Dundalk v St Patrick's Ath (Monday 13 June 2011) by David Farrelly

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DUNDALK v SAINT PATRICK’S ATHLETIC

MONDAY 13 JUNE 2011, KICK-OFF: 7.45PM 2011 AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION • ISSUE 13 • €3 • dundalkfc.com

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CONTENTS

Manager Ian Foster

gives his views from the sidelines

Greg Bolger features

as this edition’s

centrefold!

Seán DeLoughry takes a

look back at the football

scene in 1995/96

Turlough O’Connor is

profiled in Jim Murphy’s

Lilywhite Legends series 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 05/06/2011

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EDITORIAL

Colm Murphy

Tonight Dundalk FC are welcoming Turlough O’Connor back to Oriel Park as our special guest. It’s always nice to welcome back legends such as Turlough. There are very few people who compare with him at our club. As a player he won the Shield, City Cup and Leinster Cup (and these trophies were big deals back then). In four seasons he scored 71 goals.

His return as manager in 1985 certainly rattled some cages as he rebuilt the team. There are many Dundalk fans who just missed out on the McLaughlin era but it was clear by the 1985/86 season that the mid-1980s slump was over. Turlough performed miracles in his time as manager with a budget smaller than our main rivals such as Shamrock Rovers, Derry City and, in the early 1990s, Cork City and Shelbourne.

The last time I recall Turlie at Oriel Park was for the 20th anniversary of the 1988 Double win on 1st May 2008. All the players received a great welcome that night but the biggest cheer of the night went to Turlie. It’s very important that the club never loses touch with the players and managers who helped make the club what it is. I think

Dundalk FC do well in this regard. Turlough is a Dundalk hero. I know he has connections with Bohemians – but that simply doesn’t compare to the high regard that Dundalk fans hold him. It’s similar to Jim McLaughlin – Shamrock Rovers and Derry can draw murals or put his face on a flag to their heart content – but he is ours!

Ian Foster and his players have represented our club with honour over the past two seasons. It’s going to be more difficult given the budgetary constraints and financial realities in the league for the team to match the achievements of Turlie’s teams. But hopefully they are aware that twenty or more years from now they will be remembered and always welcomed back to Oriel Park.

Another man who is back here tonight is obviously John Gill. It’s amazing to think that three years we had just beaten Shelbourne in the FAI Cup as a First Division team. Giller may have divided opinion and his exit was messy to say the least but I’m sure all Dundalk fans will recognise the work he put into achieving promotion for Dundalk. Lastly, it’s the boring finance bit, please keep up and spread the word about all the different ways you can help Dundalk to perhaps strengthen Ian’s very bare squad. The lads are putting their bodies on the line for us and one or two signings would make all the difference. We can trust Ciaran Bond and the rest of the board not to spend money we don’t have so it’s all shoulders to the wheel at this point! Enjoy the match. Colm Murphy Dundalk FC Magazine editor

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DUNDALK v ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC

GOOD EVENING and welcome to this evening’s Airtricity League Premier Division match versus Saint Patrick’s Athletic. Firstly, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Pete Mahon, his players and backroom staff, the directors and supporters of St. Patrick’s Athletic who have made the trip north to Oriel Park.

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I’m writing these notes before we face either Galway United or Drogheda United in the FAI Ford Cup and league respectively, so I’ll start by looking back at our last game against St. Pat’s, at Richmond Park on 25 March. We led the game 2-0 thanks to two wonderful goals from Mark Quigley, but St. Pat’s came back to win it with three goals in the final half-an-hour. It’s not a revenge missing this evening, though. Obviously, we were all disappointed that we lost the game in the manner that we did, and as late as we did. But that’s part and parcel of football; you have got to be switched

having had a decent run of form in the league. Hopefully, by the time tonight comes around, we will still have hold of our unbeaten home record, and I think it’s important psychologically that teams know it’s going to be difficult when they come here, as well as the players knowing we can perform at home.

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It’s important that opposition teams look at that statistic as well and think ‘we’re going to Oriel Park tonight; it’s going to be difficult because these boys are unbeaten at home all season’. It’s something that I mentioned before the start of the season, that we needed to improve our home record, and we’re on our way to doing that. We have had some tough games at home as well, the likes of Shamrock Rovers, Sligo and Derry – they have all come here and we’re still unbeaten, so it’s a testament to the players’ character and ability to keep that going. I think that kind of record might play on opposition players’ minds, the

It’s important...teams know it’s going to be difficult (coming) here

on and tuned in for 95 minutes of the match. Unfortunately, we lost our concentration and St. Pat’s got the winner in injury-time. It was disappointing on the night, of course it was, from a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2. It was difficult to take, but it’s an opportunity for us to continue our good form at home, and hopefully we can get three points in this game in hand and put ourselves in a decent position in the table. Excluding last Friday night’s game against Drogheda – which I obviously can’t comment on at the time of writing – since that defeat in Inchicore, we have played 11 games in the league and lost twice, away to Derry and Sligo. We have won six and drawn three of those games, and let’s be honest, Derry and Sligo are two difficult places to go. I felt we certainly should have got something in Sligo because our performance, particularly in the second half, was fantastic and we missed some chances at the end – their ‘keeper made a great save from Michael Hector. We kept trying and kept knocking on the door but unfortunately we just couldn’t find the equaliser. But we go into this game

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longer it goes on. I think it’s too early in the season to pay too much attention to it. But I think if you can get past the halfway stage of the season and you’re still unbeaten at home, then teams coming back here will know that they didn’t win here the first time, and that they’re going to have to work incredibly hard to get three points off us at home.

We can only plan for the next game but, as we look ahead, the games don’t get any easier, with trips to Bray Wanderers and Shamrock Rovers coming up next weekend. Obviously, we would love to get maximum points against Drogheda and St. Pat’s, but we know it’s going to be very, very difficult. Hopefully, come 10pm tonight, we will have six points in the bag, and if we do then it sets us up nicely for what are two very tough games in the week ahead. Enjoy the game!

Ian Foster Dundalk FC manager

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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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GOOD EVENING everyone and welcome to Oriel Park for this evenings Airtricity League encounter with St Patrick’s Athletic. Everybody at Dundalk FC would like to welcome everybody from St Patrick’s Athletic, their manager Pete Mahon, the players and staff as well as club officials and supporters. In particular we would like to welcome back some former Lilywhites. John Gill remains very popular with Dundalk fans for obvious reasons and everybody will warmly welcome him back to Oriel. Some other members of his 2008 promotion winning team are also in the St Pat’s squad. Chris Bennion served Dundalk FC for six years and was in the First Division team of the season back in our promotion winning year. Paul Crowley and Derek Doyle also played a big part in capturing the league. Dundalk FC have a very good relationship with St Patrick’s Athletic. This was shown last week when St Pat’s agreed to allow Shane Guthrie play in the FAI Ford Cup match with Galway United. Both teams have European ambitions this season so tonight will be a big test. St Pat’s are, of course, competing in this season’s UEFA Europa League. We wish them every success of making progress.

08 CLUB & COMMUNITY

Dundalk have been very unlucky with injuries in recent weeks. I am writing these notes before the Galway match so the full extent of Michael Hector’s injury is not completely clear. However, we wish him a quick recovery as well as the other players on the casualty list such as Stephen McDonnell, Stephen Maher, Eoghan Osborne and Jason Byrne. Hopefully by the time you are reading this Greg Bolger will have recovered.

Mark Griffin has been making a big impression in recent weeks. This is a further boost for youth development in the town and the co-operation that exists between Dundalk FC and the Dundalk Schoolboy’s League. Stephen McDonnell, Nathan Murphy and Johnny Breen have also taken giant strides this season. Everybody involved in the development of our young local talent should feel very proud of themselves. Our current youth team features several more prospects that have a good chance of making the first team in the near future. Off the field, it’s a constant hard battle to keep the club’s financial affairs in proper order. It’s obviously a tough time financially for every business in our community. Many thanks to Gerry Curtis who was the main organiser behind the DFC Trust Poker Classic in the YDC last

DUNDALKFC DIRECTORY

owan; Quay Celtic, recently named Aviva Club of the Month

weekend. The club is very grateful to anybody who can help boost the club’s coffers.

