1994–95 Dundalk F.C. season

June 2019 June 2019 Dundalk 1994–95 Dermot Keely Premier Division 1st (champions) FAI Cup Quarter-final League Cup Runners-up Leinster Senior Cup Runners-up Stephen Kelly (9) Stephen Kelly (11) _blackborder _vneckblack&red _blackborder _3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 1993–94 1995–96 Dundalk entered the 1994–95 season coming off a poor 1993–94, in which a general decline on and off the pitch reached a nadir – when they had missed out on the "Top Six" round-robin format that decided the title. They had also gone out early in both the FAI Cup and the League of Ireland Cup. Manager Dermot Keely was entering his first full season in charge, having replaced Turlough O'Connor early the previous season. It was Dundalk's 69th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football. Season summary In pre-season, veteran Gino Lawless was awarded a testimonial, and Manchester United were the visitors. In front of a packed Oriel Park, Dundalk took a 2–0 lead, and Eddie van Boxtel saved an Eric Cantona penalty, before United ran out 4–2 winners.Ince perfect https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=SIN%2F1994%2F07%2F31&id=Ar04503&sk=EDA52B47 2 December 2019 Sunday Independent 31 July 1994 Manager Dermot Keely, a Jim McLaughlin protege who had won the Double in 1978–79 as a player at Oriel,https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1993%2F11%2F05&id=Ar01701&sk=3E4D7519 Keely is just the man to lead Dundalk back to top Philip Quinn Irish Independent 5 November 1993 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives had to rebuild the squad due to its age profile, despite a worsening financial position.Season at Oriel "ends with a whimper" https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=DDT%2F1994%2F04%2F02&id=Ar02404&sk=67A3B458 21 September 2019 Dundalk Democrat 2 April 1994 24 Irish Newspaper Archives Early in the new season, however, the financial issues came to a head, and a number of local businessmen formed a new Interim Company to take the club over, saving it from bankruptcy.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=EHD%2F1994%2F11%2F04&id=Ar06903&sk=86458692 New backers save Dundalk from the threat of closure! Paul Hyland Evening Herald 4 November 1994 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives Dundalk had started the season poorly, but a steady improvement in results saw them climb the league table. They reached finals in both the League Cup, (losing 2–1 on aggregate),Stuart Charlie League Cup win perfect tonic for Cork City https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1995%2F01%2F23&id=Ar04900&sk=D71D55B0 17 December 2019 Irish Press 23 January 1995 and the Leinster Senior Cup (losing 2–1), and in the FAI Cup they were defeated in the quarter-final.Stuart Charlie Derry Delight https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1995%2F03%2F10&id=Ar06504&sk=05A61A0A 17 December 2019 Irish Press 10 March 1995 With seven games to go in the League as many as eight clubs were in contention, but Dundalk were the most consistent, and Keely steered his team to a ninth league title on a final day of drama. They defeated Galway United at home, then, with players and supporters waiting on the pitch to hear the results of Shelbourne's and Derry City's matches, news filtered through that both had failed to win, confirming Dundalk as Champions - their third title in eight seasons. The trophy presented was that won in 1991, as the new trophy lay unopened in Athlone, where Derry City had been favourites to win out on the day. Notably, despite winning the title, nobody at Dundalk won a monthly or end of season award.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1995%2F04%2F24&id=Ar04803&sk=D61E2E34 Wild scenes of celebration at Oriel Park John Brennan The Irish Press 24 April 1995 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archiveshttps://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1995%2F04%2F24&id=Ar02509&sk=4EAF4021 Keely manages a miracle at Oriel Noel Dunne Irish Independent 24 April 1995 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives First-Team Squad (1994–95) Sources:Murphy Jim A Dundalk FC Miscellany 2013 Self-published Ireland 287 No.NameYearsLeagueFAI CupLeague CupLeinster CupTotalGoals1NED Eddie van Boxtel 1991–1996 19 0 3 1 23 02IRE Martin Lawlor History of Dundalk F.C. (1966–2002)#Martin Lawlor 1977–1995 10 2 4 4 20 03SCO James Coll 1989–1995 24 3 6 0 33 04IRL John Coady 1994–1996 