DUNDALK FC CLUB DIRECTORY Honorary Club President Des Casey Chairman Bill Hulsizer Board Bill Hulsizer, James Baboulas, David Samhat and Des Donleavy Sporting Director Jim Magilton Secretary Padraig McGowan Finance Officer Elaine Duffy Manager Aaron Lawless Office Manager Ailish Kelly DFC MAGAZINE: ISSUE 09 Media Officer Gavin McLaughlin Community Officer Ground Staff John Moore, Jimmy Fisher 06: FROM THE DUGOUT and Cyril Moore Commercial Manager Ronan Shields Marketing Consultant Paddy Casey 10: ACADEMY NEWS Player Liaison Officer Des Donleavy Press Officer Darren Crawley Club Ambassadors Paul Brown and 11: INSIDE ORIEL Andy Connolly Event Controller Regina O’Hare Bar Manager Kevin Carthy 12: WELCOME TO Office Admin Karen Travers FC TEAM 16: DERBY DAY REACTION MANAGEMENT Head Coach Vinny Perth Coach Giuseppe Rossi 19: CLUB ROUND-UP Goalkeeping Coach Graham Byas S&C Coach Graham Norton Academy Manager Stephen McDonnell 20: GOOD LUCK SHIELDSY Doctor Dr Dualtach MacColgáin Physiotherapist Danny Miller 22: CENTRE SPREAD Sports Science Lorcan Mason Video Analyst Dominic Corrigan Kit Manager Noel Walsh 31: DFC CLUB APP DUNDALK FC MAGAZINE 32: RETRO: PROGRAMMES Editors Gavin McLaughlin and Paul Dunne Contributors Gerard Mooney, David 34: 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 May 18th 2018; gets back to clear the ball off the line during the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match between Bohemians and Dundalk at in . Dundalk won the game 2-0.Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

4 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 5 FROM THE DUGOUT I think we need to show a bit of togetherness. The players will improve as the team improves, and there is no doubt we have real quality in our dressing room. I’m only judging people with my own VINNY PERTH eyes, not by what other people tell me or what went on before. It’s a onight we play host were moments that didn’t go his is a real lack of quality when you clean slate for everybody. to Derry City, who are way at various stages, but they play Friday, Monday, Friday, but There will be changes to the obviously managed by have definitely improved under we were delighted with the result. I squad. It’s set up, stylistically, for a different manager and, within Ruaidhri Higgins. Ruaidhri. They have a lot of fit said we wanted players to fight and reason, I’m looking to change that. Ruaidhri is a massive and hungry footballers, and they battle for the jersey and there is no I think we need better options in part of the history of Dundalk have a real balance of youth and doubt the platers have done that in other areas and we will see some Football Club over the last eight experience in their team. Someone the past two games, so we have to changes to the squad in the coming Tyears. He came off the bench for like Eoin Toal at centre back is an take that into this evening’s game. weeks. I’d like to thank Jim Magilton Chris Shields in that famous league outstanding talent with a real future I brought a couple of players into for that. There has been a huge game against City at Oriel in the game. I’ve seen them four the starting line-up on Monday and amount of work going on since I Park in 2014, and he returned or five times live and they’ve been I thought they did very well. There came in but before that, the club put to the club later on as part of the really impressive. is a lot of preconceived ideas of recruitment plans in place and we backroom staff in 2018 and as my We’re coming into tonight’s our players. We’ve brought some are well down the line in formulating assistant manager in 2019. He is game on the back of a derby win in from outside the country and a plan for when the window opens. a friend and an outstanding coach, in . I was happy with they’ve received some unhelpful It’s a matter of watching this space and there is no doubt he has been the result, but there are definitely criticism, especially on social and hopefully, we can get our missed at this football club. I look areas of improvement. A lot of the media. I think we need some Ruaidhri Higgins and Chris Shields battle for possession in recruitment right. forward to locking horns with him Monday games, Derry City and togetherness as a club, on and Dundalk’s game against Derry City in 2013 When it comes to the league table, and his team this evening. Rovers being an example, off the pitch. Players see stuff I’m certainly not going to set any Derry obviously went through were really poor after the Friday and I think it’s about time that we targets or goals at the moment. I roaring us on with 10 minutes to go. legends of that era. a period of transition at the start night matches. Teams are really all supported each other. People like doing that for players to chase We need the 100 that are lucky to What Chris has achieved in the of the year and I felt that Declan struggling to adapt to that at the will be critical of players and will but until I fully assess the squad, get into the game tonight to really game makes him one of the most Devine was really unlucky. There moment for some reason. There have their own point of view, but I don’t know where we can end get behind us and support us. This decorated players in League of up. It’s a competitive season this won’t be plain sailing, but if we have history, and there is no year and there will be games won togetherness we will end up on the doubt he will go down in Dundalk and lost by every team. We have right side of results because we folklore. The biggest thing in Chris already seen that. Bohs had a bad have a lot of quality in the squad. is the improvement from where start and are now on a great run Finally, tonight is Chris Shields’ he was at Dundalk to where he and Sligo, St Pat’s and Shamrock final game for the club before he finished up at Dundalk. Only good Rovers have all been top of the departs for Linfield. I think Chris people, good professionals and league. I always felt it was going to typifies so much of what we have good footballers can do that. First be a very competitive league and done at this club over the past and foremost, he will forever be there wasn’t a real gap between top decade. When we make a signing a friend and someone who I will and bottom and it has played out at the moment, everybody analyses always be eternally grateful to for that way. that player and he is expected to what he did for me as a coach and Tonight is our third game with hit the ground running. When the manager when he was on the pitch. supporters back in the ground and club re-signed Chris in 2013 after While we’re extremely disappointed it’s great to see. I understand that Stephen Kenny and I came in, he to lose Chris, we completely respect doesn’t really suit 100 was one of those players we knew the personal decision he has made fans because the people are so would improve. He signed at the and we wish him the very best in spread out, but we will only achieve same time as , Richie the future. our goals by sticking together as Towell and Stephen O’Donnell, a club. I long for the days when players who all had a point to Enjoy the game, The Shed is full again and they’re prove and who went on to become Vinny Perth

