2015 Dundalk F.C. season

June 2019 June 2019 Dundalk TrophiesInOriel2015.jpg President’s Cup, FAI Cup, Leinster Senior Cup & League of Ireland Champions trophy on display in Oriel Park in 2015 2015 Stephen Kenny Premier Division 1st (champions) FAI Cup Winners League Cup Semi-final President's Cup Winners Leinster Senior Cup Winners Champions League 2Q Richie Towell (25) Richie Towell (26) 3,957 (vs. Shamrock Rovers, 1 September 2015)Newberry Niall League Report: Dundalk 2 - 0 Shamrock Rovers https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/27314/2/ www.extratime.ie 23 October 2019 2 September 2015 _blackborder _collarblack _blackborder _dundalk16h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 _dundalk15a _dundalk16h 000000 000000 000000 000000 ffffff 2014 2016 Dundalk entered the 2015 season as the reigning League Champions from 2014, having won the title for the first time since 1995, and were also the League Cup holders. 2015 was Stephen Kenny's third season at the club as manager. It was Dundalk's seventh consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 80th in all, and their 89th in the League of Ireland. Season summary The new season's curtain raiser - the President's Cup - was played on 28 February in Oriel Park between Dundalk and St Patrick's Athletic - the winners of the FAI Cup the previous year. Dundalk won on a 2-1 scoreline - their first success in the competition.Dundalk 2 - 1 St. Patrick's Athletic https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/27659/2/ www.extratime.ie 6 November 2019 The 33 round League programme commenced on 6 March 2015, and was completed on 30 October 2015. Dundalk retained the title for the first time in their history, sealing it with three games to spare.Donnelly Dave League Report: Shamrock Rovers 1 - 1 Dundalk https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/27383/2/ www.extratime.ie 6 November 2019 They subsequently won the 2015 FAI Cup Final with a 1-0 victory over Cork City after extra time. An opportunity to win the club's first domestic Treble was passed up when a largely reserve side lost the League Cup semi-final in a penalty shoot-out.Dolan Josh FAI Cup Final Report: Cork City 0-1 Dundalk A.E.T. https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/28369/2/ www.extratime.ie 6 November 2019 However they also won the Leinster Senior Cup, defeating Shamrock Rovers 3-1 in the final. The trophy haul for the year made the 2015 season the most successful in their history.Fisher Ciaran Leinster Senior Cup Final Report: Dundalk 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/28342/2/ www.extratime.ie 6 November 2019 In Europe they were knocked out at the first hurdle, losing to BATE Borisov in the Champions League second qualifying round when, after scoring an away goal in a 2-1 defeat, they were unable to score the goal in Oriel Park that would have sent them through to the next round.Fisher Ciaran Champions League Report: Dundalk 0-0 BATE Borisov https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/27924/2/ www.extratime.ie 6 November 2019 First-Team Squad (2015) Sources:https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/dundalk-fc/irl-premier-division-2015/ https://web.archive.org/web/20191024052920/https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/dundalk-fc/irl-premier-division-2015/ dead 24 October 2019 Dundalk FC Squad 2015 23 June 2019 www.worldfootball.net Squad No.NameDate of BirthPositionDebut seasonLeague appearancesGoals1IRE Gary Rogers 25 September 1981 GK 2015 31 02IRE Sean Gannon Sean Gannon (footballer) 11 July 1991 DF 2014 32 13IRE Brian Gartland 4 November 1986 DF 2013 27 64IRE Andy Boyle 7 March 1991 DF 2013 33 15IRE Chris Shields 27 December 1990 MF 2012 30 06IRE Stephen O'Donnell Stephen O'Donnell (Irish footballer) 15 January 1986 MF 2013 24 27IRE Daryl Horgan 10 August 1992 MF 2014 33 98IRE John Mountney 22 February 1993 MF 2012 33 39IRE David McMillan David McMillan (footballer) 14 December 1988 FW 2014 33 1210IRE Ronan Finn 21 December 1987 MF 2015 33 511IRE Kurtis Byrne 9 April 1990 FW 2013 14 012IRE Shane Grimes 9 March 1987 DF 2005 4 014IRE Dane Massey 17 April 1988 DF 2013 32 415IRE Paddy Barrett 22 July 1993 DF 2015 11 016IRE Ciarán Kilduff 29 September 1988 FW 2015 12 417IRE Richie Towell 17 July 1991 MF 2013 32 2519IRE Sean Maguire Sean Maguire (footballer) 1 May 1994 FW 2015 6 021IRE Darren Meenan 1 October 1991 MF 2013 28 322ROM Gabriel Sava 15 September 1986 GK 2014 3 028IRE Georgie Poynton 8 September 1997 MF 2013 2 0 Competitions President's Cup Source:https://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/club/17/dundalk/2015/ DUNDALK 2015 6 November 2019 extratime.ie 28 February 2015 TBC GMT Dundalk 2–1 Report St Patrick's Athletic Horgan 36 Towell 38 Forrester 35 Oriel Park 1,800 (estimate) Tomas Connolly Premier Division FAI Cup Source: Second round 29 May Dundalk 5–0 Report