DUNDALK FC CLUB DIRECTORY Honorary Club President Des Casey DFC MAGAZINE: ISSUE 01 Chairman Bill Hulsizer Board Bill Hulsizer, James Baboulas, David Samhat, Fred Spencer and Des 03: CONTENTS Dunleavy Sporting Director Secretary Padraig McGowan 04: OPENING SHOT Finance Officer Elaine Duffy Commercial Manager Ronan Shields 06: COACHES CORNER Marketing Consultant Paddy Casey Stadium Manager Aaron Lawless Office Manager Ailish Kelly 08: PLAYER PREVIEW Media Officer Gavin McLaughlin Ground Staff John Moore, David Caldwell, Jimmy Fisher and Cyril Moore 11: OPPOSITION WATCH Player Liaison Officer Des Dunleavy Community Officer Press Officer Darren Crawley 14: PLAYER PROFILES Club Ambassadors Paul Brown and Andy Connolly Event Controller Regina O’Hare 16: POST-MATCH TALK Bar Manager Kevin Carthy Office Admin Karen Travers PA Announcer Michael Duffy 18: PLAYED FOR BOTH FC TEAM MANAGEMENT 20: Q&A Team Manager Shane Keegan Coach Filippo Giovagnoli Coach Giuseppe Rossi 22: CENTRE SPREAD Goalkeeping Coach Graham Byas S&C Coach Graham Norton 26: BETREGAL Academy Manager Stephen McDonnell Doctor Dr Dualtach MacColgáin Physiotherapists Danny Miller and David 30: RETRO: PROGRAMMES Murphy Sports Science Lorcan Mason Video Analyst Dominic Corrigan 32: ROCKSALT Kit Manager Noel Walsh DUNDALK FC MAGAZINE 35: INSIDE ORIEL Editors Gavin McLaughlin and Paul Dunne, Contributors David Farrelly, Tom 38: PLAYER SPONSORS O’Connor, Sean De Loughry, Martyn Hindley, Padraig McGowan, Darren Crawley, Colm Murphy, Jim Murphy (RIP) 40: THE NUMBERS GAME Photography Sportsfile, Ciaran Culligan, Mick Slevin (RIP) Artwork Shane Doyle 42: 2021 STATISTICS Thanks to Ray McManus, Stephen McCarthy (Sportsfile) Programme of the Year 44: THE SPECTATOR 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 46: THE QUIZ Note: The views expressed in this magazine are those of the individual 48: TEAMS & OFFICIALS contributors and are not necessarily shared by Dundalk FC...especially The Spectator! ©2021 Dundalk FC 3 | DFC MAGAZINE OPENING SHOT Han Jeongwoo poses for pictures at on Thursday afternoon. The 22-year-old winger, who will wear the number 77 shirt, is the first South Korean to sign for the Lilywhites. See www.dundalkfc.com for more.

4 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Finn Harps | Friday March 26th 2021 5 | DFC MAGAZINE COACHES CORNER SHANE KEEGAN I would like to welcome Ollie Horgan the familiarity of your surroundings could be dished out until then. We and his Finn Harps players and staff and sticking to your home timetable got word on Thursday night that he to Oriel Park for this evening’s game. were all huge factors outside of the was free for the game but was fans, but really it is all down to the hit with a two-game ban and the Finn Harps will come here on a high supporters and how much of a boost Harps game couldn’t be used as after a brilliant win over Bohemians they give to the players. Still, if we one of them as he is on international on the opening weekend of the can get back to a situation where the duty. I just can’t wrap my head season. On one hand, the result record at Oriel Park is even close to around it. Surely it has to be one or was surprising because you would what it was in 2019 then it would put the other? Either the Harps game expect Bohemians to be challenging us in a good position. gets called off because of it or, if the for the top three but, on the other, it game isn’t called off, then one of his wasn’t that big of a shock because We’re in something of a unique suspension games gets used up? everyone hates playing Harps in situation this week as two of our We don’t really have a problem with and, from a continuity players, Raivis Jurkovskis and Sonni him missing the Shamrock Rovers point of view, they have had the least Nattestad, are missing the game game; the problem is he will also amount of turnover to their starting because they are on international miss the game with Bohemians the 11. If you write out their starting 11 duty but we have the depth and following week which is a real kick from last weekend and their starting flexibility to cope without them. in the gut. 11 from the end of last year, I think When you look back at the Malone Conor Barry and Ethan Boyle were Cup game with United in Finally, it’s well documented that the only two new names. That’s a pre-season, Sonni had to pull out we are trying to bring Han Jeongwoo big help. of the game late on which forced us and Wilfred Zahibo to the club. Han to have a look at Darragh Leahy in is an attacking player of real quality. They’re super organised, they a back three. Darragh played really He has great energy, he has pace work like Trojans and set pieces are well so that gives us the option to from a starting position, he likes a always a big thing with them. Unless stick with that if we feel that’s the trick and he gives us something a you match Finn Harps for desire, best way to go. We’re not married little bit different. He’s very similar to work rate and willingness to do the to any particular system, I think the likes of Michael Duffy and Junior nitty-gritty, you’re not going to get we’re married to a set of playing but he’s left-footed and that opens anything out of the game. There was principles, but we’re not married up other tactical ideas that we’ll a time two or three years ago where to any particular formation and be able to implement. His fitness you could try and blow them out of because we’ve got so many players levels and work rate have blown the water with quality but they’ve got of quality and players who are quite everybody out of the water and he’s to such a level now that you’ve got to flexible, I think we’ll quite easily someone that we’re already excited match their desire first before you try bounce between systems throughout about. With Wilfred, we’re pretty to put your stamp on it. the season. much there and now it’s just about trying to get everything boxed off. From our own point of view, it’s our News of Sonni’s two-game He is the complete central midfielder first home game of the campaign suspension for his red card in the and he would give us a tremendous and we definitely need to make FAI President’s Cup has also been presence. Some players have Oriel Park a fortress. I know it’d be made public in the last couple brilliant technical ability but might a lot easier to do that with the place of days. We’re obviously very not have the same physicality while packed but it’s the same situation for disappointed by the decision. The some have tremendous physicality everybody. We have to get back to initial communication from the FAI and aren’t quite as technical. Wilfred making it a place where teams just was that it would be an automatic ticks both boxes and is the complete dread coming to. That is no easy suspension for the next game but we midfielder so, hopefully, we can get it thing because football worldwide has told halfway through last week that finalised in the near future. shown there has been a massive that wasn’t the case and that there swing, more than I ever thought wouldn’t be a disciplinary hearing Enjoy the game, would exist. I thought things like until Thursday and no suspensions Shane Keegan

