DUNDALK FC CLUB DIRECTORY Honorary Club President Des Casey Chairman Bill Hulsizer Board Bill Hulsizer, James Baboulas, David Samhat and Des Dunleavy Sporting Director Jim Magilton Secretary Padraig McGowan Finance Officer Elaine Duffy Stadium Manager Aaron Lawless Office Manager Ailish Kelly DFC MAGAZINE: ISSUE 05 Media Officer Gavin McLaughlin Community Officer Liam Burns Ground Staff John Moore, David 03: CONTENTS Caldwell, Jimmy Fisher and Cyril Moore Commercial Manager Ronan Shields Marketing Consultant Paddy Casey 04: OPENING SHOT Player Liaison Officer Des Dunleavy Press Officer Darren Crawley Club Ambassadors Paul Brown and 06: FROM THE DUGOUT Andy Connolly Event Controller Regina O’Hare Bar Manager Kevin Carthy 08: POST-MATCH TALK Office Admin Karen Travers DUNDALK FC TEAM 12: WELCOME TO MANAGEMENT Coach Giuseppe Rossi Goalkeeping Coach Graham Byas 18: DANIEL KELLY S&C Coach Graham Norton Academy Manager Stephen McDonnell Doctor Dr Dualtach MacColgáin 20: 1988 FAI CUP QF Physiotherapists Danny Miller and David Murphy 26: HEAD IN THE GAME Sports Science Lorcan Mason Video Analyst Dominic Corrigan Kit Manager Noel Walsh 27: INSIDE ORIEL DUNDALK FC MAGAZINE 30: RETRO: PROGRAMMES Editors Gavin McLaughlin and Paul Dunne Contributors Gerard Mooney, David 32: CLUB PARTNERS Farrelly, Tom O’Connor, Sean De Loughry, Martyn Hindley, Padraig McGowan, Darren Crawley, Colm Murphy, 38: PLAYER SPONSORS Jim Murphy (RIP) Photography Sportsfile, Ciaran Culligan, Mick Slevin (RIP), Kevin McArdle (RIP) 40: THE NUMBERS GAME Artwork Shane Doyle Thanks to Ray McManus, Stephen 42: 2021 STATISTICS McCarthy (Sportsfile) Programme of the Year 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 44: THE SPECTATOR 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019

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DFC MAGAZINE | 3 OPENING SHOT Dundalk players Willie Crawley, Tommy McConville and Richie Blackmore pictured with supporters as they brought the FAI Cup around local schools in the days after the 1981 FAI Cup final. Photo by Kevin McArdle RIP

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Longford Town at TOWN 2-2 DUNDALK FC DUNDALK 2-2 TOWN LONGFORD

undalk striker Junior Shield equaliser to secure a share of we do in games,” he added. “Yeah, growing up I was a but at least we got a point out Ogedi-Uzokwe was left the spoils. “We need to start better and striker. It’s something I find of it.” with mixed emotions after The goal was Junior’s second get on the front foot. Hopefully, natural and I’m enjoying it. I ’s resurgent the 2-2 draw with Longford in a Dundalk shirt but, speaking in the next game we can get thought I did okay. I scored Sligo Rovers are the opposition Town at Bishopsgate on afterwards, he said the overriding the first goal and build it from the goal and then I thought I at this evening and Bank Holiday Monday. feeling was one of disappointment. there.” should’ve had a penalty but the Junior is hoping to right some DAfter seeing the Midlanders go two- “Yeah, it’s very frustrating,” said With and David ref didn’t give that. wrongs when he comes up nil in front, the 27-year-old hauled the native. “We gave away McMillan both sidelined with “If we had went in at half-time against his old side. Dundalk back into the game with a two sloppy goals and from there we injuries, Junior has been handed level then it would have been a “Obviously, we came down poachers finish in the 20th minute had a mountain to climb. an opportunity to lead the line in different game so it’s frustrating. here to Longford looking for but Daire Doyle’s side gave as good “As a team, I think we’ll get better recent weeks and he said it was We could have nicked it at the a win so hopefully we can put as they got and, in the end, the and obviously we’ll get used to each a position he felt most at home end but we were just unlucky. things right when we play Sligo POST-MATCH TALK POST-MATCH Lilywhites had to rely on a late Chris other but we’ve got to change what in. Obviously it’s not good for us on Friday night.”

