1994–95 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk 1994–95 football season
Dundalk
1994–95 season
ManagerDermot Keely
Premier Division1st (champions)
FAI CupQuarter-final
League CupRunners-up
Leinster Senior CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stephen Kelly (9)
All:
Stephen Kelly (11)
Home colours

Dundalk entered the 1994–95 season coming off a poor 1993–94, in which a general decline on and off the pitch reached a nadir – when they had missed out on the "Top Six" round-robin format that decided the title. They had also gone out early in both the FAI Cup and the League of Ireland Cup. Manager Dermot Keely was entering his first full season in charge, having replaced Turlough O'Connor early the previous season. It was Dundalk's 69th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football.

Season summary

In pre-season, veteran Gino Lawless was awarded a testimonial, and Manchester United were the visitors. In front of a packed Oriel Park, Dundalk took a 2–0 lead, and Eddie van Boxtel saved an Eric Cantona penalty, before United ran out 4–2 winners.[1] Manager Dermot Keely, a Jim McLaughlin protege who had won the Double in 1978–79 as a player at Oriel,[2] had to rebuild the squad due to its age profile, despite a worsening financial position.[3] Early in the new season, however, the financial issues came to a head, and a number of local businessmen formed a new Interim Company to take the club over, saving it from bankruptcy.[4]

Dundalk had started the season poorly, but a steady improvement in results saw them climb the league table. They reached finals in both the League Cup, (losing 2–1 on aggregate),[5] and the Leinster Senior Cup (losing 2–1), and in the FAI Cup they were defeated in the quarter-final.[6] With seven games to go in the League as many as eight clubs were in contention, but Dundalk were the most consistent, and Keely steered his team to a ninth league title on a final day of drama. They defeated Galway United at home, then, with players and supporters waiting on the pitch to hear the results of Shelbourne's and Derry City's matches, news filtered through that both had failed to win, confirming Dundalk as Champions - their third title in eight seasons. The trophy presented was that won in 1991, as the new trophy lay unopened in Athlone, where Derry City had been favourites to win out on the day. Notably, despite winning the title, nobody at Dundalk won a monthly or end of season award.[7][8]

First-Team Squad (1994–95)

Sources:[9]

No. Name Years League FAI Cup League Cup Leinster Cup Total Goals
1 Netherlands Eddie van Boxtel 1991–1996 19 0 3 1 23 0
2 Republic of Ireland Martin Lawlor 1977–1995 10 2 4 4 20 0
3 Scotland James Coll 1989–1995 24 3 6 0 33 0
4 Republic of Ireland John Coady 1994–1996 29 2 4 0 35 2
5 Republic of Ireland Mick Doohan 1993–1999 33 3 6 1 43 8
6 Republic of Ireland Anthony Whelan 1994–1996 30 3 7 1 41 0
7 Republic of Ireland Brian Byrne 1994–1999 27 3 7 2 39 8
8 Scotland Tom McNulty 1984–2000 29 2 4 0 35 2
9 Republic of Ireland Joe Hanrahan 1992–1997 24 3 7 0 34 7
10 Republic of Ireland Stephen Kelly 1993–1996 32 3 7 1 43 11
11 Republic of Ireland Mick Byrne 1994–1996 8 3 0 1 11 7
12 Republic of Ireland Jody Byrne 1994–1995 15 3 4 3 25 0
13 Republic of Ireland Matt Britton 1992–1996 20 3 6 4 33 4
14 Republic of Ireland Ken DeMange 1994–1995 13 0 4 2 19 3
15 Republic of Ireland Brian Irwin 1991–1995 16 0 5 2 23 4
16 Republic of Ireland Keith Long 1993–1996 5 2 2 4 13 0
17 England Tony Loughlan 1994–1995 11 1 4 2 18 6
18 England Warren Patmore 1994–1995 10 0 3 1 14 9
19 Northern Ireland Peter Withnell 1994–1999 7 0 0 0 7 2

Competitions

League Cup

Source:[10]

Group
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Dundalk v Derry City
1 December 1994 Dundalk 1–0Derry CityDundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
Final
Cork City v Dundalk
15 January 1995 Cork City 1–0DundalkCork
Stadium: Bishopstown Stadium
Dundalk v Cork City
22 January 1995 Dundalk1–1 Cork City Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park

Cork City won 2–1 on aggregate

Leinster Senior Cup

Source:[10]

First Round
Dundalk v Whitehall Rangers
18 October 1994 Dundalk 3–1Whitehall RangersDundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Dundalk v UCD
7 February 1995 Dundalk1–2 (a.e.t.) UCD Dublin

FAI Cup

Source:[10]

First Round
Second Round
Quarter-final
Dundalk v Derry City'
9 March 1995 ' Dundalk 0–1Derry CityDundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park

Premier Division

Source:[10]