6 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Finn Harps | Friday March 26th 2021 7 | DFC MAGAZINE PLAYER PREVIEW PATRICK MCELENEY minutes now and the thinking is to build things up slowly. I feel really good and fit so fingers crossed. “I scored a goal against Sligo but I don’t think I’ve played overly well in the games. I’m my own biggest critic so I think I’ve been alright and it’ll probably be the next few weeks before you see the best of me. “It’s no secret that I had a bad year with injuries last year but I’ve come back really well and I’ve had nothing so I’ll be doing my best to stay injury free.” A fully fit McEleney would be a huge weapon in Dundalk’s arsenal. Appearance-wise, his best season in a white shirt came in 2017 when his performances, and catalogue of spectacular goals, saw him finish as runner-up to PFAI Player of the Year award winner Sean Maguire. “I had one injury that season,” he said. “Going into the next year I set the Player of the Year award as a target but that’s when I had all of the breakdowns and injuries and it atrick McEleney will lock said the Lilywhites attacker. was the same the following year. horns with a very familiar “Was it strange? No, not really,” “Winning the award is one of my face this evening when he added. “When you’re playing targets, though, and I know what Finn Harps come to town the game, you don’t really think I can do when I’m injury-free. I’m for Dundalk’s first home game about it. You only think about my own biggest critic and I don’t Pof the SSE Airtricity League winning!” doubt myself if I can stay clear of season. Asked about Shane’s attributes, injuries.” After enjoying spells at Patrick responded with a cheeky McEleney has a good record City, St Patrick’s Athletic, Ottawa smile. “Aye, he’s useless!” he against the Ballybofey side. In 11 Fury and Larne, Shane McEleney - grinned. “No, he’s a centre-back games against tonight’s opponents, Patrick’s older brother - joined Finn and I’m definitely not! he has scored six goals and is yet Harps last season. “Technically, though, he’s very to taste defeat against Harps. The McEleney siblings played good and better than people might “I actually thought about that,” he together at Derry City but last think he is because of his height. said. “I’ve scored a good few goals October’s scoreless draw at Oriel He’s done really well and he enjoys against them in the past but they’re Park was the first time they pitted it at Harps. He can’t speak highly a good side. They beat Bohs in their wits against each other. enough about them.” their first game and they came here And speaking to the DF FC Dundalk’s McEleney is hoping to last year and got a 0—0. Magazine, ‘Fats’ said he was build on an injury-free beginning to “They are really difficult to play looking forward to another 90 the campaign which saw him start against and the staff they have, minutes where brotherly love would the FAI President’s Cup tie with Ollie Horgan and Paul Hegarty, go out the window. Shamrock Rovers and the 1-1 draw have done an unbelievable job with “Shane was at St Pat’s a few with Sligo Rovers on the opening them. They’ll be set up so well and years ago but I think he was injured night of the season where he they’ll be really difficult to break when we played against them at scored the Lilywhites’ goal. down so we have to be ready for the time so last year was the first “I’m feeling good,” he said. “I Brothers Patrick McEleney of Dundalk and Shane McEleney of Finn Harps shake hands following the SSE Airtricity those aspects of it.” League Premier Division match at Oriel Park in October 2020 time I actually played against him,” think I’ve played 30, 45, 60 and 70

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Finn Harps’ Ryan Shanley

ne of the form teams team to be reckoned with and they Ethan Boyle, it looks like the at the end of the 2020 now enter their third successive Ballybofey have no intention of SSE Airtricity League season in the top flight. settling for a relegation battle. season was this With the budget and resources at The eighth-place finish they evening’s opponents. his disposal, Horgan has worked recorded last year - their highest miracles at the club and he has, under Horgan - saw them finish OHarps put together a magnificent once again, recruited well over the well clear of the relegation places run of results to steer themselves winter and retained most of the and the aim now is to build on that. well clear of relegation and secure key players who made them so A push for Europe might be a place in the Premier Division and successful last season. beyond them but they have shown DUNDALK F.C. they began the 2021 campaign Ex-Lilywhite Stephen Folan, time and time again under Horgan impressively with a victory over last Barry McNamee, Shane McEleney, that they are a match for anyone season’s runners up, Bohemians, Dave Webster and Mark McGinley on their day so a mid-table finish is at last Saturday evening. 2021 HOME KIT have all re-signed for the club and definitely a realistic aim for a squad Under Ollie Horgan - who is now by adding quality and experience with quality and would be just the longest serving manager in AVAILABLE NOW like Will Seymore, Ryan Shanley, rewards and a testament to the job the league - Harps have become a WWW.UMBRO.IE Tunde Owolabi and the returning that Horgan has done at the club. 10 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Finn Harps | Friday March 26th 2021 11 | DFC MAGAZINE

A5 2020 LOI Programme Ads(1).indd 5 22/03/2021 15:24 MEET THE MANAGER OLLIE HORGAN

His first season was spent their disposal. The 2020 season building a squad and in the presented another challenge second, 2015, a playoff for Harps as the shortened appearance and a win over league season presented less promoted them to the time for sides to escape danger, Premier Division for the 2016 but Horgan’s men avoided season. After that, Horgan another playoff by leapfrogging managed to keep the side up with Shelbourne on the final day to some brilliant displays and also secure their place in the league for some heroic defending to allow a third straight season. them to avoid the drop and keep It has been a remarkable job that their place in the league for the he has done and as one of the 2017 season. most colourful characters in the Unfortunately, Horgan’s side league, Horgan is a huge addition couldn’t repeat the previous and an enjoyable personality. season’s heroics and they were Alongside his work for Harps relegated that season but they he has also been active in the bounced back in 2018 and were national schoolboy squads and llie Horgan began promoted for the second time has been known to attend both his managerial under Horgan, beating both senior and junior matches to keep Limerick and Drogheda United to up to date on both his own first career in the the top spot. team job and the talent coming Senior League with The 2019 season was about through. Fanad United and spent consolidation once more for His interviews are legendary with Osix years at the club before Horgan and another playoff victory the negative outlook also a source making the move into the saw them remain in the league of amusement but he is a serious League of with Finn for the 2020 season which was a operator and one that people will Harps in 2013. remarkable achievement for the be wishing to stay in the Premier club considering the resources at Division for years to come.

