2006 Shelbourne F.C. season

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

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)

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from Tolka Park, as players, unhappy with the wage situation, departed to rival clubs - many having their contracts rescinded by law.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  WAL Steve Williams
2 DF  EIR Owen Heary (Captain)
3 DF  EIR David Crawley
4 DF  ENG Dave Rogers
5 DF  WAL Jamie Harris
6 MF  EIR Jim Crawford
7 MF  EIR Ollie Cahill
8 MF  EIR Stuart Byrne
9 FW  EIR Glen Crowe
10 FW  EIR Jason Byrne
11 MF  EIR James Chambers
12 MF  EIR Greg O'Halloran
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  EIR Richie Baker
15 MF  EIR Alan Moore
16 FW  EIR Gary O'Neill
17 MF  EIR Bobby Ryan
18 MF  CMR Joseph Ndo
19 DF  EIR Colin Hawkins
20 GK  EIR Dean Delany
21 MF  EIR David Tyrrell
22 DF  EIR Sean Dillon
23 MF  EIR Alan Reynolds
24 MF  EIR Liam Kearney
30 MF  EIR 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  EIR James Chambers (was on loan to Waterford United)
MF  EIR Gary Deegan (was on loan to Kilkenny City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  EIR David Tyrrell (was on loan to Bray Wanderers)

Transfers In

The following players joined Shelbourne for the 2006 campaign:

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

Transfers Out

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

Results

League of Ireland Premier Division

March 10, 2006 Bray Wanderers 2 2 Shelbourne Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 GMT Éamon Zayed  12'
Paul Caffrey  45'
Wesley Charles  75'
Report Jason Byrne  19',  76' (pen.) Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
March 17, 2006 Shelbourne 0 0 Longford Town Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Report Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)
March 24, 2006 St. Patricks Athletic 2 2 Shelbourne Richmond Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Mark Rutherford  3'
Trevor Molloy  17'
Paul Keegan  56'
Report Jason Byrne  56'
Colin Hawkins  83'
Owen Heary  56'
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
April 7, 2006 Waterford United 0 1 Shelbourne R.S.C., Waterford
19.45 IST Report Jason Byrne  41' Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
April 22, 2006 UCD 1 2 Shelbourne Belfield Park, Dublin
17.15 IST Derek Doyle  72' Report Gary O'Neill  71'
Liam Kearney  84'
Attendance: 710
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin)
April 29, 2006 Sligo Rovers 1 1 Shelbourne The Showgrounds, Sligo
19.30 IST Conor O'Grady  15' Report Gary O'Neill  7' Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
May 4, 2006 Shelbourne 2 1 Drogheda United Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Stuart Byrne  12'
Gary O'Neill  72'
Report Declan O'Brien  88' Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
May 15, 2006 Cork City 2 1 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
20.00 IST George O'Callaghan  42'
Neale Fenn  48'
Report Jason Byrne  40' (pen.) Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
May 19, 2006 Shelbourne 2 0 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Colin Hawkins  16'
Stuart Byrne  50'
Report Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
June 2, 2006 Shelbourne 4 1 Bray Wanderers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Gary O'Neill  18',  78'
Jason Byrne  63'
Ollie Cahill  86'
Report Brian McGovern  70' Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
June 6, 2006 Shelbourne 1 0 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne  89' Report Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
June 27, 2006 Shelbourne 3 0 St. Patrick's Athletic Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne  32'  45'
Glen Crowe  76'
Report Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
July 17, 2006 Shelbourne 5 1 Waterford United Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Bobby Ryan  45'
Colin Hawkins  60'
Joseph Ndo  63'
Glen Crowe  67'  90'
Report Mitchell Casey  61' Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin)
July 21, 2006 Shelbourne 6 0 UCD Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Glen Crowe  12'  78'
Jason Byrne  46'  83'
Joseph Ndo  55'
Ollie Cahill  71'
Report Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
July 28, 2006 Shelbourne 3 0 Sligo Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Ollie Cahill  7'
Jason Byrne  52'  57'
Report Liam Burns  50' Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
August 4, 2006 Drogheda United 1 3 Shelbourne United Park, Drogheda
19.45 IST Stephen Bradley  90' Report Stuart Byrne  35' (pen.)
Ollie Cahill  58'
Owen Heary  76'
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
August 11, 2006 Shelbourne 2 2 Cork City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne  43'
Glen Crowe  80'
Report Denis Behan  20'
Roy O'Donovan  62' (pen.)
Joe Gamble  87'
Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
August 18, 2006 Bohemians 2 1 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Fergal Harkin  65'
Stephen Caffrey  75'
Report Glen Crowe  58' Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
September 1, 2006 Bray Wanderers 2 3 Shelbourne Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 IST Colm Tresson  34'
Lee Roche  36'
Report Greg O'Halloran  48'
Bobby Ryan  65'
Glen Crowe  90+3'
Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath)
September 8, 2006 Shelbourne 2 0 Longford Town Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Gary O'Neill  7'
Glen Crowe  65'
Report Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
September 15, 2006 St. Patrick's Athletic 1 3 Shelbourne Richmond Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Keith Fahey  8' Report Gary O'Neill  27'
Glen Crowe  84'
Jamie Harris  86'
Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)
September 22, 2006 Shelbourne 2 2 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Owen Heary  60'
Glen Crowe  78'
Report Pat McCourt  24'
Kevin Deery  26'
Pat Jennings  44'
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
October 6, 2006 Waterford United 0 1 Shelbourne R.S.C., Waterford
19.45 IST Report Stuart Byrne  63' (pen.) Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)
October 10, 2006 Longford Town 0 0 Shelbourne Flancare Park, Longford
19.45 IST Report Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
October 20, 2006 UCD 0 2 Shelbourne Belfield Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Jason Byrne  20'
Richie Baker  52'
Referee: Richie Winter (Dublin)
October 24, 2006 Derry City 2 0 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19.45 IST Ciarán Martyn  52'
Pat McCourt  64'
Report Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
November 3, 2006 Shelbourne 2 2 Drogheda United Tolka Park, Dublin
19.30 GMT Gary O'Neill  52'
Greg O'Halloran  57'
Report Jason Gavin  2'
Gavin Whelan  58'
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
November 7, 2006 Sligo Rovers 0 2 Shelbourne The Showgrounds, Sligo
19.45 GMT Report Stuart Byrne  27'
Adam Hughes  68' (o.g.)
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
November 10, 2006 Cork City 1 0 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
19.30 GMT Roy O'Donovan  59'
Joe Gamble  83'
Report Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
November 17, 2006 Shelbourne 2 1 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Stuart Byrne  23' (pen.)
Glen Crowe  29'
Richie Baker  89'
Report Barry Ferguson  14' Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)