In the weeks ahead we are expecting a busy period with the Barry Kehoe Soccer Paul Johnston School. We have three sessions this year that we hope will be very successful. Please spread the word about it! It offers a great week of football for kids and this year we have the added benefit of the newly installed pitches in the YDC. Speaking of the YDC, the recent Snooker Legends tournament (featuring a Jimmy White 147!) and the Dundalk Chamber of Commerce organised Strictly Come Dancing were very enjoyable events. It just shows that the future is bright. However, we need your help to ensure that all our fundraising activities are successful. In particular, try to encourage your friends, in particular any lapsed Dundalk fans out there, to come back to Oriel Park to support us! Yours in sport, & c’mon the Lilywhites! Paul Johnston Dundalk FC general manager

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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Pedigree: Colin Hawkins knows what it takes to win a league title having done it twice with Pats I HAVE GREAT MEMORIES of my time at Saint Patrick’s Athletic. I won two league titles there when I was only 20 and 21. It was a super time. They were probably my best years as a player. I was playing really well back then and the fans were brilliant. I really enjoyed my time at Richmond Park. I have a lot of fond memories.

They are really on a super run of late, especially the two boys up front, Daryl Kavanagh and Danny North. They’re having a great season, after a really sluggish start. They have had a big turnaround in the squad with a lot of new bodies, and it took time to gel. At the moment, with us, they’re probably the form team in the division. They’re playing really well and playing some good stuff, whereas earlier in the season they were a lot more direct. I remember the game where they nicked the win off us in Inchicore and they played pure direct football, which was probably not the best to watch. But they’re getting it down, they’re passing it a little bit more and creating chances and scoring some good goals, so it’s going to

10 DRESSING ROOM

be a big test for us. But, again, it’s a back game for us and it’s an opportunity to claw back points on other teams.

Revenge for that defeat in March has to be in the back of our minds. We were sick that night. It sticks in the throat. That night, we should have held on and won that game, and not drawn it. We were 2-0 up and we got a little bit complacent, so we won’t let that happen again. We know their threats and we know what they’re good at. I’m writing this piece before the visit of Drogheda United (last Friday) so hopefully come tonight we will still be protecting our unbeaten home record. If you can get through a season unbeaten at home, it would be fantastic. It’s something we have spoken about in the dressing room. It would be super. We don’t want anyone coming here thinking they can get a win off us, so hopefully we can keep that intact.

Briefly looking back at the Sligo Rovers match a fortnight ago – which was our last league game as I write this – I think the injuries, and suspension,

Enjoy the match!

Colin Hawkins Dundalk’s No5!

TABLE

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really took their toll on us. We missed a few important bodies around the field. We missed Greg Bolger big time, and obviously some balance on the right with Daniel Kearns serving a onematch ban. Daniel has Colin Hawkins been doing really well for us on the right wing, and Jason Byrne up front, we missed his presence. They’re three big bodies to miss in one game. Michael Hector was playing in midfield as well, which was different for him. We had a few people shuffling around just to accommodate injuries and suspensions, but we have just got to get on with it.

TREATMENT

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I have fond memories of my time at St Patrick’s Athletic ...they were probably my best years as a player

Paul Cheshire

Jason Byrne

Injury: Hamstring Prognosis: Jason hurt his hamstring in the Setanta Sports Cup final. It’s a grade two strain. He is still a number of weeks away before he’s going to be back in the first team. His injury is obviously more severe than Nathan Murphy’s and Greg Bolger’s, so it’s going to take that extra few weeks to get him involved again.

Stephen McDonnell

Injury: Knee Prognosis: Stephen had his orthopaedic appointment on 3 June, so at the time of writing we don’t know the outcome of that. I’m almost certain that he’ll require surgery but hopefully it’s just the one. There are a couple of things going on with Stephen, and depending on what the specialist thinks, we’ll get a far clearer picture. I wouldn’t put a timeframe on him until we know the outcome of that.

Eoghan Osborne

Injury: Fractured tibia Prognosis: Again, there is not a lot of change regarding Eoghan. Once he gets the cast off, he can start his rehab. He has a lot of muscle wastage because he has been in the cast so long, so he will have a lot of work to do. It will all be about getting back running again before any contact stuff. It’s still long-term rather than short-term.

Paul Cheshire Dundalk FC physiotherapist

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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

Mon 04 Apr Fri 08 Apr Fri 15 Apr

Mon 18 Apr Fri 22 Apr

Mon 25 Apr Fri 29 Apr

Mon 02 May Fri 06 May

Mon 09 May Sat 14 May Fri 20 May

Thu 26 May

Mon 30 May Sun 05 Jun Fri 10 Jun

Mon 13 Jun Fri 17 Jun

Mon 20 Jun Fri 24 Jun Fri 01 Jul Fri 08 Jul Fri 15 Jul Fri 22 Jul

Fri 05 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 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 SSC

LIMERICK

FRIE

SHAMROCK ROVERS

LSC

Rock Celtic

FRIE

LINFIELD

SSC

Glentoran

SSC

BOHEMIANS

LGE

Shamrock Rovers GALWAY UNITED

LGE LGE

GLENTORAN

SSC

UNIV. COLLEGE DUBLIN

LGE

Saint Patrickʼs Athletic

LGE

Cliftonville

SSC

SLIGO ROVERS

LGE

Derry City

CLIFTONVILLE

Drogheda United

Monaghan United

BRAY WANDERERS

SHAMROCK ROVERS Galway United Bohemians

LGE

SSC

LGE

EASC LGE LGE LGE LGE

H H A H A H H A A H H

P MURPHY

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT

WHELAN

OSBORNE

2.00

3-1

P MURPHY

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT

WHELAN

HECTOR

7.45 8.00 2.00

1-0

7.45

0-0

7.45 7.45

1-1

7.45

2-1

3.00

1-2* L

7.45

1-1

H H A A

7.45 7.45 7.45

3.00

LGE

Bray Wanderers

Shamrock Rovers GALWAY UNITED BOHEMIANS

Saint Patrickʼs Athletic

UNIV. COLLEGE DUBLIN Derry City

SLIGO ROVERS

Drogheda United

BRAY WANDERERS

LGE LGE LGE LGE LGE LGE LGE LGE LGE LGE

tbd

FAIC

Galway United

LGE

SHAMROCK ROVERS Bohemians

A H H A H A H A H

7.45 7.45

0-2

1-0

2-0

0-1

1-0 4-1

W W

CHERRIE CHERRIE CHERRIE

P MURPHY CHERRIE CHERRIE CHERRIE CHERRIE CHERRIE CHERRIE CHERRIE CHERRIE CHERRIE

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OSBORNE OSBORNE OSBORNE OSBORNE

N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY N MURPHY GAYNOR

HECTOR HECTOR

GUTHRIE GUTHRIE GUTHRIE GUTHRIE

GUTHRIE1 GUTHRIE GUTHRIE HECTOR

GUTHRIE GUTHRIE GUTHRIE HECTOR HECTOR HECTOR HECTOR HECTOR HECTOR

GUTHRIE GUTHRIE HECTOR HECTOR HECTOR

GUTHRIE GUTHRIE

HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HECTOR

HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS HAWKINS

HAWKINS1 C BYRNE

HAWKINS HAWKINS

HECTOR2

HAWKINS1 HAWKINS HAWKINS

HAWKINS1 HAWKINS

BENNETT1

7.45 7.45 7.45

7.45

LGE

7.45

LGE

7.45

COMPETITION KEY: EASC: EA SPORTS CUP, FAIC: FAI CUP, FRIE: FRIENDLY, LGE: AIRTRICITY LEAGUE, LSC: LEINSTER SENIOR CUP & SSC: SETANTA SPORTS CUP SQUAD NUMBERS NOT USED (PLAYERS LISTED IN NUMERICAL ORDER), N*: PLAYED AT TALLAGHT STADIUM, 1-2*: LOST AFTER EXTRA TIME

