2008 Shelbourne F.C. season

In the 2008 season, Shelbourne finished 2nd in the League of Ireland First Division.

Shelbourne
2008 season
ChairmanJoe Casey
ManagerDermot Keely
First Division2nd
FAI CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Anto Flood (14)
All: Anto Flood (15)
Highest home attendance2,038 vs Limerick 37 (November 15, 2008)
Lowest home attendance512 vs Kildare County (September 25, 2008)

Club

Club Information
Chairman, Director Joe Casey
Director Andy Byrne
Secretary Colm Murphy
Commercial Manager Niall Fitzmaurice
Ground Tolka Park

Commercial partners
Title Sponsor
Main Sponsor JW Hire
Kit, Associate Sponsor Umbro
Associate Sponsor Nivea for Men
Associate Sponsor Decent Suit Productions
Associate Sponsor Irish Daily Star
Associate Sponsor Bus Éireann
Associate Sponsor Dulux

Coaching and Medical staff
Position Name
Manager Dermot Keely
Assistant Manager Colin O'Neill
Goalkeeping Coach Fred Davis
Condition Coach Chris Melia
Head Physio Larry Byrne
Assistant Physio Stephen Weafer
Equipment Manager Pat Roche
Kit Administrator Johnny Watson
Team Doctor Ronan O'Callaghan

First team squad 2008

A total of 30 players represented Shelbourne at various stages during the 2008 season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  EIR Dean Delany
— GK  EIR John McGuinness
— GK  EIR Fred Davis, Jr.
— GK  EIR Vinny Whelan
— DF  EIR Alan Murphy
— DF  EIR Damien Brennan (Captain)
— DF  EIR Alan Keely
— DF  EIR Robbie Hedderman
— DF  EIR Alan Byrne
— DF  EIR Dean Lawrence (was on loan from Shamrock Rovers)
— MF  EIR David McGill
— MF  ENG Mark Rutherford
— MF  EIR Mark O'Brien
— MF  EIR James Chambers
— MF  EIR James Keddy
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  EIR David McAllister (was on loan from Drogheda United)
— MF  EIR Gary McCabe (was on loan from Bray Wanderers)
— MF  EIR Greg O'Halloran (was on loan from Galway United)
— MF  EIR Alan Mulcahy
— MF  EIR Keith Dunne
— MF  EIR Peter McGlynn
— MF  EIR Stephen Doran
— FW  EIR Anto Flood
— FW  EIR David Freeman
— FW  ROU Andrei Georgescu (was on loan from Bray Wanderers)
— FW  EIR Darren Forsyth
— FW  EIR Philip Gorman
— FW  EIR Philip Hughes
— FW  USA Max Cream
— FW  EIR Kevin Cornwall

Post-2007 season

After a turbulent 2007 campaign both on and off the pitch, Shelbourne finished in a respectable 5th place in the FAI First Division. Despite an improved second half of the 2007 campaign, changes amongst the playing staff became inevitable with impending budget cuts.

Shelbourne first team squad 2007

The Shelbourne first team squad that completed the 2007 season was as follows;

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  EIR Tony O'Dowd
— GK  EIR James Hussey
— DF  EIR Alan Murphy (Vice-captain)
— DF  EIR Sean L'Estrange
— DF  EIR Aidan Collins
— DF  EIR Brian Gartland
— DF  EIR Alan Keely
— DF  SCO Stuart Malcolm
— DF  SCO Marc McCulloch
— MF  EIR James Chambers
— MF  EIR Glen Lacey
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  EIR Peter McGlynn
— MF  EIR Jim Crawford (Captain)
— MF  EIR Kieran Harte
— MF  EIR Noel Haverty (was on loan from St. Patrick's Athletic)
— MF  EIR Mark O'Brien (was on loan from Bohemians)
— MF  EIR Alan Reilly
— FW  EIR John Brophy
— FW  EIR Anto Flood
— FW  EIR Mark Leech (was on loan from Drogheda United)
— FW  EIR Ciaran Quinn
— FW  EIR Mark Rooney

Transfers In

The following players joined Shelbourne for the 2008 campaign:

As of July 28, 2008.

