Dundalk v Galway United (Friday 11 March 2011) by David Farrelly

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FRIDAY 11 MARCH 2011, KICK-OFF: 7.45PM 2011 AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION • ISSUE 02 • €3 • dundalkfc.com

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CONTENTS 08

Stephen Maher

speaks about his hopes

for the 2011 season

Dundalk FC chairman

Padraig McGowan

reviews last Friday’s events in Tallaght

Ex-Dundalk right-back

Dave Connell is profiled as our

Lilywhite Legend

The Spectator is let loose

...anything to have

the last word

Produced by DUNDALK FCTRUST Editorial committee David Farrelly, Colm Murphy & Keith Wallace Additional contributors Seán DeLoughry, Paul Johnston, Jim Murphy & Pádraig McGowan With thanks Dundalk FC, Paul Dunne, Ruth Hardy & Mikhail Sipovich Photography Sportsfile (Ray McManus), Shane Mullen, Nigel Caldwell & David Caldwell Advertising & Editorial 042 9335894 • information@dfctrust.com NOTE The views expressed in this magazine are those of the individual contributors and not necessarily shared by Dundalk FC. ©2011 DUNDALK FCTRUST • Editorial deadline 07/03/2011

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04 WELCOME TO ORIEL PARK:THE HOME OF FOOTBALL

EDITORIAL

Colm Murphy

Thank you for supporting the Dundalk FC Magazine. Please note that all content tonight was supplied before the Glentoran match.While it is great to finally compete in the Setanta Cup the Monday night games make programme production awkward!

It’s our first home league game of the season and I’m sure we all have high ambitions for the season ahead. The squad that the club have put together this season is very exciting and I expect Oriel Park to be an exciting venue this season. It’s not just on the pitch that we can be excited about the future.

If anybody has not yet been across at the Youth Development Centre here at Oriel Park I would encourage you to do so. In fact, pre-match before the Glentoran match may be a good time as you can also enjoy the pre-match Legends Q&A session that Colm Crosson writes about in this issue. Just last week approximately 1100 people attended a white collar boxing event – and the centre was not even half full. There is no other facility in the country like it at the disposal of a League of Ireland club.You will also

see a Snooker Legends tournament advertised (to the left!) in the programme tonight which is just one of the many events planned for it. Obviously, as Gerry Matthews has stated publically, the centre will take time to realise its full potential. I’m sure all Dundalk fans would wish Gerry and his team all the best with the venture and that we wish it all the success it deserves.

In the centre-pages tonight we have a pull-out poster of Simon Madden at the launch of the Airtricity league campaign at the Aviva stadium. Simon has been very impressive since his arrival last year and his performance in Tallaght last Friday showed that he is a great choice of captain. Good luck to Simon in his new role in the team.

We hope you enjoy tonight’s Dundalk FC Magazine.We also hope you enjoy the new dundalkfc.com that went online two weeks ago. Hopefully by now all the problems have been ironed out and when you log in tonight and tomorrow you will be able to read about a good win for Dundalk! Colm Murphy Dundalk FC Magazine editor

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HELLO and welcome to Oriel Park for tonight's Airtricity League Premier Division game versus Galway United. I would like to extend a warm welcome to Seán Connor, his staff, the directors, players and supporters of Galway United here this evening.

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It has been five months to the day since our last home fixture in the league. When I look at it like that it is hard to believe why we try to cram in as many fixtures as we do in the football calendar. Surely it would make sense to extend the league season by at least four weeks. I believe the quality of football would improve dramatically if the players were given more suitable rest time between games. In the four weeks between our first round second leg Setanta Sports Cup game on 28 February and up to the league match against

The best advice at the best price on motor, shop and house insurance On Friday night we lost our opening league game of the season away at Champions Shamrock Rovers. The toughest place to kick-off the season was in Tallaght, however, my players took the game to Rovers and for the opening 45 minutes we dominated the game. We pressed them all over the pitch and dominated possession, dominated play territorially and dominated chance wise.

The players continued to play in the manner in which they started the game and to their credit we took the lead on the stroke of half-time. Unfortunately we couldn't see it through to

My players took the game to Rovers...and we dominated

Saint Patrick’s Athletic on Friday 25 March in Inchicore, we will play seven games, too many for me at this early stage of proceedings.

Last week we progressed into the quarter-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup with a 6-4 aggregate win over Linfield. This competition is a very important one to me and my players and hopefully we will be able to progress to the latter stages. It won't be easy, as we now face Glentoran over two legs. I am writing these notes before the trip to The Oval on Monday so I am unable to comment on the game. The win over Linfield was a great one for the supporters; it was probably the best atmosphere that I have sampled here at Oriel and hopefully there will be plenty more nights like that to come.

the break and the equaliser was a huge blow psychologically to the players. The second half was tough on the lads, Rovers deservedly won the game but the players continued to apply themselves properly until the final whistle. Tonight, like every other fixture this season, will be a tough game. Hopefully we can get our first points of the season and set the ball rolling.

Enjoy the game!

Ian Foster Dundalk FC manager 06 FROM THE SIDELINES: IAN FOSTER

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The sending off of Peter Cherrie obviously had a huge bearing on the game. To lose him, such a pivotal member of the team, on 23 minutes, put us on the back foot.

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DUNDALKFC LEAGUE

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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Tallaght: The turning point came with Peter Cherrie’s first-half dismissal for felling Gary O’Neill WE ARE obviously coming into this match looking to bounce back from last week’s openingnight defeat by Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium, and to get our first points on the board. I think we should only be taking positives out of last week’s game. I wouldn’t really read too much into it because the sending off changed the game, but we started brilliantly and for the first half-hour played some really good football. There was only one team in it. Unfortunately, Simon and Mark didn’t put away their chances and then Pete got sent off and that was a big factor in the game. But we stuck at it and to go 1-0 up was a big boost, but then to concede almost straight away and just before the break was a killer blow. Then after the break, we conceded two goals very quick – if you give Gary Twigg two chances like that he is going to score. The red card was really the turning point in the game. If we had kept 11 men on the pitch I think we would have continued to play how we had in the opening 30 minutes. When we went down to ten men, Rovers grew in confidence and the goal just before half-time gave them momentum going into the break.

08 DRESSING ROOM

Once you go down to ten, the game obviously changes. But we have to move on from that now and put it behind us.

Galway will provide another difficult challenge for us tonight. While they have lost some good players over Stephen Maher the winter, they have also added some good players, including Shaun Kelly who was one of our better performers last season. Galway gave us four tough games last season. This is our first home league game and we have to be positive. It is important to get a win early on in the season. We had some very good results at Oriel Park last year and hopefully we can find consistency this season. I think that is key. We have to start brightly and get points on the board. At the same time it is not really about how you start, it’s about how you finish. We learned that last season when we got off to a flying start but then hit a bad patch in the middle of the season. If we can get

momentum early in the campaign it will give us a platform and then it’s a case of staying consistent, getting to July or August, assess where we are and then take it from there and really go for it and try to challenge.

