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The 2024 Shelbourne F.C. season is the club's 129th season in existence, their third season back in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion from the League of Ireland First Division in 2021, and their first season back in European competition since 2006, competing the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League.

In May 2024, Dublin City Council voted in favour of granting the club a 250-year lease on Tolka Park.

On the 1st of November 2024, a late goal by Harry Wood sealed a 1–0 win away to Derry City, confirming Shelbourne as the champions of the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division.

First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2024 season.

#	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous Club	Signed	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Conor Kearns		GK	(1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 25)	Galway United	2023
19	Lorcan Healy		GK	9 January 2001 (aged 22)	UCD	2024
25	Daithi Folan		GK	11 August 2005 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2023
50	Ali Topcu		GK	1 April 2008 (aged 16)	Youth Team	2024
Defenders
2	Sean Gannon		DF	11 July 1991 (aged 32)	Shamrock Rovers	2024
3	Tyreke Wilson		DF	(1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 24)	Bohemians	2023
4	Kameron Ledwidge		DF	(2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 22)	Southampton	2021
5	Shane Griffin		DF	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 29)	St Patrick's Athletic	2022
15	Sam Bone		DF	6 February 1998 (aged 26)	Maidstone United	2024	Signed mid-season
29	Paddy Barrett		DF	(1993-07-22)22 July 1993 (aged 30)	St Patrick's Athletic	2023
51	Richard Offor		DF	26 August 2007 (aged 16)	Youth Team	2024
Midfielders
6	JJ Lunney		MF	(1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 25)	Bohemian	2021
7	Harry Wood		MF	2 August 2002 (aged 21)	Hull City	2024	Signed mid-season
8	Mark Coyle		MF	(1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 27)	Finn Harps	2022	Captain
14	Ali Coote		MF	11 June 1998 (aged 26)	Detroit City	2024	Signed mid-season
16	John O’Sullivan		MF	18 September 1993 (aged 30)	Bohemians	2024
27	Evan Caffrey		MF	(2003-02-27)27 February 2003 (aged 20)	UCD	2023
42	Cian Doyle		MF	7 January 2005 (aged 19)	Youth Team	2024
67	Liam Burt		MF	1 February 1999 (aged 25)	Shamrock Rovers	2024	On loan from Shamrock Rovers
Attackers
9	Sean Boyd		FW	(1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 25)	Finn Harps	2022
10	John Martin		FW	13 March 1997 (aged 26)	Dundalk	2024
11	Matty Smith		FW	(1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 26)	Derry City	2023
22	Dean Williams		FW	9 February 2000 (aged 24)	Bohemians	2024
44	Daniel Ring		FW	3 February 2007 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2024
48	Aiden O'Brien		FW	4 October 1993 (aged 30)	Free Agent	2024	Signed mid-season
77	Rayhaan Tulloch		FW	20 January 2001 (aged 23)	Shrewsbury Town F.C.	2024	Signed mid-season
Players who departed before the end of the season
12	Jad Hakiki		MF	(2004-06-23)23 June 2004 (aged 19)	Youth Team	2022	Signed for Dundalk
17	Shane Farrell		MF	(2000-06-26)26 June 2000 (aged 23)	Finglas United	2018	Signed for Drogheda United
20	Keith Ward		MF	12 October 1990 (aged 33)	Dundalk	2024	Released by mutual consent
21	Gavin Molloy		DF	(2001-10-19)19 October 2001 (aged 22)	Youth Team	2022	Signed for Aberdeen
24	Lewis Temple		DF	(2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2022	On loan to Wexford F.C.
36	Will Jarvis		FW	17 December 2002 (aged 21)	Hull City	2023	recalled by Hull City
43	Mark Isong		FW	21 January 2006 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2024	Signed for Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Previous Club	Ref.
22 November 2023	DF		Sean Gannon	Shamrock Rovers
22 November 2023	MF		Keith Ward	Dundalk
29 November 2023	FW		Dean Williams	Bohemians
30 November 2023	GK		Lorcan Healy	UCD
8 December 2023	MF		John O’Sullivan	Bohemians
8 December 2023	FW		John Martin	Dundalk
18 June 2024	MF		Ali Coote	Detroit City
18 June 2024	DF		Sam Bone	Maidstone United
1 July 2024	MF		Harry Wood	Hull City
10 July 2024	FW		Rayhaan Tulloch	Shrewsbury Town F.C.
12 August 2024	FW		Aiden O'Brien	Free Agent

