Posted on 2014-06-132020-03-14

Cobh Ramblers 2 (Stanton 60′,Waters 85′)

Shelbourne2 (C.Murphy 38′, Cashin 61′)

Cobh Ramblers: Shane Hallahan, Craig Burns, Brendan Frahill, Roy Kenny, Anthony O’Donnell, Martin Deady, George Gill (Christopher McCarthy 57’), Robert Waters, Bobbi Donoghue (Ryan Goldsmith 80’), Alan Flynn, Ronan Stanton.

Substitutes not used: Cian Murphy, Sean O’Mahaony, Daniel Barry, Jonathan Creamer, Robert Birdsall.

Booked: none

Shelbourne: Greg Murray, Brian Gannon, Philip Hand, Conor Murphy, Jordan Keegan (Lee Murtagh 76’), Keith Quinn, Jake Donnelly (Robert Gaul 71’), Gareth Coughlan (Simon Dixon HT), Lee Desmond, Dylan Cashin, Ryan Robinson.

Substitutes not used: Nathan Murphy, Lee Duffy, Stephen McDonnell, Stephen Sheerin

Booked: Donnelly 02’, Robinson 21’, C.Murphy 28’

Referee: Robert Hennessy

Attendance: Not Released

Posted on 2014-06-12

This summer brings the World Cup to be held in Brazil in June/July.

Shelbourne Couponsare running a one-off forecast based on the qualifying games and invite you to take part in this, as a way for all of us to raise additional funds for our club.

Coupons cost €5 each and will contain 12 games from the qualifying rounds, spread from Sunday, June 15^th to Thursday, June 26^th (with a game from almost every day over this period).

Highest Points Prize will be a WHOPPING €3,000 – and must be won.

There is also a Highest Points Sellers Prize of €300.

We will also have an additional five €100 prizes drawn at random from all coupons submitted.

Coupons were distributed in the usual manner from Saturday May 17^th and received in the usual manner up to and including Saturday June 14^th – first game on the coupons is Sunday, June 15^th.

If you need any additional information, you can contact Andy O’Sullivan on shelbournecoupon@gmail.com or on 087 9090 104

Posted on 2014-06-10

Striker Shane ‘Mario’ Dolan and Shelbourne FC have today parted company by mutual consent.

Johnny McDonnell and the BoM thank Shane for his committment since joining and wish him every success in the future.

Posted on 2014-06-09

“We have such a laugh when we come to your city”, beams Paul Heaton, former singer of The Beautiful South and The Housemartins. Despite leaving his drinking days well behind him, Heaton looks like the kind of man who’d be equally at home down the pub or at a football match as shuffling around a stage.

For this sell out Dublin date, Heaton performs with a full band including a drummer who for some reason hangs a Shelbourne FC pennant on his kit. The charismatic singer and his band certainly aren’t just trading on past glories. Heaton is finally reunited with Jacqui Abbott, the singer who replaced Briana Corrigan as his female foil in The Beautiful South.

Some of the band members called in to see us at Tolka Park on Saturday and met with Paul O’Rourke and Fank Young. They visited the shop and purchased some home shirts, some badges and a club pennant, which they told frank would be hung on the drum-kit for the Academy show- hence the above reference.

Good to see you folks and maybe next time you’re over in Dublin, you’ll fit in a game at Tolka. In the meantime, the best of luck to ‘the Blades’ of Sheffield and maybe United might come and play us in pre-season next year !!

The review of their Academy gig can be found at http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-reviews/review-rock-paul-heaton-jacqui-abbot-the-academy-30338407.html#sthash.2D3FqgYF.dpuf

Posted on 2014-06-09

Bus to Cobh Ramblers game

CANCELLED

Posted on 2014-06-09

Half-Season Tickets are now available for fans to purchase – callNiall Fitzmaurice on 087 637 9121 or email either fitzmauriceniall@yahoo.co.uk or frank@shelbournefc.ie.

Posted on 2014-06-07

Martin Murray is delighted to announce that Gary-Matthew O’Toole iscoming on board to offer his knowledge to the Under 19 Squad, especially in relation to with the rehabilitation of players after injury.

Gary is presentlyperforms asimilar role with the First Team and we are delighted thathe will now help the 19s also. Gary is fully qualified to B.Sc. (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation and Athletic Therapy.

Martin’s most important signing was persuading Johnny Watson to carry on the fantastic job he does in kitting out the team, each and every week. Martin believes that Johnny’s attention to detailensures that the ladsare the best turned out team in the league.

The last member of Martin’s back room staff will be announced in the coming days and that will be a coach to assist Martin on the training ground.

Posted on 2014-06-062020-03-14

Shelbourne 1 (Keegan 16′)

Waterford United 0

Report courtesy of extratime.ie

By Macdara Ferris

A first half goal from Jordan Keegan in Tolka Park on Friday helped Shelbourne into the third round of the FAI Cup at the expense of fellow First Division side Waterford United. The visitors came into the game with three wins from their last four league games but couldn’t get a win in the cup against the First Division league leaders, 34 years after they last lifted the trophy.

Shelbourne were smarting from last week’s first home defeat of the season but it wasn’t long before there were smiles on the faces of the Shelbourne faithful as they put that loss to Galway behind them. Keegan’s fine finish in the 16th minute gave the 493 people in the crowd the only goal of the game. Conor Murphy had done well on the right hand side of the Waterford box. His pass picked out Keegan, who cut inside and curled his shot beautifully into the top corner of the net off his left foot.

Tommy Griffin made six changes to his team that had got a late winner in Tallaght Stadium in the First Division last Tuesday. The Blues were fortuitous in that game and Griffin switched from 4-4-2 to a five man midfield with Griffin dropping four of his starting line up from that match against Rovers B, and the team were better for it. The only other substitute on the bench was goalkeeper Matthew Connor who made it to Tolka fresh from his Leaving Cert Maths exam earlier in the day.

His teammate Jack Doherty was busy putting Shelbourne’s defence under examination with a number of penetrating runs in the first half. As early as the third minute he was breaking by Shelbourne tackles on the edge of the box but his final touch wasn’t enough for him to get his side a goal.

With the World Cup in Brazil less than a week away, a minute before Shelbourne found the net, Doherty ran over the ball Pele style to try and get by Greg Murray in the Shelbourne goal but the ‘keeper’s left boot ended that audacious chance.

At the other end, there was a let off for the Blues when Philip Hand’s cross found Lee Murtagh in the box but he couldn’t get the ball out from under his feet to get a shot way. Just before the half hour mark, a timely block from Ryan Robinson, returning to Shels after his recent Ireland Under 19 appearances, prevented Doherty’s goal bound shot.

The visitors started the second half strongly. Doherty played in Paul Quilty who had the goal at his mercy but he couldn’t get a clean contact on the shot and Murray pushed the shot away. Kevin O’Connor got on the rebound and he overhit his cross for his teammates but almost caught out Murray as it dropped onto the Shels cross bar.

Dylan Connolly then got around the back of the Waterford defence showing a clean pair of heals to Conor Whittle. His shot with the outside of the boot was saved by the outstretched foot of Blues ‘keeper Burns. A minute before the hour mark, Burns was required to dive full length to push over Jake Donnelly’s powerful shot from outside the area.

The Blues created a couple more chances for Paul Quilty after that and the striker really should have scored, particularly from the opportunity on 64 minutes. When Whittle’s cross was headed by Philip Drohan into the path of Quilty, he rushed his shot and Murray was able to push it away.

Murtagh’s tracking back for Shelbourne snuffed out another Waterford chance. Kevin O’Connor’s pass gave Drohan a sight of goal but Murtagh’s timely touch took it away from Drohan as he was about to pull the trigger.

Tommy Griffin made a couple of switches to try and take the tie to a replay in the RSC. Thomas Whitty had two great chances in the last five minutes. His right foot shot flashed just wide and then in stoppage time facing the Shelbourne goal he blasted the ball over the bar, much to the relief of the home fans. That was the closest they came as Shels progressed past Waterford but only just.

Shelbourne: Greg Murray; Brian Gannon, Lee Desmond, Ryan Robinson, Philip Hand (Simon Dixon 78); Lee Murtagh, Keith Quinn, Jake Donnelly, Jordan Keegan (Gareth Coughlan 69), Dylan Connolly; Conor Murphy.
Subs Not Used: Charlie Treacy (gk), Stephen McDonnell, Lee Duffy, Stephen Sheerin, Michael Duffy.
Booked: Conor Murphy (28).

Waterford United: Kevin Burns; Conor Whittle, Gary Delaney, Paddy Barrett, Gavin O’Donavan; Jack Doherty, Vinny Sullivan, Kevin O’Connor; Thomas Croke, Philip Drohan (Thomas Whitty 77); Paul Quilty (Shaun Corcoran 89).
Subs not used: Matthew Connor, Brian Nolan, Willie John Kiely
Booked: Gavin O’Donovan (19).

Referee: Robert Harvey.
Attendance: 493.
Extratime.ie man of the match: Jack Doherty (Waterford United).

Posted on 2014-06-062020-03-14

Martin Murray is delighted to announce the following seven signings, six from our own U17s, managed by Derek Farrell, andone from our U16s, managed by Martin Kinsella.

All of the players were in high demand by other clubs – Bohs, Rovers, UCD, Bray and Pats – but all were delighted to further committ themselves to the club once Martin spoke to all the lads and told them his plans for the coming season.

From the U17s:- Ronan O’Flynn, Aaron Robinson (97), Eoghan Dempsey, Andrew Ward, Andy Gorman and Gavin Kearney.

From the U16s:- George Mukete

This brings Martin’s squad up to 20ofa 22 player panel.

Martin has invited several guest players to train with the squad,with a view to selectingthe last couple of players for the panel.

Pre-season has been confirmed for Tuesday 17th June in the AUL.

Posted on 2014-06-052020-03-14

Shelbourne Football Club are pleased to announce the signing of Lee Duffy from Ballymun United.

Lee is a striker and has scored 12 goals in 7 games since he signed for the north city club in January this year.

Ballymun United competed in the AUL Prenier A League.