6 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Sligo Rovers | Friday May 7th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 7 FROM THE DUGOUT JIM MAGILTON here was a lot of doom away winning the game on set and gloom after the game pieces alone and picking out real in Longford because negatives about how we played we’d built up successive but we didn’t win the game, we wins and we went down there drew and now we’ve got a really tough game coming up. Texpecting to win the game but we Sligo are a well balanced team. forgot we’d be playing against They’ve got a real threat, they’ve opposition who would make it got good footballers who know the very difficult for us. league, they’re very experienced, they’ve got pace and they’re You have to respect the going to be a threat. It’s as simple opposition’s strengths but we as that but we are relishing the gave them a two-goal start. That opportunity to play them and is frustrating and it needs to stop hopefully, we’ll present ourselves. and we have to eradicate those I get the feeling the players are mistakes. ready for it. They’re a group that If you want to be a successful are used to success and they’re team, you build on those defensive probably not used to this. It’s foundations but that’s not levelled amazing how confidence can be at your goalkeeper and your back ebbed away through not winning four. Your front players are the games but there definitely has first line of defence. You become been improvements. Confidence a defender when you don’t have has been lifted in the group, but the ball and, in all honesty, if we it’s not where we want it to be. look at any of our front players, There’s an old saying, ‘You have they have it in them to be that. If to earn the right to play.’ When I we can stop it at source then we was at Southampton, in four of the should focus on that and a lot of five years I was there it went to the work has been done this week last game or the second last game McMillan, Pat Hoban and focussing on that. of the season, and if you’re not a obviously are all , who was a mentor, strong enough character to stand out but Han returned to training on said that the best defender he ever up and be presented then it can be Thursday and Sonni Nattestad and saw was Ian Rush. He waited and very difficult. It’s times like this are expected to train waited, then he pounced. We have where players show their mettle on Monday so we’re getting close got enough energy and athleticism and their character and now the to having everyone fully fit. in our team to become good big characters have to stand up. The bare minimum for us this defenders. It’s a collective, it’s not There’s no doubt we’re season is Europe and the bare just about an individual, it’s about concerned that there’s a big minimum for us is to win games of the collective. It’s the second gap opening up at the top of football. You’ve seen the success series now, we’ve got to be better, the table. You look at Shamrock this club has had, a lot of the we’ve got to stop goals and we’ve Rovers, who’ve had this incredibly players are still here, and now it’s got to win games. consistent run, and you have to a different challenge for them. The In terms of quality and creating respect that. St Pat’s are on a bottom line is, they have to win chances from open play, we good run and Sligo are on a good this game and they’re aware of weren’t brilliant in Longford but we run. They are going to come here that. End of story. I don’t care how had a lot of opportunities from set full of confidence and they’ll stand they win it, they just need to win it! pieces. Michael Duffy’s delivery up to us but we’ve just got to be was top notch and on another day better. Enjoy the game. we probably would have gone In terms of injuries, David Jim Magilton

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Racing de Santander. Buckley domestic performances in 2004. made his debut for the club in the Buckley returned to the league Nou Camp against a Barcelona in 2008 with Sporting Fingal in side featuring and the First Division, getting them Gary Lineker, who also made their promoted at the second attempt. debuts that night, which Buckley He left the club in early 2011, has described as “the highlight of before returning to St Pat’s for a my career.” second spell in charge in 2012. After a brief spell with FC Buckley went on to take charge of Montreaux Sports in Switzerland, over 300 games across his near Buckley returned to Ireland, seven year stay with the Saints, joining Shamrock Rovers for a in which he delivered one Premier third time. He went on to have a Division title, one FAI Cup and five year spell at St Pat’s, then a two EA Sports Cups. He took brief stint with Sligo Rovers before over at Sligo at the end of the becoming player manager of 2018 season and has overseen Athlone Town in 1998. a rebuild which has seen Sligo He led Athlone to an FAI Cup become contenders for European legendary figure semi-final in his only season in football once again, solidified with in the League charge before departing to take their fourth place finish in the 2020 of Ireland, Liam on the job at St Pat’s, who were Premier Division campaign. Buckley had a reigning league champions. The There is very little doubt storied playing career at home Saints retained their league title amongst those in the League of andA abroad. but poor results in Europe meant Ireland that Liam Buckley is a He began his career at Buckley was let go at the end of bonafide legend, both as a player Shelbourne in 1978, before the season. He then had another and a manager. He is someone joining Shamrock Rovers the next stint at Athlone Town before who has delivered a huge amount season. During the first of three joining Shamrock Rovers in 2002. of success over the years, and spells at Shamrock Rovers he was Despite good results in Europe at Sligo Rovers he looks set to part of a XI that across his two-year stay, Buckley deliver even more. played Argentina in the famous El was sacked by Rovers due to poor Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires in 1980, a game in which the late scored the he past couple of the previous year now fully settled excellent young striker Johnny only goal. seasons has seen a in, Buckley’s side produced a Kenny, who impressed against Buckley went on to have a short major rejuvenation for number of excellent performances Dundalk on the opening day of spell at Vancouver Whitecaps Sligo Rovers under after a shaky start across the this season. Unlike last season, in 1981 before returning to the leadership of manager reduced 18 game season, pushing they have had an excellent start Shamrock Rovers for another LiamT Buckley. His first season the Lilywhites in third all the way to to the 2021 campaign, sitting third three-year stint. His final season in 2019 saw a large turnover the final day of the season, where in the table with 16 points after with the Hoops ended in triumph of players both exiting the they finished just a single point nine games, losing just once. The as they won their first league title club and arriving at The behind the 2019 champions and Bit O’Red will once again provide in 20 years, a season in which he Showgrounds as they finished qualified for Europe for the first stiff competition for the Lilywhites, scored 13 goals. seventh in the league, the time since 2013. as they have in each of the last Buckley received the first of same position as the previous three meetings between the sides. two international caps for the Their squad has improved even season, with the same points This will prove to be a very difficult in a game further this season following the total. Last season, however, game for Dundalk, and one that will against Poland that season. That arrivals of high quality players such was when Buckley’s style require an excellent well-rounded July he left Rovers once again to as Greg Bolger, really took hold. performance to take all three join KSV Waregem in Belgium, and Shane Blaney adding to young Mark Byrne of Sligo Rovers celebrates after scoring his side’s second points. where he spent two seasons goal during the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match between With the high quality arrivals from talents such as Niall Morahan and Bohemians and Sligo Rovers at before moving to Spain with