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Previous Club	Date Ended	Ref.
22 December 2023	MF		Liam Burt	Shamrock Rovers	Season-long loan
30 January 2023	FW		Will Jarvis	Hull City	Season-long loan

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
6 November 2023	FW		Jack Moylan	Lincoln City
6 November 2023	DF		John Ross Wilson	Sligo Rovers
13 November 2023	MF		Harry Wood	Loan Return to Hull City
23 November 2023	DF		Luke Byrne	Retired
26 November 2023	DF		Euclides Cabral	Neuchâtel Xamax
26 November 2023	DF		Andrew Quinn	Drogheda United
30 November 2023	GK		Harry Fisk	Released
1 December 2023	DF		David Toure	Glenavon
13 December 2022	DF		Conor Kane	Drogheda United
13 December 2023	MF		Gavin Hodgins	Glenavon
10 January 2024	FW		Gbemi Arubi	Waterford
26 January 2024	DF		Luke Browne	Crystal Palace
14 February 2024	MF		Brian McManus	Bohemians
14 June 2024	DF		Gavin Molloy	Aberdeen
1 July 2024	MF		Jad Hakiki	Dundalk
1 July 2024	MF		Shane Farrell	Drogheda United
3 July 2024	DF		Lewis Temple	Wexford
23 July 2024	MF		Keith Ward	Released
6 August 2024	FW		Will Jarvis	Recalled from loan
3 September 2024	FW		Mark Isong	Bolton Wanderers

Competitions

Overview

Overall record

Last updated: 6 September 2024
Source: Competitions

League of Ireland

1. Drogheda United qualified for the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round as the 2024 FAI Cup winners.

Matches

16 February 2024 1	Waterford	1–1	Shelbourne	Waterford
19:45 IST	Asamoah 2'	Report	Sean Boyd 74',  84'	Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre Attendance: 4,390 Referee: Kevin O’Sullivan

23 February 2024 2	Shelbourne	2–1	Shamrock Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Mark Coyle 15' Will Jarvis 25'	Report	Gaffney 49'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,755 Referee: Rob Harvey

1 March 2024 3	Sligo Rovers	0–1	Shelbourne	Sligo
19:45 IST		Report	O’Sullivan 12'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 3,087 Referee: Declan Toland

4 March 2024 4	Shelbourne	1–0	Galway United	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	John Martin 15'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Rob Hennessy

15 March 2024 6	St Patrick's Athletic	1–2	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 IST	Mulraney 72'	Report	Will Jarvis 49', 58'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 4.988 Referee: Rob Harvey

29 March 2024 7	Shelbourne	2–1	Dundalk	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Burt 51' own goal 74'	Report	Benson 90'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Damien McGrath

12 April 2024 10	Shelbourne	1–2	Bohemians	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Will Jarvis 63' (pen.)	Report	Flores 37', 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

19 April 2024 11	Galway United	1–0	Shelbourne	Galway
19:45 IST	Edward McCarthy 24'	Report		Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Damien McGraith

22 April 2024 12	Shelbourne	0–0	Shamrock Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Shane Farrell  76'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,628 Referee: Robert Hennessy

26 April 2024 13	Shelbourne	1–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	John Martin 33'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,755 Referee: Robert Hennessy

6 May 2024 15	Derry City	1–1	Shelbourne	Derry
19:45 IST	McMullan 56'	Report	Sean Boyd 89'	Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 2,578 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

10 May 2024 16	Shelbourne	1–1	Drogheda	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Sean Boyd 60'	Report	Frantz Pierrot 3'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,598 Referee: Gavin Colfer

