2001–02 Shelbourne F.C. season

In the 2001–02 season, Shelbourne were crowned eircom League Premier Division champions.

Shelbourne
2001–02 season
ChairmanOllie Byrne
ManagerDermot Keely
Premier Division1st
UEFA CupQualifying Round
FAI CupThird Round
League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stephen Geoghegan (9)

All:
Stephen Geoghegan (9)

Managerial/backroom staff

Manager: Dermot Keely
Caretaker Managers: Noel King, Alan Mathews (November 2001 to February 2002)
Assistant Manager: Alan Mathews

2001–02 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
GK  WAL Steve Williams
GK  ENG Gareth Downey
GK  AUS Brad Jones (was on loan from Middlesbrough)
DF  IRL Owen Heary (Captain)
DF  IRL Jim Gannon
DF  IRL Kevin Doherty
DF  IRL Barry Prenderville
DF  IRL Tony McCarthy
DF  NIR Peter Hutton
DF  IRL Alan Keely
DF  IRL Philip Byrne
DF  IRL Jonathan Minnock
DF  ENG Glen Downey
MF  IRL Richie Baker
MF  IRL Brian Byrne
MF  IRL Jim Crawford
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  IRL Davy Byrne
MF  IRL Pat Fenlon
MF  IRL Wes Hoolahan
MF  IRL John Burns (was on loan from Bristol City)
MF  IRL Mark Dempsey
MF  IRL Michael McCann
MF  IRL Ger Crossley
MF  IRL Gareth Murphy
FW  IRL Stephen Geoghegan
FW  IRL Dessie Baker
FW  SCO Martin Gritton (was on loan from Plymouth Argyle)
FW  IRL Trevor Fitzpatrick
FW  ENG Garry Haylock
FW  IRL Richie Foran
FW  NGA James Igwilo
FW  IRL Tony Tynan