29 2 4 0 35 25IRL Mick Doohan 1993–1999 33 3 6 1 43 86IRE Anthony Whelan 1994–1996 30 3 7 1 41 07IRE Brian Byrne 1994–1999 27 3 7 2 39 88SCO Tom McNulty 1984–2000 29 2 4 0 35 29IRE Joe Hanrahan 1992–1997 24 3 7 0 34 710IRE Stephen Kelly 1993–1996 32 3 7 1 43 1111IRE Mick Byrne 1994–1996 8 3 0 1 11 712IRE Jody Byrne 1994–1995 15 3 4 3 25 013IRE Matt Britton 1992–1996 20 3 6 4 33 414IRE Ken DeMange 1994–1995 13 0 4 2 19 315IRE Brian Irwin 1991–1995 16 0 5 2 23 416IRE Keith Long 1993–1996 5 2 2 4 13 017ENG Tony Loughlan 1994–1995 11 1 4 2 18 618ENG Warren Patmore 1994–1995 10 0 3 1 14 919NIR Peter Withnell 1994–1999 7 0 0 0 7 2 Competitions League Cup Source: Group 11 August 1994 0–5 Dundalk Drogheda United United Park Drogheda 18 August 1994 1–1 Monaghan United Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk 21 August 1994 1–6 Dundalk Longford Town Strokestown Road Longford Quarter-final 31 October 1994 2–1 Shamrock Rovers Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk Semi-final 1 December 1994 1–0 Derry City Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk Final 15 January 1995 1–0 Cork City Dundalk Bishopstown Stadium Cork 22 January 1995 1–1 Cork City Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk Cork City won 2–1 on aggregate Leinster Senior Cup Source:Murphy Jim 2003 History of Dundalk FC - the First 100 Years Dundalk Jim Murphy 475 First round 18 October 1994 3–1 Dundalk Whitehall Rangers Oriel Park Dundalk Quarter-final 22 November 1994 0–1 Dundalk St. Kevin's Boys Dublin Semi-final 6 December 1994 0–8 Dundalk St James's Gate Dublin Final 7 February 1995 yes 1–2 Dundalk UCD Dublin FAI Cup Source: First round 29 January 1995 Dundalk 0–5 Kilkenny City Buckley Park Kilkenny Second round 26 February 1995 Dundalk 5–0 St James's Gate Oriel Park Dundalk Quarter-final 9 March 1995 Dundalk 0–1 Derry City Oriel Park Dundalk Premier Division Source: Round 1 28 August 1994 Dundalk 2–0 Bohemians L Round 2 1 September 1994 Dundalk 0–0 Monaghan United D Round 3 4 September 1994 Dundalk 1–0 St Patrick's Athletic L Round 4 11 September 1994 Dundalk 2–1 Cobh Ramblers W Round 5 17 September 1994 Dundalk 0–1 Sligo Rovers W Round 6 24 September 1994 Dundalk 1–1 Derry City D Round 7 6 October 1994 Dundalk 1–0 Shelbourne W Round 8 9 October 1994 Dundalk 3–0 Shamrock Rovers L Round 9 16 October 1994 Dundalk 2–0 Cork City L Round 10 20 October 1994 Dundalk 2–1 Athlone Town W Round 11 27 October 1994 Dundalk 1–0 Galway United W Round 12 6 November 1994 Dundalk 0–0 Galway United D Round 13 10 November 1994 Dundalk 2–0 Bohemians W Round 14 20 November 1994 Dundalk 0–4 Monaghan United W Round 15 24 November 1994 Dundalk 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic W Round 16 3 December 1994 Dundalk 2–2 Cobh Ramblers D Round 17 8 December 1994 Dundalk 1–1 Sligo Rovers D Round 18 3 December 1994 Dundalk 2–0 Derry City L Round 19 27 December 1994 Dundalk 2–1 Shamrock Rovers W Round 20 30 December 1994 Dundalk 1–0 Shelbourne L Round 21 8 January 1995 Dundalk 1–3 Cork City L Round 22 13 January 1995 Dundalk 0–2 Athlone Town W Round 23 20 January 1995 Dundalk 0–0 Bohemians D Round 24 2 February 1995 Dundalk 6–0 Monaghan United W Round 25 11 February 1995 Dundalk 1–1 St Patrick's Athletic D Round 26 19 February 1995 Dundalk 1–0 Cobh Ramblers W Round 27 19 March 1995 Dundalk 2–0 Shamrock Rovers L Round 28 23 March 1995 Dundalk 2–0 Derry City W Round 29 26 March 1995 Dundalk 1–1 Shelbourne D Round 30 9 April 1995 Dundalk 0–1 Cork City W Round 31 16 April 1995 Dundalk 1–0 Athlone Town W Round 32 19 April 1995 Dundalk 0–1 Sligo Rovers W Round 33 23 April 1995 Dundalk 2–0 Galway United W League table main WDL Final QR DUN Dundalk DER Derry City SHE Shelbourne BOH Bohemians StP St Patrick's Athletic SHM Shamrock Rovers COR Cork City SLI Sligo Rovers GAL Galway United ATH Athlone Town COB Cobh Ramblers MON Monaghan United 17 8 8 41 25 C 16 10 7 45 30 16 9 8 45 32 14 11 8 48 30 13 14 6 53 36 14 9 10 45 36 15 4 14 55 42 12 7 14 43 42 10 9 14 39 53 6 14 13 31 44 O 5 11 17 29 51 R 5 4 24 22 75 R blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup preliminary round UCPR UCPR yellow1 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round CWCQR #ccccff Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage ICGS red2 Qualification to Relegation play-off RPO red1 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division REL REL complete www.rsssf.com 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 Citations Category:Dundalk F.C. seasons Dundalk