1981–82 Dundalk F.C. season

June 2019 June 2019 Dundalk 1981–82 Jim McLaughlin League of Ireland 1st (champions) FAI Cup Semi-final League Cup First round President's Cup Winners Leinster Senior Cup Runners-up European Cup Winners' Cup Second round Mick Fairclough (15) Mick Fairclough (20) _vneckwhite _3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF DD0000 _vneckwhite _3_stripes_white _whiteborder _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 1980–81 1982–83 Dundalk entered the 1981–82 season, having finished as runners-up to Athlone Town the previous season. They were the holders of both the League Cup and the FAI Cup, having achieved their first domestic cup double. In the process, they had qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup. 1981–82 was Jim McLaughlin's eighth season as manager, and was Dundalk's 56th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football. Season summary The new season opened with the President's Cup, and Dundalk defeated Athlone 4–3 on aggregate to win it for the third season in a row.McGrath Stephen Dundalk sink Athlone https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1981%2F08%2F28&id=Ar01201&sk=03CEB233 2 December 2019 Irish Press 28 August 1981 But the League Cup was surrendered in the first round, when County Louth neighbours Drogheda United defeated them on penalties.McGrath Stephen Drogheda's Nine Wise Men https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1981%2F08%2F31&id=Ar01800&sk=53E1EE1A 2 December 2019 Irish Press 31 August 1981 Later that season, they lost the Leinster Senior Cup final.First Trophy for Young Rovers https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1982%2F01%2F28&id=Ar01801&sk=E00FC0F1 2 December 2019 Irish Press 27 January 1982 The League schedule commenced on 10 September 1981, using a trial point system of 4 for an away win, 3 for a home win, 2 for an away draw, and 1 for a home draw. Dundalk started with five victories but, after they drew Tottenham Hotspur in the Second round of the Cup Winners' Cup, there was a wobble in League form with all eyes at Oriel Park on the upcoming glamour tie.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1981%2F10%2F03&id=Ar01803&sk=5E2625CD Oriel Park To Stage Tottenham Treat Jimmy Meagan The Irish Press 3 October 1981 13 May 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives They fell 10-points behind Bohemians, but subsequently charged to the title, sealing it on the final day away to defending champions Athlone.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1982%2F04%2F26&id=Ar01504&sk=ED552505 Border club do it in style with great win Noel Dunne Irish Independent 26 April 1982 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives But it was Bohemians that came out of a four match, seven and a half hour FAI Cup semi-final marathon, depriving McLaughlin of a shot at a second League and Cup Double.Stuart Charlie Bohemians Triumph https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1982%2F04%2F22&id=Ar01902&sk=C7955024 2 December 2019 Irish Press 22 April 1982 As FAI Cup holders from the season before, they qualified for the 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup. In the first round they drew Fram, and won through 5–2 on aggregate, with what remains their record victory in Europe – a 4–0 win in Oriel Park.