Date Pos. Name From
November 29, 2007 MF Alan Byrne Kildare County
November 29, 2007 GK Dean Delany Waterford United
November 29, 2007 MF Keith Dunne Dundalk
November 29, 2007 DF Robbie Hedderman Waterford United
November 29, 2007 FW Philip Hughes Dundalk
November 29, 2007 MF James Keddy Drogheda United
November 29, 2007 MF David McGill Mount Merrion/YMCA
November 29, 2007 MF Mark O'Brien Bohemians
December 3, 2007 DF Damien Brennan Longford Town
December 3, 2007 FW David Freeman Longford Town
January 15, 2008 DF Dean Lawrence Shamrock Rovers (loan)
January 15, 2008 MF Alan Mulcahy Waterford United
January 31, 2008 MF Mark Rutherford Longford Town
February 27, 2008 FW Kevin Cornwall St. Patrick's Athletic
February 27, 2008 FW Max Cream SV Meppen
February 27, 2008 GK Fred Davis, Jr.
February 27, 2008 GK John McGuinness Shamrock Rovers
February 27, 2008 MF Greg O'Halloran Galway United (loan)
July 3, 2008 MF David McAllister Drogheda United (loan)
July 8, 2008 MF Gary McCabe Bray Wanderers (loan)
July 14, 2008 FW Philip Gorman Kildare County
July 15, 2008 FW Andrei Georgescu Bray Wanderers (loan)
July 22, 2008 GK Vinny Whelan Wrexham
July 28, 2008 FW Darren Forsyth UCD

Transfers Out

On December 3, 2007 Shelbourne announced the release of 15 players that completed the 2007 campaign including loanees Mark Leech and Noel Haverty. Central defender Stuart Malcolm would later depart Shelbourne on January 15, 2008 to join Finn Harps bringing Shels' close season departures to 16.

As of July 31, 2008.

Date Pos. Name To
December 3, 2007 FW John Brophy Kildare County
December 3, 2007 DF Aidan Collins Sporting Fingal
December 3, 2007 MF Jim Crawford Sporting Fingal
December 3, 2007 DF Brian Gartland Monaghan United
December 3, 2007 MF Kieran Harte Kildare County
December 3, 2007 GK James Hussey Sporting Fingal
December 3, 2007 MF Glen Lacey
December 3, 2007 DF Sean L'Estrange
December 3, 2007 DF Marc McCulloch Galway United
December 3, 2007 GK Tony O'Dowd
December 3, 2007 DF Niall O'Reilly
December 3, 2007 FW Ciaran Quinn
December 3, 2007 MF Alan Reilly
December 3, 2007 FW Mark Rooney
January 15, 2008 DF Stuart Malcolm Finn Harps
February 11, 2008 MF Joey O'Neill Sporting Fingal
June 30, 2008 MF Alan Mulcahy
June 30, 2008 MF Greg O'Halloran Galway United (end of loan)
July 14, 2008 FW Philip Hughes Kildare County
July 24, 2008 FW Max Cream Cobh Ramblers
July 31, 2008 FW Kevin Cornwall Glebe North
July 31, 2008 MF Stephen Doran Martin Methodist Redhawks
July 31, 2008 MF Keith Dunne Phoenix F.C.
July 31, 2008 MF Peter McGlynn UCSB Gauchos
July 31, 2008 GK John McGuinness Longford Town

Players re-signed

5 players from Shelbourne's 2007 campaign re-signed for the 2008 season. They were James Chambers, Anthony Flood, Alan Keely, Alan Murphy and Mark O'Brien.

2 members of Shelbourne's 2007 Under-21 squad received permanent call ups to the first team for the 2008 campaign. They were Peter McGlynn and Stephen Doran.

