2007 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk
2007 season
Chairman Padraig McGowan
Manager John Gill
First Division 3rd
FAI Cup Fourth Round
League Cup Second Round

Season summary

Dundalk started off well in the season winning their first 4 game and went 15 unbeaten. At one stage Dundalk were 12 points clear at the top of the first division. Dundalk were then struck by a lot of injuries including some of Dundalk key players, this saw Dundalk fall from the top of the division. At the end of the season Dundalk were 11 points behind the champions Cobh. Dundalk finished 3rd and qualified for the play-offs but Dundalk had such a depleted squad Gill was forced into calling 4 plays from the youth team, Dundalk lost 2-1 to Finn Harps (Who went on to get promoted). A very disappointing season for Dundalk after such a great start.

2007 results and fixtures

Date Opponent Venue Result
February 8th 19:45

(Friendly)

Derry City Oriel Park 4-0 W
February 13th 19:45

(Friendly)

Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park 0-1 L
February 17th 19:30

(Friendly)

Longford Town Flancare Park 2-2 D
February 20th 19:45

(Jim Malone Cup)

Drogheda United Oriel Park 1-2 L
February 25th 11:00

(Friendly)

Bray Wanderers University Of Limerick 2-1 W
February 27th 19:45

(Friendly)

Newry Town Oriel Park 2-3 L
March 1st 19:45

(Friendly)

Loughgall Oriel Park 5-2 W
March 8th 19:45

(League)

Finn Harps Oriel Park 3-2 W
March 16th 19:30

(League)

Kilkenny City Buckley Park 1-2 W
March 23rd 20:00

(League)

Shelbourne FC Tolk Park 0-2 W
March 29th 19:45

(League)

Athlone Town Oriel Park 6-2 W
April 6th 20:00

(League)

Monaghan United Kingspan Century Park 1-1 D
April 9th 20:00

(League Cup)

Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park 1-0 L
April 15th 15:00

(League)

Cobh Ramblers Oriel Park 0-0 D
April 20th 19:45

(League)

Limerick 37 Jackman Park 0-1 W
April 26th 19:45

(League)

Wexford Youths Oriel Park 4-0 W
May 5th 19:30

(League)

Kildare County Station Road 0-0 D
May 11th 20:00

(League)

Finn Harps Finn Park 0-0 D
May 17th 19:45

(League)

Kilkenny City Oriel Park 3-2 W
May 24th 19:45

(League)

Shelbourne FC Oriel Park 3-0 W
May 28th 19:45

(League)

Athlone Town LissyWoolen 0-2 W
May 31st 19:45

(League)

Monaghan United Oriel Park 3-1 W
June 14th 19:45

(FAI Cup R2)

Athlone Town Oriel Park 3-0 W
June 23rd 14:00

(League)

Cobh Ramblers St. Colemans Park 1-0 L
June 26th 19:45

(League)

Limerick 37 Oriel Park 0-0 D
June 30th 18:30

(League)

Wexford Youths Newcastle 0-3 W
July 5th 19:45

(League)

Kildare County Oriel Park 2-0 W
July 12th 19:45

(League)

Finn Harps Oriel Park 1-1 D
July 21st 19:30

(League)

Kilkenny City Buckley Park 0-0 D
July 27th 20:00

(League)

Shelbourne FC Tolka Park 1-0 L
July 31st 19:45

(League)

Athlone Town Oriel Park 3-0 W
August 3rd 20:00

(League)

Monaghan United Kingspan Century Park 2-0 L
August 12th 15:00

(League)

Cobh Ramblers Oriel Park 0-0 D
August 16th 19:45

(FAI Cup R3)

UCD Oriel Park 1-2 L
August 24th 19:45

(League)

Limerick 37 Jackman Park 4-1 L
August 30th 19:45

(League)

Wexford Youths Oriel Park 2-0 W
September 8th 17:00

(League)

Kildare County Station Road 3-1 L
September 14th 20:00

(League)

