2013 Drogheda United F.C. season

Drogheda United
2013 season
Chairman	Jim Agnew
Manager	Mick Cooke
Premier Division	8th
FAI Cup	Runners-Up
League of Ireland Cup	Runners-Up
Setanta Sports Cup	Runners-Up
UEFA Europa League	First Qualifying Round
Leinster Senior Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Declan O'Brien (14 goals); All: Declan O'Brien (19 goals)
Highest home attendance	2,128 vs Dundalk 6/10/2013
Lowest home attendance	100 vs Wayside Celtic 9/4/2013
Average home league attendance	775 (All home games inc. Europa League (20))
	← 2012 2014 →

The 2013 season (December 2012 – October 2013) was the 94th season of football for Drogheda United. This was Drogheda United's 12th campaign in the League of Ireland Premier Division since being promoted in the 2001–02 season.

It was the third year that Mick Cooke was the team's manager, following replacing Bobby Browne in February 2011, however on Monday 9 September 2013, the club released a statement saying they wouldn't be renewing Cooke's contract for the 2014 season.

This year the club finished 8th out of 12 in the League of Ireland, a minor disappointment after being runners-up the previous year however they showed magnificent cup form reaching 3 finals. They lost to Shamrock Rovers in both the Setanta and EA Sports Cup finals and are to play Sligo Rovers in the FAI Cup final on 3 November 2013.

In the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Drogheda lost out to Malmö FF 2-0 on aggregate, after drawing 0–0 in the home leg in Tallaght Stadium.

Club staff[edit]

Position	Name
Manager	Mick Cooke
Assistant manager	Robbie Horgan
Goalkeeping coach	Mark Clohessy
Technical Staff	Damien Kavanagh
Fitness Coach	Gerard Kelly
Under 19s coach	Rory Kerr
Physiotherapist	Danny Miller
Club doctor	Dr Conor Kelly
Chairman	Jim Agnew
Club President	Vincent Hoey
Directors	Jim Agnew Noel Heeney
General Manager\Club Secretary	Trudy Kerr
Club Licensing Officer	Shane Griffin
Club Finance Officer	Martin Hodgins
Club Media Officer	Róisín Philips
First Team Liaison Officer	Dermot McKenna
FAI Delegate	Frank Pentony
Club Promotions Officer	Nicola Carpenter
Half-time Co-ordinator	Paul Holland
Matchday co-ordinator	Thomas McConnon
Supporter Liaison	Noel Heeney

Players[edit]

First team squad[edit]

No.	Name	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Gabriel Sava	GK	(1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 (age 38)	Monaghan United
16	Michael Schlingermann	GK	(1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 33)	Monaghan United
40	Evin Farrell	GK	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)	Drogheda United U-17
Defenders
2	Stephen Quigley	RB	(1985-01-13) 13 January 1985 (age 39)	Shelbourne
2	Gavin Holohan	RB	(1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 32)	Alfreton Town
3	Philip Hand	LB	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34)	Sporting Fingal (U-20)
4	Derek Prendergast (Captain)	CB	(1984-10-17) 17 October 1984 (age 40)	Bray Wanderers
5	Alan McNally	CB	(1982-09-15) 15 September 1982 (age 42)	UCD
12	Shane Grimes	LB	(1987-03-09) 9 March 1987 (age 37)	Monaghan United
17	Brian Gannon	CB	(1984-07-20) 20 July 1984 (age 40)	Sporting Fingal
20	Michael Daly	RB	(1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 35)	Free Agent
28	Alan Byrne	CB	(1983-07-21) 21 July 1983 (age 41)	Monaghan United
Midfielders
6	Paul O'Conor	CM	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37)	UCD
7	Cathal Brady	CM	(1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 37)	Longford Town
8	Ryan Brennan	CM	(1991-11-11) 11 November 1991 (age 33)	Monaghan United
11	Gavin Brennan	LM	(1988-01-23) 23 January 1988 (age 36)	Monaghan United
15	David Cassidy	CM/RM	(1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 39)	Shelbourne
18	Dean Gaynor	RM/LM/CF	(1991-12-09) 9 December 1991 (age 32)	Drogheda Town
18	Ciaran McGahon	CM	(1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 30)	Drogheda United U-19
22	Eric Foley	CM/RM	(1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34)	Monaghan United
23	Jason Marks	RM	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 35)	Monaghan United
Forwards
9	Peter Hynes	CF	(1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 (age 40)	Limerick
10	Gary O'Neill	CF	(1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 42)	Shamrock Rovers
14	Graham Rusk	CF	(1989-12-13) 13 December 1989 (age 34)	UCD
19	Declan O'Brien	CF	(1979-06-16) 16 June 1979 (age 45)	Monaghan United

