1966–67 Dundalk F.C. season

June 2019 June 2019 Dundalk Dundalk_FC_1966-67_Commemorative_Program.jpg "The Greatest Year in the History of Dundalk Football Club" 1966–67 Alan Fox League of Ireland 1st (champions) FAI Cup Semi-final League of Ireland Shield 1st (winners) Dublin City Cup Runners-up Top Four Cup Winners Leinster Senior Cup Runners-up Danny Hale (15) Danny Hale (28) 14,000 (vs. Shamrock Rovers, Shield, 16 October 1966)O'Shea Tom Dundalk Poised To Take Shield https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1966%2F10%2F17&id=Ar01005&sk=9493A7C8 7 December 2019 Irish Press 17 October 1966 _blackborder _blackcollar _blackborder _blackhorizontal _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF 1965–66 1967–68 Dundalk entered the 1966–67 season on the back of a disappointing eighth-place finish in the League and a sixth-place finish in the Shield the previous season. 1966–67 was Alan Fox's first season as player-coach, having been appointed by the club's new board of directors in August. It was Dundalk's 41st consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football. Season summary The previous season had seen significant change at the club. By the end of 1965 it was clear that the debts, the condition of Oriel Park, and the need to rebuild the playing squad, were challenges beyond the membership-based ownership model. A new public limited company took the club over in January 1966, after the voluntary liquidation of the old company.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1966%2F01%2F21&id=Ar01312&sk=DC00F81C Dundalk club take-over Irish Independent 21 January 1966 22 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives The new board set about investing in Oriel Park, which consisted of turning the pitch 90 degrees, building a new stand, and adding player and spectator facilities.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=EHD%2F1966%2F07%2F06&id=Ar01701&sk=FCBD5F4E Transformation by Dundalk F.C. Noel Dunne Evening Herald 6 July 1966 22 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives They also invested in a number of new players and a new player-coach, Alan Fox. Only five of the players who had finished the previous season were retained.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1966%2F09%2F13&id=Ar01412&sk=069B15CE Waterford's Injury Problems The Irish Press 13 September 1966 16 June 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives The new season started on 21 August 1966 with the Shield and the Dublin City Cup. Dundalk had never won the Shield in their 40 seasons of League of Ireland membership, being runners-up four times and going close in numerous seasons.Shield Shock for Dundalk https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1939%2F11%2F06&id=Ar01304&sk=332D8173 23 October 2019 Irish Independent 6 November 1939 At the 41st attempt, the new team made no mistake – with nine wins from the first 10 matches, effectively sealing the win with a 2–0 victory over Shamrock Rovers in front of a then record crowd of 14,000 for a domestic game in Oriel Park.