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4 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Friday August 20th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 5 FROM THE DUGOUT VINNY PERTH he importance of having United, getting them promoted, after. We have a lot of other sore 500 fans back in followed by the amazing start they bodies. The toll of playing three tonight is huge. We know made to this season, should not games a week has really affected us that Oriel Park can be a go unnoticed, and we know we will but we will have a really strong 11 bleak place at times, especially have our work set out this evening. on the pitch this evening. People are pointing at the league Offset against that, Dan Cleary Twhen there is nobody in it. We table but I don’t think the position played the full 90 minutes against also play on astroturf and when of the two clubs is relevant at this Derry City which was a huge boost you combine that with an empty moment in time because there for everyone. Dan is 25, has lots of ground, mentally it can be difficult are still 42 points to play for. The appearances, league medals, and for players. It’s something I know knock-on effect of the European European experience under his the club is trying to fix but, for run has left us with a lot of sore and belt, and his best days are ahead now, the noise and support of our wounded bodies so it suits us having of him. If I left him out in the past he fans is crucial and we’re all looking just one game a week and being would be one of the crankiest men forward to having people back in able to concentrate on one game around but the upbringing that he’s this evening. at a time. We had a difficult week had tells us that he’s a real leader last week. I think the performance and potentially a future captain of I think it has been a major against Vitesse Arnhem was one this club. He has really matured and disadvantage to this club over the of the best I have ever seen from a he’s a different person from the one past 18 months not being able to Dundalk team but ultimately it ended that was here when I left the club have our fans in the ground. While in defeat and the players know they last year. His injury was close to a we’re still not close to having 3,000 must bounce back and be inspired 16-week injury but he came back in people in yet, and The Shed singing by the derby and having people 10 or 11 weeks which tells me that and dancing, it’s really important that in the ground. We have had some his work rate and what he does off the fans back us through this difficult big Louth Derby wins here over the the pitch has brought him back four time and get behind us whenever years but tonight we just need to get or five weeks ahead of schedule. He they can. They did that in Tallaght back on the bike and pick up three wouldn’t have done that when he for the recent European games points. was younger. It’s not that he was a and I think it’s hugely important that We picked up three serious bad professional, it’s just that now they get behind us again in tonight’s injuries in Derry last Sunday and he is so focused on his football. The Louth Derby. each one of them is a different level future for this club is bright if we can It’s hard to believe it’s the biggest of severity. Patrick McEleney’s keep the likes of Daniel Cleary here. crowd we will have had in since hamstring injury could be anything Our two new signings have had the game against City at the from two to four or even five weeks. another week of training to integrate beginning of the 2020 season. A We just don’t know yet until the with the group. Both of them are out lot has changed since, both for the injury settles down. David McMillan of season and have different levels club and me personally, but I’ve hasn’t broken any bones but there of fitness. Cameron Yates has been received a lot of support from people is still a bit of ligament damage that really impressive. He’s 22 years of around town. The level of goodwill has to be investigated and we’re age and the challenge for him is has been huge and now we have awaiting the results of a scan while to come in and push Alessio Abibi an opportunity for people to come Daniel Kelly is touch and go for this and Peter Cherrie and I think we to the ground and show that. I feel evening. have a hell of a good goalkeeper there is still a lot of people behind Darragh Leahy missed the game there. Sami Ben Amar is also a very the club and the team and while against Derry with an ankle injury. exciting talent. It will take him a bit there are lots of people asking We have had some relatively good of time to adapt to Irish football and legitimate questions, I think, by and news in the sense that the medical people need to be patient with him large, that people want what is best team has got the results of the scan but he’s a player who was worth for the club. It will be great for the and they know what the issue is and investing in and we see him as a players to hear that support on the are hoping to fix it. I’d imagine that real prospect over the next six to 18 pitch, as opposed to the noise they Darragh would be seven to 10 days months at the club. hear off it. away from training fully so we’ll set a The job that Tim Clancy and Kevin target of the FAI Cup game against Enjoy the game, Doherty have done at Drogheda St Mochtas for him, if not the week Vinny Perth

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stints with Shamrock Rovers, but Clancy will be more than Rovers and finally Bray confident of turning things around Wanderers before his retirement given the players at his disposal in 2017 at the age of 33. and what he’s achieved with this team to date. They have caused At the end of 2017, Clancy was major problems in meetings with named manager of Drogheda the league’s top sides this year, United following their relegation and they could be competing from the Premier Division under with those sides for silverware Pete Mahon. What he took on in the coming years if they keep was a huge rebuilding job, and progressing. For this season despite the doubts over whether though, it’s all about survival for he could cope with the task, he Drogheda, and it seems likely that has delivered in a big way. Clancy they will be present in the Premier has managed to deliver success Division once again, assuming with what is a very young squad they pick up some form in the brimming with talent. He has also coming weeks. managed to add experienced players who know what it takes to Friday’s game will be a very ne of the most succeed in the league, and it so difficult one for Drogs, as Clancy promising young far looks to be a big success. After will be well aware, but he’ll be managers in Irish an excellent start to the season, hopeful of his side producing a football, Meath Drogheda’s form has tailed off performance capable of finally native Tim Clancy had a 14 somewhat over the past month, getting the better of the Lilywhites. yearO playing career prior to entering the world of coaching. After playing youth football in Ireland with Belvedere, he then moved across the water to join eturning to the about rebuilding, and under the The Boynesiders got off to an Millwall. He spent a year Premier Division for management of Tim Clancy, that excellent start to the season, losing there before departing, then the first time since rebuild has been successful. just three times in their first 10 going on to spend a few years 2017, many Dundalk The Drogs would narrowly miss games, but their form has tailed off, playing non-league football fans will be happy to see the out on promotion in 2019 after winning just once in their last 10 in with Walton & Hersham, returnR of the Louth Derby a play-off defeat to Finn Harps all competitions. Weymouth and Fisher in the SSE Airtricity League but last year they made sure the Despite Dundalk’s poor league Athletic. Premier Division. same fate wouldn’t come upon form this season, the Drogs still them again, as they won the First haven’t managed to get the upper He then joined Kilmarnock, Both clubs have been on very Division title on the final day with a hand in Louth Derbies this season, initially on amateur forms but in different paths in recent years. As 2-0 win over Cabinteely. losing both league meetings June 2007 he was given a one Drogheda were relegated back to With the recruitment of between the sides thus far. They year professional deal. He would the First Division in 2017, after just experienced players like Gary may be in a solid league position go on to spend four seasons at one season back in Ireland’s top Deegan, Ronan Murray and at the moment, but they will be the club, before being moved on division, Dundalk were giving up to compliment the desperate to arrest a slide that by Kenny Shiels. He went on to the title to Cork City. promising young talent in their leaves them just five points away have spells with Motherwell and Over the next three seasons, squad, Drogheda were tipped for a from Waterford in the relegation Hibernian in Scotland but injuries Dundalk would add two more successful first season back in the zone. plagued him throughout this league titles, an FAI Cup, an EA Premier Division, and that is how If their form is to turn around on period, resulting in his release Sports Cup and a Unite the Union it’s turned out to date for Clancy’s Friday night, they will have to do from Hibernian in 2014. Champions Cup, as well as making side. They currently sit sixth in the something they haven’t done in it to the Europa League group table after 24 games, three points seven years, beat Dundalk in a After a short spell with St stages for a second time. clear of the Lilywhites, who have Premier Division match. Johnstone, Clancy returned Greg Sloggett gets past Chris Lyons during Dundalk’s 1-0 win over For Drogheda, though, it was all two games in hand. to Ireland, where he had short Drogheda United at Head In The Game Park

