2010 Galway United F.C. season
2010 Galway United F.C. season. This is a list of competitive matches played by Galway United in 2010. Following the departure of Sean Connor from his post at Dundalk, 24 hours after the final game of the season,[1] Ian Foster sought permission from Galway United CEO Nick Leeson to speak with Dundalk, but was denied. He subsequently resigned his position and was appointed team manager at Dundalk on 4 December 2009.[2] Foster cited alleged payment problems during the 2009 season as justification for his contact with Dundalk and his subsequent appointment there.[3] On 10 January 2010, Sean Connor was appointed as team manager by Galway United. Between the end of 2009 and the start of the 2010 season, Galway United and Dundalk effectively swapped team managers, as Ian Foster moved in the opposite direction to Dundalk.[4]
Pre-Season friendlies
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Highlights | |
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27 January 2010 | Galway & DL | H | 1 – 4 | Molloy | ||
9 February 2010 | Mervue United | H | 0 – 3 | |||
13 February 2010 | Derry City | A | 1 – 2 | O'Brien | ||
21 February 2010 | Limerick | N | 0 – 0 | |||
26 February 2010 | Hull City | H | 0 – 1 | YouTube |
Premier Division
Matches
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Att. | Highlights |
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5 March 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | A | 0 – 2 | (1,575) | YouTube | |
12 March 2010 | Bray Wanderers | H | 2 – 1 | Sheppard, O'Brien | 902 | YouTube |
20 March 2010 | Sligo Rovers | A | 0 – 1 | (1,808) | YouTube | |
26 March 2010 | Shamrock Rovers | H | 0 – 1 | 1,260 | RealPlayer | |
5 April 2010 | U.C.D. | A | 0 – 0 | (320) | RealPlayer | |
9 April 2010 | Sporting Fingal | H | 2 – 2 | Sheppard, Flood | 821 | YouTube |
16 April 2010 | Bohemians | A | 3 – 2 | Sheppard (2), O'Donnell | RealPlayer | |
19 April 2010 | Dundalk | H | 0 – 1 | 740 | ||
23 April 2010 | Drogheda United | H | 3 – 1 | Flood (2), Meynell | 925 | |
26 April 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | H | 0 – 2 | 805 | ||
30 April 2010 | Bray Wanderers | A | 2 – 0 | Flood, Sheppard | (350) | |
4 May 2010 | Sligo Rovers | H | 0 – 0 | 925 | ||
7 May 2010 | Shamrock Rovers | A | 0 – 2 | (3,417) | ||
14 May 2010 | Dundalk | A | 0 – 0 | (1,500) | ||
21 May 2010 | U.C.D. | H | 2 – 2 | Flood, O'Donnell | 824 | |
29 May 2010 | Sporting Fingal | A | 2 – 2 | (611) |
- Attendance figures in brackets represent away fixtures.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Bohemians | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 67 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Sporting Fingal (R) | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 62 | Withdrew from league[lower-alpha 2] |
5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
6 | Dundalk | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 48 | |
7 | UCD | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 41 | |
8 | Galway United (O) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 38 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
9 | Bray Wanderers (O) | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 27 | |
10 | Drogheda United | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 74 | −44 | 21 | Spared from relegation[lower-alpha 3] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round after winning the 2010 FAI Cup Final.
- Sporting Fingal withdrew from League of Ireland due to financial difficulties shortly before the 2011 Premier Division season.
- Drogheda United were originally relegated but retained there place in the Premier Division after Sporting Fingal withdrew.
Cups
League of Ireland Cup
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Highlights | |
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13 April 2010 | Derry City | A | 2 – 3 | McBrien, Flood |
Players
Squad statistics
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FAI Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ![]() |
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1 | GK | ![]() |
31 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 34 | - | 2 | 2 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
33 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 36 | - | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
11 (7) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 13 (7) | - | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
9 (5) | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 (5) | - | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
7 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
35 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 38 | - | 3 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
22 (1) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 24 (1) | - | 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
19 (1) | - | - | - | - | - | 12 (1) | - | 1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
26 (2) | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 29 (2) | 8 | 7 | 2 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
11 (8) | 2 | 1 (2) | 1 | (1) | - | 13 (10) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
24 (4) | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 27 (4) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
12 | FW | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
14 | DF | ![]() |
32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 35 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
10 (19) | 1 | 2 (1) | 2 | 1 | - | 13 (20) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
29 (3) | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 33 (3) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
7 (4) | - | (1) | 1 | (1) | 1 | 7 (6) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
15 (2) | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 18 (2) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() |
29 (2) | - | 3 | - | - | - | 32 (2) | - | 0 | 1 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
2 (6) | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 (6) | - | 0 | 0 |
22 | GK | ![]() |
5 (1) | - | - | - | - | - | 5 (1) | - | 0 | 0 |
2010 Pre-season transfers
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References
- "Connor vacates manager's post at Dundalk". RTÉ News. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010.
- "Foster is new boss at Dundalk". RTÉ News. 4 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 December 2009.
- Ahern, Neil (5 December 2009). "Galway angry over Foster move". Irish Independent.
- "Galway United FC – Club History". galwayunitedfc.ie. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Ireland 2010". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- "Ireland 2011". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)