2010 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season

The 2010 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season was the club's 89th season competing in the League of Ireland and the team's second season under the stewardship of Michael O'Neill. The team finished the season as Premier Division champions, narrowly beating rivals Bohemians to the title by virtue of a better goal difference.[1][2]

Shamrock Rovers F.C.
2010 season
Chairman Jonathan Roche
Coach Michael O'Neill
Premier DivisionChampions
FAI CupFinal
League of Ireland CupSemifinals
Leinster Senior CupQuarterfinals
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Twigg
All: Gary Twigg

Gary Twigg concluded the season as the league's top goalscorer for the second season in succession. The Hoops reached the 2010 FAI Cup Final, the semifinals of the 2010 League of Ireland Cup, the quarterfinals of the 2010 Leinster Senior Cup and defeated Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League before losing to Juventus in the next round.

The team played a direct style of football throughout the season, with Michael O'Neill generally employing the 4–5–1 formation.[3]

Preseason

The club made a number of signings during the off-season and preseason in an effort to strengthen the squad. Enda Stevens and James Chambers were signed at the end of 2009, the former agreeing to a one-year contract.[4][5] They were joined by Chris Turner, Craig Walsh and Billy Dennehy in January 2010, while Dan Murray and Danny Murphy signed for the club in February.[6][7] The signing of Chris Turner was disputed by Sligo Rovers and eventually sanctioned in March.[8][9] The team played four preseason friendlies, winning three and drawing one.

Squad

All players used during the season:

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  NIR Alan Mannus
2 DF  EIR Patrick Sullivan
3 DF  EIR Enda Stevens
4 DF  SCO Craig Sives
5 DF  EIR Aidan Price
6 MF  EIR Stephen Rice
7 MF  EIR Stephen Bradley
8 MF  EIR James Chambers
9 FW  SCO Gary Twigg
10 FW  EIR Dessie Baker
11 MF  EIR Ollie Cahill
11 FW  ENG Neale Fenn
13 DF  EIR Pat Flynn
14 FW  EIR Graham Barrett
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  EIR Aidan Downes
15 MF  EIR Paddy Kavanagh
16 GK  EIR Robert Duggan
16 GK  ENG Pat Jennings
17 MF  EIR Seán O'Connor
18 MF  NIR Chris Turner
19 DF  ENG Danny Murphy
20 MF  EIR Billy Dennehy
21 MF  EIR Craig Walsh
22 FW  EIR Don Cowan
23 FW  NIR Thomas Stewart
24 DF  ENG Dan Murray
25 MF  EIR Robert Bayly

Out on loan

All players loaned out during the season:

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  EIR Craig Walsh (at Longford Town)
22 FW  EIR Don Cowan (at Longford Town)

Transfers

All players transferred during the season:

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW  ENG Neale Fenn (Signed in August)[10][11][12]
14 MF  EIR Aidan Downes (Signed in August)
16 GK  ENG Pat Jennings (Signed in July)
23 FW  NIR Thomas Stewart (Signed in April)
25 MF  EIR Robert Bayly (Signed in March)[13]
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF  EIR Ollie Cahill (Released in July)[14]
14 FW  EIR Graham Barrett (Retired in September)[15]
16 GK  EIR Robert Duggan (Transferred to Drogheda in July)