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1966%2F10%2F17&id=Ar01202&sk=DF9065DF Record Crowd Sees Oriel Park Team... W.P. Murphy Irish Independent 17 October 1966 24 May 2019 Irish Newspaper Archiveshttps://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1966%2F10%2F17&id=Ar01005&sk=9493A7C8 Dundalk Poised To Take Shield Tom O'Shea The Irish Press 17 October 1966 22 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives 10 days later they met Shamrock Rovers again, this time in the City Cup final, but fell to a 2–1 defeat.Murphy W.P. Rovers Oust Dundalk! https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1966%2F10%2F27&id=Ar01202&sk=A9D6E19D 8 December 2019 Irish Independent 27 October 1966 The League saw Fox's side continue their Shield form, with six consecutive wins (scoring 21 goals in the process) leaving them clear at the top of the table in the run up to Christmas. A three match losing streak through the new year, which included the Leinster Senior Cup Final,O'Shea Tom Magnificent Bohemians Triumph https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1966%2F12%2F26&id=Ar01402&sk=700F84B3 8 December 2019 Irish Press 26 December 1966 saw some doubts about the side creep in. But they only lost one more match in charging to the title ahead of Bohemians by seven points.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1967%2F04%2F15&id=Ar01517&sk=6165A891 Dundalk New League Champs Irish Independent 15 April 1967 22 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives The club's third League title brought the only League and Shield Double in its history. To cap a memorable season, they also won the Top Four Cup, their second and last win before the competition was discontinued in 1974.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1967%2F05%2F13&id=Ar01503&sk=B94F80D9 Dundalk Collect 3rd Trophy of Season Irish Independent 13 May 1967 22 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives A semi-final defeat in the FAI Cup to Shamrock Rovers was the only slip-up that stopped the side winning medals in every competition. They called it "the greatest year in the history of Dundalk Football Club".https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1967%2F06%2F16&id=Ar01527&sk=BA2C6AE3 Pictorial Souvenir The Irish Press 16 June 1967 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives First-Team Squad (1966–67) Sources:Murphy Jim A Dundalk FC Miscellany 2013 Self-published Ireland 240 No.NameYearsLeagueFAI CupLeague of Ireland ShieldOtheraTotalGoals1IRL Kevin Blount 1966–1968 21 5 10 10 46 02IRE Fran Brennan 1966–1973 22 5 11 11 49 13WAL Alan Fox Alan Fox (footballer) 1966–1968 22 5 11 11 49 04IRL Patsy McKeown 1957–1968 18 5 11 10 44 05IRE Mick Millington 1965–1970 16 4 11 11 42 16IRE Kevin Murray Kevin Murray (Irish footballer) 1966–1970 19 5 10 11 45 117IRE Paddy Turner 1966–1972 22 5 8 10 45 178IRE Ben Hannigan 1966–1969 20 5 11 7 43 269NIR Danny Hale 1966–1968 20 3 10 9 42 2810IRE Tony O'Connell 1966–1969 16 4 10 6 36 311ENG Derek Stokes 1966–1970 16 4 0 5 25 1712NIR Jim Burke 1966–1968 12 0 6 8 26 013IRE Larry Gilmore 1966–1970 3 1 11 7 22 214IRE Francie Callan 1954–1967 13 4 0 3 20 415IRE Christy Barron 1959–1967 1 0 1 1 3 0 a. Includes the Leinster Senior Cup, Dublin City Cup, and Top Four Cup. Competitions Shield Source: Round 1 21 August 1966 Dundalk 1–1 Cork Celtic D Round 2 28 August 1966 Dundalk 4–0 Shelbourne W Round 3 4 September 1966 Dundalk 1–4 Drogheda United W Round 4 11 September 1966 Dundalk 1–0 St Patrick's Athletic W Round 5 18 September 1966 Bohemians 0–1 Dundalk W Round 6 25 September 1966 Dundalk 1–0 Waterford W Round 7 2 October 1966 Cork Hibernians 1–5 Dundalk W Round 8 9 October 1966 Dundalk 6–2 Drumcondra W Round 9 16 October 1966 Dundalk 2–0 Shamrock Rovers W Round 10 23 October 1966 Sligo Rovers 1–0 Dundalk L Round 11 30 October 1966 Dundalk 2–0 Limerick W Shield table main WDL QR auto 2 DUN Dundalk StP St Patrick's Athletic SHM Shamrock Rovers WAT Waterford LIM Limerick BOH