17 May 2024 17	Shelbourne	1–0	Waterford	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Sean Boyd 72'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,586 Referee: Rob Harvey

20 May 2024 18	St Patrick's Athletic	1–2	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 IST	Mulraney 73'	Report	Sean Boyd 14' Evan Caffrey 96'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 4,811 Referee: Robert Hennessy

24 May 2024 19	Shamrock Rovers	0–2	Shelbourne	Tallaght, Dublin
19:45 IST	Lopes  56'	Report	Will Jarvis 19', 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 4,811 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

31 May 2024 20	Shelbourne	1–2	Sligo Rovers	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Sean Boyd 57'	Report	Kailin Barlow 22' Hartmann 69'	Stadium: Tolka Park

7 June 2024 21	Shelbourne	1–0	Dundalk	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	John Martin 71'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park

14 June 2024 22	Waterford	0–1	Shelbourne	Waterford
19:45 IST		Report	Will Jarvis 55'	Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre

28 June 2024 23	Shelbourne	2–0	Galway United	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	John Martin 11' Evan Caffrey 36'	Report	Aodh Dervin  89'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,643

4 July 2024 24	Drogheda United	1–1	Shelbourne	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 IST	Douglas Taylor 84' (pen.)	Report	Wilson 21',  81' Paddy Barrett  79'	Stadium: Weavers Park

5 August 2024 25	Shelbourne	0–0	Derry City	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST		Report	Sam Todd  35'	Stadium: Tolka Park

10 August 2024 26	Sligo Rovers	2–1	Shelbourne	Sligo
19:45 IST	Will Fitzgerald 24' Wilson Waweru 65'	Report	Evan Caffrey 57'	Stadium: The Showgrounds

23 August 2024 27	Shelbourne	1–1	Bohemians	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Coote 14'	Report	Grant 12'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4930 Referee: Damien MacGraith

30 August 2023 28	Dundalk	0–1	Shelbourne	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 IST		Report	O'Brien 5'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,234 Referee: Eoghan O’Shea

6 September 2024 29	Bohemians	1–1	Shelbourne	Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 IST	Tierney 83'	Report	Smith 59'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Neil Doyle

6 September 2024 30	Galway United	1–0	Shelbourne	Galway
19:45 IST	Jimmy Keohane 2'			Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

30 September 2024 32	Shelbourne	2–3	St. Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 IST	Rayhaan Tulloch 76', Matty Smith 80'  93'		Joe Redmond 22', Brandon Kavanagh 62', Al-Amin Kazeem 88'	Stadium: Tolka Park

06 October 2024 33	Shamrock Rovers	2–0	Shelbourne	Tallaght, Dublin
17.30 IST	Jack Byrne 18', Neil Farrugia 85'			Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

18 October 2024 34	Shelbourne	3–1	Waterford United	Drumcondra, Dublin
19.45 IST	Sean Boyd 40, 80' (pen.), Liam Burt 84'		Padraig Amond 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4755 Referee: Rob Henessey

25 October 2024 35	Shelbourne	2–1	Drogheda United	Drumcondra, Dublin
19.45 IST	Sean Boyd 10', Rayhaan Tulloch 54'		Bridel Bosakani 67'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4755 Referee: Neil Doyle

1 November 2024 36	Derry City	0–1	Shelbourne	Derry
19.45 IST			Harry Wood 84'	Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 3135 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Leinster Senior Cup

30 January 2024 Group stage	Shelbourne	4–1	Evergreen	Drumcondra
	Charles McGee 27' Daniel Bergin 45+1' (pen.) Tyreik Sammy 85' Dylan Atanda 90+5'		Ify Nzewi 24'	Stadium: Tolka Park Referee: Mark Houlihan

5 February 2024 Group stage	Bray Wanderers	2–0	Shelbourne	Bray
	Shane Griffin 25' Christian Magerusan 28'	Report		Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 600 (Est.) Referee: Rob Hennessy

