City. Played three seasons with Cwmbran Town and then featured for both Llanelli and Clevedon Town (2004/05).

DUNDALKFCMAGAZINE

QUIZ

WHOAMI?

1 WHICH CLUB WON THE INAUGURAL SETANTA SPORTS CUP IN 2005? 2 REAL MADRID MIDFIELDER FERNANDO GAGO WAS BORN IN WHICH COUNTRY? 3 WHO SCORED EVERTON’S WINNING PENALTY IN THEIR RECENT ENGLISH FA CUP WIN OVER CHELSEA?

4 FC TWENTE ARE LOCATED IN WHICH DUTCH CITY? 5 MATTHEW TIPTON MOVED TO WHAT IRISH LEAGUE CLUB IN DECEMBER?

6 WHO IS THE CURRENT MANAGER OF SERIE A CLUB INTERNAZIONALE MILANO? 7 HOW MANY IRISH LEAGUE TOP-FLIGHT TITLES HAVE LINFIELD WON?

9 NAME THE CURRENT RUNAWAY LEADERS OF THE GERMAN BUNDESLIGA? 10 WHO SCORED THE WINNING GOAL IN LAST YEAR’S SETANTA SPORTS CUP FINAL?

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ALL ANSWERS? SEE PAGE 58

8 WHO SCORED DUNDALK’S WINNING GOAL AGAINST MONAGHAN UNITED IN THEIR RECENT FRIENDLY?

I was born in Moskva on 27 February 1985 and am of ethnic Tatar descent. I began my career in the youth teams at Lokomotiv Moscow. After making my senior debut in 2004, I became a regular in the first team and in my opening season the club won the Russian Premier League. I was rewarded for my performances during that campaign with the league’s Young Player of the Year award. The following season I was part of the team that won the Russian Super Cup and CIS Cup. I continued my steady progress with the club and eventually took over the captaincy ahead of the 2007 season, going on to lead the club to the Russian Cup. In August 2009, I signed a four-year contract with an English Premier League club for an undisclosed fee – believed to be £8.9 million – upon the recommendation from national team manager Guus Hiddink, who was at Chelsea at the time. I made my English league debut later that month when coming on as a last-minute substitute in a 2-1 win over Wigan Athletic. My performance against AEK Athens in the UEFA Europa League was particularly noteworthy as I created the first three goals in a 4-0 win on my first ever start for the club. I scored seven goals in my first season in England, including one against Manchester United which earned me the club’s Goal of the Season accolade, as we finished in eighth place. On the international front, I have also made my mark. I played in ten out of 12 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, and at the tournament finals I featured in all of the games as we enjoyed a run to the semi-finals where we bowed out to eventual champions Spain. I also played in six of our ten games in FIFA 2010 World Cup qualification and scored twice, but they were not enough to help us quality as we lost to Slovenia in the playoffs. I forgot to mention, I’m a left-winger.

WHOAMI?

PAUL MURPHY

1. WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE AND LEAST FAVOURITE FOOTBALL ANALYST? THE BOY THAT DOES CHANNEL 5 GAMES AND ANDY GRAY.

2. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER WHAT WOULD IT BE? TO BE INVINCIBLE. 3. YOU’RE ABOUT TO WALK THE GREEN MILE; WHAT DO YOU HAVE AS YOUR LAST MEAL? STEW

4. DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER, AND IF SO WHAT DO YOU SING? I BELT OUT THE ODD TUNE; I HAVE NO FAVOURITES. 5. DO YOU HAVE ANY HIDDEN TALENTS? I CAN MOVE MY EARS UP AND DOWN.