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10 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 11 OPPOSITION WATCH MEET THE MANAGER DERRY CITY RUAIDHRI HIGGINS

Born in Limavady in 2015 season, making the move Derry, Higgins spent his to Coleraine in the Irish League, early years playing for where he made 43 appearances Newtown YFC before before his retirement at the end making the move to of 2016. England to join Coventry Immediately following his City. retirement, Higgins returned to Following his release Oriel Park as a coach/analyst, a he returned home, position he held for two seasons signing for Derry before stepping into the assistant City. He made 60 coach position following Vinny appearances over five Perth’s appointment as head and a half years at coach in 2019. He then departed the Brandywell before in May 2020 to take up a position moving on to Bohemians as opposition analyst for Stephen for the 2010 season. Kenny’s side. After just a single year After just 11 months in that role, in Dublin, Higgins Higgins departed to take up the returned to Derry and role of Derry City manager on a made 88 appearances three-and-a-half-year contract. across a three season Since his appointment, Derry stay before moving have lost just once in their last to Dundalk in 2014, nine, picking up 16 points and familiar face to those where he was reunited at Dundalk, Ruaidhri climbing to seventh in the league, with former manager Stephen just one point ahead of the Higgins makes his Kenny, who he’d worked with in return to Oriel Park Lilywhites. It has been a promising his first spell at Derry. He made start for Higgins, and is a good for the first time as a manager 23 appearances across his 18 asA he takes charge of one of sign of things to come in his month stay at the club, as Dundalk managerial career his biggest matches at the won their first league title in 20 . helm of Derry City to date. years. He departed during the

urrently in the midst in 2020, just a single point above have changed and Derry now of a rebuild under the the relegation play-off spot. Many find themselves in sixth in the leadership of former expected then-manager Declan table, having lost just one of their Dundalk , Devine to turn things around last ten matches since Higgins’ Ruaidhri Higgins, Derry City this season, but they got off to a appointment. They will undoubtedly areC finally starting to improve very poor start and Devine soon prove to be stiff opposition for the their performances after what found himself out of a job as the Lilywhites, but there is plenty of has been a disappointing 18 Candystripes found themselves reason for optimism following the months for the Candystripes. rooted to the bottom of the league promising performance in Vinny table. Perth’s first match back in charge Having qualified for European at Oriel Park last Friday against football on a regular basis over However, following the Town. Derry City players warm up before the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match the course of the past decade, appointment of Ruaidhri Higgins with Longford Town at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Derry finished in seventh place at the end of April, fortunes

