2006 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ollie Byrne | |||
Manager | Pat Fenlon | |||
Premier Division | 1st | |||
UEFA Intertoto Cup | Second round | |||
FAI Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | Runners-Up | |||
Setanta Sports Cup | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Jason Byrne (15) All: Jason Byrne (23) | |||
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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from Tolka Park, as players, unhappy with the wage situation, departed to rival clubs - many having their contracts rescinded by law.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.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers In
The following players joined Shelbourne for the 2006 campaign:
Date | Pos. | Name | From |
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8 December 2005 | MF | Greg O'Halloran | Cork City |
10 January 2006 | DF | Sean Dillon | Longford Town |
11 February 2006 | MF | Liam Kearney | Cork City |
Transfers Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To |
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19 November 2005 | MF | Alan Cawley | UCD |
19 November 2005 | DF | Kevin Doherty | Longford Town |
19 November 2005 | FW | Glen Fitzpatrick | Drogheda United |
19 November 2005 | DF | Curtis Fleming | |
19 November 2005 | DF | Derek Pender | Dublin City |
19 November 2005 | FW | Ger Rowe | Ballymena United |
19 November 2005 | MF | Hussain Yazdani | Kilkenny City |
30 December 2005 | MF | Wes Hoolahan | Livingston |
MF | Brian King | Kilkenny City | |
12 July 2006 | MF | 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 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 56' |
Report | Jason Byrne 56' Colin Hawkins 83' Owen Heary 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
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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 |
- ↑ Shelbourne were demoted to the First Division for financial irregularities.
League results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round
18 June 2006 | FK Vetra | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Vetra Stadium, Vilnius |
16.00 IST | Report | Sean Dillon 42' | Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
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 3' Rolandas Karcemarskas 45' Robertas Vezevicius 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 53' (pen.) | Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria) |
9 July 2006 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | OB Odense | Tolka Park, Dublin |
15.00 IST | Joseph Ndo 32' | Report | Referee: Dietmar Drabek (Austria) |
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) |
eircom League Cup
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 8' Jason McGuinness 88' |
Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
Final
18 September 2006 | Derry City | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 0 p) | Shelbourne | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
20.00 IST | David Forde 83' Killian Brennan 97' |
Report | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) | |
Penalties | ||||
Kevin Deery Ruaidhri Higgins Darren Kelly |
Dave Rogers Jason Byrne Glen Crowe |
Setanta Sports Cup
Group B
20 February 2006 | Shelbourne | 3 – 0 | Glentoran | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Bobby Ryan 29' Glen Crowe 36' 59' |
Report |
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 75' | Report | Paul McAreavey 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 |
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1 | Linfield (A) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
2 | Shelbourne (A) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | |
3 | Derry City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
4 | Glentoran | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 |
(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 55' (pen.) David Crawley 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' |
3 February 2006 | Galway United | 0 – 3 | Shelbourne | Terryland Park, Galway |
19.30 GMT | Report | Jamie Harris 9' Glen Crowe 86' Jason Byrne 88' |
7 February 2006 | Shenyang Ginde | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | Antequera, Costa del Sol |
15.00 GMT | N/A | Report | Jason Byrne 35' |
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 David Crawley |
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 | Total | League | Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | WAL | Steve Williams | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2 | DF | IRL | Owen Heary | 36 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
3 | DF | IRL | David Crawley | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
4 | DF | ENG | Dave Rogers | 39 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
5 | DF | WAL | Jamie Harris | 28 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
6 | MF | IRL | Jim Crawford | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
7 | MF | IRL | Ollie Cahill | 45 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
8 | MF | IRL | Stuart Byrne | 42 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
9 | FW | IRL | Glen Crowe | 46 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 4 |
10 | FW | IRL | Jason Byrne | 39 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
11 | MF | IRL | James Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | MF | IRL | Greg O'Halloran | 25 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
14 | MF | IRL | Richie Baker | 30 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
15 | MF | IRL | Alan Moore | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
16 | FW | IRL | Gary O'Neill | 29 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
17 | MF | IRL | Bobby Ryan | 35 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
18 | MF | CMR | Joseph Ndo | 35 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
19 | DF | IRL | Colin Hawkins | 39 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
20 | GK | IRL | Dean Delany | 29 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
21 | MF | IRL | David Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | IRL | Sean Dillon | 45 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
23 | MF | IRL | Alan Reynolds | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
24 | MF | IRL | Liam Kearney | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
30 | MF | IRL | Gary Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top goalscorers
Position | Goalscorer | Total Goals | League Goals | Cup Goals |
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1 |
Jason Byrne | 23 |
15 |
8 |
2 |
Glen Crowe | 16 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
Gary O'Neill | 8 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
Stuart Byrne | 7 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
Ollie Cahill | 5 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
Joseph Ndo | 4 |
2 |
2 |
Bobby Ryan | 4 |
2 |
2 | |
8 |
Colin Hawkins | 3 |
3 |
0 |
Owen Heary | 3 |
2 |
1 | |
Greg O'Halloran | 3 |
2 |
1 | |
11 |
Jamie Harris | 1 |
1 |
0 |
Richie Baker | 1 |
1 |
0 | |
Sean Dillon | 1 |
0 |
1 | |
Liam Kearney | 1 |
1 |
0 |
References
- ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ireland 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2016.