Bohemians v Dundalk
28 August 1994 Round 1 Bohemians 2–0 Dundalk
Dundalk v Monaghan United
1 September 1994 Round 2 Dundalk 0–0 Monaghan United
St Patrick's Athletic v Dundalk
4 September 1994 Round 3 St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 Dundalk
Dundalk v Cobh Ramblers
11 September 1994 Round 4 Dundalk 2–1 Cobh Ramblers
Sligo Rovers v Dundalk
17 September 1994 Round 5 Sligo Rovers 0–1 Dundalk
Dundalk v Derry City
24 September 1994 Round 6 Dundalk 1–1 Derry City
Dundalk v Shelbourne
6 October 1994 Round 7 Dundalk 1–0 Shelbourne
Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk
9 October 1994 Round 8 Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Dundalk
Cork City v Dundalk
16 October 1994 Round 9 Cork City 2–0 Dundalk
Dundalk v Athlone Town
20 October 1994 Round 10 Dundalk 2–1 Athlone Town
Dundalk v Galway United
27 October 1994 Round 11 Dundalk 1–0 Galway United
Galway United v Dundalk
6 November 1994 Round 12 Galway United 0–0 Dundalk
Dundalk v Bohemians
10 November 1994 Round 13 Dundalk 2–0 Bohemians
Monaghan United v Dundalk
20 November 1994 Round 14 Monaghan United 0–4 Dundalk
Dundalk v St Patrick's Athletic
24 November 1994 Round 15 Dundalk 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic
Cobh Ramblers v Dundalk
3 December 1994 Round 16 Cobh Ramblers 2–2 Dundalk
Dundalk v Sligo Rovers
8 December 1994 Round 17 Dundalk 1–1 Sligo Rovers
Derry City v Dundalk
3 December 1994 Round 18 Derry City 2–0 Dundalk
Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers
27 December 1994 Round 19 Dundalk 2–1 Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne v Dundalk
30 December 1994 Round 20 Shelbourne 1–0 Dundalk
Dundalk v Cork City
8 January 1995 Round 21 Dundalk 1–3 Cork City
Athlone Town v Dundalk
13 January 1995 Round 22 Athlone Town 0–2 Dundalk
Bohemians v Dundalk
20 January 1995 Round 23 Bohemians 0–0 Dundalk
Dundalk v Monaghan United
2 February 1995 Round 24 Dundalk 6–0 Monaghan United
St Patrick's Athletic v Dundalk
11 February 1995 Round 25 St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 Dundalk
Dundalk v Cobh Ramblers
19 February 1995 Round 26 Dundalk 1–0 Cobh Ramblers
Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk
19 March 1995 Round 27 Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Dundalk
Dundalk v Derry City
23 March 1995 Round 28 Dundalk 2–0 Derry City
Dundalk v Shelbourne
26 March 1995 Round 29 Dundalk 1–1 Shelbourne
Cork City v Dundalk
9 April 1995 Round 30 Cork City 0–1 Dundalk
Dundalk v Athlone Town
16 April 1995 Round 31 Dundalk 1–0 Athlone Town
Sligo Rovers v Dundalk
19 April 1995 Round 32 Sligo Rovers 0–1 Dundalk
Dundalk v Galway United
23 April 1995 Round 33 Dundalk 2–0 Galway United

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 33 17 8 8 41 25 +16 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup preliminary round
2 Derry City 33 16 10 7 45 30 +15 58 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
3 Shelbourne 33 16 9 8 45 32 +13 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup preliminary round
4 Bohemians 33 14 11 8 48 30 +18 53 Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage
5 St Patrick's Athletic 33 13 14 6 53 36 +17 53
6 Shamrock Rovers 33 14 9 10 45 36 +9 51
7 Cork City 33 15 4 14 55 42 +13 49
8 Sligo Rovers 33 12 7 14 43 42 +1 43
9 Galway United 33 10 9 14 39 53 −14 39
10 Athlone Town (O) 33 6 14 13 31 44 −13 32 Qualification to Relegation play-off
11 Cobh Ramblers (R) 33 5 11 17 29 51 −22 26 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Monaghan United (R) 33 5 4 24 22 75 −53 19
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(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

References

Bibliography
  • Murphy, Jim (2003). The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years. Dundalgan Press. ASIN B0042SO3R2.
  • Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
Citations
  1. ^ "Ince perfect". Sunday Independent. 31 July 1994. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. ^ Quinn, Philip (5 November 1993). "Keely is just the man to lead Dundalk back to top". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  3. ^ "Season at Oriel "ends with a whimper"". Dundalk Democrat. 2 April 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 21 September 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  4. ^ Hyland, Paul (4 November 1994). "New backers save Dundalk from the threat of closure!". Evening Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  5. ^ Stuart, Charlie (23 January 1995). "League Cup win perfect tonic for Cork City". Irish Press. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. ^ Stuart, Charlie (10 March 1995). "Derry Delight". Irish Press. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. ^ Brennan, John (24 April 1995). "Wild scenes of celebration at Oriel Park". The Irish Press. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  8. ^ Dunne, Noel (24 April 1995). "Keely manages a miracle at Oriel". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  9. ^ Murphy, Jim (2013). A Dundalk FC Miscellany. Ireland: Self-published. p. 287.
  10. ^ a b c d Murphy, Jim (2003). History of Dundalk FC - the First 100 Years. Dundalk: Jim Murphy. p. 475.
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