Shelbourne
2006 season
ChairmanOllie Byrne
ManagerPat Fenlon
Premier Division1st
UEFA Intertoto CupSecond round
FAI CupThird round
League CupRunners-Up
Setanta Sports CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Byrne (15)

All:
Jason Byrne (23)

In the 2006 season, Shelbourne were crowned League of Ireland Premier Division champions.

Overview

Despite having battled with dire finances for much of the 2006 season, mainly due to market risk-taking in the drive for success, over-expenditure on player-purchase fees, high wages, low home attendance rates and continuing tax debts, Shelbourne actually managed to win the title. However, they had been hit with three winding-up orders by the Revenue Commissioners within a spell of nine months but just about managed to gather enough funds and investment to keep the tax collectors off their backs and keep the club running on each occasion. This was at the expense of the players, though, who had gone for weeks without their wages and it seemed that the only thing keeping them performing at the club was the season's climax and the drive for the title, as well as promises (which ultimately turned out to be empty) of a remedy. Once the season came to a close the rot set in and the general public were made fully aware of the true extent of how poor a state the club were in. Due to the finances, many found it extraordinary that Shelbourne had been awarded a Premier Division licence for 2007 by the Independent Assessment Group a few months earlier. They saw it as another chance to criticise the lack of transparency within the organisation that appointed the Group who were supposed to dispense licences to clubs who were solvent and financially stable for the foreseeable future - the Football Association of Ireland. The association has been well used to criticism of its administration in the past, but clearly, the Group could not have been said to have performed their role effectively.

Manager Pat Fenlon tendered his resignation from Shelbourne on 5 December 2006. This was in spite of Shelbourne winning the title on goal difference from Derry City. Fenlon's departure precipitated a widescale exodus from Tolka Park, as players, unhappy with the wage situation, departed to rival clubs - many having their contracts rescinded by law.

Personnel

Managerial/backroom staff

Manager: Pat Fenlon
Assistant Manager: Eamon Collins

2006 squad members

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Wales WAL Steve Williams
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Heary (Captain)
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Crawley
4 DF England ENG Dave Rogers
5 DF Wales WAL Jamie Harris
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Crawford
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ollie Cahill
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stuart Byrne
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Glen Crowe
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Byrne
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James Chambers
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Greg O'Halloran
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Baker
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Moore
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Gary O'Neill
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Bobby Ryan
18 MF Cameroon CMR Joseph Ndo
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Hawkins
20 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Delany
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Tyrrell
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Dillon
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Reynolds
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kearney
30 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Deegan

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Republic of Ireland IRL James Chambers (was on loan to Waterford United)
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Deegan (was on loan to Kilkenny City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Tyrrell (was on loan to Bray Wanderers)

Transfers In

The following players joined Shelbourne for the 2006 campaign:

Date Pos. Name From
8 December 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Greg O'Halloran Cork City
10 January 2006 DF Republic of Ireland Sean Dillon Longford Town
11 February 2006 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Kearney Cork City

Transfers Out

Date Pos. Name To
19 November 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Cawley UCD
19 November 2005 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Doherty Longford Town
19 November 2005 FW Republic of Ireland Glen Fitzpatrick Drogheda United
19 November 2005 DF Republic of Ireland Curtis Fleming
19 November 2005 DF Republic of Ireland Derek Pender Dublin City
19 November 2005 FW Republic of Ireland Ger Rowe Ballymena United
19 November 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Hussain Yazdani Kilkenny City
30 December 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan Livingston
MF Republic of Ireland Brian King Kilkenny City
12 July 2006 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Reynolds Waterford United