12 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 13 PLAYER PROFILES 22 MARC McFADDEN 23 DANNY LUPANO 24 DANNY LAFFERTY Midfielder, 20, Forward, 20, Defender, 32, Derry A talented young Derry A product of the defender, Belgium- An experienced youth set-up, born Lupano is player, Lafferty spent McFadden spent currently on loan many years at a high level, having played last season in the from Hull City. for the likes of Celtic, U19 squad. Burnley, Rotherham and Sheffield United DERRY CITY before returning to Ireland in 2019 to join Shamrock Rovers. He then returned home to Derry for the first time in eight years ahead of the 2021 season. 28 ODHRAN KENNEDY 29 JACK MALONE 30 JACK LEMOIGNAN 1 NATHAN GARTSIDE 3 CIARAN COLL 4 CIARON HARKIN Defender, 19, Midfielder, 21, Goalkeeper, 20, Goalkeeper, 23, Defender, 29, Midfielder, 25, Derry Derry Derry Maydown Letterkenny Derry Another product of Malone has been at Lemoignan joined Gartside played Coll spent a year Initially part of the the youth academy, the club for almost the club as an youth football in the Hearts Derry City U19 Kennedy has been five years, having understudy to in England with youth academy squad in 2014, at Derry since 2018. joined the youth Gartside at the start Watford before before returning Harkin left in 2015 to academy in 2017. of the season. returning to Ireland to Ireland in 2009 join Institute in the He has become a to join Derry in to join Finn Harps. Irish League. After part of the first team August 2018. After ten seasons a spell at Coleraine, squad this season. in Ballybofey, Coll he made his return departed and joined to Derry prior to the Derry ahead of the 2019 season. 2019 season. 7 WILLIAM FITZGERALD 8 JOE THOMSON 9 31 PATRICK FERRY 32 CAOLAN McLAUGHLIN 33 AARON HARKIN Midfielder, 22, Midfielder, 24, Forward, 21, Forward, 18, Forward, 19, Paisley Strabane Midfielder, 28, Derry Derry Donegal Fitzgerald began his Thomson began Parkhouse came Yet another youth Having joined the Harkin began his career at Limerick his career at Celtic through the youth product, Ferry has youth academy in career at Finn Harps and had an 18 and had loan spells ranks at Sheffield United and went on been involved on 2017, McLaughlin in 2013, going on month spell at Wa- at Dumbarton and to have a number of four occasions this has been part of to have spells in terford before joining Queen of the South loan spells at the club Derry City for the season. the first team this the Irish League before a move to across his five-year season, making with Institute and 2021 season. Dunfermline Athletic stay, including a successful spell at a number of Cliftonville before in 2018. He then appearances. signing for Derry in joined Derry midway Derry in 2019. He then returned to Derry on March. through the 2020 a permanent basis in season. January of this year. 10 WILL PATCHING 11 JAMES AKINTUNDE 15 RONAN BOYCE 36 BRENDAN BARR Midfielder, 22, Forward, 25, Defender, 18, Defender, 21, Stockport Greenwich Derry Derry Currently on loan Akintunde came A product of the Spent his early years from Dundalk, through the youth Derry City academy, in the Finn Harps Patching spent ranks at Cambridge Boyce signed his youth ranks before fourteen years in Utd, making his first pro contract in making the switch Manchester City’s senior debut in 2013. January. to Derry in 2019. youth academy and After a number He made his senior of non-league had a short spell at debut for the club loans, he moved to Notts County before in April. arriving at Dundalk Chester, and later Maidenhead, prior last year. His loan at to joining Derry last Derry expires at the summer. end of June. 19 MARC WALSH 20 21 CAMERON McJANNET Midfielder, 20, Defender, 29, Defender, 22, Loughanure Milton Keynes Walsh spent a year Cole began his career McJannet played in the Finn Harps at Rangers, making his youth football with youth ranks before first-team debut in the Champions League Luton Town before making the move making the switch to to Swansea City against in 2010. After a difficult Stoke City in 2016. in 2017. After two spell with injuries, and a half years After four years at he left Ibrox and had Stoke, McJannet in , Walsh spells with Greenock returned to Ireland, Morton, Livingston departed and joined Ciarán Coll and his Derry City team-mates stand for a singing for Derry and Broxburn Athletic Derry, where he has squad photograph ahead of the 2021 SSE Airtricity League ahead of the 2021 before signing for become a key part Premier Division season at the Ryan McBride Bradywell Stadium season. Derry in mid-2017. of the side.