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Name	Positions (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Moving From	Signed	Reference
Permanent Transfer
Gary O'Neill	CF	(1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 42)	Shamrock Rovers	Nov 2012	^[1]
Paul O'Conor	CM	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37)	UCD	Nov 2012	^[2]
David Cassidy	CM/RM	(1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 39)	Shelbourne	Nov 2012	^[2]
Graham Rusk	CF	(1989-12-13) 13 December 1989 (age 34)	UCD	Nov 2012	^[2]
Dean Gaynor	RM/LM/CF	(1991-12-09) 9 December 1991 (age 32)	Drogheda Town	Feb 2013
Michael Daly	RB	(1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 35)	Free Agent	Feb 2013
Evin Farrell	GK	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)	Drogheda United U-17	Jun 2013
Gavin Holohan	RB	(1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 32)	Free Agent	Jul 2013
Ciaran McGahon	CM	(1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 30)	Drogheda United U-19	Jul 2013

Out[edit]

Name	Positions (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Moving To	Departed
Permanent Transfer
Shane Finnegan	GK	(1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 32)	Glebe North	Nov 2012
Conor McMahon	RB	(1986-02-23) 23 February 1986 (age 38)	Athlone Town	Nov 2012
Conor O'Keefe	RB	(1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 31)	Released	Nov 2012
Sean Brennan	CM/CF	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 38)	Shelbourne	Nov 2012
Paul Crowley	DM	(1980-08-13) 13 August 1980 (age 44)	Shelbourne	Dec 2012
Tiarnan Mulvenna	CF	(1988-12-10) 10 December 1988 (age 35)	Dundalk	Dec 2012
Johnny Breen	CF	(1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33)	Released	Dec 2012
Keith Boyle	CF	(1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 31)	Released	Dec 2012
John Sullivan	CM	(1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 33)	Dundalk	Jan 2013
Dean Gaynor	RM/LM/CF	(1991-12-09) 9 December 1991 (age 32)	Released	Jun 2013
Stephen Quigley	RB	(1985-01-13) 13 January 1985 (age 39)	Bray Wanderers	Jul 2013
Brian Gannon	CB	(1984-07-20) 20 July 1984 (age 40)	Shelbourne	Jul 2013

Statistics[edit]

Last updated on 3 November 2013, 18:00

Appearances, goals and cards[edit]