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HECTOR

McDONNELL BOLGER BOLGER BOLGER BOLGER

BENNETT BENNETT BENNETT BENNETT MAHER

BOLGER BOLGER

McDONNELL McDONNELL BENNETT BENNETT

McDONNELL McDONNELL McDONNELL McDONNELL McDONNELL McDONNELL HECTOR

McDONNELL BENNETT BENNETT BENNETT WARD

EDITORIAL DEADLINE FOR ST PATRICKʼS PROGRAMME WAS BEFORE DROGHEDA MATCH

7.45

CHERRIE

MADDEN

N MURPHY

BENNETT

OSBORNE

7.45

FAIC

3-0

P MURPHY

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT1

WHELAN

7.45

LGE

P MURPHY

MADDEN©

N MURPHY

BENNETT1

7.45

LGE

0-0

CHERRIE

MADDEN©

OSBORNE

7.45

DROGHEDA UNITED

CHERRIE

MADDEN©

7.45

LGE

CHERRIE

8.00

7.45

FAIC

tbd (@Aviva Stadium)

tbd

Bray Wanderers

7.45

LGE LGE

Sligo Rovers

7.45

Univ. College Dublin DERRY CITY

7.45

FAIC

SAINT PATRICKʼS ATHLETIC

LGE

tbd

2-1

7.45 SS

SAINT PATRICKʼS ATHLETIC

7.45 SS

LGE

3-1

7.45

DROGHEDA UNITED

LGE FAIC

2-3

7.35 RTÉ 0-2

7.45

DERRY CITY

GALWAY UNITED

1-1

6.15 SS

LGE

3-2

3-1

Sligo Rovers

7.45

0-2

7.35 RTÉ 1-3

SSC

LGE

0-1

7.45

Shamrock Rovers

Univ. College Dublin

5-3

1-1

7.45

2-1

H A

4-1

7.45 SS

STARTING XI

2-1

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TEAM STATISTICS 2O11 KEARNS1

McDONNELL BREEN

J BYRNE1

WARD

KEARNS

WARD1

BREEN1

GRIFFIN

GAYNOR

WARD

QUIGLEY2

KEARNS KEARNS

KEARNS3 MAHER

KEARNS WARD

KEARNS KEARNS KEARNS KEARNS KEARNS KEARNS KEARNS

KEARNS1 KEARNS1 KEARNS KEARNS KEARNS

KEARNS1 DUFFY

BREEN

KEARNS KEARNS KEARNS KEARNS KEARNS KEARNS WARD

KEARNS1

McDONNELL WARD WARD

GRIFFIN

MAHER1

QUIGLEY QUIGLEY QUIGLEY

McDONNELL QUIGLEY BOLGER

QUIGLEY

MAHER

QUIGLEY1

BOLGER WARD WARD WARD

WARD WARD WARD

QUIGLEY

QUIGLEY1 QUIGLEY QUIGLEY

QUIGLEY2 QUIGLEY

QUIGLEY2

McDONNELL QUIGLEY McDONNELL QUIGLEY WARD

QUIGLEY

WARD1

GRIFFIN

WARD WARD WARD WARD

BOLGER BOLGER BOLGER BOLGER

HECTOR BOLGER

QUIGLEY QUIGLEY QUIGLEY

QUIGLEY1 QUIGLEY QUIGLEY QUIGLEY QUIGLEY QUIGLEY BREEN1

J BYRNE2 J BYRNE1 J BYRNE J BYRNE

BREEN©3 BREEN

J BYRNE

J BYRNE1P J BYRNE

J BYRNE1 J BYRNE J BYRNE J BYRNE

J BYRNE1 J BYRNE J BYRNE

J BYRNE1 J BYRNE1 J BYRNE BREEN

J BYRNE

J BYRNE1P J BYRNE J BYRNE J BYRNE

GRIFFIN2 GRIFFIN GRIFFIN GRIFFIN

SUBSTITUTES CHERRIE

GAYNOR1

CHERRIE

GAYNOR

McDONNELL

GAYNOR

BENNETT

WARD

GUTHRIE19

GAYNOR

KEARNS

GAYNOR1

MAHER

GAYNOR

P MURPHY

WARD

BREEN

GAYNOR

McDONNELL GAYNOR1 GAYNOR

MAHER BREEN

MAHER MAHER

GAYNOR1

BREEN

GAYNOR

BREEN

GAYNOR

WARD

GAYNOR

WARD

BREEN1

GAYNOR GAYNOR

BREEN

KERR

GAYNOR

GRIFFIN

GAYNOR

P MURPHY

GAYNOR

BREEN

GAYNOR

BENNETT

GAYNOR

BENNETT

GAYNOR

WARD

QUIGLEY1

HECTOR13

GAYNOR

GRIFFIN

N MURPHY13 BREEN14

BREEN P

BREEN KERR

LAST

P MURPHY20

McDONNELL J BYRNE BOLGER14

P MURPHY WARD

FOSTER21

N MURPHY WARD

HECTOR

MAHER12 GRIFFIN

KEARNS

BRENNAN GRIFFIN12

QUIGLEY116 BREEN16 BREEN BREEN

N MURPHY13 TRAINOR16 GRIFFIN

P MURPHY

MAHER

N MURPHY

HECTOR

McDONNELL P MURPHY McDONNELL GRIFFIN

GRIFFIN

P MURPHY

McDONNELL GRIFFIN

GRIFFIN

HECTOR HECTOR BREEN

P MURPHY P MURPHY KEARNS DUFFY

BREEN

GRIFFIN

P MURPHY WARD

P MURPHY P MURPHY P MURPHY DUFFY

HUTCHINSON12 KERR14

BOLGER BREEN

McSORLEY

McDONNELL GRIFFIN

DUFFY

HUTCHINSON

BREEN

GRIFFIN

BREEN

DUFFY

KERR

GRIFFIN GRIFFIN

QUIGLEY

P MURPHY GRIFFIN

HAWKINS WARD

BREEN

GUTHRIE GUTHRIE KERR

P MURPHY

GRIFFIN DUFFY

CHERRIE KERR KERR

P MURPHY GRIFFIN

P MURPHY BREEN KERR

DUFFY

TRAINOR

BREEN

P MURPHY P MURPHY

McDONNELL BREEN

BREEN

P MURPHY GRIFFIN

GAYNOR17

McDONNELL WARD

HECTOR

P MURPHY

P MURPHY20

CHERRIE

N MURPHY

GRIFFIN

HUTCHINSON13 OSOBE14

GRIFFIN15

P MURPHY

P MURPHY P MURPHY

BEGLEY12

DUFFY KERR

J BYRNE

HUTCHINSON

DUFFY

HUTCHINSON

BREEN

DUFFY

KERR

DUFFY

HUTCHINSON DUFFY

GUTHRIE DUFFY

GRIFFIN

KERR

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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PLAYER SPONSORSHIP & STATISTICS 2O11 2011 SEASON APPEARANCES & GOALS

PLAYER

DoB

NAT

1 Peter CHERRIE

01/10/1983

SCO 14

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

16 Stephen McDONNELL 17 Keith WARD

18 Mark GRIFFIN

19 Johnny BREEN Philip DUFFY Chris KERR

Cian BYRNE

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

20/03/1992 12/10/1990 16/06/1991 25/02/1991 08/09/1991 08/06/1991 28/08/1992

Stephen HUTCHINSON 03/05/1990

IRL

LEAGUE

IRL IRL IRL IRL IRL IRL

IRL

GLS APS

IRL

GLS APS

ENG 13

IRL

TOTAL

GLS APS

IRL

SET CUP

GLS APS

IRL

LGE CUP

APS

ENG 7

IRL

FAI CUP

13 2

14 5 8 8

13 6 8 1 0 0 0

0 3 2 2 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 0

7 4

12 18 18 22 7

24 19

21 3

21 10 13

14 22 8

14 3 2 1 0

DUNDALK FC CAREER RECORD LEAGUE

FAI CUP

LGE CUP

SET CUP

EUROPE

TOTAL

GLS APS

1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

2 1

1 2 1

THE DFC MAGAZINE QUIZ

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WHO AM I?