24 March 2024 Quarter-final	Maynooth University Town	4–1	Shelbourne	Maynooth
	Cillian Duffy 48' Patrick O'Sullivan 65', 80' Callum Warfield 67'		Daragh Murtagh 7'	Stadium: NUI Maynooth Astro Referee: Oliver Moran

FAI Cup

21 July 2024 2nd Round	Bray Wanderers	0–1	Shelbourne	Bray
15:15 IST		Report	Sean Boyd 15'	Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 2,339 Referee: Paul Norton

16 August 2024 3rd Round	Shelbourne	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Galway United	Drumcondra
	O'Brien 94'	Report	Keohane 116'	Stadium: Tolka Park
	Penalties
	O'Brien Lunney Coyle Coote Burt		Hurley Keohane Clarke Buckley

14 September 2024 Quarter Final	Derry City	2–0	Shelbourne	Derry
19:45 IST	Michael Duffy 22', Danny Mullen 64',			Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 2,339

UEFA Conference League

First Qualifying Round

11 July 2024 First leg	Shelbourne	2–1	St Joseph's F.C.	Drumondra
19:45 IST	Mark Coyle 1' Jarvis 58' (pen.)	Report	Francisco Paul Curado 40'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,643

18 July 2024 Second leg	St Joseph's F.C.	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Shelbourne	Gibraltar
17:00 IST	Liam Walker 25' Gonzalo Paz  93'	Report	Sam Bone 34' Gannon  92'	Stadium: Europa Point Stadium Attendance: 763 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay

Second Qualifying Round

25 July 2024 First leg	Zürich	3–0	Shelbourne	Zurich
	Mathew 1' Marchesano 29', 58'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 8,766 Referee: Visar Kastrati

1 August 2024 Second leg	Shelbourne	0–0 (0–3 agg.)	Zürich	Drumcondra, Dublin
		Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,665 Referee: Robertas Valikonis

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No	Pos	Nat	Name	League		FAI Cup		Europe		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Conor Kearns	36	0	2	0	4	0	42	0
2	DF		Sean Gannon	33	0	1	0	2	0	36	0
3	DF		Tyreke Wilson	27 (5)	1	1	0	4	0	32 (5)	1
4	DF		Kameron Ledwidge	22 (11)	0	2 (1)	0	4	0	28 (12)	0
5	DF		Shane Griffin	8 (4)	0	1	0	2 (1)	0	11 (5)	0
6	MF		JJ Lunney	29 (2)	0	1 (1)	0	3 (1)	0	33 (4)	0
7	MF		Harry Wood	7 (6)	1	3	0	1 (3)	0	11 (9)	1
8	MF		Mark Coyle	31	2	2	0	3	1	36	3
9	FW		Sean Boyd	12 (13)	10	1 (1)	1	0 (3)	0	12 (17)	11
10	FW		John Martin	20 (9)	4	1 (1)	0	3	0	24 (10)	4
11	FW		Matty Smith	18 (11)	2	2 (1)	0	2 (2)	0	22 (14)	2
14	MF		Ali Coote	8 (5)	1	2 (1)	0	2 (2)	0	12 (8)	1
15	DF		Sam Bone	2 (2)	0	1 (2)	0	2 (2)	1	5 (6)	1
16	MF		John O'Sullivan	12 (12)	1	2	0	2 (1)	0	16 (13)	1
22	FW		Dean Williams	1 (10)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (10)	0
25	GK		Daithi Folan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Evan Caffrey	17 (17)	3	2 (1)	0	1 (3)	0	16 (21)	3
29	DF		Paddy Barrett	30 (1)	0	1	0	4	0	32 (1)	0
44	FW		Daniel Ring	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
48	FW		Aiden O'Brien	5 (3)	1	0 (1)	1	0	0	5 (4)	2
67	MF		Liam Burt	22 (9)	2	0 (2)	0	1 (1)	0	23 (12)	2
77	FW		Rayhaan Tulloch	7 (3)	2	2 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	9 (6)	2
50	GK		Ali Topcu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	FW		Mark Isong	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
12	MF		Jad Hakiki	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (4)	0
17	MF		Shane Farrell	2 (13)	0	0	0	0	0	2 (13)	0
20	MF		Keith Ward	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0
21	DF		Gavin Molloy	22	1	0	0	0	0	22	1
24	DF		Lewis Temple	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
36	FW		Will Jarvis	23 (2)	8	0 (1)	0	4	1	27 (3)	9

