2003 Shelbourne F.C. season
Shelbourne 2003 football season
2003 season | |||
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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
Waterford United v Shelbourne
11 April 2003 | Waterford United | 0 – 4 | Shelbourne | R.S.C., Waterford |
19.30 IST | Report | David Crawley ![]() Stephen Geoghegan ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
Shelbourne v Derry City
18 April 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Derry City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() | Report | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
Shelbourne v Longford Town
22 April 2003 | Shelbourne | 3 – 2 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() Stephen Geoghegan ![]() Jim Gannon ![]() | Report | Barry Ferguson ![]() Sean Francis ![]() | Referee: John Feighery (Dublin) |
Drogheda United v Shelbourne
25 April 2003 | Drogheda United | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | o2 Park, Drogheda |
20.00 IST | Danny O'Connor ![]() | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
Shelbourne v St. Patrick's Athletic
2 May 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 2 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() | Report | Kevin Doherty ![]() Paul Osam ![]() | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
UCD v Shelbourne
9 May 2003 | UCD | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Belfield Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Report | Wes Hoolahan ![]() Richie Baker ![]() | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
Shelbourne v Bohemians
16 May 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 2 | Bohemians | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Jim Crawford ![]() Ger McCarthy ![]() | Report | Glen Crowe ![]() Kevin Hunt ![]() | Referee: John McDermott (Dublin) |
Cork City v Shelbourne
23 May 2003 | Cork City | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
19.45 IST | John O'Flynn ![]() | Report | Jim Gannon ![]() Jim Crawford ![]() | Referee: Jim O’Neill (Waterford) |
Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers
30 May 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Shamrock Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Stephen Geoghegan ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() | Report | Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin) |
Shelbourne v Waterford United
4 June 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Waterford United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Ger McCarthy ![]() | Report | Gary O'Neill ![]() | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
Derry City v Shelbourne
12 June 2003 | Derry City | 2 – 0 | Shelbourne | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
19.45 IST | Gareth McGlynn ![]() Ciarán Martyn ![]() | Report | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
Longford Town v Shelbourne
1 July 2003 | Longford Town | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Flancare Park, Longford |
19.45 IST | Report | Dave Rogers ![]() Ollie Cahill ![]() | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
Shelbourne v Drogheda United
4 July 2003 | Shelbourne | 3 – 0 | Drogheda United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Stephen Geoghegan ![]() Jim Crawford ![]() Ollie Cahill ![]() | Report | Andy Myler ![]() | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
St. Patrick's Athletic v Shelbourne
11 July 2003 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Report | Referee: John McDermott (Dublin) |
Shelbourne v UCD
18 July 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | UCD | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() | Report | Robbie Griffin ![]() | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
Shelbourne v Cork City
7 August 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Cork City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() | Report | Kevin Doyle ![]() | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
Waterford United v Shelbourne
1 September 2003 | Waterford United | 1 – 2 | Shelbourne | R.S.C., Waterford |
19.30 IST | Kevin O'Brien ![]() | Report | Ollie Cahill ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
Shelbourne v Derry City
5 September 2003 | Shelbourne | 3 – 1 | Derry City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() Jamie Harris ![]() Jim Crawford ![]() | Report | Eamon Doherty ![]() | Referee: John McDermott (Dublin) |
Shelbourne v Longford Town
19 September 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 1 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() | Report | Eric Lavine ![]() | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
Drogheda United v Shelbourne
23 September 2003 | Drogheda United | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | o2 Park, Drogheda |
20.00 IST | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() |
Shelbourne v St. Patrick's Athletic
26 September 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.00 IST | Jason Byrne ![]() Darragh Maguire ![]() | Report | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
Bohemians v Shelbourne
29 September 2003 | Bohemians | 1 – 0 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Ken Oman ![]() | Report | Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin) |
UCD v Shelbourne
3 October 2003 | UCD | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Belfield Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Report | Jamie Harris ![]() | Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin) |
Cork City v Shelbourne
13 October 2003 | Cork City | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
19.45 IST | Liam Kearney ![]() | Report | Jamie Harris ![]() | Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin) |
Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers
17 October 2003 | Shelbourne | 0 – 2 | Shamrock Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Report | James Keddy ![]() Garry Haylock ![]() | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
Shelbourne v Waterford United
20 October 2003 | Shelbourne | 3 – 1 | Waterford United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Jamie Harris ![]() Wes Hoolahan ![]() Dave Mulcahy ![]() | Report | Alan Reilly ![]() | Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath) |
Derry City v Shelbourne
25 October 2003 | Derry City | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
19.30 IST | Report | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne
28 October 2003 | Shamrock Rovers | 2 – 4 | Shelbourne | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Stephen Grant ![]() Glen Fitzpatrick ![]() | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() Richie Baker ![]() Jamie Harris ![]() | Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
Shelbourne v Bohemians
4 November 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 3 | Bohemians | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Richie Baker ![]() | Report | Paul Keegan ![]() Thomas Heary ![]() Colin Hawkins ![]() | Referee: Eddie Barr (Dublin) |
St. Patrick's Athletic v Shelbourne
7 November 2003 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Karim el-Khebyr ![]() | Report | Colm Foley ![]() | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
Shelbourne v UCD
10 November 2003 | Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | UCD | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Report | Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
Bohemians v Shelbourne
14 November 2003 | Bohemians | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
20.05 GMT | Report | Stuart Byrne ![]() | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
Shelbourne v Drogheda United
17 November 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Drogheda United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Jason Byrne ![]() Stuart Byrne ![]() | Report | Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin) |
Shelbourne v Cork City
21 November 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Cork City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Jason Byrne ![]() Jamie Harris ![]() | Report | Referee: John McDermott (Dublin) |
Longford Town v Shelbourne
24 November 2003 | Longford Town | 2 – 1 | Shelbourne | Flancare Park, Longford |
19.30 GMT | Shane Barrett ![]() Vinny Perth ![]() | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne
28 November 2003 | Shamrock Rovers | 1 – 1 | Shelbourne | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 GMT | Stephen McGuinness ![]() | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() | Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
Final league table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
- ^ Longford Town qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round after winning the 2003 FAI Cup.
League Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
NK Olimpija Ljubljana v Shelbourne
14 August 2003 | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 1 – 0 | Shelbourne | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana |
19.00 IST | Nedim Jusufbegovic ![]() | Report | Referee: Krzysztof Slupik (Poland) |
Shelbourne v NK Olimpija Ljubljana
28 August 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 3 | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Ollie Cahill ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() | Report | Nedim Jusufbegovic ![]() Anton Žlogar ![]() Marko Kmetec ![]() | Referee: Gylfi Orrasson (Iceland) |
Olimpija Ljubljana won 4 - 2 on aggregate
FAI Cup
Second round
Cork City v Shelbourne
25 July 2003 | Cork City | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
19.45 IST | Report | Jason Byrne ![]() ![]() | Referee: John McDermott (Dublin) |
Third round
Sligo Rovers v Shelbourne
17 August 2003 | Sligo Rovers | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
19.00 IST | Report | Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
Replay
Shelbourne v Sligo Rovers
21 August 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Sligo Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Ollie Cahill ![]() Jason Byrne ![]() Dave Rogers ![]() | Report | Ollie Keogh ![]() John Gaffney ![]() Steve Feeney ![]() Michael McNamara ![]() | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
League of Ireland Cup
First round
Shelbourne v Dublin City
28 April 2003 | Shelbourne | 2 – 3 | Dublin City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Ger Rowe ![]() Dessie Baker ![]() | Report | Barry Burke ![]() Robbie Collins ![]() Graham Dunning ![]() |
St. Patrick's Athletic v Shelbourne
12 May 2003 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 3 – 1 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
19.45 IST | Michael Holt ![]() ![]() Paul Marney ![]() | Report | Ger Rowe ![]() |
Final group table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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
(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 | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
FW | ![]() | Dessie Baker | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() | Richie Baker | 34 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Chris Bennion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Jason Byrne | 39 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Philip Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Stuart Byrne | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Ollie Cahill | 42 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Morgan Cranley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jim Crawford | 36 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | David Crawley | 28 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Kevin Doherty | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Derek Dunne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Jim Gannon | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Stephen Geoghegan | 27 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Jamie Harris | 20 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Owen Heary | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Wes Hoolahan | 36 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Alan Kinsella | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Alan Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Ger McCarthy | 29 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Tony McCarthy | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Thomas Morgan | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Alan Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Stephen Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Stephen Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Scott Oakes | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Dave Rogers | 30 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Ger Rowe | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
DF | ![]() | Ciarán Sharkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Ray Whelehan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | 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 |
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1 | ![]() | 25 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |