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2022 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk entered the 2022 season having finished in sixth place in the league the previous season and having failed to qualify for European football for the first time since the 2012 season. They were still the League of Ireland Cup holders because, after they had won it in 2019, the competition was not held in 2020 or 2021. 2022 was Dundalk's 14th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 87th in all, and their 96th in the League of Ireland. The 100th anniversary of the club's entry to the Leinster Senior League and therefore its first match as a senior club passed on 7 October 2022.[1]

Dundalk
2022 season
Head CoachStephen O'Donnell
Premier Division3rd of 10
FAI CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Patrick Hoban (9)
All: Patrick Hoban (10)
Highest home attendance3,546 v Shamrock Rovers, 14 March 2022[a]
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Stephen O'Donnell was the club's new head coach going into the new term, having replaced Vinny Perth in the close season.

Season summary

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The league season started on 18 February 2022.[2] Dundalk moved into third position after the round 15 victory over Bohemians and remained in the top three—the automatic European qualification positions—for the remainder of the season. A run of one defeat in 15 games from round 12 to round 26 saw an unlikely title challenge develop but injuries to several key players and mixed results subsequently saw that challenge fade in the final series of matches.[3] A home victory over Bohemians in round 35 guaranteed third place and qualification for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.[4]

A notable milestone was reached in round five away to Shelbourne, when Patrick Hoban scored to become the first player to score 100 league goals in the club's history.[5] Another milestone was reached in round 18, when the club achieved its 1,000th league victory in the top tier of the League of Ireland with a win at home to St Patrick's Athletic. For the round 12 home fixture against Shelbourne, the team wore a specially commissioned shirt in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease charity, 'Watch Your Back'. The match-worn shirts were subsequently auctioned with all proceeds going to the charity.[6]

The club's Honorary President, Des Casey, died in August. The club renamed Oriel Park 'Casey's Field' in his honour until the end of the season because Oriel is built on land that has been leased from the Casey Family Trust since 1936.[7]

In the FAI Cup, they were defeated in the quarter-final by First Division side Waterford.[8]

The end of the season saw club captain Brian Gartland retire after 10 seasons having made 251 appearances for the club.[9]

First-Team Squad (2022)

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Sources:[10][11] Note: Substitute appearances in brackets

No. Name DOB Pos. Debut League FAI Cup Others Totals
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1   Nathan Shepperd 10 September 2000 GK 2022 33 0 3 0 0 0 36 0
2   Lewis Macari[b] 8 February 2002 DF 2022 33 (1) 1 3 0 0 0 37 1
3   Brian Gartland 4 November 1986 DF 2013 4 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
4   Andy Boyle 7 March 1991 DF 2013 31 (1) 0 3 0 0 0 35 0
5   Mark Connolly[c] 16 December 1991 DF 2022 20 1 0 0 0 0 20 1
5   Alfie Lewis[d] 28 September 1999 MF 2022 11 (1) 1 1 (1) 0 0 0 14 1
6   Sam Bone 6 February 1998 DF 2022 23 (9) 1 2 (1) 0 0 0 35 1
7   Daniel Kelly 21 May 1996 MF 2019 20 (3) 6 0 0 0 0 23 6
8   Robbie Benson 7 May 1992 MF 2016 19 (10) 3 1 (1) 1 0 0 31 4
9   Patrick Hoban 28 July 1991 FW 2013 21 (4) 9 1 1 0 0 26 10
10   Greg Sloggett 3 July 1996 MF 2020 30 (2) 1 3 2 0 0 35 3
11   John Martin 5 January 1999 MF 2022 10 (21) 2 1 (2) 0 0 0 34 2
14   Peter Cherrie 1 October 1983 GK 2009 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15   Darragh Leahy 15 April 1998 DF 2020 28 3 1 0 0 0 29 3
16   Steven Bradley[e] 17 March 2002 MF 2022 23 (9) 6 3 0 0 0 35 6
17   Keith Ward 12 October 1990 MF 2011 10 (22) 5 2 (1) 1 0 0 35 6
18   Robert McCourt[f] 6 April 1998 DF 2022 2 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
19   Daniel Williams[g] 19 April 2001 MF 2022 7 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
20   Joe Adams 13 February 2001 MF 2022 20 (13) 0 1 (1) 1 0 0 35 1
21   Paul Doyle 10 April 1998 MF 2022 16 (9) 2 2 1 0 0 27 3
22   Runar Hauge[h] 1 September 2001 MF 2022 5 (4) 2 2 (1) 0 0 0 12 2
23   John Mountney 22 February 1993 MF 2012 7 (3) 0 1 (2) 0 0 0 13 0
24   Mayowa Animasahun[i] 8 August 2003 DF 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25   Mark Hanratty[j] 18 July 2002 MF 2020 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28   Ryan O'Kane 16 August 2003 MF 2021 10 (8) 2 0 (3) 1 0 0 21 3
29   David McMillan 14 December 1988 FW 2015 9 (18) 2 1 (1) 1 0 0 29 3


Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Premier Division

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18 February 2022 Round 1 Dundalk 2–2 Derry City Oriel Park
19:45 Steven Bradley   32'
Mark Connolly   73'		 Report Thomson   40'
McGonigle   78'		 Attendance: 3,500 (est)
Referee: Rob Harvey
25 February 2022 Round 2 Bohemians 2–2 Dundalk Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 Flores   28'
Promise   44'		 Report Patrick Hoban   30'
Steven Bradley   56'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: Unreported
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
28 February 2022 Round 3 Dundalk 3–0 Finn Harps Oriel Park
19:45 Steven Bradley   44', 67'
Sam Bone   46'		 Report Attendance: 2,676
Referee: John McLoughlin
5 March 2022 Round 4 Sligo Rovers 0–0 Dundalk Sligo
19:45 Report Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Neil Doyle
12 March 2022 Round 5 Shelbourne 1–1 Dundalk Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 Boyd   85' (pen.) Report Patrick Hoban   70' Stadium: Tolka Park
Attendance: Unreported
Referee: Derek Tomney
14 March 2022 Round 6 Dundalk 0–0 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park
19:45 Attendance: 3,546
Referee: Damien MacGraith
19 March 2022 Round 7 Drogheda United 1–0 Dundalk Drogheda
19:45 Williams   50' (pen.) Report Stadium: Head in the Game Park
Attendance: unreported
Referee: Rob Hennessy
1 April 2022 Round 8 Dundalk 2–0 U.C.D. Oriel Park
19:45 Daniel Kelly   16'
Patrick Hoban   48'		 Report Attendance: 2,053
Referee: Gavin Colfer
8 April 2022 Round 9 St Patrick's Athletic 0–0 Dundalk Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 Report Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 4,322
Referee: Rob Harvey
15 April 2022 Round 10 Dundalk 2–1 Sligo Rovers Oriel Park
19:45 Patrick Hoban   34'
Daniel Kelly   43'		 Report Mata   86' Attendance: 2,516
Referee: Neil Doyle
18 April 2022 Round 11 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Dundalk Tallaght, Dublin
19:00 Danny Mandroiu   66' Report Brian Gartland   88' Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Ray Matthews
22 April 2022 Round 12 Dundalk 2–1 Shelbourne Oriel Park
19:45 Steven Bradley   56'
Daniel Kelly   64'
John Martin   85'		 Report Griffin   45'
Farrell   80' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,427
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
29 April 2022 Round 13 Dundalk 4–1 Drogheda United Oriel Park
19:45
  • Leahy   39'
  • Macari   51'
  • Hoban   58' (pen.)
  • Martin   90+2'
 Report
  • Nugent   38'
  • Deegan   65'
  • Brennan   87'
  • Heeney   89'
 Attendance: 2,832
Referee: Sean Grant
6 May 2022 Round 14 U.C.D. 2–2 Dundalk Belfield, Dublin
19:45 Whelan   60', 75' (pen.) Report Paul Doyle   18'
Andy Boyle  45'
Patrick Hoban   54' (pen.)		 Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: Unreported
Referee: Damien MacGraith
13 May 2022 Round 15 Dundalk 3–1 Bohemians Oriel Park
19:45 Patrick Hoban   50'
Robbie Benson   71'
Paul Doyle   79'		 Report Ciaran Kelly   115' Attendance: 2,748
Referee: Sean Grant
20 May 2022 Round 16 Derry City 1–2 Dundalk Derry
19:45 Akintunde   76' Report Robbie Benson   10'
Patrick Hoban   82'		 Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
Attendance: Unreported
Referee: Rob Harvey
23 May 2022 Round 17 Finn Harps 0–1 Dundalk Ballybofey, County Donegal
20:00 Report Daniel Kelly   53' Stadium: Finn Park
Attendance: Unreported
Referee: Rob Hennessy
27 May 2022 Round 18 Dundalk 1–0 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park
19:45 Daniel Kelly   24' Report Attendance: 2,889
