2015 Drogheda United F.C. season

Drogheda United
2015 season
Chairman	Fiachra Kierans
Manager	John McDonnell
League of Ireland	5th (In Progress)
FAI Cup	Third Round (In Progress)
League of Ireland Cup	First Round
Leinster Senior Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: N/A; All: N/A
Highest home attendance	N/A
Lowest home attendance	N/A
Average home league attendance	N/A
	← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 season (November 2014 – October 2015) was the 96th season of football for Drogheda United. This was Drogheda United's 14th campaign in the League of Ireland Premier Division since being promoted in the 2001–02 season.

It was the first year that John McDonnell was the team's manager. He took over from Damien Richardson who left the club on 13 November 2014, due to the club not being able to meet his demands for a larger playing budget. Assistant coaches Darius Kearns and Neale Fenn also left the club. McDonnell took over on 29 November 2014, with Mark Kinsella becoming assistant coach.

Club staff[edit]

Position	Name
Manager	John McDonnell
Assistant manager	Pete Mahon
Assistant coach	Mark Kinsella
Goalkeeping coach	Robert McQuillan	Charlie Tracey
Kitman	Gary Harrison
Under 19s coach	Derek Boyle
Under 17s coach	Robert McQuillan
Physiotherapist	Danny Miller
Assistant Physiotherapist	Tim McNamara
Club doctor	Dr. Conor Kelly
Chairman	Fiachra Kierans
Club President	Vincent Hoey
Club Directors	Fiachra Kierans	Shane Griffin
General Manager\Club Secretary	Nikki Carpenter
Club Licensing Officer	Shane Griffin
Club Finance Officer	Martin Hodgins
Club Media Officer	Robert O'Reilly
First Team Liaison Officer	Dermot McKenna
FAI Delegate	Nikki Carpenter
Half-time Co-ordinator	Paul Holland
Matchday co-ordinator	Frank Pentony
Supporter Liaison	Colin McGillick
Child Protection Officer	Trudy Kerr
SOLAS Scheme	Ian McCann
Sponsorship Committee	Niamh Cowley	Joseph Leonard	Andrew Matthews
Fundraising Committee	Derek Kerr	Karen O'Connor	Robert Hynes	Martin Rice

Players[edit]

First team squad[edit]

No.	Name	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Dylan Connolly	GK	(1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 27)	Drogheda United U-19
16	Michael Schlingermann	GK	(1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 32)	Monaghan United
Defenders
2	Niall Flynn	CB	(1986-01-22) 22 January 1986 (age 38)	Malahide United
3	Joe Gorman	RB	(1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 29)	Bray Wanderers
5	Alan Byrne	CB	(1983-07-21) 21 July 1983 (age 40)	Athlone Town
6	Michael Daly	RB	(1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 35)	Free Agent
19	Roy Kierans	LB	(1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29)	Drogheda United U-19
21	Lloyd Buckley	CB	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 27)	Drogheda United U-19
45	Neil Yadolahi	CB	(1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 30)	FC Banants
??	Ciarán O'Connor (Loaned)	RB	(1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 29)	Drogheda United U-19
Midfielders
4	Mark Hughes	CM	(1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 31)	Athlone Town
7	Cathal Brady	CM	(1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 37)	Longford Town
8	Seán Thornton	CM	(1983-05-18) 18 May 1983 (age 40)	Bala Town
9	Seán Brennan	CM	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 38)	Athlone Town
20	Stephen Maher	CM	(1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)	St. Patrick's Athletic
15	Shane Dunne	CM	(1993-04-04) 4 April 1993 (age 31)	Wexford Youths
20	Dominic Mahon	CM	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 27)	Drogheda United U-19
21	Fionn Reilly	LM	(1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 26)	Drogheda United U-19
22	Jason Marks	RM	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 35)	Athlone Town
??	Seán O'Connor (Loaned)	CM	(1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 29)	Drogheda United U-19
Forwards
10	Tiarnan Mulvenna	CF	(1988-12-10) 10 December 1988 (age 35)	Cliftonville
11	Carl Walshe	CF	(1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 31)	Shelbourne
12	Lee Duffy	CF	(1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 32)	Shelbourne
13	Adam Whelan	CF	(1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 28)	Shamrock Rovers 'B'
17	Michael Scott	CF	(1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 30)	Malahide United
18	Matthew Rooney	CF	(1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 (age 32)	Portadown
22	Daryl Kavanagh	CF	(1986-08-11) 11 August 1986 (age 37)	Sligo Rovers

