Dundalk
Full name	Dundalk Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Lilywhites
Founded	1903 as G. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. N. R.
Ground	Oriel Park, Dundalk, County Louth (Capacity 6,000)
Chairman	Gerry Mathews
Manager	John Gill
League	FAI First Division
2007	3rd
Website	Club home page
Home colours 　 Away colours
Current season

Dundalk Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Dhún Dealgan) is an Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. Oriel Park is a multi-use Stadium in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. County Louth (Contae Lú is a County on the East coast of Ireland, on the border with Northern Ireland. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the John Gill (born 6 May[[ 964]] is an Irish football manager currently in charge of First Division Dundalk FC The FAI eircom League of Ireland First Division' is the second tier of the Republic of Ireland's new FAI League of Ireland created following the merging Club Club information Commercial partners Coaching and Medical staff 2008 Fixtures and results Pre-season Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. County Louth (Contae Lú is a County on the East coast of Ireland, on the border with Northern Ireland. The club currently play in the FAI First Division of the FAI League of Ireland. The FAI eircom League of Ireland First Division' is the second tier of the Republic of Ireland's new FAI League of Ireland created following the merging The FAI eircom League of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland 's current national football league system created following the merging of the FAI and the League Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The traditional colours of the club are white jerseys with black shorts. Due to their white jerseys, they have been nicknamed the Lilywhites. They play their home games in Oriel Park, which has a capacity of 6,000. Oriel Park is a multi-use Stadium in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland.

A local rivalry is shared with Drogheda United. Drogheda United FC ( Irish: Cumann Peile Dhroichead Átha Aontaithe) is an Irish football club currently playing in the

Contents 1 History 2 2006 Promotion Controversy 3 Colours and Crest 4 Shirt Sponsors and Kit Suppliers 4.1 Shirt Sponsors 4.2 Kit Suppliers 5 Home Grounds 6 Honours 7 Club Records 7.1 European Record 7.2 Appearance Records 7.3 Goalscoring Records 7.4 Miscellaneous 8 Images from Oriel 9 Current squad 2008 9.1 Technical staff 9.2 Club Officials 10 Notable Former Players and Managers 10.1 Players 10.2 Managers 11 Supporters 12 References 13 External links

History

The first newspaper reports of organised football in Dundalk appeared in the Dundalk Democrat on 17 December 1892, when an article about a match that had occurred nine days previously involving a club named Dundalk featured. Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. The Dundalk Democrat is a regional newspaper printed in Dundalk, Republic of Ireland. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Dundalk team had beaten Institution 2nd XI 1–0. The sport gradually took a foothold in a developing town, which held strong ties to both the military and the railway infrastructure given its location between Dublin and Belfast, as well as links to local ports. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Affiliated to the Leinster Football Association before the turn of the century, a team from Dundalk, commonly known as Rovers, took their place in the Leinster Senior League in 1900–01 for the first time. Leinster Senior League is an amateur football league in the Irish province of Leinster. The club continued to exist (as the town’s most established club) until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

However, other clubs also began to make their presence felt in the locality. One in particular, the Great Northern Railway Association Club, otherwise known as the Dundalk GNR, founded in September 1903, spawned the modern-day Dundalk Football Club. The Dundalk GNR were located at the Athletic Grounds and competed in the Dundalk and District League from 1905 until 1914, although media coverage remained patchy. The Athletic Grounds is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Sports coverage was re-instated in the local media in 1919, with the Dundalk and District League re-established in time to start a competition during the 1919–20 season. Included among the teams was a selection representing the Dundalk GNR. The club were also partaking in the Newry League at the time, but political change at a national level was to effect this. The Partition of Ireland took place on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Following the formation of the Football Association of the Irish Free State (FAIFS; later to become the Football Association of Ireland or FAI) in Dublin to govern football in the Irish Free State the control of footballing matters in Northern Ireland was left to the Irish Football Association (IFA). The Football Association of Ireland ( FAI; Irish: Cumann Peile na h-Éireann) is the governing body for the sport of association football (soccer The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Irish Football Association ( IFA) is the organising body for football in Northern Ireland, and had historically been the governing body for the whole

