2024 Shelbourne F.C. season

Shelbourne
2024 season
CEO	Barry Mocke
Head Coach	Damien Duff
Stadium	Tolka Park, Dublin
Premier Division	1st (as of 19 June 2024)
Leinster Senior Cup	Quarter final
FAI Cup	2nd Round
UEFA Conference League	First Qualifying Round
Top goalscorer	League: Will Jarvis (8); All: Will Jarvis (8)
Highest home attendance	4,855 v Bohemians, 12 April 2024
Lowest home attendance	3,586 v Waterford, 17 May 2024
	← 2023 2025 →
	All statistics correct as of 13:00 20 June 2024 (UTC).

The 2024 Shelbourne F.C. season is the club's 129th season in existence, their third season back in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion from the League of Ireland First Division in 2021, and their first season back in European competition since 2006, competing the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League.

In May 2024, Dublin City Council voted in favour of granting the club a 250-year lease on Tolka Park.^[1]

First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2024 season.

#	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous Club	Signed	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Conor Kearns	GK	(1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 25)	Galway United	2023
19	Lorcan Healy	GK	9 January 2001 (aged 22)	UCD	2024
25	Daithi Folan	GK	11 August 2005 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2023
Defenders
2	Sean Gannon	DF	11 July 1991 (aged 32)	Shamrock Rovers	2024
3	Tyreke Wilson	DF	(1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 24)	Bohemians	2023
4	Kameron Ledwidge	DF	(2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 22)	Southampton	2021
5	Shane Griffin	DF	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 29)	St Patrick's Athletic	2022
24	Lewis Temple	DF	(2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2022
29	Paddy Barrett	DF	(1993-07-22)22 July 1993 (aged 30)	St Patrick's Athletic	2023
TBC	Sam Bone	DF	6 February 1998 (aged 26)	Maidstone United	2024	Signed mid-season
Midfielders
6	JJ Lunney	MF	(1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 25)	Bohemian	2021
8	Mark Coyle	MF	(1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 27)	Finn Harps	2022	Captain
12	Jad Hakiki	MF	(2004-06-23)23 June 2004 (aged 19)	Youth Team	2022
16	John O’Sullivan	MF	18 September 1993 (aged 30)	Bohemians	2024
17	Shane Farrell	MF	(2000-06-26)26 June 2000 (aged 23)	Finglas United	2018
20	Keith Ward	MF	12 October 1990 (aged 33)	Dundalk	2024
27	Evan Caffrey	MF	(2003-02-27)27 February 2003 (aged 20)	UCD	2023
67	Liam Burt	MF	1 February 1999 (aged 25)	Shamrock Rovers	2024	On loan from Shamrock Rovers
TBC	Ali Coote	MF	11 June 1998 (aged 26)	Detroit City	2024	Signed mid-season
Attackers
9	Sean Boyd	FW	(1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 25)	Finn Harps	2022
10	John Martin	FW	13 March 1997 (aged 26)	Dundalk	2024
11	Matty Smith	FW	(1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 26)	Derry City	2023
22	Dean Williams	FW	9 February 2000 (aged 24)	Bohemians	2024
36	Will Jarvis	FW	17 December 2002 (aged 21)	Hull City	2023	On loan from Hull City
Players who departed before the end of the season
21	Gavin Molloy	DF	(2001-10-19)19 October 2001 (aged 22)	Youth Team	2022	Signed for Aberdeen