On my own recovery, following osteitis pubis, things are going really well and I have been training more or less as normal over the last two weeks. It’s about getting minutes on the pitch. Once I get 90 minutes under my belt I will see how my body feels. I will continually get fitter and fitter; it will probably take another couple of weeks to get back to where I was. The good thing about this year is that there is a lot of competition for places, so you know if you’re not performing well that there is someone else there ready to step in, and that can only be a good thing. On expectations for the year, looking at the squad, we have added some great experience in the shape of Jason Byrne and Colin Hawkins and that only bodes well for trying to get back into the European shake-up. Enjoy the match! Stephen Maher Dundalk’s No8!

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TREATMENT

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The red card was really the turning point in the game

Paul Cheshire

Colin Hawkins Injury: Bruised rib Prognosis: Colin Hawkins picked up an injury in his rib last Friday night in Tallaght. He got a bad bang.We thought that there could be a break but an X-Ray showed up clear, so it’s a case of bruising. The recovery period is open ended, depending on the person and the severity of it. It could heal quickly but it could also pesist. Fingers crossed he will be OK for tonight.

Greg Bolger Injury: Thigh strain Prognosis: Greg Bolger has a minor issue with his thigh. It is a minor enough thigh strain. He is actually able to get through games. He got through the game in Tallaght fine. At the same time we’re keeping an eye on him and resting him when we can to get it settled completely.

Eoghan Osborne Injury: Hamstring strain Prognosis: Eoghan’s strain is mild enough but even mild ones can take time to settle down.We will keep treating him. It will take the best part of a couple of weeks to get it right.

Paul Cheshire Dundalk FC physiotherapist

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Setanta success: Ross Gaynor (top) on target against Linfield; Ciaran Bond (right) on board GOOD EVENING everyone and welcome to Oriel Park for our first home game of the 2011 Airtricity Premier League season against Galway United. We would like to extend a warm welcome to the Galway United manager, Sean Connor, his players and staff, as well as the officials and supporters of the Club. While we welcome our ex-manager back to Oriel Park for tonight’s game we also welcome back our ex-player Shaun Kelly. Shaun, who signed with Galway during the close season was a firm favourite with all Dundalk fans for the two seasons which he spent with us.

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Galway United had a fairly turbulent off season, in terms of losing a number of their more influential

against Linfield with a professional one all draw. The first goal in that game was always going to be crucial and thankfully we got it through an excellent Ross Gaynor strike. Going in to the Linfield games we really were the underdogs, but thanks to a fantastic away win at Windsor Park we have now qualified for the last eight. I am writing this piece before last Monday night’s trip to the Oval to play Glentoran, so hopefully as you read this we have secured a positive result in that game, and have given ourselves an opportunity to progress to the next round when we play the return leg here on Monday 21 March. Our experience in competing in this competition has certainly been a positive one so far and Ian, Darius and the players and staff can certainly take a lot of credit from the team’s performances.

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The performances of our team... augurs well for the season ahead

players from last season and initially only being awarded an ‘A League’ licence. However despite these difficulties they have taken their rightful place in the top flight and we wish them well for the season ahead. Like ourselves Galway suffered defeat in their opening league game and I’m sure that they are anxious to get off the mark with a result here tonight. Well it certainly has been a hectic start to the 2011 season for ourselves with our Setanta Sports Cup games against Linfield and our league opener last Friday night against Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght. Firstly, we finished off the task here last Monday week

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Back to the Airtricity League, and despite our 3-1 defeat at the hands of Rovers, I felt that we played very well in that game. Prior to Peter’s sending off we were certainly on top and should probably have been at least one goal to the good. However with only 10 men for three quarters of the game against a team of the calibre of Rovers there could really only be one outcome. Consequently after that defeat it is imperative that we get a good result against Galway United this evening.

The performances of our team so far augurs very well for the season ahead. Ian has signed some very skilful and exciting players for our club, and it should be an

DUNDALKFC DIRECTORY

entertaining season. If you haven’t purchased a season ticket yet please consider doing so. I know that people are under a great deal of financial pressure at the moment, but hopefully our regular attendance here at Oriel Park can help lift some of the Pádraig McGowan gloom and doom out there for a few hours every other week. Our fans have been fantastic supporters in the past and I know that you will continue to be for the 2011 season. As you may already know, Ciaran Bond has recently joined the Board of Directors of Dundalk FC. Ciaran is very well known in both business and soccer circles locally and will be a great addition for the club. He managed our Youth team to win the DDSL Major Division last season, a really great achievement for our club. His energy and business acumen will be of great benefit and on behalf of the Club I would like to welcome him ‘on Board!!’ We wish to also thank the McNamee family for sponsoring tonight’s game. As match sponsors you are all very welcome to this game, we really appreciate your support and we hope that you enjoy the occasion. Yours in sport, & c’mon the Lilywhites! Pádraig McGowan Dundalk FC chairman

CLUB Chief Executive Officer Gerry Matthews Chairman Pádraig McGowan General Manager Paul Johnston Financial Director Ciaran Bond Secretary Maeve McQuillan FAI Representative Kevin Holland Communications Manager Colm Crosson Media Officer Keith Wallace Club President Jim Reilly Commercial Officer Fintan Nelson Office Admin Michael Curran, Anete Shinkara & Dessie Woods Ladies Team Chairman Niall Gallagher LOTTO Coordinators Sam Hanks & Gerard Watters Club Licensing Officer Pádraig McKeown TEAM Team Manager Ian Foster Assistant Manager Darius Kierans Physiotherapist Paul Cheshire Kit Managers Gerard Watters & Dean Arrowsmith Doctor Dr Samil Akhal Head of Youth Development Martin Connolly A/U20/Youths Management Team Martin Connolly, John Whyte, Raymond Trimble & Alan Brown Community Coach Dean Arrowsmith Ladies Coaches Michael Curran, Larry Brennan & John Brennan FACILITY MANAGEMENT Event Controller Regina O'Hare Ground Management Willie McKeever & Domenic Rafferty Bar Manager Kevin Holland Ticket Office Management Des Weir & Jennette Hardy TRUST Chairman Simon Blackmore Treasurer Stephen Casey Committee Members Roy Mackin, Peter Fergus, John Logan, David Caldwell, Colm Murphy, Richie O'Connor, Mark Boyle & Rachel Sloane Financial Controller Emma McGuinness Shops: Merchandise: Carl Dearey, John Logan, Mark Caldwell & Aidan Larkin; Sweets: Kevin Corrigan & John Logan Magazine Colm Murphy, David Farrelly & Keith Wallace dundalkfc.com Colm Murphy, Ruth Hardy, Damien Kenny & Keith Wallace DFCTV Chris Clarke, Craig Gartland & Colm Murphy SUPPORTERS' CLUB (DUBLIN) Chairman Padraig McGowan Secretary Paul Dunne Treasurer Tom Gilsenan Committee Jim Reilly, Gerry McCartney, Rory Gilsenan, Eithne Preston & Ciaran Geraghty

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Legends series to continue

Harry McCue

Mick Lawlor: Ex-Dundalk midfielder back in Oriel Park

THE LATEST in the ‘Lilywhite Legends’ live series in Oriel Park will take place pre-match in the YDC bar in Oriel Park from 6pm before the Setanta Sports Cup second leg encounter with Glentoran.

Tony Cavanagh remembered When a then 23 year-old Tony Cavanagh joined Dundalk from Glentoran in August 1972, having already won the Irish League championship with the Glens, few would have realised the impact that his maverick and unique wing play would have for the Lilywhites over the following five years. The Jim McLaughlin era was about to be born and the mercurial Cavanagh was an

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inspiration with his mesmeric dribbling from the left wing as Dundalk gained the first of many trophies in clinching the 1975/76 league title. Cavanagh won the footballer of the year accolade in 1974, played briefly in the USA for the Philidelphia Atoms, before gracing the Showgrounds in the colours of Sligo Rovers for another three seasons. His premature passing at the young age of 54 in 2003 meant that the football family lost a truly unique personality. The Lilywhite Legends event will honour the memory of the late Tony Cavanagh with former teammates recalling anecdotes and paying tribute to a real Oriel crowd pleaser.

Links between Glentoran and Dundalk There were many players who lined out with distinction for both clubs, the majority of who appeared up to the end of the Second World War. Of a more recent vintage, among the stand out names are Timmy Lyons (early 1960’s) the great Paddy Turner (mid 1960’s) and along with the late Tony Cavanagh, and both Harry McCue and Dermot Keely.

Guest of Honour: Harry McCue Harry McCue of the 1988 double winning team, will be a Special Guest of Honour of Dundalk FC on the night and along with other former players, will take part in the ‘Lilywhite Legends’ on-stage interviews hosted by Michael Duffy.

Admission is free to match ticket holders and will take place from 6pm in the YDC with entry from the Shedside of the ground.

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Cup goes north: Linfield took the honours by winning 2-1. Pictured with Dessie Gorman and Milo Corcoran are Glen Trainor (Dundalk) and Joshua Robinson (Linfield)

Linfield win Dessie Gorman Cup

THE INAUGURAL Dessie Gorman Cup – which is a celebration of the Dunfield Youth Project – was won by Linfield Youths in an absorbing football encounter with Dundalk Youths under lights in Oriel Park on Wednesday 23 February before an attendance in excess of 100 people.

Milo Corcoran, Setanta Sports Cup Committee Chairman, accompanied the legendary Dessie Gorman – who was a scoring sensation for both Dundalk and Linfield – in the presentation of the trophy to the young blues team who emerged 2-1 winners on the night. The Dessie Gorman Cup is an annual friendship challenge that was launched by the ‘Dundalk Hawk’ during the recent Goodwill Visit by Dundalk Supporters to Windsor Park

prior to the first leg of the Setanta Sports Cup.

The Linfield players, management and supporters enjoyed some post match hospitality at Oriel Park from the home club, as veterans of both clubs renewed friendships formed over the years of the Dunfield Youth Project. Linfield Supporters Groups have also been invited to return to Oriel Park as guests of DFC Trust for a forthcoming Airtiricty League match.

Caolan McAleer opened the scoring for Linfield Youths in the first period, with Jude Winchester converting a spot-kick early in the second half, before Ciaran Clinton created an exciting finish by pulling a goal back for the home side. Next years Dessie Gorman Cup will take in Belfast with Dundalk Youths looking to get their hands on the new trophy.

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

Mon 07 Mar Fri 11 Mar

Fri 18 Mar

Mon 21 Mar Fri 25 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

GALWAY UNITED

LGE

Glentoran

BOHEMIANS

GLENTORAN

LGE SC

Saint Patrickʼs Athletic

LGE

Derry City

LGE

UNIV. COLLEGE DUBLIN 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 LGE

EASC

H H A H H

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT

WHELAN

OSBORNE

2.00

3-1 W P MURPHY

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT

WHELAN

HECTOR

8.00

A H A

LGE LGE LGE FC

A H A

7.45 7.45

8.00

tbd

BOHEMIANS

Saint Patrickʼs Athletic

UNIV. COLLEGE DUBLIN Derry City

SLIGO ROVERS tbd

Drogheda United

BRAY WANDERERS tbd

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

LGE

N MURPHY

GUTHRIE

7.45

Shamrock Rovers

LGE

MADDEN©

OSBORNE

GUTHRIE

7.45

GALWAY UNITED

MADDEN©

OSBORNE

GUTHRIE

7.45

H A

MADDEN©

OSBORNE

HECTOR

7.45

LGE LGE

MADDEN©

OSBORNE

HECTOR

7.45

DROGHEDA UNITED Bray Wanderers

MADDEN

N MURPHY

BENNETT

7.45

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT1

7.45

LGE

CHERRIE

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT1

7.45

LGE

1-3 L

MADDEN©

OSBORNE

7.45

LGE

CHERRIE

MADDEN©

7.45

H H

0-2 L

1-0 W CHERRIE

LGE LGE

P MURPHY

7.45 7.45

0-1 L

1-1 D CHERRIE

H A

5-3 W CHERRIE

7.45

7.35 RTÉ

2-1 W CHERRIE

4-1 W P MURPHY

7.45

4-1 W CHERRIE

2.00

A A

STARTING XI

2-1 W P MURPHY

7.45

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 SQUAD NUMBERS NOT USED (PLAYERS LISTED IN NUMERICAL ORDER)

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MATCHDAY

PLAYER & LEAGUE STATISTICS 2011

2011 SEASON APPEARANCES & GOALS

PLAYER

DoB

NAT

1 Peter CHERRIE

01/10/1983

SCO 1

3 Eoghan OSBORNE

25/03/1992

IRL

2 Simon MADDEN 4 Dean BENNETT

5 Colin HAWKINS

6 Michael HECTOR 7 Daniel KEARNS

8 Stephen MAHER 9 Mark QUIGLEY

10 Jason BYRNE

11 Ross GAYNOR 12 Paul MURPHY

13 Nathan MURPHY 14 Greg BOLGER

15 Shane GUTHRIE

01/05/1988 13/12/1977 17/08/1977 19/07/1992 26/08/1991 03/03/1988 27/10/1985 23/02/1978 09/09/1987 28/03/1985 01/11/1992

09/09/1988 11/12/1984

16 Stephen McDONNELL 20/03/1992 17 Keith WARD

12/10/1990

19 Johnny BREEN

25/02/1991

18 Mark GRIFFIN

16/06/1991

IRL

SHAMROCK ROVERS

SLIGO ROVERS DERRY CITY

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PLD 1

UNIV. COLLEGE DUBLIN

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GALWAY UNITED

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0 0

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Dundalkʼs squad features eight new players for the 2011 campaign with Jason Byrne, Greg Bolger, Shane Guthrie, Colin Hawkins, Michael Hector, Eoghan Osborne, Mark Quigley and Keith Ward all joining Ian Fosterʼs new-look panel.

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21 3 3

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THE CLUB

DROGHEDA UNITED

BRAY WANDERERS

THE STAT

Fahrudin Kuduzović, last seasonʼs top scorer and now of Eintracht Trier in Germany, was the last Dundalk player to net a competitive hat-trick. His treble came at the expense of Galway United in a 3-0 win at Oriel on 1 October 2010.

SAINT PATRICKʼS ATHLETIC BOHEMIANS

THE PLAYER

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THE BIG NUMBER

Against Shamrock Rovers, Peter Cherrie became the first member of the current squad to make 50 appearances for Dundalk in the League. In that time, he has kept 15 clean sheets and Dundalk have won 18 matches and drawn 11.

LEAGUE

GD +/-

2010 top goalscorer...

9: Vinny FAHERTY

21: Gary TWIGG

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PTS TOP GOALSCORER

0 0

Two of Galwayʼs five victories away from Terryland in the League last season came at Dalymount Park. Indeed, Sean Connorʼs side defeated Bohemians on three occasions, with the two sides drawing their other fixture.