12 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Friday August 20th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 13 PLAYER PROFILES 13 SAM O’BRIEN 14 MARK DOYLE 15 MOHAMED BOUDIAF Defender Forward, 22, Defender Sam is in his fourth Drogheda Mohammed is in his year with the club Last season’s PFAI third year with the club having progressed First Division Player of having progressed through our academy the Year, Doyle is now through our academy sides from U17 in his sixth season at sides from U17 level. level. A versatile , having With the ability to defender, Sam’s first also risen through play in defence and appearance for Tim their youth teams prior in midfield, Mo’s first DROGHEDA UTD Clancy’s first team to his first team debut. appearance for Tim came in pre-season He scored 13 times in Clancy’s first team as a substitute 19 games last season came as a starter in against Wexford as he played a key pre-season against in pre-season. role in Drogheda’s Wexford. title win. 1 COLIN McCABE 2 JAMES BROWN 3 CONOR KANE 16 BRANDON BERMINGHAM 17 RONAN MURRAY 18 CHARLES MUTAWE Goalkeeper, 24, Defender, 22, Defender, 22, Forward, 19, Forward, 29, Defender, 19, Ballinagh Dublin Drogheda Mayo Dublin Ronan Murray was at A product of Celtic’s Brown broke into the Kane was part of A former member Dundalk for the 2018 Previously part of youth academy, Shelbourne first team the St Patrick’s of the Bohs and St league winning campaign. the youth sides at McCabe had two in 2016 after rising Athletic youth sides Pat’s respective Prior to his year in Oriel, he both St Patrick’s through the youth spent much of his career loan spells with before a move to underage teams, in England. His early Athletic and Stenhousemuir teams. He joined Drogheda ahead of Bermingham joined years at Ipswich, which Shelbourne, Mutawe before returning Drogheda in 2018. included loans to Torquay, joined Drogheda He was named in the the 2017 season. He Drogheda ahead of Swindon and Plymouth to Ireland to join Argyle, before a three year ahead of the 2021 PFAI Team of the Year has made over 100 the 2020 season. Bohemians in 2017. spell with Notts County. season, and made in 2020 after playing a appearances for the He went on to score Returning to Ireland to He joined Drogheda key role in Drogheda’s club and was named five times in 17 join Utd, where he his senior debut in 2021 season after in the PFAI Team of appearances in his impressed. He left Dundalk against Shelbourne promotion to the after a single season two seasons with Premier Division. the Year at the end first season in senior and had a stint with Sligo in pre-season. Shelbourne. of last season. football. before joining Drogheda ahead of the 2021 season. 4 JACK TUITE 5 DANIEL O’REILLY 6 HUGH DOUGLAS 19 KILLIAN PHILLIPS 20 JORDAN ADEYEMO 21 LUKE HEENEY Defender, 24, Defender, 26, Defender, 27, Midfielder, 19 Forward, 20, Midfielder, 22, Dublin Dublin Bray The versatile midfielder, Dublin Bellewstown After spending three O’Reilly was a part Douglas is now in his who can also play centre A talented young years in the youth of the Fulham youth second season with back, made his first Bellowstown academy at Derby attacker, Adeyemo native Heeney joined set up for four years Drogheda, having senior appearance for initially joined the County, Jack Tuite before returning to joined them ahead the club in a friendly Drogheda from St returned to Ireland in away to Dundalk in July club’s U19s from Ireland in 2014 with of the 2020 season Shelbourne. He made Pat’s in 2019, after late 2015, when he Bray Wanderers. He after five seasons 2020. Phillips remained being part of the signed for Athlone with the first team squad his first team debut then had spells with with hometown club in 2019, making 12 Saints youth set-up. Town. He had spells Longford Town, Finn Bray Wanderers. He for the remainder of the season. The 18-year-old appearances that He made 9 appear- with both Shelbourne Harps and with Shel- was named in the ances last season in and Cabinteely before was on the bench year. He made eight bourne before joining PFAI Team of the Year for six games in the an injury hit year for signing for Drogheda appearances last year Drogheda ahead of last season following league throughout the ahead of the 2020 in a season disrupted the midfielder. the 2021 season. Drogheda’s promotion remainder of the season. by injury. season. in 2020. 7 DARRAGH MARKEY 8 GARY DEEGAN 9 CHRIS LYONS 22 JAMES CLARKE 23 DAVID ODUMOSU 25 RYAN O’SHEA Midfielder, 23, Midfielder, 33, Forward, 27, Midfielder, 19, Goalkeeper, 20, Defender, 20, Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin Dundalk Ryan first played for Tim Clancy’s first new A well-travelled veteran, A well-travelled player in Clarke joined Drogheda A former member of Drogheda’s U17 side in signing ahead of the Deegan had spells with the , in 2019 after playing the youth set-up at 2016 and 2017 before 2021 season, Markey the likes of Shelbourne, Lyons began his career for Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park, Odumosu rejoining the club at U19 rose through the Kilkenny City and at UCD and embarked underage sides in 2017 level in 2019 after a spell Bohemians before on short spells across his left the club at the end with St. Patrick’s Athletic. youth teams at Cherry and 2018. He spent his of 2019 in search of spending time in the career at Bohs, Shamrock first with Drogheda’s The versatile left-back, Orchard and then St UK with Coventry City, first-team opportunities. Patrick’s Athletic before Rovers, Bray Wanderers U19s, but also scored who can also play in Hibernian, Northampton, (Twice), Sligo and then He has found those midfield and on the making his senior Southend, Shrewsbury his first senior goal Shelbourne prior to joining against Athlone Town opportunities at wing, again played for debut in 2015. He and Cambridge Utd. He Drogheda ahead of the Drogheda, where he both the U19 and senior returned to Ireland last that summer. He be- continued to impress 2018 season. Now in his was a key member side in 2020 and is now in his early seasons at year to join Shelbourne, came an important part fourth season at United of the side last season, of their First Division in his third year in Tim St Pat’s before joining where he made 18 ap- Park, it is the longest making 15 appearances winning side last Clancy’s senior side Drogheda ahead of the pearances before joining period he has ever spent Drogheda ahead of the at a single club. in the shortened league season. 2021 season. 2021 season. season. 10 DINNY CORCORAN 11 JAKE HYLAND 12 AARON DAVIS 41 DANE MASSEY 45 MARK HUGHES Forward, 32, Midfielder, 25, Goalkeeper, 20, Defender, 33, Midfielder, 27, Portrane Dublin Dublin Dublin Athy A name very well known A Dundalk legend. Dane Now in his second around the league, Now in his sixth A former member of Massey was a crucial spell with Drogheda, Corcoran has a lengthy season at United St Patrick’s Athletic’s member of the Lilywhites Hughes began his CV in Irish football. After Park, Drogheda U19 squad, Davis side throughout his seven senior career in England beginning his career with captain Jake joined Drogheda year stay. He made 291 with Scunthorpe. He Sporting Fingal, he went appearances for the on to have stints with Hyland has made ahead of the 2021 returned to Ireland club, winning 14 trophies after half a season in Shelbourne, Drogheda, 136 appearances season. and playing in all six Bohs (Twice), UCD, Sligo England, before spells Rovers, St Pat’s and then for the club since group games in the 2016 with Athlone Town, Bohs once again, where joining them in Europa League Group Drogheda, Longford and he spent the past four December 2015 Stage. He departed the then Shelbourne, where seasons before returning club at the end of the he spent two seasons from Bohemians. 2020 season and was to Drogheda for a second before returning to spell ahead of the 2021 Drogheda’s sixth signing season. of the off season. Drogheda in early 2019.