1 Who scored Barcelonaʼs opening goal in this yearʼs UEFA Champions League final? 2 Which team did Liverpool play on the day of the Hillsborough disaster? 3 Which footballer moved from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000? 4 Which team did Derry City defeat in the 2006 FAI Cup final? 5 In what year did Paul Scholes make his Manchester United debut? 6 True or false. Porto went through last seasonʼs Primeira Liga unbeaten? 7 Kevin Prince-Boateng was born in which country? 8 Johan Elmander recently signed for which club? 9 From which club did Arsenal sign Ian Wright? 10 What nationality is Everton forward Tim Cahill?

I was born on Saint Valentineʼs Day in 1987 in Salto, the second largest city in the country where my international teammate Luis Suarez is also from. I moved to Montevideo when I was 12 and came through the youth system at Danubio. I was part of the squad that won the 2006 Apertura championship, scoring nine goals. After my breakthrough at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, I attracted interest from several clubs. On 29 January ʻ07, Palermo announced my signing. I made my debut six weeks later in a home league clash against Fiorentina, coming on as a second-half sub as we trailed 1-0 and I scored an impressive equaliser just 15 minutes later. In my second season I found myself fighting for a first-team place with Fabrizio Miccoli and Amauri. After Amauriʼs departure to Juventus, I took his place in the starting XI, forging a partnership with Miccoli and scoring 14 goals during the following season. In 2009/10, I played an important part and helped Palermo to secure European qualification. In April last year, I penned a new four-year contract with the club. However, just three months later I joined Serie A rivals Napoli on loan. On 6 February 2008, I made my senior international bow and scored in a 2-2 draw with Columbia. Last October, I scored ANSWERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE my first career hat-trick in a friendly against Indonesia. Who Am I?

TEAM

SHAMROCK ROVERS SLIGO ROVERS

PLD

DERRY CITY

BRAY WANDERERS

ST PATRICKʼS ATHLETIC DUNDALK

BOHEMIANS

15 15

8 7

UCD

GALWAY UNITED

DROGHEDA UNITED SHAMROCK ROVERS V DERRY CITY

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4 4

3 4

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PTS

+13

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+20

15 10

-16

-31

-23

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FORMGUIDE (most recent game on right) D L L

D L

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W D L L L

L W W L

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W W W L L L L L

ANSWERS

QUIZ: 1 Pedro Rodríguez, 2 Nottingham Forest, 3 Luís Figo, 4 Saint Patrickʼs Athletic, 5 1994, 6 True, 7 Germany, 8 Galatasaray, 9 Crystal Palace, 10 Australian . WHO AM I?: Edinson Cavani

TONIGHT

GLS

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MATCHDAY OPPONENTS

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

25/03/11: St Patrick’s 3-2 Dundalk (LGE) (D McMillan 59, E McMillan 62, Mulcahy 90; Quigley 17, 48) 24/09/10: St Patrick’s 1-2 Dundalk (LGE) (Lynch 64; Tipton 26, Gaynor 52) 18/07/10: Dundalk 0-3 St Patrick’s (LGE) (Mulcahy 6, 18, Kenna 52) 04/06/10: Dundalk 0-1 St Patrick’s (FCUP) (Cash 90) 07/05/10: St Patrick’s 1-0 Dundalk (LGE) (Byrne 4) 26/03/10: Dundalk 0-0 St Patrick’s (LGE) 09/10/09: Dundalk 0-0 St Patrick’s (LGE) 02/08/09: St Patrick’s 1-0 Dundalk (LGE) (O’Connor 74) 22/05/09: Dundalk 0-1 St Patrick’s (LGE) (Quigley 28) 27/03/09: St Patrick’s 2-0 Dundalk (LGE) (Leech 35, Moran 78) PLAYED: 10, WON: 1, DRAWN: 2, LOST: 7, FOR: 4, AGAINST: 13

Tonight will be the 121st league meeting of these clubs, and it is almost even-steven with Saint Patrick’s Athletic slightly holding the upper hand with 42 wins to Dundalk’s 41, with 37 draws, Dundalk scoring 160 goals and conceding 165. In the 59 meetings at Oriel Park, the Lilywhites have won 25 and lost 15, while scoring 82 goals and conceding 60.

FORMGUIDE

LATEST RESULTS 30/05/11: UCD 1-3 St. Patʼs 26/05/11: St. Patʼs 2-1 Sligo Rovers 20/05/11: Bohemians 0-1 St. Patʼs 09/05/11: St. Patʼs 0-0 Shamrock Rovers 06/05/11: Bray Wanderers 0-1 St. Patʼs 02/05/11: St. Patʼs 5-2 Galway United 29/04/11: St. Patʼs 3-0 Drogheda United 25/04/11: St. Patʼs 1-1 Shamrock Rovers (3-1 on penalties)* 22/04/11: Derry City 1-1 St. Patʼs 15/04/11: St. Patʼs 1-1 UCD OVERALL RECORD Played: 10, won: 7, drawn: 3, lost: 0, goals scored: 18, goals conceded: 7 Goals: 8: North, 5: Kavanagh, 2: Doyle, 1: Crowley, E McMillan, Murphy *League Cup

CAPTAIN

Gary Rogers

Gary Rogers (born: 25 Sep 81) was at non-league St Francis when he was spotted by Dermot Keely and brought to Shelbourne Youths. He had a trial at Stockport County but failed to win a contract there or make a first-team appearance on his return to Tolka Park, and so moved to Drogheda United in 2002, where he became a regular. The Meath native returned to Shels in 2004, though he was only back-up to Steve Williams. In late 2005, he joined Keely’s Dublin City but six months later they folded, with Rogers signing for Bray. In early 2007, he arrived at Galway United before following Jeff Kenna to Saint Patrick’s ahead of the 2009 season. 24 OPPONENTS

Conor Kenna

Conor Kenna (born: 24 Nov 84) was at Lourdes Celtic, Kilnamanagh and Cherry Orchard before moving to Coventry City. He returned home to sign for Shelbourne in 2003, becoming a prominent figure in their U21 squad. Having failed to make a senior appearance, joined UCD in 2004. In his first year, he helped UCD to promotion. In 2005, he was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21s but had to withdraw due to injury. He was named UCD captain in 2008 after Tony McDonnell retired, while he also earned three Irish U23 caps. After UCD’s relegation in 2008, he moved to Drogheda United, before joining Pats in February ‘10.

Derek Pender

Derek Pender (born: 2 Oct 84) began his senior career at Shelbourne in 2003 after impressing at Schoolboy level with Belvedere and underage level with the Republic of Ireland. In August 2004, he arrived at Dundalk on-loan before he permanently left Tolka the next year as he joined Dublin City. There, he helped the Vikings to promotion but midway through 2006 the club folded. He joined Shamrock Rovers and also played a part in their promotion and then went on to play for Bray Wanderers where he enjoyed two full seasons before he signed for Pats in late 2009, and he has been a consistent performer ever since.

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC MANAGER

Pete Mahon

Pete Mahon (born: 30 July 1947) was appointed as caretaker manager of Saint Patrick’s Athletic on 23 September 2009, with former Dundalk boss John Gill given the assistant manager’s role. The job came following the ill-fated reign of Jeff Kenna, with the pair leading the Saints through their final nine games of the season as they avoided the dreaded playoffs, finishing seventh, just a point behind fifth-placed Dundalk. Mahon and Gill were given the nod to continue that partnership for the 2010 season, and they enjoyed a fine campaign as for long periods they challenged for the league title. Ultimately, St. Pat’s would finish a disappointing fifth, though, following the collapse of Sporting Fingal, that position proved enough to bring European football back to Richmond Park. Described on the Saint Francis website as ‘legendary’, Mahon led the non-league club to the 1990 FAI Cup final where they lost to Bray Wanderers in front of a crowd of 33,000. Altogether, Mahon spent 27 years with St. Francis, 16 as a manager, as they eventually made the step up to the League of Ireland in 1996. He had short spells as manager of St. Pat’s in 1998 and Bohemians in 2001, before he took over another non-league club, Belgrove, shortly after. From 2003 to 2008, he was in charge of UCD, his last club prior to his move to Inchicore.

