2003 Shelbourne F.C. season

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Shelbourne
2003 season
ChairmanOllie Byrne
ManagerPat Fenlon
Premier Division1st
UEFA CupQualifying round
FAI CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Byrne (21)
All:
Jason Byrne (25)

In the 2003 season, Shelbourne were crowned League of Ireland Premier Division champions.

Personnel[edit]

Managerial/backroom staff[edit]

Manager: Pat Fenlon

2003 squad members[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Wales WAL Steve Williams
— GK Scotland SCO Chris Bennion
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Morgan Cranley
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Heary (Captain)
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Gannon
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Doherty
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Philip Byrne
— DF Wales WAL Jamie Harris
— DF England ENG Dave Rogers
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony McCarthy
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Crawley
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Derek Dunne
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Murtagh
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ciarán Sharkey
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Baker
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stuart Byrne
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Crawford
— MF England ENG Scott Oakes
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Thomas Morgan
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Wes Hoolahan
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ollie Cahill
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Murphy
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Byrne
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Geoghegan
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Dessie Baker
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ger McCarthy
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ger Rowe
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kinsella
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Murphy
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Lee
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ray Whelehan

Results/league tables[edit]

League of Ireland Premier Division[edit]

11 April 2003 Waterford United 0 – 4 Shelbourne R.S.C., Waterford
19.30 IST Report David Crawley 18' (pen.)
Stephen Geoghegan 32'
Jason Byrne 44' 75'		 Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
18 April 2003 Shelbourne 1 – 0 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Jason Byrne 4' Report Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
22 April 2003 Shelbourne 3 – 2 Longford Town Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Jason Byrne 18'
Stephen Geoghegan 50'
Jim Gannon 86'		 Report Barry Ferguson 19' (pen.)
Sean Francis 58'		 Referee: John Feighery (Dublin)
25 April 2003 Drogheda United 1 – 1 Shelbourne o2 Park, Drogheda
20.00 IST Danny O'Connor 42' Report Jason Byrne 40' Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
2 May 2003 Shelbourne 2 – 2 St. Patrick's Athletic Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Jason Byrne 1' 80' Report Kevin Doherty 55' (o.g)
Paul Osam 57'		 Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
9 May 2003 UCD 0 – 2 Shelbourne Belfield Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Wes Hoolahan 48'
Richie Baker 78'		 Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
16 May 2003 Shelbourne 2 – 2 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Jim Crawford 31'
Ger McCarthy 90'		 Report Glen Crowe 53'
Kevin Hunt 83'		 Referee: John McDermott (Dublin)
23 May 2003 Cork City 0 – 0 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
19.45 IST John O'Flynn soccer ball with red X 90+1' (pen.) Report Jim Gannon Red card 75'
Jim Crawford Red card 90'		 Referee: Jim O’Neill (Waterford)
30 May 2003 Shelbourne 1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Stephen Geoghegan 41'
Jason Byrne Red card 45'		 Report Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin)
4 June 2003 Shelbourne 1 – 1 Waterford United Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Ger McCarthy 49' Report Gary O'Neill 5' Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
12 June 2003 Derry City 2 – 0 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19.45 IST Gareth McGlynn 67'
Ciarán Martyn 70'		 Report Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
1 July 2003 Longford Town 0 – 2 Shelbourne Flancare Park, Longford
19.45 IST Report Dave Rogers 42'
Ollie Cahill 61'		 Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
4 July 2003 Shelbourne 3 – 0 Drogheda United Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Stephen Geoghegan 14'
Jim Crawford 75'
Ollie Cahill 80'		 Report Andy Myler soccer ball with red X 38' (pen.) Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
