2013 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk
2013 season
ManagerStephen Kenny
Premier DivisionRunners-up
FAI CupSemi-Final
League CupRound 2
Leinster Senior CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Patrick Hoban (14)
All:
Patrick Hoban (18)
Highest home attendance3,324 (vs. Drogheda United, 8 September 2013)[1]
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Dundalk entered the 2013 season having spent the 2012 season rooted in the relegation play-off spot. The club had been put up for sale,[2] and, with the assistance of a Supporters Trust, it was taken over by local businessmen Andy Connolly and Paul Brown (owners of the team's official sponsors, Fastfix). They subsequently managed to remain in the top-flight by winning a promotion/relegation play-off.[3] With the takeover complete and the club saved, the new owners turned to Stephen Kenny - out of work since being sacked by Shamrock Rovers - to become the new manager ahead of the season.[4] 2013 was Dundalk's fifth consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 78th in all, and their 87th in the League of Ireland.

Season summary

When the 33 round League programme commenced on 8 March 2013, neither supporters nor pundits were sure what to expect,[5] and Dundalk failed to win any of the first five home matches. But with Kenny's team clicking into gear as his ideas took hold, they rose up the table to mount an unexpected title challenge, eventually finishing second - a defeat to eventual champions St. Patrick's Athletic ultimately costing them the title.[6]

In the cup competitions, they exited in both the second round of the League Cup,[7] and the quarter-final of the Leinster Senior Cup,[8] to Shamrock Rovers. They reached the semi-final of the FAI Cup and were defeated 1–0 away to 'Louth Derby' rivals, Drogheda United, in a tempestuous game - referee Anthony Buttimer sent off two Dundalk players inside half an hour, and Drogheda took the lead from the penalty spot after the second red card. But the nine men of Dundalk prevented Drogheda scoring again.[9]

First-Team Squad (2013)

Sources:[10]

Name Date of Birth Position Debut season League appearances Goals
Scotland Peter Cherrie 25 September 1981 GK 2009 33 0
Republic of Ireland John Sullivan 6 January 1991 DF 2013 28 1
Republic of Ireland Brian Gartland 4 November 1986 DF 2013 13 2
Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle 7 March 1991 DF 2013 32 1
Republic of Ireland Chris Shields 27 December 1990 MF 2012 19 1
Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell 15 January 1986 MF 2013 22 3
Republic of Ireland John Dillon 2 August 1988 MF 2013 29 5
Republic of Ireland John Mountney 22 February 1993 MF 2012 20 2
Republic of Ireland Vinny Faherty 13 June 1987 FW 2013 22 1
Republic of Ireland Keith Ward 12 October 1990 MF 2013 17 1
Republic of Ireland Kurtis Byrne 9 April 1990 FW 2013 30 7
Republic of Ireland Dane Massey 17 April 1988 DF 2013 30 4
Republic of Ireland Richie Towell 17 July 1991 MF 2013 31 7
Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban 28 July 1991 FW 2013 28 14
Republic of Ireland Darren Meenan 1 October 1991 MF 2013 28 0
Republic of Ireland Tiarnan Mulvenna 10 December 1988 FW 2003 21 5
Republic of Ireland Mark Rossiter 27 May 1983 DF 2013 28 0
Northern Ireland Stephen McDonnell 28 June 1992 MF 2012 11 0
Northern Ireland Francis McCaffrey 22 April 1993 MF 2013 7 0
Republic of Ireland Jordan Keegan 5 February 1992 MF 2013 6 0
Republic of Ireland Eoghan Osbourne 5 March 1992 DF 2011 5 0

Competitions

Premier Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St Patrick's Athletic (C) 33 21 8 4 56 20 +36 71 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Dundalk 33 21 5 7 55 30 +25 68 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3 Sligo Rovers 33 19 9 5 53 22 +31 66
4 Derry City 33 17 5 11 57 39 +18 56
5 Shamrock Rovers 33 13 13 7 43 28 +15 52
6 Cork City 33 13 7 13 47 50 −3 46
7 Limerick 33 11 9 13 38 46 −8 42
8 Drogheda United 33 8 14 11 44 46 −2 38
9 UCD 33 8 6 19 45 73 −28 30
10 Bohemians 33 7 8 18 27 47 −20 29
11 Bray Wanderers (O) 33 7 6 20 33 66 −33 27 Qualification for relegation play-off
12 Shelbourne (R) 33 5 6 22 25 56 −31 21 Relegation for League of Ireland First Division
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

FAI Cup

Source:[12]

Second Round
31 May 2013 Phoenix0–4 Dundalk Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 Report Hoban 7', 25'
Byrne 39'
Mulvenna 89'		 Referee: Adriano Reale
Third Round
23 August 2013 Dundalk 5–3LimerickOriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 O'Donnell 6' (pen.)
Towell 24'
Byrne 38', 61'
Meenan 58'		 Report Bossekota 16'
Gaffney 75'		 Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
Quarter Final
13 September 2013 Shelbourne1–5 Dundalk Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 Murphy 50' Report Towell 13', 45'
Boyle 19'
Hoban 32'
Byrne 44'		 Attendance: 1,158
Referee: Padraigh Sutton
Semi Final
6 October 2013 Drogheda United 1–0DundalkHunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
13:45 Brennan 31' (pen.) Report Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

League Cup

Source:[12]

First Round
11 March 2013 Dundalk 1−0ShelbourneOriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 Byrne 75' Report Attendance: 300 (est)
Referee: Paul Tuite
Second Round
21 May 2013 Shamrock Rovers 1–0DundalkTallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 Kilduff 56' Report Attendance: 500 (est)
Referee: Paul Tuite

Leinster Senior Cup

Source:[12]

Fourth Round
20 February 2013 Sheriff Y.C.1–2 (a.e.t.) Dundalk Dublin
20:00 GMT Report Kurtis Byrne 92'
Patrick Hoban 119'		 Stadium: Fairview Park
Quarter Final
15 July 2013 Shamrock Rovers 4–1DundalkDublin
19:45 GMT Sheppard 28'
Quigley 45'
Zayed 57'
Stewart 67'		 Report Ciaran O'Connor 51' Stadium: Fairview Park
Attendance: 500 (est)
Referee: Ben Connolly

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Nationality Player Reference
July  Ireland Patrick Hoban [13]
August  Ireland Richie Towell [14]

PFAI Players' Young Player of the Year

Person Reference
Republic of Ireland Richie Towell [15]

References

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  14. ^ "Dundalk's Richie Towell picks up player of the month award". www.rte.ie. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Dundalk's Richie Towell was named as the Young Player of the Year". www.the42.ie. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2019.