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Everyone at the club would like to pass our congratulations on to The Dundalk FC Lotto has been revamped for the 2021 campaign. Dundalk FC U16 girls player Ciara The lotto has been a strong source of fundraising for the club Whyte, who was selected to play over the past couple of decades, bringing in thousands of euros in in a U16 squad revenue, and is now easier to play than ever. training match at the AUL complex We encourage all of our supporters and members of the wider last night. Ciara was one of 35 community to play the Dundalk FC Lotto. players selected after an extensive To play, simply visit the Dundalk FC website or download the trial process. The players will also ClubForce app and pick 4 numbers between 1 and 28. take part in a training camp later in There was no winner of this week’s Lotto. The winning numbers drawn were 3, 12, 18 and 27. Monday’s jackpot stands at €2,950. the year. Minute’s silence There will be a minute’s silence before the game this evening in memory of the following people that passed away recently. THE MOST POWERFUL Ex-Dundalk FC manager and player Tommy Connolly; Damian PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE McConnon, Travel Club member and Dundalk FC season ticket holder, EVER DEVELOPED Eamon McConville, Dundalk FC season ticket holder; and David Conroy, Drogheda The coaching staff at the Dundalk FC ladies team are interested in adding United U14 coach. Our players to their existing squad which currently competes in the North East condolences to their STATSPORTS.COM Women’s Football League. If you’re interested in joining the Lilywhites, familes. May they RIP. please contact head coach Eddie Conroy on 0872353695.

16 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Friday August 20th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 17 UEFA brought charges of fraud, ON THE CONTINENT bribery and corruption against FK Ventspils, along with the violation of the integrity of matches and competitions. Sonni Nattestad In addition, the Ventspils wins a header president was hit with a life-long during his time at B36 in the Faroe disqualification from all football- Islands EURO DERBIES related activity, whilst the club’s sports director was issued with a Whatever the language, the term ‘Derby Day’ is known throughout the four-year suspension. UEFA also football world. Gavin McLaughlin caught up with three of Dundalk FC’s added that it had asked FIFA to European stars to hear about derby day on the continent. implement the ban on a worldwide scale, for good measure! “The biggest game in Latvia now is between FC and FK RFS,” said Raivis. “They are the two strongest teams in the league, they are from the same city and they compete for the championships. “I had a season on loan with FK RFS in 2016 and we played against Riga FC but it wasn’t an intense derby,” he added. “It was the first derby game between the clubs and it ended 0-0.” Jurkovskis has lined out in two competitive Louth Derby games this season, three if you include the Jim Malone Cup, but this evening’s will be played out in front of 500 supporters, the largest crowd Oriel Park has played host to since March 2020. “I am looking forward to feeling the atmosphere on Friday,” he said. “When we had 200 people here it was much better so to have 500 will be even better. “It will be a very hard game. All derby games are tough games and both teams and supporters Raivis Jurkovskis in action for really want to win them. We need Liepaja in Latvia points and we need to get back into Europe next year so it is important for us to win this one.” Sonni Nattestad Raivis Jurkovskis coast but despite that, crowds time league winners and the first Faroe Islands: B36 Latvia: NK Liepaja v FK were poor. In 2020, FK Liepaja Latvia club to qualify for the group Tórshavn v HB Torshavn 2013 Danish derby. one you have to win for the fans. Ventspils had an average attendance of just stages of a UEFA club competition Denmark: Midtjylland v “Derby day is derby day,” he When a rivalry is big, the games 279 across their 14 home games. announced that they were Viborg smiled. “I always enjoyed playing are much more fun to play in, During the six seasons he “The crowds would have been withdrawing from the Virsliga. in them. Historically, HB would more people show up and there is bigger around 10 years ago when The decision came on the be the biggest club in the Faroe a good atmosphere at the games. spent at his home town club Sonni Nattestad has experience we had another team in our town, back of a UEFA ruling that saw Islands as they have won the most “I also played in a derby in NK Liepaja, Raivis Jurkovskis of derby duels in the Faroe FK Liepajas Metalurgs,” explained the club disqualified from UEFA titles but I played with B36. It was Denmark. When I was with regularly featured in the Islands and Denmark. Jurkovskis. “They went bankrupt competitions for seven years by always the first game you would Midtjylland, we played Viborg. Kurzeme Derby against FK In 2020, he lined out in all three in 2013 and were replaced by FK the ruling body’s Control, Ethics look for at the start of the season That was a big one, a full house. Ventspils. of B36’s meetings with their Liepajas.” and Disciplinary Body. and it would always attract the We won the game (3-2), which One hundred and 27 kilometres city rivals, HB, in the Torshavn There won’t be a Kurzeme Derby In measures related to a UEFA biggest crowd. was great but if you lose a derby, separate the two cities that are Derby, while he also featured for for the foreseeable future, though. Europa League qualifying round “As a player, you obviously want it is a big problem!” situated on the country’s west Midtjylland against Viborg in a In June, FK Ventspils, the six- tie with Bordeaux in 2018, to win every match but this is