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Previous Club	Ref.
22 November 2023	DF		Sean Gannon	Shamrock Rovers	^[2]
22 November 2023	MF		Keith Ward	Dundalk	^[3]
29 November 2023	FW		Dean Williams	Bohemians	^[4]
30 November 2023	GK		Lorcan Healy	UCD	^[5]
8 December 2023	MF		John O’Sullivan	Bohemians	^[6]
8 December 2023	FW		John Martin	Dundalk	^[7]
18 June 2024	MF		Ali Coote	Detroit City	^[8]
18 June 2024	DF		Sam Bone	Maidstone United	^[9]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Previous Club	Date Ended	Ref.
22 December 2023	MF		Liam Burt	Shamrock Rovers	Season-long loan	^[10]
30 January 2023	FW		Will Jarvis	Hull City	Season-long loan	^[11]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
6 November 2023	FW		Jack Moylan	Lincoln City	^[12]
6 November 2023	DF		John Ross Wilson	Sligo Rovers	^[13]
13 November 2023	MF		Harry Wood	Loan Return to Hull City	^[14]
23 November 2023	DF		Luke Byrne	Retired	^[15]
26 November 2023	DF		Euclides Cabral	Neuchâtel Xamax	^[16]
26 November 2023	DF		Andrew Quinn	Drogheda United	^[16]
30 November 2023	GK		Harry Fisk	Released	^[17]
1 December 2023	DF		David Toure	Glenavon FC	^[18]
13 December 2022	DF		Conor Kane	Drogheda United	^[19]
13 December 2023	MF		Gavin Hodgins	Glenavon FC	^[20]
10 January 2024	FW		Gbemi Arubi	Waterford	^[21]
26 January 2024	DF		Luke Browne	Crystal Palace	^[22]
14 February 2024	MF		Brian McManus	Bohemians	^[23]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Latest match	Record
Competition	First match	Latest match	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier Division	17 February 2024	13 June 2024	22	12	7	3	25	14	+11	54.54
Leinster Senior Cup	24 March 2023	3 July 2023	3	2	0	2	9	4	+5	66.67
FAI Cup	21 July 2023	21 July 2023	0	0	0		0	0	0	0.00
UEFA Conference League	11 July 2024	18 July 2024	0	0	0		0	0	0	0.00
Total			40	17	15	8	53	32	+21	42.50

League of Ireland

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shelbourne	23	13	7	3	27	14	+13	46	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2	Derry City	24	12	8	4	39	20	+19	44	Qualification to Conference League first qualifying round
3	Waterford	22	10	4	8	32	25	+7	34	Qualification to Conference League first qualifying round
4	Shamrock Rovers	22	8	7	7	30	24	+6	31
5	Galway United	21	8	6	7	17	15	+2	30
6	St Patrick's Athletic	24	7	7	10	24	27	−3	28
7	Sligo Rovers	22	7	7	8	23	27	−4	28
8	Bohemians	20	7	4	9	21	23	−2	25
9	Dundalk	22	4	7	11	13	30	−17	19	Qualification to League of Ireland Premier Division play-off final
10	Drogheda United	22	3	7	12	21	42	−21	16	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2024. Source: SSE Airtricity League, ^[24]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[24]

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
22	12	7	3	25	14	+11	43	6	3	2	11	7	+4	6	4	1	14	7	+7

source: extratime.com

A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

16 February 2024 1	Waterford F.C.	1-1	Shelbourne	Waterford
19:45 IST	Maleace Asamoah 2'	[1]	Sean Boyd 74' 84'	Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre Attendance: 4,390 Referee: Kevin O’Sullivan

23 February 2024 2	Shelbourne	2-1	Shamrock Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Mark Coyle 15' Will Jarvis 25'	[2]	Rory Gaffney 49'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,755 Referee: Rob Harvey

1 March 2024 3	Sligo Rovers	0-1	Shelbourne	Sligo
19:45 IST		[3]	John O’Sullivan 12'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 3,087 Referee: Declan Toland

4 March 2024 4	Shelbourne	1-0	Galway United	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	John Martin 15'	[4]		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Rob Hennessy

8 March 2024 5	Bohemians	0-2	Shelbourne	Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 IST		[5]	Will Jarvis 80' (pen.) Gavin Molloy 85'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

15 March 2024 6	St Patrick's Athletic	1-2	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 IST	Jake Mulraney 72'	[6]	Will Jarvis 49, 58'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 4.988 Referee: Rob Harvey

29 March 2024 7	Shelbourne	2-1	Dundalk	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Liam Burt 51, 74'	[7]	Robbie Benson 90'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Damien McGrath

1 April 2023 8	Shelbourne	0-0	Derry City	Drumcondra, Dublin
17:00 IST		[8] Highlights		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,932 Referee: Eoghan O’Shea

5 April 2024 9	Drogheda	2-2	Shelbourne	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 IST	Oisin Gallagher 21' Evan Weir 70'	[9]	Mark Coyle 45' Sean Boyd 90'	Stadium: Weavers Park Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Robert Hennessy

12 April 2024 10	Shelbourne	1-2	Bohemians	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Will Jarvis 63' (pen.)	[10]	Jordan Flores 37, 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

19 April 2024 11	Galway United	1-0	Shelbourne	Galway
19:45 IST	Edward McCarthy 24'	[11]		Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Damien McGraith

22 April 2024 12	Shelbourne	0-0	Shamrock Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Shane Farrell 76'	[12]		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,628 Referee: Robert Hennessy

26 April 2024 13	Shelbourne	1-0	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	John Martin 33'	[13]		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,755 Referee: Robert Hennessy