Results/league tables

eircom League Premier Division

12 August 2001 Monaghan United 0 – 1 Shelbourne Century Homes Park, Monaghan
20.00 IST Report Garry Haylock 42'
Tony McCarthy  33'
Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
17 August 2001 Shelbourne 1 – 1 St. Patrick's Athletic Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Peter Hutton 54' Paul Osam 33' Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin)
27 August 2001 Dundalk 1 – 1 Shelbourne Oriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST Ger Robinson 21' Richie Foran 16'
Richie Foran
Referee: John McDermott (Dublin)
31 August 2001 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Longford Town Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Stephen Geoghegan 2'
Dessie Baker 53'
Dessie Baker
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
9 September 2001 Bray Wanderers 0 – 3 Shelbourne Carlisle Grounds, Bray
15.15 IST Report Davy Byrne 25'
Dessie Baker 47' (pen.)
Richie Baker 65'
Referee: Hugh Byrne (Dublin)
16 September 2001 Cork City 1 – 0 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
14.00 IST Colin P. O'Brien 84' Report Referee: John Feighery (Dublin)
18 September 2001 Shelbourne 1 – 1 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Owen Heary 70' Sean Hargan 49'
Liam Coyle (pen.)
Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin)
30 September 2001 Shelbourne 0 – 1 UCD Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Alan McNally 19' Referee: Hugh Byrne (Dublin)
5 October 2001 Bohemians 4 – 6 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Glen Crowe 34' 67'
Dave Morrison 44'
Gary O'Neill 52'
Report Pat Fenlon 9'
Richie Baker 10'
Stephen Geoghegan 12'
Jim Gannon 35'
Davy Byrne 68'
Jim Crawford 90+3'
Referee: John Feighery (Dublin)
12 October 2001 Shelbourne 3 – 1 Monaghan United Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Dessie Baker 13'
Stephen Geoghegan 31' 58'
Jonathan Minnock  77'
Report Ken Lundy 72' Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath)
26 October 2001 Shelbourne 4 – 0 Dundalk Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Stephen Geoghegan 10'
Jim Crawford 40'
Jim Gannon 63'
Davy Byrne 67'
Liam Dunne Referee: John Stacey (Athlone)
3 November 2001 Longford Town 1 – 0 Shelbourne Flancare Park, Longford
19.30 GMT Eric Lavine 30' Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
8 November 2001 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Bray Wanderers Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Jim Crawford 45'
Jim Gannon 82'
Report Referee: John McDermott (Dublin)
16 November 2001 Shelbourne 2 – 1 Cork City Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Pat Fenlon 57'
Wes Hoolahan 80'
Alan Bennett 90+1' Referee: John Stacey (Athlone)
22 November 2001 Derry City 0 – 0 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19.45 GMT Report Referee: Hugh Byrne (Dublin)
30 November 2001 Galway United 0 – 1 Shelbourne Terryland Park, Galway
GMT Peter Hutton 47' Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
7 December 2001 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Jim Gannon 52'
Jim Crawford 67'
Referee: John McDermott (Dublin)
23 December 2001 UCD 2 – 3 Shelbourne Belfield Park, Dublin
15.15 GMT Clive Delaney 42'
Sean Finn 73'
Report Stephen Geoghegan 16'
Kevin Doherty 77'
Owen Heary 87'
Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath)
28 December 2001 Shelbourne 1 – 0 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT John Burns 50' Referee: Hugh Byrne (Dublin)
6 January 2002 Monaghan United 1 – 0 Shelbourne Century Homes Park, Monaghan
15.00 GMT Derek McGrath 78' Referee: Eddie Barr (Dublin)
18 January 2002 Shelbourne 2 – 1 St. Patrick's Athletic Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Stephen Geoghegan 9' (pen.)
Jim Crawford 16'
Colm Foley 35' Referee: John McDermott (Dublin)
27 January 2002 Dundalk 1 – 2 Shelbourne Oriel Park, Dundalk
14.30 GMT Donal Broughan 80' (pen.) Report Wes Hoolahan 57' 66'
Kevin Doherty  79'
Referee: John Feighery (Dublin)
1 February 2002 Shelbourne 3 – 0 Longford Town Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Jim Crawford 21' 49'
Pat Fenlon 78'
Eric Lavine  7'
Vinny Perth
Stuart Byrne
Referee: Dick O'Hanlon (Waterford)
17 February 2002 Bray Wanderers 0 – 0 Shelbourne Carlisle Grounds, Bray
15.15 GMT Report Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin)
24 February 2002 Cork City 0 – 1 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
14.00 GMT Report John Burns 57' Referee: Hugh Byrne (Dublin)
1 March 2002 Shelbourne 0 – 1 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Report Tommy McCallion 14' Referee: John Feighery (Dublin)
8 March 2002 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Galway United Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Brian Byrne 26'
Stephen Geoghegan 73'
Referee: John Stacey (Athlone)
17 March 2002 Shamrock Rovers 0 – 2 Shelbourne Richmond Park, Dublin
15.15 GMT Gareth Cronin 15' (o.g.)
Owen Heary 44'
Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin)
22 March 2002 Shelbourne 0 – 0 UCD Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Report Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
31 March 2002 Bohemians 4 – 0 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
15.15 IST Kevin Hunt 30'
Glen Crowe 54' 68'
Fergal Harkin 76'
Referee: John Feighery (Dublin)

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shelbourne (C) 33 19 6 8 50 28 +22 63 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Shamrock Rovers 33 17 6 10 54 32 +22 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 St Patrick's Athletic[lower-alpha 1] 33 20 8 5 59 29 +30 53 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
4 Bohemians 33 14 10 9 57 32 +25 52
5 Derry City 33 14 9 10 42 30 +12 51
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. St Patrick's Athletic had 15 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.

League Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 19 6 8 50 28  +22 63 11 3 2 28 7  +21 8 3 6 22 21  +1

Last updated: 31 March 2002.
Source: eircom League Premier Division Fixtures

League Form/Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultWDDWWLDWLLWWLWLWWDWWWWLWWWDWLWWDL
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2002. Source: eircom League Premier Division Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Qualifying Round

9 August 2001 Brøndby IF 2 – 0 Shelbourne Brøndby Stadium, Copenhagen
19.30 IST Mattias Jonson 16'
Ruben Bagger 80'
Report Stephen Geoghegan  90+1' Referee: Sinisa Zrnic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Brøndby IF won 5 – 0 on aggregate

Second Round

13 December 2001 Workmen's Dunleary 0 – 3 Shelbourne Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 GMT Report Owen Heary 45'
John Burns 71' 81'
Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)

Third Round

12 January 2002 Finn Harps 2 – 1 Shelbourne Finn Park, Ballybofey
19.30 GMT Niall Cooke 55'
Kevin McHugh 73'
Jonathan Minnock 36' Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin)

First Round

29 October 2001 Shelbourne 2 – 3 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
19.30 GMT Philip Byrne 17'
Jonathan Minnock 74'
Stephen Grant 13' 22'
Tony Grant 34'

FAI Super Cup

1 July 2001 Shelbourne 1 – 1 Cork City Tolka Park, Dublin
IST Richie Foran 88' Anthony Buckley 85'

2001–02 Season Statistics

Player appearances/goals

As of March 31, 2002.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier DivisionUEFA CupFAI CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FW  IRL Dessie Baker 133113100010
MF  IRL Richie Baker 264244200000
MF  IRL Brian Byrne 221181201010
MF  IRL Davy Byrne 294254202000
DF  IRL Philip Byrne 3120000011
MF  IRL John Burns 8462002200
MF  IRL Jim Crawford 307267102010
MF  IRL Ger Crossley 1010000000
MF  IRL Mark Dempsey 3020100000
DF  IRL Kevin Doherty 221191002010
GK  ENG Gareth Downey 2020000000
DF  ENG Glen Downey 0000000000
MF  IRL Pat Fenlon 354314102010
FW  IRL Richie Foran 3111200000
FW  IRL Trevor Fitzpatrick 10080200000
DF  IRL Jim Gannon 324304101000
FW  IRL Stephen Geoghegan 329299102000
FW  SCO Martin Gritton 8060002000
FW  ENG Garry Haylock 3121100000
DF  IRL Owen Heary 384333202110
MF  IRL Wes Hoolahan 223203002000
DF  NIR Peter Hutton 372322202010
FW  NGA James Igwilo 1010000000
GK  AUS Brad Jones 2020000000
DF  IRL Alan Keely 1000000010
MF  IRL Michael McCann 2010000010
DF  IRL Tony McCarthy 340300202000
DF  IRL Jonathan Minnock 292240202111
MF  IRL Gareth Murphy 1000000010
DF  IRL Barry Prenderville 8080000000
FW  IRL Tony Tynan 1000000010
GK  WAL Steve Williams 350300202010

Top goalscorers

Position Goalscorer Total Goals Premier Division UEFA Cup FAI Cup League Cup
1 Stephen Geoghegan 9 9 0 0 0
2 Jim Crawford 7 7 0 0 0
3 Richie Baker 4 4 0 0 0
Davy Byrne 4 4 0 0 0
John Burns 4 2 0 2 0
Pat Fenlon 4 4 0 0 0
Jim Gannon 4 4 0 0 0
Owen Heary 4 3 0 1 0
9 Dessie Baker 3 3 0 0 0
Wes Hoolahan 3 3 0 0 0
11 Peter Hutton 2 2 0 0 0
Jonathan Minnock 2 0 0 1 1
13 Brian Byrne 1 1 0 0 0
Philip Byrne 1 0 0 0 1
Kevin Doherty 1 1 0 0 0
Richie Foran 1 1 0 0 0
Garry Haylock 1 1 0 0 0

Notes

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