2023 Shelbourne F.C. season

Shelbourne
2023 season
	Shelbourne at Tolka Park in February 2023
Chairman	Andrew Doyle
Head Coach	Damien Duff
Stadium	Tolka Park, Dublin
League of Ireland Premier Division	5th
FAI Cup	1st Round
Leinster Senior Cup	4th round
Top goalscorer	League: Leavy, JR Wilson, Moylan (1); All: Leavy, JR Wilson, Molloy (1)
Highest home attendance	4,371 v Shamrock Rovers 10 March 2023
Lowest home attendance	3,424 v Drogheda United 17 February 2023
Biggest win	2-0 v Cork City 17 March 2023
Biggest defeat	0-1 v St. Patrick's Athletic 24 February 2023
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 22:15 13 March 2023 (UTC).

The 2023 Shelbourne F.C. season is the club's 128th season in existence and their second back in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion from the League of Ireland First Division in 2021.

First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2023 season.

#	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous Club	Signed in	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Conor Kearns	GK	(1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 24)	Galway United	2023
19	Scott van-der-Sluis	GK	(2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (aged 22)	Bangor City	2022
25	Daithi Folan	GK		Youth Team	2023
Defenders
2	John Ross Wilson	DF	(1998-12-13)13 December 1998 (aged 24)	Bray Wanderers	2021
3	Conor Kane	DF	(1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 24)	Drogheda United	2022
4	Andrew Quinn	DF	(2002-01-24)24 January 2002 (aged 21)	Drogheda United	2023
5	Shane Griffin	DF	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 28)	St Patrick's Athletic	2022
13	Tyreke Wilson	DF	(1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 23)	Bohemians	2023
23	Luke Byrne (c)	DF	(1993-07-08)8 July 1993 (aged 29)	Shamrock Rovers	2019
29	Paddy Barrett	DF	(1993-07-22)22 July 1993 (aged 29)	St Patrick's Athletic	2023
31	Luke Browne	DF	(2005-10-06)6 October 2005 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2022
32	Kameron Ledgewidge	DF	(2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 21)	Southampton	2021
36	Lewis Temple	DF	(2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2022
Midfielders
6	JJ Lunney	MF	(1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 24)	Bohemian	2021
7	Brian McManus	MF	(2001-11-29)29 November 2001 (aged 21)	Preston North End	2020
8	Mark Coyle	MF	(1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 26)	Finn Harps	2022
10	Jack Moylan	MF	(2001-09-01)1 September 2001 (aged 21)	Bohemians	2022
17	Shane Farrell	MF	(2000-06-26)26 June 2000 (aged 22)	Finglas United	2018
21	Gavin Molloy	MF	(2001-10-19)19 October 2001 (aged 21)	Youth Team	2022
22	Gavin Hodgins	MF	(2005-06-05)5 June 2005 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2022
27	Evan Caffrey	MF	(2003-02-27)27 February 2003 (aged 19)	UCD	2023
37	Kian Leavy	MF	(2002-03-21)21 March 2002 (aged 20)	Reading	2023	On loan from Reading
	Aodh Dervin	MF	(1999-07-21)21 July 1999 (aged 23)	Longford Town	2022	On loan to Longford Town
Attackers
9	Sean Boyd	FW	(1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 24)	Finn Harps	2022
11	Matty Smith	FW	(1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 25)	Derry City	2023
12	Jad Hakiki	FW	(2004-06-23)23 June 2004 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2022
15	Kyle Robinson	FW	(2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 20)	St Patrick's Athletic	2023
Players who appeared during the 2022 season but departed before the end of the season

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	Previous Club	Ref.
18 November 2022	GK	Conor Kearns	Galway United	[1]
18 November 2022	FW	Kyle Robinson	St Patricks Athletic	[2]
18 November 2022	DF	Andrew Quinn	Drogheda United	[3]
18 November 2022	MF	Evan Caffrey	UCD	[4]
22 November 2022	DF	Tyreke Wilson	Bohemians	[5]
3 December 2022	MF	Gavin Hodges	Youth Team	[6]
3 December 2022	DF	Lewis Temple	Youth Team	[6]
3 December 2022	DF	Luke Browne	Youth Team	[6]
17 December 2022	DF	Paddy Barrett	St Patricks Athletic	[7]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Previous Club	Date Ended	Ref.
8 February 2023	MF		Kian Leavy	Reading	June 2023	[8]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
17 November 2022	GK	Brendan Clarke	Galway United	[9]
17 November 2022	DF	Aaron O'Driscoll	Released	[9]
17 November 2022	FW	Dan Carr	Sevenoaks Town	[9]
17 November 2022	MF	Josh Giurgi	Longford Town	[9]
17 November 2022	FW	Dan Hawkins	Released	[9]
15 December 2022	DF	Stephan Negru	Oxford United	[10]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
14 February 2023	MF		Aodh Dervin	Longford Town	November 2023	[11]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Starting round	Record
Competition	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier Division	Matchday 1	6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	033.33
FAI Cup	First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total		6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	033.33

