1978–79 Dundalk F.C. season

June 2019 June 2019 Dundalk 1978–79 Jim McLaughlin League of Ireland 1st (champions) FAI Cup Winners League Cup First round Leinster Senior Cup First round Hilary Carlyle (16) Hilary Carlyle (18) _blackborder _dundalk16h _blackborder _3_stripes_white _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 1977–78 1979–80 Dundalk entered the 1978–79 season, having won the previous season's League Cup and Leinster Senior Cup. But they had finished in a disappointing 11th place in the League, which meant there would be no European football in the new season. 1978–79 was Jim McLaughlin's fifth season as manager, and was Dundalk's 53rd consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football. Season summary The previous season had been dogged by an early season row over player expenses, which had seen two players depart acrimoniously;Meagan Jimmy Dundalk Turns Down McConville's Offer https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1977%2F09%2F28&id=Ar01601&sk=E29B2C98 25 November 2019 Irish Press 28 September 1977 while the death of club stalwart Brian McConville after returning home from a match in January 1978 had further affected the club.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1978%2F01%2F30&id=Ar00131&sk=D68285ED Sudden Death of Soccer Captain Liam Ryan Irish Independent 30 January 1978 9 May 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives There were rumours that McLaughlin would be let go,https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1978%2F04%2F15&id=Ar01603&sk=9B9548C8 McLaughlin's Future At Oriel In Balance Liam Kelly Irish Press 15 April 1978 9 May 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives despite retaining the Leinster Cup,https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1977%2F12%2F30&id=Ar01601&sk=9E7F64F7 Nixon Nips In For Clincher Jimmy Meagan The Irish Press 30 December 1977 24 May 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives and winning their first League Cup in a penalty shoot-out over Cork Alberts.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1978%2F04%2F13&id=Ar01302&sk=CC539D87 Dundalk's League Cup – on 'pens' David Faiers Evening Herald 13 April 1978 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives Instead, the club supported the "reorganisation" he demanded, and used funds from the sale of three players (Synan Braddish, Derek Carroll and Brian Duff) to Liverpool, for a combined £55,000, to rebuild the squad and make ground improvements at Oriel.MacGinty Karl Godfather Liam https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=EHD%2F1978%2F04%2F24&id=Ar01604&sk=DFCEED78 2 December 2019 Evening Herald 24 April 1978 The new season opened inauspiciously, with both the League Cup and the Leinster Cup being surrendered in their respective first rounds in early September. The League schedule commenced on 10 September 1978 and Dundalk continued their slow start, dropping points in eight of the first 15 matches to lie in fourth position. But, starting with a win over Shamrock Rovers on Christmas Eve, they only dropped three points from the next 14 matches to surge to the title with a game to spare. It was confirmed in slightly surreal fashion – with a win away to Cork Celtic (who were about to be expelled from the League) in front of 200 people;https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1979%2F04%2F09&id=Ar01207&sk=E297447D Dundalk Plan To Celebrate The Irish Press 9 April 1979 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives while the trophy was presented in Oriel Park 48 hours later after a final-day defeat to FAI Cup final opponents Waterford.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1979%2F04%2F11&id=Ar01601&sk=08D3FF41 'Blues' Ruin The Champs Big Night Mel Moffat The Irish Press 11 April 1979 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives Having made light work of reaching the 1979 FAI Cup final, they defeated Waterford 2–0, thereby completing the club's first League and Cup Double.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1979%2F04%2F23&id=Ar01605&sk=009324AC Dundalk Double Mel Moffat The Irish Press 23 April 1979 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives First-Team Squad (1978–79) Sources:Murphy Jim A Dundalk FC Miscellany 2013 Self-published Ireland 259 No.NameYearsLeagueFAI CupLeague CupLeinster Senior CupTotalGoals1ENG Richie Blackmore 1974–1985 27 4 0 0 31 02IRE Martin Lawlor History of Dundalk F.C. (1966–2002)#Martin Lawlor 1977–1995 18 3 1 1 23 13IRE Paddy Dunning 1977–1983 29 4 0 0 33 44IRL Tommy McConville 1967–1986 30 4 1 1 36 15IRL Dermot Keely 1978–1981 28 3 0 1 32 06NZL Sean Byrne Sean Byrne (New Zealand footballer) 1977–1983 23 4 1 0 28 97ENG Jimmy Dainty 1973–1980 29 3 1 1 34 78IRE Leo Flanagan 1978–1983 30 4 1 1 36 59IRE Cathal