2025 Shelbourne F.C. season
| 2025 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| CEO | Barry Mocke (to Jan 2025) Tomás Quinn (Scheduled from Apr 2025) | |
| Head Coach | Damien Duff | |
| Stadium | Tolka Park, Dublin | |
| Premier Division | 1st | |
| Leinster Senior Cup | Third Round | |
| FAI Cup | Second round | |
| UEFA Champions League | First Qualifying Round | |
| President's Cup | Winners | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Seán Boyd (3) All: Seán Boyd (3) | |
| Highest home attendance | 4,780 v Derry City 14 February 2025 (Premier Division) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,584 v Drogheda United 7 February 2025 (President's Cup) | |
| Biggest win | 2–0 v Derry City 14 February 2025 (Premier Division) 3–1 v Drogheda United 7 February 2025 (President's Cup) | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 v Drogheda United 14 January 2025 (Leinster Senior Cup) | |
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| All statistics correct as of 21 February 2025. | ||
The 2025 Shelbourne F.C. season is the club's 130th season in existence. They are the defending League of Ireland Premier Division champions following their title win in the 2024 season,[1] and their first season back in UEFA Champions League qualifiers since 2005.
In January, the club announced the departure of CEO Barry Mocke.[2] Two days later, the club announced Tomás Quinn as new CEO starting in April. Quinn is a former Dublin GAA footballer and is their serving Commercial and Marketing Director.[3]
On 29 January, Shelbourne announced an exclusive partnership with Jamestown Analytics a "groundbreaking provider of football data analysis" who also partner with Brighton & Hove Albion, Como, USG, and Hearts[4]
First team squad
[edit]Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2025 season.
| # | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous Club | Signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Conor Kearns | 
|
GK | 6 May 1998 (aged 26) | Galway United | 2023 | |
| 19 | Lorcan Healy |
|
GK | 9 January 2001 (aged 23) | UCD | 2024 | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Sean Gannon |
|
DF | 11 July 1991 (aged 33) | Shamrock Rovers | 2024 | |
| 3 | Tyreke Wilson |
|
DF | 2 December 1999 (aged 25) | Bohemians | 2023 | |
| 4 | Kameron Ledwidge |
|
DF | 7 April 2001 (aged 23) | Southampton | 2021 | |
| 15 | Sam Bone | 
|
DF | 6 February 1998 (aged 27) | Maidstone United | 2024 | |
| 18 | James Norris |
|
DF | 4 April 2003 (aged 21) | Liverpool F.C. | 2025 | Loan |
| 24 | Lewis Temple |
|
DF | 11 June 2005 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2022 | |
| 29 | Paddy Barrett |
|
DF | 22 July 1993 (aged 31) | St Patrick's Athletic | 2023 | Vice-Captain |
| 55 | James Roche |
|
DF | October 2007 (aged 17) | Shamrock Rovers | 2025 | Youth |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 5 | Ellis Chapman |
|
MF | 8 January 2001 (aged 24) | Sligo Rovers F.C. | 2025 | |
| 6 | Jonathan Lunney |
|
MF | 2 February 1998 (aged 26) | Bohemians | 2021 | |
| 7 | Harry Wood |
|
MF | 2 August 2002 (aged 22) | Hull City | 2024 | |
| 8 | Mark Coyle |
|
MF | 13 February 1997 (aged 28) | Finn Harps | 2022 | Captain |
| 14 | Ali Coote | 
|
MF | 11 June 1998 (aged 27) | Detroit City | 2024 | |
| 16 | John O’Sullivan |
|
MF | 18 September 1993 (aged 31) | Bohemians | 2024 | |
| 23 | Kerr McInroy |
|
MF | 31 August 2000 (aged 24) | Free Agent | 2025 | |
| 27 | Evan Caffrey |
|
MF | 27 February 2003 (aged 21) | UCD | 2023 | |
| Attackers | |||||||
| 9 | Seán Boyd |
|
FW | 20 June 1998 (aged 26) | Finn Harps | 2022 | |
| 10 | John Martin |
|
FW | 13 March 1997 (aged 27) | Dundalk | 2024 | |
| 11 | Mipo Odubeko |
|
FW | 21 October 2002 (aged 22) | Fleetwood Town F.C. | 2025 | |
| 17 | Daniel Kelly |
|
FW | 21 May 1996 (aged 28) | Derry City | 2025 | |
| 28 | Ryan O'Kane |
|
FW | 16 August 2003 (aged 21) | Dundalk | 2025 | |
| 44 | Daniel Ring |
|
FW | 3 February 2007 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2024 | Youth |
| 77 | Rayhaan Tulloch |
|
FW | 20 January 2001 (aged 24) | Shrewsbury Town F.C. | 2024 | |
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Previous Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2024 | FW |
|
Ryan O'Kane | Dundalk | [5] |
| 19 December 2024 | FW |
|
Daniel Kelly | Derry | [6] |
| 19 December 2024 | MF |
|
Ellis Chapman | Sligo Rovers | [7] |
| 20 December 2024 | FW |
|
Mipo Odubeko | Fleetwood Town | [8] |
| 23 January 2025 | MF |
|
Kerr McInroy | Free Agent | |
| 17 February 2025 | DF |
|
James Norris | loan from Liverpool F.C. |
Transfers out
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 November 2024 | FW |
|
Matty Smith | Waterford
|
[9] |
| 15 November 2024 | FW |
|
Dean Williams | Athlone Town
|
[10] |
| 15 November 2024 | DF |
|
Shane Griffin | Cobh Ramblers
|
[11] |
| 22 November 2024 | MF |
|
Liam Burt | Loan return to Shamrock Rovers
|
[12] |
| 23 January 2025 | FW |
|
Aiden O'Brien | Woking F.C.