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FAI Cup		League Cup		Setanta Cup		Europa League		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Gabriel Sava	20 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	6 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	30 (0)	0	4	1
2	RB	Stephen Quigley	6 (0)	0	1 (0)	1	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	8 (0)	1	0	0
2	RB	Gavin Holohon	4 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	0	0
3	LB	Philip Hand	12 (3)	0	1 (1)	1	0 (0)	0	2 (0)	1	0 (1)	0	15 (5)	2	0	0
4	CB	Derek Prendergast	20 (0)	0	5 (0)	0	3 (0)	0	7 (0)	1	2 (0)	0	37 (0)	1	12	2
5	CB	Alan McNally	15 (1)	0	5 (0)	0	4 (0)	2	0 (2)	0	2 (0)	0	26 (3)	2	5	0
6	CM/CB	Paul O'Conor	26 (3)	4	6 (0)	2	4 (0)	0	6 (1)	2	2 (0)	0	44 (4)	8	3	0
7	CM	Cathal Brady	12 (4)	0	2 (0)	1	1 (1)	0	2 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	17 (5)	1	0	0
8	CM	Ryan Brennan	26 (3)	6	6 (0)	1	2 (1)	1	6 (1)	2	1 (0)	0	41 (5)	10	7	1
9	FW	Peter Hynes	11 (13)	2	2 (4)	0	1 (2)	1	0 (3)	0	2 (0)	0	16 (22)	3	1	0
10	FW	Gary O'Neill	13 (5)	4	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	7 (0)	2	2 (0)	0	23 (5)	5	1	0
11	LM	Gavin Brennan	28 (4)	8	4 (0)	1	2 (2)	0	7 (0)	2	2 (0)	0	43 (6)	11	11	0
12	LB	Shane Grimes	28 (1)	0	6 (0)	1	3 (1)	0	6 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	43 (2)	1	7	0
14	FW	Graham Rusk	14 (5)	2	0 (2)	0	2 (1)	1	2 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	18 (11)	3	0	0
15	CM	David Cassidy	25 (1)	0	6 (1)	1	3 (1)	1	4 (1)	1	2 (0)	0	40 (4)	3	10	1
16	GK	Micheál Schlingermann	13 (1)	0	5 (0)	0	3 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	22 (1)	0	0	0
17	CB	Brian Gannon	14 (2)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (1)	0	4 (0)	0	0 (1)	0	18 (4)	0	3	0
18	RM/LM/FW	Dean Gaynor	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	1	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	1	0	0
18	FW	Ciaran McGahon	0 (1)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
19	FW	Declan O'Brien	18 (10)	14	5 (0)	2	2 (1)	2	3 (4)	1	1 (1)	0	29 (16)	19	5	0
20	CB/RB	Michael Daly	28 (3)	2	4 (1)	1	4 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	36 (4)	3	10	0
22	RB/CM/RM	Eric Foley	8 (8)	1	0 (3)	0	1 (1)	0	3 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	12 (12)	1	2	0
23	RM	Jason Marks	4 (6)	0	1 (1)	0	3 (0)	3	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	8 (7)	3	1	0
28	CB	Alan Byrne	24 (0)	1	6 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	7 (0)	1	2 (0)	0	43 (0)	2	9	1
40	GK	Evin Farrell	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0

Usual Starting XI[edit]

Considering starts in all competitions

No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Micheál Schlingermann
20	RB	Michael Daly
5	CB	Alan McNally
4	CB	Derek Prendergast (Captain)
12	LB	Shane Grimes
28	DM	Alan Byrne
15	RW	David Cassidy
6	CM	Paul O'Conor
8	CM	Ryan Brennan
11	LW	Gavin Brennan
19	FW	Declan O'Brien

McNally

Daly

R. Brennan

Pre-season[edit]

^[3] Win Draw Loss

Friendlies[edit]

3 February 2013	Drogheda United	2 – 0	Longford Town	Drogheda
12:00 GMT	Paul O'Connor 39' Gary O'Neill 44'	Report		Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: ??? Referee: ???

8 February 2013	Drogheda United	3 – 0	Athlone Town	Dublin
17:45 GMT	Eric Foley 29' Gary O'Neill 55' Declan O'Brien 78'	Report		Stadium: Blanchardstown IT Attendance: ??? Referee: ???

1 March 2013 Malone Cup	Dundalk	0 – 0 (4–5 p)	Drogheda United	Dundalk
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Paul McLaughlin
	Penalties
	Dane Massey John Dillon Kurtis Byrne Keith Ward Richie Towell Mark Rossiter		Gary O'Neill Paul O'Conor Gavin Brennan Graham Rusk Ryan Brennan Derek Prendergast

Setanta Sports Cup[edit]

11 February 2013 1st Round 1st Leg	Drogheda United	3 – 2	Portadown	Drogheda
19:45 GMT	Ryan Brennan 8' Paul O'Conor 14' Gavin Brennan 60'	Report	Andrew Burns 25' Kevin Braniff 43'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Tim Marshall

18 February 2013 1st Round 2nd Leg	Portadown	0 – 5	Drogheda United	Portadown
19:45 GMT		Report	Alan Byrne 1' Paul O'Conor 12' Gavin Brennan 55' David Cassidy 78' Philip Hand 90+3'	Stadium: Shamrock Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Drogheda United win 8-2 on aggregate.

4 March 2013 Quarter Final 1st Leg	Derry City	1 – 1	Drogheda United	Derry
19:45 GMT	Rory Patterson 10'	Report	Declan O'Brien 52'	Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ray Hetherington

11 March 2013 Quarter Final 2nd Leg	Drogheda United	2 – 1	Derry City	Drogheda
19:45 GMT	Gary O'Neill 44' Derek Prendergast 68' Ryan Brennan 90+4'	Report	Ryan McBride 48' Michael Rafter 64'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Neil Doyle

Drogheda United win 3-2 on aggregate.