Referee: Ray Matthews
17 June 2022 Round 19 Dundalk 1–0 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park
19:45 Robbie Benson   80' Report Ronan Finn   82' Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Neil Doyle
24 June 2022 Round 20 Shelbourne 0–0 Dundalk Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 Report Stadium: Tolka Park
Attendance: Unreported
1 July 2022 Round 21 Dundalk 3–0 U.C.D. Oriel Park
19:45 David McMillan   51'
Greg Sloggett   57'
Keith Ward   90'		 Report Attendance: 2,241
Referee: Rob Harvey
8 July 2022 Round 22 Drogheda United 1–0 Dundalk Drogheda
19:45 Williams   1' Report Stadium: Head in the Game Park
Attendance: 2,158
Referee: Neil Doyle
16 July 2022 Round 23 St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 Dundalk Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 Eoin Doyle   15' Report Daniel Kelly   77' Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: Unreported
Referee: Rob Hennessey
22 July 2022 Round 24 Dundalk 3–0 Finn Harps Oriel Park
19:45 Darragh Leahy   3'
Keith Ward   6'
Steven Bradley   36'		 Report Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Adriano Reale
6 August 2022 Round 25 Dundalk 1–1 Derry City Oriel Park
19:45 Patrick Hoban   90' Report Akintunde   12' Attendance: 2,856
Referee: Rob Hennessy
12 August 2022 Round 26 Bohemians 0–1 Dundalk Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 GMT Levingston   }77' Report Martin   45'   13'
Boyle   52'
Bone   68'
Shepperd   84'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 3,400 (est)
Referee: Adriano Reale
21 August 2022 Round 27 Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Dundalk Tallaght, Dublin
19:00 Greene   13'
Towell   34'
Gaffney   67'		 Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 5,525
Referee: Rob Harvey
29 August 2022 Round 28 Sligo Rovers 0–3[k] Dundalk Sligo
19:45 Boyle o.g.   57'
Liivak   83'		 Report Darragh Leahy   23' Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: Unreported
Referee: John McLoughlin
2 September 2022 Round 29 Dundalk 0–0 Shelbourne Casey's Field
19:45 Report Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
9 September 2022 Round 30 U.C.D. 3–2 Dundalk Belfield, Dublin
19:45 Lonergan   51', 87'
Duffy   79'		 Report Keith Ward   39'
Steven Bradley   57'		 Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: Unreported
Referee: Adriano Reale
30 September 2022 Round 31 Dundalk 2–0 Drogheda United Casey's Field
19:45 Runar Hauge   58' (pen.)
Dane Massey o.g.   45'		 Report Brennan   90' Attendance: 2,364
Referee: John McLoughlin
7 October 2022 Round 32 Dundalk 1–2 St Patrick's Athletic Casey's Field
19:45 Ryan O'Kane   45' Report Forrester   20'
O'Reilly   90'		 Attendance: 2,889
Referee: Damien MacGraith
14 October 2022 Round 33 Finn Harps 1–2 Dundalk Ballybofey, County Donegal
20:00 Jones   86' Report Lewis Macari   18'
Slevin o.g.   43'		 Stadium: Finn Park
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
21 October 2022 Round 34 Dundalk 3–3 Sligo Rovers Casey's Field
19:45 Alfie Lewis   38'
Ryan O'Kane   54'
Keith Ward   90'		 Report Liivak   22'
Keena   76'
Mata   83'		 Attendance: 2,384
Referee: Damian MacGraith
28 October 2022 Round 35 Dundalk 2–1 Bohemians Casey's Field
19:45 IST Mountney   22'
Hauge   39'
Boyle   33'
Leahy   69'
Shepperd   86'		 Report Varian   89'
Burt   90+2'		 Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Adriano Reale
6 November 2022 Round 36 Derry City 0–1 Dundalk Derry
19:00 Sadou Diallo   20' Report Keith Ward   9'
Robert McCourt   20'		 Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
Attendance: unreported
Referee: Rob Hennessy

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 36 24 7 5 61 22 +39 79 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Derry City 36 18 12 6 53 27 +26 66 Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Dundalk 36 18 12 6 53 30 +23 66
4 St Patrick's Athletic 36 18 7 11 57 37 +20 61
5 Sligo Rovers 36 13 10 13 47 44 +3 49
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[13]
*Note Sligo Rovers defeated Dundalk 2–0 but the result was overturned by the Football Association of Ireland to a 3–0 win for Dundalk after it was ruled that Sligo had fielded a suspended player.[14]
(C) Champions

FAI Cup

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29 July 2022 First Round Dundalk 4–0 Longford Town Oriel Park
19:45 Greg Sloggett   59', 68'
Patrick Hoban   61'
Joe Adams   63'		 Report Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Alan Patchell
26 August 2022 Second Round Wexford 2–3 (a.e.t.) Dundalk Ferrycarrig Park
19:45 Lovic   55'
Shortt   66'		 Report David McMillan   38'
Ryan O'Kane   73'
Robbie Benson   109' (pen.)		 Attendance: Unreported
Referee: Adriano Reale
16 September 2022 Quarter-final Waterford 3–2 Dundalk Waterford Regional Sports Centre
19:45 Griffin   31'
Power   43'
Patterson   65'		 Report Paul Doyle   11'
Keith Ward   90'		 Attendance: 2,612
Referee: Neil Doyle

Awards

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Player of the Month

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Month Player Reference
February   Steven Bradley [15]
May   Daniel Kelly [16]
June   Mark Connolly [17]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The opening night fixture against Derry City was sold out and therefore had a higher attendance but an official attendance figure was not reported
  2. ^ on full season loan from Stoke City F.C.
  3. ^ loan from Dundee United F.C. ended after Round 23
  4. ^ signed ahead of Round 25 and assigned squad number 5 vacated by Mark Connolly
  5. ^ on full season loan from Hibernian F.C.
  6. ^ signed ahead of Round 25
  7. ^ loan from Swansea City A.F.C. ended after Round 18
  8. ^ on loan from Hibernian F.C. from Round 25
  9. ^ on loan to Dungannon Swifts after Round 25
  10. ^ released after Round 24
  11. ^ Sligo Rovers won the match 2–0 but the result was subsequently overturned because Sligo had fielded a suspended player[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Soccer". Dundalk Democrat. 7 October 1922. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Dundalk Fixtures". extratime.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ Rogers, James (17 August 2022). "Dundalk's injury woes ahead of Rovers clash". The Argus. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ Rogers, James. "Dundalk beat Bohs to seal qualification for Europe". rte.ie. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. ^ "League Report: Shelbourne 1-1 Dundalk". extratime.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ^ "MND JERSEY AUCTION". dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ^ "ORIEL PARK TO BE RENAMED AS CASEY'S FIELD". dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Waterford v Dundalk". extratime.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. ^ McLaughlin, Gavin. "Gartland announces his retirement". dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Dundalk FC Squad 2022". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  11. ^ "First Team". dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  12. ^ "FAI Statement". sseairtricityleague.ie. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Premier Division 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  14. ^ https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/fai-statement/id-4432
  15. ^ "BRADLEY WINS POTM AWARD". dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  16. ^ "KELLY NAMED PLAYER OF THE MONTH". dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  17. ^ "CONNOLLY NAMED PLAYER OF THE MONTH". dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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