Ali Coote of Bohemians in action against Ryan Connolly of Finn Harps during the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match at Finn Park

Adam Foley and Ethan Boyle of Finn Harps embrace following their league win over Bohemians at Finn Park

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32 LUKE McNICHOLAS 1 MARK McGINLEY 25 PATRICK McGARVEY Goalkeeper, 21, Goalkeeper, 30, Goalkeeper, 17, Sligo Letterkenny Donegal A product of the Initially spent five McGarvey has risen Sligo Rovers youth years at UCD before through the youth set-up, McNicholas turning his attentions ranks at Finn Harps signed a new two- to intercounty over the past few year deal with the football for Donegal, seasons and signed Bit O’Red in January has been an ever his first senior con- before joining Finn present in the Harps tract with the club in Harps on loan ahead team since their December 2020. of the 2021 season. return to the Premier Division.

4 KOSOVAR SADIKI 5 DAVE WEBSTER 6 RYAN CONNOLLY 16 SHANE McELENEY 17 MARK RUSSELL 19 ADAM FOLEY Defender, 22, Defender, 31, Midfielder, 29, Defender, 30, Derry Defender, 25, Midfielder, 31, Moers Castlebar Brother of Patrick, Paisley Dublin Shane was promoted A Canadian U23 A veteran of the A talented midfielder A Scottish native, he The experienced international, Sadiki to the first team at league, spent the began his career with Derry by Stephen joined Harps ahead midfielder was signed for Harps last majority of his career Derby County and Kenny in 2009 and of the 2019 season signed by Harps summer after spells at Bray before returned home in blossomed until he after spending last year from in England, Croatia moving to Shamrock 2012 to Sligo Rovers. moved to St Patrick’s his early years Newry with spells and Scotland. Rovers in 2015. After Spells with Athletic in 2015. Time with Falkirk and in Leinster Senior three years he joined Town, United in Canada with Ottawa Greenock Morton in League, Glenavon Fury followed but a , then St and Shamrock his native land. and Portadown Rovers were next return to Northern Patrick’s Athletic and Ireland with Larne was under his belt. onto Harps at the before joining Harps next and he signed for start of last season. at the start of last Finn Harps in January season. 2020. 7 KARL O’SULLIVAN 8 RUAIRI HARKIN 11 BARRY McNAMEE 20 CONOR BARRY 21 STEPHEN DOHERTY 24 ETHAN BOYLE Midfielder, 21, Midfielder, 30, Midfielder, 29, Midfielder, 25, Forward, 20, Defender, 24, Limerick Derry Ramelton Galway Donegal At 21, Karl Initially at Charlton, A Derry native and Barry began his Doherty made his Began his career O’Sullivan is one Harkin returned winner of FAI and career at Harps debut in 2019, at Waterford before of the league’s home to line out for League Cups with Devon before spells after coming through impressing at Finn promising young Derry City and Harps, with Galway United Harps. Moved to the Candystripes, he the youth set-up at Shamrock Rovers midfielders and he before moving to spent the majority of and Town. He Finn Park. returned to Galway where he remained for joined Harps after the Irish League to his career there prior two seasons before breaking through at join Cliftonville and to his move to Finn in 2017 where he joining Linfield. Boyle remained until the Limerick. Coleraine. A return Park in 2020. then returned to Finn to Harps followed in end of last season, Harps at the start of 2019, where he has when he signed for 2021. remained. Ollie Horgan’s side.

12 KIERAN FARREN 14 MARK COYLE 15 JAMIE BROWNE 26 TONY McNAMEE 30 ALEX KOGLER 57 STEPHEN FOLAN Defender, 20, Midfielder, 24, Defender, 21, Midfielder, 27, Forward, 23, Defender, Donegal Donegal Donegal Ramelton Austria 29,Galway A young centre half Another local player, A local centre back, Another Derry City A native of Austria, Folan spent two and a product of the product, he has seasons with started with Cockhill another product of he can play a Dundalk after spells youth system, he Celtic and moved to the youth academy. spent time with number of positions at Newcastle, Sligo was promoted to the Harps in 2017. Has Glenavon and in the across the front Rovers, Limerick, first team in 2020. been a regular in the Ulster Senior League and joined Harps City and Galway before joining Harps United. A move to side ever since. in late 2019 after a Australia followed but in 2019. series of spells with the pandemic curtailed a number of clubs in that and he joined his homeland. Ollie Horgan’s men midway through last season.

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reg Sloggett heaped praise on his new teammate - and housemate - Alessio Abibi after the Albanian goalkeeper secured Dundalk a share of the spoils against Sligo Rovers at The Showgrounds on Saturday evening. GWith the game evenly poised at one goal apiece, Abibi made a couple of fine saves towards the end - including a stunning block to deny Johnny Kenny - and Sloggett said that the new winter arrival was growing in confidence with every passing day. “Alessio’s a fantastic shot-stopper,” he told dundalkfc.com. “He works hard at it

SLIGO ROVERS 1-1 DUNDALK FC DUNDALK 1-1 ROVERS SLIGO every day in training and, to his credit, he made a couple of great stops and pulled it out of the bag. He’s a great solid pair of hands behind us and knowing that is a big thing for us.” Reflecting on the game itself, which saw Sligo Rovers striker Romeo Parkes cancel out Patrick McEleney’s opener with a neat header, the former Derry City and UCD midfielder said a draw was probably the right outcome. “We knew it would be difficult,” said Sloggett. “It was a frantic match and it definitely had that first game of the season feel to it. We played some good football early on and we deservedly went in front so it was just a shame that we conceded from a set-piece. “We have been working on that and it was disappointing to lose the lead in that manner but a point is a point, we have something on the board and we’ll be looking to pick up three against Finn Harps at Oriel Park on Friday night.” Sloggett played a major part in Dundalk’s goal, hustling Greg Bolger on the edge of the Sligo Rovers box to force the midfielder into the error that allowed McEleney the opportunity to curl the ball into the top corner of Ed McGinty’s net. “We had a game plan to press high and press aggressively and it paid off. It was a great finish by Fats but the disappointing thing is we couldn’t kick on,” he added. “They equalised a few minutes later and if you look back at it, it was a free-kick

POST-MATCH TALK POST-MATCH into the box and it was a header from deep. We need to set up better and quicker and ensure it doesn’t happen again.” Coes Road, Dundalk, Co Louth, A91 EF6 T: 042-9351333 Newgrange Business Park, Donore Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, A92 VR9Y T: 041-9894482 16 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Finn Harps | Friday March 26th 2021 17 | DFC MAGAZINE Luxury bathrooms from PLAYED FOR BOTH BIG brands to exclusive products.

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hen the time comes to hang up his boots, Andy Boyle willW go down as a Dundalk Football Club legend! With four SSE Airtricity League titles, two FAI Cups, two League Cups and two UEFA Europa League group stage qualifications to his name, he is one of the most decorated players in the . One of the originals from the 2013 squad, ‘Boyler’ made his 150th league appearance for the club in the 1-1 draw with Sligo Rovers on the opening night of the season. We spoke to him ahead of this evening’s game with Finn Harps.

DFC Magazine: Andy, you returned to the club in the summer of 2019. How would you assess those couple of Andy Boyle pictured before the UEFA Europa League game with Arsenal seasons? AB: It’s been great since I came Cup not long after I came back travel and everything else, but it back. It’s almost two years since I and we almost got the treble, but it was a brilliant accomplishment by signed again and it’s been brilliant. wasn’t to be. I’ve added a few more everyone involved and we were It has been a little different with medals to my collection which is delighted to have been able to do the new training centre and that great and I’m just hoping now that it again. No other Irish side has which wasn’t here before but I’ve I can add a few more in the next done it twice and that is something really enjoyed my time. There was while. which we are very proud of. It was a lot of speculation when I was a difficult way through with the leaving the UK and what I was DFC Mag: You were part of games in Andorra and Moldova. going to do next. I took my time but both of the Dundalk teams who We got the Faroes team as well when I knew that Dundalk were made it to the UEFA Europa but they were tough games and to interested I wanted to come back. League group stage which is a come through them was brilliant. Everyone knows that the club has hell of an achievement. What are In the group stages, we still feel such a special place in my heart your own thoughts on it? that we maybe should have got and it was always going to be AB: Getting to the group stages something from them but we were incredibly difficult to turn down. I of European competition is difficult up against top sides in Rapid was delighted to get the offer and to do once but to do it twice is Vienna, Molde and Arsenal. It was come back in to see all the lads. amazing and something we are the highest level and that is where I have had a great time – we won very proud of. It was different last we all want to test ourselves and the league title and the League year with the Covid situation, the that is where we all want to be on

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Andy Boyle and Sonni Nattestad

a regular basis. The big difference this year and we will be ready for around the dressing room and between 2016 and last year was Europe when it comes around around the club so it’s great to the fact that we didn’t have big again in the summer but for now, have them in. They all have quality crowds to play in front of. One our focus is on the league and the and have really added to the group thing that sticks out in my mind is next match. We had a good start in as well which is important. They that if we had been able to take a the President’s Cup and picked up have settled in well and we can see crowd to the Arsenal game then a decent point in Sligo so we want how good they are on a daily basis London would have been packed to build on that now. so it’s good to have them here and it would have been one of the and maybe in the first few weeks best things ever with all the fans DFC Mag: Looking back on last of the season, with them being there and again for the return in the weekend, how did you see the unknown, we might catch teams but it just wasn’t to Sligo game? out but it’s good for the league and be. We are just happy that we got AB: It was a typical first game of good for the club to have them and to play with everything else going the season goes so we aren’t too hopefully they will be successful. on. Hopefully, we can get back to downbeat. If you look at the other the group stages of the Europa results, you can see that there was DFC Mag: Finally, we have Finn Conference this year and we will a couple of freak ones and that Harps at Oriel Park on Friday have a full house there to cheer will happen in the opening weeks night. What are you expecting us on. of the season. It will be after a few from this game? games that we see who is where AB: You know what you’ll get from DFC Mag: Progress in Europe so we are very relaxed. We wanted Finn Harps. They are a tough side is important but it’s clear that the to win last weekend, we wanted to and they have been consistent main aim is to regain the league open the season with a win, but in since Ollie Horgan has been the title this year… the end, a draw was a fair result. manager so we have come to AB: Yeah, it’s no secret that we There are a lot of good sides in the expect the same from them and were disappointed not to retain league and it’s going to be difficult Friday will be no different. They the league last year. We wanted every week but we know what we had a good season last year and to do better and take the crown can do and we are looking forward they started well with that win over but we weren’t able to do that to the rest of the campaign. Bohemians last Saturday which which is disappointing for us as a was a great victory for them but we group. We have a lot of talent in DFC Mag: There has been a are at home and if we are to regain the squad and we wanted to keep different flavour to the dressing- the league title we know that our the title. We did make up for it with room this year with arrivals home form will be key to that. We the Europa League run and by coming in from across the globe. want everyone to have a tough winning the FAI Cup but we want How has that been? time coming to Oriel and that will to win everything and make sure AB: The dressing room has been be the plan so hopefully, we can that we get everything out of every great and the new additions are get the first win of the season and competition that we are in. It’s our great lads. That is the first thing kick on against Shamrock Rovers ambition to do better in the league you notice, they are great lads the following week.

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In December 2020, Dundalk FC and BetRegal announced a partnership that saw We’ve identified markets that we DFC: Just finally, in terms of the global online gaming brand become the club’s main sponsor. The two-year deal feel are important, both from a BetRegal’s hopes for the season, will see the BetRegal logo displayed on the front of the club’s new adult home and personal perspective as well as I know from a Dundalk point of away shirts for the 2021 season. The sponsorship, which expands on BetRegal’s from a business perspective and view it’ll probably be trophies position as the club’s official betting partner, represents the largest commercial we really want to integrate with the and European success? Dundalk audience. Aly: Absolutely. At BetRegal we deal in Dundalk Football Club’s history. DFC Magazine caught up with BetRegal’s Everybody in the world, including consider ourselves the best. We’re marketing director Aly Lelani recently to discuss the new deal. me in Toronto, is having a tough a small up and coming brand, but time right now. Some of us are we try and do things to the best DFC: Aly, tell us a little bit of customised promotions for the bit new to me, we’re still learning in the lucky position where work of our abilities so it made sense about BetRegal. When was the Irish market. Our ownership group ‘The Beautiful Game’ as it were, hasn’t been an issue, and we want to partner with someone we think company formed, what it does? has Irish roots, so they were very but we’re excited to be on board to give back to those who are in is the best in their market as well. Aly: BetRegal.com was formed interested and invested in not only with Dundalk FC. need right now. Sport is a way to I would love to see a picture of in 2015, with a focus on key being a sponsor but being part of distance yourself from the realities a Dundalk championship trophy European markets. We always the community in Dundalk. DFC: What can the Dundalk of life and I think that’s one way we up on my wall this year. I think had a vision later on towards FC supporters expect from this can benefit, by adding a product we’re going to gauge success on North American markets but we’ve DFC: Tell us about yourself. partnership? You touched on mix that’s going to be exciting and ROI. ROI can be defined in a few defined Ireland as a market of Who is Aly Lelani? community and giveaways, stuff engaging for the customer. ways. One way is integration in focus for us based on historical Aly: Absolutely. I am the like that, so I’m guessing you’re But it goes deeper than that I the community but we also want performance. We’ve been mostly marketing director of BetRegal.com thinking of BetRegal as more think. I think it’s about innovating to make sure we’re doing our part present in the UK, Germany, and, for me anyway, I’m a new fan than just a sponsor? with the community, it’s about to help out with people that are Norway and Ireland but we’ve of Dundalk FC! I’m a Toronto-boy, Aly: Absolutely. That’s an helping out where we can and in need in Dundalk. So again, seen a special affinity with our Irish born and raised, but, as I said, our important part of what we’re doing understanding what the specific providing some fun, but also customers. They seem to stick ownership group has Irish roots here is making sure we’re not a need of Dundalk is and doing providing some help and making around with us longer, we have and therefore the Irish market was brand that wants to go out and what we can in support of our sure that we are an integrated a good product mix for the Irish of particular interest to us, so we’re sponsor 15 different teams and ambassador of the community for products. On the products side, we sponsor in the Dundalk community customer and they seem to see very excited to be sponsoring have logos on jerseys and let that BetRegal. also want to be a member and an and not just a logo on a jersey. value with us. We also create a lot Dundalk FC. Football is still a little be the extent of our partnership.

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The match: A resurgent Dundalk hosted midtable Finn Harps as the Lilywhites strove to close the gap on Shamrock Rovers and Galway United. The facts: €2.50 buys 40 pages as Peter Hynes graces the cover of a neatly designed programme when Dundalk stepped up production values in a Programme of the Year stationery cctv & alarms winning effort! The content: There’s a feature Trevor Vaughan interview and plenty of club stats, interviews, news and features. A word from our sponsors: Local companies feature prominently with blue-n-white colours to the mast, Farrelly Dawe White accountants, Finn Harps v Dundalk, including Donegal Creameries, Denning insurance, IJM, The Argus 1997-98 Premier Division Brunchies Fast Food and Daniel and European Mortgages prominent. O’Donnell’s Viking House Hotel. Famous names: John Flanagan, The match: Finn Harps League sponsors Harp enjoy a full Robbie Dunne, Trevor Vaughan and entertained Dundalk in a midtable, page - ‘A Perfect Result in the Can’. Philly Hughes feature for Dundalk, mid-season battle. Famous names: Harps include Harps include Jonathan Minnock, The facts: £1 buys 24 pages of John McGettigan, Declan, Boyle, Michael Funston, Anthony Gorman ad-heavy 90s graphics and text. Stuart Gauld and Jonathan Speake. and a young Darren Meenan. The content: There is plenty of Dundalk’s team includes Tom The result: Harps ended club news and features, and lots of McNulty, David Hoey, Brian Byrne Dundalk’s six match winning run Dundalk content including pen pics, and Peter Withnell. with a 1-1 draw, but Dundalk went past results and a look back at a The result: Peter Withnell scored PROUD SPONSORS OF DUNDALK FC on to stretch their unbeaten run classic match. a second half winner as Dundalk to 20 matches before agonisingly A word from our sponsors: came away with a 1-0 win. missing out on promotion. Dozens of local businesses nail their ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS I.T, CCTV, ALARMS, OFFICE FURNITURE, STATIONERY, PRINTING 30 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Finn Harps | Friday March 26th 2021 31 | DFC MAGAZINE The Official Good Food Partners of Dundalk FC

Rocksalt owner Daniel McLoughlin and Dundalk FC sporting director Jim Magilton

undalk FC is delighted to business opened its second restaurant announce a partnership with on Earl Street in February 2020. RockSalt which will see the “This partnership is recognition of the local business become the quality of our food and the service we club’s official Good Food Partner. have been providing in Blackrock and DThe partnership will see RockSalt, Dundalk,” said Daniel. “As a relatively

‘The Home of Good Food’, provide daily new business, it’s been a fantastic ROCKSALT meals for the players and staff at Oriel journey to date and together with Park, as well as offering supporters Dundalk FC we now have a great future a variety of coffee, snacks and tasty ahead as we continue to improve our meals when they return to ‘The Home of services to the local community. Football.’ “On a personal note, I’m delighted to “We are delighted to become Dundalk be able to work with Dundalk FC and FC’s Good Food Partner for the 2021 hopefully play our part in the team’s season,” said RockSalt owner Daniel success moving forward. As a boyhood McLoughlin. “We will be working very fan, the club has always had a special closely with the players and coaching place in my heart and it’s great to be team to provide delicious healthy and able to bring my hospitality and culinary nutritious meals throughout the week experience back to the town. It’s a to keep the lads fuelled and in great dream matchup for me and we will be condition. working very hard to create an amazing “We are also looking forward to foodie experience for both players and bringing a taste of RockSalt to Oriel fans alike.” Park when the fans return to the Paddy Casey, a co-founder of The stadium. We will have something Unit, who helped to identify and secure special to welcome them back with our the partnership, said: “We’re delighted 1960’s Citroen HY vintage food truck to have RockSalt onboard as the official ‘Rocky’ serving coffee, snacks, and Good Food Partner of the club. tasty meals for everyone to enjoy.” “In the spirit of team-work, the Opened in the summer of 2018, RockSalt and Dundalk FC teams will RockSalt has become an integral part work together to provide the players,

of the local community in Blackrock and staff and fans with an unrivaled food DFC CLUB PARTNERS CLUB DFC in the heart of Dundalk town where the experience.”

