2013_Dundalk_F.C._season

2013 Dundalk F.C. season

2013 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk 2013 football season

Dundalk entered the 2013 season having spent the 2012 season rooted in the relegation play-off spot. The club had been put up for sale,[2] and, with the assistance of a Supporters Trust, it was taken over by local businessmen Andy Connolly and Paul Brown (owners of the team's official sponsors, Fastfix). They subsequently managed to remain in the top-flight by winning a promotion/relegation play-off.[3] With the takeover complete and the club saved, the new owners turned to Stephen Kenny - out of work since being sacked by Shamrock Rovers - to become the new manager ahead of the season.[4] 2013 was Dundalk's fifth consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 78th in all, and their 87th in the League of Ireland.

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Season summary

When the 33 round League programme commenced on 8 March 2013, neither supporters nor pundits were sure what to expect,[5] and Dundalk failed to win any of the first five home matches. But with Kenny's team clicking into gear as his ideas took hold, they rose up the table to mount an unexpected title challenge, eventually finishing second - a defeat to eventual champions St. Patrick's Athletic ultimately costing them the title.[6]

In the cup competitions, they exited in both the second round of the League Cup,[7] and the quarter-final of the Leinster Senior Cup,[8] to Shamrock Rovers. They reached the semi-final of the FAI Cup and were defeated 1–0 away to 'Louth Derby' rivals, Drogheda United, in a tempestuous game - referee Anthony Buttimer sent off two Dundalk players inside half an hour, and Drogheda took the lead from the penalty spot after the second red card. But the nine men of Dundalk prevented Drogheda scoring again.[9]

First-Team Squad (2013)

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Competitions

Premier Division

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Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

FAI Cup

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Second Round
31 May 2013 Phoenix0–4 Dundalk Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 Report Hoban 7', 25'
Byrne 39'
Mulvenna 89'		 Referee: Adriano Reale
Third Round
23 August 2013 Dundalk 5–3LimerickOriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 O'Donnell 6' (pen.)
Towell 24'
Byrne 38', 61'
Meenan 58'		 Report Bossekota 16'
Gaffney 75'		 Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
Quarter Final
13 September 2013 Shelbourne1–5 Dundalk Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 Murphy 50' Report Towell 13', 45'
Boyle 19'
Hoban 32'
Byrne 44'		 Attendance: 1,158
Referee: Padraigh Sutton
Semi Final
6 October 2013 Drogheda United 1–0DundalkHunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
13:45 Brennan 31' (pen.) Report Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

League Cup

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First Round
11 March 2013 Dundalk 1−0ShelbourneOriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 Byrne 75' Report Attendance: 300 (est)
Referee: Paul Tuite
Second Round
21 May 2013 Shamrock Rovers 1–0DundalkTallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 Kilduff 56' Report Attendance: 500 (est)
Referee: Paul Tuite

Leinster Senior Cup

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Fourth Round
20 February 2013 Sheriff Y.C.1–2 (a.e.t.) Dundalk Dublin
20:00 GMT Report Kurtis Byrne 92'
Patrick Hoban 119'		 Stadium: Fairview Park
Quarter Final
15 July 2013 Shamrock Rovers 4–1DundalkDublin
19:45 GMT Sheppard 28'
Quigley 45'
Zayed 57'
Stewart 67'		 Report Ciaran O'Connor 51' Stadium: Fairview Park
Attendance: 500 (est)
Referee: Ben Connolly

Awards

Player of the Month

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PFAI Players' Young Player of the Year

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References

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    "Five managers in as many years - now stability at last for Dundalk?". The Argus. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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    McDonnell, Daniel (8 March 2013). "Kenny man with a mission". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
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    "St Pat's Athletic 2-0 Dundalk". rte.ie. RTÉ. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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    Ferris, Macdara. "Shamrock Rovers 4 - 1 Dundalk". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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    Whelan, Padraig. "Drogheda United 1 - 0 Dundalk". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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    "Dundalk FC Squad 2013". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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    "Ireland 2013". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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    "DUNDALK 2013". extratime.ie. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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    "AIRTRICITY / SWAI PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR JULY 2013". www.dundalkfc.com. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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    "Dundalk's Richie Towell picks up player of the month award". www.rte.ie. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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    "Dundalk's Richie Towell was named as the Young Player of the Year". www.the42.ie. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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