2011 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk
2011 season
Chairman	Padraig McGowan
Manager	Ian Foster
Stadium	Oriel Park
Premier Division	7th
FAI Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Leinster Senior Cup	First round
Setanta Cup	Runners-up
	← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 season was Dundalk's third successive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion in 2008. Altogether, it was the club's 85th season in League of Ireland football. The club was managed by Ian Foster, who was in his second season in charge. The club finished the 36-match season in 7th position having been challenging at the top of the table for the first half of the season. The club also competed in the FAI Cup, League of Ireland Cup, Setanta Sports Cup, and the Leinster Senior Cup. In the Setanta Sports Cup they reached the final, but lost to Shamrock Rovers F.C.^[1]

After losing the final, and with the playing budget already being restricted by the club's owner, Gerry Matthews, results subsequently deteriorated as the season drew to a close. Financial losses were mounting, and Matthews decided to relinquish control of the club. Foster's contract expired at the end of the season and he was allowed to leave.^[2]

2011 Fixtures and results

Setanta Sports Cup 2011

First Round

First leg

14 February 2011

19.45 GMT

Linfield	3–5	Dundalk
Peter Thompson 43' (pen.) 62' (pen.) Robert Garrett 62' Curtis Allen 81'	Report	Daniel Kearns 31' 66' 90+2' Mark Quigley 54' 75'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Referee: Stephen Weatherall.

Second leg

28 February 2011

20.00 GMT

Dundalk	1–1	Linfield
Ross Gaynor 11'	Report	Michael Gault 45+3'

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: 2250

Referee: Damien Hancock

Dundalk won 6 − 4 on aggregate

Quarter-Finals

First leg

7 March 2011

19.45 GMT

Glentoran	0–1	Dundalk
	Report	Mark Quigley 82'

The Oval, Belfast

Referee: Arnold Hunter.

Second leg

22 March 2011

19.45 GMT

Dundalk	1–1	Glentoran
Ross Gaynor 81'	Report	Andrew Waterworth 54 ' (pen.) Matty Burrows 62' (pen.) Jonathan Taylor 78'

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Referee: Richie Winter.

Dundalk won 2 − 1 on aggregate

Semi−Finals

First leg

4 April 2011

19.45 IST

Cliftonville	1–3	Dundalk
George McMullan 25'	Report	Mark Quigley 48' 82' Daniel Kearns 73'

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 750 (Approx.).

Referee: Damien Hancock.

Second leg

18 April 2011

19.45 IST

Dundalk	2–1	Cliftonville
Jason Byrne 67' Johnny Breen 90+3'	Report	Kieran O’Connor 59'

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: 2,000 (Est.).

Referee: Alan Black.

Dundalk won 5−2 on aggregate

Final

14 May 2011

18.15 IST

Dundalk	0–2	Shamrock Rovers
	Report	Gary O'Neill 65' Billy Dennehy 90+3'

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 4,789

Referee: Alan Kelly

Leinster Senior Cup

First Round

22 February 2011

19.45 GMT

Dundalk	0–2	Shamrock Rovers
	Report	Gary O'Neill 35' Stephen O'Donnell 78'

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Referee: Robert Rogers.

League of Ireland Cup

Second Round

25 April 2011

15.00 IST

Monaghan United	2–1	Dundalk
Philip Byrne 80' Declan O'Brien 99'	Report	Keith Ward 21'

Gortakeegan, Monaghan

Referee: Thomas Connolly.

FAI Cup

Third Round

5 June 2010

15.00 IST

Dundalk	4–1	Galway United
Dean Bennett 20' Johnny Breen 45' Mark Quigley 74' (pen.) Daniel Kearns 76'	Report	Alan Murphy 13' Shaun Kelly 90+3'

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Attendance: 576.

Referee: Paul Tuite.

League of Ireland Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shamrock Rovers (C)	36	23	8	5	69	24	+45	77	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Sligo Rovers	36	22	7	7	73	19	+54	73	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
3	Derry City	36	18	14	4	63	23	+40	68	Banned from 2012–13 European competitions^[b]
4	St Patrick's Athletic	36	17	12	7	62	35	+27	63	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5	Bohemians	36	17	9	10	39	27	+12	60	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
6	Bray Wanderers	36	15	6	15	53	50	+3	51
7	Dundalk	36	11	11	14	50	53	−3	44
8	UCD	36	10	4	22	42	80	−38	34
9	Drogheda United	36	7	4	25	32	77	−45	25
10	Galway United^[c]	36	1	3	32	20	115	−95	6	Qualification to Relegation play-off

Source: ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2011 FAI Cup Final.
^ Derry City were banned from European competitions for three seasons after going into liquidation.
^ Galway United were originally relegated but subsequently withdrew from the league.

2011 squad

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	SCO	Peter Cherrie
2	DF	IRL	Simon Madden
3	DF	IRL	Eoghan Osborne
4	MF	ENG	Dean Bennett
5	DF	IRL	Colin Hawkins
8	MF	IRL	Stephen Maher
9	FW	IRL	Mark Quigley
10	FW	IRL	Jason Byrne


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	IRL	Ross Gaynor
12	GK	IRL	Paul Murphy
13	DF	IRL	Nathan Murphy
14	MF	IRL	Greg Bolger
16	MF	IRL	Stephen McDonnell
17	MF	IRL	Keith Ward
18	FW	IRL	Mark Griffin
19	FW	IRL	Johnny Breen

2011 pre-season transfers

In:

Jason Byrne from Bohemians (Free transfer)
Mark Quigley from Bohemians (Free transfer)
Keith Ward from UCD (Free transfer)
Eoghan Osborne from Drogheda United (Free transfer)
Michael Hector from Reading (On loan)
Greg Bolger from Sporting Fingal (Free transfer)
Colin Hawkins from Sporting Fingal (Free transfer)
Shane Guthrie from St. Patrick's Athletic (On loan)

Out:

Shaun Kelly (Released)
Matthew Tipton to Portadown (Free transfer)
Fahrudin Kuduzović to SV Eintracht Trier 05 (Free transfer)
Wayne Hatswell to Newport County (Free transfer)
Garry Breen to Portadown (Free transfer)
Ciarán McGuigan to Syrianska (Free transfer)
Tom Miller to Newport County (Undisclosed)
Alan Cawley to Portadown (Free transfer)
Steven Lennon to Newport County (Free transfer)
Liam Burns to Bohemians (Free transfer)

2011 mid-season transfers

In:

Out:

Michael Hector to Reading (Loan ended)
Shane Guthrie to St. Patrick's Athletic (Loan ended)

References

^ "Shamrock Rovers Win". extratime.ie. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ O'Connor, Ruaidhrí (23 September 2011). "Dundalk seeking solution to €430k debt crisis". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "Ireland 2011". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
^ "2011 League of Ireland". www.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
^ "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ "Derry City are refused entry to Europa League by Uefa". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 February 2012.

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.98276619984897-3] Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2011 FAI Cup Final.

[table_note_res_BAN0.98276619984897-4] Derry City were banned from European competitions for three seasons after going into liquidation.

[table_note_GAL0.98276619984897-5] Galway United were originally relegated but subsequently withdrew from the league.

[1] "Shamrock Rovers Win". extratime.ie. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[Levies-2] O'Connor, Ruaidhrí (23 September 2011). "Dundalk seeking solution to €430k debt crisis". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[rsssf2011-6] "Ireland 2011". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

[soccerway-7] "2011 League of Ireland". www.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

[rsssf2012-8] "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[9] "Derry City are refused entry to Europa League by Uefa". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 February 2012.

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