Results

League of Ireland Premier Division

10 March 2006 Bray Wanderers 2 – 2 Shelbourne Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 GMT Éamon Zayed 12'
Paul Caffrey 45'
Wesley Charles Red card 75'
Report Jason Byrne 19', 76' (pen.) Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
17 March 2006 Shelbourne 0 – 0 Longford Town Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Report Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)
24 March 2006 St Patrick's Athletic 2 – 2 Shelbourne Richmond Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Mark Rutherford 3'
Trevor Molloy 17'
Paul Keegan Red card 56'
Report Jason Byrne 56'
Colin Hawkins 83'
Owen Heary Red card 56'
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
7 April 2006 Waterford United 0 – 1 Shelbourne R.S.C., Waterford
19.45 IST Report Jason Byrne 41' Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
22 April 2006 UCD 1 – 2 Shelbourne Belfield Park, Dublin
17.15 IST Derek Doyle 72' Report Gary O'Neill 71'
Liam Kearney 84'
Attendance: 710
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin)
29 April 2006 Sligo Rovers 1 – 1 Shelbourne The Showgrounds, Sligo
19.30 IST Conor O'Grady 15' Report Gary O'Neill 7' Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
4 May 2006 Shelbourne 2 – 1 Drogheda United Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Stuart Byrne 12'
Gary O'Neill 72'
Report Declan O'Brien 88' Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
15 May 2006 Cork City 2 – 1 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
20.00 IST George O'Callaghan 42'
Neale Fenn 48'
Report Jason Byrne 40' (pen.) Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
19 May 2006 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Colin Hawkins 16'
Stuart Byrne 50'
Report Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
2 June 2006 Shelbourne 4 – 1 Bray Wanderers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Gary O'Neill 18', 78'
Jason Byrne 63'
Ollie Cahill 86'
Report Brian McGovern 70' Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
6 June 2006 Shelbourne 1 – 0 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne 89' Report Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
27 June 2006 Shelbourne 3 – 0 St. Patrick's Athletic Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne 32' 45'
Glen Crowe 76'
Report Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
17 July 2006 Shelbourne 5 – 1 Waterford United Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Bobby Ryan 45'
Colin Hawkins 60'
Joseph Ndo 63'
Glen Crowe 67' 90'
Report Mitchell Casey 61' Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin)
21 July 2006 Shelbourne 6 – 0 UCD Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Glen Crowe 12' 78'
Jason Byrne 46' 83'
Joseph Ndo 55'
Ollie Cahill 71'
Report Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
28 July 2006 Shelbourne 3 – 0 Sligo Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Ollie Cahill 7'
Jason Byrne 52' 57'
Report Liam Burns Red card 50' Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
4 August 2006 Drogheda United 1 – 3 Shelbourne United Park, Drogheda
19.45 IST Stephen Bradley 90' Report Stuart Byrne 35' (pen.)
Ollie Cahill 58'
Owen Heary 76'
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
11 August 2006 Shelbourne 2 – 2 Cork City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne 43'
Glen Crowe 80'
Report Denis Behan 20'
Roy O'Donovan 62' (pen.)
Joe Gamble Red card 87'
Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
18 August 2006 Bohemians 2 – 1 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Fergal Harkin 65'
Stephen Caffrey 75'
Report Glen Crowe 58' Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
1 September 2006 Bray Wanderers 2 – 3 Shelbourne Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 IST Colm Tresson 34'
Lee Roche 36'
Report Greg O'Halloran 48'
Bobby Ryan 65'
Glen Crowe 90+3'
Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath)
8 September 2006 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Longford Town Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Gary O'Neill 7'
Glen Crowe 65'
Report Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
15 September 2006 St. Patrick's Athletic 1 – 3 Shelbourne Richmond Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Keith Fahey 8' Report Gary O'Neill 27'
Glen Crowe 84'
Jamie Harris 86'
Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)
22 September 2006 Shelbourne 2 – 2 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Owen Heary 60'
Glen Crowe 78'
Report Pat McCourt 24'
Kevin Deery 26'
Pat Jennings Red card 44'
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
6 October 2006 Waterford United 0 – 1 Shelbourne R.S.C., Waterford
19.45 IST Report Stuart Byrne 63' (pen.) Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)
10 October 2006 Longford Town 0 – 0 Shelbourne Flancare Park, Longford
19.45 IST Report Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
20 October 2006 UCD 0 – 2 Shelbourne Belfield Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Jason Byrne 20'
Richie Baker 52'
Referee: Richie Winter (Dublin)
24 October 2006 Derry City 2 – 0 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19.45 IST Ciarán Martyn 52'
Pat McCourt 64'
Report Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
3 November 2006 Shelbourne 2 – 2 Drogheda United Tolka Park, Dublin
19.30 GMT Gary O'Neill 52'
Greg O'Halloran 57'
Report Jason Gavin 2'
Gavin Whelan 58'
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
7 November 2006 Sligo Rovers 0 – 2 Shelbourne The Showgrounds, Sligo
19.45 GMT Report Stuart Byrne 27'
Adam Hughes 68' (o.g.)
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
10 November 2006 Cork City 1 – 0 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
19.30 GMT Roy O'Donovan 59'
Joe Gamble Red card 83'
Report Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
17 November 2006 Shelbourne 2 – 1 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Stuart Byrne 23' (pen.)
Glen Crowe 29'
Richie Baker Red card 89'
Report Barry Ferguson 14' Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)