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1 ED McGINTY 2 LEWIS BANKS 3 COLM HORGAN 19 REGAN DONELAN 20 DARREN COLLINS 21 JOHN MAHON Goalkeeper, 21, Defender, 24, Defender, 26, Defender, 25, Forward, 20, Defender, 21, Glasgow Stoke-on-Trent Sligo Athlone Sligo McGinty spent time A product of the Brother of former Another Sligo youth Collins spent his Another youth with the underage Stoke City youth Lilywhite Daryl product, Donelan early years as part product, Mahon was Horgan, Colm also teams at both academy, Banks has spent his entire of the Athlone Town part of the U17 and Hibernian and Celtic began his career at career to date at U19 Sligo sides. left the SkyBet Galway Utd, where U17 and U19 sides before joining Sligo Championship he spent four seasons Sligo, having made before making the Rovers U19 side in side in 2018 before before a move to the step up to the switch to Sligo in 2016. He then joined joining Sligo ahead City. He spent senior side in 2014. 2018. the senior team in of the 2019 season. two years in Munster, 2017, where he has then joining for remained since. the 2020 season. He joined Sligo ahead of the 2021 season. 4 5 ROBBIE McCOURT 6 GREG BOLGER 22 23 SCOTT LYNCH 24 JOHNNY KENNY Defender, 24, Defender, 23, Midfielder, 32, Midfielder, 29, Defender, 21, Dublin Wexford Forward, 17, Ballina Sligo Sligo A product of the A three-time Premier McCourt spent his Cawley began his youth set-up at early years at St Division winner, Bolger Lynch came through One of the most youth career in Ballina the youth ranks on Huddersfield Town, Kevin’s Boys prior began his career at before earning a move exciting young UCD in 2006. After four former Ireland U21 to a three year spell to Ipswich Town. He Sligo before making players in the with West Brom’s years there he joined returned to Ireland after the step up to the International Kane Dundalk. He left Oriel league, Kenny was underage teams. He his release in 2011 to first team in 2019. promoted to the first had short spells with returned to Ireland Park after a single sea- join Sligo Rovers. He Cork City and AFC in 2018, where he son, going on to have spent four seasons team ahead of the Fylde before joining has since had spells spells with St Pat’s, with the Bit O’Red, then 2021 season, where Cork City and Sham- Sligo in 2019. with Bohemians and moving on to St Pat’s. he has impressed . He signed rock Rovers before He then had a year-long with his exciting with Sligo ahead of making the move to spell with Galway Utd Sligo at the beginning prior to his return to attacking play. the 2021 season. of this year. Sligo in 2018. 7 JORDAN GIBSON 9 10 WALTER FIGUEIRA 25 CILLIAN HEANEY 26 GARRY BUCKLEY 27 ROMEO PARKES Midfielder, 23, Forward, 29, Forward, 26, Forward, 18, Midfielder, 27, Forward, 30, Birmingham Cape Town Battersea Sligo Cork Port Maria Gibson spent his The New Zealand Formerly a part of An attacking midfielder A product of the The former Jamaican formative years in international began his Chelsea’s youth who camed through Cork City youth set international began his the youth sides at career with Waitakere academy, Figueira the club’s underage career in his home coun- set-up, Heaney has up, Buckley spent Rangers. He returned Utd before moving on had spells in Greece, try with St George’s SC. to Auckland City, where Portugal and in the been capped at U16 eight seasons as After time in El Salvador to England in 2017, he won the league six level for the Republic of part of the first team with Isidro Metapan, where he went on English non-league Ireland. seasons on the trot. He pyramid prior to his squad, winning the he joined Pittsburgh to have stints at also had two loan spells move to the League of league and two FAI Riverhounds. He then Bradford City and with Bentleigh Greens in joined Sligo in 2019, Ireland with Waterford Cups before his Stevenage. He joined Australia prior to a move in 2019. He then had a where he impressed in to FC Gifu in Japan. departure in 2019. St Pat’s in 2020, then year-long stay at Derry first season at the club. He joined Sligo at the He spent last season at joined Sligo earlier City last season before He then joined Sligo start of last season and ahead of the 2020 New Mexico Utd before this year. scored three times in 18 signing for Sligo ahead returning to Sligo for the games. of the 2021 season. season. 2021 season. 12 MARK BYRNE 14 SHANE BLANEY 18 JOHN RUSSELL 30 33 PETER MAGUIRE 38 JAMES ROBINSON Midfielder, 20, Defender, 22, Midfielder, 35, Goalkeeper, 36, Defender, 18, Goalkeeper, 20, Sligo Letterkenny Galway Birmingham Sligo Sligo A well-travelled player, Maguire rose Robinson rose A product of Sligo’s Blaney rose through With almost 300 Brush began his career youth set-up, the underage sides League of Ireland around the lower through the youth through the youth Byrne rose through at Finn Harps before appearances to his leagues in England teams at Sligo and ranks at Sligo before name, Russell is before joining Sligo in the ranks before earning a move to 2006, in what would be was promoted to the being promoted to Doncaster Rovers in now in his third spell first team by Liam the first team last becoming part of the at the Bit O’Red, the first of four spells at 2018. He had loan the Showgrounds. He first-team in 2020. having played for Buckley for the 2021 season. spells with Tamworth played for the club in them from 2010-11 2012 after a year away season. and Grantham Town and from 2014-17. He before departing again, before returning to returned to the club only to return in 2014. Ireland with Sligo at as a player/coach in He spent time in the the start of the year. NIFL with Cliftonville and 2019 after a spell with Ballinamallard before Westport Utd. returning for 2021.