Fixtures/Results

League of Ireland First Division
March 7, 2008 Shelbourne0 – 0DundalkTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Report Chris Bennion  40' Attendance: 1,606
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
March 14, 2008 Kildare County1 – 3ShelbourneStation Road, Newbridge
19.45 GMT Barry Slattery  32'
Willie Tyrrell  79'		 Report Damien Brennan  48'
Anto Flood  52'
David Freeman  66'		 Attendance: 429
Referee: Phil Caschera (Dublin)
March 21, 2008 Monaghan United1 – 0ShelbourneKingspan Century Park, Monaghan
20.00 GMT Paul Whelan  8'
Stephen McCrossan  83'		 Report Greg O'Halloran  83' Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
March 28, 2008 Shelbourne2 – 0Athlone TownTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Anto Flood  36'  64'
Alan Byrne  55'		 Report Davy Byrne  78' Attendance: 814
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
April 4, 2008 Wexford Youths2 – 2ShelbourneFerrycarrig Park, Wexford
20.00 IST Gareth Larkin  7'
Conor Sinnott  60'		 Report Gareth Larkin  8' (o.g.)
Robbie Hedderman  74'		 Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)
April 11, 2008 Shelbourne2 – 0Longford TownTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST David Freeman  54' (pen.)
Anto Flood  80'		 Report Attendance: 938
Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
April 18, 2008 Sporting Fingal0 – 0ShelbourneMorton Stadium, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Alan Murphy  25' Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
April 25, 2008 Shelbourne2 – 0Waterford UnitedTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Anto Flood  9'  88' Report Attendance: 858
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin)
May 2, 2008 Limerick 370 – 3ShelbourneJackman Park, Limerick
19.45 IST Report Anto Flood  54'  75'  89'
David Freeman 4' (pen.)		 Attendance: 672
Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
May 8, 2008 Dundalk1 – 3ShelbourneOriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST Tiarnan Mulvenna  1'
David Cassidy  64'
Paul Shiels  86'		 Report David Freeman  15'
Anto Flood  58'  83'
James Keddy  24'		 Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
May 16, 2008 Shelbourne5 – 0Kildare CountyTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Mark O'Brien  19'
David Freeman  69' (pen.)  73'  90+3'
Keith Dunne  90+1'		 Report Attendance: 905
Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
May 20, 2008 Shelbourne2 – 0Monaghan UnitedTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Robbie Hedderman  26'
Damien Brennan  55'		 Report Attendance: 776
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
May 25, 2008 Athlone Town0 – 1ShelbourneAthlone Town Stadium, Athlone
15.00 IST Report Mark Rutherford  33' Attendance: 531
Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
May 30, 2008 Shelbourne1 – 0Wexford YouthsTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Anto Flood  79' Report Attendance: 901
Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
June 21, 2008 Longford Town2 – 0ShelbourneFlancare Park, Longford
19.30 IST Alan Lynch  23'
Darren McKenna  26'		 Report Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)
June 27, 2008 Shelbourne1 – 1Sporting FingalTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Damien Brennan  67' Report Conan Byrne  65'
Brian Kelly  48'		 Attendance: 992
Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
July 4, 2008 Waterford United1 – 1ShelbourneR.S.C., Waterford
19.45 IST Karl Bermingham  19'
Karl Bermingham  81'		 Report David Breen  28' (o.g.) Attendance: 782
Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
July 11, 2008 Shelbourne0 – 2Limerick 37Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST David Freeman 70' (pen.) Report Garry Sheahan  21'  22'
Wayne Colbert  43'		 Attendance: 835
Referee: Darren Coombes (Dublin)
July 18, 2008 Shelbourne0 – 0DundalkTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Report Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
