1990–91 Dundalk F.C. season

June 2019 June 2019 Dundalk 1990–91 Turlough O'Connor Premier Division 1st (champions) FAI Cup 1st Round League Cup Group Leinster Senior Cup 2nd Round Peter Hanrahan (18) Peter Hanrahan (20) _blackborder _collarwhite _blackborder _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 DD0000 _vneckwhite _3_stripes_white _whiteborder _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 1989–90 1991–92 Dundalk entered the 1990–91 season having ended the previous season trophy-less for the first time since Turlough O'Connor's debut season as manager in 1985–86. They also had no European football, having not qualified for any of the competitions the season before. It was Dundalk's 65th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football. Season summary A number of key players from the Double-winning 1987–88 season had moved on at the end of 1989–90, and they were joined early on by Tony Cousins, who signed for Liverpool in September.Uncle Kenny signs Cousins for Liverpool https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1990%2F09%2F28&id=Ar01208&sk=76630CC1 30 November 2019 Irish Independent 28 September 1990 A new look side opened the season with a 7–0 hammering of Longford Town in the Leinster Senior Cup,Four for Cousins https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1990%2F08%2F17&id=Ar01504&sk=8E9CF09A 30 November 2019 Irish Independent 17 August 1990 but some poor results saw early exits in both the Leinster Cup and the League of Ireland Cup.Peter to the rescue https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1990%2F08%2F31&id=Ar01602&sk=7D496E3D 30 November 2019 Irish Independent 31 August 1990 The 33-round League programme commenced on 2 September 1990, and in the opening match Dundalk were well beaten by Shelbourne, 5–1.Newe look suits Shels https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1990%2F09%2F03&id=Ar02106&sk=ABB81C2D 30 November 2019 Irish Independent 3 September 1990 That defeat, after a poor sequence, sparked a recovery and, with the exception of two defeats to newly promoted Sligo Rovers, they went the rest of the season unbeaten. Midway through the season, however, they suffered a shock 1–0 defeat in the FAI Cup to non-League Ashtown Villa.Cryan Tom Ashtown Villa grab glory in Dundalk https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1991%2F03%2F11&id=Ar01908&sk=B52FBB36 30 November 2019 Irish Independent 11 March 1991 The league schedule was completed on 21 April 1991 and, in an end of season, winner takes all match in Turner's Cross against Cork City, Dundalk won the title for the eighth time, with the winning goal being scored by cult hero, Tom McNulty.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1991%2F04%2F22&id=Ar02113&sk=B8AF9A84 'Mighty Mac' hits glory goal Irish Independent 22 April 1991 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives First-Team Squad (1990–91) Sources:Murphy Jim A Dundalk FC Miscellany 2013 Self-published Ireland 279 No.NameYearsLeagueFAI CupLeague CupLeinster CupTotalGoals1IRE Alan O'Neill Alan O'Neill (footballer, born 1957) 1985–1993 33 1 3 2 39 02IRE Martin Lawlor History of Dundalk F.C. (1966–2002)#Martin Lawlor 1977–1995 29 1 3 1 34 03SCO James Coll 1989–1995 31 1 2 0 34 34IRL Ronnie Murphy Ronnie Murphy (footballer) 1990–1993 32 1 1 1 35 15IRL Gino Lawless 1986–1994 28 1 3 1 33 26IRE Dave Mackey 1988–1993 28 1 3 1 33 37IRE Michael Kavanagh 1990–1994 29 1 3 2 35 18SCO Tom McNulty 1984–2000 32 1 3 1 37 109IRE Peter Hanrahan 1990–1994 32 1 2 1 36 2010IRE Terry Eviston 1986–1993 33 1 3 0 37 1011IRE Mick Shelley 1985–1993 33 1 3 1 38 112IRE Paul Brady 1990–1993 17 0 3 1 21 113IRE Tony Cousins 1988–1990Player transferred to Liverpool in September 4 0 2 1 7 714IRE Roddy Collins 1989–1991 7 1 0 1 9 115IRE Eamon Synnott 1990–1992 15 0 0 2 17 1 Competitions Leinster Senior Cup Source:Murphy Jim 2003 History of Dundalk FC - the First 100 Years Dundalk Jim Murphy 474 First round 16 August 1990 7–0 Dundalk Longford Town Oriel Park Dundalk Second round 23 August 1990 0–1 Dundalk Athlone Town St Mel's Park Athlone League Cup Source: Group 19 August 1990 2–1 Dundalk Monaghan United Oriel Park Dundalk 26 August 1990 0–0 Dundalk Drogheda United United Park Drogheda 30 August 1990 1–1 Dundalk Athlone Town Oriel Park Dundalk Did not qualify for Quarter-final Premier Division Source: Round 1 2 September 1990 Dundalk 1–5 Shelbourne L Round 2 9 September 1990 Dundalk 0–1 Athlone Town W Round 3 13 September 1990 Dundalk 4–1 Bohemians W Round 4 23 September 1990 Dundalk 0–4 Limerick W Round 5 30 September 1990 Dundalk 0–0 Waterford United D Round 6 7 October 1990 Dundalk 0–2 Sligo Rovers L Round 7 14 October 1990 Dundalk 3–0 St Patrick's Athletic W Round 8 21 October 1990 Dundalk 0–1 Derry City W Round 9 24 October 1990 Dundalk 2–0 Galway United W Round 10 4 November 1990 Dundalk 0–0 Shamrock Rovers D Round 11 11 November 1990 Dundalk 0–0 Cork City D Round 12 18 November 1990 Dundalk 1–1 Cork City D Round 13 23 November 1990 Dundalk 1–2 Shelbourne W Round 14 29 November 1990 Dundalk 3–0 Athlone Town W Round 15 9 December 1990 Dundalk 0–2 Bohemians W Round 16 23 December 1990 Dundalk 1–3 Waterford W Round 17 30 December 1990 Dundalk 0–2 Sligo Rovers L Round 18 13 January 1991 Dundalk 1–0 Derry City W Round 19 20 January 1991 Dundalk 2–3 Galway United W Round 20 27 January 1991 Dundalk 0–0 Shamrock Rovers D Round 21 31 January 1991 Dundalk 2–0 Shelbourne W Round 22 10 February 1991 Dundalk 1–3 Athlone Town W Round 23 14 February 1991 Dundalk 3–0 Bohemians W Round 24 17 February 1991 Dundalk 3–0 Limerick W Round 25 19 February 1991 Dundalk 0–0 St Patrick's Athletic D Round 26 24 February 1991 Dundalk 0–3 Limerick W Round 27 3 March 1991 Dundalk 1–0 Waterford United W Round 28 17 March 1991 Dundalk 0–0 Sligo Rovers D Round 29 31 March 1991 Dundalk 0–0 St Patrick's Athletic D Round 30 1 April 1991 Dundalk 0–1 Derry City W Round 31 14 April 1991 Dundalk 1–2 Shamrock Rovers W Round 32 14 April 1991 Dundalk 2–0 Galway United W Round 33 21 April 1991 Dundalk 0–1 Cork City W League table main WDL QR 2 DUN Dundalk COR Cork City StP St Patrick's Athletic SHE Shelbourne SLI Sligo Rovers SHM Shamrock Rovers DER Derry City GAL Galway United BOH Bohemians ATH Athlone Town WAT Waterford United LIM Limerick City 22 8 3 52 17 C 19 12 2 45 18 17 10 6 46 21 18 6 9 59 30 13 12 8 34 22 14 9 10 51 37 13 9 11 51 28 9 5 19 34 61 7 8 18 27 42 6 7 20 22 53 6 5 22 22 62 R 6 5 22 21 73 R green1 Qualification to 1991–92 European Cup EC blue1 Qualification to 1991–92 UEFA Cup UC yellow1 Qualification to 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup ECWC red1 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division R R complete www.rsssf.com FAI Cup First round 10 March 1991 Dundalk 0–1 Ashtown Villa Oriel Park Dundalk Awards Player of the Month MonthPlayerReferencesOctoberIRL Peter HanrahanDundalk's Peter Hanrahan https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IEX%2F1990%2F11%2F20&id=Ar01603&sk=B70F82F9 30 November 2019 Cork Examiner 20 November 1990AprilSCO Tom McNultyTitle-clincher McNulty takes final award https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1991%2F05%2F03&id=Ar01600&sk=A0E5F396 30 November 2019 Irish Independent 3 May 1991 Footnotes lower-alpha 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