2010 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season

The 2010 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season was the club's 89th season competing in the League of Ireland and the team's second season under the stewardship of Michael O'Neill. The team finished the season as Premier Division champions, narrowly beating rivals Bohemians to the title by virtue of a better goal difference.[1][2]

Shamrock Rovers F.C.
2010 season
ChairmanRepublic of Ireland Jonathan Roche
CoachNorthern Ireland Michael O'Neill
Premier DivisionChampions
FAI CupFinal
League of Ireland CupSemifinals
Leinster Senior CupQuarterfinals
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Twigg
All: Gary Twigg
← 2009
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Gary Twigg concluded the season as the league's top goalscorer for the second season in succession. The Hoops reached the 2010 FAI Cup Final, the semifinals of the 2010 League of Ireland Cup, the quarterfinals of the 2010 Leinster Senior Cup and defeated Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League before losing to Juventus in the next round.

The team played a direct style of football throughout the season, with Michael O'Neill generally employing the 4–5–1 formation.[3]

Preseason

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The club made a number of signings during the off-season and preseason in an effort to strengthen the squad. Enda Stevens and James Chambers were signed at the end of 2009, the former agreeing to a one-year contract.[4][5] They were joined by Chris Turner, Craig Walsh and Billy Dennehy in January 2010, while Dan Murray and Danny Murphy signed for the club in February.[6][7] The signing of Chris Turner was disputed by Sligo Rovers and eventually sanctioned in March.[8][9] The team played four preseason friendlies, winning three and drawing one.

Squad

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All players used during the season:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NIR Alan Mannus
2 DF   IRL Patrick Sullivan
3 DF   IRL Enda Stevens
4 DF   SCO Craig Sives
5 DF   IRL Aidan Price
6 MF   IRL Stephen Rice
7 MF   IRL Stephen Bradley
8 MF   IRL James Chambers
9 FW   SCO Gary Twigg
10 FW   IRL Dessie Baker
11 MF   IRL Ollie Cahill
11 FW   ENG Neale Fenn
13 DF   IRL Pat Flynn
14 FW   IRL Graham Barrett
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   IRL Aidan Downes
15 MF   IRL Paddy Kavanagh
16 GK   IRL Robert Duggan
16 GK   ENG Pat Jennings
17 MF   IRL Seán O'Connor
18 MF   NIR Chris Turner
19 DF   ENG Danny Murphy
20 MF   IRL Billy Dennehy
21 MF   IRL Craig Walsh
22 FW   IRL Don Cowan
23 FW   NIR Thomas Stewart
24 DF   ENG Dan Murray
25 MF   IRL Robert Bayly

Out on loan

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All players loaned out during the season:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   IRL Craig Walsh (at Longford Town)
22 FW   IRL Don Cowan (at Longford Town)

Transfers

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All players transferred during the season:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   ENG Neale Fenn (Signed in August)[10][11][12]
14 MF   IRL Aidan Downes (Signed in August)
16 GK   ENG Pat Jennings (Signed in July)
23 FW   NIR Thomas Stewart (Signed in April)
25 MF   IRL Robert Bayly (Signed in March)[13]
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   IRL Ollie Cahill (Released in July)[14]
14 FW   IRL Graham Barrett (Retired in September)[15]
16 GK   IRL Robert Duggan (Transferred to Drogheda in July)

Technical staff

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Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

6 March Round 1 Sligo Rovers 1–1 Shamrock Rovers The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT Eoin Doyle   22' (Report) James Chambers   63' Attendance: c. 3,000
Referee: Anthony Buttimer


21 March Round 3 Shamrock Rovers 0–2 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
15:45 IWT (Report) Neale Fenn   35'
Stephen Maher   48'
Referee: Paul Tuite


2 April Round 5 Shamrock Rovers 0–0 UCD Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST (Report) Referee: Richie Winter




23 April Round 9 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Bray Wanderers Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Gary Twigg   36' (Report) Referee: Richie Winter




7 May Round 13 Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Galway United Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Stephen Rice   49'
Dan Murray   69'
(Report) Attendance: 3,417
Referee: Neil Doyle