16 April 2013 Semi Final 1st Leg	Drogheda United	2 – 0	Sligo Rovers	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Gary O'Neill 24' David Cassidy 35'	Report		Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 756 Referee: Mark Courtney

22 April 2013 Semi Final 2nd Leg	Sligo Rovers	1 – 0	Drogheda United	Sligo
19:45 BST	David Cawley 30'	Report		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,286 Referee: Arnie Hunter

Drogheda United win 2-1 on aggregate.

11 May 2013 Final	Shamrock Rovers	7 – 1	Drogheda United	Tallaght, Dublin
15:00 BST	James Chambers 12' Seán O'Connor 14' Karl Sheppard 45' Ronan Finn 55' 56' Billy Dennehy 74' 87'	Report	Gary O'Neill 66'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Rob Rogers

Premier Division[edit]

Final Table[edit]

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	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 to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Dundalk	33	21	5	7	55	30	+25	68	Qualification to 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 to Relegation play-off
12	Shelbourne (R)	33	5	6	22	25	56	−31	21	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Results[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	W
Position	11	10	10	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	7	5	5	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

March

8 March 2013 1	St. Patrick's Athletic	1 – 0	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT	Shane McFaul 65'	Report		Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,706 Referee: Alan Kelly

15 March 2013 2	Drogheda United	2 – 2	Limerick	Drogheda
19:45 GMT	Declan O'Brien pen' (10) Declan O'Brien 50' Declan O'Brien pen' (87)	Report	Aaron Browne 45' Aaron Browne 50' Shane Tracy 57' Axel Bossekota 76'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 716 Referee: Graham Kelly

19 March 2013 3	Derry City	1 – 1	Drogheda United	Derry
19:45 GMT	Ryan McBride 30'	Report	Michael Daly 81'	Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Derek Tomney

24 March 2013 4	Drogheda United	2 – 1	Bray Wanderers	Drogheda
15:00 GMT	Declan O'Brien 25' Eric Foley 55' Ryan Brennan 79'	Report	Jason Byrne 15'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 536 Referee: David McKeon

28 March 2013 5	Dundalk	2 – 2	Drogheda United	Dundalk
19:45 GMT	Keith Ward 75' John Dillon pen' (76)	Report	Graham Rusk 19' Ryan Brennan 70' Alan Byrne 76'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,198 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

April

1 April 2013 6	Drogheda United	1 – 1	Cork City	Drogheda
15:00 BST	Declan O'Brien pen' (87)	Report	Shane Duggan 33'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 465 Referee: Neil Doyle

5 April 2013 7	Shamrock Rovers	1 – 1	Drogheda United	Tallaght, Dublin
20:00 BST	Ronan Finn 24'	Report	Paul O'Conor 13'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 2800 Referee: Graham Kelly

12 April 2013 8	Shelbourne	1 – 3	Drogheda United	Drumcondra, Dublin
20:00 BST	Brian Shortall 44'	Report	Declan O'Brien 73' pen' (90) Gary O'Neill 85'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Rob Rogers

19 April 2013 9	Drogheda United	3 – 2	UCD	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Gary O'Neill 21' 49' Gavin Brennan 32'	Report	Robbie Benson 38' Dean Clarke 67'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 642 Referee: Alan Kelly

27 April 2013 10	Sligo Rovers	2 – 2	Drogheda United	Sligo
19:45 BST	Anthony Elding 67' Ross Gaynor 68' Aaron Greene 90'	Report	Declan O'Brien 22' Graham Rusk 90+5'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

May

3 May 2013 11	Drogheda United	2 – 2	Bohemians	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Michael Daly 1' Paul O'Conor 41'	Report	Dwayne Wilson 36' Ryan McEvoy 51'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 903 Referee: Derek Tomney

3 May 2013 12	Drogheda United	1 – 2	St. Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda
15:00 BST	Declan O'Brien 71' Ryan Brennan 90'	Report	Christy Fagan 81' Killian Brennan 90+2'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 944 Referee: Tom Connolly

14 May 2013 13	Limerick	0 – 1	Drogheda United	Limerick
19:45 BST	Joe Gamble 77' {{{3}}}'	Report	Paul O'Conor 30'	Stadium: Thomond Park Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Dave McKeon