Muckian 1978–1980 27 4 1 1 33 1310IRE Mick Lawlor Mick Lawlor (association footballer) 1976–1981 18 3 1 1 23 111NIR Hilary Carlyle 1978–1984 26 4 0 0 30 1812IRE Kevin Mahon 1978–1979 12 0 0 0 12 113IRE Willie Crawley 1977–1995 12 0 1 1 14 214IRE Vincent McKenna 1978–1981 12 3 0 0 15 115IRE Liam Devine 1978–1980 8 1 0 0 9 016IRE Frank O'Neill 1977–1980 5 1 1 0 7 1 Competitions League Cup Source: First round 3 September 1978 2–4 Dundalk Home Farm Oriel Park Dundalk Leinster Senior Cup Source:Murphy Jim 2003 History of Dundalk FC - the First 100 Years Dundalk Jim Murphy 470 First round 14 September 1978 0–1 Dundalk Aer Lingus Oriel Park Dundalk FAI Cup Source: First round 11 February 1979 St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk Quarter Final 11 March 1979 Finn Harps 2–0 Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk Semi-final 1 April 1979 Cork Alberts 2–1 Dundalk Dalymount Park Dublin Final 1979 FAI Cup final 22 April 1979 15:30 Dundalk 2–0Ireland FAI Cup (1921-1994) https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html RSSSF 21 October 2019 Report Waterford Sean Byrne 4Hilary Carlyle 90 + 1 Dalymount Park Dublin 14,000Soccer Facts https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1979%2F04%2F23&id=Ar00821&sk=01C25F16 29 October 2019 Irish Independent 23 April 1979 Paddy Daly League Source: Round 1 10 September 1978 Dundalk 1–2 Shamrock Rovers W Round 2 17 September 1978 Dundalk 2–0 Limerick W Round 3 24 September 1978 Dundalk 2–2 Athlone Town D Round 4 1 October 1978 Dundalk 2–0 Home Farm W Round 5 8 October 1978 Dundalk 2–2 St Patrick's Athletic D Round 6 15 October 1978 Dundalk 1–1 Sligo Rovers D Round 7 22 October 1978 Dundalk 1–1 Cork Alberts D Round 8 29 October 1978 Dundalk 1–0 Drogheda United W Round 9 5 November 1978 Dundalk 0–0 Bohemians D Round 10 12 November 1978 Dundalk 4–1 Thurles Town W Round 11 19 November 1978 Dundalk 2–2 Galway Rovers D Round 12 26 November 1978 Dundalk 3–1 Shelbourne W Round 13 3 December 1978 Dundalk 2–1 Finn Harps L Round 14 10 December 1978 Dundalk 2–0 Cork Celtic W Round 15 17 December 1978 Dundalk 1–0 Waterford L Round 16 24 December 1978 Dundalk 3–2 Shamrock Rovers W Round 17 27 December 1978 Dundalk 0–2 Limerick W Round 18 7 January 1979 Dundalk 0–1 Home Farm W Round 19 14 January 1979 Dundalk 5–1 St Patrick's Athletic W Round 20 21 January 1979 Dundalk 1–2 Sligo Rovers W Round 21 25 January 1979 Dundalk 3–0 Athlone Town W Round 22 28 January 1979 Dundalk 3–0 Cork Alberts W Round 23 4 February 1979 Dundalk 0–1 Drogheda United L Round 24 18 February 1979 Dundalk 1–0 Bohemians W Round 25 25 February 1979 Dundalk 1–3 Thurles Town W Round 26 4 March 1979 Dundalk 2–1 Galway Rovers W Round 27 18 March 1979 Dundalk 0–3 Shelbourne W Round 28 25 March 1979 Dundalk 1–1 Finn Harps D Round 29 7 April 1979 Dundalk 0–3 Cork Celtic W Round 30 10 April 1979 Dundalk 0–3 Waterford L League table main WDL QR auto 2 DUN Dundalk BOH Bohemians DRO Drogheda United WAT Waterford SHM Shamrock Rovers LIM Limerick ATH Athlone Town FHA Finn Harps HOM Home Farm SLI Sligo Rovers CAF Cork Alberts THU Thurles Town SHE Shelbourne StP St Patrick's Athletic GAL Galway Rovers CCF Cork Celtic 19 7 4 57 25 18 7 5 53 21 17 6 7 60 40 2 17 8 5 48 32 17 3 10 45 25 13 9 8 39 25 1 14 7 9 56 41 15 6 9 56 41 -2 13 7 10 47 33 9 7 14 35 40 7 9 14 35 49 8 5 17 35 62 2 6 9 15 41 58 7 6 17 36 62 4 5 21 41 79 3 5 22 16 67 -3 After the matches Cork Celtic 0-0 Limerick, Drogheda United 0-1 Finn Harps and Thurles Town 0-1 Cork Celtic, the league awarded 1 point to Limerick from Cork Celtic, 2 points to Drogheda United from Finn Harps and 2 points to Thurles Town from Cork Celtic. DRO DRO DRO DRO complete www.rsssf.com Awards Player of the Month MonthPlayerReferencesSeptemberIRL Dermot KeelyDermot Keely https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1978%2F10%2F05&id=Ar01603&sk=535CE78B 3 December 2019 Irish Press 5 May 1978MarchIRL Paddy DunningAward goes to Dunning https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1979%2F04%2F05&id=Ar01717&sk=95627FB4 3 December 2019 Irish Independent 5 April 1979AprilNZL Sean Byrne Sean Byrne (New Zealand footballer)Spillane Noel Byrne is 'player of the month' https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IEX%2F1979%2F04%2F26&id=Ar01115&sk=62FACA57 3 December 2019 Cork Examiner 26 April 1979 References Bibliography Jim Murphy The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years Dundalgan Press 2003 B0042SO3R2 Graham Alex Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005 Soccer Books Limited 1-86223-135-4 MacSweeney Niall A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5 Association of Football Statisticians 1985 B008H2CBJQ Citations External links Dundalk F.C. on YouTube FAI Cup Final report on RTE evening news (YouTube) Category:Dundalk F.C. seasons Dundalk