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1981%2F10%2F01&id=Ar02201&sk=96E2B7EC Superb Show by Dundalk Jimmy Meagan Irish Press 1 October 1981 25 July 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives In the second round, McLaughlin's unbeaten record in Europe at Oriel reached eight matches, when Tottenham Hotspur were held to a 1–1 draw.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=EHD%2F1981%2F10%2F22&id=Ar02216&sk=6AD39F52 Dundalk Are Not Dead Yet David Faiers Evening Herald 22 October 1981 9 May 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives A 1–0 defeat in White Hart Lane ultimately ended their interest in the competition.Meagan Jimmy Heartbreak for Dundalk https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1981%2F11%2F05&id=Ar01700&sk=FF7F11E6 2 December 2019 Irish Press 5 November 1981 First-Team Squad (1981–82) Sources:Murphy Jim A Dundalk FC Miscellany 2013 Self-published Ireland 264 No.NameYearsLeagueFAI CupLeague CupEuropeOtheraTotalGoals1ENG Richie Blackmore 1974–1985 30 7 1 4 5 47 02IRE Martin Lawlor History of Dundalk F.C. (1966–2002)#Martin Lawlor 1977–1995 29 7 1 4 6 47 53IRE Paddy Dunning 1977–1983 29 7 0 4 4 44 24IRL Tommy McConville 1967–1986 30 7 1 4 5 47 05IRL Eamonn Gregg 1981–1983 30 7 1 4 3 45 16NZL Sean Byrne Sean Byrne (New Zealand footballer) 1977–1983 29 7 1 4 3 44 107IRE Barry Kehoe History of Dundalk F.C. (1966–2002)#Barry Kehoe 1980–1993 30 7 1 4 5 46 78IRE Leo Flanagan 1978–1983 30 7 1 4 5 47 149IRE Mick Fairclough 1979–1984 27 7 1 4 3 42 2010IRE Brian Duff 1977–1982 14 0 1 4 3 22 911NIR Hilary Carlyle 1978–1984 22 4 0 4 1 31 1212IRE Ollie Ralph 1981–1983 14 7 0 0 2 23 513IRE Willie Crawley 1977–1995 8 3 1 0 6 18 514IRE Jerome Clarke 1980–1982 15 5 0 0 4 24 115IRE John Archbold 1980–1983 8 2 1 4 1 16 116IRE Robbie Lawlor 1980–1983 5 4 1 0 5 15 1 a. Includes the Leinster Senior Cup and LFA President's Cup. Competitions LFA President's Cup Source: 21 August 1981 Athlone Town 2–1 Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk 27 August 1981 Athlone Town 2–2 Dundalk St Mel's Park Athlone Dundalk won 4–3 on aggregate League Cup Source: First round 30 August 1981 0–0 yes 5–4 Dundalk Drogheda United United Park Drogheda Leinster Senior Cup Source:Murphy Jim 2003 History of Dundalk FC - the First 100 Years Dundalk Jim Murphy 470 First round 3 September 1981 6–0 Dundalk Pegasus Oriel Park Dundalk Quarter Final 30 September 1981 2–0 Dundalk Drogheda United Oriel Park Dundalk Semi-final 26 November 1981 3–1 Dundalk Bohemians Dublin Final 27 January 1982 1–2 Dundalk Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park Dublin 4,000 FAI Cup Source: First round 7 February 1982 Thurles Town 1–0 Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk Second round 17 February 1982 Cork United 4–3 Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk Quarter Final 7 March 1982 Galway United 2–0 Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk Semi-final 2 April 1982 Bohemians 3–3 Dundalk Tolka Park Dublin Semi-final (first replay) 6 April 1982 Bohemians 0–0 yes Dundalk Glenmalure Park Dublin Semi-final (second replay) 14 April 1982 Bohemians 1–1 yes Dundalk Tolka Park Dublin Semi-final (third replay) 21 April 1982 Bohemians 1–2 yes Dundalk Tolka Park Dublin League Source: Round 1 10 September 1981 Dundalk 2–0 UCD W Round 2 20 September 1981 Dundalk 0–2 Cork United W Round 3 27 September 1981 Dundalk 3–0 Finn Harps W Round 4 4 October 1981 Dundalk 0–3 Shelbourne W Round 5 11 October 1981 Dundalk 4–0 Galway United W Round 6 18 October 1981 Dundalk 0–0 Thurles Town D Round 7 25 October 1981 Dundalk 1–4 Bohemians L Round 8 1 November 1981 Dundalk 