17 May 2013 14	Drogheda United	2 – 3	Derry City	Derry
19:45 BST	Declan O'Brien 77' 78'	Report	Barry McNamee 39' Rory Patterson 62' 86'	Stadium: The Brandywell Attendance: ??? Referee: Alan Kelly

24 May 2013 15	Bray Wanderers	3 – 2	Drogheda United	Bray
19:45 BST	Jason Byrne 10' 46' 90+4'	Report	Declan O'Brien 14' 53' Gabriel Sava 30' David Cassidy 90+3' {{{3}}}'	Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 600 Referee: Keith Callanan

June

10 June 2013 16	Drogheda United	0 – 1	Dundalk	Drogheda
20:00 BST		Report	Patrick Hoban 74' John Mountney 83' {{{3}}}'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Alan Kelly

14 June 2013 17	Cork City	1 – 0	Drogheda United	Cork
15:00 BST	Daryl Horgan 69'	Report		Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 1,478 Referee: James McKell

28 June 2013 18	Drogheda United	0 – 3	Shamrock Rovers	Drogheda
19:45 BST		Report	Gary McCabe 69' 74' Sean O'Connor 70'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Derek Tomney

July

7 July 2013 19	Drogheda United	0 – 0	Shelbourne	Drogheda
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: ??? Referee: David McKeon

14 July 2012 20	UCD	2 – 2	Drogheda United	Belfield, Dublin
15:00 BST	Dean Clarke 19' James Kavanagh 55'	Report	Declan O'Brien 10' 56'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 253 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

26 July 2013 22	Bohemians	1 – 1	Drogheda United	Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 BST	Roberto Lopes 88'	Report	Alan Byrne 65'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: Rob Rogers Referee: 1,194

August

2 August 2013 23	St Patrick's Athletic	0 – 0	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: Derek Tomney Referee: 1,343

9 August 2013 24	Drogheda United	3 – 0	Limerick	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Declan O'Brien 40' Gavin Brennan 60' Ryan Brennan pen' (76)	Report		Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 659 Referee: Thomas Connolly

16 August 2013 25	Derry City	0 – 2	Drogheda United	Derry
19:45 BST		Report	Gavin Brennan 38' Ryan Brennan pen' (52)	Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: ??? Referee: Alan Kelly

30 August 2013 26	Drogheda United	2 – 0	Bray Wanderers	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Gavin Brennan 82' Gary O'Neill 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Paul Tuite

September

3 September 2013 21	Drogheda United	1 – 1	Sligo Rovers	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Paul O'Conor 29'	Report	David Cawley 50'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 562 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

8 September 2013 27	Dundalk	1 – 0	Drogheda United	Dundalk
18:00 BST	Stephen O'Donnell 88' Chris Shields 90+3' {{{3}}}'	Report		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 3,324 Referee: Alan Kelly

24 September 2013 28	Drogheda United	2 – 3	Cork City	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Ryan Brenna 30' 45' Peter Hynes 53'	Report	Ciaran Kilduff 11' Shane Duggan 15' Danny Morrissey 87'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 386 Referee: Robert Harvey

27 September 2013 29	Shamrock Rovers	3 – 1	Drogheda United	Tallaght, Dublin
19:45 BST	Thomas Stewart 25' 90+1' Gary McCabe 63'	Report	Gavin Brennan 35'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Paul Tuite

October

4 October 2013 30	Shelbourne	2 – 2	Drogheda United	Drumcondra, Dublin
20:00 BST	Derek Doyle 10' Paul Andrews 24'	Report	Gavin Brennan pen' (30) 61'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 551 Referee: Paul McLoughlin

12 October 2013 31	Drogheda United	1 – 1	UCD	Drogheda
18:00 BST	Peter Hynes 11'	Report	Robbie Benson 33'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Adrian Azzopardi

19 October 2013 32	Sligo Rovers	3 – 1	Drogheda United	Sligo
19:45 BST	Anthony Elding 39' pen' (66) Evan McMillan 73'	Report	Gavin Brennan pen' (90)	Stadium: Showgrounds Attendance: ??? Referee: Derek Tomney

25 October 2013 33	Drogheda United	1 – 0	Bohemians	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Declan O'Brien 32'	Report		Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Dave McKeon

Cups[edit]

Leinster Senior Cup[edit]

9 April 2013 Fourth Round^[5]	Drogheda United	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Wayside Celtic	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Declan O'Brien 84'	Report	Thomas O'Hanlon 37' Darren Lacey 102'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 100 Referee: ???