Expunged League Results

14 April 2006 Shelbourne 1 – 0 Dublin City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Gary O'Neill 29' Report Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin)
14 July 2006 Dublin City 1 – 2 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 IST David Freeman 66' Report Bobby Ryan 16'
Joseph Ndo 44'
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)

Final League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shelbourne (C, R) 30 18 8 4 60 27 +33 62 Demotion to League of Ireland First Division[lower-alpha 1]
2 Derry City 30 18 8 4 46 20 +26 62 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
3 Drogheda United 30 16 10 4 37 23 +14 58 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4 Cork City 30 15 11 4 37 15 +22 56 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Sligo Rovers 30 11 7 12 33 42 9 40
Source: [1][2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Shelbourne were demoted to the First Division for financial irregularities.

League results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 18 8 4 60 27  +33 62 10 4 0 36 10  +26 8 4 4 24 17  +7

Last updated: 17 November 2006.
Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures

League Form/Results by Round

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GroundAHAAAAHAHHHHHHHAHAAHAHAAAAHAAH
ResultDDDWWDWLWWWWWWWWDLWWWDWDWLDWLW
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2006. Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Intertoto Cup

First round

24 June 2006 Shelbourne 4 – 0 FK Vetra Tolka Park, Dublin
19.00 IST Bobby Ryan 35'
Jason Byrne 66' 90+1'
Glen Crowe 68'
Report Julius Raliukonis Red card 3'
Rolandas Karcemarskas Red card 45'
Robertas Vezevicius Red card 66'
Referee: Markus Strömbergson (Sweden)

Shelbourne won 5 - 0 on aggregate

Second round

2 July 2006 OB Odense 3 – 0 Shelbourne Fionia Park, Odense
14.00 IST Morten Fevang 28' 41' 57' Report Jason Byrne soccer ball with red X 53' (pen.) Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria)

OB Odense won 3 - 1 on aggregate

FAI Carlsberg Cup

Second round

27 May 2006 Bangor Celtic 1 – 3 Shelbourne Tolka Park, Dublin
19.00 IST Brian Warren 75' Report Owen Heary 27'
Jason Byrne 29'
Stuart Byrne 82'
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)

Third round

27 August 2006 Shelbourne 0 – 1 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
18.30 IST Report Darren Kelly 22' Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)

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Second round

8 May 2006 Dublin City 0 – 1 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Derek Pender 22' (o.g.) Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)

Quarter-Finals

5 July 2006 Shelbourne 4 – 1 Finn Harps Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne 3' 59'
Glen Crowe 68'
Greg O'Halloran 74'
Report Chris Malseed 86' Attendance: 306
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

Semi-Finals

7 August 2006 Shelbourne 1 – 0 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Joseph Ndo 77' Report Vinny Arkins Red card 8'
Jason McGuinness Red card 88'
Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)

