2005 Shelbourne F.C. season
# 2005 Shelbourne F.C. season

In the 2005 season, Shelbourne finished 3rd in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

## Personnel

### Managerial/Backroom Staff

Manager: Pat Fenlon Assistant Manager: Eamon Collins

### 2005 Squad Members

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | GK | WAL | Steve Williams |
| — | GK | IRL | Dean Delany |
| — | DF | IRL | Owen Heary (Captain) |
| — | DF | IRL | Curtis Fleming |
| — | DF | IRL | Stephen Brennan |
| — | DF | IRL | Kevin Doherty |
| — | DF | WAL | Jamie Harris |
| — | DF | IRL | Colin Hawkins |
| — | DF | ENG | Dave Rogers |
| — | DF | IRL | David Crawley |
| — | MF | IRL | Richie Baker |
| — | MF | IRL | Bobby Ryan |
| — | MF | IRL | Hussain Yazdani |
| — | MF | IRL | Stuart Byrne |
| — | MF | IRL | Alan Cawley |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | IRL | James Chambers |
| — | MF | IRL | Jim Crawford |
| — | MF | IRL | Brian King |
| — | MF | CMR | Joseph Ndo |
| — | MF | IRL | Alan Moore |
| — | MF | IRL | Alan Reynolds |
| — | MF | IRL | Wes Hoolahan |
| — | MF | IRL | Ollie Cahill |
| — | MF | IRL | David Tyrrell |
| — | FW | IRL | Jason Byrne |
| — | FW | IRL | Glen Crowe |
| — | FW | IRL | Glen Fitzpatrick |
| — | FW | IRL | Gary O'Neill |
| — | FW | IRL | Ger Rowe |

### In on loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | IRL | Stephen Brennan (was on loan from Newcastle United) |

### Out on loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | MF | IRL | Alan Cawley (was on loan to Longford Town) |
| — | DF | IRL | Kevin Doherty (was on loan to Waterford United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | IRL | Ger Rowe (was on loan to St. Patrick's Athletic) |
| — | MF | IRL | David Tyrrell (was on loan to Bray Wanderers) |

## Results/League Tables

### League of Ireland Premier Division

**Final league table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cork City (C) | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Derry City | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 72 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Shelbourne | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 67 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Drogheda United | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 5 | Longford Town | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 45 | |

* ↑ Drogheda United qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round after winning the 2005 FAI Cup Final.

**League Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 18 November 2005. Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures

**League Form/Results by Round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W |

### UEFA Champions League

**First Qualifying Round**

Shelbourne won 6 – 2 on aggregate

**Second Qualifying Round**

Steaua Bucharest won 4 – 1 on aggregate

### Setanta Cup

**Group 2**

**Group 2 table**

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shelbourne (A) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Portadown | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Cork City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |

## 2005 Season Statistics

### Player Appearances/Goals

As of November 18, 2005.

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | Cup | Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | IRL | Richie Baker | 33 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| | DF | IRL | Stephen Brennan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Jason Byrne | 43 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 8 |
| | MF | IRL | Stuart Byrne | 38 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Ollie Cahill | 44 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Alan Cawley | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | James Chambers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Jim Crawford | 29 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | David Crawley | 28 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Glen Crowe | 38 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| | GK | IRL | Dean Delany | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Kevin Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Glen Fitzpatrick | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Curtis Fleming | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Jamie Harris | 19 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | DF | IRL | Colin Hawkins | 35 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| | DF | IRL | Owen Heary | 41 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| | MF | IRL | Wes Hoolahan | 38 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Brian King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Alan Moore | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | CMR | Joseph Ndo | 25 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Gary O'Neill | 22 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Alan Reynolds | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dave Rogers | 44 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Ger Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Bobby Ryan | 31 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | David Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | WAL | Steve Williams | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Hussain Yazdani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top Goalscorers

| Position | Goalscorer | Total Goals | League Goals | Cup Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jason Byrne | 30 | 22 | 8 |
| 2 | Glen Crowe | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Richie Baker | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Gary O'Neill | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Stuart Byrne | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Owen Heary | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Wes Hoolahan | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Dave Rogers | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Jamie Harris | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Glen Fitzpatrick | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Colin Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Alan Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Joseph Ndo | 1 | 1 | 0 |