ONE TO WATCH

Ian Bermingham

Ian Bermingham (born: 16 Jun 89) is one of the youngest but also most-promising players in the Saint Patrick’s squad, having represented the Republic of Ireland at U21 level. He was signed by UCD in April 2007 from Lourdes Celtic, and he went straight into the first team at Belfield, making his debut against Waterford United. His displays drew interest come from both Stockport County and Gretna but he remained at UCD for 2008. In early 2009, he joined Shamrock Rovers and made 18 appearances. It was a year that saw him mark Cristiano Ronaldo in a friendly against Real Madrid. In January 2010, he switched to Pats.

Stephen Bradley

Stephen Bradley (born: 19 Nov 84) has represented the Republic of Ireland at U14, U15, U16 and U21 level. He played for Jobstown, Maryland Boys and Lourdes Celtic, before joining Arsenal where he became reserve team skipper. In 2004, he had a threemonth spell at Dunfermline, before joining Drogheda United in March 2005. He won the FAI Cup in his first season, but he failed to nail down a regular starting place in the 2007 league-winning team. He was snapped up by Falkirk in 2008 but only played four games before moving to Shamrock Rovers in 2009. He won the league there last year before signing for Pats in January 2011.

Derek Doyle

Derek Doyle (born: 30 Apr 86) was part of Dundalk’s 2008 First Division winning team. He had spent part of his Youth career at Cherry Orchard before joining UCD in 2004. He made his debut as a 19-year-old when coming on against Shelbourne in June 2005. He won successive U21 League titles, and was enjoying a fine time at Belfield before breaking his leg in 2007. After four seasons at UCD, he left to join Dundalk midway through 2008, and his form towards the end of the campaign helped them to promotion. He spent 2009 at Shelbourne, but returned to the top flight when joining Saint Patrick’s Athletic in early 2010.

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MATCHDAY OPPONENTS

CLUB STATISTICS

FOUNDED 1929

GROUND Richmond Park NICKNAME Saints, Patʼs

HONOURS League: 7: 1951/52, 54/55, 55/56, 89/90, 95/96, 97/98, 98/99 Cup: 2: 1959, 1961 League Cup: 2: 2000/01, 2003 LAST FIVE SEASONS 2010: Premier Division, fifth 2009: Premier Division, seventh 2008: Premier Division, runners-up 2007: Premier Division, runners-up 2006: Premier Division, seventh Richmond Park, Inchicore

Do you come here often? This is St Patrick’s Athletic’s 90th competitive trip to Oriel Park since joining the League of Ireland in 1951, with Cork side Evergreen United (later Cork Celtic). Their last visit was in July 2010 when a struggling Dundalk were comprehensively beaten 3-0, thanks to two Dave Mulcahy goals and one from Conor Kenna. Prior to that Dundalk managed to have three players red carded against Pats in the FAI Cup. Reduced to nine players for the duration of the second half,

NEW RECRUIT

Evan McMillan

Evan McMillan (born: 20 Nov 86) impressed with the Irish Colleges team in Thailand in the summer of 2007, where he finished Irish top scorer with two goals. The previous year, he had arrived at UCD where, in ‘07, he captained the club to their third U21 League in four years. He made 13 league appearances in ‘07, and then 14 in ‘08. He was also part of a side that won the A-Championship as The Students defeated Bohs 2-1 in the decider, with McMillan heading the winner. As UCD captain, he helped them to the 2009 First Division title and was named on the PFAI First Division Team of the Year. Joined Pats last December. 26 OPPONENTS

Anto Murphy

Anto Murphy (born: 1 Aug 82) was at Sheriff, Belvedere and Cherry Orchard, and it was his form at the latter that earned him a move to Saint Patrick’s in 2003. But, having started well, he slipped down the pecking order and left – with a League Cup winners’ medal in his pocket – as he joined Monaghan United in 2004. He was snapped up by UCD in 2005, before he returned to Pats a year later. After two seasons, he left to join Sligo Rovers in January 2008. But with cuts in Sligo, he left by the next July to join Bohemians. There, he won two leagues, another League Cup and a Setanta Cup, before signing once more for Pats on 21 February last.

Paul Crowley

Paul Crowley (born: 13 Aug 80) got his first real taste of the League of Ireland under John Gill with Dublin City in 2003 when he played a vital role in their First Division title success, his fifth season with the club. Twenty-six appearances and five goals was not enough to help them avoid relegation. Crowley moved to Waterford United before returning to Dublin City in 2006, though they folded midway through the season. He spent 18 months at UCD before arriving at Dundalk in 2008 where he was a key figure in the First Division winning team. After two years at Drogheda United, he moved to Saint Patrick’s last January.

Dundalk's admirable rearguard action almost forced a replay before Brian Cash's late winner.

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC PLAYED FOR BOTH

Renewing acquaintances... No fewer than eight players could be coming up against a former club this evening. Colin Hawkins won two league titles at Inchicore at Stephen Maher the end of the 90s. Mark Quigley spent four season at Pats (06-09) and Stephen Maher played for Pats in ‘09. Shane Guthrie, of course, is on loan from Pats. Of Pats’ squad, Chris Bennion spent six seasons as No1 at Oriel Park, Derek Pender spent some time on loan at Dundalk in 2004 and Paul Crowley and Derek Doyle both helped the Lilywhites to promotion in 2008.

STAR PLAYER

Daryl Kavanagh

Daryl Kavanagh (born: 11 Aug 86) is a Tipperary-born forward who was at Carrick United before stepping onto the League of Ireland ladder with Waterford United in 2005. A serious leg injury curtailed his progress and he had a spell back at Carrick before he returned to the Premier with Cobh Ramblers in July 2008. He would go back to Carrick once more, before signing for Limerick in 2009 and then Waterford in July 2010. He was part of the 18-man squad for the FIFPro Winter Tournament in Oslo last January, and shortly after he was snapped up by Pats, taking the No7 shirt previously worn by David McAllister.

Daniel North

Daniel North (born: 7 Sep 87) is a striker who was a product of the Youth team at his local club, Grimsby Town. He made his firstteam debut against Bristol Rovers in February 2005 having made the step-up to the senior setup. But he made just one appearance the following season. In April 2007, he scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Barnet. In August ‘07, he scored the club’s 7,000th goal in all competitions. In January ‘08, he was named League Two Player of the Month and was the club’s top scorer at the end of that season. His form dipped after that, however, and after a brief spell with Alfreton Town last year, he joined Pats last June.

LEGEND

Eddie Gormley

Eddie Gormley (born: 23 Oct 68) began his career, as a midfielder, at Bray Wanderers in 1987. But after just a handful of games with the Seagulls, English giants Tottenham Hotspur were alerted to his talent and lured him to London in late ‘87. Chances, though, were limited at Spurs and Gormley went out on-loan to Chesterfield, Motherwell and Shrewsbury Town in order to gain first-team experience. In 1990, he was signed by Billy Bremner at Doncaster Rovers, where he became a highlyinfluential player, winning the Player of the Year award in both 1991/92 and 1992/93. After three seasons, Gormley opted to return to Ireland. Following a short loan spell at Drogheda United, he moved to Saint Patrick’s. There, Gormley was voted PFAI Player of the Year in 1995/96 after his displays had helped the Saints to the league title. While the club managed fifth place the next season, Gormley captained them to two successive league titles in 97/98 and 98/99. In 2000, his career came full-circle when he signed for Bray again. After retiring from playing in 2003, he joind the coaching staff at the Carlisle Grounds before being unveiled as the club’s manager in September 2006, a reign which came to an end last year.