Shelbourne Oriel Park Third round 21 August Galway United 1–4 Report Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park 761 Robert Rogers Quarter Final Dundalk 4–0 Report Sligo Rovers Oriel Park Semi-final 2 October Dundalk 2–0 Report Longford Town Oriel Park Final 2015 FAI Cup Final 8 November 2015 15:30 Dundalk 1–0 (a.e.t.) Report Cork City Richie Towell 107 Aviva Stadium 25,103 David McKeon League Cup Source: Second round 7 April 2015 19:45 Dundalk 1–0 Shelbourne John Mountney 11 Oriel Park 697 Rob Harvey Report Quarter Final 18 May 2015 20:00 UCC 0–5 Dundalk Ciaran O'Connor 3Jake Kelly 13Paddy Barrett 36Paddy Barrett 55Kurtis Byrne 78 The Mardyke 650 (Est.) David Keeler Report Semi-final 3 August 2015 17:00 Galway United 0–0 yes Alex Byrne 113 Ronan Finn 44Darren Meenan 78 Stephen Walsh David O'Leary Jake Keegan Colm Horgan 4–2 Ronan Finn David McMillan Daryl Horgan John Mountney Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park Ray Matthews Report Leinster Senior Cup Source: Fourth round 10 February 2015 19:45 GMT 2–1 https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/27416/2/ Dundalk Ronan Finn 74David McMillan 83 UCD Dylan Watts 15 Oriel Park Dundalk Robert Harvey Quarter Final 16 March 2015 19:45 GMT 0–3 https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/27699/2/ Dundalk Ciaran O'Connor 16Shane Grimes 57Shane Grimes 88 Wexford Ferrycarrig Park Wexford Semi-final 22 September 2015 19:45 GMT 0–1 https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/28288/2/ St Patrick's Athletic Dundalk Stephen O'Donnell 51 Richmond Park Inchicore Final 26 October 2015 19:45 GMT 3–1 https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/28342/2/ Dundalk Kurtis Byrne 53Kurtis Byrne 56Chris Shields 90+5 Shamrock Rovers Aaron Dobbs 81 Oriel Park Dundalk 963 Simon Rogers Europe Champions League Source: Second qualifying round "BATE Borisov v Dundalk" 2015 7 15 y 19:30 BATE Borisov BLR 2–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000631/match=2015586/index.html IRL Dundalk Karnitsky 11Yablonskiy 38 McMillan 32 Borisov Arena, Barysaw 11,421 Vlado Glođović (Serbia) "Dundalk v BATE Borisov" 2015 7 22 y 20:45 Dundalk IRL 0–0 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000631/match=2015603/index.html BLR BATE Borisov Oriel Park, Dundalk 3,103 Stavros Tritsonis (Greece) BATE Borisov won 2–1 on aggregate. Awards Player of the Month MonthNationalityPlayerReference March Ireland David McMillanDAVID MCMILLAN NAMED SSE AIRTRICITY PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH https://ireland.sse.com/news-and-views/all-articles/2015/04/david-mcmillan-named-sse-airtricity-player-of-the-month-for-march/ www.sseireland.com 24 October 2019 9 April 2015 6 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191106185645/https://ireland.sse.com/news-and-views/all-articles/2015/04/david-mcmillan-named-sse-airtricity-player-of-the-month-for-march/ dead April Ireland Richie TowellNo prizes for guessing the Airtricity League Player of the Month for April https://www.the42.ie/richie-towell-player-of-the-month-april-2103169-May2015/ www.the42.ie 24 October 2019 14 May 2015 May Ireland Daryl HorganDaryl Horgan player of the month for May https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/0623/709965-daryl-horgan/ www.rte.ie 24 October 2019 23 June 2015 September Ireland Richie TowellRichie Towell named Player of Month for September https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/1008/733288-towell-is-player-of-month-for-september/ www.rte.ie 24 October 2019 8 October 2015 November Ireland Richie TowellTOWELL NAMED SWAI PLAYER OF THE MONTH https://www.dundalkfc.com/towell-wins-sseswai-player-of-the-month/ www.dundalkfc.com 24 October 2019 25 November 2015 PFAI Player of the Year PlayerReferenceIRE Richie TowellTowell named PFAI Player of the Year https://www.the42.ie/richie-towell-player-of-the-year-2458661-Nov2015/ www.the42.ie 24 October 2019 21 November 2015 FAI League of Ireland Player of the Year PlayerReferenceIRE Richie TowellNewberry Niall Richie Towell delighted to secure 2015 SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year https://www.extratime.ie/articles/16115/richie-towell-delighted-to-secure-2015-sse-airtricity-league-player-of-the-year/ www.extratime.ie 23 October 2019 24 March 2016 SWAI Personality of the Year PersonReferenceIRE Richie TowellRichie Towell is the Irish Soccer Writers’ Personality of the Year for 2015 https://www.the42.ie/richie-towell-personality-of-the-year-2539223-Jan2016/ www.the42.ie 23 October 2019 9 January 2016 RTÉ Sports Team of the Year TeamReferenceIRE Dundalk F.C.DUNDALK SECURE RTÉ SPORT TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD https://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-secure-rte-sport-team-of-the-year-award/ www.dundalkfc.com 23 October 2019 20 December 2015 References Category:Dundalk F.C. seasons Dundalk Dundalk