18 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Friday August 20th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 19 ON THE CONTINENT EURO DERBIES Alessio Abibi stadium was being built, Partizan between KF Tirana and Partizan Albania: KF Tirana v accepted an offer from their bitter Tirana is the biggest in the Partizan Tirana rivals to play their home games at Balkans,” he said. KF’s Selman Stermasi Stadium. “It is usually played at night time “The stadium is on fire,” is how “We played them in the last game and the supporters are out from Dundalk goalkeeper Alessio of the season and Partizan won 4pm that afternoon trying to control Abibi describes the atmosphere 2-1 which meant they also won the city. They have different zones in the big Albanian derby the league - in our own stadium!” in the city that they control. When between KF Tirana and Partizan explained Abibi. “The supporters the game is over, they all meet up Tirana. weren’t very happy, at all! to fight! Abibi wore the colours of KF “It’s not nice losing those games,” “The atmosphere is fantastic and Tirana, Albania’s most successful he added. “The first time I lost, it doesn’t matter where the teams club, in three Superliga derbies I didn’t leave my apartment for are in the table,” he added. “In the against their city rivals in 2018 a week. I lived in the old part of last derby I played in, some of the and he has fond memories of the Tirana and in my zone, there Tirana fans jumped the gate and matches, even if the results didn’t were lots of Tirana supporters so I went under the stand to fight the go his team’s way. couldn’t go out!” Partizan supporters. I was doing “I played in three Tirana derbies,” The ‘Big Derby’ may not attract my warm-up and it was happening said Abibi. “Partizan beat us 1-0 the headlines in Ireland but Abibi right behind me! in the first one, then we drew 1-1 said the rivalry between the clubs “I have pictures where it is just all in the second and in the last one was fierce, and second only to the smoke and it’s me in the goal,” he Partizan won 2-1.” ‘Eternal Derby’ between Red Star laughed. “Behind me, you can’t see Alessio Abibi collects this ball during the Tirana Derby and Partizan Belgrade. anything. Smoke bombs, flares... In in 2018. Main picture: The atmosphere at the Selman The final derby is one that will live Stermasi Stadium during the Tirana Derby in 2019 long in Alessio’s memory, for all of “After Partizan Belgrade the first 10 minutes, the games are the wrong reasons! As their new and Crvena Zvezda (Red Star always stopped because you can’t Belgrade), the Albanian derby see anything! It is crazy.”

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undalk FC head coach “He felt it would be the best thing with the players and staff and is a Vinny Perth has paid for him to go home to Norway and big loss to the group. We want to tribute to Norwegian we can understand that. wish him well.” striker Ole Erik “One of the things that Covid has American midfielder Taner Dogan Midtskogen, who left the club done is make life so difficult for has also departed, moving to players who are away from their Forward Madison FC on a loan Drecently after failing to settle in families because they can’t travel deal until the end of the season. Ireland. home and back without problems. The 23-year-old, who saw a loan “If I ever have personal issues spell to Athlone Town cut short at The 26-year-old Norwegian, with a player, I always send them the beginning of the year, will join who joined from KI Klaksvik last home to their parents or family up with former teammate Jesus December, made 15 appearances and tell them to take a few days Perez who also moved to the USL for the club in all competitions, off but you can’t do that with lads League One side last month. scoring one goal, away to Finn who don’t have families based in We would like to thank Ole and Harps in May. Ireland. Taner for their time at Oriel Park “Ole has gone for various different “Ole was a great person when and we wish them the very best of reasons but they’re certainly not he was here. He was very popular luck in the future. football reasons,” said Perth.

