2010 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season

Shamrock Rovers F.C.

2010 season

Chairman

Jonathan Roche

Coach

League of Ireland Cup

Third qualifying round

Top goalscorer

League: Gary Twigg
All: Gary Twigg

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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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 League of Ireland champions, narrowly beating rivals Bohemians to the title by virtue of a better goal difference.^[1]^[2]

Gary Twigg concluded the season as the league's top goalscorer for the second season in succession. The Hoops reached the FAI Cup final, the semifinals of the League of Ireland Cup, the quarterfinals of the Leinster Senior Cup and defeated Bnei Yehuda of Israel in the second qualifying round of the 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

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

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.	Position	Player
1	GK	Alan Mannus
2	DF	Patrick Sullivan
3	DF	Enda Stevens
4	DF	Craig Sives
5	DF	Aidan Price
6	MF	Stephen Rice
7	MF	Stephen Bradley
8	MF	James Chambers
9	FW	Gary Twigg
10	FW	Dessie Baker
11	MF	Ollie Cahill
11	FW	Neale Fenn
13	DF	Pat Flynn
14	FW	Graham Barrett

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Aidan Downes
15	MF	Paddy Kavanagh
16	GK	Robert Duggan
16	GK	Pat Jennings
17	MF	Seán O'Connor
18	MF	Chris Turner
19	DF	Danny Murphy
20	MF	Billy Dennehy
21	MF	Craig Walsh
22	FW	Don Cowan
23	FW	Thomas Stewart
24	DF	Dan Murray
25	MF	Robert Bayly

Out on loan

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.		Position	Player
21		MF	Craig Walsh (at Longford Town)
22		FW	Don Cowan (at Longford Town)

Transfers

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.	Position	Player
11	FW	Neale Fenn (Signed in August)^[10]^[11]^[12]
14	MF	Aidan Downes (Signed in August)
16	GK	Pat Jennings (Signed in July)
23	FW	Thomas Stewart (Signed in April)
25	MF	Robert Bayly (Signed in March)^[13]

No.	Position	Player
11	MF	Ollie Cahill (Released in July)^[14]
14	FW	Graham Barrett (Retired in September)^[15]
16	GK	Robert Duggan (Transferred to Drogheda in July)

Technical staff

Coach: Michael O'Neill
Assistant Coach: Trevor Croly
Goalkeeping Coach: Tim Dalton
Physiotherapist: Albert Byrne

Matches

League of Ireland

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

16 March Round 2	Shamrock Rovers	0–2	St. Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IWT		(Report)	Ian Bermingham 57' Vinny Faherty 60'	Referee: Declan Hanney

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

26 March Round 4	Galway United	0–1	Shamrock Rovers	Terryland Park, Galway
19:35 IWT		(Report)	Pat Sullivan 7'

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

5 April Round 6	Sporting Fingal	1–1	Shamrock Rovers	Morton Stadium, Dublin
15:00 IST	Conan Byrne 78'	(Report)	James Chambers 87'	Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

9 April Round 7	Shamrock Rovers	1–0	Bohemians	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:45 IST	Billy Dennehy 38'	(Report)		Referee: Alan Kelly

16 April Round 8	Drogheda United	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:45 IST		(Report)	Robert Bayly 47' Gary Twigg 93'	Referee: Anthony Buttimer

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

26 April Round 10	Shamrock Rovers	1–1	Sligo Rovers	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST	Gary Twigg 6'	(Report)	Padraig Amond 36'	Attendance: 3,175 Referee: Damien Hancock

30 April Round 11	St. Patrick's Athletic	1–2	Shamrock Rovers	Richmond Park, Dublin
19:45 IST	Alex Williams 90'	(Report)	Thomas Stewart 36' 59'	Referee: David McKeon

3 May Round 12	Dundalk	2–1	Shamrock Rovers	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST	Neale Fenn 52' John Melligan 55'	(Report)	Gary Twigg 65'	Referee: Damien Hancock

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

21 May Round 15	Shamrock Rovers	1–1	Sporting Fingal	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST	James Chambers 86'	(Report)	Glen Crowe 88'	Referee: Alan Kelly

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

5 July Round 20	Shamrock Rovers	2–1	St. Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST	Thomas Stewart 63' 81'	(Report)	Derek Doyle 50'	Referee: Alan Kelly

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

18 July Round 22	Galway United	0–1	Shamrock Rovers	Terryland Park, Galway
20:05 IST		(Report)	Gary Twigg 62'	Referee: Damien Hancock

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

13 August Round 26	Drogheda United	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:45 IST		(Report)	Gary Twigg 68' Billy Dennehy 71'	Referee: Anthony Buttimer

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

10 September Round 29	St. Patrick's Athletic	1–3	Shamrock Rovers	Richmond Park, Dublin
19:35 IST	Ryan Guy 2'	(Report)	Gary Twigg 45' Thomas Stewart 56' Billy Dennehy 63'	Referee: David McKeon

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

5 October Round 34	Bohemians	1–0	Shamrock Rovers	Dalymount Park, Dublin
19:05 IST	Jason Byrne 21'	(Report)		Referee: Alan Kelly

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

FAI Cup

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 September Qrt. final	Shamrock Rovers	6–0	Galway United	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IST	Thomas Stewart 12' Rhys Meynell 23' (o.g.) James Chambers 33' 65' Seamus Conneely 66' (o.g.) Dessie Baker 77'	(Report)		Referee: Anthony Buttimer

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

19 October Semifinal Rpy.	St. Patrick's Athletic	0–1	Shamrock Rovers	Richmond Park, Dublin
19:45 IST		(Report)	Chris Turner 70'	Referee: Tom Connolly

14 November Final	Sligo Rovers	0–0 (aet) (2–0 p)	Shamrock Rovers	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
15:30 IWT		(Report)		Attendance: 36,101 Referee: Tom Connolly
		Penalties
	Eoin Doyle Alan Keane Conor O'Grady Gary McCabe		Gary Twigg Pat Flynn Chris Turner Patrick Kavanagh

League of Ireland Cup

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

Leinster Senior Cup

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

Europa League

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

↑ "Twigg writes new chapter in Rovers' history". Irish Independent. 2010-10-30. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
↑ "How the title was won". The Irish Times. 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
↑ "Rovers must get it right this time". Irish Independent. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
↑ "Rovers sign Drogheda's Chambers". RTÉ. 2009-11-26. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
↑ "Latest new signing - Enda Stevens". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. 2009-12-10. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
↑ "Danny Murphy signs for the Hoops". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
↑ "Murray joins Hoops". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
↑ "Hoops sign duo, but appeal is lodged". Extratime.ie. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
↑ "Turner able to choose his own club". Extratime.ie. 2010-03-11. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
↑ "Shamrock Rovers sign Neale Fenn". Extratime.ie. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
↑ "Hoops swoop in attempt to lure Fenn out of retirement". Irish Independent. 2010-08-02. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
↑ "Dundalk furious at Rovers' swoop for 'retired' Fenn". Irish Independent. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
↑ "Hoops strengthen midfield with Bayly". Extratime.ie. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
↑ "Cahill joins Sporting Fingal". Extratime.ie. 2010-07-11. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
↑ "Barrett's cruel decline robbed Ireland of a star". Irish Independent. 2010-10-08. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-10.

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