11 July 2003 St. Patrick's Athletic 0 – 0 Shelbourne Richmond Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Referee: John McDermott (Dublin)
18 July 2003 Shelbourne 1 – 1 UCD Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Jason Byrne 23' Report Robbie Griffin 7' Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
7 August 2003 Shelbourne 1 – 1 Cork City Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Jason Byrne 14' Report Kevin Doyle 9' Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
1 September 2003 Waterford United 1 – 2 Shelbourne R.S.C., Waterford
19.30 IST Kevin O'Brien 47' Report Ollie Cahill 9'
Jason Byrne 12'		 Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
5 September 2003 Shelbourne 3 – 1 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Jason Byrne 51'
Jamie Harris 52'
Jim Crawford 62'		 Report Eamon Doherty 50' Referee: John McDermott (Dublin)
19 September 2003 Shelbourne 2 – 1 Longford Town Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Jason Byrne 18' 60' (pen.) Report Eric Lavine 28' Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
23 September 2003 Drogheda United 0 – 1 Shelbourne o2 Park, Drogheda
20.00 IST Report Jason Byrne 55'
26 September 2003 Shelbourne 2 – 0 St. Patrick's Athletic Tolka Park, Dublin
19.00 IST Jason Byrne 22'
Darragh Maguire 42' (o.g.)		 Report Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
29 September 2003 Bohemians 1 – 0 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Ken Oman 58' Report Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin)
3 October 2003 UCD 0 – 1 Shelbourne Belfield Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Jamie Harris 60' Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)
13 October 2003 Cork City 1 – 1 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
19.45 IST Liam Kearney 12' Report Jamie Harris 90' Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin)
17 October 2003 Shelbourne 0 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report James Keddy 10'
Garry Haylock 90+2'		 Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
20 October 2003 Shelbourne 3 – 1 Waterford United Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Jamie Harris 13'
Wes Hoolahan 38'
Dave Mulcahy 60' (o.g.)		 Report Alan Reilly 64' (pen.) Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath)
25 October 2003 Derry City 0 – 0 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19.30 IST Report Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)
28 October 2003 Shamrock Rovers 2 – 4 Shelbourne Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Stephen Grant 13'
Glen Fitzpatrick 38'		 Report Jason Byrne 59' (pen.) 78'
Richie Baker 67'
Jamie Harris 74'		 Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
4 November 2003 Shelbourne 1 – 3 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Richie Baker 9' Report Paul Keegan 11'
Thomas Heary 42'
Colin Hawkins 55'		 Referee: Eddie Barr (Dublin)
7 November 2003 St. Patrick's Athletic 0 – 1 Shelbourne Richmond Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Karim el-Khebyr Red card 58' Report Colm Foley 29' (o.g.) Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
10 November 2003 Shelbourne 0 – 0 UCD Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Report Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
14 November 2003 Bohemians 0 – 1 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
20.05 GMT Report Stuart Byrne 16' Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
17 November 2003 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Drogheda United Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Jason Byrne 72'
Stuart Byrne 85'		 Report Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
21 November 2003 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Cork City Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Jason Byrne 26'
Jamie Harris 50'		 Report Referee: John McDermott (Dublin)
24 November 2003 Longford Town 2 – 1 Shelbourne Flancare Park, Longford
19.30 GMT Shane Barrett 32'
Vinny Perth 64'		 Report Jason Byrne 20' Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
28 November 2003 Shamrock Rovers 1 – 1 Shelbourne Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Stephen McGuinness 55' Report Jason Byrne 24' (pen.) Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin)

Final league table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shelbourne (C) 36 19 12 5 52 28 +24 69 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Bohemians 36 18 10 8 58 37 +21 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Cork City 36 13 14 9 43 33 +10 53 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
4 Longford Town 36 12 12 12 46 44 +2 48 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
5 St Patrick's Athletic 36 10 16 10 48 48 0 46
Source: [1][2][3]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Longford Town qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round after winning the 2003 FAI Cup.

League Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 19 12 5 52 28  +24 69 10 6 2 30 17  +13 9 6 3 22 11  +11

Last updated: 28 November 2003.
Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures

League Form/Results by Round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHHAHAAAHHAAHAHAHHAA
ResultWWWDDWDDWDLWWDDDWWWWWLWDLWDWLWDWWWLD
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2003. Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Cup[edit]

Qualifying round[edit]

14 August 2003 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 1 – 0 Shelbourne Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana
19.00 IST Nedim Jusufbegovic 73' Report Referee: Krzysztof Slupik (Poland)
28 August 2003 Shelbourne 2 – 3 NK Olimpija Ljubljana Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Ollie Cahill 14'
Jason Byrne 90'		 Report Nedim Jusufbegovic 8'
Anton Žlogar 45'
Marko Kmetec 56'		 Referee: Gylfi Orrasson (Iceland)

Olimpija Ljubljana won 4 - 2 on aggregate

FAI Cup[edit]

Second round[edit]

25 July 2003 Cork City 0 – 2 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
19.45 IST Report Jason Byrne 4' 72' Referee: John McDermott (Dublin)

Third round[edit]

17 August 2003 Sligo Rovers 0 – 0 Shelbourne The Showgrounds, Sligo
19.00 IST Report Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
Replay[edit]
21 August 2003 Shelbourne 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Sligo Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Ollie Cahill 43'
Jason Byrne 90+5' (pen.)
Dave Rogers Red card 35'		 Report Ollie Keogh 15'
John Gaffney 32'
Steve Feeney 104'
Michael McNamara Red card 90+4'		 Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)

League of Ireland Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

28 April 2003 Shelbourne 2 – 3 Dublin City Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Ger Rowe 2'
Dessie Baker 51'		 Report Barry Burke 20' (pen.)
Robbie Collins 74'
Graham Dunning 85'
12 May 2003 St. Patrick's Athletic 3 – 1 Shelbourne Richmond Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Michael Holt 17' 29'
Paul Marney 89'		 Report Ger Rowe 2'
Final group table[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 St. Patrick's Athletic (Q) 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Qualified for eircom League Cup quarter-finals
2 Dublin City 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3 Shelbourne 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

2003 season statistics[edit]

Player appearances/goals[edit]

As of 28 November 2003.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division UEFA Cup FAI Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Dessie Baker 10 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Baker 34 3 29 3 2 0 3 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Chris Bennion 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Byrne 39 25 34 21 2 1 3 3 0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Philip Byrne 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stuart Byrne 28 2 25 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ollie Cahill 42 5 36 3 2 1 3 1 1 0
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Morgan Cranley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Crawford 36 3 31 3 2 0 3 0 0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Crawley 28 1 23 1 2 0 3 0 0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Doherty 31 0 26 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Derek Dunne 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Gannon 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Geoghegan 27 4 23 4 1 0 3 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Jamie Harris 20 6 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Heary 40 0 35 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Wes Hoolahan 36 2 31 2 2 0 2 0 1 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kinsella 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Lee 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ger McCarthy 29 2 23 2 1 0 3 0 2 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony McCarthy 25 0 23 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Thomas Morgan 32 0 28 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Murphy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Murtagh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Scott Oakes 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF England ENG Dave Rogers 30 1 25 1 2 0 3 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ger Rowe 16 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ciarán Sharkey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ray Whelehan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK Wales WAL Steve Williams 41 0 36 0 2 0 3 0 0 0

Top goalscorers[edit]

Position Goalscorer Total Goals Premier Division UEFA Cup FAI Cup League Cup
1
 Republic of Ireland Jason Byrne
25
21
1
3
0
2
 Wales Jamie Harris
6
6
0
0
0
3
 Republic of Ireland Ollie Cahill
5
3
1
1
0
4
 Republic of Ireland Stephen Geoghegan
4
4
0
0
0
5
 Republic of Ireland Richie Baker
3
3
0
0
0
Republic of Ireland Jim Crawford
3
3
0
0
0
7
 Republic of Ireland Stuart Byrne
2
2
0
0
0
Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan
2
2
0
0
0
Republic of Ireland Ger McCarthy
2
2
0
0
0
Republic of Ireland Ger Rowe
2
0
0
0
2
11
 Republic of Ireland Dessie Baker
1
0
0
0
1
Republic of Ireland David Crawley
1
1
0
0
0
Republic of Ireland Jim Gannon
1
1
0
0
0
England Dave Rogers
1
1
0
0
0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
  2. ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Ireland 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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