| 2003 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ollie Byrne | ||
| Manager | Pat Fenlon | ||
| Premier Division | 1st | ||
| UEFA Cup | Qualifying round | ||
| FAI Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jason Byrne (21) All: Jason Byrne (25) | ||
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In the 2003 season, Shelbourne were crowned League of Ireland Premier Division champions.
Personnel
Managerial/backroom staff
Manager: Pat Fenlon
2003 squad members
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results/league tables
League of Ireland Premier Division
| 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  90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Jim Gannon  75' Jim Crawford 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 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 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 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
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 |
- ↑ Longford Town qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round after winning the 2003 FAI Cup.
League 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 |
| 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
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
UEFA Cup
Qualifying round
| 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
Second round
| 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
| 17 August 2003 | Sligo Rovers | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
| 19.00 IST | Report | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
Replay
| 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 35' |
Report | Ollie Keogh 15' John Gaffney 32' Steve Feeney 104' Michael McNamara 90+4' |
Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
League of Ireland Cup
First round
| 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
| 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:
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
2003 season statistics
Player appearances/goals
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 |  IRL |
Dessie Baker | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | IRL |
Richie Baker | 34 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO |
Chris Bennion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL |
Jason Byrne | 39 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL |
Philip Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL |
Stuart Byrne | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL |
Ollie Cahill | 42 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | IRL |
Morgan Cranley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL |
Jim Crawford | 36 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL |
David Crawley | 28 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL |
Kevin Doherty | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL |
Derek Dunne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL |
Jim Gannon | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL |
Stephen Geoghegan | 27 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  WAL |
Jamie Harris | 20 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL |
Owen Heary | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL |
Wes Hoolahan | 36 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL |
Alan Kinsella | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL |
Alan Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL |
Ger McCarthy | 29 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL |
Tony McCarthy | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL |
Thomas Morgan | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL |
Alan Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL |
Stephen Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL |
Stephen Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |  ENG |
Scott Oakes | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Dave Rogers | 30 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL |
Ger Rowe | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| DF | IRL |
Ciarán Sharkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL |
Ray Whelehan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK | WAL |
Steve Williams | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Top goalscorers
| Position | Goalscorer | Total Goals | Premier Division | UEFA Cup | FAI Cup | League Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Jason Byrne |
25 |
21 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Jamie Harris |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Ollie Cahill |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Stephen Geoghegan |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Richie Baker |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jim Crawford |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
7 |
Stuart Byrne |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wes Hoolahan |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
| Ger McCarthy |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
| Ger Rowe |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | |
11 |
Dessie Baker |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| David Crawley |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
| Jim Gannon |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
| Dave Rogers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
References
- ↑ Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ireland 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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