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AN EXTRAORDINARY match at the Showgrounds ended all square against title chasing Sligo and a luckless Dundalk side. Dundalk lost goalkeeper Eddie van Boxtel with a knee injury after 12 minutes and fell behind just five minutes later. But a resilient performance in one of Dermot Keely’s last games in charge allowed Dundalk back into the match. Dundalk came from behind three times to earn a fully deserved draw. Sligo took the lead when future Dundalk player Robbie Brunton blasted a penalty past stand in goalkeeper John Coady after a Dundalk player had been adjudged to have handled the ball in a goalmouth scramble. Johnny Kenny hit the bar as Sligo went all out for a second; but they were caught napping at the back in the 21st minute when Joe Gallen forced the ball home from close range following Joe Hanrahan’s in-swinging free kick.

Five minutes of injury time had elapsed at the end of the first half when Ian Gilzean restored Sligo’s lead following good work by Gavin Dykes.

Dundalk survived some anxious moments early in the second half but gradually got their game together and equalised in the 66th minute. A free-kick from David Crawley was only partially cleared and Mick Doohan pounced to beat Mark McLean

with a well struck shot. Sligo looked set for victory when Gilzean grabbed his second of the game in the 82nd minute. However, Dundalk hit back immediately with Gallen heading home from Hanrahan’s cross just a minute later.

Elsewhere... Derry City 2-0 Galway United Shelbourne 1-1 Cork City In the First Division Cobh 2-2 Monaghan United, Limerick 1-4 Finn Harps.

Dire Straits Live (RTE2); Live & Kicking, Grandstand, Dad’s Army, Jim Davidson’s Generation Game, Noel’s House Party, Casualty, Match of the Day (BBC1); Knowing You Knowing Me with Alan Partridge (BBC2); Airwolf, Baywatch, Gladiators, Blind Date, Jack Dee’s Saturday Night (UTV); Gazetta Football Italia, Brookside, Father Ted, Auf Wiedershehen Pet, The Twilight Zone (CH4).

English FA Cup Third Round: Arsenal 1-1 Sheffield United Hereford 1-1 Spurs Liverpool 7-0 Rochdale Man United 2-2 Sunderland. Also making the news was an Italian minor league referee, fleeing furious fans and players, barricaded himself in a changing room and summoned a police escort by dialling an emergency number.

In The News... Worst blizzard in ten years blanket eastern USA; Sinn Fein announce they are powerless to prevent a recent spate of punishment beatings and drug related killings; An Argentine priest, who admits that he has fathered two children, is to be allowed to continue with his parish duties. On TV... New Adventures of Superman, Kenny Live, Frasier (RTE1); Man United v Sunderland Live, The X Files,

John Coady Statistics

SLIGO ROVERS: McLean, Reid, Brunton, Aspinall, Dykes, Kenny, Glizean, Moran, Kelly, Grogan, Berks. Sub: McDonnell for Kelly, Mulligan for Grogan. DUNDALK: Van Boxtel, Britton, Coady, Doohan, Napier, McNulty, Hanrahan, Long, M Byrne, Gallen, B Byrne. Subs: Crawley for Van Boxtel, Roche for Crawley. CLASSICMATCH 29

RETRO S ea so n p as t

Reasons to celebrate: Paul Osam & Martin Russell at St Patrick’s Athletic

1995/96: DUNDALK

After the glory of winning the league title in 1995, Dundalk struggled. The season started chaotically, with pitch drainage work at Oriel running over. A rusty looking Dundalk hosted Malmö in the UEFA Cup in Drogheda, and conceded two early goals but recovered to hold the deficit to 2-0. Malmö also won 2-0 in Sweden. Dundalk’s defence of their league title began with defeat at home to Bohemians in Drogheda and two wins in the first nine league games set the scene for a difficult season. With Joe Hanrahan, Peter Withnell and Joe Gallen finding form Dundalk improved in the run up to Christmas and entered the New Year with some confidence. But Jim McLaughlin’s Drogheda knocked Dundalk out of the FAI Cup and a poor run of results saw the Whites slip down the table. Dundalk lost more league games than they won and finished a distant seventh. 30 SEASONPAST

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Pats championship challenge started inauspiciously with one win in four league games, but four straight wins dragged them up the table. A 5-1 hammering in Derry in December was the catalyst for Pats’ resurgence. It was their last league defeat of the season. Driven by an impressive midfield including Osam, Gormley and Russell, Pats went 17 games unbeaten to emerge as champions. Five wins and a draw at challengers Bohemians in the last six games sealed the title. Pats’ bid for FAI Cup glory began serenely enough, with wins over non-league Workmans Club, Fanad United and Wayside Celtic. It took three games to separate Pats and Bohs in the semis as the Saints kept their double dream alive. They met Shelbourne in the final. Late on, at 1-1, Pats had a chance to win, only for Eddie Gormley to miss a penalty. Shels then won the replay 2-1.

Irish Football

In the First Division, Home Farm hooked up with English side Everton in a novel partnership deal. Everton became title sponsors on Home Farm’s jerseys and the club’s senior side was renamed Home Farm Everton for the duration of the deal. Everton, in exchange, got first refusal on Home Farm’s talent production line. On the pitch Dermot Keely led Farm to promotion via a playoff win over Athlone. Bray and Harps also went up. Jim McLaughlin was powerless to prevent Drogheda slipping in the opposite direction.

In the UEFA Cup Winners Cup, Derry City had a fine 1-0 home win over Lokomotiv Sofia thanks to a Harry McCourt goal, but lost 2-0 in Bulgaria.

Shelbourne, meanwhile, were humiliated in the UEFA Cup, beaten 3-0 home and away by Icelandic outfit IA Akranes.

1995/96 1995/96 League of Ireland Team

1 Saint Patrick’s Athletic 2 Bohemians

3 Sligo Rovers 4 Shelbourne

5 Shamrock Rovers 6 Derry City 7 DUNDALK

8 Univ. College Dublin 9 Cork City 10 Athlone Town 11 Drogheda United 12 Galway United

Pld

Pts

33 33 33 33 33 33 33

14 11

12 8 7 5

8 7 9 6

7 9

60 45 31

13 18 17 22

38 37 38 38 26

67 55

32 39 39

40 59 51 67

50 42 42

41* 31 30 21

Note: *Cork City had three points deducted On the way up from the first division were Bray Wanderers, Finn Harps and Home Farm/Everton who beat Athlone Town on penalties in a playoff.

European Football

Marcello Lippi’s Juventus, won their only UEFA Champions League title of the 90s. Serie A champions three times in four seasons in the mid-90s, Juve contrived to lose the next two Champions League finals. Juve, featuring Del Piero, Vialli and Deschamps edged out reigning champions Ajax on penalties. With Otto Rehhagel relieved of his duties, Bayern Munich lifted the UEFA Cup under caretaker Franz Beckenbauer. It was a welcome relief for ‘FC Hollywood’ as their off-field activity often hit the headlines. A strong squad including Klinsmann, Matthäus, Papin, Kahn, Babbel, Ziege, Hamann and Scholl were too good for a young Bordeaux side, winning 5-1 on aggregate. The French club, including Zidane, Dugarry and Lizarazu, had qualified for the UEFA Cup through the Intertoto Cup. Bruno N’Gotty scored the only goal as Paris St Germain won the Cup Winners Cup final against Rapid Vienna.

International Football

Defeat in Austria in September left Ireland battling elimination from the Euro ‘96 qualifiers. With Portugal topping the group Ireland faced a battle to stay in the top two. A hard-fought 2-1 win over Latvia meant that a win in Portugal in the final match would have seen Ireland pip Portugal on head-to-head, but in the event the Portuguese strolled to a 3-0 win. A win or draw for Austria in Belfast would have pushed them ahead of Ireland, but a 5-3 loss left Ireland second. With seven out of eight group runners-up to qualify, Ireland found themselves in a playoff as one of the two worst runners-up, along with Holland. Patrick Kluivert scored the goals in an emotional playoff game at Anfield as Holland beat Ireland 2-0 to qualify. It was to be Jack Charlton’s last game in charge of Ireland, after a disappointing campaign. Mick McCarthy took over soon after.