·       Players listed in italics left the club mid-season

·       Source: extratime.com

Goalscorers

As of match played 1 September 2024.

No	Pos	Nat	Player	LOI	FAIC	UECL	Total
9	FW		Sean Boyd	10	1	0	11
36	FW		Will Jarvis	8	0	1	9
10	FW		John Martin	4	0	0	4
27	MF		Evan Caffrey	3	0	0	3
8	MF		Mark Coyle	2	0	1	3
67	MF		Liam Burt	2	0	0	2
77	FW		Rayhaan Tulloch	2	0	0	2
11	FW		Matty Smith	2	0	0	2
48	FW		Aiden O'Brien	1	1	0	2
7	MF		Harry Wood	1	0	0	1
16	MF		John O’Sullivan	1	0	0	1
3	DF		Tyreke Wilson	1	0	0	1
15	DF		Sam Bone	0	0	1	1
14	MF		Ali Coote	1	0	0	1
21	DF		Gavin Molloy	1	0	0	1
Own Goal				1	0	0	0
Total				40	2	3	45
Italics indicates player left mid-season Source: extratime.com

References

1. "Shelbourne FC secure 250 year Tolka Park lease". www.shelbournefc.ie. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
2. "Sean Gannon is a Red". 22 November 2023.
3. "Keith Ward signs for Shels". 22 November 2023.
4. "Dean Williams is a Red". 29 November 2023.
5. "Healy signs for Shels". 30 November 2023.
6. "John O'Sullivan signs for the Reds". 8 December 2023.
7. "Welcome to Tolka Park, John Martin". 8 December 2023.
8. "Ali Coote is a Red". 18 June 2024.
9. "Sam Bone joins Shels". 18 June 2024.
10. "Harry Wood signs for Shelbourne FC". 1 July 2024.
11. "Rayhaan Tulloch is a Red". 10 July 2024.
12. "Liam Burt signs for Shels". 22 December 2023.
13. "Will Jarvis returns to the Reds". 30 January 2024.
14. "Jack Moylan to leave Shels in November". 4 September 2023.
15. "Shelbourne confirm departure of JR Wilson". 6 November 2023.
16. "Wood joins Shelbourne on loan". 6 July 2023.
17. "Luke Byrne retires from professional football". 23 November 2023.
18. ^ "Shelbourne FC can confirm Euclides Cabral and Andrew Quinn have left the club". 25 November 2023.
19. "Shelbourne FC can confirm goalkeeper Harry Fisk has left the club". 30 November 2023.
20. "David Toure signs for Glenavon F.C." 1 December 2023.
21. "Conor Kane signs for Drogheda United". 13 November 2023.
22. "Glenavon makes trio of new signings". 13 December 2023.
23. "Waterford FC announce signings of Gbemi Arubi and Joseph Forde". 10 January 2024.
24. "Crystal Palace Academy sign Luke Browne". 26 January 2024.
25. "Brian McManus joins Bohemian's from Shelbourne". 14 February 2024.
26. "Gavin Molloy departs Shels". 14 June 2024.
27. "Dundalk sign playmaker Jad Hakiki from Shelbourne". extratime.com. 1 July 2024.
28. "Shane Farrell signs for Drogheda United". droghedaunited.ie. 1 July 2024.
29. "Shelbourne dealt blow as Will Jarvis returns to Hull City". extratime.ie. 6 August 2024.
30. ^ "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links

• Official website

• 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division by club
• 2024–25 UEFA Conference League participants seasons