2014 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk entered the 2014 season having finished as runners-up in 2013. 2014 was Stephen Kenny's second season at the club as manager. It was Dundalk's sixth consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 79th in all, and their 88th in the League of Ireland.

Dundalk
2014 season
ManagerStephen Kenny
Premier Division1st (Champions)
FAI CupQuarter-Final
League CupWinners
Setanta CupRunners-up
Leinster Senior CupRound 4
Europa League2Q
Top goalscorerLeague:
Patrick Hoban (20)
All:
Patrick Hoban (24)
Highest home attendance5,000 (est) (vs. Cork City, 24 October 2014)[1]

Season summary

Before the League programme got underway, Dundalk were defeated by St Patrick's Athletic in the fourth round of the Leinster Senior Cup.[2] The 33 round League programme commenced on 7 March 2014, and they were surprisingly beaten 4–1 away to Drogheda United on the opening night.[3] But they quickly reached the top of the table and, as the season progressed, and with defending champions St Patrick's Athletic falling away, Dundalk and Cork City were left to compete for the title. On the final night of the season, Dundalk defeated Cork 2–0 in Oriel Park to win the title – their tenth, and first since 1994–95.[4]

In the remaining cup competitions, they reached the final of the 2014 Setanta Sports Cup – losing to Sligo Rovers 1–0 in a rain-drenched match.[5] They won the 2014 League of Ireland Cup Final with a 3–2 victory over Shamrock Rovers in Oriel Park,[6] thereby winning the club's first League and League Cup double. The League Cup win came five days after Rovers had defeated Dundalk in the 2014 FAI Cup quarter-final, which had gone to a replay.[7]

In Europe they were knocked out at the second hurdle, losing to Hajduk Split in the Europa League second qualifying round. Having comfortably defeated Jeunesse Esch 5–1 on aggregate in the first qualifying round,[8] they lost the first leg of the second qualifying round 2–0 in Oriel. But they recovered from going a goal down in Split to take a 2–1 lead, just falling short of the third away goal that would have won the tie.[9]

First-Team Squad (2014)

Sources:[10]

Name Date of Birth Position Debut season League appearances Goals
Peter Cherrie 25 September 1981 GK 2009 33 0
Sean Gannon 11 July 1991 DF 2014 33 2
Brian Gartland 4 November 1986 DF 2013 30 8
Andy Boyle 7 March 1991 DF 2013 32 2
Chris Shields 27 December 1990 MF 2012 30 0
Stephen O'Donnell 15 January 1986 MF 2013 12 2
Daryl Horgan 10 August 1992 MF 2014 33 5
John Mountney 22 February 1993 MF 2012 21 2
David McMillan 14 December 1988 FW 2014 23 7
Ruaidhrí Higgins 23 October 1984 MF 2014 23 0
Kurtis Byrne 9 April 1990 FW 2013 31 7
Dane Massey 17 April 1988 DF 2013 33 2
Richie Towell 17 July 1991 MF 2013 33 11
Patrick Hoban 28 July 1991 FW 2013 32 20
Darren Meenan 1 October 1991 MF 2013 32 3
Donal McDermott 19 October 1989 FW 2014 11 0
Mark Rossiter 27 May 1983 DF 2013 6 0
Mark Griffin 16 June 1991 FW 2008 10 0
Georgie Poynton 8 September 1997 MF 2013 0 0
Gabriel Sava 15 September 1986 GK 2014 0 0

Competitions

Premier Division

Source:[11]

7 March 2014 Round 1 Drogheda United 4–1 Dundalk
14 March 2014 Round 2 Dundalk 2–1 Limerick
22 March 2014 Round 3 Sligo Rovers 0–1 Dundalk
28 March 2014 Round 4 Dundalk 1–1 Bohemians
4 April 2014 Round 5 St Patrick's Athletic 1–4 Dundalk
7 April 2014 Round 6 Dundalk 3–0 Derry City
11 April 2014 Round 7 UCD 1–4 Dundalk
18 April 2014 Round 8 Dundalk 2–2 Shamrock Rovers
21 April 2014 Round 9 Athlone Town 0–1 Dundalk
25 April 2014 Round 10 Bray Wanderers 1–0 Dundalk
2 May 2014 Round 11 Dundalk 4–0 Cork City
16 May 2014 Round 12 Limerick 1–2 Dundalk
20 May 2014 Round 13 Dundalk 7–0 Drogheda United
23 May 2014 Round 14 Dundalk 3–0 Sligo Rovers
30 May 2014 Round 15 Bohemians 0–2 Dundalk
2 June 2014 Round 16 Dundalk 5–2 UCD
13 June 2014 Round 17 Dundalk 0–0 St Patrick's Athletic
27 June 2014 Round 18 Dundalk 2–2 Derry City
13 July 2014 Round 19 Shamrock Rovers 0–1 Dundalk
20 July 2014 Round 20 Dundalk 2–0 Athlone Town
27 July 2014 Round 21 Dundalk 5–1 Bray Wanderers
1 August 2014 Round 22 Cork City 1–2 Dundalk
8 August 2014 Round 23 Drogheda United 1–1 Dundalk
15 August 2014 Round 24 Dundalk 1–0 Limerick
18 August 2014 Round 25 Sligo Rovers 1–1 Dundalk
29 August 2014 Round 26 Dundalk 3–2 Bohemians
5 September 2014 Round 27 St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 Dundalk
5 September 2014 Round 28 Dundalk 5–0 Derry City
26 September 2014 Round 29 UCD 0–2 Dundalk
10 October 2014 Round 30 Athlone Town 0–3 Dundalk
13 October 2014 Round 31 Dundalk 0–0 Shamrock Rovers
17 October 2014 Round 32 Bray Wanderers 1–1 Dundalk
24 October 2014 Round 33 Dundalk 2–0 Cork City