League of Ireland Cup[edit]

20 May 2013 Second Round	Drogheda United	6 – 0	Longford Town	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Dean Gaynor 10' Jason Marks 26' 29' 53' Peter Hynes pen' (59) Alan McNally 73' Graham Rusk 77'	Report		Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Neil Doyle

1 July 2013 Quarter-Final	Drogheda United	3 – 0	Cork City	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Jason Marks 24' Alan McNally 43' Ryan Brennan pen' (45)	Report		Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 320 Referee: Paul Tuite

5 August 2013 Semi-Final	Derry City	1 – 3	Drogheda United	Derry
19:45 BST	David McDaid 38'	Report	Declan O'Brien 12' 66' David Cassidy 77'	Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 990 Referee: Paul Tuite

21 September 2013 Final	Drogheda United	0 – 2	Shamrock Rovers	Tallaght, Dublin
18:00 BST	Derek Prendergast 87'	Report	Gary McCabe pen' (11) Thomas Stewart 58' Ken Oman 70' {{{3}}}'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 3,820 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

FAI Cup[edit]

31 May 2013 Second Round	Bohemians	0 – 3	Drogheda United	Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 BST		Report	Stephen Quigley 4' Declan O'Brien 38' Philip Hand 67'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 925 Referee: Neil Doyle

24 August 2013 Third Round	Longford Town	2 – 3	Drogheda United	Longford
19:45 BST	Brian McCarthy 17' Derek O'Brien 90+1'	Report	Paul O'Conor 55' Shane Grimes 56' Cathal Brady 73'	Stadium: City Calling Stadium Attendance: 451 Referee: Kevin O'Regan

13 September 2013 Quarter-Final	Finn Harps	1 – 1	Drogheda United	Ballybofey
20:00 BST	Kevin McHugh 22' Ciaran Coll 56'	Report	Michael Daly 85'	Stadium: Finn Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Tomas Connolly

16 September 2013 Quarter-Final Replay	Drogheda United	2 – 0	Finn Harps	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Declan O'Brien 50' David Cassidy 90+2'	Report	Damien McNulty 70'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 430 Referee: Derek Tomney

6 October 2013 Semi-Final	Drogheda United	1 – 0	Dundalk	Drogheda
13:45 BST	Gavin Brennan pen' (31)	Report	Darren Meenan 26' Chris Shields 31'	Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 2,128 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

3 November 2013 Final	Drogheda United	2 – 3	Sligo Rovers	Ballsbridge, Dublin,
15:00 BST	Paul O'Conor 13' Derek Prendergast 86' {{{3}}}' Ryan Brennan 90+2'	Report	Danny North 78' 85' Anthony Elding 90+4'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 17,573 Referee: Paul Tuite

UEFA Europa League[edit]

4 July 2013 1st Qualifying Round 1st Leg	Drogheda United	0 – 0	Malmö FF	Tallaght, Dublin
19:45 BST	Ryan Brennan 75' {{{3}}}'	Report		Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Emir Aleckovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

11 July 2013 1st Qualifying Round 2nd Leg	Malmö FF	2 – 0	Drogheda United	Malmö
18:00 BST	Emil Forsberg 45' Simon Kroon 90+2'	Report Report		Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 5,689 Referee: Anatoliy Abdula (Ukraine)

Malmö FF win 2-0 on aggregate.

References[edit]

↑ "Drogheda add O'Neill to 2013 squad". airtricityleague.ie. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Mick Cooke adds new trio to Drogheda squad including Paul O'Conor and Graham Rusk from UCD". RTÉ Sport. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
↑ "Drogheda United Fixtures/Results 2013". Extratime.ie. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
↑ "Ireland 2013". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
↑ "Leinster Senior Cup 4th Round Draw". THE LOI BLOG. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

External links[edit]

Drogheda United official website

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[1] "Drogheda add O'Neill to 2013 squad". airtricityleague.ie. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[trio-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Mick Cooke adds new trio to Drogheda squad including Paul O'Conor and Graham Rusk from UCD". RTÉ Sport. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.

[3] "Drogheda United Fixtures/Results 2013". Extratime.ie. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

[rsssf2013-4] "Ireland 2013". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[5] "Leinster Senior Cup 4th Round Draw". THE LOI BLOG. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

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