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I finally got back out on brilliant. be inflamed and it set me watching games when I’m injured. had enough chances to win two To be fair to Sligo, they have the pitch against Longford Since we came back in back. It’s harder to watch in the stands or three games! It is something done well in the first quarter of the Town on Monday and it pre-season, I did a lot of Originally, I didn’t think than it is to be playing — I can tell to work on and we have to try to season. For us, we have to look was great to be just back work behind the scenes that it was a bad injury but you that — and it’s even harder move on now. We have the first after ourselves, put things right on

DANIEL KELLY DANIEL out there. and a lot of credit has every time I tried to get watching from home! series of games done and we have the pitch and let our football do the I missed five and a half to go to Danny Miller, back, it got worse. I had As a team, we aren’t rolling on full to put that behind us and look talking. months really. The last Graham Norton and David to rest it but over the last cylinders yet. We are going through forward to the next three rounds. There’s no better group of players game I played before Murphy who have got me couple of weeks I have a tough run of games and a tough Tonight, we have a massive than this to come back and keep Monday was against back. Thankfully, I felt kicked on and got myself run of form at the moment. We are game against Sligo. We played fighting. The league certainly isn’t Arsenal on the 10th sharp and I felt good. The back in. I felt good out playing well in spells but we keep them at the start of the year in the over yet. There’s a long way to go of December last year last few times I tried to get there against Longford giving teams a head start and that first game and it wasn’t our best and we just have to take it game by but last week I was out back I was okay to train and I’m just glad to be has to stop. performance but we managed to game now. training with the lads for but for the following couple back on the pitch. I felt that we did enough to win get a draw over there and we’ll be Enjoy the game! the first time and it was of days my knee would I’m not the best at the game on Monday. We definitely hoping to go one better at Oriel. Daniel Kelly

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Dundalk FC supporter Dermot Hanratty has kindly donated this magnificent framed shirt, signed by Stephen Kenny’s 2018 double- winning squad, to raise funds for the #SaveOurSonia campaign. The Dundalk FC Lotto has been revamped for the 2021 campaign. The auction closes at 9pm on The lotto has been a strong source of fundraising for the club Saturday. At the time of going to over the past couple of decades, bringing in thousands of euros in press, the highets bid was €750. revenue, and is now easier to play than ever. It comes less than a week after We encourage all of our supporters and members of the wider Dundalk supporter Niall MacClancy community to play the Dundalk FC Lotto. paid €660 for the jersey that former To play, simply visit the Dundalk FC website or download the Lilywhites goalkeeper ClubForce app and pick 4 numbers between 1 and 28. wore in the UEFA Europa League There was no winner of last week’s Lotto. The winning numbers with the Head In The Game captain’s armband group stage game with Rapid were 15, 19, 20, 31. Match Three winner was Marie Hammond who Vienna in Dublin last year. wins €150. This Monday’s jackpot stands at €5,400. undalk captain Chris in September 2020 by six professional services. Shields will wear a Dundalk FC supporters who were Head In The Game chairperson special Head In The determined to create a discussion - and former Dundalk FC kitman DFC FACEMASKS NOW AVAILABLE Game armband during and break down the stigma of and club promotions officer - Dean mental illness following the tragic Arrowsmith said: “We’re ecstatic the month of May to help raise DundalkFC face masks are now passing of Lilywhites videographer about this initiative in conjunction Dawareness of mental health. available to buy on our online store. Harry Taaffe with the FAI, and I want to thank A two-pack, which contains a home Head In The Game officially them on behalf of the group for Each captain from the SSE and away mask, costs just €10. launched with a social media video their support in getting this off the Airtricity Premier Division, First The home design features a black and original poem ‘The Floodlights’ ground, they’ve been great. Division and Women’s National design with faded crest feature while to highlight the importance of a “May is mental health month League will wear the armband the away design pays homage to the specific mental health campaign in and we really hope this is a in each match during May which Great Northern Railway, the founding football. conversation starter amongst is observed as mental health fathers of Dundalk FC. The campaign aims to provoke players, coaches, staff and fans. If awareness month. Season Ticket holders who a discussion about mental health it helps one person then it’ll have Head In The Game is a supporter purchased a 2021 renewal pack and well-being to create awareness been worth it.” led mental health campaign aimed can pick up their mask from the about mental illness. Head In The You can find more information on at helping members of the Irish main office at Oriel Park. Patreon Game is partnered with two mental Jigsaw and Shine at www.jigsaw.ie football community. members will receive a mask in an health charities, Jigsaw and Shine, and www.shine.ie respectively. The movement was established upcoming members pack. to help signpost people towards

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While this year marks the 40th anniversary of Dundalk’s 1981 FAI Cup final win over Sligo Rovers, the sides also met in the competition seven years later when the Lilywhites, after a thrilling replay, took a giant step towards another cup win. Padraig McGowan looks back at a memorable four days from a magical season.