The Dundalk GNR were not involved in the fledgling Irish Free State Senior League (later to become the League of Ireland), which kicked off at the start of the 1921–22 season. The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or later the eircom League (from the league's sponsorship by Irish telecommunications It involved only Dublin-based clubs; all of which has stepped up from the Leinster Senior League. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. This ultimately opened the way for the Dundalk GNR to move up to the Leinster Senior League. They were the only club from outside of the capital to compete in the 1922–23 season. Their first game was played on 7 October 1922 against Inchicore United and ended in a 2–1 loss. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Nevertheless, the club established itself in the top rank, and a third-place finish in the 1925–26 season paved the way for the club’s election to the ten-team Free State Senior League at the expense of Pioneers F. C. , and ahead of Bendigo F. C. and Drumcondra; the two clubs that had headed the Dundalk GNR in their final season in the Leinster Senior League. Drumcondra FC was an Irish football club from Dublin. Drumcondra was elected to the League in 1928 and played there for the next 44 seasons from their home Within four seasons, the club had moved from the Dundalk and District League, through the Leinster Senior League, and were ready to establish themselves in the elite Irish Free State Senior League, which included the likes of Shelbourne, Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers. Shelbourne Football Club ( Irish: Cumann Peile Shelbourne) is an Irish football club playing in the FAI First Division after having Bohemian FC ( An Cumann Peile Bóithéimeach) more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is an Irish Football (soccer club playing in the Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige are a football club from Dublin, Ireland. The club, still known as the Dundalk GNR, and continuing in the black and amber kit from their pre-War origins, travelled to Cork to face Fordsons in their opening match on 21 August 1926. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Fordsons FC is a former Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1924 and 1930 Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The match ended in a 2–1 defeat.

The club were re-named Dundalk F. C. in 1930 and became the first provincial team to win the league title in 1932–33. The club has an unbroken membership of the League of Ireland, a record shared with only two other members from that time; Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers. The club moved to their current home venue, Oriel Park, in 1936. Oriel Park is a multi-use Stadium in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. In the 1970s and 1980s, the club had an impressive record in European competition at home, going undefeated for five years, playing against top opposition in the form of PSV Eindhoven, Hajduk Split, Celtic, Porto and Tottenham Hotspur. Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from HNK Hajduk Split is a Croatian football club one of two most popular football clubs in the country The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. With almost fifty trophy-wins, including nine league titles, one First Division title and having contested fourteen FAI Cup finals, the club has one of the most successful histories in League of Ieland football. The FAI Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knock-out Association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic Almost one hundred of the club's players have gained representative honours for Ireland and the League of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football.

Since 1999, and in conjunction with Irish League side Linfield of Belfast, the club has been engaged in a peace and reconciliation programme, known as the Dunfield Project, which through the medium of football is facilitating the coming together of young people from the Dundalk and Belfast communities. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. In 2002, the club won the FAI Cup for a ninth time. The club operated as a co-operative, with teams competing from school-boy level in Dublin-based leagues to girls and ladies teams, along with the first-team for a period until August 2006, when they were taken over by local business man Gerry Mathews. Dundalk celebrated their 2000th league game against Finn Harps on Thursday 8 March 2007 in Oriel Park. Finn Harps Football Club ( Irish: Cumann Peile Chláirsigh na Finne) are an Irish football club playing in the FAI Premier Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A crowd of 3000 turned up; a figure that is massive for the First division.

2006 Promotion Controversy

Despite the fact that Dundalk FC had won what they perceived to be or believed should have been the annual promotion/relegation Play-Off, and what would have been a promotion/relegation game in any other normal season, in November 2006, they were one of the teams omitted from the 2007 FAI Premier Division and were, instead, chosen to play in the FAI First Division. Dundalk, however, argued that they had a right to compete in the Premier Division following their Play-Off defeat of Waterford United. "What was the point of the league taking our players and fans all the way down to Waterford if it counted for nothing?", questioned one official even though they were one of the clubs to vote for the FAI's new proposals earlier in 2006. Dundalk's protests had no real weight, however, as the 2006 season's game had never been billed as a promotion/relegation fixture. Furthermore, the claim that the game counted for nothing was technically incorrect - the Play-Off's purpose was solely to decide which teams were to be positioned in 12th and 13th place within the overall season standings of all 21 clubs for the purpose of the IAG's process and their dispensing of assessment points, and thus, it did contribute points to Dundalk's final assessment tally. However, that was little consolation. The difference between the two positions of 12th and 13th was a mere point anyway, which in the grand scheme of things did not make a significant difference to the final decision of the IAG. Although the game did count for something, it counted for very little and verged on pointlessness. Meanwhile, Galway United, who finished the season in 3rd place behind Dundalk's 2nd were chosen for the Premier Division. Galway United FC (Irish Cumann Peile Ghaillimh Aontaithe) was founded as Galway Rovers in 1937. This infuriated Dundalk fans and on 13 December 2006 a disgruntled fan protested the Independent Assessment Group's decision by entering the headquarters of the FAI in Dublin and dousing the reception area in petrol whilst threatening to set it alight. After about an hour the stand-off that developed ended peacefully. After a subsequent meeting with the FAI, Dundalk's CEO, Gerry Matthews, expressed his satisfaction with the process.

Colours and Crest

The coat of arms of the town of Dundalk. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland.

Dundalk F. C. 's old crest.

Dundalk's traditional colours are white jerseys (from which they get their nickname; the Lillywhites) and black shorts. However, this has not always been the case. Whilst playing under the auspices of the Great Northern Railway the club played in a black and amber-striped kit, right up until the GNR monicker was dropped and the team was renamed Dundalk F. C. in 1930.

The club's crest features three mythical martlets. Note that the British version of the F4F Wildcat was initially called the Martlet. The design is an adaptation of the heraldic symbols of Dundalk town's coat of arms, which also depict red marlets on a predominantly white shield. Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people ^[1]

Shirt Sponsors and Kit Suppliers

Shirt Sponsors

Years	Sponsor
1980-02	Harp Lager
2002	Dundalk Cabs
2003	Oscars
2004	Carnbeg
2005	Park Inn
2006-present	IJM

Kit Suppliers

Years	Kit Supplier
1980-04	O'Neills
2005	Erreà
2006	Diadora
2007-present	Umbro

Home Grounds

The club played at the Athletic Grounds from 1903 until 1936, when they adopted Oriel Park as their home ground, where they have remained playing to date. Harp Lager (Harp Irish Lager since 1997 is a Pale lager Brand owned by Diageo. The Rezidor Hotel Group, before known as Rezidor SAS is one of the fastest growing Hotel Companies in the world O'Neills Irish International Sports Company Ltd was established in 1918 Erreà (from the letters "R and A" is a sportswear (football volley basket rugby fitness running underwear and freetime trademark founded in 1988, in Diadora is a football, Tennis, Running, Cycling, rugby and Athletic shoe, Clothing, and Fashion accessory Umbro ( is a British sportswear and equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. Oriel Park is a multi-use Stadium in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. Oriel Park, located on the Carrick Road, faces Dundalk railway station and the Great Northern Brewery. Dundalk International railway station (Clarke Station serves Dundalk in County Louth, Ireland. The Great Northern Brewery, on the Carrick Road Dundalk is an Irish brewery home to Harp Lager. The ground's attendance record is 21,000. This record was set in 1979 on the occasion of the club’s European Champion Clubs' Cup second round tie against Celtic. The European Champion Clubs' Cup, or simply the European Cup, is a Trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The stadium, which now features a 1,600-seater stand, has hosted many memorable games for supporters including visits from Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Ajax and Red Star. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam

In February 2005, the club announced a major programme for a complete revamp of Oriel Park, which will, upon completion, included the conversion of the pitch to an all-weather surface. Dundalk will be the first Irish club to make such a conversion and the first club in the world to use the licensed FIFA 2-star surface for competitive league games. Further plans are being made to upgrade the main stand, changing-areas and bar facilities. The ultimate aim is to restore the club’s standing amongst the premier clubs in Ireland. At the start of the 2007 season, fans of the club were delighted to see the developmental work done on the stadium over the close-season before the season's kick-off. A new roof was installed on the main stand and covered terracing was introduced along the opposite side of the pitch.

