This is a list of seasons played by Galway United F.C. in the League of Ireland. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, along with top league scorers for each season.
Seasons
edit| Season | League [a] | FAI Cup | League Cup | Top League Goalscorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||
| 1977-78 | LOI [b] | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 53 | 16 | 15th/16 | R2 | GR | Paul Martin / Tom Lally | 4 |
| 1978-79 | LOI | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 79 | 13 | 15th/16 | R2 | R1 | Des Kennedy | 9 |
| 1979-80 | LOI | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 28 | 11th/16 | R2 | R1 | Kevin Cassidy / Tony Collins | 7 |
| 1980-81 | LOI | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 39 | 21 | 13th/16 | R1 | RU | Carl Humphries / Micky McLaughlin | 5 |
| 1981-82 | LOI | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 62 | 29 | 15th/16 | R2 | R1 | Brian Duff | 8 |
| 1982-83 | LOI | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 20 | 11th/14 | R1 | GR | Kevin Cassidy | 13 |
| 1983-84 | LOI | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 21 | 12th/14 | R2 | SF | Brian Duff | 9 |
| 1984-85 | LOI | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 43 | 21 | 6th/16 | RU | GR | Brian Gardner | 10 |
| 2002-03 | First | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 36 | 3rd/12 | R2 | -[c] | Alan Murphy | 12 |
| 2003 | First | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 53 | 43 | 7th | R2 | GR | Alan Murphy | 21 |
| 2004 | First | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 49 | 52 | 5th | R2 | GR | Barry Moran / Damien Dupuy | 13 |
| 2005 | First | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 43 | 53 | 5th | R2 | R2 | Barry Moran | 11 |
| 2006 | First ↑ | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 57 | 25 | 69 | 3rd | R2 | R1 | Barry Moran | 11 |
| 2007 | Prem | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 8th | R2 | R2 | Derek Glynn[1] | 10 |
| 2008 | Prem | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 49 | 32 | 9th | SF | SF | Jay O'Shea[2] | 7 |
| 2009 | Prem | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 57 | 42 | 7th | R4 | QF | Vinny Faherty[3] | 8 |
| 2010 | Prem | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 8th | QF | R1 | Karl Sheppard / Anthony Flood | 9 |
| 2011 | Prem ↓ | 36 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 115 | 6 | 10th | R3 | R1 | Alan Murphy | 5 |
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| 2014 | First ↑ [d] | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 49 | 3rd | R3 | QF | Jake Keegan | 14 |
| 2015 | Prem | 33 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 61 | 31 | 10th | R3 | RU | Enda Curran | 12 |
| 2016 | Prem | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 54 | 38 | 9th | R2 | QF | Vinny Faherty | 12 |
| 2017 | Prem ↓ | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 50 | 35 | 10th | QF | SF | Ronan Murray | 13 |
| 2018 | First | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 37 | 6th | R2 | R2 | Conor Barry | 10 |
| 2019 | First | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 42 | 26 | 7th | QF | R2 | Vinny Faherty | 6 |
| 2020 | First[e] | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 5th | R2 | - | Carlton Ubaezuonu | 4 |
| 2021 | First | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 51 | 2nd | R1 | - | Ruairí Keating | 9 |
| 2022 | First | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 56 | 29 | 60 | 3rd | R2 | - | Stephen Walsh | 16 |
| 2023 | First ↑ | 36 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 18 | 94 | 1st | SF | - | David Hurley | 21 |
- ^ 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 point for a draw up to and including the 1992/93 season, apart from the 1981/82 season in which 4 points were awarded for an away win, 3 points for a home win, 2 points for an away draw and 1 point for a home draw. From the 1993/94 season 3 points were awarded for a win and 1 point for a draw.
- ^ The League of Ireland contained only one tier until the 1984/85 season.
- ^ No Competition due to change in seasons
- ^ As Galway F.C.
- ^ Truncated season due to Covid-19
Key
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| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Galway United Player Stats 2007 | Galway United Football Club". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Galway United Player Stats 2008 | Galway United Football Club". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "Galway United Player Statistics | Galway United Football Club". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2010.