2008 Dundalk F.C. season
2008 season | |
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Chairman | Padraig McGowan |
Manager | John Gill |
First Division | 1st (Champions) |
FAI Cup | Fourth Round |
League Cup | Second Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Robbie Farrell (11) All: Robbie Farrell (11) |
Highest home attendance | 2,500 vs Shelbourne (May 8, 2008) |
Lowest home attendance | 500 vs Limerick 37 (June 26, 2008) |
Club
Club information
Chief Executive Officer | Gerry Matthews |
Club Promotion Officer | Paul Johnston |
Secretary | Kevin Holland |
Commercial manager | Lisa Kelly |
Ground | Oriel Park |
Coaching and medical staff
Position | Name |
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Manager | John Gill |
Assistant manager | Gerry Scully |
Goalkeeping coach | Martin Connolly |
Condition coach | Chris Melia |
Head Physio | Paul Cheshire |
Assistant Physio | Claire McKinlay |
Kit Administrator | Gerry Watters |
Team doctor | Dr Samir |
2008 Fixtures and results
Source:[1]
Dundalk | 0 - 0 | Drogheda United |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Crawley ![]() Duffy ![]() Ryan ![]() Farrell ![]() Mulvenna ![]() Flanagan ![]() |
4 – 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500
Pre-season friendlies
Source:[1]
Dundalk | 1 - 0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
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John Flanagan ![]() |
Report |
Dundalk | 1 - 2 | Shamrock Rovers |
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Aidan Lynch ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Bohemians | 1 - 1 | Dundalk |
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Neale Fenn ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Derry City | 3 - 2 | Dundalk |
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Clive Delaney ![]() Gareth McGlynn ![]() Kevin McHugh ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
First Division
Source:[1]
Results
Shelbourne | 0 - 0 | Dundalk |
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Report | ![]() |
Dundalk | 3 - 0 | Monaghan United |
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Robert Martin ![]() ![]() David Cassidy ![]() |
Report |
Longford Town | 1 - 2 | Dundalk |
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Darren McKenna ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Sporting Fingal | 1 - 1 | Dundalk |
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Robbie Doyle ![]() Aidan Collins ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Limerick 37 | 1 - 2 | Dundalk |
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Tommy Barrett ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Athlone Town | 0 - 3 | Dundalk |
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Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dundalk | 6 - 0 | Kildare County |
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Tiarnan Mulvenna ![]() David Cassidy ![]() Jamie Duffy ![]() ![]() David O'Connor ![]() Paul Marney ![]() |
Report |
Referee: Paul Tuite
Dundalk | 1 - 3 | Shelbourne |
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Tiarnan Mulvenna ![]() David Cassidy Paul Shiels |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() James Keddy |
Monaghan United | 0 - 0 | Dundalk |
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Paul Whelan | Report. |
Dundalk | 3 - 2 | Sporting Fingal |
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Chris Bennion ![]() Steve Williams ![]() Jamie Duffy ![]() Tiarnan Mulvenna ![]() |
Report. | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Waterford United | 1 - 0 | Dundalk |
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Luke Fitzpatrick ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Dundalk | 1 - 0 | Athlone Town |
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Trevor Vaughan ![]() |
Report. |
Kildare County | 1 - 2 | Dundalk |
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Paul Donnelly ![]() Colin Murray ![]() |
Report. | ![]() ![]() |
Shelbourne | 0 - 0 | Dundalk |
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Report |
Dundalk | 3 - 0 | Monaghan United |
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John Flanagan ![]() ![]() Trevor Vaughan ![]() Jamie Duffy |
Report | Kevin Williamson |
Longford Town | 0 - 3 | Dundalk |
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Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dundalk | 1 - 0 | Wexford Youths |
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Tiarnan Mulvenna ![]() |
Report |
Dundalk | 2 - 1 | Waterford United |
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Paul Crowley ![]() ![]() |
Report | Luke Fitzpatrick ![]() |
Athlone Town | 2 - 2 | Dundalk |
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Noel McGee ![]() ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Dundalk | 4 - 1 | Kildare County |
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Ben Whelehan ![]() Dessie Baker ![]() ![]() Robbie Farrell ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Dundalk | 2 - 1 | Shelbourne |
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Robbie Farrell ![]() David O'Connor ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Monaghan United | 2 - 2 | Dundalk |
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Sean Brennan ![]() David Scully ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Dundalk | 1 - 2 | Longford Town |
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Simon Kelly ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Dundalk | 2 - 1 | Sporting Fingal |
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Tiarnan Mulvenna ![]() Robbie Farrell ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Dundalk | 7 - 0 | Athlone Town |
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Derek Doyle ![]() John Flanagan ![]() Robbie Farrell ![]() ![]() Paul Crowley ![]() ![]() Ben Whelehan ![]() |
Report |
Kildare County | 1 - 6 | Dundalk |
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Paul Shiels ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dundalk (C) | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 71 | Premier Division |
2 | Shelbourne | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 70 | |
3 | Waterford United | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 63 | |
4 | Sporting Fingal[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 62 | |
5 | Limerick 37 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 52 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- Sporting Fingal replaced Kilkenny City who withdrew from the league before the season started.
FAI Ford Cup
Source:[1]
Third Round
Shelbourne | 0 - 3 | Dundalk |
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Alan Keely ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fourth Round
Bray Wanderers | 0 - 0 | Dundalk |
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Derek Foran ![]() |
Report |
Referee: Ian Stokes
Fourth Round Replay
Dundalk | 1 - 3 | Bray Wanderers |
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Paul Crowley ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Ian Stokes
eircom League of Ireland Cup
Source:[1]
First Round
Dundalk | 3 - 0 | Monaghan United |
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Paul Crowley ![]() Tiarnan Mulvenna ![]() ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: Approx 500.
Second Round
Bohemians | 4 - 0 | Dundalk |
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Jason Byrne ![]() Harpal Singh ![]() Chris Turner ![]() Darren Mansaram ![]() |
Report |
Top goal-scorers
Source:[3]
2008 Squad
Source:[3]

2007-08 Kits
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Players on loan
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2008 Season statistics
Player appearances/goals
Source:[3]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Chris Bennion | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Morgan Cranley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Aaron Shanahan | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
David Crawley | 34 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Paul Crowley | 33 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
DF | ![]() |
John Flanagan | 31 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Shane Grimes | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Simon Kelly | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Aidan Lynch | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Paul Marney | 30 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Kevin McArdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Stefan McKevitt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ian Ryan | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ben Whelehan | 30 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
David Cassidy | 35 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jamie Duffy | 38 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Derek Doyle | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
David O'Connor | 30 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Paul Shiels | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Dessie Baker | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Robbie Martin | 18 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tiarnan Mulvenna | 31 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
Robbie Farrell | 22 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paul Smyth | 24 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Trevor Vaughan | 33 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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References
- "FIXTURES FROM THE 1ST JANUARY TO THE 31ST DECEMBER 2008 FOR DUNDALK". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Ireland 2008". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- Murphy, Jim (2013). A Dundalk FC Miscellany. Ireland: Self-published. p. 323.
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