14 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 15 Greg Sloggett and Alessio Abibi celebrate the Louth Derby win over

Drogheda United DROGHEDA UNITED 0-1 DUNDALK FC DUNDALK 0-1 UNITED DROGHEDA

MICHAEL DUFFY of brilliant headers and tackles. They play was good but at Head In The to scoring himself. David Odusomu stability now and over the past It was a massive game for us in were unbelievable. A couple of Sonni’s Game Park we showed plenty made a couple of great saves but two games against Longford Drogheda on Monday night and we headers were a joke. That’s what we’ve of fight. That’s the way we used thankfully the rebound fell to me and Drogheda you can see an needed to win it. At times it wasn’t pretty been missing for the past few weeks, to win games and we need two and it was a tap in for me, really. improvement. We’re going in the but we got the three points and that was that bit of fight but we showed it on get back to that. We know we That bit of luck just hasn’t gone right direction. the main thing. Monday night big time. shouldn’t be where we are but our way recently. Derry are here this evening and I It was a real battle but we knew it was Teams have been scoring way too that’s the way the season has I think everyone at the club always love playing against them. going to be like that. I thought we fought easily against us this season. We’ve gone for us and we need to turn it needed a bit of stability and Ruaidhri Higgins has them going very well on a difficult pitch. We didn’t been making too many mistakes but we around. hopefully we have that now with well at the minute too. If we can have a lot of the ball at times but they battled hard on Monday night and they We needed a bit of luck with the Vinny coming in. It’s been a bit get three points that will have been didn’t really look like scoring and our boys didn’t give anything away. Against goal. Fats played a great ball into of an up and down year where a great week. We wanted nine but defence was brilliant. Longford in the game before that we me and I almost scored with the nobody has quite known what’s if we end up with seven that will be had plenty of the ball and our attacking header and then Dicky was close going on but we have that bit of a good return. DERBY DAY REACTION DAY DERBY Sonni and Andy Boyle made a number

16 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 17 CLUB ROUND-UP

THE DIFFERENCE INSIDE ORIEL

The dates for our UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round tie against Newtown AFC have been confirmed. The first leg will be played at Oriel Park on Thursday, July 8th at 5.45pm with the second leg due to take place five days later on The Dundalk FC Lotto has been revamped for the 2021 campaign. Tuesday, July 13th at 5.45pm at The lotto has been a strong source of fundraising for the club the Park Hall Stadium in Oswestry, over the past couple of decades, bringing in thousands of euros in home of The New Saints. revenue, and is now easier to play than ever. UEFA have confirmed that no We encourage all of our supporters and members of the wider away fans will be permitted in any community to play the Dundalk FC Lotto. of the qualifying rounds, and we To play, simply visit the Dundalk FC website or download the would ask supporters not to make ClubForce app and pick 4 numbers between 1 and 28. any travel arrangements for the There was no winner of this week’s Lotto. The winning numbers second leg tie on July 13th. drawn were 10, 16, 17 and 28. Monday’s jackpot stands at €1,950. U15 GIRLS UNLUCKY IN MGL FINAL The Dundalk FC U15 girls team were unlucky to come up against a very strong Peamount United side in the final of the Willie Prout Cup in THE MOST POWERFUL last Sunday. Bernard Freeman’s team qualified for the final PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE thanks to victories over Bohmeians and Glebe North but Peamount EVER DEVELOPED just had too much in the decider. Meanwhile, the club’s U18 girls team are currently recruiting players. Contact Eddie Conroy 087 235 3695 for STATSPORTS.COM more details.

18 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 19 GOOD LUCK SHIELDSY

Barking instructions at his teammates during A DUNDALK FC LEGEND the 2021 season

CHRIS SHIELDS | DUNDALK FC RECORD

q 349 overall appearances Posing with the FAI Cup in q 251 league appearances 2015, the first of three in q 36 European appearances the space of six years q 15 goals q 75 yellow cards q 5 red cards