Garry Haylock

Elsewhere...

An Eric Cantona inspired Manchester United won a second league-FA Cup double in three seasons. Newcastle squandered a 12-point lead, with the wheels coming off in spectacular style as Kevin Keegan launched into his infamous "I'd love it if we beat them, I'd love it!" rant on TV. Cantona scored the only goal of an insipid FA Cup final against Liverpool as United sealed the double. In Spain, Radomir Antic managed Atlético Madrid to the double. Atlético had finished the previous season a point ahead of the relegation zone, but Antic’s well-organised defence and some shrewd signings saw Atletico edge out Luis Aragones’ Valencia. Guy Roux, who enjoyed a 36-year career as Auxerre manager, led the club to its only Ligue 1 title. Garry Haylock’s goals helped Ronnie McFall’s Portadown to the Irish League title, while Rangers won the eighth of nine successive titles in Scotland. dundalkfc.com 31

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Peter Withnell

1995/96: DUNDALK STAR

A bustling, all-action style honed on the Gaelic football pitch was the hallmark of Peter Withnell’s style. A double AllIreland football winner with Down, Withnell added a League of Ireland title with Dundalk in 1995, contributing a couple of crucial goals late in the season. During the 1995-96 season Withnell scored six league goals, and nine in total and caused terror in the heart of many a defender. Withnell was notorious for straying offside and while he lacked the pure skill of team mates like Brian Byrne, Joe Hanrahan and Joe Gallen his presence and power added another dimenion to Dundalk’s play. 32 SEASONPAST

Eddie Gormley

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC STAR

St Patrick’s Athletic’s Eddie Gormley was voted PFAI Player of the Year for 1995/96. The former Spurs and Doncaster Rovers midfielder was key to the rise to prominence of Brian Kerr’s side. His cultured midfield play helped Pats to the verge of the double, but Pats lost the FAI cup, with the unfortunate Gormley missing a penalty in the final. He was regularly selected for the League of Ireland representative team, and captained the team on occasion. Gormley went on to captain Pats to back-to-back league titles in 1998 and 1999, before leaving Pats in 2000 for Bray Wanderers.

1995/96

Alan McLoughlin

IRISH INTERNATIONAL STAR

Portsmouth midfielder Alan McLoughlin was named the 1996 FAI Senior International Player of the Year. Manchester born, he had been a trainee at Man Utd before making the breakthrough at Ossie Ardiles’ Swindon where his form saw him called up to Ireland’ 1990 World Cup finals squad. He then joined Southampton but really made his name after transferring to Portsmouth two years later. McLoughlin played over 300 league games for Pompey and became an Ireland regular in the mid-90s, famously scoring the equalizer in Belfast that qualified Ireland for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He won 42 caps for Ireland scoring twice.

Matthias Sammer

SUPERSTAR!

Former Dynamo Dresden midfielder Matthias Sammer was one of the few former East German players to make a mark for the reunified German national side. Sammer also played for VfB Stuttgart and Internazionale but it was at Borussia Dortmund that he really shone. He added the 1997 UEFA Champions League title and three Bundesliga titles at Dortmund to his two East German titles won with Dynamo Dresden. Sammer was one of Germany’s strongest performers in Germany’s successful EURO ‘96 campaign - he was pivotal in midfield and scored twice on the way to the final win over the Czech Republic. dundalkfc.com 33

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sign him and he made a scoring debut for Limerick in a Shield game against Sligo in August 1963.

Turlough O’Connor

IN A FOOTBALL CAREER spanning 35 seasons, Turlough O’Connor filled two roles, starting in 1963/64 as a League of Ireland player with Limerick and finishing when he stood down as manager of Bohemians in 1997/98. In each of the roles, as player and manager, he left the indelible mark of greatness.

When assessed in its totality, his career achievements warrant the accolade of the most remarkable personality in the 90-year history of the League of Ireland. Only two players in the League’s history have scored more League goals: only Jim McLaughlin has a comparable managerial record and only Liam Tuohy’s multiple record as player, manager and coach offers a meaningful comparison. As a youngster in his native Athlone his goal scoring feats brought him Youth International caps and Limerick boss Ewen Fenton was impressed enough to 34 LILYWHITELEGEND

However, injuries limited his Shannonside career and he ended up back at the Athlone Reserves. A season later (February 1965) he signed as an amateur for Bohemians, again making a scoring debut in a 1-0 win over Cork Hibernians. By May 1966 he was on his way to Fulham in the company of teammate Jimmy Conway. A regular scorer with the Fulham Reserves, hernia operations in each of his two Craven Cottage seasons restricted his first team appearances to a single League game, before he returned home in the summer of 1968 to sign for Dundalk. But under three excellent managers at Fulham—Dave Sexton, Vic Buckingham and Bobby Robson—he had listened and learned, and absorbed the essentials of professional management and coaching techniques.

His stint at Fulham also brought his first Irish International cap when he scored a late winner in a memorable 2-1 European Nations Cup victory over Czechoslovakia in Prague. A hat-trick in a Eunan Blake Benefit match at Derry on his Dundalk debut and another hat-trick on his Oriel Park debut were a foretaste of what was to come. In four Oriel seasons he hit 86 goals, although his second year was

bedevilled by cartilage problems. In early December 1969 he equalled the club record for single match League goals when hitting four against League champions Waterford in a 6-1 Oriel hammering, earning the Irish Independent’s Sportstar of the Week Award for his “5-star performance, which sent Dundalk two points clear at the top of the League”.

Liam Tuohy, doubling up as manager of both the Irish and Dundalk teams, selected him for a very successful Mini-World Cup Tournament in Brazil in 1972, where Turlough added four more caps to his collection and again obliged with a score in a 3-2 victory over Ecuador. On his return, financial problems at Dundalk resulted in his departure, back to Bohs, now reconstituted as a professional club. Over the following seven seasons he re-wrote the Bohemian goal scoring record book, helping to land two Championship titles and being runner up on another three occasions. By the time he quit, his name was on 178 League goals alone, a mark surpassed at that time only by Brendan Bradley. In all LOI competitions he clocked up a total of 283 goals.

His first dip into management was as player-manager of his home town club Athlone Town. Elected to the League in the 69/70 season, Athlone had only once finished in the top half of the League in the ten seasons before Turlough took

Turlough O’Connor charge. All that was about to change. A third place League finish, beaten finalists in the Leinster Senior Cup and winners of the League Cup and All-Ireland Tyler Cup in his first season (79/80) was just a taste of things to come. Over a six year spell until the end of the 84/85 season, there were two League Championships, two more League Cups and they finished out of the top three League spots on only one occasion.

He and Dundalk manager Jim McLaughlin dominated the era and in 80/81 he was the recipient of the Soccer Writers Personality of the Year Award. He took over the Dundalk manager’s role for the 85/86 season and proceeded over the next eight seasons to improve further still on his Athlone achievements. This time he added the League-Cup Double in the 1987/88 season.

Remarkably, in a 21-season stretch as player and manager, from 72/73 with Bohemians until he quit as Dundalk manager in 92/93, he could boast six Championship wins and five times runner up, and his teams had never placed out of the top four spots. His last management role was back to Bohemians for the third time, but he could only manage two League runner-up places before finally retiring in 97/98 — completing a total of 35 years involvement at the highest level. His father, also Turlough,

had played International basketball and had been capped at Junior International level in 1937, while playing with Athlone Town. He was not the only goal scorer in the family—brothers Padraig and in particular Michael were regularly on the scoresheet

with a number of LOI clubs over a long period. While with Dundalk Turlough joined the clothing manufacturing company owned by his team colleague Tony O’Connell and more than 40 years later that partnership still flourished.

Dundalk FC (1969/70) (left to right): Liam Tuohy (manager), Larry Gilmore, Tom McConville, Maurice Swan, Paddy Turner, Derek Stokes, Turlough O Connor, Charlie Hendricks, Mick Millington, Fran Brennan, Dessie O Reilly, Eamonn Carroll.