-2

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12: Jason BYRNE

14: Ciaran KILDUFF

14: Padraig AMOND 16: Mark FARREN

4: Glen FITZPATRICK

12: Fahrudin KUDUZOVIĆ

14: Jake KELLY

9: Karl SHEPPARD

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MATCHDAY OPPONENTS

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

01/10/10: Dundalk 3-0 Galway (LGE) (Kuduzovic 46, 70 & 88) 25/07/10: Galway 1-1 Dundalk (LGE) (Walsh 16; Fenn 90) 14/05/10: Dundalk 0-0 Galway (LGE) 19/04/10: Galway 0-1 Dundalk (LGE) (Gaynor 61) 25/09/09: Dundalk 3-0 Galway (LGE) (Williams 48, McGowan 83, Mansaram 87) 17/07/09: Galway 0-3 Dundalk (LGE) (Collins 28, 71, Williams 59) 08/05/09: Dundalk 1-0 Galway (LGE) (D O’Brien 31) 13/03/09: Galway 1-0 Dundalk (LGE) (G Breen 80) 20/10/06: Galway 1-3 Dundalk (LGE,D1) (Reilly 90+2; Flanagan 20, 76, Hughes 90) 17/08/06: Dundalk 1-0 Galway (LGE,D1) (Hughes 22)

PLAYED: 10, WON: 7, DRAWN: 2, LOST: 1, FOR: 16, AGAINST: 3

Dundalk have won four of the last five meetings at Oriel Park, with one scoreless draw. The record includes scoring eight goals and conceding none. The last time Galway United scored at Oriel Park was thanks to Mixie Harty on 23 June 2005 when the Tribesmen ran out 3-0 winners. Barry Moran (40) and Ronan Frawley (68) also scored. Harty netted his goal in the 76th minute of that contest.

FORMGUIDE

LATEST RESULTS 04/03/11: Galway 0-3 St Patrickʼs Ath

02/11/10: Galway 1-0 Bray 29/10/10: Drogheda 3-3 Galway 22/10/10: Galway 3-2 Bohemians 15/10/10: Sporting Fingal 3-1 Galway 09/10/10: Galway 1-4 UCD 01/10/10: Dundalk 3-0 Galway 24/09/10: Shamrock Rov 3-0 Galway 17/09/10: Shamrock Rov 6-0 Galway* 13/09/10: Galway 2-2 Sligo Rovers OVERALL RECORD Played: 10, won: 2, drawn: 2, lost: 6, goals scored: 11, goals conceded: 29 Goals: 3: Sheppard, 2: OʼBrien, Molloy, 1: Curran, Gartland, OʼDonnell, Walsh *FAI Cup

CAPTAIN

Greg Fleming

Replacing Barry Ryan will not be an easy task, but Sean Connor will be hoping that Fleming can be as big a success at Terryland Park this season. Galway announced the signing of the Edinburgh native on the eve of their opening fixture with St Patrick’s. He began his career at Livingston before moving to Gretna for successful spell. Such was Fleming’s impact he received a call-up to the Scottish U21 team and was their first choice keeper for much of their season in the SPL. Following Gretna’s financial problems, Fleming departed for Oldham where he played 18 times before being released in January 2011. 24 OPPONENTS

Paul Sinnott

A local Galwegian who has emerged through the ranks at Galway United following spells in Junior football with Mervue United and Renmore. Sinnott is comfortable at either right-back or centre-back. Sean Connor obviously thinks very highly of him as he has named him Galway’s club captain for the 2011 Airtricity League season.

An interview in the Galway Independent revealed that his least favourite sport is cricket and that he is also a keen Connacht Rugby fan.

Shaun Kelly

It’s a big welcome back to a fans favourite from the last two seasons at Oriel. Shaun Kelly departed last October at the end of the season and has now rejoined his ex-Dundalk boss Sean Connor. Indeed, Connor snapped up Kelly for Dundalk from Hearts in January 2009 and Kelly would go on to own the right-back slot until the arrival of Simon Madden last July when he was asked to fill in at leftback during an injury crisis. Best remembered for one of the goals of the season in October 2009 when he struck a volley home from 30 yards at Turner’s Cross. Even he couldn’t believe it when it dropped under the crossbar!

GALWAY UNITED MANAGER

Sean Connor

Sean Connor’s career took in Distillery, Port Vale, Macclesfield, Ards and Cliftonville before injury ended his playing days. He then began an unconventional career path towards management. He spent some time as Birmingham City press officer before coaching in the US and in English non-league circles. He spent some time scouting for Stoke and Lincoln before returning to Ireland as manager at First Division Sligo Rovers in 2004. Within 15 months he had led Sligo to promotion and in their first season back in the top flight Rovers finished an impressive fifth. He moved to Bohemians and though he led then to third place in the League, the FAI Cup semis and the League Cup final the club terminated his contract at the end of the 2007 season amid rumours of off-field improprieties. Bohs were eventually forced to settle a court case for wrongful dismissal. Connor then replaced John Gill at newly-promoted Dundalk for the 2009 campaign, where 23 red cards blighted a fifth-placed finish. Club and manager went their separate ways for 2010, with Connor ending up at Galway, and maintaining the club’s top flight status on the pitch thanks to a play-off defeat of Bray. But licensing issues have left him short on time to field a team for the 2011 season.

ONE TO WATCH

Stephen Walsh

Walsh is another Galway local who broke into the first team in the latter half of the 2010 season. A centre-half, he is a hot prospect who played for local side Galway Hibs before signing for United – and played 15 times last year scoring two goals. So impressive was Walsh that he picked up the Galway United Young Player of the Year award.

Avid MNS watchers may remember Walsh from a match towards the end of the season against Sporting Fingal when he scored a spectacular long range effort from 25 yards.

Steve Feeney

A skilful player who is equally comfortable in midfield or central defence. Sligo-born Feeney first joined his local club, Sligo Rovers, in 1999. He played a big part in Sean Connor’s exciting Sligo side that earned promotion to the top flight in 2005. However, he eventually joined Monaghan United at the start of the 2007 season and his experience was an invaluable asset. Returned to Sligo in 2008 and remained with Rovers until the end of the 2010 season, but his second stint was marred by injury. In February 2011, he returned to the league by joining Galway from Sligo Junior side Quayside Rovers.

Bobby Ryan

Born in Limerick in 1979, Ryan started out with his home town club before making his name at Galway in the 2001/02 season. This earned him a move to Bohemians in January 2002 and he enjoyed a tremendous 2002/03 campaign and scored the only goal of the game against Shelbourne that sealed the league title. In 2004 he moved to Shelbourne where he was to win another league title in 2006. Things didn’t work out at Dunfermline, so Ryan joined St Patrick’s Athletic in 2008. Returned to Galway in 2010, before being loaned to Limerick to ease financial problems, but now back for the 2011 campaign. dundalkfc.com 25

MATCHDAY OPPONENTS

Galway United were initially founded as Galway Rovers in the Claddagh district of the city in 1937. The club operated at junior level with great success before taking their first steps into the senior game by competing in the 1976/77 League Cup. By the next season, Rovers were in the League of Ireland, making their debut on 28 August 1977 against Saint Patrick’s Athletic at Terryland Park. The club gradually made an impression, losing the 1980/81 League Cup final on penalties to Dundalk at Oriel Park after both legs of the final ended goalless. The club then changed their name to Galway United and the mid-1980s provided their best run of success to date - 1984/85 provided their first FAI Cup final (and a 1-0 loss to Shamrock Rovers), and then 1985/86 gave a second-placed finish in the league and a League Cup win (a 2-0 defeat of Dundalk). The club exacted revenge against the Hoops by beating them 1-0 in the 1990/91 FAI Cup final and they defeated Cork City in the 1996/97 League Cup final over two legs. This is their 25th season in the top flight.