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Name	Positions (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Moving From	Signed
Permanent Transfer
Alan Byrne	CB	(1983-07-21) 21 July 1983 (age 40)	Athlone Town	Dec 2014
Mark Hughes	CM	(1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 31)	Athlone Town	Dec 2014
Neil Yaholahi	CB	(1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 30)	FC Banants	Dec 2014
Michael Scott	CF	(1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 30)	Malahide United	Dec 2014
Shane Dunne	CM	(1993-04-04) 4 April 1993 (age 31)	Wexford Youths	Dec 2014
Lee Duffy	CF	(1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 32)	Shelbourne	Dec 2014
Seán Thornton	CM	(1983-05-18) 18 May 1983 (age 40)	Bala Town	Jan 2015
Seán Brennan	CM	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 38)	Athlone Town	Jan 2015
Joe Gorman	RB	(1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 29)	Bray Wanderers	Jan 2015
Tiernan Mulvenna	CF	(1988-12-10) 10 December 1988 (age 35)	Cliftonville	Jan 2015
Niall Flynn	CB	(1986-01-22) 22 January 1986 (age 38)	Malahide United	Feb 2015
Matthew Rooney	CF	(1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 (age 32)	Portadown	Feb 2015
Daryl Kavanagh	CF	(1986-08-11) 11 August 1986 (age 37)	Sligo Rovers	Feb 2015
Adam Whelan	CF	(1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 28)	Shamrock Rovers 'B'	Feb 2015
Jason Marks	RM	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 35)	Athlone Town	Feb 2015

Out[edit]

Name	Positions (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Moving To	Departed
Permanent Transfer
Gavan Holohan	CM	(1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 32)	Cork City	Nov 2014
Shane Grimes	LB	(1987-03-09) 9 March 1987 (age 37)	Dundalk	Nov 2014
Gavin Brennan	LM	(1988-01-23) 23 January 1988 (age 36)	Shamrock Rovers	Nov 2014
Declan O'Brien	CF	(1979-06-16) 16 June 1979 (age 44)	Glenavon	Nov 2014
Daire Doyle	CM	(1980-10-18) 18 October 1980 (age 43)	Shelbourne	Dec 2014
Alan McNally	CB	(1982-09-15) 15 September 1982 (age 41)	Bray Wanderers	Jan 2015
Gary O'Neill	CF	(1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 42)	Tolka Rovers	Jan 2015
Adam Wixted	CF	(1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29)	Bohemians	Jan 2015
Paul Andrews	CB	(1990-03-22) 22 March 1990 (age 34)	Shelbourne	Jan 2015
Peter McGlynn	RB	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 35)	Bray Wanderers	Jan 2015
Seán O'Connor	CM	(1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 29)	Glebe North (Loan)	Jan 2015
Ciarán O'Connor	RB	(1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 29)	Glebe North (Loan)	Jan 2015

Statistics[edit]

Last updated on ???

Appearances, goals and cards[edit]

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FAI Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Dylan Connolly	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
2	CB	Niall Flynn	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
3	RB	Joe Gorman	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
4	CM	Mark Hughes	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
5	CB	Alan Byrne	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
6	RB	Mick Daly	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
7	RM	Cathal Brady	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
8	CM	Seán Thornton	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
9	CM	Seán Brennan	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
10	FW	Tiarnan Mulvenna	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
11	FW	Carl Duffy	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
12	FW	Lee Walsh	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
13	FW	Adam Whelan	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
15	CM	Shane Dunne	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
16	GK	Micheál Schlingermann	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
17	FW	Michael Scott	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
18	FW	Matthew Rooney	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
19	LB	Roy Kierans	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
20	CM	Stephen Maher	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
21	LM	Fionn Reilly	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
22	FW	Daryl Kavanagh	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
45	CB	Neil Yadolahi	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
??	RM	Jason Marks	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0
??	CM	Dominic Mahon	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0

Competitions[edit]

^[1] Win Draw Loss

Pre-season and Friendlies[edit]

Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.