Sligo Rovers 1-1 Dundalk FC final seven years earlier. The only a very difficult season which saw FAI Cup Fourth Round surviving members from the game them battling for survival - on and Sunday, February 14th 1988 at Dalymount in 1981 were Martin off the pitch. However, as we know, The Showgrounds Lawlor for Dundalk and Harry the cup is a great leveller and with McLoughlin for Sligo Rovers. The Showgrounds pitch resembling The Dundalk dressing room a mud bath, a pulsating cup tie The fourth round draw for the certainly didn’t lack for motivation ensued! 1988 FAI Cup saw Dundalk drawn that day. Gino Lawless and Terry Andy Spring gave the home side away to the Bit o’Red, with the Eviston, who key members of the lead from the penalty spot in game scheduled to take place at O’Connor’s side, were part of the the first half, and it looked as if the Showgrounds on St Valentine’s Bohemians side that had lost to Sligo goalkeeper Tom Lally would Day, February the 14th. Sligo in the 1983 decider, a day keep Dundalk at bay with a string Sitting top of the league, Turlough which saw the westerners claim of breathtaking saves. O’Connor’s side travelled west with their first-ever FAI Cup final win. Together with some solid a large contingent of supporters, While Dundalk were riding high defending, it looked like the only in what was the first FAI Cup at the top of the League of Ireland way that Dundalk were going to meeting of the sides since the table, Sligo were going through break Sligo’s resilience was with

22 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Sligo Rovers | Friday May 7th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 23 24 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Sligo Rovers | Friday May 7th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 25 a moment of magic and Michael O’Connor provided it in the 78th minute when he scored the equalising goal out of nothing. The game - and Dundalk’s season - may have taken a much different turn, however, if Derek Walsh’s incredible 30-yard effort had hit Alan O’Neill’s net instead of thundering off the crossbar in the dying seconds! With that, the tie ended in a draw which was Derek Walsh’s injury-time shot crashes off Alan O’Neill’s crossbar in the FAI Cup fourth probably a fair result on the day. round tie at The Showgrounds SLIGO ROVERS: Lally, O’Connell, Spring, Dixon, Scanlon, McLoughin (Haddow), Walsh, Clinton, Savage, O’Kelly, Lynch. DUNDALK FC: O’Neill, Lawless, Malone, Cleary, Lawlor, Wyse, Murray, Kehoe, Eviston, Gorman (Newe), O’Connor. REFEREE: John Spillane.

Dundalk FC 3-2 Sligo Rovers FAI Cup Fourth Round Replay Thursday, February 18th 1988 Oriel Park

The replay took part under the floodlights at Oriel Park on the following Thursday night. Dundalk fans were eagerly anticipating the game, but they were stunned when Sligo Rovers caught the Lilywhites defence napping early on to race into a two-goal lead through John Lynch and Mick Savage Dundalk finally regrouped and they went on to deliver a sizzling display of attacking football with Dundalk games I’ve ever attended! Cork City and St Patrick’s Athletic Paul Newe and Terry Eviston Incidentally, the programme for in the quarter-final and semi-final catching fire and the latter hauled the replay carried the news that respectively lead to the fantastic the Lilywhites back into it when he former Dundalk manager, John win over Derry City in the final headed a Michael O’Connor cross Smith, had passed away suddenly which secured the club its second past Tom Lally with 36 minute at the age of 49. A member of league and FAI Cup double. played. the great Tottenham Hotspur side When we were leaving The After coming off the bench to that won the double in 1961, John Showgrounds on that February replace Dessie Gorman in the first was appointed as the manager of evening, I recall the palpable sense game, Newe was handed a place Dundalk in 1971. of relief that Walsh’s last-minute in the starting XI for the replay. He was responsible for bringing pile driver had hit the bar and not The striker certainly had a point the likes of Richie Blackmore, the back of the net. On such fine to prove, and prove it he did with Jimmy Dainty, John Coyne and margins a club’s fortunes can a dazzling performance which he Willie Penman to Oriel Park and change! capped with the equaliser four Dundalk had played an attractive DUNDALK FC: O’Neill, Lawless, minutes after the restart. brand of football under Smith so Malone, Cleary, Lawlor, Wyse, Cheered on by the home support, the news of his sudden passing Murray, Kehoe, Eviston, Newe Dundalk battered the door for a came as a shock to all those who (Gorman), O’Connor. third and it came in the 67th minute remembered his time with Dundalk. SLIGO ROVERS: Lally, when Eviston put the cap on a fine Fuelled by momentum, O’Connell, Spring, Dixon, Scanlon, team move with a classy finish. O’Connor’s Lilywhites went on to McLoughlin Walsh (Dykes), That replay clearly stands out in my defeat Bray Wanderers in the next Clinton, Savage, O’Kelly, Lynch. mind as one of the most exciting round and further triumphs over REFEREE: John Spillane.

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The squad spent his number Dundalk FC Contact us today shared in career as common the number 77between two of Dundalk’s 33 while new signings. Winger Dubliner Han Jeongwoo is the Andy Boyle current holder of the wore the squad number at the number Lilywhites. The South 44 after International Reach | National Presence | Local Knowledge Korean wide player who returning recently opened his from Preston Dundalk account is the North End. 042 933 9955 | [email protected] | www.fdw.ie | @uhyfdw 5th different nationality Incidentally, to wear a product of an the 11 times tables as a Englishman A member of UHY International, a network of independent accounting and consulting firms squad number in recent with Nigerian seasons. Hungarian heritage was Zahibo, in common with Kristjan Adorjan wore assigned the number 99 Han this season, was the the number 11 during his for the 2018 season but owner of the number 77 short spell at the club in Marco Tagbajumi ended jersey for the 2018 MLS 2018, Romanian/Italian up wearing the number All-Star game against goalkeeper 23 jersey. 23 was also Juventus on 2nd August wore 22 during his time worn by Wilfred Zahibo 2018 – the same day that at Oriel Park. Northern during his time at New Dundalk were beaten 4-0 Ireland’s Dean Jarvis England Revolution. in Cyprus by Larnaca.