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Raivis Jurkovskis became the first Dundalk player to take part in a World Cup qualifier since 1937 when he started for Latvia in their Group G clash with Montenegro in Riga on Tuesday night. Eighty-four years after Billy O’Neill appeared for the Irish Free State in a qualifier against Norway, Jurkovskis played the full 90 minutes but couldn’t stop Latvia from slipping to a 2-1 loss. Tommy McConville and Turlough O’Connor both won caps for the in a European Championship qualifier against Austria in 1971 Jurkovskis is also the first Lilywhites player to be capped at international level since Mick Fairclough, who appeared in two friendlies for the Republic of Ireland back in 1982. Next up for Latvia is a trip to Amsterdam to face the Netherlands on Saturday. Raivis Jurkovskis in action against Montenegro 2021 MERCHANDISE NOW ON SALE

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38 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Finn Harps | Friday March 26th 2021 39 | DFC MAGAZINE be recorded at the club in recent seasons was the #44 jersey worn by Andy Boyle. However, Audit | Tax | Advisory that number pales in ‌The90 number currently comparison to the #96 worn by Jesus ‘Chino’ worn by Dundalk native Perez. Michael O’Connor when The last Dundalk he joined Finn Harps on UHY FDW can provide you with a FC to have a squad loan in 2018. bespoke service to suit your business number higher than that While Tagbajumi never was Marco Tagbajumi. actually wore 99 for needs, with a highly experienced team In 2017, prior to his Dundalk, the number was allocation of the number carried into action for of advisors on hand to help you 23 jersey, the striker Harps by Eddie Dsane was recorded as being for the 2017 season, the #99 on initial League of year in which Thomas Ireland squad lists. The McBride also wore #81 Contact us today highest squad number to for the club.

‌Foley’s goal was his third which fans were allowed to attend in Finn Harps’ last four at Oriel Park. Dundalk are also the league games. holders of 3 different titles won in Jordan Flores notched three different seasons- they are the International Reach | National Presence | Local Knowledge the same number of goals current holders of the League Cup for3 Dundalk in the 2020 league (won in 2019), the FAI Cup (won in season, his first coming in a 3-0 2020) and the President’s Cup (won 042 933 9955 | [email protected] | www.fdw.ie | @uhyfdw victory over Cork City- the last game in 2021).

A member of UHY International, a network of independent accounting and consulting firms ‌The number Aviv, Dundalk travelled of times Daryl to Jersey Road to face Horgan played Brentford B with the under Stephen Galwegian appearing as Kenny in a second-half substitute. a2 friendly game at a Four years on, Daryl London venue between started on the wing Dundalk’s UEFA Europa as Kenny’s Republic League group stage of Ireland side were games. beaten 3-0 by England In November 2016, in a friendly at Wembley after the FAI Cup final Stadium after the first set and before the return of UEFA Europa League games against AZ group stage games.

Alkmaar and Maccabi Tel IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FIGURES! THE ABOUT ALL IT’S ‌Fifty per cent of the goalless draws recorded in the league by both Finn Harps and50 Dundalk occurred in the Oriel Park encounter between the two sides, both sides having a single other blank scoreboard each in the 2020 league season. Dundalk followed their goalless draw at the Carrick Road venue with a victory over Cork City before another nil all goalless encounter against Derry City, at home, this time with Bohemians in followed by 1-1 draws away to both opposition. Harps, for their part, saw Shelbourne and Cork. The Oriel Park THE NUMBERS GAME NUMBERS THE 4 draws in a row commence with a stalemate rounded out the sequence.

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TEAMSTATISTICS 2021 SEASON MATCH DATA Standings

ELENEY Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts DUMMIGAN

LEAHY Longford Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 CLEARY KELLY Drogheda United 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 McMILLAN PEREZ DOGAN O’KANE MURRAY