PLAYERQ&A

6. WHAT WAS YOUR NICKNAME AT SCHOOL? SPUD

7. WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE, PAST OR PRESENT, LEAGUE OF IRELAND PLAYER (CAN’T BE A CURRENT TEAMMATE OR NEALE FENN!)? STEVE WILLIAMS 8. OUTSIDE OF FOOTBALL, WHAT SPORTSPERSON DO YOU ADMIRE THE MOST? MIKE TYSON Name: Paul Murphy Position: Goalkeeper Honours: Irish Cup with Portadown (2005) Ex-Clubs: Leeds United, Leicester City, Dundalk Newry City (twice), Portadown, Ballymena United, Lisburn Distillery, Cliftonville, Drogheda United Date/Place of Birth: 28 March 1985/Dundalk Height: 6ft1 Weight: 13st Nickname: Spud Marital Status/Kids: Engaged

9. DO YOU HAVE ANY PRE-MATCH RITUALS OR SUPERSTITIONS? NO

10. IF HOLLYWOOD MADE A MOVIE ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY? MATT LUCAS (LITTLE BRITAIN) 11. IF YOU WERE STUCK IN A LIFT WITH A CURRENT TEAMMATE FOR 24 HOURS, WHO WOULD YOU LEAST LIKE IT TO BE? SIMON MADDEN

12. NAME ONE LEAGUE OF IRELAND CLUB THAT YOU’D NEVER WANT TO PLAY FOR? THERE ISN’T ANY APART FROM COBH RAMBLERS, BECAUSE OF THE TRAVELLING!!

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THE SPECTATOR has the last word...

BATTEN down the hatches, lock up your daughters and liberally sprinkle all you hold dear with the parish priest's finest holy water... Linfield are coming to town! Imagine a bigger, badder, bluer version Shamrock Rovers - Shamrock Rangers, if you like. You can expect anarchy, destruction and rioting and that was just the reaction of the Dundalk FC Matchday Magazine team to the request to produce a full scale programme in pre-season. Top class football scribes can't be expected to dash off a hurried 500 words a couple of hours after deadline during February - our two typing fingers have barely defrosted since the winter!

So to the first competitive visit of Linfield since the infamous 1979 European Cup clash - and I use the word ‘clash’ advisedly. That European Cup battle was the biggest Northern invasion down the east coast since King Billy's Barmy Army raided south in 1690. (That one has to go down as a disappointing home defeat for the Irish, with the home team's defence unable to deal with the visitors' attacking 4-3-36,000 formation. It set the tone for a long history of humiliating home defeats in Drogheda.) The 1979 European Cup tie was played during a particularly fractious period of the Troubles and was almost inevitably a flashpoint. The match itself was played against a backdrop of rioting, with trouble spilling into the town before and after the game. When the dust had settled Linfield came away with a respectable 1-1 draw, but were banned from hosting the second leg, so off we all went to Holland for the return leg. Dundalk and Linfield have played a number of friendlies since and relations between the clubs are good but a degree 58

of trepidation remains among the supporters (those of Dundalk anyway). There were some shocking rumours of the past behaviour of Linfield fans ahead of tonight's match. There were tales of Linfield fans, at previous Setanta Cup matches, drinking and making friends with supporters of Bohemians and Drogheda United. In an effort to move away from this image of indiscriminate friendliness with awful League of Ireland clubs a branch of the Linfield Supporters Club invited a busload of Dundalk fans to a league game a few weeks back. And the reports are good: Linfield fans are quite normal. Like us, they are among the freakish minority who actually go to watch football matches in Ireland instead of just watching Liverpool or Manchester United on TV, or - God forbid - Scotland’s Old F***. Like us their proud club has been blighted by the occasional actions of a mindless minority but the vast majority really are quite like normal people with no interest in rioting and the like. Imagine! Let’s face it, if we football fans wanted mindless violence we could just watch Gaelic football or rugby, or spend Saturday night on the town in Drogheda. As well as providing a challenge on the pitch the visit of Linfield brings a number of challenges off the field. Past experience suggests that these high profile matches seem to draw the dregs of society out of the woodwork. Tonight will pose a challenge to the maturity and respectability of the town and to the organisational ability of Dundalk’s security staff and An Garda Síochána. Past experience would suggest that, with a well organised event and with away fans escorted safely and treated with dignity, it might just be possible to carry it off without the local scum of the earth recreated 1979 (or 1690) for old time’s sake. Here’s hoping to a great game of football and new friendships.

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