Source: Soccerway

League of Ireland

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shamrock Rovers	33	18	11	4	61	25	+36	65	Champions League First qualifying round
2	St Patrick's Athletic	34	19	5	10	59	37	+22	62	Conference League First qualifying round
3	Derry City	34	16	11	7	53	24	+29	59	Conference League First qualifying round
4	Bohemians	34	15	10	9	49	38	+11	55
5	Shelbourne	34	13	15	6	37	23	+14	54
6	Dundalk	34	15	7	12	52	43	+9	52
7	Drogheda United	34	10	10	14	38	50	−12	40
8	Sligo Rovers	34	10	6	18	34	47	−13	36
9	Cork City	33	8	6	19	35	59	−24	30	Relegation Play-off
10	UCD (R)	34	2	5	27	16	88	−72	11	League of Ireland First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: SSE Airtricity League, [12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[12]
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	8	1	2	0	1	0	+1	1	0	2	3	3	0

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	L	D	W
Position	9	9	6	7	7	5

Source: extratime.ie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 February 2023 1	Shelbourne	0-0	Drogheda United	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report Highlights		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,424 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

24 February 2023 2	St Patrick's Athletic	1-0	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report Highlights		Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 4,930 Referee: Neil Doyle

3 March 2023 3	Shelbourne	1-0	Bohemians	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Leavy 78'	Report Highlights		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Arnold Hunter

6 March 2023 4	Dundalk	2-1	Shelbourne	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 IST		Report Highlights	JR Wilson 2'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,766 Referee: Damien MacGraith

10 March 2023 5	Shelbourne	0-0	Shamrock Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report Highlights		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

17 March 2023 6	Cork City	0-2	Shelbourne	Cork
17:00 IST		Report Highlights	Honohan 18' (o.g.) Moylan 50'	Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Ray Matthews

31 March 2023 7	Shelbourne	0-1	Derry City	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report Highlights		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

7 April 2023 8	UCD	0-0	Shelbourne	Belfield, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report Highlights		Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 968 Referee: Eoghan O’Shea

10 April 2023 9	Shelbourne	2-1	Sligo Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Smith 52' Mahon 58' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Robert Harvey

14 April 2023 10	Shamrock Rovers	2-2	Shelbourne	Tallaght, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report	Burke 18' (o.g.) Smith 51'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 6,835 Referee: Neil Doyle

21 April 2023 11	Shelbourne	1-1	Dundalk	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Moylan 56' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Damien McGraith

28 April 2023 12	Shelbourne	2-1	Cork City	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Smith 47' Moylan 80'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,782 Referee: Ray Matthews

1 May 2023 13	Drogheda	1-1	Shelbourne	Drogheda, County Louth
17:00 IST		Report	Caffrey 69'	Stadium: Weavers Park Attendance: 2,055 Referee: Robert Hennessy

5 May 2023 14	Shelbourne	1-0	UCD	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Griffin 39'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Robert Harvey

13 May 2023 15	Sligo Rovers	0-3	Shelbourne	Sligo
19:45 IST		Report	Moylan 10' Moylan 41' Moylan 66' (pen.)	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Neil Doyle

19 May 2023 16	Shelbourne	0-1	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,946 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

26 May 2023 17	Bohemians	0-0	Shelbourne	Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report		Stadium: Dalymount Park

Leinster Senior Cup

24 March 2023 4th Round	Dundalk	0-4	Shelbourne	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45	Muller 5'	Report	Moylan 8' Robinson 35' Caffrey 69' Arubi 82'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 950 Referee: Rob Harvey
Note: Shelbourne originally awarded 2-0 win as Dundalk failed to fulfill fixture. However an appeal by Dundalk was successful and a new date was arranged.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 17 March 2023

No	Pos	Nat	Name	League		FAI Cup		Total
No	Pos	Nat	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Conor Kearns	6	0	0	0	6	0
2	DF		John Ross Wilson	5 (1)	1	0	0	5 (1)	1
3	DF		Conor Kane	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Andrew Quinn	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF		Shane Griffin	1	0	0	0	1	0
6	MF		JJ Lunney	5	0	0	0	5	0
7	MF		Brian McManus	0 (4)	0	0	0	0 (4)	0
8	MF		Mark Coyle	3	0	0	0	3	0
9	FW		Sean Boyd	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF		Jack Moylan	6	1	0	0	6	1
11	MF		Matty Smith	4 (1)	0	0	0	4 (1)	0
12	FW		Jad Hakiki	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Tyreke Wilson	6	0	0	0	6	0
15	FW		Kyle Robinson	0 (6)	0	0	0	0 (6)	0
17	MF		Shane Farrell	4 (2)	0	0	0	4 (2)	0
19	GK		Scott van-der-Sluis	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Gavin Molloy	6	0	0	0	6	0
22	MF		Gavin Hodgins	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Luke Byrne	5	0	0	0	5	0
25	GK		Daithi Folan	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Evan Caffrey	5 (1)	0	0	0	5 (1)	0
29	DF		Paddy Barrett	5	0	0	0	5	0
31	DF		Lewis Browne	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
32	DF		Kameron Ledwidge	1 (5)	0	0	0	1 (5)	0
36	DF		Lewis Temple	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF		Kian Leavy	2 (4)	1	0	0	2 (4)	1