Stephen O’Donnell (#6) found the net, while Boyle (#4), Shields (#5) and Duffy (#7) completed the set last IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FIGURES! THE ABOUT ALL IT’S 2380 weekend. The link to Cherrie? He’s The number of days between Peter had three different League of Ireland Cherrie’s last two clean sheets in the teams (Bray Wanderers, Derry City league for Dundalk. On 24th October and Dundalk) and it is now 7 seasons 2014, the Scot snuffed out all Cork since he last played for the Lilywhites. City’s threat as Stephen Kenny’s men recorded a 2-0 victory over the Leesiders at Oriel Park to capture the 2014 league title. April 30th 2021 at the RSC in Waterford, Dundalk picked up their first shutout of the season. The 3-0 victory last week saw goals from Andy Boyle, Chris Shields and a third from Michael Duffy. Strangely enough the goalscorers from games all had squad numbers from 3 to

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2021 SEASON MATCH DATA ELENEY Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts LEAHY Shamrock Rovers 9 7 2 0 16 5 +11 23 St Patrick’s Athletic 9 6 3 0 14 4 +10 21 MURRAY PATCHING Sligo Rovers 9 4 4 1 11 7 +4 16 STANTON Finn Harps 9 4 2 3 8 9 -1 14 Drogheda United 9 2 4 3 11 9 +2 10 JUNIOR OGEDI-UZOKWE OLE ERIK MIDTSKOGEN CAMERON DUMMIGAN ANIMASHUN MAYOWA EBUKA KWELELE VAL ADEDOKUN VAL DOUGLAS ENDA KELLY DANIEL O’KANE RYAN McMILLAN DAVID JESUS PEREZ DUNDALK 9 2 4 3 12 11 +1 10 HOBAN PATRICK GREGORY SLOGGETT M c PATRICK BOYLE ANDY SONNI NATTESTAD SAM DANIEL CLEARY DANIEL WILL ZAHIBO WILFRIED SEÁN RAIVIS JURKOVSKIS PETER CHERRIE DARRAGH HANRATTY MARK JEONGWOO HAN Bohemians 9 2 2 5 8 12 -4 8 ALESSIO ABIBI BRIAN GARTLAND CHRIS SHIELDS MICHAEL DUFFY 21 22 18 19 20 16 17 23 25 26 9 10 11 13 14 15 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 24

27 28 29 31 77 90 Derry City 9 2 2 5 7 13 -6 8 Date H/A Comp. Opponents K-O Result Longford Town 9 1 3 5 7 15 -8 6 Fri 26 Feb H Frie BOHEMIANS 12:00 2-1 W u n n© u t u t n t t u t1 n u t u u1 tu Waterford 9 2 0 7 5 14 -9 5 Sat 06 Mar A Frie Drogheda United 1:00 3-2 W u n n© u t t1 t n t n n n u1 u u1 t Fri 12 Mar A PRC Shamrock Rovers 7:45 1-1* D n n n© n1 n t t u n l n u n t l u l Fixtures Sat 20 Mar A LGE Sligo Rovers 7:45 1-1 D n n n© n t t n n u1 n l l u n n l l l Date / Kick-Off Match Fri 26 Mar H LGE FINN HARPS 7:45 1-2 L n l n n© n u n1 u l u u n n l t t t t Fri 07 May @17:45 Derry City v Longford Town Fri 02 Apr A LGE Shamrock Rovers 8:00 1-2 L n u n n© n n n1 tu u l t t t n n l u l l l Fri 07 May @19:45 Dundalk v Sligo Rovers Fri 09 Apr H LGE BOHEMIANS 7:45 0-1 L l n n© n u n l t u n t u t n u l t t u l Sat 08 May @18:00 Bohemians v Finn Harps Sat 17 Apr H LGE SAINT PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 6:00 1-1 D n n n© n u n l t n l t l u l t1 n u l t u Sat 08 May @18:00 St Patrick’s Athletic v Shamrock Rovers Tue 20 Apr A LGE Derry City 7:45 1-1 D n n n© n u u l u n l l t t t u n n l t1 l Sat 08 May @18:00 Waterford v Drogheda United Sat 24 Apr H LGE DROGHEDA UNITED 6:00 2-1 W l n u© n l t u u n t t u t n n l t u1 n1 l Fri 30 Apr A LGE Waterford 7:45 3-0 W l n1 n©P n1 t n n n t u u t n n l l u l Statistics Mon 03 May A LGE Longford Town 7:30 2-2 D l n n©1 n u u n n l u t t n1 n n t l l Goals scored Fri 07 May H LGE SLIGO ROVERS [RTÉ] 7:45 Total goals 99 (average: 2.20) Fri 14 May A LGE Finn Harps 7:45 Home goals 47 (average: 1.04) Fri 21 May H LGE SHAMROCK ROVERS 7:45 Away goals 52 (average: 1.16) Mon 24 May A LGE Bohemians 7:45 Results Fri 28 May A LGE Saint Patrick’s Athletic 7:45 Home wins 15 (33.3%) Fri 11 Jun H LGE WATERFORD 7:45 Draws 13 (28.9%) Fri 18 Jun H LGE LONGFORD TOWN 7:45 Away wins 17 (37.8%) Mon 21 Jun A LGE Drogheda United 7:45 Over/Under 2.5 goals Fri 25 Jun H LGE DERRY CITY 7:45 Over 18 (40%) Fri 02 Jul A LGE Shamrock Rovers 8:00 Under 27 (60%) Thu 08 Jul - UEL TBD [QR1] n/a Fri 09 Jul H LGE BOHEMIANS 7:45 Note: Data correct until Wednesday 05 May 2021 (17:00) Thu 15 Jul - UEL TBD [QR1] n/a Note: Players: Squad numbers not used in pre-season matches Fri 16 Jul H LGE FINN HARPS 7:45 Starting: n / Not used: l / Player in: t / Player out: u / Thu 22 Jul - UEL TBD [QR2] n/a Captain: © Sun 25 Jul - FAIC TBD [R1] n/a Order of substitutions: 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 and subsequent Thu 29 Jul - UEL TBD [QR2] n/a Goals: Listed by quantity (1, 2, 3, etc) Sat 31 Jul A LGE Sligo Rovers 7:45 Venue (H/A): N: , Dublin Thu 05 Aug - UEL TBD [QR3] n/a Fri 06 Aug H LGE SAINT PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 7:45 Other player/venue data Thu 12 Aug - UEL TBD [QR3] n/a Fri 26 Feb: Dundalk 2-1 Bohemians Fri 13 Aug A LGE Derry City 7:45 t Jesus Perez re-entered the game for David McMillan Thu 19 Aug - UEL TBD [P-O] n/a l Ronan Kilkenny Fri 20 Aug H LGE DROGHEDA UNITED 7:45 l German Giammattei Thu 26 Aug - UEL TBD [P-O] n/a l Ebuka Kwelele Sun 29 Augl - FAIC TBD [R2] n/a l Enda Douglas Fri 03 Sep A LGE Waterford 7:45 Sat 06 Mar: Drogheda United 2-3 Dundalk Sat 11 Sep A LGE Longford Town 7:30 l German Giammattei Sun 19 Sep - FAIC TBD [QF] n/a l Mayowa Animasahun Fri 24 Sep H LGE SLIGO ROVERS 7:45 Fri 12 Mar: Shamrock Rovers 1-1* Dundalk