Final

Setanta Sports Cup

Group B

28 February 2006 Derry City 0 – 0 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium, Derry
20.00 GMT Report Referee: Michael Ross (Carrickfergus)
13 March 2006 Linfield 2 – 0 Shelbourne Windsor Park, Belfast
20.00 GMT Michael Gault 34'
Peter Thompson 53'
Report Referee: David Malcolm (Bangor)
20 March 2006 Shelbourne 0 – 0 Linfield Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Colin Hawkins Red card 75' Report Paul McAreavey Red card 24' Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
27 March 2006 Glentoran 0 – 3 Shelbourne The Oval, Belfast
19.45 IST Report Jason Byrne 17' 58'
Ollie Cahill 31'
Referee: Adrian McCourt (Bangor)
3 April 2006 Shelbourne 1 – 1 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne 17' Report Ciarán Martyn 90' Referee: David Malcolm (Bangor)
Final Group B Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Northern Ireland Linfield (A) 6 2 4 0 12 4 +8 10 Advanced to the semi-finals
2 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne (A) 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4 9
3 Republic of Ireland Derry City 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
4 Northern Ireland Glentoran 6 1 1 4 5 18 13 4
Source:
(A) Advance to a further round

Semi-Finals

10 April 2006 Cork City 2 – 0 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
20.00 IST Colin O'Brien 34'
Neale Fenn 60'
Report Jason Byrne soccer ball with red X 55' (pen.)
David Crawley Red card 90'
Referee: David Malcolm (Bangor)

Friendlies

26 January 2006 Dundalk 0 – 2 Shelbourne Oriel Park, Dundalk
19.30 GMT Report Jason Byrne 60'
Brian King 86'
14 February 2006 Shelbourne 3 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Gary O'Neill 12'
Alan Moore 16'
Glen Crowe 31'
Greg O'Halloran Red card
David Crawley Red card
Report Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
23 February 2006 Kilkenny City 0 – 4 Shelbourne Buckley Park, Kilkenny
19.30 GMT Report Jason Byrne 3' 47' (pen.) 61'
Gary O'Neill 77'
24 July 2006 Shelbourne 0 – 2 Sunderland Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Report Daryl Murphy 49'
Rory Delap 67'
Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin)

2006 season Statistics

Player appearances/goals

As of 17 November 2006.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeagueCup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Wales WAL Steve Williams 22015070
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Heary 363212151
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Crawley 1004060
4 DF England ENG Dave Rogers 390270120
5 DF Wales WAL Jamie Harris 281181100
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Crawford 1509060
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ollie Cahill 455284171
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stuart Byrne 427276151
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Glen Crowe 46162912174
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Byrne 39232615138
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James Chambers 000000
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Greg O'Halloran 253152101
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Baker 301201100
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Moore 22014080
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Gary O'Neill 29822870
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Bobby Ryan 354202152
18 MF Cameroon CMR Joseph Ndo 354242112
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Hawkins 393263130
20 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Delany 290160130
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Tyrrell 000000
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Dillon 451290161
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Reynolds 1407070
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kearney 16110160
30 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Deegan 100010

Top goalscorers

Position Goalscorer Total Goals League Goals Cup Goals
1
Republic of Ireland Jason Byrne
23
15
8
2
Republic of Ireland Glen Crowe
16
12
4
3
Republic of Ireland Gary O'Neill
8
8
0
4
Republic of Ireland Stuart Byrne
7
6
1
5
Republic of Ireland Ollie Cahill
5
4
1
6
Cameroon Joseph Ndo
4
2
2
Republic of Ireland Bobby Ryan
4
2
2
8
Republic of Ireland Colin Hawkins
3
3
0
Republic of Ireland Owen Heary
3
2
1
Republic of Ireland Greg O'Halloran
3
2
1
11
Wales Jamie Harris
1
1
0
Republic of Ireland Richie Baker
1
1
0
Republic of Ireland Sean Dillon
1
0
1
Republic of Ireland Liam Kearney
1
1
0

References

  1. "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. "Ireland 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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