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hile this evening’s but they pushed their illustrious meeting represents neighbours all the way, only the 166th time succumbing to a late goal. that Dundalk and In its match report, the Dundalk Drogheda United have locked Democrat summed up the visitors’ gutsy display in this passage of Whorns, the first-ever meeting writing: ‘The most that could have between the clubs took place 58 been hoped for was that they years ago this week. (Drogheda) would give a good The date was Sunday, August show. As it turned out, not only did 16th, 1963, the venue, Oriel Park, they give a better show than might as reigning league champions have been expected, but they Jimmy Hasty Dundalk, who were bound for the almost brought off what would have European Cup, played host to been a sensational win.’ cross past Sam O’Brien. Despite were in front for the 87 minutes played when Kennedy league newcomers, Drogheda (the With Timmy Lyons injured, that, the one-armed wonder failed second time. set Cross in and, according to the United came nine years later), in Tommy Dunne was drafted into to impress the Democrat’s reporter Dundalk upped the ante and Billy Democrat, he ‘siddled through the the first round of the Dublin City the Lilywhites defence but he was who noted that ‘Hasty did good Kennedy cracked the Drogheda defence in his wraith-like fashion to Cup. Dermot Cross helpless to prevent the Drogs from things, but continues to annoy me crossbar before Cross set up Stan bundle the ball past Sean O’Brien’ Played just five days after taking a shock lead after just 15 with his flicks and fancy moves that Pownell and he hammered the ball and settle the very first Louth Dundalk beat FAI Cup holders minutes. Mick McElroy collected don’t always come off.’ into the roof of the net to level the Derby in some style! Shelbourne 4-3 to win the seven busloads and scores of cars a cross from Joe Watters before The majority of those in scores at 3-3 with 67 minutes on DUNDALK FC: Christy Barron, President’s Cup at Dalymount that made the journey north from sidestepping Tommy Dunne and attendance thought that Dundalk the clock. John Murphy, Patsy McKeown, Park, the excitement around the Boyneside to witness their club’s shooting past Christy Barron to would ease through the second In the event of a draw after 90 Mick Dalton, Tommy Dunne, Ted fixture was reflected by a crowd maiden outing. register Drogheda’s first-ever goal half but they were stunned again minutes, the game was due to be Harte, Billy Kennedy, Francie of 4,000, which, at the time, was Fielding a team that contained in senior football. as the Drogs scored two quickfire settled on corners with the team Callan, Jimmy Hasty, Dermot a record attendance for Dundalk’s four newcomers to the League Francie Callan equalised for goals to retake the lead! McElroy that amassed the most being Cross, Stan Pownell. opening game of the season. of Ireland, Drogheda weren’t Dundalk from the penalty spot 10 nipped past Dunne to toe-poke declared winners. Locked at three DROGHEDA FC: Sean O’Brien, It brought in gate receipts of expected to put up much of a minutes later after Paddy Kearns the equaliser past Barron in the goals apiece, and trailing 6-5 Eddie Nesbitt, Paddy Dowling, Joe €420, helped no doubt by the later fight against a Dundalk side that was penalised for handball and 47th minute and when former on corners, Dundalk knew they Watters, Paddy Kearns, Jimmy than usual 7pm kickoff which was included stellar names such as Hasty put the home side in front Dundalk player Tommy Kerr beat needed some inspiration as the Kinsella, Tom Kerr, John Murray, fixed to avoid a clash with other John Murphy, Patsy ‘Tootsie’ two minutes before the interval Barron with a powerful drive just game entered the final moments. Mick McElroy, Tony Hoey, Matt sporting fixtures that day and the McKeown, Francie Callan, Dermot Cross and the great Jimmy Hasty when he headed a Stan Pownell two minutes later, the Boynesiders The magic moment came with Ryan.

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DFC Magazine: Cameron, you’ve been history. Dundalk are a well known club in here. DFCM: How would you assess squad is a good thing but everyone training with the squad for a few weeks the UK. I knew about the club before it was your time at Wycombe? wants to be on the team sheet and so you must be happy that the deal is even brought to me. As soon as I got the DFCM: Football-wise, you’ve had a CY: Obviously, it was frustrating not that’s the aim. I’ve not been here long finally over the line? call, I was very keen to come over. Playing good upbringing and you spent 10 playing but you always have to look but I know the club want to push for Cameron Yates: Yeah. Being out of contact in Europe and challenging for league titles years at Leicester. That must have to learn somewhere. I went there Europe again next year and I’m really is always stressful because you never is what I want to be doing. been a good place to learn your when I had just turned 19 and being looking forward to getting started. know where you will end up but I came in trade? in that senior dressing room was a a few weeks ago and the lads have been DFCM: You’ve come from Wycombe CY: 100%. It’s a great set up there big, big change form being in a youth DFCM: Finally, you were born in sound and training has been good so I’m Wanderers. Did you speak to our former and I trained with the first team set up. It really develops you and Scotland. Where did the accent delighted the deal is complete. hero, , about coming every day which really matured me. helps you mature you as a player and go?? here? It’s great to be in and around an a person. I have nothing but praise CY: It’s a funny story. I was born in

CAMERON YATES CAMERON DFCM: How did the opportunity come CY: Yeah. Daryl is a good mate of mine. environment like that because you for the people at Wycombe. Scotland and my dad and his side of about? He’s a top bloke. We would always pick a lot of stuff up from experienced the family were born in Scotland but CY: “I was at home trying to stay fit and have a good, intellectual conversation at players at the top level and you DFCM: At this stage you’re I’m the one without the accent! There ready for a phone call and my agent rang lunchtime when we were at Wycombe. become a lot more professional at probably raring to play competitive is usually a lot of ‘Fake Scotsman’ me on a Sunday night and said ‘you’re He sang the praises of the club and the such a young age. It was brilliant football? shouts going about but I identify flying to Dundalk tomorrow morning’ so people and the staff that are here so that being there. CY: Of course, that’s what every myself as a Scotsman and I always I packed up, came over and the rest is was another positive for me coming over footballer wants to do. Being in the will!

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Dundalk v Drogheda United, 2005 FAI Cup office furniture it & computing The match: The match: Dundalk’s first game back in Oriel Park on the new artificial surface, after a traumatic few months playing out of Drogheda and Monaghan, was a Drogheda United v suitably high profile FAI Dundalk, 1986-87 League Cup match against high- flying Drogheda. Cup The facts: An impressive The match: Renascent Dundalk, 64-page special issue under Turlough O’Connor, travelled cost €4. It was the first to recently relegated Drogheda in a programme Dundalk League Cup group match. printed for several weeks The facts: 25p buys a 24-page as crowds dwindled programme in an unusual narrow at home matches in design. Monaghan. The content: Ads dominate, but The content: The there is room for plenty of club programme is packed news, an editorial opining the too- with historic content stationery cctv & alarms early start to the season and an documenting the history article looking back on the first Louth of Oriel Park. There’s derby in 1963. stlll room for club news A word from our sponsors: and interviews, and five The programmes is 75% ads, with pages on the visitors. support from local companies A word from our including the Stagecoach Lounge, sponsors: Dundalk Northside Video Club, the Horse and companies like Hound, Pot Black snooker club and Centre Travel, Fastfix, Peter Lyons ‘Makers of Ireland’s Farrelly Dawe White Best Bread’. Accountants, Roma Famous names: Drogheda’s restaurant and Park Inn The line up included Dave Henderson. lend their support. result: Drogheda ran out John McDonnell, David Kealy and Famous names: Dundalk include comfortable 2-0 winners courtesy Paul Newe. Dundalk included Barry the likes of Chris Bennion, Peter of Mark Leech and Damian Lynch. Kehoe, Martin Lawlor, Mick Shelly, Hynes, Stephen McGuiness, Drogs would go on to win the cup for Alan O’Neill and Gino Lawless. Paul Marney and Simon Kelly. the first time that season. Dundalk The result: Kehoe’s goal gave Drogheda’s strongest squad is limped to sixth in the First Division. Dundalk a 1-0 win that secured top taking shape with , PROUD SPONSORS OF DUNDALK FC Jim Gannon departed at the end of spot in the group and a quarter-final Stephen Bradley, Jason Gavin, the season, ushering in the John place. Dundalk went on to win the Paul Keegan, Shane Robinson and Gill era. League Cup - Turlough O’Connor’s Simon Webb in situ. ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS I.T, CCTV, ALARMS, OFFICE FURNITURE, STATIONERY, PRINTING 34 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Friday August 20th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 35 36 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Friday August 20th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 37 2018_24Sligo60_52_53.qxp_dfc15 10.10.18 23:18 Page 1

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This is the 41st league game Dundalk have played since Dane 41 Massey scored the winning goal for the Lilywhites at Oriel Park against Derry City to open the 2020 season. Massey, who currently wears the number 41 for Drogheda United, has scored three times for the Boynesiders this year- incidentally they occurred in three consecutive games and the last was the winner against Derry City’s north west rivals, Finn Harps.