undalk FC can confirm that will be remembered as one of the group stages of the UEFA q 2 x UEFA Europa League group stages that Chris Shields will the greatest this country has ever Europa League where he played q 5 x SSE Airtricity League champion leave Oriel Park at the produced. He made a total of 348 in the historic 1-1 draw against AZ q 3 x FAI Cup winner end of June. appearances for the Lilywhites in Alkmaar in Holland and the 1-0 win q 3 x League Cup winner all competitions, scoring 15 goals. over Maccabi Tel-Aviv in . His final game for the club will q 3 x FAI President’s Cup winner Dtake place this evening when we He leaves Oriel Park with a Four years later, in 2020, he q record haul of medals that includes captained Dundalk to the group 1 x Unite The Union Champions Cup winner entertain Derry City at Oriel Park in q 1 x Leinster Senior Cup winner the SSE Airtricity League Premier five SSE Airtricity League titles, stages for a second time and with q 2 x PFAI Team of the Year Division. three FAI Cups, three League 36 European games to his name, After arriving from Bray Cups, three FAI President’s Cups, he sits third in the club’s all-time list Wanderers ahead of the 2012 a Unite The Union Champions Cup of European appearance holders. season, Chris went on to become and a Leinster Senior Cup. “After nine-and-a-half years at the heartbeat of a Dundalk side In 2016, he helped the club to Dundalk, the time has come to

20 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 21 THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES SHIELDSY!

22 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 23 Celebrating a league and FAI Cup double with Patrick McEleney at the in 2018

Clockwise from top left: Mixing it against in the Champions League playoff in 2016, remembering Harry Taaffe after his untimely passing in 2020, celebrating ’s goal against Zenit in 2016, all smiles with Andy Boyle and Sean Murray in Bratislava in 2019

move on. A fantastic opportunity BATE in Tallaght in 2016 when and she’s been on two or three success, there are plenty of Friday. “I absolutely loved living in has arisen for me, and it’s one, everyone was dancing in the rain, unbelievable trips to Europe. She variables, but I am lucky enough “I’d like to thank Jim Magilton Dundalk. It’s a one town team, for family and football reasons, the atmosphere during five FAI Cup was lucky to see us win a game to have been a constant, which and Bill Hulsizer for understanding and those places are special. You that I can’t really turn down,” said finals at the Aviva Stadium, and the against Hajduk Split in Croatia, is nice. When I was at Bray my reasons for making the move walk past fans and you get to know Shields. quietness of a sixth in 2020. and she saw us come within the Wanderers, I would never have and for their help in making the everyone on first name terms. “I’m a father to two young kids “My family have been here for skin of our teeth of qualifying for imagined the success I would go transition. Day in, day out, I see They’ll still abuse you over the wall, under the age of three, and I feel every league win, every cup win the Champions League in Warsaw on to have, and I probably take it how tirelessly people work behind but they’ll also still have a friendly it’s important that I’m there for my and every cup loss. The club has in 2016. It was a proud moment for granted now. the scenes to achieve perfection on chat with you in a coffee shop in family and my wife Shauna, who been a massive part of all of our having her in the stands on those “When I leave, I will probably the pitch at Oriel Park and I know town the next day! has been at my side during all of lives. Dundalk is a special place, occasions. only really appreciate the teams, that success will come back to the “I fell in love with the club, I fell my time at Dundalk. and not only have I gained friends “My wife Shauna has been with players, and managers I’ve played club. Vinny Perth has come in to in love with the town and I’ll never “I’m lucky to have been involved for life, but my wife has also gained me from 2012 to this day. She is with and the great people I’ve been steady the ship and I know that forget my time here. It has been in a period of real success at Oriel friends for life, and my mother and probably the only one who sees around. It makes it that extra bit he and the players in the dressing one hell of a ride, and I have loved Park. I know we had a hiccup father have gained friends from life. me experience the extreme highs special when you’re winning things room will do that. every single minute of it.” during my first season here back “Whenever my dad comes up and the ultimate lows that football with people you are very fond of. “Finally, a word to the fans. Everybody at the club would like in 2012 but from then on, it was for a game, he walks around town throws at you. “I’m sure I’ll shed a few tears When I came to Dundalk, I was a to express our enormous gratitude a rollercoaster ride of pure joy, waving at people like he’s the Lord “I’m proud to have shared every when I play my last game against 21-year-old who was made captain to Chris for nine-and-a-half years of emotion, and success. Mayor of Dundalk - even though bit of success I’ve had with her. Derry City at Oriel Park on Friday of a huge and great club. I had a incredible service. A captain, leader “There have been so many he would go and watch it on the Having made friendships you just night. It will be very hard to mask lot on my shoulders and I probably and club legend, we wish him and nights that I will remember forever; telly in The Jockey’s as he was too wouldn’t make at any other club, my emotions. I always used to sign didn’t react that well in my first his family the very best of luck in the first league win against Cork nervous coming to the ground! Shauna will miss Dundalk as much off with a little wave to my family season here, but I would hope that the future. City in 2014, sealing the title in “My mother has travelled the as I will. in the main stand, and it will hit me I’ve managed to win some of you Tallaght in 2015, the night against length and breadth of the country, “When a club enjoys lots of when I do it for the final time on around!