14 May Round 14 UCD 1–2 Shamrock Rovers UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:45 IST Paul Corry   15' (Report) James Chambers   8'
Gary Twigg   86'
Referee: Declan Hanney


29 May Round 16 Bohemians 0–0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park, Dublin
13:00 IST (Report) Referee: David McKeon

8 June Round 17 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Drogheda United Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Robert Bayly   81' (Report) John Flood   67' Referee: Neil Doyle

25 June Round 18 Bray Wanderers 0–0 Shamrock Rovers Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST (Report) Referee: Tom Connolly

2 July Round 19 Sligo Rovers 1–2 Shamrock Rovers The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IST Eoin Doyle   23' (Report) Alan Keane   54' (o.g.)
Chris Turner   61'
Referee: Richie Winter


11 July Round 21 Shamrock Rovers 4–0 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
16:00 IST James Chambers   30'   60'
Gary Twigg   35'   36'
(Report) Attendance: 3,309
Referee: David McKeon


1 August Round 24 Sporting Fingal 3–3 Shamrock Rovers Morton Stadium, Dublin
16:00 IST Éamon Zayed   11'
Gary O'Neill   50'
Ronan Finn   87'
(Report) Craig Sives   34'
Gary Twigg   76'
Stephen Rice   80'
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

8 August Round 25 Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
12:30 IST Dan Murray   24'
Gary Twigg   63'
Billy Dennehy   85'
(Report) Referee: David McKeon


20 August Round 27 Shamrock Rovers 4–1 Bray Wanderers Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Sean Houston   15' (o.g.)
Stephen Rice   23'
Gary Twigg   27'   45'
(Report) Gary Dempsey   88' Attendance: 4,422
Referee: Damien Hancock

23 August Round 23 Shamrock Rovers 4–1 UCD Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Stephen Bradley   5'
Billy Dennehy   43'
Gary Twigg   63'
Dan Murray   77'
(Report) Ciarán Kilduff   26' Attendance: 3,048
Referee: Neil Doyle

3 September Round 28 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Sligo Rovers Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Billy Dennehy   68' (Report) Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Alan Kelly


13 September Round 30 Dundalk 5–1 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST Tom Miller   3'
Fahrudin Kuduzović   16'
Matthew Tipton   27'   44'   83'
(Report) Gary Twigg   60' Referee: Tom Connolly

24 September Round 31 Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Galway United Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Gary Twigg   10'   26'
Craig Sives   32'
(Report) Referee: Tom Connolly

1 October Round 32 UCD 3–2 Shamrock Rovers UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:45 IST Ciarán Kilduff   33'
Brian Shortall   64'
Keith Ward   88'
(Report) Gary Twigg   20'
Chris Turner   74'
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Richie Winter


9 October Round 33 Shamrock Rovers 1–2 Sporting Fingal Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
15:00 IST Thomas Stewart   13' (Report) Gary O'Neill   87'
Glen Crowe   89'
Referee: Declan Hanney

22 October Round 35 Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Drogheda United Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Thomas Stewart   51'
Gary Twigg   63'
(Report) Attendance: 3,650
Referee: Declan Hanney

29 October Round 36 Bray Wanderers 2–2 Shamrock Rovers Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Jake Kelly   20'
Gary Shaw   69'
(Report) Gary Twigg   41'
Thomas Stewart   46'
Referee: Alan Kelly

Final Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 36 19 10 7 57 34 +23 67 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Bohemians 36 19 10 7 50 29 +21 67 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 Sligo Rovers 36 17 12 7 61 36 +25 63 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
4 Sporting Fingal (R) 36 16 14 6 60 38 +22 62 Withdrew from league[b]
5 St Patrick's Athletic 36 16 9 11 55 33 +22 57 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
6 Dundalk 36 14 6 16 46 50 −4 48
7 UCD 36 11 8 17 47 54 −7 41
8 Galway United (O) 36 9 11 16 38 59 −21 38 Qualification to Relegation play-off
9 Bray Wanderers (O) 36 6 9 21 35 72 −37 27
10 Drogheda United 36 4 9 23 30 74 −44 21 Spared from relegation[c]
Source: [16][17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round after winning the 2010 FAI Cup Final.
  2. ^ Sporting Fingal withdrew from League of Ireland due to financial difficulties shortly before the 2011 Premier Division season.
  3. ^ Drogheda United were originally relegated but retained there place in the Premier Division after Sporting Fingal withdrew.