CLUB STATISTICS

FOUNDED 1937 (as Galway Rovers) GROUND Terryland Park

NICKNAME The Tribesmen

HONOURS League: 0 (Second, 1985/86) Cup: 1: 1990/91 League Cup: 2: 1985/86, 1996/97 LAST FIVE SEASONS 2010: Premier division, eighth 2009: Premier division, seventh 2008: Premier division, ninth 2007: Premier division, eighth 2006: First division, third

Terryland Park, home to Galway United

NEW RECRUIT

Brian Cash

Another stand-out signing by Galway just before the season kick-off, Brian is a right winger who started his career at Nottingham Forest in 1999. The Dubliner had spells with Swansea City, Rochdale, Bristol Rovers and Derry City before enjoying a successful spell at Sligo Rovers between 2007-09. He moved back to Dublin to join Pete Mahon and John Gill at St Patrick’s Athletic for the 2010 season. Dundalk fans will not have happy memories of Cash as it was he who ended Dundalk’s brave resistance with just nine men in the FAI Cup match last June after JJ Melligan and Ciaran McGuigan were dismissed. 26 OPPONENTS

Gary Curran

Curran’s career began at his local club Real Tubber, where he played alongside Raffaele Cretaro. He came through the youth system at Sligo Rovers scoring his first goal for Sligo in a 2-0 win over Galway and scored a second goal against Finn Harps the following season. For the 2008 season, he scored one league goal in 11 outings. In January 2009, he signed for Longford Town and scored three league goals but was released at the end of the campaign. In February 2010, he signed for Galway and scored three goals from 31 appearances. Was also called up to the U-19 Irish team in 2006.

Shaun Maher

Ian Foster revealed in February 2011 that Dundalk were in advanced talks to bring the Maher to Oriel until deals were completed with Shane Guthrie and Colin Hawkins. He signed for Bohemians in 1996 and became a first team regular. After a spell at Fulham under Kevin Keegan, Maher returned to Bohs in 1998 and was part of their 2000/01 League and FAI Cup double-winning team. Moved to Bournemouth where enjoyed seven years of football playing 117 matches. In 2008, he joined Drogheda United and then moved to Sporting Fingal, with whom he picked up an FAI Cup winners medal in 2009.

GALWAY UNITED LEGEND

Johnny Glynn

STAR PLAYER

Sean Kelly

Tralee-born Kelly lined out for Kingdom Boys, a youth team in Kerry, where he attracted some interest from Arsenal. Would return from London to join Cork City with whom he made five appearances in 2008. Joined Galway for the first time under Ian Foster before signing for Limerick FC in January 2010 making 30 appearances for Pat Scully’s team. But having been released at the end of the season, Galway moved to sign him for 2011. Kelly’s profile on galwayunitedfc.ie reveals that his favourite book is Maradona’s autobiography and that his sporting hero is Roy Keane. An Irish U-19 & U-21 international.

Alan Murphy

Murphy is one of Galway’s most influential and experienced players. He made a big name for himself in the early part of the last decade when he scored 48 goals in five seasons including becoming the top scorer in the 2003 First Division. In 2004, he joined Derry City for €22,000 and remained at the Brandywell for a frustrating two seasons before returning to Terryland in 2006. He then joined Shamrock Rovers in February 2008 only to be released after just 17 matches. He rejoined Galway but would missed the entire 2010 season with a persistent knee injury and will in no doubt be hoping to make up for lost time in 2011.

Captain of the team that won the 1990/91 FAI Cup, and the matchwinner as well, Johnny Glynn will be remembered by all Tribesmen as the man who brought the silverware back to Galway in May 1991. But Glynn also featured in United’ other FAI Cup final appearance back in 1985, leaving aside his Leaving Cert studies for a day after having been snapped up by Tom Lally from local club, Corrib Shamrocks.

Glynn’s family moved to the USA after the final, and he took up a scholarship at Boston University only to return home in late 1986 to join Shamrock Rovers. Though his debut came in a 1-0 League Cup final defeat to Dundalk, Rovers bounced back to claim the League and Cup double - defeating the Whites 3-0 in the FAI Cup final. Glynn rejoined Lally at Sligo Rovers where he finished as top scorer, but injuries followed and he returned to Galway, who were managed by Joey Malone. The FAI Cup was then captured, but Glynn moved on once more, firstly to Cork City and then to St Patrick’s Athletic, winning the league with both clubs. He then played in Norway before winning the FAI Cup once more with Cork. He currently manages Mervue United.

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Dave Connell

RETRO L i ly w h i t e l e g e n d

appointed Dundalk manager in the summer of 1985, and by the following January Dave had added another silver medal to his collection, this time in the League Cup after losing in the final to Galway United. An early season mystery injury in the following season—later diagnosed as caused by a piece of bone lodged in the muscle of his upper leg—severely limiting his appearances, meant missing two more runner up spots in League and FAI Cup when Dundalk failed to get the better of Shamrock Rovers.

Dave Connell

CAPTAIN of the Irish Schoolboys’ under-15s team when playing at centre-half, classy Dave O’Connell had a well-earned reputation as one of the best attacking full-backs in the League of Ireland during his sixseason spell with Bohemians. Debuting at Dalymount in the 1979/80 season under Billy Young, he also earned League of Ireland Inter-league caps, but the major trophies eluded him during this period.

For four consecutive years, Dave collected runner up mementos—for the FAI Cup in 1982 when losing to Limerick and the following year to Sligo followed by two League second spots, in 1983/84 and 1984/85, when Jim McLaughlin’s Shamrock Rovers were lording it over everybody. The 1981/82 Cup loss followed a magnificent semi-final win over Dundalk after a four-game marathon. Dave was one of the first signings made by Turlough O’Connor when he was 28 LILYWHITELEGEND

He was unable to dislodge Joey Malone from his full-back slot in the 1987/88 double-winning season, and after being made redundant (he was a bricklayer with CIE), he decided to emigrate to America in January 1988 and he spent 18 months in San Francisco. On his return to Ireland, he was snapped up by Noel King, Shamrock Rovers manager. King converted Connell to a midfielder and over a three-season spell he became one of the leading midfielders in the league. In January 1991 he won his first Soccer Writers Player of the Month Award, 12 seasons after making his debut. He was also voted Rovers Player of the Year Profile

for the 1990/91 and 1991/92 seasons. In 1991, he collected his third FAI Cup runner up medal when Galway United got the better of Rovers in the final.