Finn Harps Finn Park 1-0 L
September 20th 19:45

(League/FAI Cup)

Kilkenny City Oriel Park 4-0 W
September 27th 19:45

(League)

Shelbourne FC Oriel Park 1-0 W
October 6th 19:45

(League)

Athlone Town Lissywoolen 1-2 W
October 11th 19:45

(League)

Monaghan United Oriel Park 1-0 W
October 20th 14:15

(League)

Cobh Ramblers Saint Colemans Park 2-1 L
October 25th 19:45

(League)

Limerick 37 Oriel Park 0-2 L
November 2nd 19:45

(League)

Wexford Youths Newcastle 0-0 D
November 11th 19:45

(League)

Kildare County Oriel Park 4-3 W

First Division Play-Off Semi-Final

Date Opponent Venue Result
November 16th -

(Play-Off)

Finn Harps Finn Park 2-0 L

Final Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Cobh Ramblers (C) 36 22 11 3 57 17 +40 77 Premier Division / Setanta Cup play-off
2 Finn Harps 36 23 7 6 61 20 +41 76 Premier Division after play-off
3 Dundalk 36 19 9 8 56 30 +26 66 Lost promotion/relegation play-off
4 Limerick 37 [note 1] 36 14 11 11 46 41 +5 53
5 Shelbourne 36 11 10 15 46 46 0 43
6 Athlone Town 36 11 8 17 40 55 15 41
7 Kildare County 36 9 12 15 48 62 14 39
8 Monaghan United 36 9 11 16 38 52 14 38
9 Wexford Youths [note 2] 36 7 10 19 32 55 23 31
10 Kilkenny City 36 5 11 20 33 79 46 26

Source: [1][2]

Notes

  1. Limerick 37 replaced Limerick F.C. as members of League of Ireland.
  2. Wexford Youths replaced Dublin City as members of League of Ireland.

Top goal-scorers

Goalscorers Goals
Republic of Ireland Shaun Williams
8
Republic of Ireland Phillip Hughes
8
Republic of Ireland Trevor Vaughan
7
Republic of Ireland Robbie Doyle
6
Republic of Ireland John Flanagan
5
Republic of Ireland Robbie Dunne
3
Republic of Ireland Cathal O'Connor
3
Republic of Ireland Paul Smyth
2
Republic of Ireland Christy Doran
2

2007 squad

2007-08 Kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Scotland GK Chris Bennion
Republic of Ireland GK Neil Gallagher
Republic of Ireland DF John Flanagan
Republic of Ireland DF Shane Grimes
Republic of Ireland DF Aidan Lynch (Captain)
England DF Paul Marney
Republic of Ireland DF Ben Whelehan
Republic of Ireland DF David Crawley
Republic of Ireland DF Thomas McGauley
Republic of Ireland DF Kevin McArdle
Republic of Ireland DF Stefan McKevitt
Republic of Ireland DF Stephen Quigley
No. Position Player
Republic of Ireland MF Robbie Dunne
Republic of Ireland MF Cathal O'Connor
Republic of Ireland MF Keith Dunne
Republic of Ireland MF Seamus McCabe
Republic of Ireland MF Vinny Perth
Republic of Ireland MF Shaun Williams
Republic of Ireland MF Cormac McArdle
Republic of Ireland MF James Hand
Republic of Ireland FW Philip Hughes
Republic of Ireland FW Trevor Vaughan
Republic of Ireland FW Paul Smyth
Republic of Ireland FW Tiernan Mulvenna
Republic of Ireland FW Robbie Doyle

Players on loan

Shaun Williams (on loan from Drogheda)
Paul Smyth (on loan from Monaghan)
Seamus McCabe (on loan to Glenavon)

2007 pre-season transfers

In:

Out:

2007 mid-season transfers

In:

Out:

Notes

    References

    1. "Ireland 2007". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
    2. "Ireland 2006". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.


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