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
Source: RedsStats1895

Goalscorers

As of match played 17 March 2023

No	Pos	Player	LOI	Total
37	MF	Kian Leavy	1	1
2	MF	JR Wilson	1	1
10	MF	Jack Moylan	1	1
		Own Goal	1	1
Total			4	4

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
Source: RedsStats1985

Discipline

As of match played 17 March 2023

No	Pos	Nat	Player	LOI		FAIC		Total
No	Pos	Nat	Player
13	DF		Tyreke Wilson	4	0	0	0	4	0
17	MF		Shane Farrell	2	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF		Mark Coyle	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Matty Smith	2	0	0	0	2	0
21	MF		Gavin Molloy	2	0	0	0	2	0
15	FW		Kyle Robinson	2	0	0	0	2	0
6	MF		JJ Lunney	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	DF		Luke Byrne	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total				15	0	0	0	15	0

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: RedsStats1895

Kit

The 2023 Home and Away shirts were released on 17 December 2022.[13] Culligan replaces Hampton Homes as front of shirt sponsor in a deal running until the end of 2026.[14]

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Culligans (Front of Jersey)

Home

Away

Source: [13]

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	Info
Home	Red	Red	Red	Worn 5 times; against Drogheda United (LOI) H, Bohemians (LOI) H, Dundalk (LOI) A, Shamrock Rovers (LOI) H, Cork City (LOI) A
Away	Grey	Grey	Grey	Worn once; against St Patrick's Athletic (LOI) A

Key: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral

References

"Conor Kearns is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.
"Kyle Robinson signs for Shels". shelbourne fc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.
"Shels sign Andrew Quinn for 2023". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2023.
"Evan Caffrey is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 22 November 2022.
"Welcome to Tolka Park, Tyreke Wilson". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.
"Gavin Hodges, Lewis Temple and Luke Brown sign for 2023". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 3 December 2022.
"Paddy Barrett is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 17 December 2022.
"Shelbourne signs Kian Leavy on Loan". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 8 February 2023.
"Five players depart the Reds". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 17 November 2022.
"Stephen Negru departs Shels". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 15 December 2022.
Keogh, Donald (15 February 2023). "Aodh Dervin is back as Longford Town start new season at home to Athlone". longfordleader.ie. Longford Leader.
"PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
"𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔴 // ⚪️ Our new 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 and 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 jersey for 2023, created by 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼 and proudly supported by our new primary sponsor 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻". twitter.com. 17 December 2022.
"Culligan announced as new front of shirt sponsor for the Reds". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC`. 19 December 2022.

External links

Official website

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[Kearns_Signs-1] "Conor Kearns is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.

[Robinson_Signs-2] "Kyle Robinson signs for Shels". shelbourne fc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.

[Quinn_Signs-3] "Shels sign Andrew Quinn for 2023". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2023.

[Caffrey_Signs-4] "Evan Caffrey is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 22 November 2022.

[Wilson_Signs-5] "Welcome to Tolka Park, Tyreke Wilson". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 18 November 2022.

[3_to_Pro-6] "Gavin Hodges, Lewis Temple and Luke Brown sign for 2023". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 3 December 2022.

[Barrett_Signs-7] "Paddy Barrett is a Red". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 17 December 2022.

[Leavy_Loan-8] "Shelbourne signs Kian Leavy on Loan". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 8 February 2023.

[EOS_Departures-9] "Five players depart the Reds". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 17 November 2022.

[Negru_Leaves-10] "Stephen Negru departs Shels". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. 15 December 2022.

[Dervin_Loan-11] Keogh, Donald (15 February 2023). "Aodh Dervin is back as Longford Town start new season at home to Athlone". longfordleader.ie. Longford Leader.

[Soccerway-12] "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[New_Shirts-13] "𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔴 // ⚪️ Our new 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 and 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 jersey for 2023, created by 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼 and proudly supported by our new primary sponsor 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻". twitter.com. 17 December 2022.

[14] "Culligan announced as new front of shirt sponsor for the Reds". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC`. 19 December 2022.