Leaving Rovers after the 1991/92 year, he spent a season in the Irish League with Ards where his midfield leadership spurred the team to a mid-season club-record 14 matches unbeaten record and to semifinal appearances in the Budweiser Floodlit Cup and the Wilkinson League Cup. In the second half of the year they battled through to an Irish Cup final appearance but in a three-match marathon, local rivals Bangor won the second replay with a goal in the last minute and Dave added an Irish Cup runner up medal to his three FAI runner up mementos. For a fee of £2,500 he moved south, this time to Drogheda but even the arrival of Jim McLaughlin as manager couldn’t save the Boynesiders from relegation. His last playing stint was with Limerick, where he spent five seasons, finishing up as playing-manager until he was sacked in February 1999. His last league involvement was during 2000/01 as manager of Galway United.

Dave Connell s (born: 27/11/61) League of Ireland playing career spanned 18 years with stints at Bohemians, Dundalk (1985-88: 54 total apps, 1 goal), Shamrock Rovers, Drogheda United and Limerick. In total, he would make 335 appearances (including 16 as substitute) and score six goals. His playing career also included a spell in the Irish League with Ards and he also managed Galway United for a short spell. Won three League of Ireland caps during his spell with Dundalk (versus Irish League, Iraq and Saudi Arabia). Currently Irish Women s Under-19 coach having been appointed manager in January 2011. Initially joined the FAI in 2006 as a development officer in Ballymun and Finglas.

RETRO C la s si c ma tc h

J OYC E , G O R M A N

DEN Y

G A L WA Y

D u n d a l k 2 - 1 G a l wa y U n i t e d • L e a g u e o f I r e l a n d p r e m i e r d i v i s i o n O r i e l Pa r k , D u n d a l k • 9 M a r c h 19 8 6 DUNDALK gave new impetus to their title hopes with this victory over Galway United at Oriel Park during the 1985/86 season. The news that Shamrock Rovers had lost 1-0 to St Patrick’s Athletic was greeted with a loud roar as Dundalk cut moved within four points with a game in hand. Before kick-off Galway United were two points ahead of Dundalk in the table making this encounter crucial for both teams. Indeed, Galway looked set to make a title charge until a poor run. This defeat was their seventh match without a win. The match was a tough encounter that spilled over to the sidelines. Turlough O’Connor and Tony Mannion, both Athlone men, were involved in some verbal confrontations throughout. Dundalk took the lead after just seven minutes when Dave Connell, enjoying a great run of form at right-back, projected the perfect cross for Paddy Joyce to head past the returning Richie Blackmore in the Galway goal.

The visitors came close to an equaliser when Paul McGee, easily Galway’s best forward, collected Eamon Deacy’s through pass in his stride, but Alan O’Neill came off his line quickly to narrow the angle. Then, after Dessie Gorman had wasted a good chance,

Dessie Gorman: On the mark for Dundalk

Dundalk went 2-0 up five minutes before half-time. Despite putting seven players in the defensive wall when Dundalk were awarded a direct free-kick, this just served to block Blackmore’s line of sight as Gorman swerved the ball around the wall between the keeper and his right-hand post. Joyce came close in the second half when his header was cleared off the line by John Naughton while O’Neill was at his best to save from Colm McGonigle and Paul Murphy. Paul McGee scored a sensational strike with just two minutes remaining to

finish the scoring. Dundalk would eventually finish in third place in the league, three points behind Shamrock Rovers, and one behind Galway, to this date the Tribesmen’s best finish in the competition. Statistics DUNDALK: O Neill, Connell, McCue, Malone, Lawlor, Kehoe, Carroll, Shelly, Joyce, Gorman, McNulty. Subs: McConville for Carroll, L Murray for McCue. GALWAY UNITED: Blackmore, Naughton, Cassidy, Bonner, Nolan, Deacy, Mannion, McDonnell, Steedman, McGonigle, McGee. Sub: Murphy for Steedman. CLASSICMATCH 29

RETRO S ea so n p as t

1985/86 marked Turlough O’Connor’s first season as manager at Oriel Park

1985/86: DUNDALK

New manager, the former Dundalk player and Athlone manager Turlough O’Connor, was busy building a side capable of challenging for the title.

In came Alan O’Neill, Joey Malone, Mick Shelley, Roddy Collins and Harry McCue among others. It was an encouraging first season for Turly, with Dundalk pushing Shamrock Rovers and Galway all the way in the league. Dundalk only conceded European qualification to Galway on the last day of the season. Dundalk also made the League Cup final as O’Connor stamped his mark on his new club.

1985/86 also marked Tommy McConville’s last season at Dundalk, after 20 years and 700 games. 30 SEASONPAST

GALWAY UNITED

Galway were emerging as genuine title contenders under the management of Tony Mannion. After enjoying their first European tie, against Danish side Lyngby, Galway started the 22-match league season with an impressive 16-match unbeaten run up to March.

On 2 March they hosted champions and title rivals Shamrock Rovers at Terryland Park, but Jim McLaughlin’s Hoops proved their class with a 3-1 win. United also lost their next two game to Bohs and Dundalk but steadied themselves to ease Dundalk out in the race for Europe, sealing second spot, their highest-ever finish, and a UEFA Cup spot. The Tribesmen also won the League Cup, beating Dundalk 2-0 in the Tolka Park final.

Irish Football

Jim McLaughlin’s Shamrock Rovers completed a hat-trick of league titles, pipping Galway and Dundalk to the title. The Hoops completed the double, beating Waterford 2-0 in the FAI Cup final.

The first season of the First Division saw new boys Bray Wanderers top the table. Despite the hype and fanatical support, Derry City finished mid-table - but then moved to appoint Jim McLaughlin as manager.

Rovers were well beaten by Hungarian side Honved in the European Cup, Galway held Danish cup winners Lyngby to a 4-2 aggregate win on their European debut while Bohemians lost 5-2 at home to a very strong Dundee United, but held the Scots to a 2-2 at Tannadice.

1985/86 1985/86 League of Ireland Team

1 Shamrock Rovers 2 Galway United 3 DUNDALK

4 Bohemians

5 Waterford United

6 St Patrick’s Athletic 7 Limerick City

8 Athlone Town

9 Home Farm 10 Cork City 11 Shelbourne 12 Univ. College Dublin

Pld

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22 22 22 22

5 3 3 2

8 6

9 7 5 7 7 4

3 3

33 31

15 23 15 19

30 44 40 50

15 13 13 8

12 12 12 16

Pts

5 8

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The 1985/86 season was the first that witnessed two divisions in the League of Ireland. From the 10-team second flight, Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers came out on top, ahead of Longford Town & Derry City. European Football

With previously dominant English clubs banned from European football after the Heysel tragedy, European competitions had a novel look to them.

Steaua Bucharest became the first club to take the European Cup to the east, beating Terry Venables’ Barcelona 2-0 in a stunningly inept penalty shootout after a drab scoreless draw.

Valery Lobanovski’s disciplined, tactical Dynamo Kiev won the Cup Winners’ Cup, beating Atlético Madrid 3-0 in the final.

Real Madrid won the UEFA Cup, thrashing Cologne 5-1 in the first leg of the final and running out 5-3 winners on aggregate.

International Football

Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the 1986 FIFA World Cup were effectively over before the start of the season. Drawn in a group with Russia, Denmark, Switzerland and Norway Eoin Hand’s side struggled.

Defeats in Moscow and at home to an emerging Denmark, featuring Preben Elkjaer, Jan Molby and Michael Laudrup, left Ireland fourth in a five team group. Shamrock Rovers’ Pat Byrne played against Denmark in November, and was the last League of Ireland player to play for Ireland for over 20 years. Jack Charlton replaced Eoin Hand in the spring, leading Ireland to a surprise win in a mini-tournament in Iceland, beating the hosts and Czechoslovakia.

Pat Byrne

Elsewhere...

With English clubs banned from European competition after the Heysel disaster English football concentrated on domestic matters.

New Liverpool player-manager Kenny Dalglish led his side to their first League-FA Cup double.

In Scotland Hearts contrived to lose at Dundee on the final day to hand the league title to Celtic. It was the first league title for the Old Firm in four season - they have won every title since.

Roy Coyle’s Linfield strolled to the fifth of six successive Irish League titles. The Blues had eight points to spare over runners-up Coleraine. Coleraine also made the Irish Cup final, but were beaten 2-1 by a Glentoran side who won the second of four successive Irish Cup titles.

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Joey Malone

1985/86: DUNDALK STAR

Dundalk's Player of the Year in Turlough O'Connor's first season was dynamic midfielder Joey Malone.

A former Ireland under-21 international, Malone had made his name at Bohs, Pats and Athlone before joining Dundalk. During his time at Dundalk he formed a fine partnership with Barry Kehoe. Malone won the double with Dundalk in 1988 and moved to Galway as playermanager, leading the club to their only major trophy, the FAI Cup, in 1991. He later had spells at Longford, Waterford and Monaghan. 32 SEASONPAST

Paul McGee

GALWAY UNITED STAR

The arrival of legendary striker Paul ‘Ski’ McGee helped transform Galway United from midtable respectability to genuine title challengers. The former Ireland international scored 19 goals for Galway in 1985/86, propelling the Tribesmen to their best ever season. The well-travelled Sligo man is one of the league’s top ten most prolific goalscorers. He scored well over 100 league goals for Sligo, with whom he won the league in 1977, Galway and Finn Harps among others. McGee also had spells in Holland and Canada, and in England with QPR, Burnley and Preston. He won 16 caps for Ireland, scoring four goals.

1985/86

Jim Beglin

IRISH INTERNATIONAL STAR

Former Shamrock Rovers defender Jim Beglin established himself at left back for Liverpool and Ireland during the 1985/86 season. He played in each of Ireland’s World Cup qualifiers and played a major part in Liverpool League and FA Cup double. Beglin’s promising career came to a premature end after he sustained a bad knee injury in 1987. He made something of a comeback with Liverpool and then Leeds but a series of injuries saw him retire from the game in 1991, aged 27. He played over 100 games for Liverpool and won 15 caps for Ireland.

Igor Belanov

SUPERSTAR!

Dynamo Kiev striker Igor Belanov was the 1986 European Football of the Year.

Belanov’s goals helped Dynamo to retain the Soviet league title in 1986 and he lef Kiev to the 1986 Cup Winners Cup title. He led Russia’s attack at the World Cup finals in Mexico, scoring four goals in Mexico, including a hattrick in a 4-3 last 16 defeat to Belgium. Belanov was one of the stars of the World Cup, a creative fulcrum and goal scorer in Russia’s Dynamo Kiev dominated team.

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1931: Dolphin 1-3 Dundalk Dundalk qualified for the Free State Cup Final by beating Dolphin 3-1 at Dalymount Park in this semi-final replay. The result flattered Dundalk, but Dolphin (from Dolphin’s Barn in Dublin), paid the penalty for missing many opportunities and for poor goalkeeping. All three Dundalk goals should have been prevented by Kelly in the Dolphin goal. Conversely, Dundalk’s keeper McMullen produced a string of sensational saves. Dundalk had the better of the early play. Berry had a good shot saved by Kelly and soon after he tipped over an effort by Henry Hirst. Then, after a corner had been cleared, Slowey crossed for Joey Donnelly (right) to head past Kelly at his near post to make it 1-0. Just before half-time Dundalk broke quickly from defence and McCourt headed past Kelly to make it 2-0. This time the keeper appeared to lose sight of the ball in the sun. Dolphin fought back strongly in the second half and pulled a goal back when Somers netted with a great left foot shot. McMullan and his defenders stayed strong. Dundalk remained dangerous on the break and Kelly spilled a Donnelly shot into the path of Hirst who completed the scoring. Elsewhere... At a meeting in Belfast the following resolution was passed: “That all relationship between the Irish Football League and clubs, and the 34 ONTHISDAY

Free State League and clubs be hereby terminated”. The resolution was passed by 14 votes to 7 by Irish League delegates. The matter arose because the Free State League refused to play the annual match with the Irish League, which had been fixed for the previous Saturday. STATISTICS

DOLPHIN: Kelly, Lennox, Doyle, Robinson, Dixon, McAllister, Goodwin, Somers, Carroll, Lee, Peterson.

DUNDALK: McMullen, McKeown, McDiarmuid, Slowey, Reid, Johnson, McCourt, Berry, Stewart, Hirst, Donnelly.

11 March 1962: Dundalk 5-0 Transport

Dundalk recorded a facile 5-0 victory over Transport at Oriel Park on this day in 1962.

Jimmy Hasty (left) and Liam Munroe made a return to the Dundalk line-up after a prolonged absence. Dundalk went ahead after 20 minutes, when Grogan let an easy shot from John Murphy through his hands. Grogan was culpable five minutes later when he was unable to hold a shot from Munroe and the ball bobbled over the line. Five minutes from the interval Ted Harte headed Dundalk’s third goal from Munroe’s cross and just on half-time, Hasty scored a typically superb effort, flicking Coleman’s pass past Grogan. Transport did better in the second half and Grogan redeemed himself with some great saves. However, Harte was taken down in the penalty area and Murphy scored from the penalty spot to make it 5-0. Elsewhere... FAI Cup quarter-finals – Waterford 2-0 Drumcondra, Bohemians 0-1 Shamrock Rovers. St Patrick’s Athletic 1-0 Cork Celtic, Pike Rovers 1-2 Shelbourne.

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1979: Dundalk 2-0 Finn Harps

Dundalk qualified for the semi-finals of the FAI Cup in windy conditions at Oriel Park.

Both sides struggled with the blustery wind and, as a consequence, the large crowd witnessed a scrappy game. However, with the wind at their backs, Dundalk gradually took command of the game. Dundalk took the lead after the first real incident of the game. Flanagan got clear on the right wing and sent over a teasing ball into the penalty area which Tony O’Doherty handled when trying to bring it under control. Jimmy Dainty’s (above, right) firmly struck spot-kick hit the underside of the crossbar on its way to the net to bring the crowd to their feet. Chances were at a premium for the remainder of the half. Cathal Muckian shot over the bar after 21 minutes and Charlie McDermott made a great save to deny Hilary Carlyle. Mick Lawlor, making his first appearance since Christmas, blazed over the crossbar following a Vinny 36 ONTHISDAY

1984: Dundalk 4-0 Sligo Rover

McKenna cross just before the break. Harps applied the pressure following the break.

In the 61st minutes, John Duffy found Joe McGrory clear in the penalty area with the home defence standing still looking for an off-side decision and he headed just wide of Richie Blackmore’s post. Blackmore was again called into service a minute later when he saved an effort from Duffy.