July 25, 2008 Kildare County1 – 2ShelbourneStation Road, Newbridge
19.45 IST Ciarán Kilduff  37' (pen.) Report Robbie Hedderman  47'
David Freeman  57'		 Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford)
July 29, 2008 Monaghan United2 – 0ShelbourneKingspan Century Park, Monaghan
20.00 IST Darren Meenan  8' (pen.)
Brian Gartland  68'		 Report Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath)
August 1, 2008 Shelbourne3 – 3Athlone TownTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Darren Forsyth  48'  49'
Mark Rutherford  87'
Gary McCabe  68'		 Report Jason McCartney  10'
Johnny Mernagh  56'  86'
Jim Sheridan  78'		 Attendance: 641
Referee: Conor Fitzgerald (Dublin)
August 8, 2008 Wexford Youths0 – 3ShelbourneFerrycarrig Park, Wexford
20.00 IST Anthony Russell  65'
Joey Wadding  89'		 Report David McAllister  78'  88'  90' (pen.) Referee: Darren Coombes (Dublin)
August 22, 2008 Shelbourne5 – 0Longford TownTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Darren Forsyth  44'  58'
David McAllister  45'  47'
Robbie Hedderman  66'		 Report Attendance: 828
Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford)
August 29, 2008 Sporting Fingal2 – 1ShelbourneMorton Stadium, Dublin
19.45 IST Robbie Doyle  29'
Conan Byrne  40'
Chris Deans  86'		 Report Damien Brennan  12' Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
September 12, 2008 Limerick 371 – 2ShelbourneJackman Park, Limerick
19.45 IST Tommy Barrett  85' Report James Keddy  81'  86' Referee: Phil Caschera (Dublin)
September 18, 2008 Dundalk2 – 1ShelbourneOriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST Robbie Farrell  14'
David O'Connor  48'		 Report Damien Brennan  83' Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
September 22, 2008 Shelbourne0 – 0Waterford UnitedTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Anto Flood 78' (pen.) Report Attendance: 672
Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
September 25, 2008 Shelbourne3 – 1Kildare CountyTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Darren Forsyth  25'
Philip Gorman  55'
Mark Rutherford  90'		 Report Trevor Bowers  71' Attendance: 512
Referee: Darren Coombes (Dublin)
October 3, 2008 Shelbourne1 – 0Monaghan UnitedTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST David McAllister  16' (pen.) Report Attendance: 719
Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)
October 11, 2008 Athlone Town0 – 1ShelbourneAthlone Town Stadium, Athlone
19.30 IST Robbie Hamm  63' Report Mark Rutherford  58' Attendance: 741
Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
October 17, 2008 Shelbourne1 – 0Wexford YouthsTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST David McGill  41' Report Conor Sinnott  83' Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin)
October 27, 2008 Longford Town1 – 2ShelbourneFlancare Park, Longford
18.00 GMT Daire Doyle  19' Report Anto Flood  46'
David Freeman  63'		 Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
November 3, 2008 Shelbourne0 – 0Sporting FingalTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Report Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin)
November 7, 2008 Waterford United0 – 1ShelbourneR.S.C., Waterford
19.45 GMT Kenny Browne  90' Report David McAllister  34' (pen.) Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
November 15, 2008 Shelbourne1 – 1Limerick 37Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Anto Flood  63' Report Colin Scanlon  90+2' Attendance: 2,038
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 36 21 8 7 69 30 +39 71 Premier Division
2 Shelbourne 36 20 10 6 55 25 +30 70
3 Waterford United 36 18 9 9 55 35 +20 63
4 Sporting Fingal[lower-alpha 1] 36 17 11 8 53 32 +21 62
5 Limerick 37 36 15 7 14 49 45 +4 52
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Sporting Fingal replaced Kilkenny City who withdrew from the league before the season started.

League Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 20 10 6 55 25  +30 70 10 7 1 29 8  +21 10 3 5 26 17  +9

Last updated: November 15, 2008.
Source: eircom League of Ireland First Division Fixtures

League Form/Results by Round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAAHHHAHAHAH
ResultDWLWDWDWWWWWWWLDDLDWLDWWLWLDWWWWWDWD
Updated to match(es) played on November 15, 2008. Source: eircom League of Ireland First Division Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FAI Cup

Third Round
June 6, 2008 Shelbourne0 – 3DundalkTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Alan Keely  38' Report Trevor Vaughan  17' (pen.)
Paul Crowley  71'  85'		 Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin)

League of Ireland Cup

First Round
March 24, 2008 Sporting Fingal2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 6 p)		ShelbourneMorton Stadium, Dublin
15.00 GMT Karl Byrne  30'
Conan Byrne  93'		 Report James Chambers  65'
Anto Flood  98'		 Attendance: 873
Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath)
Penalties
Dave Rogers
Brian Kelly
Robbie Doyle
Conan Byrne
Paul Caffrey Brian Gannon
Derek Tyrrell 		Damien Brennan
David Freeman
James Chambers
Philly Hughes
Anto Flood Robbie Hedderman
Mark O'Brien

Second Round
May 5, 2008 Shelbourne0 – 2Drogheda UnitedTolka Park, Dublin
16.00 IST Report Tony Grant  40'
Shane Robinson  80'		 Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)

Friendlies
February 7, 2008 Shelbourne0 – 0Cork CityKilkiernan Road, Cabra, Dublin
19.30 GMT Report
February 15, 2008 Finn Harps0 – 0ShelbourneFinn Park, Ballybofey
19.45 GMT Report
February 16, 2008 Letterkenny Rovers0 – 2ShelbourneLetterkenny Regional Sports and Leisure Complex, Sallaghagraine
15.00 GMT Report Anto Flood
David Freeman
February 22, 2008 St. Patrick's Athletic1 – 1ShelbourneRichmond Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Gary O'Neill Report Anto Flood
February 26, 2008 Beggsboro0 – 1ShelbourneKilkiernan Road, Cabra, Dublin
19.30 GMT Report Peter McGlynn
February 29, 2008 Bohemians1 – 1ShelbourneDalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Glenn Cronin  55' Report Jason McGuinness  85' (o.g.) Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin)
July 14, 2008 Shelbourne1 – 1MillwallTolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Andrei Georgescu  78' Report Neil Harris  36' Attendance: 577
Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
July 23, 2008 Shelbourne1 – 1Leeds UnitedTolka Park, Dublin
19.30 IST Anto Flood  23' Report Paul Huntington  45' Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
July 30, 2008 Shelbourne1 – 1Celtic XITolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Darren Forsyth  44' Report Rocco Quinn  53' Attendance: 1,206

2008 Season Statistics

Player appearances/goals

As of November 15, 2008.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionFAI CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF Damien Brennan 3653351020
DF Alan Byrne 1701500020
MF James Chambers 3613301021
FW Kevin Cornwall 10000010
FW Max Cream 30200010
GK Fred Davis, Jr. 00000000
GK Dean Delany 3903601020
MF Stephen Doran 10000010
MF Keith Dunne 111911010
FW Anto Flood 311529141011
FW Darren Forsyth 1151150000
FW David Freeman 3182881020
FW Andrei Georgescu 40400000
FW Philip Gorman 91910000
DF Robbie Hedderman 3643440020
FW Philip Hughes 100801010
MF James Keddy 3123021000
DF Alan Keely 2502401000
DF Dean Lawrence 50400010
MF David McAllister 1671670000
MF Gary McCabe 90900000
MF David McGill 3713411020
MF Peter McGlynn 30100020
GK John McGuinness 00000000
MF Alan Mulcahy 100801010
DF Alan Murphy 3102901010
MF Mark O'Brien 3212911020
MF Greg O'Halloran 1301300000
MF Mark Rutherford 2942741010
GK Vinny Whelan 00000000

Top Goalscorers
Position Goalscorer Total Goals First Division FAI Cup League Cup
1
 Anto Flood
15
14
0
1
2
 David Freeman
8
8
0
0
3
 David McAllister
7
7
0
0
4
 Damien Brennan
5
5
0
0
Darren Forsyth
5
5
0
0
6
 Robbie Hedderman
4
4
0
0
Mark Rutherford
4
4
0
0
8
 James Keddy
2
2
0
0
9
 James Chambers
1
0
0
1
Keith Dunne
1
1
0
0
Philip Gorman
1
1
0
0
David McGill
1
1
0
0
Mark O'Brien
1
1
0
0

References
  1. "Ireland 2008". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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