Profile Born in Athlone on 22 July 1946, Turlough O Connor did it all at Dundalk as player or manager. His playing record reads: 1968/69 City Cup, 70/71 Leinster Senior Cup and 71/72 Shield successes, with five international caps for the Republic of Ireland and one League of Ireland cap and leading scorer for three seasons (68/69: 27, 70/71: 25 and 71/72: 26). He would return to Oriel as manager in 1985, remaining with the club until the 92/93 season. The record makes even more impressive reading: 87/88 and 90/91 League of Ireland, 87/88 FAI Cup, 86/87 and 89/90 League Cup and 88/89 and 89/90 President s Cup successes. And there s more than the Dundalk story... 283 goals in all competitions (178 League, 15 FAI Cup, 1 European club match and 89 others) spanning 22 years (involved in 19 League seasons over that time) - 63/64 Limerick, 64-66 Bohemians, 68-72 Dundalk, 72-79 Bohemians and 80-85 Athlone Town. His Dundalk record reads (appearances/goals): League 89 (+1 sub)/54, FAI Cup 11/1, European competition 5/0, Shield 26/16, City Cup 9/7, Leinster Senior Cup 6/7 and other matches 5/1. Therefore, from 152 appearances, he netted on 86 occasions. Over this 32 seasons in the league, he never finished outside the top four with six titles, seven seconds, eight thirds and six fourth places. A remarkable record.

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Jim Hearty

RETRO H o m e g r o w n Ta l e n t

a match for the best rightwingers in the land and but for Bud Aherne of Limerick he would have received more Inter League caps than the one he got in April 1946 against the Irish League. Almost 6’ 2” tall, he was a strong and accurate tackler, with almost perfect timing in his sliding tackle.

Jim ‘Shadow’ Hearty

WITH TWO International fullbacks on Dundalk’s books (Billy O’Neill and Mick Hoy) and Tom Crawley knocking on the door, Jim Hearty’s early Oriel Park experience was with the Reserve team and in his first three seasons he made a total of four first team appearances.

An injury to Tom Crawley in 1942/43 gave him his chance for an extended run and he grabbed it. In only his third season game he had a Dublin City Cup medal after Dundalk’s 4-2 final defeat of Drumcondra.

For the following year he made the left-full spot his own and when available his was one of the first names on the teamsheet for a number of years. In the period August 1944 to the end of October 1946 he had an unbroken sequence of 80 appearances.

Jim began his football career with local junior team St Nicholas, from where Sam Prole recruited him to the Dundalk Reserves. With his speed and possessed of a murderous slide-tackle he was

HOMEGROWNTALENT

A serious illness that necessitated surgery knocked him out for the best part of a year. He returned to the reserve team in October 1947 by which time Paddy Durkan and Arthur Whelan had settled in as the first team full-back partnership and Jim’s role was confined to providing cover. After Christmas he was called upon four times and he demonstrated his wellbeing by his contribution to an eightmatch undefeated League run that failed by just a point to catch leaders Drumcondra.

This was his second time losing the League Championship by a single point—he had been a member of the 1942/43 squad that had lost out by this margin to Cork United. Only Jim and Paddy Durkan were members of

both of these League runner up squads and his 1946/47 Shield runner up memento—to Drumcondra—was also as a result of a one-point deficit.

For the 1948/49 season the club invested heavily in a new Scottish-dominated squad and he and Paddy Durkan went to Newry Town.

He worked in the Rawsons Boot and Shoe factory and later in the GNR Works and when it closed in the 50s he moved to England working in the car industry at Walsall. After a couple of years there he returned to Ireland and finished his working days in Brittains car assembly plant in Dublin. While in the GNR he was a member of the Wagonshop team that won the prestigious Inter-Shop Wilson Cup.

His sons and grandsons were talented footballers in the local scene and one of his grandsons, tennis player John McGahon, represented Ireland at Davis Cup level, winning six of his seven matches during the 2007 campaign. He is currently the professional at the Dundalk Tennis Club.

Profile Jim Shadow Hearty was born in Dundalk on 2 August 1918. He would claim one victory with Dundalk FC, the 1942/43 City Cup, although he would also finish as a runner-up on four other occasions: 1942/43 League of Ireland, 1943/44 President s Cup, 1946/47 Shield and 1947/48 League of Ireland. He would also win one League of Ireland cap in his time with Dundalk. In total, Shadow played on 140 occasions for Dundalk. Having made only a handful of appearances in his first three seasons at the club (1939/40: 2, 1940/41: 1 and 1941/42: 1), he would go on to establish himself as first-choice left-full during the Emergency years (1942/43: 19, 1943/44: 28, 1944/45: 35, 1945/46: 35, 1946/47: 15 and 1947/48: 4). The highest proportion of those appearances came in the League (52), followed by the Shield (29), City Cup (28), FAI Cup (14), Leinster Senior Cup (8) and other matches (9). He left Dundalk for the 1948/49 season, joining Newry Town, and he would later play for the GNR works team in Dundalk. He passed away in Dundalk in November 2001.

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THE SPECTATOR

FOOTBALL SQUASH

During his formative years The Spectator often played an intensely competitive game of ‘football squash’. As the name suggests, it’s based roughly on the racket-sport, in that players take alternate turns at kicking a ball against a wall.

...A gable wall or a garden wall was ideal. Advantage could be gained by wellying the ball down the road or into a bush or puddle, or by playing it under a conveniently parked car.

Football squash was subject to a variety of local rules depending one where you were playing and with whom. Sometimes ‘neutral’ friends would act as referee while waiting to take on the winner. The Spectator has vivid memories of one particular game branded on his memory. He was playing against one friend with the friend’s brother acting as ref and waiting to play the winner. The first hint of controversy came when The Spectator took a perfectly reasonable drop from under a car only to be called up for handball! Much arguing and many threats to go home ensued before it was agreed to replay the point. Eventually a tense game came down to the deciding point, winners takes all. The Spectator’s opponent looked to have won the game with a volleyed shot which hit the top of the wall and rebounded cruelly into the branches of a nearby tree. The Spectator gave the tree a good shake, dislodging the ball to set 38

up a match winning shot. All hell broke loose, with The Spectator claiming the win and his opponent also claiming the win by invoking the ‘no shaking trees’ rule, and threatening to take his ball home and never, ever play again. Ever.

Eventually after consultation, the not-entirely-neutral referee - the opponent’s brother, let us remember - decided that The Spectator had indeed lost the point and the game. A shocked and devastated Spectator refused to accept the ruling. In the end both sides claimed the win and celebrated as raucously as possible. The Spectator duly ran off home, ostensibly in triumph, before arriving home to cry bitter tears at the injustice of it all. For weeks and months it remained a bone of contention, best not discussed. Twenty something years later The Spectator matured and moved on. No longer does The Spectator’s official website claim the 1986 football squash world title. St Patrick’s Athletic take note. In 2001/02, when Dundalk were busy getting relegated, Pats won five more point in the League of Ireland Premier Division that any other club. Unfortunately they

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Paul Marney and Charles Mbabazi Livingstone

played the unregistered Paul Marney three times. Very unfortunately and somewhat carelessly they also played the unregistered Charles Mbabazi Livingstone five times. Pats were forgiven the Marney infringement on appeal but were hammered with a 15-point deduction for the Livingstone affair which bumped them from top to third. The FAI and UEFA recognised Shelbourne as champions and Shels participated in the UEFA Champions League in 2002. Just about every football stats website and book has given the title to Shelbourne, who, well, finished top of the table. Bizarrely and quite possibly uniquely in world football Pats refused to accept this and declared themselves the bestest team ever. They even rustled up a trophy for themselves which they presented to themselves in front of a rather bemused crowd at an Intertoto Cup match the following season. To this day the Pats programme and website embarrassingly claim the 01/02 league title. Perhaps Pats could approach Dundalk CEO Gerry Matthews. Gerry could use his connections in the building trade to help Pats build a bridge ...and get over it.

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