Technical staff

Premier Division

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 March Round 1 Sligo Rovers 1–1 Shamrock Rovers The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT Eoin Doyle  22' (Report) James Chambers  63' Attendance: C.3,000
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
16 March Round 2 Shamrock Rovers 0–2 St. Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IWT (Report) Ian Bermingham  57'
Vinny Faherty  60'		 Referee: Declan Hanney
21 March Round 3 Shamrock Rovers 0–2 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
15:45 IWT (Report) Neale Fenn  35'
Stephen Maher  48'		 Referee: Paul Tuite
26 March Round 4 Galway United 0–1 Shamrock Rovers Terryland Park, Galway
19:35 IWT (Report) Pat Sullivan  7'
2 April Round 5 Shamrock Rovers 0–0 UCD Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST (Report) Referee: Richie Winter
5 April Round 6 Sporting Fingal 1–1 Shamrock Rovers Morton Stadium, Dublin
15:00 IST Conan Byrne  78' (Report) James Chambers  87' Attendance: 1,440
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
9 April Round 7 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:45 IST Billy Dennehy  38' (Report) Referee: Alan Kelly
16 April Round 8 Drogheda United 0–2 Shamrock Rovers Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:45 IST (Report) Robert Bayly  47'
Gary Twigg  93'		 Referee: Anthony Buttimer
23 April Round 9 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Bray Wanderers Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Gary Twigg  36' (Report) Referee: Richie Winter
26 April Round 10 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Sligo Rovers Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Gary Twigg  6' (Report) Padraig Amond  36' Attendance: 3,175
Referee: Damien Hancock
30 April Round 11 St. Patrick's Athletic 1–2 Shamrock Rovers Richmond Park, Dublin
19:45 IST Alex Williams  90' (Report) Thomas Stewart  36'  59' Referee: David McKeon
3 May Round 12 Dundalk 2–1 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST Neale Fenn  52'
John Melligan  55'		 (Report) Gary Twigg  65' Referee: Damien Hancock
7 May Round 13 Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Galway United Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Stephen Rice  49'
Dan Murray  69'		 (Report) Attendance: 3,417
Referee: Neil Doyle
14 May Round 14 UCD 1–2 Shamrock Rovers UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:45 IST Paul Corry  15' (Report) James Chambers  8'
Gary Twigg  86'		 Referee: Declan Hanney
21 May Round 15 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Sporting Fingal Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST James Chambers  86' (Report) Glen Crowe  88' Referee: Alan Kelly
29 May Round 16 Bohemians 0–0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park, Dublin
13:00 IST (Report) Referee: David McKeon
8 June Round 17 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Drogheda United Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Robert Bayly  81' (Report) John Flood  67' Referee: Neil Doyle
25 June Round 18 Bray Wanderers 0–0 Shamrock Rovers Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST (Report) Referee: Tom Connolly
2 July Round 19 Sligo Rovers 1–2 Shamrock Rovers The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IST Eoin Doyle  23' (Report) Alan Keane  54' (o.g.)
Chris Turner  61'		 Referee: Richie Winter
5 July Round 20 Shamrock Rovers 2–1 St. Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Thomas Stewart  63'  81' (Report) Derek Doyle  50' Referee: Alan Kelly
11 July Round 21 Shamrock Rovers 4–0 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
16:00 IST James Chambers  30'  60'
Gary Twigg  35'  36'		 (Report) Attendance: 3,309
Referee: David McKeon
18 July Round 22 Galway United 0–1 Shamrock Rovers Terryland Park, Galway
20:05 IST (Report) Gary Twigg  62' Referee: Damien Hancock
1 August Round 24 Sporting Fingal 3–3 Shamrock Rovers Morton Stadium, Dublin
16:00 IST Éamon Zayed  11'
Gary O'Neill  50'
Ronan Finn  87'		 (Report) Craig Sives  34'
Gary Twigg  76'
Stephen Rice  80'		 Referee: Anthony Buttimer
8 August Round 25 Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
12:30 IST Dan Murray  24'
Gary Twigg  63'
Billy Dennehy  85'		 (Report) Referee: David McKeon
13 August Round 26 Drogheda United 0–2 Shamrock Rovers Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:45 IST (Report) Gary Twigg  68'
Billy Dennehy  71'		 Referee: Anthony Buttimer
20 August Round 27 Shamrock Rovers 4–1 Bray Wanderers Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Sean Houston  15' (o.g.)
Stephen Rice  23'
Gary Twigg  27'  45'		 (Report) Gary Dempsey  88' Attendance: 4,422
Referee: Damien Hancock
23 August Round 23 Shamrock Rovers 4–1 UCD Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Stephen Bradley  5'
Billy Dennehy  43'
Gary Twigg  63'
Dan Murray  77'		 (Report) Ciarán Kilduff  26' Attendance: 3,048
Referee: Neil Doyle
3 September Round 28 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Sligo Rovers Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Billy Dennehy  68' (Report) Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Alan Kelly
10 September Round 29 St. Patrick's Athletic 1–3 Shamrock Rovers Richmond Park, Dublin
19:35 IST Ryan Guy  2' (Report) Gary Twigg  45'
Thomas Stewart  56'
Billy Dennehy  63'		 Referee: David McKeon
13 September Round 30 Dundalk 5–1 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST Tom Miller  3'
Fahrudin Kuduzović  16'
Matthew Tipton  27'  44'  83'		 (Report) Gary Twigg  60' Referee: Tom Connolly
24 September Round 31 Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Galway United Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Gary Twigg  10'  26'
Craig Sives  32'		 (Report) Referee: Tom Connolly
1 October Round 32 UCD 3–2 Shamrock Rovers UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:45 IST Ciarán Kilduff  33'
Brian Shortall  64'
Keith Ward  88'		 (Report) Gary Twigg  20'
Chris Turner  74'		 Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Richie Winter
5 October Round 34 Bohemians 1–0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park, Dublin
19:05 IST Jason Byrne  21' (Report) Referee: Alan Kelly
9 October Round 33 Shamrock Rovers 1–2 Sporting Fingal Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
15:00 IST Thomas Stewart  13' (Report) Gary O'Neill  87'
Glen Crowe  89'		 Referee: Declan Hanney
22 October Round 35 Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Drogheda United Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Thomas Stewart  51'
Gary Twigg  63'		 (Report) Attendance: 3,650
Referee: Declan Hanney
29 October Round 36 Bray Wanderers 2–2 Shamrock Rovers Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Jake Kelly  20'
Gary Shaw  69'		 (Report) Gary Twigg  41'
Thomas Stewart  46'		 Referee: Alan Kelly