24 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 25 A legend in every sense of the word, Chris Shields has been a key member of the Dundalk side for almost 10 seasons. His growth in becoming one of the finest players that Dundalk and the has ever seen has been nothing short of phenomenal. Ahead of his final game, we take a look back at the ‘Ginger Pirlo’s’ trophy-laden career at Oriel Park.

native of Clondalkin in Dublin, Shields found his playing time reduced to playing a huge role in what turned charge. One of his goals was the coach Filippo Giovagnoli, they Shields began his career just 19 league appearances that season out to be an historic year for the winner against Cork City at Turner’s navigated a path through to the group with Bray Wanderers in 2008, as Dundalk were pipped to the league Lilywhites. Cross when the season had entered stages of the Europa League and making 90 appearances across title by St Patrick’s Athletic but in 2014 he Kenny’s all conquering side won the final straight. Shields captained the side against a third successive league title and That season was arguably the clubs like Arsenal and Rapid Vienna. four seasons at The . became a key player in Kenny’s side as A Dundalk won the league title for the first qualified for the Europa League best of Shields’ career, and he was Domestically, there was some group stage for the very first time. recognised by his peers who named success to celebrate as David The highlight of his time at the club was time in 19 years and also added the EA Shields was rightly praised to the him in the PFAI Premier Division McMillan’s hat-trick shot down one of the craziest finishes to a promotion/ Sports Cup to a trophy cabinet that was hilt by fans and players alike for his Team of the Year for 2018. There was Shamrock Rovers in a pulsating FAI relegation play-off in the history of the about to explode! pinpoint passing, superb reading no longer any doubt that Shields was Cup final that ended with Shields league. Up against First Division side Many had thought that Dundalk’s midfield would struggle after O’Donnell of the game and the leadership he the best midfielder in the country. lifting the famous old trophy at an

GOOD LUCK SHIELDSY LUCK GOOD United, Shields scored an own- showed in crunch games, all of which Under Vinny Perth, the midfielder eerily quiet, and largely empty Aviva goal in the 119th minute of extra time to suffered a cruciate knee injury early in the were crucial to the club’s success added a fifth Premier Division title to Stadium. put Bray behind. season, but the vastly-improved Shields that year. his list of honours in 2019. With the A legendary midfielder in the eyes Following the restart, Shields set up stepped in and proved to be a quality 2017 was a disappointing year EA Sports Cup, FAI President’s Cup of every Dundalk fan, Shields will Bray’s equalising goal to take the replacement for the hugely influential for the club as the Lilywhites and the Unite the Union Champions bring the curtain down Eoin his game to penalties, where he duly scored skipper. His contribution was recognised at relinquished the league title and Cup also on the sideboard, Dundalk Dundalk career this evening having the winning spot kick to secure Bray’s spot the club’s end of season awards where he saw the FAI Cup head back to Cork missed out on a clean sweep when won every domestic competition in the Premier Division! was named Dundalk FC Player of the Year but, wearing the captain’s armband they were beaten by Shamrock available, multiple times over. In total, After his departure from the seaside town and Players Player of the Year. in , Shields lifted Rovers in a penalty shootout in he picked up 16 major trophies at in late 2011, he was signed by Dundalk Alongside O’Donnell in midfield, Shields the EA Sports Cup after Dundalk the FAI Cup final. Shields had to the club, a phenomenal - and record manager Sean McCaffrey, who named the made 30 league appearances in 2015 hammered Shamrock Rovers in a watch the game from the stand, a breaking - number for a phenomenal 21-year-old as his captain for the 2012 as the Lilywhites secured back-to-back one-sided final. controversial suspension hindering player. season. league titles and won the league and The Lilywhites roared back with his chances of playing a part. There is no doubt that the all-action Shields was a key member of the cup double thanks to a 1-0 victory over a vengeance in 2018 and Shields The advent of COVID-19 saw midfielder will be sorely missed by Dundalk side that barely survived Cork City in the FAI Cup final at the Aviva made 40 appearances and scored Dundalk’s early-season form - and fans and players alike, but it is certain relegation and was one of just a handful Stadium, the club’s first cup win in 13 ONE OF THE BEST! THE OF ONE three goals - a shock to many - as the League of Ireland season - grind that Shields has cemented his legacy of players like and Peter years. Dundalk secured their second league to a halt in 2020. When football as one of the greatest players to Cherrie who were retained following the 2016 was the year that Shields and FAI Cup double in the space of eventually returned, Dundalk ever represent Dundalk FC, and his arrival of Stephen Kenny in 2013. really began to set himself apart from four seasons in what turned out to struggled to mount a title challenge achievements will never be forgotten. Up against Stephen O’Donnell, Keith other players in the league, making 45 be Stephen Kenny’s final season in but under the guidance of Italian Thanks for the memories, Chris. Ward, John Dillon and Richie Towell, appearances in all competitions and