Cups

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4 June Round 3 Shamrock Rovers 5–1 Wexford Youths Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Dessie Baker   3'
Gary Twigg   30'
James Chambers   50'   72'
Chris Turner   70'
(Report) Garry Sheahan   13' Referee: Tom Connolly

27 August Round 4 Longford Town 1–2 Shamrock Rovers Flancare Park, Longford
20:00 IST John Lester   79' (Report) Chris Deans   54' (o.g.)
Billy Dennehy   71'
Attendance: c. 1,000
Referee: Richie Winter


17 October Semifinal Shamrock Rovers 2–2 St. Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
15:15 IST Chris Turner   16'
Gary Twigg   65'
(Report) David McAllister   31'
Paddy Kavanagh   90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,165
Referee: Tom Connolly


10 May Round 2 UCD 0–1 Shamrock Rovers UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:45 IST (Report) Gary Twigg   10' Referee: Richie Winter

1 June Quarterfinal Derry City 1–2 Shamrock Rovers Brandywell, Derry
19:45 IST Mark Farren   84' (Report) Gary Twigg   49'
Dessie Baker   58'
Referee: Declan Hanney

17 August Semifinal Sligo Rovers 2–1 Shamrock Rovers The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IST Pádraig Amond   18'   49' (Report) Gary Twigg   17' Attendance: c. 2,300
Referee: Neil Doyle
27 February Round 1 Shamrock Rovers 2–1 Wexford Youths Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:00 IWT Ollie Cahill   36'
Billy Dennehy   53'
(Report) Danny Furlong   75'

19 April Quarterfinal Shamrock Rovers 1–3 Shelbourne Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Graham Barrett   58' (Report) Philip Gorman   9'
Adalberto Pinto   27'
Darren Forsyth   63'
Attendance: 850
Referee: Tom Connolly
15 July Qualifying Rd 2 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Bnei Yehuda Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST Robert Bayly   91' (Report) Omri Afek   26' Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

22 July Qualifying Rd 2 Bnei Yehuda 0–1 Shamrock Rovers Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
20:30 IDT (Report) Thomas Stewart   70' Referee: Antony Gautier

29 July Qualifying Rd 3 Shamrock Rovers 0–2 Juventus Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:45 IST (Report) Amauri   3'   75' Attendance: c. 5,700
Referee: Fernandez Borbablan

5 August Qualifying Rd 3 Juventus 1–0 Shamrock Rovers Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena
20:45 CEST Alessandro Del Piero   74' (Report) Referee: Georgios Daloukas

References

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  1. ^ "Twigg writes new chapter in Rovers' history". Irish Independent. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ "How the title was won". The Irish Times. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Rovers must get it right this time". Irish Independent. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Rovers sign Drogheda's Chambers". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 26 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Latest new signing - Enda Stevens". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Danny Murphy signs for the Hoops". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  7. ^ "Murray joins Hoops". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Hoops sign duo, but appeal is lodged". Extratime.ie. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Turner able to choose his own club". Extratime.ie. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Shamrock Rovers sign Neale Fenn". Extratime.ie. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  11. ^ "Hoops swoop in attempt to lure Fenn out of retirement". Irish Independent. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  12. ^ "Dundalk furious at Rovers' swoop for 'retired' Fenn". Irish Independent. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  13. ^ "Hoops strengthen midfield with Bayly". Extratime.ie. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  14. ^ "Cahill joins Sporting Fingal". Extratime.ie. 11 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  15. ^ "Barrett's cruel decline robbed Ireland of a star". Irish Independent. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  16. ^ "Ireland 2010". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Ireland 2011". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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