2011 Dundalk F.C. season

The 2011 season was Dundalk's third successive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion in 2008. Altogether, it was the club's 85th season in League of Ireland football. The club was managed by Ian Foster, who was in his second season in charge. The club finished the 36-match season in 7th position having been challenging at the top of the table for the first half of the season. The club also competed in the FAI Cup, League of Ireland Cup, Setanta Sports Cup, and the Leinster Senior Cup. In the Setanta Sports Cup they reached the final, but lost to Shamrock Rovers F.C..[1]

Dundalk
2011 season
ChairmanPadraig McGowan
ManagerIan Foster
StadiumOriel Park
Premier Division7th
FAI CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Leinster Senior CupFirst round
Setanta CupRunners-up

After losing the final, and with the playing budget already being restricted by the club's owner, Gerry Matthews, results subsequently deteriorated as the season drew to a close. Financial losses were mounting, and Matthews decided to relinquish control of the club. Foster's contract expired at the end of the season and he was allowed to leave.[2]

2011 Fixtures and results
First Leg
Linfield3 – 5Dundalk
Peter Thompson  43' (pen.) 62' (pen.)
Robert Garrett  62'
Curtis Allen  81'		 Report Daniel Kearns  31'  66'  90+2'
Mark Quigley  54'  75'
Referee: Stephen Weatherall.
Second Leg
Dundalk1 − 1Linfield
Ross Gaynor  11' Report Michael Gault  45+3'
Attendance: 2250

Dundalk won 6 − 4 on aggregate

First Leg
Glentoran0 – 1Dundalk
Report Mark Quigley  82'
Referee: Arnold Hunter.
Second Leg
Dundalk1 - 1Glentoran
Ross Gaynor  81' Report Andrew Waterworth 54 ' (pen.)
Matty Burrows  62' (pen.)
Jonathan Taylor
Referee: Richie Winter.

Dundalk won 2 − 1 on aggregate

First Leg
Cliftonville1 – 3Dundalk
George McMullan  25' Report Mark Quigley  48'  82'
Daniel Kearns  73'
Attendance: 750 (Approx.).
Referee: Damien Hancock.

Second Leg
Dundalk2 – 1Cliftonville
Jason Byrne  67'
Johnny Breen  90+3'		 Report Kieran O’Connor  59'
Attendance: 2,000 (Est.).
Referee: Alan Black.

Dundalk won 5−2 on aggregate

Final
Dundalk0 – 2Shamrock Rovers
Report Gary O'Neill  65'
Billy Dennehy  90+3'
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Alan Kelly

First Round
Dundalk0 – 2Shamrock Rovers
Report Gary O'Neill  35'
Stephen O'Donnell  78'
Referee: Robert Rogers.

Second Round
Monaghan United2 – 1Dundalk
Philip Byrne  80'
Declan O'Brien  99'		 Report Keith Ward  21'
Referee: Thomas Connolly.

Third Round
Dundalk4 – 1Galway United
Dean Bennett  20'
Johnny Breen  45'
Mark Quigley  74' (pen.)
Daniel Kearns  76'		 Report Alan Murphy  13'
Shaun Kelly
Attendance: 576.
Referee: Paul Tuite.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 36 23 8 5 69 24 +45 77 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Sligo Rovers 36 22 7 7 73 19 +54 73 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Derry City 36 18 14 4 63 23 +40 68 Banned from 2012–13 European competitions[lower-alpha 2]
4 St Patrick's Athletic 36 17 12 7 62 35 +27 63 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 Bohemians 36 17 9 10 39 27 +12 60
6 Bray Wanderers 36 15 6 15 53 50 +3 51
7 Dundalk 36 11 11 14 50 53 −3 44
8 UCD 36 10 4 22 42 80 −38 34
9 Drogheda United 36 7 4 25 32 77 −45 25
10 Galway United[lower-alpha 3] 36 1 3 32 20 115 −95 6 Qualification to Relegation play-off
Source: [3][4][5][6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2011 FAI Cup Final.
  2. Derry City were banned from European competitions for three seasons after going into liquidation.
  3. Galway United were originally relegated but subsequently withdrew from the league.

2011 squad

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  SCO Peter Cherrie
2 DF  EIR Simon Madden
3 DF  EIR Eoghan Osborne
4 MF  ENG Dean Bennett
5 DF  EIR Colin Hawkins
8 MF  EIR Stephen Maher
9 FW  EIR Mark Quigley
10 FW  EIR Jason Byrne
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF  EIR Ross Gaynor
12 GK  EIR Paul Murphy
13 DF  EIR Nathan Murphy
14 MF  EIR Greg Bolger
16 MF  EIR Stephen McDonnell
17 MF  EIR Keith Ward
18 FW  EIR Mark Griffin
19 FW  EIR Johnny Breen

2011 pre-season transfers

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2011 mid-season transfers

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References
  1. "Shamrock Rovers Win". extratime.ie. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. O'Connor, Ruaidhrí (23 September 2011). "Dundalk seeking solution to €430k debt crisis". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. "Ireland 2011". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. "2011 League of Ireland". www.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  5. "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. "Derry City are refused entry to Europa League by Uefa". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 February 2012.
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