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TEAMSTATISTICS Standings

2021 SEASON MATCH DATA ELENEY Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts LEAHY Shamrock Rovers 23 15 5 3 39 18 +21 50 St Patrick’s Athletic 24 14 5 5 42 25 +17 47 MURRAY MURRAY PATCHING Sligo Rovers 22 11 5 6 27 16 +11 38

STANTON Bohemians 22 10 4 8 35 24 +11 34 Derry City 24 9 7 8 29 28 +1 34 CAMERON DUMMIGAN ANIMASHUN MAYOWA OLE ERIK MIDTSKOGEN VAL ADEDOKUN VAL DOUGLAS ENDA EBUKA KWELELE KELLY DANIEL O’KANE RYAN McMILLAN DAVID Drogheda United 24 8 6 10 35 31 +4 30 HOBAN PATRICK GREGORY SLOGGETT M c PATRICK BOYLE ANDY SONNI NATTESTAD SAM SAMI BEN AMAR AMAR BEN BEN SAMI SAMI WILL WILFRIED ZAHIBO WILFRIED CLEARY DANIEL YATES CAMERON RAIVIS JURKOVSKIS PETER CHERRIE DARRAGH SEÁN SEÁN HANRATTY MARK JEONGWOO HAN SHIELDS CHRIS DUNDALK 22 7 6 9 26 32 -6 27 ALESSIO ABIBI BRIAN GARTLAND MICHAEL DUFFY 17 17 18 23 25 26 19 21 22 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 3 4 6 7 8 16 16 24 27 28 29 31 77 5 17 Finn Harps 23 7 5 11 21 31 -10 26 Date H/A Comp. Opponents K-O Result Waterford 24 8 1 15 19 42 -23 25 Fri 26 Feb H Frie BOHEMIANS 12:00 2-1 W u n u t u t n t t n u t l u u1 n© u t1 tu Longford Town 24 1 8 15 15 41 -26 11 Sat 06 Mar A Frie Drogheda United 1:00 3-2 W u n u t t1 t n t n n l u1 u u1 n© n t Fixtures Fri 12 Mar A PRC Shamrock Rovers 7:45 1-1* D n n n1 n t t u n l n n t l l u n© u l Date / Kick-Off Match Sat 20 Mar A LGE Sligo Rovers 7:45 1-1 D n n n t t n n u1 n l l n n l l n© u l Fri 20 Aug @19:45 Dundalk v Drogheda United Fri 26 Mar H LGE FINN HARPS 7:45 1-2 L n l n n u n1 u l u n n l t t t n© u t Fri 20 Aug @19:45 Waterford v Longford Town Fri 02 Apr A LGE Shamrock Rovers 8:00 1-2 L n u n n n n1 tu u l t n n l u l l n© t t l Fri 20 Aug @20:00 Finn Harps v St Patrick’s Athletic Fri 09 Apr H LGE BOHEMIANS 7:45 0-1 L l n n u n l t u n t n u l t t u n© u t l Sat 21 Aug @19:45 Sligo Rovers v Derry City Sat 17 Apr H LGE SAINT PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 6:00 1-1 D n n n u n l t n l t l l n u l t u n© u t1 TBD Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers Tue 20 Apr A LGE Derry City 7:45 1-1 D n n n u u l u n l l t t n n l t1 l n t u © Statistics Sat 24 Apr H LGE DROGHEDA UNITED 6:00 2-1 W l n n l t u u n t t u n n l t u1 n1 u t l © Goals scored Fri 30 Apr A LGE Waterford 7:45 3-0 W l n1 n1 t n n n t u n n l l l u l n© u t l P Total goals 288 (average: 2.48) Mon 03 May A LGE Longford Town 7:30 2-2 D l n n u u n n l u t n n l t l l n© t n1 l 1 Home goals 149 (average: 1.28) Fri 07 May H LGE SLIGO ROVERS [RTÉ] 7:45 0-1 L l n n l t n n l n n n n l t l u u t u l © Away goals 139 (average: 1.20) Fri 14 May A LGE Finn Harps 7:45 1-1 D n n n n l n t n l n u n l t u l u1 t l © Results Fri 21 May H LGE SHAMROCK ROVERS 7:45 2-1 W n n n u t n1 n l l l n n l u1 l n l n t l © Home wins 45 (38.8%) Mon 24 May A LGE Bohemians 7:45 1-5 L n n n u t1 n u l t t u n l u t u l n t l © Draws 26 (22.4%) Fri 28 May A LGE Saint Patrick’s Athletic 7:45 2-0 W n n n u u n n n l l t t n u l t1 l l n l OG1 © Away wins 45 (38.8%) Fri 11 Jun H LGE WATERFORD 7:45 1-3 L n n n n n nP u u l l t n n t l l l u t © Over/Under 2.5 goals Fri 18 Jun H LGE LONGFORD TOWN 7:45 1-1 D n n l n u n t n t l n u u t u l l n© t l 1 Over 52 (44.8%) Mon 21 Jun A LGE Drogheda United 7:45 1-0 W n n n n1 t u n u n l u t t l u l t l n l © Under 64 (55.2%) Fri 25 Jun H LGE DERRY CITY 7:45 2-1 W n n t u n uP t n n l u u t l u1 t t n© l l Fri 02 Jul A LGE Shamrock Rovers 8:00 1-3 L n n© n n u n1 u n n l n l t t l l t u l l Note: Data correct until Wednesday 18 August 2021 (21:00) Thu 08 Jul H UECL NEWTOWN [QR1] 5:45 4-0 W n n© n n1 n l n n l n u1 t l u l u1 l t1 t Tue 13 Jul A UECL Newtown [QR1] 5:45 1-0 W n n© n u1 n u n l u n t t u t u l t t Note: Players: Squad numbers not used in pre-season matches n l t u Fri 16 Jul H LGE FINN HARPS 7:45 1-0 W n n© n n n l n n l n l u t t u l u1 l l t Starting: / Not used: / Player in: / Player out: / © Thu 22 Jul H* UECL LEVADIA TALLINN [QR2] 8:00 2-2 D n n© n u t n n l n t n1 u l l n l u1 l l t Captain: Order of substitutions: 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 