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 33 22 8 3 73 24 +49 74 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Cork City 33 22 6 5 51 25 +26 72 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 St Patrick's Athletic 33 19 8 6 66 37 +29 65
4 Shamrock Rovers 33 18 8 7 43 26 +17 62
5 Sligo Rovers 33 12 7 14 44 36 +8 43
Source: [12][13][14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

FAI Cup

Source:[15]

Second Round
6 June Dundalk 3–0Sligo RoversOriel Park
19:45 David McMillan  31'
Daryl Horgan  47'
Brian Gartland  65'		 Report Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Paul Tuite
Third Round
22 August 2014 Dundalk 2–1Galway UnitedOriel Park, Dundalk
McDermott  28'
Mountney  73'		 Report Cunningham  81' Attendance: 1,441
Referee: Paul Tuite
Quarter Final
12 September 2014 Shamrock Rovers0–0DundalkTallaght Stadium
19:05 Report
Quarter Final Replay
15 September 2014 Dundalk1–2 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park
19:45 Hoban  41' Report Sheppard  81',  88' Attendance: 2,016
Referee: David McKeon

League Cup

Source:[15]

Second Round
5 May 2014 Bray Wanderers0−3 Dundalk Carlisle Grounds, Bray
16:00 Report McMillan  51', 77'
McDonald  58'		 Referee: Rob Harvey
Quarter Final
27 May 2014 Derry City1–2 Dundalk Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19:45 McEleney  82' Report McMillan  26'
Byrne  75'		 Referee: David McKeon
Semi Final
4 August 2014 Dundalk 5–0Wexford YouthsOriel Park, Dundalk
17:00 Griffin  24'
Ward  42'
McMillan  77', 79', 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 1078
Referee: Rob Harvey
Final
Main article: 2014 League of Ireland Cup Final
19 September 2014 Dundalk 3–2Shamrock RoversOriel Park, Dundalk
Massey  4', 46'
Hoban  49'		 Report McGuinness  28'
Kilduff  76'		 Referee: Graham Kelly

Setanta Cup

Source:[15]

Quarter Final First Leg
24 February 2014 Dundalk 2–3ColeraineOriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 GMT Horgan  18'
McMillan  60'		 Report McDaid  34', 49'
Harkin  58'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Quarter Final Second Leg
10 March 2014 Coleraine0–2 Dundalk The Showgrounds, Coleraine
19:45 GMT Report Hoban  51'
O'Donnell  90+2'		 Referee: Ray Hetherington

Dundalk won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semi Final First Leg
24 March 2014 Shamrock Rovers1−2 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:45 GMT Zayed  84' Report Towell  11' (pen.), 33' (pen.) Attendance: 750
Referee: Paul Tuite
Semi Final Second Leg
15 April 2014 Dundalk 1−0Shamrock RoversOriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST Shields  47' Report Attendance: 1,976
Referee: Raymond Crangle

Dundalk won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final
10 May 2014 Dundalk0−1 Sligo Rovers Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
16:00 IST Report O'Connor  13' Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Arnold Hunter

Leinster Senior Cup

Source:[15]

Fourth Round
17 February 2014 Dundalk1–2 St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore
19:45 GMT David McMillan  69' Report Fahey  63'
Kavanagh  73'		 Stadium: Richmond Park
Referee: Neil Doyle

Europa League

Source:[15]

First qualifying round
Jeunesse Esch 0–2 Dundalk
Report Towell  59' (pen.), 71'
Attendance: 759
Referee: Lorenc Jemini (Albania)
Dundalk 3–1 Jeunesse Esch
Gartland  8'
Byrne  37'
Mountney  45+1'		 Report Zydko  55'
Attendance: 2,534

Dundalk won 5–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round
Dundalk 0–2 Hajduk Split
Report Caktaš  9'
Vlašić  75'
Attendance: 3,014
Hajduk Split 1–2 Dundalk
Kouassi  25' Report Hoban  66'
Byrne  74'
Attendance: 15,000

Hajduk Split won 3–2 on aggregate.

Awards

Player of the Month
Month Nationality Player Reference
May  Ireland Daryl Horgan [16]
July  Ireland Richie Towell [17]
September  Ireland Dane Massey [18]
October  Ireland Patrick Hoban [19]

SWAI Personality of the Year
Person Reference
Stephen Kenny [20]

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