Honours

• League of Ireland: 9
  • 1932–33, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1994–95

• League of Ireland First Division: 1
  • 2000–01

• FAI Cup: 9
  • 1942, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1988, 2002

• League Cup: 4
  • 1977-78, 1980-81, 1986-87, 1989-90

• League of Ireland Shield: 2
  • 1966-67, 1971-72

• Top Four Cup: 2
  • 1963-64, 1966-67

• Leinster Senior Cup: 6
  • 1950-51, 1960-61, 1970-71, 1973-74, 1976-77, 1977-78

• President's Cup: 9
  • 1930-31, 1951-52, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1988-89, 1989-90

• Dublin City Cup: 5
  • 1937-38, 1942-43, 1948-49, 1967-68, 1968-69

• Inter City Cup: 1
  • 1942

Club Records

European Record

Dundalk FC have had a chequered but nonetheless respectable history in European football; they were one of the first Irish football teams to play in Europe and the very first Irish side to go three rounds in the European Cup. For almost fifty years Dundalk have played against some of the greatest clubs in Europe, with Liverpool, Celtic, Rangers, FC Porto, Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven and AFC Ajax (to name but a handful) all taking on the Oriel Park outfit. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam ^[2] Notable matches and results include:

• 1-1 draw (A) and 2-1 win (H) against DOS Utrecht in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1968
• 1-1 draw (H) and 0-2 win (Match played in Haarlem, Netherlands, after rioting between rival factions in Dundalk) against Linfield FC in the preliminary round of the European Cup, 1979
• 3-2 defeat (A) and 0-0 draw (H) against Celtic in the 2nd round of the European Cup, 1979
• 1-1 draw (H) and 1-0 defeat (A) against Tottenham Hotspur in the European Cup Winners Cup, 1981

Appearance Records

• • All competitions: 580, Tommy McConville
  • League: 400, Martin Lawlor
  • European competition: 19, Tommy McConville

Goalscoring Records

• Career
  • All competitions: 143, Joey Donnelly
  • League: 70, Joey Donnelly
• Single season
  • All competitions: 43, Joe Sayers, 1935-36
  • League: 21, Philip Hughes, 2006

Miscellaneous

• Highest League victory:
  • 9-0 v. FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk History Spanish era The first competition was to be held over two seasons to avoid clashes with national leagues fixtures The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Tommy McConville (born 1947 in Dundalk is an Irish former professional football player Tommy McConville (born 1947 in Dundalk is an Irish former professional football player Jacobs, 1932 (home)
  • 9-0 v. Shelbourne, 1980 (home)
• Worst League Defeat:
  • 1-9 v. Limerick, 1944 (away)
• Best defensive League season:
  • 13 goals conceded in 30 games (0. 43 per game), 1979-80
• Best offensive League season:
  • 64 goals scored in 22 games (2. 91 per game), 1930-31
• Record League sequences:
  • Consecutive wins: 10, 1967-68
  • Consecutive losses: 11, 1998-99 (last 8 games) and 1999-00 (first 3 games)
  • Consecutive draws: 10, 2005
  • Longest undefeated run: 22 games, 1990-91 (16 games) through 1991-92 (6 games)
  • Longest without a win: 19 games, 2002-03 (10 games) through 2003 (9 games)

Images from Oriel

Oriel Interior	The Home Of Football	The Team Line Up	Lilywhite Huddle
DFC against Racism

Current squad 2008

No. Position Player GK Chris Bennion GK Aaron Shanahan DF David Crawley DF Paul Crowley DF John Flanagan DF Shane Grimes DF Aidan Lynch DF Paul Marney DF Kevin McArdle DF Stefan McKevitt

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Chris Bennion is a 27-year-old Scottish football player who currently plays with Dundalk. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Aaron Shanahan (born 20 April 1984 is a goalkeeper who previously played for Dundalk under Jim Gannon in the 2005 season In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring David Crawley (born 20 June 1977) is an Irish football player currently playing for Dundalk F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Paul Crowley, (born 13 August 1980) is an Irish footballer, currently playing with Eircom League side. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring John Flanagan is an Irish Soccer player currently playing with Dundalk F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Shane Grimes is an Irish Soccer player currently playing for his home town Dundalk F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Aidan Lynch (born August 29, 1977) is an Irish Football player currently playing for Dundalk F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Paul Marney (born 28 April 1982)is an English footballer currently playing for Dundalk F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Kevin McArdle is an Irish Soccer player currently playing for Dundalk F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Stefan McKevitt is an Irish Soccer player currently playing for his home town Dundalk F Position Player DF Ian Ryan DF Ben Whelehan MF David Cassidy MF Jamie Duffy MF David O'Connor MF Paul Shiels FW Robbie Martin FW Tiarnan Mulvenna FW Robbie Farrell FW Paul Smyth FW Trevor Vaughan

Technical staff

Name	Role
John Gill	Manager
Gerry Scully	Assistant Manager
Dr. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ian Ryan (born 9 June 1987 in Dublin) is an Irish football player currently playing for Dundalk F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ben Whelehan (born August 1, 1979) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Dundalk F For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. David Cassidy (born 23 May 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Dundalk F For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jamie Duffy (born November 20, 1983 in Texas is an Irish football player currently playing for Dundalk F For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. David O'Connor (born 8 February 1985 in Dublin is an Irish football, who plays for Dundalk FC in the Eircom League of Ireland. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Paul Shiels (born 19 April 1980 in Clones is an Irish football, who plays for Dundalk FC in the Eircom League of Ireland. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Robbie Martin (born) is a versatile striker who was part of the UCD squad which won promotion to the Premier Division in 2004 Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Tiarnán Mulvenna is a 19-year-old Irish Football player who currently plays for Dundalk. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Robbie Farrell (born 16 January 1978) is an experienced striker who has close to 200 appearances in League of Ireland competition Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Paul Smyth is an Irish Soccer player currently playing for Dundalk F Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Trevor Vaughan is an Irish Soccer player currently playing for Dundalk F John Gill (born 6 May[[ 964]] is an Irish football manager currently in charge of First Division Dundalk FC Samir	Club Doctor
Paul Cheshire	Physiotherapist

Club Officials

Name	Role
Jim Reilly	Club President
Gerry Matthews	C. E. O.
Tony O'Kane	Chairman & FAI Representative

Notable Former Players and Managers

Players

Synan Braddish Ray Bushe Peter Corr Tony Cousins Tom Davis Ken DeMange Shay Gibbons Eamonn Gregg Eoin Hand Mick Hoy Dermot Keely Jimmy Kelly

Tommy McConville Cathal Muckian Turlough O'Connor Steve Staunton Tommy Traynor Paul Futcher Jim McLaughlin Peter McParland John Hewitt Dave D'Errico Kenny Finn Bobby Smith

see also Cat:Dundalk F.C. players

Managers

Ned Weir:1948-1950 Liam Tuohy: 1969-1972 Fran Brennan: 1973-1974 Jim McLaughlin: 1974-1983 John Dempsey: 1983-1984

Turlough O'Connor: 1985-1994 Dermot Keely: 1994-1996 John Hewitt: 1996 Martin Murray: 2000-2002 Jim Gannon: 2004-2005

see also Cat:Dundalk F.C. managers

Supporters

Gate receipts at Oriel Park have been steadily increasing in recent years and the 2007 season is no exception, with attendances at the Carrick Road ground exceeding that of many of the Premier Division clubs.

Dundalk have been allowed for years now to play their home games on a thursday night much to the bemusement of all other clubs. They are unique in this sense in that they are the only club in Europe allowed to play home games during the week. In addition the numbers of away fans attending has nosedived because of this.

In addition to the official Dundalk FC Supporters Club, the Dublin DFC Supporters Club and the Travel Club, Dundalk also boasts a group of fanatically loyal Ultras known variously as the Mujahideen, the Lillywhite Army and D Shed Boys who reside on 'the Shed' side of Oriel Park on match days. Ultras ( Latin word deriving from beyond in English with the implication that their enthusiasm is 'beyond' the normal are a sanctioned form of sports team supporters A Mujahid (Arabic ar مجاهد, literally "struggler" is a Muslim involved in a Jihad, id est fighting in a war or Oriel Park is a multi-use Stadium in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland.

References

External links

• The Official Dundalk F.C. Website
• The History of Dundalk F.C.
• Dundalk F.C. Fans Forum
• The Lilywhite
• D-Shed Boys Fans Forum
• Dundalk F.C. Trust
• Dundalk W.F.C.

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