1–1 Drogheda United D Round 9 8 November 1981 Dundalk 3–1 Waterford W Round 10 15 November 1981 Dundalk 2–1 Sligo Rovers L Round 11 22 November 1981 Dundalk 0–1 Shamrock Rovers L Round 12 29 November 1981 Dundalk 2–3 Home Farm W Round 13 6 December 1981 Dundalk 7–1 Athlone Town W Round 14 13 December 1981 Dundalk 2–4 Limerick W Round 15 20 December 1981 Dundalk 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic W Round 16 27 December 1981 Dundalk 1–1 UCD D Round 17 3 January 1982 Dundalk 3–0 Cork United W Round 18 17 January 1982 Dundalk 0–3 Shelbourne L Round 19 24 January 1982 Dundalk 1–2 Galway United W Round 20 31 January 1982 Dundalk 3–0 Thurles Town W Round 21 14 February 1982 Dundalk 0–0 Bohemians D Round 22 21 February 1982 Dundalk 5–1 Drogheda United W Round 23 28 February 1982 Dundalk 1–1 Waterford D Round 24 14 March 1982 Dundalk 1–0 Sligo Rovers W Round 25 17 March 1982 Dundalk 0–2 Finn Harps W Round 26 21 March 1982 Dundalk 1–1 Shamrock Rovers D Round 27 28 March 1982 Dundalk 2–1 Home Farm W Round 28 11 April 1982 Dundalk 1–0 Limerick W Round 29 18 April 1982 Dundalk 0–1 St Patrick's Athletic W Round 30 25 April 1982 Dundalk 1–2 Athlone Town W League table main WDL Home/Away Win/Draw auto DUN DUN Dundalk F.C. SHM SHM Shamrock Rovers F.C. BOH BOH Bohemian F.C. ATH ATH Athlone Town A.F.C. SLI SLI Sligo Rovers F.C. LIM LIM Limerick United F.C. StP StP St Patrick's Athletic F.C. WAT WAT Waterford F.C. SHE SHE Shelbourne F.C. CUF CUF Cork United F.C. DRO DRO Drogheda United F.C. HOM HOM Home Farm F.C. UCD UCD University College Dublin A.F.C. FHA FHA Finn Harps F.C. GAL GAL Galway United F.C. THU THU Thurles Town F.C. 20 6 4 61 24 14 AW: 8; HW: 12; AD: 6; HD: 0 21 3 6 50 23 10 AW: 9; HW: 12; AD: 1; HD: 2 17 9 4 50 18 12 AW: 8; HW: 9; AD: 4; HD: 5 18 3 9 70 42 10 AW: 9; HW: 9; AD: 1; HD: 2 16 5 9 55 45 9 AW: 7; HW: 9; AD: 2; HD: 3 13 9 8 56 34 10 AW: 5; HW: 8; AD: 5; HD: 4 14 6 10 49 39 8 AW: 5; HW: 9; AD: 3; HD: 3 12 4 14 39 46 7 AW: 6; HW: 6; AD: 1; HD: 3 10 7 13 44 46 8 AW: 5; HW: 5; AD: 3; HD: 4 10 6 14 41 50 6 AW: 2; HW: 8; AD: 4; HD: 2 8 10 12 45 50 7 AW: 2; HW: 6; AD: 5; HD: 5 8 7 15 34 48 9 AW: 5; HW: 3; AD: 4; HD: 3 7 10 13 30 41 6 AW: 3; HW: 4; AD: 3; HD: 7 7 4 19 42 61 6 AW: 3; HW: 4; AD: 3; HD: 1 5 8 17 30 62 6 AW: 2; HW: 3; AD: 4; HD: 4 3 5 22 29 96 4 AW: 2; HW: 1; AD: 2; HD: 3 Points system: 4 for an Away win, 3 for a Home win, 2 for an Away draw, 1 for a Home draw. complete rsssf.com Europe Cup Winners' Cup First round 16 September 1981 Fram ISL 2–1 Report Report 2 IRL Dundalk Torfason 65Steinsson 85 Fairclough 35 30 September 1981 Dundalk IRL 4–0 Report Report 2 ISL Fram Flanagan 4Fairclough 23M. Lawlor 49Duff 62 Dundalk won 5–2 on aggregate. Second round 21 October 1981 Dundalk IRL 1–1 Report Report 2 ENG Tottenham Hotspur Fairclough 82 Crooks 63 4 November 1981 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 1–0 Report Report 2 IRL Dundalk Crooks 63 Awards Player of the Month MonthPlayerReferencesSeptemberIRL Barry KehoeWriters Prize https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1981%2F10%2F25&id=Ar01114&sk=DA2A0FC0 2 December 2019 Irish Press 25 October 1981AprilIRL Tommy McConvilleDunne Noel McConville's Award https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1982%2F05%2F06&id=Ar01522&sk=6D9B28D9 2 December 2019 Irish Independent 6 May 1982 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 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Dundalk Highlights Category:Dundalk F.C. seasons Dundalk