However, Dundalk finally put the game beyond Harps’ reach in the 70th minute when Flanagan received the ball midway inside the Harps half and sent a perfect throughball to Muckian, who with little space to spare, slotted the ball past McDermott. STATISTICS

DUNDALK: Blackmore, McConville, Martin Lawlor, McKenna, Dunning, Flanagan, Byrne, Mick Lawlor, Carlyle, Muckian, Dainty.

FINN HARPS: McDermott, Duffy, Monagle, T O’Doherty, Sheridan, Healy, Logan, McNally, McGrory, Minnock, P McGuinness.

Dundalk were in fine form on this day in 1984 when they brushed past Sligo Rovers by 4-0.

Barry Kehoe (above) forced goalkeeper Colin Oakley into a good save early on. Dundalk took an early lead after 17 minutes when Mick Fairclough nodded down for Dundalk’s leading scorer, Benny Laryea, to score. It was not until the 73rd minute when Dundalk increased their lead. Mick Wright forced the ball home from close range following a goal mouth scramble. Paul Cunningham laid on the cross in the 79th minute when Kehoe made it 3-0. Kehoe then returned the compliment three minutes later releasing Cunningham for Dundalk’s fourth.

Elsewhere... While Dundalk were in league action, elsewhere it was FAI Cup quarter-final day. Terry Eviston scored the winner for Shamrock Rovers to give them a 1-0 win over Limerick City, while Galway

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2000: Longford 1-1 Dundalk

United were beaten 1-0 by Shelbourne at Harold’s Cross. Shels were reduced to ten men when John Delamere for punching Tony Mannion. Former Dundalk striker Brian Duff was in the Galway line-up and he was unlucky to hit the crossbar in the 21st minute. The only goal of the game was scored by a future Dundalk striker when Paddy Joyce headed home in the 88th minute. Other past or future Dundalk players on show that day were Dave Mackey and Paul Newe who lined out for Shels. In the other two quarterfinals, Waterford beat Finn Harps 2-1 and UCD, who would eventually win the competition, defeated Home Farm 2-1. STATISTICS

DUNDALK: Blackmore, O’Brien, Lawlor, McConville, Wright, McLaughlin, Maher, Kehoe, Fairclough, Laryea, Lundy. Sub: Cunningham for Fairclough.

SLIGO ROVERS: Oakley, Fielding, Scanlon, McGee, Stenson, McGuigan, McLoughlin, Savage, Rutherford, Moylan. Sub: Ferrin for Conn.

From the kick-off Dundalk were in top gear in Longford, but home keeper Stephen O’Brien was in inspired form – time and again pulling off fantastic saves, one in particular to deny Anto Reilly. His efforts ensured that the teams went in on level terms at half-time. Longforf pulled themselves into the game in the secondhalf. This surge culminated in the opening goal after 56 minutes as Keith O’Connor headed home a Stephen Gavin cross.

Dundalk manager Terry Eviston pushed Noel Melvin from central defence to centre forward for the last 15 minutes or so and two minutes into stoppage time, the equaliser came. Paddy Quinn hooked the ball into the penalty box where Melvin rose to volley home. STATISTICS

DUNDALK: Connolly, Whelan, Crawley, Melvin, Campbell, Flanagan, Morrisroe, Hoey, Quinn, Izzi, Reilly. Subs: Thornton, Delany & M Reid for Morrisroe, Hoey & Reilly.

Summary

John Murphy scored an unlikely double from his defensive berth when the Whites beat Transport 5-0 at Oriel Park in 1962 - his second goal coming from the penalty spot.

Dundalk have drawn only once on this day, that coming in 2000 in a first division promotion tussle in Longford. Noel Melvin was on the scoresheet with a late leveller. RESULTS

1931 Dolphin 1-3 Dundalk* 1933 Dundalk 2-1 Cork** 1934 Bray Unknowns 5-3 Dundalk 1951 Sligo Rovers 2-0 Dundalk* 1962 Dundalk 5-0 Transport 1973 Dundalk 1-2 Finn Harps 1979 Dundalk 2-0 Finn Harps* 1984 Dundalk 4-0 Sligo Rovers 1990 St Patrick’s Ath 1-0 Dundalk* 2000 Longford Town 1-1 Dundalk Overall record Played: 10 Won: 5, drawn: 1, lost: 4 Goals for: 21, goals conceded: 13 Last win: 1984, Last defeat: 1990 *FAI Cup, **Shield

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THE SPECTATOR

GALWAY UNITED & NICK LEESON… who’d have predicted that marriage ending in tears, eh? Leeson is renowned for shamelessly lying and cheating about finances, deliberately misleading the authorities and running a venerable institution into the ground, while Galway United on the other hand... well it’d be churlish to mention the IAG process again wouldn’t it, so we won’t. Never, ever again.

So, moving swiftly on, Galway join the esteemed list of Bohs, Fingal, Cork, Drogheda and everyone else in crashing into the financial abyss. While the temporary denial of Galway’s Premier Licence was painted as a technicality it seems that United’s woes are genuine. Galway face the classic League of Ireland problem of reconciling income and expenditure while peddling a product that not many people are interested in. The fundamental problem for Galway United, sadly, is that Galway people aren’t really that interested in football. Of course you could say that about all League of Ireland clubs, but for whatever reason Galway United lack the identity and the affection that is more visible for football clubs in Sligo, Dundalk, Derry, Tallaght and Cork. Galway is the quintessential Irish city, only it is somehow more Irish than the rest of the country. What Ireland does, Galway does to a higher factor- the arts, crap weather, the craic, destructive relationship with alcohol, festivals, the enforced preservation of a dying language, great pubs, half-hearted League of Ireland 38

support, bandwagon hopping for GAA, rugby, or whatever else is the flavour of the month. If you like Ireland you’ll love Galway… or possibly drown in a cloying sea of über-Irishness.

Of course Galway is not an entirely sports-phobic society. Liverpool and Celtic and Manchester United are held in enough esteem to be referred to as “we”. Lots and lots and lots of people will go to the Galway Races. Galway hurling and football will attract formidable crowds to Salthill- when things are going very, very well. Connacht rugby, the Arts Festival, air shows and yacht racing will also attract multitudes when things are going well or when it’s an “event”. But it has to be an attractive “event” and not a runof-the-mill, week-in week-out league type thing requiring a commitment of time and interest. On the interweb a couple of years back (there really is no limit to the research The Spectator puts into an article) a Galway United fan bemoaned the fact that Galway were at home the same week the Volvo Ocean Race was in town.

SEAN DELOUGHRY CALLS (FULL) TIME!

Bear in mind that the VOR brought several hundred thousand visitors to the city. Where else in the world would the fact that a city’s population had temporarily quadrupled be considered a bad thing for a local business involved in the entertainment industry? Only in Ireland- and especially in Galway. This is a city where the football club has such a low profile that a taxi driver brought The Spectator and friends to Terryland Shopping Centre when we requested Terryland Park a couple of seasons ago. Upon being forcibly told that we were looking for the football ground he brought us to the only city centre soccer pitch he was aware of - the Astroturf pitches at UCG.

The reinstatement of Galway United’s Premier Division licence has saved them the humiliation of relegation to the A Championship and relegation to the status of the city’s third biggest club. However, for the foreseeable future it seems likely that Galway United will remain the second biggest club in Connacht. Sligo may have a fraction of the population but it has a multiple of the passion.

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