Final Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 36 19 10 7 57 34 +23 67 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Bohemians 36 19 10 7 50 29 +21 67 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 Sligo Rovers 36 17 12 7 61 36 +25 63 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Sporting Fingal (R) 36 16 14 6 60 38 +22 62 Withdrew from league[lower-alpha 2]
5 St Patrick's Athletic 36 16 9 11 55 33 +22 57 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
6 Dundalk 36 14 6 16 46 50 −4 48
7 UCD 36 11 8 17 47 54 −7 41
8 Galway United (O) 36 9 11 16 38 59 −21 38 Qualification to Relegation play-off
9 Bray Wanderers (O) 36 6 9 21 35 72 −37 27
10 Drogheda United 36 4 9 23 30 74 −44 21 Spared from relegation[lower-alpha 3]
Source: [16][17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round after winning the 2010 FAI Cup Final.
  2. Sporting Fingal withdrew from League of Ireland due to financial difficulties shortly before the 2011 Premier Division season.
  3. Drogheda United were originally relegated but retained there place in the Premier Division after Sporting Fingal withdrew.

Cups

FAI Cup
4 June Round 3 Shamrock Rovers 5–1 Wexford Youths Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Dessie Baker  3'
Gary Twigg  30'
James Chambers  50'  72'
Chris Turner  70'		 (Report) Garry Sheahan  13' Referee: Tom Connolly
27 August Round 4 Longford Town 1–2 Shamrock Rovers Flancare Park, Longford
20:00 IST John Lester  79' (Report) Chris Deans  54' (o.g.)
Billy Dennehy  71'		 Attendance: C.1,000
Referee: Richie Winter
17 September Qrt. final Shamrock Rovers 6–0 Galway United Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Thomas Stewart  12'
Rhys Meynell  23' (o.g.)
James Chambers  33'  65'
Seamus Conneely  66' (o.g.)
Dessie Baker  77'		 (Report) Referee: Anthony Buttimer
17 October Semifinal Shamrock Rovers 2–2 St. Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
15:15 IST Chris Turner  16'
Gary Twigg  65'		 (Report) David McAllister  31'
Paddy Kavanagh  90' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 5,165
Referee: Tom Connolly
19 October Semifinal Rpy. St. Patrick's Athletic 0–1 Shamrock Rovers Richmond Park, Dublin
19:45 IST (Report) Chris Turner  70' Referee: Tom Connolly
14 November Final Sligo Rovers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–0 p)		 Shamrock Rovers Aviva Stadium, Dublin
15:30 IWT (Report) Attendance: 36,101
Referee: Tom Connolly
Penalties
Eoin Doyle
Alan Keane
Conor O'Grady
Gary McCabe 		Gary Twigg
Pat Flynn
Chris Turner
Patrick Kavanagh

League of Ireland Cup
10 May Round 2 UCD 0–1 Shamrock Rovers UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:45 IST (Report) Gary Twigg  10' Referee: Richie Winter
1 June Quarterfinal Derry City 1–2 Shamrock Rovers Brandywell, Derry
19:45 IST Mark Farren  84' (Report) Gary Twigg  49'
Dessie Baker  58'		 Referee: Declan Hanney
17 August Semifinal Sligo Rovers 2–1 Shamrock Rovers The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IST Pádraig Amond  18'  49' (Report) Gary Twigg  17' Attendance: C.2,300
Referee: Neil Doyle

Leinster Senior Cup
27 February Round 1 Shamrock Rovers 2–1 Wexford Youths Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:00 IWT Ollie Cahill  36'
Billy Dennehy  53'		 (Report) Danny Furlong  75'
19 April Quarterfinal Shamrock Rovers 1–3 Shelbourne Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Graham Barrett  58' (Report) Philip Gorman  9'
Adalberto Pinto  27'
Darren Forsyth  63'		 Attendance: 850
Referee: Tom Connolly

UEFA Europa League
15 July Qualifying Rd 2 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Bnei Yehuda Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Robert Bayly  91' (Report) Omri Afek  26' Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
22 July Qualifying Rd 2 Bnei Yehuda 0–1 Shamrock Rovers Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
20:30 IDT (Report) Thomas Stewart  70' Referee: Antony Gautier
29 July Qualifying Rd 3 Shamrock Rovers 0–2 Juventus Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:45 IST (Report) Amauri  3'  75' Attendance: C.5,700
Referee: Fernandez Borbablan
5 August Qualifying Rd 3 Juventus 1–0 Shamrock Rovers Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena
20:45 CEST Alessandro Del Piero  74' (Report) Referee: Georgios Daloukas

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