Fri 01 Oct A LGE Finn Harps 7:45 Dundalk won 4-3 on penalties l Mayowa Animasahun Fri 08 Oct H LGE SHAMROCK ROVERS 7:45 l Ebuka Kwelele Fri 15 Oct A LGE Bohemians 7:45 Dundalk penalties: Patrick Hoban (scored), Greg Sloggett Sun 24 Oct - FAIC TBD [SF] n/a (missed), Daniel Cleary (scored), Chris Shields (scored), Mon 25 Oct A LGE Saint Patrick’s Athletic 7:45 Andy Boyle (missed), Darragh Leahy (scored) Fri 29 Oct H LGE WATERFORD 7:45 Fri 30 Apr: Waterford 0-3 Dundalk Fri 05 Nov H LGE LONGFORD TOWN 7:45 l Enda Douglas (2) Fri 12 Nov A LGE Drogheda United 7:45 l Mark Hanratty (31) Fri 19 Nov H LGE DERRY CITY 7:45 Mon 03 May: Longford Town 2-2 Dundalk Sun 28 Nov N FAIC TBD [FINAL] n/a l � � � � � � � � � � � � �� �� � � � � � � � � � � � � Enda Douglas (2) x APPEARANCES H LGE x SSE Airtricity League x x x 5/0 1/0 9/1 9/2 1/0 9/1 6/0 6/2 6/0 7/1 8/0 4/0 5/0 4/0 6/0 0/0 4/0 9/2 9/0 0/0 8/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 4/0 6/2 0/0 4/1 1/0 l Mark Hanratty (31) & GOALS FAIC Extra.ie FAI Cup 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 ( Friendlies excluded) UEL UEFA Europa League 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 PRC President’s Cup 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/1 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 TOTAL APPEARANCES/GOALS 6/0 1/0 10/1 10/2 2/1 9/1 7/0 7/2 7/0 8/1 9/0 4/0 6/0 4/0 6/0 0/0 4/0 10/2 10/0 0/0 9/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 4/0 7/2 0/0 4/1 1/0