and subsequent Sun 25 Jul A FAIC Treaty United [R1] 2:00 1-0+ W n n© t u n t1 u l n u t t u t u l n l n Goals: Listed by quantity (1, 2, 3, etc) Thu 29 Jul A UECL Levadia Tallinn [QR2] 5:30 2-1 W n n© n u u n n n l n t n1 t l l u l t1 l l Venue (H/A): N: , Dublin Thu 05 Aug A UECL Vitesse [QR3] 6:00 2-2 D n n© n n n t n u2 u l n t l t t l u l u l H*: , Dublin Sun 08 Aug H LGE SAINT PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 3:00 1-4 L n n© t u t n1 u u u l n n u t n l l l t t +; After extra time n n u n u n n n t l n l u l n l t l t l Thu 12 Aug H* UECL VITESSE [QR3] 8:00 1-2 L © P n l n n t t u n l u t l n n l u l n l Sun 15 Aug A LGE Derry City 3:00 0-1 L n© Other player/venue data Fri 20 Aug H LGE DROGHEDA UNITED 7:45 Fri 26 Feb: Dundalk 2-1 Bohemians Fri 27 Aug H FAIC SAINT MOCHTA’S [R2] 7:45 t Jesus Perez re-entered the game for David McMillan TBD A LGE Sligo Rovers n/a l Ronan Kilkenny / l German Giammattei / l Ebuka Kwelele TBD H LGE BOHEMIANS n/a Sat 06 Mar: Drogheda United 2-3 Dundalk Fri 03 Sep A LGE Waterford 7:45 l German Giammattei Sat 11 Sep A LGE Longford Town 7:30 Fri 12 Mar: Shamrock Rovers 1-1* Dundalk Sun 19 Sep - FAIC TBD [QF] n/a Dundalk won 4-3 on penalties Fri 24 Sep H LGE SLIGO ROVERS 7:45 l Ebuka Kwelele Fri 01 Oct A LGE Finn Harps 7:45 Dundalk penalties: Patrick Hoban (scored), Greg Sloggett Fri 08 Oct H LGE SHAMROCK ROVERS 7:45 (missed), Daniel Cleary (scored), (scored), Fri 15 Oct A LGE Bohemians 7:45 Andy Boyle (missed), Darragh Leahy (scored) Sun 24 Oct - FAIC TBD [SF] n/a Fri 30 Apr: Waterford 0-3 Dundalk Mon 25 Oct A LGE Saint Patrick’s Athletic 7:45 Mon 03 May: Longford Town 2-2 Dundalk Fri 29 Oct H LGE WATERFORD 7:45 Fri 07 May: Dundalk 0-1 Sligo Rovers Fri 05 Nov H LGE LONGFORD TOWN 7:45 Note: For these three matches, Enda Douglas wore No2 jersey Fri 12 Nov A LGE Drogheda United 7:45 Thu 08 Jul: Dundalk 4-0 Newtown Fri 19 Nov H LGE DERRY CITY 7:45 l Niall Brady (30) Sun 28 Nov N FAIC TBD [FINAL] n/a Tue 13 Jul: Newtown 0-1 Dundalk � � � � � � � � � � � � �� �� � � � � � � � � � � � � l x H x x x x Niall Brady (30) APPEARANCES LGE SSE Airtricity League 17/0 1/0 22/1 8/0 22/3 17/0 14/6 17/1 20/2 0/0 20/0 5/0 13/0 14/04/0 4/0 12/0 11/0 0/0 16/0 0/0 6/0 0/0 12/2 6/0 15/4 0/0 8/1 16/3 12/1 12/2 2/0 Thu 22 Jul: Dundalk 2-2 Levadia Tallinn & GOALS FAIC Extra.ie FAI Cup 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/1 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 l Niall Brady (30) (Friendlies excluded) UECL UEFA Europa Conference League 6/0 0/0 6/0 6/0 4/1 6/0 3/1 4/0 6/2 0/0 6/0 0/0 6/0 3/0/0 5/3 5/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 6/0 1/0 6/3 0/0 2/1 0/0 3/0 0/0 0/0 Thu 29 Jul: Levadia Tallinn 1-2 Dundalk PRC President’s Cup 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/1 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 l Niall Brady (30) TOTAL APPEARANCES/GOALS 25/0 1/0 30/1 16/1 26/4 25/0 18/7 23/1 28/5 0/0 28/0 5/0 21/0 18/08/0 10/3 18/0 12/0 0/0 20/0 0/0 8/0 0/0 19/2 7/0 23/7 0/0 11/2 17/3 15/1 13/2 2/0 Thu 12 Aug: Dundalk 1-2 Vitesse l Niall Brady (30)

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44 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Friday August 20th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 45 12 August 2021; A dejected Daniel Kelly falls to his knees at the final whistle after Dundalk’s defeat to Vitesse in the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round second leg match at Tallaght Stadium

he strange, ever-changing in immediate proximity in the league sluggish slog in Derry last week. attacking deserved more. 2016 - playing at their brilliant best netherworld of COVID-19 rules table against each other. Drogheda are That laboured performance was It’s been said that Ireland is the — sneaked a draw in Holland and in Ireland means that this just three points and one place ahead understandable, given Dundalk’s spiritual home of the moral victory, slipped to a one-goal home defeat could bae the first match with of Dundalk, having played two more stellar performance against Vitesse plucky defeat against vaunted against similar Dutch opposition.