11 February 2015	Athletic Union League XI	0 – 4	Drogheda United	Clonshaugh, Dublin
19:45 GMT			Lee Duffy ??' Tiarnan Mulvenna ??' Carl Walshe ??' Stephen Maher ??'	Stadium: AUL Complex Attendance: ??? Referee: ???

10 April 2015 Jim Malone Cup	Dundalk	2 – 0	Drogheda United	Dundalk
19:45 BST	Andy Boyle 60' Ciarán O'Connor 80'			Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 1,195 Referee: ???

Leinster Senior Cup[edit]

23 February 2015 4th Round	Drogheda United	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Longford Town	Drogheda
19:45 GMT	Lee Duffy 58' Jason Marks 85'	[ Report]	Gary Shaw 70' 88'	Stadium: United Park Referee: Ray Matthews

League of Ireland Premier Division[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundalk (C)	33	23	9	1	78	23	+55	78	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Cork City	33	19	10	4	57	25	+32	67	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	Shamrock Rovers	33	18	11	4	56	27	+29	65
4	St Patrick's Athletic	33	18	4	11	52	34	+18	58
5	Bohemians	33	15	8	10	49	42	+7	53
6	Longford Town	33	10	9	14	41	53	−12	39
7	Derry City	33	9	8	16	32	42	−10	35
8	Bray Wanderers	33	9	6	18	27	51	−24	33
9	Sligo Rovers	33	7	10	16	39	55	−16	31
10	Galway United	33	9	4	20	39	61	−22	31
11	Limerick (R)	33	7	8	18	46	73	−27	29	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
12	Drogheda United (R)	33	7	7	19	32	62	−30	28	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Source: League of Ireland, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[2]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

↑ Dundalk qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 FAI Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results by round[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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	L
Position	3	3	4	5	8	8	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	7	8	6	6

Source:^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

March[edit]

7 March 2015 1	Bray Wanderers	0 – 1	Drogheda United	Bray
17:45 GMT		Report Highlights	Daryl Kavanagh 16'	Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 973 Referee: Sean Grant

13 March 2015 2	Drogheda United	3 – 2	Sligo Rovers	Drogheda
19:45 GMT	Daryl Kavanagh 16' Cathal Brady 63' Neil Yadolahi 69'	Report Highlights	Dinny Corcoran 7' Gavin Peers 37'	Stadium: United Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Robert Harvey

20 March 2015 3	Galway United	1 – 0	Drogheda United	Galway
19:45 GMT	Enda Curran 2' Sam Oji 1'	Report Highlights		Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Graham Kelly

23 March 2015 4	Drogheda United	1 – 1	Limerick	Drogheda
19:45 GMT	Alan Byrne 30' Sean Thornton 83'	Report [ Highlights]	Ian Turner 30' (pen.)	Stadium: United Park Attendance: 574 Referee: Ray Matthews

27 March 2015 5	Derry City	3 – 0	Drogheda United	Derry
19:45 GMT	Anthony Elding 8' 75' (pen.) Barry McNamee 39'	Report [ Highlights]	Jason Marks 74'	Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Robert Rogers

April[edit]

3 April 2015 6	Drogheda United	0 – 1	Bohemians	Drogheda
19:45 BST		Report [ Highlights]	Derek Prendergast 19' {{{3}}}' Marc Griffin 87'	Stadium: United Park Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

10 April 2015 7	Dundalk	1 – 0	Drogheda United	Dundalk
19:45 BST	Richie Towell 88'	Report [ Highlights]		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 3,457 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

17 April 2015 8	Drogheda United	1 – 2	Cork City	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Lloyd Buckley 78'	Report [ Highlights]	Billy Dennehy 17' Kieran Djilali 19'	Stadium: United Park Attendance: 597 Referee: Dave McKeon

20 April 2015 9	St. Patrick's Athletic	2 – 2	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 BST	Conan Byrne 45' Ciarán Kilduff 60'	Report [ Highlights]	Lloyd Buckley 33' Lee Duffy 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Robert Harvey