3 May 2023 14	Dundalk	0-0	Shelbourne	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 IST		[14]		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,806 Referee: Eoghan O’Shea

6 May 2024 15	Derry City	1-1	Shelbourne	Derry
19:45 IST	Paul McMullan 56'	[15]	Sean Boyd 89'	Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 2,578 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

10 May 2024 16	Shelbourne	1-1	Drogheda	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Sean Boyd 60'	[16]	Frantz Pierrot 3'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,598 Referee: Gavin Colfer

17 May 2024 17	Shelbourne	1-0	Waterford F.C.	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Sean Boyd 72'	[17]		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,586 Referee: Rob Harvey

20 May 2024 18	St Patrick's Athletic	1-2	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 IST	Jake Mulraney 73'	[18]	Sean Boyd 14' Evan Caffrey 96'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 4,811 Referee: Robert Hennessy

24 May 2024 19	Shamrock Rovers	0-2	Shelbourne	Tallaght, Dublin
19:45 IST	Pico Lopes 6'	[19]	Will Jarvis 19, 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 4,811 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

31 May 2024 20	Shelbourne	1-2	Sligo Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Sean Boyd 4'	[20]	Kailin Barlow 22' Fabrice Hartmann 69'	Stadium: Tolka Park

7 June 2024 21	Shelbourne	1-0	Dundalk	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	John Martin 71'	[21]		Stadium: Tolka Park

13 June 2024 22	Waterford F.C.	0-1	Shelbourne	Waterford
19:45 IST		[22]	Will Jarvis 55'	Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre

28 June 2024 23	Shelbourne	2-0	Galway United	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	John Martin 11', Evan Caffrey 36'	[23]	Aodh Dervin 89'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,643

Leinster Senior Cup

8 February 2024 Group stage	Wexford	4–4	Shelbourne	Carlow
	Cian Curtis 15' Thomas Oluwa 17' Thomas Oluwa 62' Thomas Oluwa 84'		Cian Doyle 48' Sean Cummins 68' Sean Cummins 68' Cillian Kavanagh 80'	Stadium: IT Carlow Referee: Gavin Colfer

30 January 2024 Group stage	Shelbourne	4–1	Evergreen	Drumcondra
	Charles McGee 27' Daniel Bergin 45+1' (pen.) Tyreik Sammy 85' Dylan Atanda 90+5'		Ify Nzewi 24'	Stadium: Tolka Park Referee: Mark Houlihan

5 February 2024 Group stage	Bray Wanderers	2–0	Shelbourne	Bray
	Shane Griffin 25' Christian Magerusan 28'	Report		Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 600 (Est.) Referee: Rob Hennessy

24 March 2024 Quarter final	Maynooth University Town	4–1	Shelbourne	Maynooth
	Cillian Duffy 48' Patrick O'Sullivan 65' Callum Warfield 67' Patrick O'Sullivan 80'		Daragh Murtagh 7'	Stadium: NUI Maynooth Astro Referee: Oliver Moran

FAI Cup

Main article: 2024 FAI Cup

TBC Round 2	Bray Wanderers F.C.	v	Shelbourne	Bray, County Wicklow

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League

First Qualifying Round

11 July 2024 1st leg	Shelbourne	v	St Joseph's F.C.	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
18 July 2024 2nd leg	St Joseph's F.C.	v	Shelbourne	Gibraltar

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No	Pos	Nat	Name	League		FAI Cup		Europe		Total
No	Pos	Nat	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Conor Kearns	22	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
2	DF		Sean Gannon	20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
3	DF		Tyreke Wilson	16 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	16 (3)	0
4	DF		Kameron Ledwidge	12 (7)	0	0	0	0	0	12 (7)	0
5	DF		Shane Griffin	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
6	MF		JJ Lunney	21 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	21 (1)	0
8	MF		Mark Coyle	19	2	0	0	0	0	19	2
9	FW		Sean Boyd	7 (8)	7	0	0	0	0	7 (8)	7
10	FW		John Martin	11 (5)	3	0	0	0	0	11 (5)	3
11	FW		Matty Smith	14 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	14 (5)	0
12	MF		Jad Hakiki	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (4)	0
16	MF		John O'Sullivan	10 (8)	1	0	0	0	0	10 (8)	1
17	MF		Shane Farrell	2 (13)	0	0	0	0	0	2 (13)	0
20	MF		Keith Ward	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0
22	FW		Dean Williams	1 (8)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (8)	0
24	DF		Lewis Temple	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
25	GK		Daithi Folan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Evan Caffrey	8 (12)	1	0	0	0	0	8 (12)	1
29	DF		Paddy Barrett	18 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	18 (1)	0
36	FW		Will Jarvis	20 (2)	8	0	0	0	0	20 (2)	8
67	MF		Liam Burt	16 (3)	2	0	0	0	0	16 (3)	2
21	DF		Gavin Molloy	22	1	0	0	0	0	22	1

· Players listed in italics left the club mid-season

· Source: extratime.com

Goalscorers

As of match played 19 June 2024.