PATCHING Finn Harps 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3

ADEDOKUN DUNDALK 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Junior OGEDI-UZOKWE Greg SLOGGETT Peter CHERRIE Darragh Seán Ole Erik MIDTSKOGEN Will Daniel Taner Raivis JURKOVSKIS Cameron Val Daniel Ryan David Jesus Shamrock Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Chris SHIELDS Sonni NATTESTAD Sam STANTON Patrick HOBAN Patrick M c Alessio ABIBI Brian GARTLAND Andy BOYLE Michael DUFFY Sligo Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 90 Bohemians 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 Date H/A Comp. Opponents K-O Result 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 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 0 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 Derry City 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 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 Fri 26 Mar @17:45 Dundalk v Finn Harps Fri 02 Apr A LGE Shamrock Rovers 8:00 Fri 26 Mar @19:45 Waterford v Sligo Rovers Fri 09 Apr H LGE BOHEMIANS 7:45 Fri 16 Apr H LGE SAINT PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 7:45 Sat 27 Mar @18:00 Bohemians v Longford Town Mon 19 Apr A LGE Derry City 7:45 Sat 27 Mar @18:00 Derry City v Shamrock Rovers Fri 23 Apr H LGE DROGHEDA UNITED 7:45 Sat 27 Mar @18:00 St Patrick’s Athletic v Drogheda United Fri 30 Apr A LGE Waterford 7:45 Statistics Mon 03 May A LGE Longford Town 7:30 Goals scored Fri 07 May H LGE SLIGO ROVERS 7:45 Total goals 8 (average: 1.60) Fri 14 May A LGE Finn Harps 7:45 Fri 21 May H LGE SHAMROCK ROVERS 7:45 Home goals 6 (average: 1.20) Mon 24 May A LGE Bohemians 7:45 Away goals 2 (average: 0.40) Fri 28 May A LGE Saint Patrick’s Athletic 7:45 Results Fri 11 Jun H LGE WATERFORD 7:45 Home wins 3 (60.0%) Fri 18 Jun H LGE LONGFORD TOWN 7:45 Draws 2 (40.0%) Mon 21 Jun A LGE Drogheda United 7:45 Away wins 0 (0.0%) Fri 25 Jun H LGE DERRY CITY 7:45 Over/Under 2.5 goals Fri 02 Jul A LGE Shamrock Rovers 8:00 Over 0 (0.0%) Thu 08 Jul - UEL TBD [QR1] n/a Under 5 (100.0%) Fri 09 Jul H LGE BOHEMIANS 7:45 Thu 15 Jul - UEL TBD [QR1] n/a Note: Data correct until Monday 01 March 2021 (9am) Fri 16 Jul H LGE FINN HARPS 7:45 Thu 22 Jul - UEL TBD [QR2] n/a Note: Players: Squad numbers not used in pre-season matches Sun 25 Jul - FAIC TBD [R1] n/a Starting: n / Not used: l / Player in: t / Player out: u / Thu 29 Jul - UEL TBD [QR2] n/a Captain: © Sat 31 Jul A LGE Sligo Rovers 7:45 Order of substitutions: 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 and subsequent Thu 05 Aug - UEL TBD [QR3] n/a Goals: Listed by quantity (1, 2, 3, etc) Fri 06 Aug H LGE SAINT PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 7:45 Venue (H/A): N: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Thu 12 Aug - UEL TBD [QR3] n/a Fri 13 Aug A LGE Derry City 7:45 Other player/venue data Thu 19 Aug - UEL TBD [P-O] n/a Fri 26 Feb: Dundalk 2-1 Bohemians t Fri 20 Aug H LGE DROGHEDA UNITED 7:45 Jesus Perez re-entered the game for David McMillan l Thu 26 Aug - UEL TBD [P-O] n/a Ronan l German Giammattei Sun 29 Augl - FAIC TBD [R2] n/a l Ebuka Kwelele Fri 03 Sep A LGE Waterford 7:45 l Enda Douglas Sat 11 Sep A LGE Longford Town 7:30 Sat 06 Mar: Drogheda United 2-3 Dundalk Sun 19 Sep - FAIC TBD [QF] n/a l German Giammattei Fri 24 Sep H LGE SLIGO ROVERS 7:45 l Mayowa Animasahun Fri 01 Oct A LGE Finn Harps 7:45 Fri 12 Mar: Shamrock Rovers 1-1* Dundalk Fri 08 Oct H LGE SHAMROCK ROVERS 7:45 Dundalk won 4-3 on penalties Fri 15 Oct A LGE Bohemians 7:45 l Mayowa Animasahun Sun 24 Oct - FAIC TBD [SF] n/a l Ebuka Kwelele Mon 25 Oct A LGE Saint Patrick’s Athletic 7:45 Dundalk penalties: Patrick Hoban (scored), Greg Sloggett Fri 29 Oct H LGE WATERFORD 7:45 (missed), Daniel Cleary (scored), Chris Shields (scored), Fri 05 Nov H LGE LONGFORD TOWN 7:45 Andy Boyle (missed), Darragh Leahy (scored) Fri 12 Nov A LGE Drogheda United 7:45 Fri 19 Nov H LGE DERRY CITY 7:45 Sun 28 Nov N FAIC TBD [FINAL] n/a � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � x APPEARANCES H LGE x SSE Airtricity League x x x 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/1 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 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 0/0 0/0 0/0 & 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 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 0/0 PRC President’s Cup 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 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 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 TOTAL APPEARANCES/GOALS 2/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 2/0 2/1 1/0 2/0 2/0 2/0 2/1 0/0 2/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 2/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0

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12 March 2021; Raivis Jurkovskis of Dundalk during the FAI President’s Cup Final match with Shamrock Rovers at Stadium

THE DEPARTED: Jamie McGrath, Seán Gannon and

h, it’s springtime! Daffodils And just in case things weren’t indefatigable is bloom and buds are on the traumatic enough with the whole disappointing despite the sense of trees. New growth, new worldwide pandemic thingamabob, inevitability. The exit of two others the most half-arsed vaccination though captured the headlines, the Ahope, a new League of Ireland “A policy of scouring Europe for talent during circuitous route to north Louth. season. roll-out imaginable and the emotions and the sense of the end seemingly never-ending lockdown, of an era. a pandemic has certainly ruffled a few feathers, Abibi has already made a name for himself with a spectacular It’s a glorious time of year.... Dundalk FC decided to up the ante Sean Hoare departing for The but the cosmopolitan recruitment campaign has with a close-season to remember. Hooped Minions of Beelzebub was Presidents Cup-winning anything is possible, the days been nothing if not fascinating” performance, Nattestad’s sheer are getting brighter, literally and Or forget. Or like the pandemic, try one thing. doing likewise was quite another. One of presence and his headline- metaphorically, new life and to forget but fail. The departure of a good young a pandemic has certainly ruffled a the most decorated players in the grabbing goal and red card in the opportunity abound. The exodus of a number of defender in Sean Hoare to the few feathers, but the cosmopolitan history of the league, a man who same match have announced As the great Louis Armstrong club stalwarts had a feeling of same Netherworld of the Damned recruitment campaign has been embodied the Kenny-Perth era his arrival. Jurkovskis has shown once crooned “I see trees of green, inevitability but was nonetheless a caused a little less consternation nothing if not fascinating. at Dundalk, the first name on the enough to suggest he may be the red roses too, I see them bloom, tough watch. The retirement of the but was enough to raise an In come players from eight team sheet, the scorer of THAT Latvian Sean Gannon (high praise for me and you, and I think to veteran was hardly eyebrow. countries, including our first goal, the Rolls Royce engine, indeed from The Spectator). myself, when will we ever get back a surprise but his loss leaves an The apparent offer of a four-year Albanian, Norwegian, Faroese and the overlapping wing backs’ Dundalk’s experienced re- up the Carrick Road to scream immense hole to fill. contract to Hoare was every bit as Latvian recruits. Sonni Nattestad overlapping wing-back. Ganno. signings, with the addition of quality abuse at a visiting full back?” Or Likewise, the departure of Dane eyebrow-raising as anything that and Raivis Jurkovskis are currently Gone-o. League of Ireland experience in words to that effect. Massey - the definitive example happened at Oriel Park, though. off on international duty and almost Sean Gannon had the good Junior and the returning Peter This spring is a little different from of Stephen Kenny squeezing the Perhaps Rovers are pursuing the certain to be the first Dundalk grace to look suitably sheepish and Cherrie, plus the exciting wildcard most of the other springs we’ve maximum of a player - was on the time-honoured League of Ireland players since Mick Fairclough unhappy at the press conference of Sam Stanton, means the squad seen recently. Apart from last year cards but leaves The Spectator tactic of spending heavily to ensure in 1982 to be capped while at when Satan’s Circles unveiled their is certainly strong enough to of course, which was equally ‘Cork doubly saddened. Not only has success. We can only hope it Dundalk. new signings. The former Lilywhite compete. City’ (to use rhyming slang The Massey left his spiritual home, but works out as well for them as it did Both are coming from even lower- legend failed to crack a smile for Whatever happens, it’s gonna be Spectator has just coined). This he has also succeeded in making for Shelbourne and Cork City. ranked leagues than Ireland’s the cameras and The Spectator worth watching.... here’s hoping year’s springtime dollop of hope Drogheda United slightly less If Dundalk’s departures drew but have a wealth of international has managed to convince himself we’re watching in person before and expectation is leavened by an dislikable. attention, the arrivals were experience. Albanian keeper that Gannon has looked haunted too long. enormous dose of virus-riddling Similarly, the departure of the equally eye-catching. A policy of Alessio Abibi and Norway’s Ole ever since. pandemic gloom-n-doom. club’s longest-serving player, the scouring Europe for talent during Erik Midtskogen have taken a more