Expunged League Results

April 14, 2006 Shelbourne 1 0 Dublin City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Gary O'Neill  29' Report Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin)
July 14, 2006 Dublin City 1 2 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 IST David Freeman  66' Report Bobby Ryan  16'
Joseph Ndo  44'
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)

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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Shelbourne were demoted to the First Division for financial irregularities.

League results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 18 8 4 60 27  +33 62 10 4 0 36 10  +26 8 4 4 24 17  +7

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

League Form/Results by Round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAAAHAHHHHHHHAHAAHAHAAAAHAAH
ResultDDDWWDWLWWWWWWWWDLWWWDWDWLDWLW
Updated to match(es) played on November 17, 2006. Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

First Round

June 18, 2006 FK Vetra 0 1 Shelbourne Vetra Stadium, Vilnius
16.00 IST Report Sean Dillon  42' Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
June 24, 2006 Shelbourne 4 0 FK Vetra Tolka Park, Dublin
19.00 IST Bobby Ryan  35'
Jason Byrne  66'  90+1'
Glen Crowe  68'
Report Julius Raliukonis  3'
Rolandas Karcemarskas  45'
Robertas Vezevicius  66'
Referee: Markus Strömbergson (Sweden)

Shelbourne won 5 - 0 on aggregate

Second Round

July 2, 2006 OB Odense 3 0 Shelbourne Fionia Park, Odense
14.00 IST Morten Fevang  28'  41'  57' Report Jason Byrne 53' (pen.) Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria)