No	Pos	Nat	Player	LOI	FAIC	UECL	Total
36	FW		Will Jarvis	8	0	0	8
9	FW		Sean Boyd	7	0	0	7
10	FW		John Martin	4	0	0	4
8	MF		Mark Coyle	2	0	0	2
67	MF		Liam Burt	2	0	0	2
27	MF		Evan Caffrey	2	0	0	2
16	MF		John O’Sullivan	1	0	0	1
21	DF		Gavin Molloy	1	0	0	1
Own Goal				1	0	0	1
Total				25	0	0	25
Italics indicates player left mid-season Source: extratime.com

References

^ "Shelbourne FC secure 250 year Tolka Park lease". 13 May 2024.
^ "Sean Gannon is a Red". 22 November 2023.
^ "Keith Ward signs for Shels". 22 November 2023.
^ "Dean Williams is a Red". 29 November 2023.
^ "Healy signs for Shels". 30 November 2023.
^ "John O'Sullivan signs for the Reds". 8 December 2023.
^ "Welcome to Tolka Park, John Martin". 8 December 2023.
^ "Ali Coote is a Red". 18 June 2024.
^ "Sam Bone joins Shels". 18 June 2024.
^ "Liam Burt signs for Shels". 22 December 2023.
^ "Will Jarvis returns to the Reds". 30 January 2024.
^ "Jack Moylan to leave Shels in November". 4 September 2023.
^ "Shelbourne confirm departure of JR Wilson". 6 November 2023.
^ "Wood joins Shelbourne on loan". 6 July 2023.
^ "Luke Byrne retires from professional football". 23 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Shelbourne FC can confirm Euclides Cabral and Andrew Quinn have left the club". 25 November 2023.
^ "Shelbourne FC can confirm goalkeeper Harry Fisk has left the club". 30 November 2023.
^ "David Toure signs for Glenavon F.C." 1 December 2023.
^ "Conor Kane signs for Drogheda United". 13 November 2023.
^ "Glenavon makes trio of new signings". 13 December 2023.
^ "Waterford FC announce signings of Gbemi Arubi and Joseph Forde". 10 January 2024.
^ "Crystal Palace Academy sign Luke Browne". 26 January 2024.
^ "Brian McManus joins Bohemian's from Shelbourne". 14 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Shelbourne FC secure 250 year Tolka Park lease". 13 May 2024.

[2] "Sean Gannon is a Red". 22 November 2023.

[3] "Keith Ward signs for Shels". 22 November 2023.

[4] "Dean Williams is a Red". 29 November 2023.

[5] "Healy signs for Shels". 30 November 2023.

[6] "John O'Sullivan signs for the Reds". 8 December 2023.

[7] "Welcome to Tolka Park, John Martin". 8 December 2023.

[8] "Ali Coote is a Red". 18 June 2024.

[9] "Sam Bone joins Shels". 18 June 2024.

[10] "Liam Burt signs for Shels". 22 December 2023.

[11] "Will Jarvis returns to the Reds". 30 January 2024.

[12] "Jack Moylan to leave Shels in November". 4 September 2023.

[13] "Shelbourne confirm departure of JR Wilson". 6 November 2023.

[14] "Wood joins Shelbourne on loan". 6 July 2023.

[15] "Luke Byrne retires from professional football". 23 November 2023.

[:0-16] "Shelbourne FC can confirm Euclides Cabral and Andrew Quinn have left the club". 25 November 2023.

[17] "Shelbourne FC can confirm goalkeeper Harry Fisk has left the club". 30 November 2023.

[18] "David Toure signs for Glenavon F.C." 1 December 2023.

[19] "Conor Kane signs for Drogheda United". 13 November 2023.

[20] "Glenavon makes trio of new signings". 13 December 2023.

[21] "Waterford FC announce signings of Gbemi Arubi and Joseph Forde". 10 January 2024.

[22] "Crystal Palace Academy sign Luke Browne". 26 January 2024.

[23] "Brian McManus joins Bohemian's from Shelbourne". 14 February 2024.

[Soccerway-24] "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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