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38 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 39 The number of consecutive games in 2021 in which Chris Shields scored against teams Audit | Tax | Advisory 2which included a set of brothers. In Dundalk’s first meeting of the season against Longford Town in May, forward Rob Manley scored for the Midlanders, while his brother Joe appeared as a second half sub. UHY FDW can provide you with a The previous week, Paul Martin was bespoke service to suit your business in goal for Waterford and his brother John – who scored against Dundalk last needs, with a highly experienced team season - was in action at the other end of the pitch for the Blues. of advisors on hand to help you

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Prior to defeat at Turner’s Cross in 2019, it had been 42 games 42since Chris Shields started a league game for Dundalk and they lost. He had been in the starting lineup in just three of their previous six league defeats. In fact, the 2017 defeat to Bohemians at Oriel Park was just the fourth league game he started in that Dundalk had lost. Incidentally, defender Dan Casey played in both the Cork City 2019 victory and the Dalymount outfit’s success in October THE NUMBERS GAME NUMBERS THE 2017.

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2021 SEASON MATCH DATA ELENEY Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts LEAHY St Patrick’s Athletic 17 10 4 3 29 16 +13 34 Shamrock Rovers 17 10 4 3 26 13 +13 34 MURRAY PATCHING Sligo Rovers 17 9 5 3 22 13 +9 32 STANTON Bohemians 17 8 3 6 30 16 +14 27 Drogheda United 17 7 4 6 29 20 +9 25 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 Derry City 17 5 7 5 18 21 -3 22 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 DUNDALK 17 5 6 6 21 23 -2 21 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 Finn Harps 17 5 4 8 15 25 -10 19 Date H/A Comp. Opponents K-O Result Waterford 17 4 0 13 12 36 -24 12 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 Longford Town 17 1 5 11 12 31 -19 8 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 25 Jun @19:45 Dundalk v Derry City 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 25 Jun @19:45 Waterford v St Patrick’s Athletic 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 Fri 25 Jun @20:00 Finn Harps v Longford Town 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 Fri 25 Jun @20:00 Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United 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 26 Jun @19:45 Sligo Rovers v Bohemians 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 0-1 L l n u© n l t n n l n t n u n n t l u l Total goals 214 (average: 2.52) Fri 14 May A LGE Finn Harps 7:45 1-1 D n n© l n n l n t n l n u u1 n t l t u l Home goals 106 (average: 1.25) Fri 21 May H LGE SHAMROCK ROVERS 7:45 2-1 W n n n© n u t n1 n l l l t n n l u1 l n l l Away goals 108 (average: 1.27) Mon 24 May A LGE Bohemians 7:45 1-5 L n n n© n u t1 n u l t t u t n l u t u l l Results Fri 28 May A LGE Saint Patrick’s Athletic 7:45 2-0 W n n n© n u u n n n l l t t n u l t1 l l l OG1 Home wins 28 (32.9%) Fri 11 Jun H LGE WATERFORD 7:45 1-3 L n n© n n n nP u u l l t u n n t l l l t Draws 21 (24.7%) Fri 18 Jun H LGE LONGFORD TOWN 7:45 1-1 D n n n©1 l n u n t n t l n u t l u t u l l Away wins 36 (42.4%) Mon 21 Jun A LGE Drogheda United 7:45 1-0 W n n n© n n1 t u n u n l u t l t l u l t l Over/Under 2.5 goals Fri 25 Jun H LGE DERRY CITY 7:45 Over 40 (47%) Fri 02 Jul A LGE Shamrock Rovers 8:00 Under 45 (53%) Thu 08 Jul H UECL NEWTOWN [QR1] n/a Fri 09 Jul H LGE BOHEMIANS 7:45 Note: Data correct until Tuesday 22 June 2021 (08:00) Thu 15 Jul A UECL Newtown [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 H UECL LEVADIA TALLINN/ST JOSEPH’S [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 A UECL Levadia Tallinn/St Joseph’s [QR2] n/a Goals: Listed by quantity (1, 2, 3, etc) Sat 31 Jul A LGE Sligo Rovers 7:45 Venue (H/A): N: Aviva Stadium, 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 - UECL 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 - UECL 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 12/0 1/0 17/1 15/3 4/0 17/2 12/0 10/3 13/1 15/2 15/0 5/0 9/0 11/0 11/1 0/0 9/0 12/2 10/0 0/0 13/0 0/0 5/0 0/0 8/1 6/0 10/3 0/0 6/1 2/0 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 Fri 07 May: Dundalk 0-1 Sligo Rovers ( Friendlies excluded) UECL UEFA Europa Conference 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 l Enda Douglas (2) 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 13/0 1/0 18/1 16/3 5/1 17/2 13/0 11/3 14/1 16/2 16/0 5/0 10/0 11/0 11/1 0/0 9/0 13/2 11/0 0/0 14/0 0/0 5/0 0/0 8/1 6/0 11/3 0/0 6/1 2/0

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42 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 43 Vinny will be under no illusions as to the task before him. A half-year contract with a team in the bottom three was a stark enough warning. On the pitch, the season has been a painful, disjointed slog. Off the pitch, the only certain thing is uncertainty.

BACK HOME Vinny Perth at Oriel Park ahead of the Longford Town game which ended 1-1

TAKING IT TO EXTRA-TIME... TO IT TAKING t is quite a testament to the seemed at the time like an indifferent start has been a painful, disjointed slog. encouraging display for the most focusing on the job and taking stature of Vinny Perth that a to the season. Off the pitch, the only certain thing part. While nobody was expecting home a professional and hard- year on from dispensing with They say you shouldn’t go back, to is uncertainty. In case Vinny was miracles, it was heartening at least earned three points. Two games, his services in favour of an old girlfriends, employers, or football in any doubt about the magnitude to see the semblance of a plan four points, two contrasting but ‘alternative path’ the quadruple managers, but it speaks volumes for the of the task in front of him, the come together. The familiar Perth encouraging performances. sheer insanity of the world we live in that winning manager is back at the helm heartbreaking, gut-wrenching pattern of possession football was There is still plenty of room for it is entirely fitting — and hardly a surprise departure of Chris Shields will back with the ball pinged around improvement, but with several at Dundalk. I at all — to find the club going back to a have had a sobering effect. (That patiently, Longford pulled this way weeks to get ourselves in gear At the time, it seemed a little loyal servant a year after letting him go. So, devastating news is too fresh and and that as Dundalk looked to before we take on the might of premature to The Spectator, parting

THE SPECTATOR THE welcome back Vinny, welcome back to the raw for The Spectator to process force an opening. With a bit more Europe — in the shape of the ways with a manager who was a job that should always have been yours. right now, so Shieldsy will have to luck in front of goal it would have seventh-best team in the 50th penalty shootout away from an You will recognise some familiar faces, but make do with this bracketed written been a solid win, instead a draw ranked league in Europe — The unprecedented clean sweep during you might not recognise some aspects of equivalent of an awkward man hug underlined the difficult task Perth Spectator has some mild degree of his one season in change. A wealth the club, though! complete with a choked up sob.) faces. confidence that things might not be of experience, a sense of continuity, Vinny will be under no illusions as to the The Perth Era II is already up There was a contrast in Drogheda as bad as they have been recently. a history of success and a genuine task before him. A half-year contract with and running, of course. Last week on Monday, where a much earthier In the current climate, that’s about affinity for the club and its ethos a team in the bottom three was a stark it was Longford Town at Oriel battle was there to be fought. And as much as we can hope for. were not enough to overcome what enough warning. On the pitch, the season Park, a disappointing result but an fight it we did, scrapping, battling,

44 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Derry City | Friday June 25th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 45 THE INTERVAL HALF-TIME QUIZ

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