|
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier Division | 14 February 2025 | 1 November 2025 | Matchday 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| FAI Cup | July 2025 | Second Round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| UEFA Champions League | 8/9 July 2025 | First qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Leinster Senior Cup | 14 January 2025 | 4 February 2025 | Third Round | Third Round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 33.33 |
| President of Ireland's Cup | 7 February 2025 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 66.67 | ||||
Last updated: 21 February 2025
Source: Competitions
Matches
[edit]President of Ireland's Cup
[edit]| 7 February 2025 Final | Shelbourne | 2-0 | Drogheda United | Drumcondra |
| 19:45 IST | Mipo Odubeko  28', Seán Boyd 34' |
Report | L. Dennison  54' |
Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,584 Referee: Paul Norton |
League of Ireland
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelbourne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Drogheda United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Galway United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Waterford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bohemians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2025. Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway[13]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[13]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[13]
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2025. Source: 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 14 February 2025 1 | Shelbourne | 3–1 | Derry City | Drumcondra |
| 19:45 IST | Seán Boyd 11, 45 pen.', Evan Caffrey 15' |
Report | Michael Duffy 14' |
Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,780 Referee: Rob Harvey |
| 21 February 2025 2 | Waterford FC | 0–1 | Shelbourne | Waterford |
| 19:45 IST | Ryan Burke 60' |
Report | Mipo Odubeko 13' |
Stadium: RSC Attendance: 3,488 Referee: Paul Norton |
Leinster Senior Cup
[edit]| 14 January 2025 | Shelbourne | 0–3 | Drogheda United | Clonshaugh, Dublin 9 |
| 19:45 | Thomas Oluwa 4' Thomas Oluwa 16'Thomas Oluwa 39' |
Stadium: AUL Attendance: 478 Referee: Paul Norton |
| 29 January 2025 | St Mochta's | 3–2 | Shelbourne | Kilbarrack, Dublin 5 |
| 20:15 | Karl Somers 59' Michael Scott 61'Tyler Doherty 84' |
James Bailey 31' James Bailey 63' |
Stadium: Kilbarrack United Referee: David Gallagher |
| 4 February 2025 | Shelbourne | 2–1 | Longford Town | Clonshaugh, Dublin 9 |
| 19:40 | Tyreik Sammy 40' Tyreik Sammy 53' |
James Roche 18' (o.g.) |
Stadium: AUL Referee: Aaron O'Dowd |
[Note] Club's U20 team competed in the Leinster Senior Cup[14]
FAI Cup
[edit]UEFA Champions League
[edit]First Qualifying Round
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier Division | FAI Cup | UEFA Champions League | Other1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | IRL
|
Conor Kearns | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL
|
Sean Gannon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL
|
Tyreke Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IRL
|
Kameron Ledwidge | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | IRL
|
Ellis Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IRL
|
Jonathan Lunney | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Harry Wood | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL
|
Mark Coyle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL
|
Seán Boyd | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | IRL
|
John Martin | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | IRL
|
Mipo Odubeko | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | SCO
|
Ali Coote | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
Sam Bone | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL
|
John O'Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | IRL
|
Daniel Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL
|
James Norris | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | IRL
|
Lorcan Healy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO
|
Kerr McInroy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRL
|
Lewis Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | IRL
|
Evan Caffrey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL
|
Ryan O'Kane | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | IRL
|
Paddy Barrett | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | IRL
|
James Roche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | IRL
|
Rayhaan Tulloch | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
1 Includes 2024–25 Leinster Senior Cup and the 2025 President of Ireland's Cup.
Goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Premier Division | FAI Cup | UEFA Champions League | Other1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW |
|
Seán Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 11 | FW |
|
Mipo Odubeko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 27 | MF |
|
Evan Caffrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||||
1 Includes 2024–25 Leinster Senior Cup and the 2025 President of Ireland's Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier Division: Shelbourne win first title in 18 years with 1-0 win over Derry City". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Cleary, Darren (8 January 2025). "Club Statement – Barry Mocke". ShelbourneFC.ie.
- ^ "Shelbourne appoint Tomás 'Mossy' Quinn as new CEO". RTÉ.ie. 10 January 2025.
- ^ Cleary, Darren (29 January 2025). "Shelbourne FC Announces Exclusive Partnership with Jamestown Analytics". ShelbourneFC.ie.
- ^ "Ryan O'Kane is a Red". 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Daniel Kelly is a Red". 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Ellis Chapman joins the champions". 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Shels sign Mipo Odubeko". 20 December 2024.
- ^ "LOI Transfer Updates". 15 November 2024.
- ^ "LOI Transfer Updates". 15 November 2024.
- ^ "LOI Transfer Updates". 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Shelbourne FC can confirm Liam Burt has returned to his parent club following the expiration of his loan agreement". 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ https://shelbournefc.ie/lorcan-fitzgerald-appointed-u20s-manager/