Bohemians DRO Drogheda United DRU Drumcondra CHF Cork Hibernians SHE Shelbourne CCF Cork Celtic SLI Sligo Rovers 9 1 1 27 7 5 2 4 17 15 2 0 9 10 27 5 2 4 19 17 6 1 4 24 16 7 2 2 20 8 7 1 3 37 12 5 1 5 17 24 4 0 7 18 31 5 1 5 14 18 1 3 7 17 28 3 0 8 14 31 complete Irish Press Dublin City Cup Source: First round 23 August 1966 2–0 Dundalk Drogheda United Oriel Park Dundalk Quarter-final 14 September 1966 2–1 Dundalk Sligo Rovers Oriel Park Dundalk Semi-final 5 October 1966 3–1 Dundalk Waterford Dalymount Park Dublin Final 26 October 1966 1–2 Dundalk Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park Dublin Leinster Senior Cup Source:Murphy Jim 2003 History of Dundalk FC - the First 100 Years Dundalk Jim Murphy 464 Fourth round 2 November 1966 3–1 Dundalk Drogheda United Tolka Park Dublin Semi-final 13 December 1966 1–1 Dundalk Drumcondra Tolka Park Dublin Semi-final Replay 15 December 1966 2–5 Dundalk Drumcondra Tolka Park Dublin Final 15 December 1966 1–0 Dundalk Bohemians Dalymount Park Dublin FAI Cup Source: First round 12 February 1967 Tramore Athletic 6–1 Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk Quarter-final 5 March 1967 Cork Hibernians 1–1 Dundalk Oriel Park Dundalk Quarter-final Replay 8 March 1967 Cork Hibernians 0–1 Dundalk Flower Lodge Cork Semi-final 1 April 1967 1–1 Dundalk Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park Dublin Semi-final Replay 5 April 1967 0–3 Dundalk Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park Dublin Top Four Cup Source: Semi-final 30 April 1967 2–1 Dundalk Sligo Rovers Oriel Park Dundalk Final 7 May 1967 0–0 Dundalk Bohemians Dalymount Park Dublin Final Replay 12 May 1967 2–1 Dundalk Bohemians Tolka Park Dublin League Source: Round 1 6 November 1966 Dundalk 5–0 Cork Celtic W Round 2 13 November 1966 Dundalk 1–3 Shelbourne W Round 3 20 November 1966 Dundalk 3–0 Drogheda United W Round 4 27 November 1966 Dundalk 1–3 St Patrick's Athletic W Round 5 4 December 1966 Bohemians 3–0 Dundalk W Round 6 11 December 1966 Dundalk 2–4 Waterford W Round 7 18 December 1966 Cork Hibernians 0–0 Dundalk D Round 8 26 December 1966 Dundalk 1–2 Drumcondra W Round 9 1 January 1967 Dundalk 2–1 Shamrock Rovers L Round 10 8 January 1967 Sligo Rovers 1–2 Dundalk L Round 11 15 January 1967 Dundalk 2–3 Limerick W Round 12 22 January 1967 Dundalk 1–4 Cork Celtic W Round 13 29 January 1967 Dundalk 6–0 Shelbourne W Round 14 5 February 1967 Dundalk 1–3 Drogheda United W Round 15 19 February 1967 Dundalk 2–2 St Patrick's Athletic D Round 16 26 February 1967 Bohemians 3–0 Dundalk L Round 17 12 March 1967 Dundalk 3–0 Waterford W Round 18 19 March 1967 Cork Hibernians 0–0 Dundalk D Round 19 26 March 1967 Dundalk 2–0 Drumcondra W Round 20 9 April 1967 Sligo Rovers 1–1 Dundalk D Round 21 14 April 1967 Dundalk 2–0 Shamrock Rovers W Round 22 16 April 1967 Dundalk 3–0 Limerick W League table main WDL QR auto 2 DUN Dundalk BOH Bohemians SLI Sligo Rovers LIM Limerick WAT Waterford StP St Patrick's Athletic SHM Shamrock Rovers DRU Drumcondra CHF Cork Hibernians DRO Drogheda United CCF Cork Celtic SHE Shelbourne 15 4 3 54 19 12 3 7 45 27 11 5 6 37 29 9 6 7 31 29 11 1 10 53 48 8 5 9 49 51 8 4 10 31 31 6 8 8 35 38 7 5 10 31 39 7 5 10 31 42 8 3 11 30 52 4 3 15 32 54 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 MacSweeney Niall A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5 Association of Football Statisticians 1985 B008H2CBJQ Ryan Sean Dunne Noel The Bass Book of Irish Soccer 24 October 1975 Mercier Press 9780853424505 Citations Category:Dundalk F.C. seasons Dundalk