44 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Finn Harps | Friday March 26th 2021 45 | DFC MAGAZINE THE INTERVAL HALF-TIME QUIZ

Dundalk 1. Raivis Jurkovskis is an international with which country? 2. Who scored Dundalk’s opening goal of the 2020 Premier Division season? 3. Peter Cherrie’s last competitive league game for Dundalk was against which opposition? 1 4. Where did Dundalk last win the League Cup? 5. Shane Keegan won the First Division with which team?

Finn Harps 6. Harps recently signed Conor Barry from which club? 7. Who is the Finn Harps assistant manager? 8. Mark Anthony McGinley also has a career as a 3 ______? 9. Which former Shamrock Rovers defender signed for Harps last year? 10. In what position did Finn Harps finish in 2020?

Mixed Bag 11. Name the West Bromwich Albion manager. 12. Which NIPL club play at Solitude? 13. Jamie McGrath plays with which SPL club? 8 14. Who won the 1995 English League Cup?

15. In which country do Barry Town play?

Wales 15. Liverpool 14. Mirren St.

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8th 10. Webster Dave 9. Teacher 8.

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1 ALESSIO ABIBI 1 MARK ANTHONY McGINLEY HONOUR 3 BRIAN GARTLAND 4 KOSOVAR SADIKI League of Ireland Champions (14): 4 ANDY BOYLE 5 DAVID WEBSTER 1932/33, ‘62/63, ‘66/67, ‘75/76, ‘78/79, 5 CHRIS SHIELDS 6 RYAN CONNOLLY ‘81/82, ‘87/88, ‘90/91, ‘94/95, 2014, 6 SONNI NATTESTAD 7 KARL O’SULLIVAN 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 7 MICHAEL DUFFY 9 SEAN BOYD 8 SAM STANTON 10 First Division Champions (2): 2000/01, 2008 9 PATRICK HOBAN 11 BARRY MCNAMEE 10 GREGORY SLOGGETT 14 MARK COYLE FAI Cup Winners (12): 11 PATRICK McELENEY 15 JAMIE BROWNE 1942, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1981, 13 RAIVIS JURKOVSKIS 16 SHANE McELENEY 1988, 2002, 2015, 2018, 2020 14 PETER CHERRIE 17 MARK RUSSELL 15 DARRAGH LEAHY 18 NIALL McGINLEY Winners (2): 16 SEAN MURRAY 19 ADAM FOLEY 1963/64, ‘66/67 17 OLE ERIK MIDTSKOGEN 20 CONOR BARRY League of Ireland Shield Winners (2): 20 JUNIOR OGEDI-UZOKWE 21 STEPHEN DOHERTY 1966/67, ‘71/72 21 DANIEL CLEARY 22 RYAN RAINEY 22 EBUKA KWELELE 23 JOEL BRADLEY WALSH League Cup Winners (7): 23 CAMERON DUMMIGAN 24 ETHAN BOYLE 1977/78, ‘80/81, ‘86/87, ‘89/90, 2014, 2017, 2019 24 MAYOWA ANIMASHUN 25 PATRICK McGARVEY 25 VAL ADEDOKUN 26 TONY McNAMEE FAI President’s Cup Winners (3): 26 ENDA DOUGLAS 27 RONAN GALLAGHER 2015, 2019, 2021 27 DANIEL KELLY 28 WILL SEYMORE 28 RYAN O’KANE 29 RYAN SHANLEY Leinster Senior Cup Winners (7): 29 DAVID MCMILLAN 31 LEE McLAUGHLIN 1951/52, ‘60/61, ‘70/71, ‘73/74, ‘76/77, ‘77/78, 2015 31 MARK HANRATTY 32 LUKE McNICHOLAS 77 HAN JEONGWOO 45 BABATUNDE OWOLABI Leinster FA President’s 90 JESUS PEREZ 57 STEPHEN FOLAN Cup Winners (9): MANAGER SHANE KEEGAN MANAGER OLLIE HORGAN 1930/31, ‘51/52, ‘63/64, ‘64/65, ‘79/80, ‘80/81, ‘81/82, ‘88/89, ‘89/90

Dublin City Cup Winners (5): 1937/38, ‘42/43, ‘48/49, ‘67/68, ‘68/69

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