OB Odense won 3 - 1 on aggregate

Second Round

May 27, 2006 Bangor Celtic 1 3 Shelbourne Tolka Park, Dublin
19.00 IST Brian Warren  75' Report Owen Heary  27'
Jason Byrne  29'
Stuart Byrne  82'
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)

Third Round

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

Second Round

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

Quarter-Finals

July 5, 2006 Shelbourne 4 1 Finn Harps Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne  3'  59'
Glen Crowe  68'
Greg O'Halloran  74'
Report Chris Malseed  86' Attendance: 306
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

Semi-Finals

August 7, 2006 Shelbourne 1 0 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Joseph Ndo  77' Report Vinny Arkins  8'
Jason McGuinness  88'
Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)

Final

Setanta Sports Cup

Group B

February 20, 2006 Shelbourne 3 0 Glentoran Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Bobby Ryan  29'
Glen Crowe  36'  59'
Report
February 28, 2006 Derry City 0 0 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium, Derry
20.00 GMT Report Referee: Michael Ross (Carrickfergus)
March 13, 2006 Linfield 2 0 Shelbourne Windsor Park, Belfast
20.00 GMT Michael Gault  34'
Peter Thompson  53'
Report Referee: David Malcolm (Bangor)
March 20, 2006 Shelbourne 0 0 Linfield Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Colin Hawkins  75' Report Paul McAreavey  24' Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
March 27, 2006 Glentoran 0 3 Shelbourne The Oval, Belfast
19.45 IST Report Jason Byrne  17'  58'
Ollie Cahill  31'
Referee: Adrian McCourt (Bangor)
April 3, 2006 Shelbourne 1 1 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Jason Byrne  17' Report Ciarán Martyn  90' Referee: David Malcolm (Bangor)
Final Group B Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Linfield (A) 6 2 4 0 12 4 +8 10 Advanced to the semi-finals
2 Shelbourne (A) 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4 9
3 Derry City 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
4 Glentoran 6 1 1 4 5 18 13 4
Source:
(A) Advance to a further round.

Semi-Finals

April 10, 2006 Cork City 2 0 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
20.00 IST Colin O'Brien  34'
Neale Fenn  60'
Report Jason Byrne 55' (pen.)
David Crawley  90'
Referee: David Malcolm (Bangor)

Friendlies

January 26, 2006 Dundalk 0 2 Shelbourne Oriel Park, Dundalk
19.30 GMT Report Jason Byrne  60'
Brian King  86'
February 14, 2006 Shelbourne 3 0 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Gary O'Neill  12'
Alan Moore  16'
Glen Crowe  31'
Greg O'Halloran
David Crawley
Report Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
February 23, 2006 Kilkenny City 0 4 Shelbourne Buckley Park, Kilkenny
19.30 GMT Report Jason Byrne  3'  47' (pen.)  61'
Gary O'Neill  77'
July 24, 2006 Shelbourne 0 2 Sunderland Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Report Daryl Murphy  49'
Rory Delap  67'
Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin)

2006 Season Statistics

Player Appearances/Goals

As of November 17, 2006.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeagueCup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Steve Williams 22015070
2 DF Owen Heary 363212151
3 DF David Crawley 1004060
4 DF Dave Rogers 390270120
5 DF Jamie Harris 281181100
6 MF Jim Crawford 1509060
7 MF Ollie Cahill 455284171
8 MF Stuart Byrne 427276151
9 FW Glen Crowe 46162912174
10 FW Jason Byrne 39232615138
11 MF James Chambers 000000
12 MF Greg O'Halloran 253152101
14 MF Richie Baker 301201100
15 MF Alan Moore 22014080
16 FW Gary O'Neill 29822870
17 MF Bobby Ryan 354202152
18 MF Joseph Ndo 354242112
19 DF Colin Hawkins 393263130
20 GK Dean Delany 290160130
21 MF David Tyrrell 000000
22 DF Sean Dillon 451290161
23 MF Alan Reynolds 1407070
24 MF Liam Kearney 16110160
30 MF Gary Deegan 100010

Top Goalscorers

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

References

  1. "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. "Ireland 2006". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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