24 April 2015 10	Drogheda United	0 – 3	Longford Town	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Sean Thornton 75'	Report [ Highlights]	David O'Sullivan 2' Mark Salmon 59' 81'	Stadium: United Park Attendance: 651 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

May[edit]

1 May 2015 11	Shamrock Rovers	1 – 0	Drogheda United	Tallaght, Dublin
19:45 BST	Michael Drennan 19'	Report [ Highlights]		Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 2,341 Referee: Seán Grant

8 April 2015 12	Drogheda United	4 – 2	Bray Wanderers	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Sean Brennan 46' Michael Daly 55' Daryl Kavanagh 57' Tiarnan Mulvenna 87'	Report [ Highlights]	Chris Lyons 9' Peter McGlynn 61'	Stadium: United Park Attendance: 446 Referee: Ray Matthews

11 May 2015 19	Cork City	4 – 1	Drogheda United	Cork
19:45 BST	Billy Dennehy 54' 83' (pen.) 90+3' Karl Sheppard 65'	Report [ Highlights]	Lee Duffy 9' Shane Dunne 71' {{{3}}}' Alan Byrne 81' {{{3}}}' Daryl Kavanagh 90+5' {{{3}}}'	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

16 May 2015 13	Sligo Rovers	2 – 0	Drogheda United	Sligo
19:45 BST	Dinny Corcoran 3' 44'	Report [ Highlights]		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Graham Kelly

22 May 2015 14	Drogheda United	2 – 1	Galway United	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Lee Duffy 33' Sean Thornton 69'	Report [ Highlights]		Stadium: United Park Attendance: 638 Referee: Ben Conolly

June[edit]

5 June 2015 15	Limerick	1 – 2	Drogheda United	Limerick
19:45 BST	Paul O'Conor 47'	Report [ Highlights]	Michael Daly 12' Lee Duffy 53'	Stadium: Markets Field Attendance: 2,308 Referee: Paul Tuite

12 June 2015 16	Drogheda United	1 – 1	Derry City	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Adam Whelan 56'	Report [ Highlights]	Mark Timlin 39'	Stadium: United Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Neil Doyle

26 June 2015 17	Bohemians	0 – 1	Drogheda United	Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 BST		Report [ Highlights]	Tiarnán Mulvenna 90'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 1,762 Referee: Derek Tomney

July[edit]

3 July 2015 18	Drogheda United	1 – 2	Dundalk	Drogheda
20:05 BST	Lee Duffy 58'	Report [ Highlights]	Darren Meenan 55' John Mountney 90'	Stadium: United Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Dave McKeown

17 July 2015 20	Drogheda United	-vs-	St. Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda
19:45 BST		[ Report] [ Highlights]		Stadium: United Park Attendance: ??? Referee: ???

25 July 2015 21	Longford Town	-vs-	Drogheda United	Longford
19:30 BST		[ Report] [ Highlights]		Stadium: City Calling Stadium Attendance: ??? Referee: ???

31 July 2015 22	Drogheda United	-vs-	Shamrock Rovers	Drogheda
19:45 BST		[ Report] [ Highlights]		Stadium: United Park Attendance: ??? Referee: ???

League of Ireland Cup[edit]

10 March 2015 First Round: Pool 3	Drogheda United	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Shelbourne	Drogheda
19:45 BST		Report	Mark Sandford 49'	Stadium: United Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Tomas Connolly

FAI Cup[edit]

29 June 2015 Second Round	Drogheda United	3 – 1	Cabinteely	Drogheda
19:45 BST	Sean Thornton 9' Adam Whelan 72' Sean Brennan 90+3'	Report	Jamie McGlynn 31'	Stadium: United Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Robert Harvey

References[edit]

↑ "Drogheda United Fixtures/Results 2015". Extratime.ie. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
↑ "PREMIER DIVISION 2015 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

External links[edit]

Drogheda United official website

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[table_note_res_CL2Q0.47302435453656-2] Dundalk qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 FAI Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

[1] "Drogheda United Fixtures/Results 2015". Extratime.ie. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[3] "PREMIER DIVISION 2015 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

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