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Memories are made of this! Michael Duffy celebrates his goal against Sligo Rovers in the 2019 FAI Cup semi-final The Showgrounds. The strenuous “Little did we realise at the time but the climb of Knocknarea to visit the t’s hard to believe that we’re Sligo Showgrounds. When The proper, attended match at Sligo. 2019 FAI Cup semi-final at a packed and rocking alleged grave of Queen Medb, back playing Sligo Rovers in Spectator says, “our trip to the That was quite the occasion Showgrounds was Dundalk’s last proper, attend- legendary monarch of Connacht the league again, with an entire Sligo Showgrounds” of course he with the Showgrounds looking and instigator of the Táin Bó, ed match at Sligo. That was quite the occasion the Cattle Raid of Cooley seems series of games behind us and really means “their trip to the Sligo magnificent on a beautiful sunny with the Showgrounds looking magnificent on a especially apt for a visitor from a quarter of a season already put Showgrounds”. For the rest of us, Sunday afternoon, packed to the the hoi polloi, that fine jaunt from rafters, atmospheric and tense. Oriel. Ito bed. And what a quarter of a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon, packed to the the north-east to the north-west The away end was also hopping It reminds us that this whole season it has been! rafters, atmospheric and tense.” was deemed unnecessary, as it as Dundalk chased down a double Sligo-Dundalk rivalry goes back We’ve fielded three full has been for over a year now. and fought off the game opposition to time immemorial. For now, the internationals, lost two managers, Of course, being denied trips to of the Bit o’Red. Good times. checking out the Showgrounds Ireland is based on overnight trips prospect of a cross-country jaunt, a failed to win any of our first six Vienna and London (and Klaksvik But it’s not just those big on Google Maps while crafting to see Dundalk at Sligo Rovers — pint in Hargadons or O’Neills and a league games, we’re currently and Moldova for the hipsters) last occasions that The Spectator is this article), it’s picking up a and indeed Finn Harps and Derry match at the Showgrounds seems on a five-match unbeaten run, season was thoroughly depressing, missing, it’s the turgid draws in programme, it’s selecting a viewing City. The trip to Sligo offers the as far-fetched as those tales of we’ve had only one clean sheet, but at this stage even a trip to and the meaningless spot in the ground, it’s bumping football tourist the opportunity to mythology. plenty of avoidable goals, battered Drogheda or would be League Cup ties in front of 300 into old acquaintances and the thrill explore as far as South Donegal, Some time soon we may be the woodwork like a hyperactive appreciated at this stage. A trip to in Longford. Those little anchors of making your way to the away Leitrim and north Mayo. able to renew our cross-country kendo practitioner and had enough Sligo, Waterford, Cork, or Galway in the calendar. The rituals and end through a throng of similar-but- Away trips to Sligo have opened rivalry in person. Meanwhile, stonewall penalties waved away would be cherished like a life- the rhythms, the regular pre- different League of Ireland fans of up Ballina and the Ballycastle cliffs, let’s hope that Wilfred Zahibo, to form an unhealthy conspiracy affirming journey of self-discovery. match watering holes, post-match another persuasion. The rituals, the Rosses Point, Strandhill, Glencar Raivis Jurkovskis and friends theory. It’s never dull. Little did we realise at the time chippers and parking spaces. private traditions. The football feels Waterfall in Leitrim, Bundoran, appreciate that when they take So, here we are again, seven but the memorable 2019 FAI Cup It’s the first glimpse of floodlights incidental at times. Benbulbin and the spectacular the field against Sligo Rovers they weeks on from the opening day semi-final at a packed and rocking (and tragically The Spectator must Much of The Spectator’s views from atop Knocknarea — are walking in the footprints of of the season and our trip to the Showgrounds was Dundalk’s last confess to getting goosebumps impression of the north-west of visible behind the main stand in Cúchulainn himself. No pressure.

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1 ALESSIO ABIBI 1 EDWARD McGINTY HONOUR 3 BRIAN GARTLAND 2 LEWIS BANKS League of Ireland Champions (14): 4 ANDY BOYLE 3 COLM HORGAN 1932/33, ‘62/63, ‘66/67, ‘75/76, ‘78/79, 5 CHRIS SHIELDS 4 DANNY KANE ‘81/82, ‘87/88, ‘90/91, ‘94/95, 2014, 6 SONNI NATTESTAD 5 ROBBIE McCOURT 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 7 MICHAEL DUFFY 6 GREG BOLGER 8 SAM STANTON 7 JORDAN GIBSON First Division Champions (2): 2000/01, 2008 9 PATRICK HOBAN 8 NIALL MORAHAN 10 GREGORY SLOGGETT 9 RYAN DE VRIES FAI Cup Winners (12): 11 PATRICK McELENEY 10 WALTER FIGUEIRA 1942, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1981, 13 RAIVIS JURKOVSKIS 12 MARK BYRNE 1988, 2002, 2015, 2018, 2020 14 PETER CHERRIE 14 SHANE BLANEY 15 DARRAGH LEAHY 18 JOHN RUSSELL Winners (2): 16 SEAN MURRAY 19 REGAN DONELON 1963/64, ‘66/67 17 OLE ERIK MIDTSKOGEN 20 DARREN COLLINS League of Ireland Shield Winners (2): 19 WILFRIED ZAHIBO 21 JOHN MAHON 1966/67, ‘71/72 20 JUNIOR OGEDI-UZOKWE 22 DAVID CAWLEY 21 DANIEL CLEARY 23 SCOTT LYNCH League Cup Winners (7): 22 EBUKA KWELELE 24 JOHNNY KENNY 1977/78, ‘80/81, ‘86/87, ‘89/90, 2014, 2017, 2019 23 CAMERON DUMMIGAN 25 CILLIAN HEANEY 24 MAYOWA ANIMASHUN 26 GARRY BUCKLEY FAI President’s Cup Winners (3): 25 VAL ADEDOKUN 27 ROMEO PARKES 2015, 2019, 2021 26 ENDA DOUGLAS 28 JASON DEVANEY 27 DANIEL KELLY 29 KAILIN BARLOW Leinster Senior Cup Winners (7): 28 RYAN O’KANE 30 RICHARD BRUSH 1951/52, ‘60/61, ‘70/71, ‘73/74, ‘76/77, ‘77/78, 2015 29 DAVID McMILLAN 31 CONOR WALSH 31 MARK HANRATTY 33 PETER MAGUIRE Leinster FA President’s 77 HAN JEONGWOO 34 BRYAN LYNCH Cup Winners (9): 90 JESUS PEREZ 35 SHAUN McATEER 1930/31, ‘51/52, ‘63/64, ‘64/65, ‘79/80, ‘80/81, ‘81/82, ‘88/89, ‘89/90 MANAGER JIM MAGILTON 36 ORAN GROARKE 37 AIDAN McHALE Winners (5): 38 JAMES ROBINSON 1937/38, ‘42/43, ‘48/49, ‘67/68, ‘68/69 MANAGER LIAM BUCKLEY Women’s FAI Cup Winners (1): 2005 MATCH OFFICIALS REFEREE: ROBERT HENNESSY ASSISTANT REFEREES: ALLEN LYNCH AND EMMETT DYNAN FOURTH OFFICIAL: PAUL MCLAUGHLIN www.dundalkfc.com