TAKING IT TO EXTRA-TIME... TO IT TAKING a noteworthy crowd in Oriel Park in 17 games. Arnhem less than 72 hours earlier. opposition probably being more Vinny Perth, the players, Normally, these derbies trundle Tmonths. At the time of the draw, The popular than gritty victory over our management, and staff of Dundalk along with one club or the other at the Spectator tentatively suggested peers. FC have set commendably high business end while the other struggles A crowd of 500 seems likely and that Dundalk might have a 10% Sure, Dundalk gave a good standards for themselves. Narrow from week to week, so it’s a novelty although it’s a far cry from the 2,000 to chance of progressing. That felt account of themselves against defeat is no longer a moral victory, to watch the Wee County’s finest go 3,000 we might expect for a ‘normal’ bullish at the time. In truth, Dundalk Vitesse, but this was no moral whatever the opposition. toe-to-toe, even if it is in the context of Premier Division match, it’s also a far competed as well as the 4-3 victory. It felt like a bitter defeat, Whatever about Europe in 2021, mid-table obscurity. cry from the zero to 200 crowds we’ve scoreline suggests. an opportunity lost. This was a European football in 2022 should Just nine points separate fourth placed endured for the last miserable year and Against Vitesse, Cameron League of Ireland club competing now be the focus for Dundalk,

THE SPECTATOR THE Bohs from relegation playoff place a half. It should be enough to generate Dummigan was superb, Greg against massively, more powerful and indeed Drogheda, who have Waterford, with Dundalk and Drogs a bit of a buzz and, who knows, maybe Sloggett was immense, Daragh Eredivisie opponents. A Dundalk steadied the ship and established sandwiched in the middle. European even a bit of that once famous Oriel Leahy rose to the massive task of squad struggling to find its identity, themselves back in the Premier. football and relegation are both within Roar. dealing with Million Manhouf, Pat still integrating a bunch of new Either Louth club could push on touching distance, which adds an extra Somehow, it feels apt that Drogheda Hoban ploughed the proverbial players, really should have beaten to the top four in the league, while frisson of excitement to this derby. United should provide the opposition lone furrow up front with panache a Dutch side. It’s a remarkable Dundalk will also be looking at the Perhaps Drogheda will be the perfect for this intriguing test event. Unusually, and the Derry boys, well, what statement. FAI Cup route to glory. Europe may opponents to help Dundalk snap out this particular Louth derby pits two clubs can you say about Duffy and Stephen Kenny’s era-defining, be gone for now, but there’s still of the Euro hangover that resulted in a McEleney? Their magnificent mould-breaking Dundalk side of plenty to play for in 2021.

46 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Friday August 20th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 47 THE INTERVAL HALF-TIME QUIZ

Dundalk FC 1. What nationality is new signing Cameron Yates? 2. Liam Burns spent time playing in England- at which English club did he make most appearances? 3. Raivis Jurkovskis has senior international caps with which country? 4. Andrew Quinn is on loan at which First Division 1 side? 5. Brian Gartland scored his last Dundalk league goal in 2020 against which relegated side? Drogheda United 6. Drogheda United striker Dinny Corcoran appeared on which British TV show a couple of years ago? 7. Who is the current Drogheda United Assistant Manager? 8. Who was Drogheda United’s top scorer last 5 season? 9. Dane Massey scored his last goal for Dundalk against which side in the opening game of the 2020 season? 10. Which former St Patrick’s Athletic defender spent time on loan at Drogheda United and is now playing with Oxford United? Mixed Bag 11. Which defender recently signed for Manchester United from Real Madrid? 12. Who are the current Ligue Un champions? 6 13. In which country’s league do Helsingborgs play? 14. What nationality is Virgil van Dijk? 15. Who is the current Spanish men’s national

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1 ALESSIO ABIBI 1 COLIN McCABE HONOUR 3 BRIAN GARTLAND 2 JAMES BROWN League of Ireland Champions (14): 4 ANDY BOYLE 3 CONOR KANE 1932/33, ‘62/63, ‘66/67, ‘75/76, ‘78/79, 6 SONNI NATTESTAD 4 JACK TUITE ‘81/82, ‘87/88, ‘90/91, ‘94/95, 2014, 7 MICHAEL DUFFY 5 DANIEL O’REILLY 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 8 SAM STANTON 6 HUGH DOUGLAS 9 PATRICK HOBAN 7 DARRAGH MARKEY First Division Champions (2): 2000/01, 2008 10 GREG SLOGGETT 8 GARY DEEGAN 11 PATRICK MCELENEY 9 CHRIS LYONS FAI Cup Winners (12): 13 RAIVIS JURKOVSKIS 10 DINNY CORCORAN 1942, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1977, 1979, 12 CAMERON YATES 11 JAKE HYLAND 1981, 1988, 2002, 2015, 2018, 2020 14 PETER CHERRIE 12 AARON DAVIS 15 DARRAGH LEAHY 13 SAM O’BRIEN Top Four Cup Winners (2): 16 SEAN MURRAY 14 MARK DOYLE 1963/64, ‘66/67 17 SAMI BEN AMAR 15 MOHAMED BOUDIAF League of Ireland Shield Winners (2): 18 WILL PATCHING 16 BRANDON BERMINGHAM 1966/67, ‘71/72 19 WILFRIED ZAHIBO 17 RONAN MURRAY 21 DANIEL CLEARY 18 CHARLES MUTAWE League Cup Winners (7): 23 CAMERON DUMMIGAN 19 KILLIAN PHILLIPS 1977/78, ‘80/81, ‘86/87, ‘89/90, 2014, 2017, 2019 25 VAL ADEDOKUN 20 JORDAN ADEYEMO 27 DANIEL KELLY 21 LUKE HEENEY FAI President’s Cup Winners (3): 28 RYAN O’KANE 22 JAMES CLARKE 2015, 2019, 2021 29 DAVID MCMILLAN 23 DAVID ODUMOSU 30 NIALL BRADY 25 RYAN O’SHEA Leinster Senior Cup Winners (7): 31 MARK HANRATTY 41 DANE MASSEY 1951/52, ‘60/61, ‘70/71, ‘73/74, ‘76/77, ‘77/78, 2015 40 RONAN KILKENNY 45 MARK HUGHES 43 EBUKA KWELELE Leinster FA President’s 41 DAVID DOYLE Cup Winners (9): 45 ENDA DOUGLAS 1930/31, ‘51/52, ‘63/64, ‘64/65, ‘79/80, ‘80/81, ‘81/82, ‘88/89, ‘89/90 77 HAN JEONGWOO

Dublin City Cup Winners (5): HEAD COACH VINNY PERTH MANAGER TIM CLANCY 1937/38, ‘42/43, ‘48/49, ‘67/68, ‘68/69

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