2006 Shelbourne F.C. season

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Shelbourne
2006 season
ChairmanOllie Byrne
ManagerPat Fenlon
Premier Division1st
UEFA Intertoto CupSecond round
FAI CupThird round
League CupRunners-Up
Setanta Sports CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Byrne (15)

All:
Jason Byrne (23)

In the 2006 season, Shelbourne were crowned League of Ireland Premier Division champions.

Overview

Despite having battled with dire finances for much of the 2006 season, mainly due to market risk-taking in the drive for success, over-expenditure on player-purchase fees, high wages, low home attendance rates and continuing tax debts, Shelbourne actually managed to win the title. However, they had been hit with three winding-up orders by the Revenue Commissioners within a spell of nine months but just about managed to gather enough funds and investment to keep the tax collectors off their backs and keep the club running on each occasion. This was at the expense of the players, though, who had gone for weeks without their wages and it seemed that the only thing keeping them performing at the club was the season's climax and the drive for the title, as well as promises (which ultimately turned out to be empty) of a remedy. Once the season came to a close the rot set in and the general public were made fully aware of the true extent of how poor a state the club were in. Due to the finances, many found it extraordinary that Shelbourne had been awarded a Premier Division licence for 2007 by the Independent Assessment Group a few months earlier. They saw it as another chance to criticise the lack of transparency within the organisation that appointed the Group who were supposed to dispense licences to clubs who were solvent and financially stable for the foreseeable future - the Football Association of Ireland. The association has been well used to criticism of its administration in the past, but clearly, the Group could not have been said to have performed their role effectively. Manager Pat Fenlon tendered his resignation from Shelbourne on 5 December 2006. This was in spite of Shelbourne winning the title on goal difference from Derry City. Fenlon's departure precipitated a widescale exodus from Tolka Park, as players, unhappy with the wage situation, departed to rival clubs - many having their contracts rescinded by law.

Personnel

Managerial/backroom staff

Manager: Pat Fenlon
Assistant Manager: Eamon Collins

2006 squad members

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Wales WAL Steve Williams
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Heary (Captain)
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Crawley
4 DF England ENG Dave Rogers
5 DF Wales WAL Jamie Harris
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Crawford
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ollie Cahill
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stuart Byrne
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Glen Crowe
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Byrne
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James Chambers
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Greg O'Halloran
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Baker
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Moore
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Gary O'Neill
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Bobby Ryan
18 MF Cameroon CMR Joseph Ndo
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Hawkins
20 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Delany
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Tyrrell
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Dillon
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Reynolds
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kearney
30 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Deegan

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Republic of Ireland IRL James Chambers (was on loan to Waterford United)
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Deegan (was on loan to Kilkenny City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Tyrrell (was on loan to Bray Wanderers)

Transfers In

The following players joined Shelbourne for the 2006 campaign:

Date Pos. Name From
8 December 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Greg O'Halloran Cork City
10 January 2006 DF Republic of Ireland Sean Dillon Longford Town
11 February 2006 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Kearney Cork City

Transfers Out

Date Pos. Name To
19 November 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Cawley UCD
19 November 2005 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Doherty Longford Town
19 November 2005 FW Republic of Ireland Glen Fitzpatrick Drogheda United
19 November 2005 DF Republic of Ireland Curtis Fleming
19 November 2005 DF Republic of Ireland Derek Pender Dublin City
19 November 2005 FW Republic of Ireland Ger Rowe Ballymena United
19 November 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Hussain Yazdani Kilkenny City
30 December 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan Livingston
MF Republic of Ireland Brian King Kilkenny City
12 July 2006 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Reynolds Waterford United

Results

League of Ireland Premier Division

10 March 2006 Bray Wanderers 2 – 2 Shelbourne Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 GMT Éamon Zayed File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Paul Caffrey File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Wesley Charles Red card 75'
Report Jason Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (pen.) Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
17 March 2006 Shelbourne 0 – 0 Longford Town Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Report Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)
7 April 2006 Waterford United 0 – 1 Shelbourne R.S.C., Waterford
19.45 IST Report Jason Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
22 April 2006 UCD 1 – 2 Shelbourne Belfield Park, Dublin
17.15 IST Derek Doyle File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Report Gary O'Neill File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Liam Kearney File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Attendance: 710
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin)
19 May 2006 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Colin Hawkins File:Soccerball shade.svg 16'
Stuart Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'
Report Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
6 June 2006 Shelbourne 1 – 0 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' Report Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
8 September 2006 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Longford Town Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Gary O'Neill File:Soccerball shade.svg 7'
Glen Crowe File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'
Report Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
6 October 2006 Waterford United 0 – 1 Shelbourne R.S.C., Waterford
19.45 IST Report Stuart Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (pen.) Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)
10 October 2006 Longford Town 0 – 0 Shelbourne Flancare Park, Longford
19.45 IST Report Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
7 November 2006 Sligo Rovers 0 – 2 Shelbourne The Showgrounds, Sligo
19.45 GMT Report Stuart Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'
Adam Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (o.g.)
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
10 November 2006 Cork City 1 – 0 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
19.30 GMT Roy O'Donovan File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Joe Gamble Red card 83'
Report Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)

Expunged League Results

14 April 2006 Shelbourne 1 – 0 Dublin City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Gary O'Neill File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Report Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin)

Final League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shelbourne (C, R) 30 18 8 4 60 27 +33 62 Demotion to League of Ireland First Division[lower-alpha 1]
2 Derry City 30 18 8 4 46 20 +26 62 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
3 Drogheda United 30 16 10 4 37 23 +14 58 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4 Cork City 30 15 11 4 37 15 +22 56 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Sligo Rovers 30 11 7 12 33 42 −9 40
Source: [1][2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Shelbourne were demoted to the First Division for financial irregularities.

League results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 18 8 4 60 27  +33 62 10 4 0 36 10  +26 8 4 4 24 17  +7

Last updated: 17 November 2006.
Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures

League Form/Results by Round

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Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2006. Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Intertoto Cup

First round

24 June 2006 Shelbourne 4 – 0 FK Vetra Tolka Park, Dublin
19.00 IST Bobby Ryan File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Jason Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1'
Glen Crowe File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'
Report Julius Raliukonis Red card 3'
Rolandas Karcemarskas Red card 45'
Robertas Vezevicius Red card 66'
Referee: Markus Strömbergson (Sweden)

Shelbourne won 5 - 0 on aggregate

Second round

OB Odense won 3 - 1 on aggregate

FAI Carlsberg Cup

Second round

Third round

27 August 2006 Shelbourne 0 – 1 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
18.30 IST Report Darren Kelly File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)

eircom League Cup

Second round

8 May 2006 Dublin City 0 – 1 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Derek Pender File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (o.g.) Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Setanta Sports Cup

Group B

28 February 2006 Derry City 0 – 0 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium, Derry
20.00 GMT Report Referee: Michael Ross (Carrickfergus)
20 March 2006 Shelbourne 0 – 0 Linfield Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Colin Hawkins Red card 75' Report Paul McAreavey Red card 24' Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
Final Group B Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Northern Ireland Linfield (A) 6 2 4 0 12 4 +8 10 Advanced to the semi-finals
2 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne (A) 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4 9
3 Republic of Ireland Derry City 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
4 Northern Ireland Glentoran 6 1 1 4 5 18 −13 4
Source: [citation needed]
(A) Advance to a further round

Semi-Finals

Friendlies

2006 season Statistics

Player appearances/goals

As of 17 November 2006.

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales WAL Steve Williams 22 0 15 0 7 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Heary 36 3 21 2 15 1
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Crawley 10 0 4 0 6 0
4 DF England ENG Dave Rogers 39 0 27 0 12 0
5 DF Wales WAL Jamie Harris 28 1 18 1 10 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Crawford 15 0 9 0 6 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ollie Cahill 45 5 28 4 17 1
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stuart Byrne 42 7 27 6 15 1
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Glen Crowe 46 16 29 12 17 4
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Byrne 39 23 26 15 13 8
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James Chambers 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Greg O'Halloran 25 3 15 2 10 1
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Baker 30 1 20 1 10 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Moore 22 0 14 0 8 0
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Gary O'Neill 29 8 22 8 7 0
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Bobby Ryan 35 4 20 2 15 2
18 MF Cameroon CMR Joseph Ndo 35 4 24 2 11 2
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Hawkins 39 3 26 3 13 0
20 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Delany 29 0 16 0 13 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Tyrrell 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Dillon 45 1 29 0 16 1
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Reynolds 14 0 7 0 7 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kearney 16 1 10 1 6 0
30 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Deegan 1 0 0 0 1 0

Top goalscorers

Position Goalscorer Total Goals League Goals Cup Goals
1
Republic of Ireland Jason Byrne
23
15
8
2
Republic of Ireland Glen Crowe
16
12
4
3
Republic of Ireland Gary O'Neill
8
8
0
4
Republic of Ireland Stuart Byrne
7
6
1
5
Republic of Ireland Ollie Cahill
5
4
1
6
Cameroon Joseph Ndo
4
2
2
Republic of Ireland Bobby Ryan
4
2
2
8
Republic of Ireland Colin Hawkins
3
3
0
Republic of Ireland Owen Heary
3
2
1
Republic of Ireland Greg O'Halloran
3
2
1
11
Wales Jamie Harris
1
1
0
Republic of Ireland Richie Baker
1
1
0
Republic of Ireland Sean Dillon
1
0
1
Republic of Ireland Liam Kearney
1
1
0

References

  1. "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. "Ireland 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2016.