Manager Owen Heary has followed up the yesterday’s announcement of the first four signings for the 2018 season, with another two today.

Striker Adam Evans, who played in all 28 league games in the season just gone, together with four in the Leinster Senior Cup, one in the League Cup and 2 in the FAI Cup- scoring eight league goals and three LSC goals in the process, has agreed to re-join forthe 2018 season.

Defender, Aidan Collins, has also agreed a third season in this his second period with the club. Aido played in 13 league, 2 Leinster SC and 2 FAI Cup games during the 2017 season.

Four of our 2017 squad have re-signed for the coming season:

Supporters ‘Player of the Year’

Dean Delany

Players ‘Player of the Year’

Derek Prendergast

Top Scorer

James English

Centre-Back/ Midfielder

Alan Byrne

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Storm Brian meant that our Race Day, originally planned for Oct 21, had to be postponed and we're delighted to have secured the first day of the Fairyhouse Winter Festival on Saturday December 2nd for the re-scheduled event.

This is a key fundraiser for the club and tickets are still available. Cost is €100 per person and includes a 4-course meal along with entry and race card. There's also a complimentary bus to and from Tolka Park. Why not join Shelbourne players and coacing staff in kicking off the Christmas season?

Tikctes are available from Paul (086 1959340) or Niall (087 6379121).

Shelbourne’s Under 19s manager Wayne Groves congratulates Arran Molloy on being voted Player of the Year by his team mates last night.

As well as starriing for the underage team, Arran was aslo a member of the Senior Team Squad, playing the full 90 minutes in the home league draw against Waterford at the end of June and being an unused substiture on seven occasions.

Due to Storm Brian, today's Race Day at Fairyhouse will not go ahead, which is a huge disappointment, given the work put in by Paul O'Rourke.

"Following an early morning decision between Fairyhouse, Turf Club Executives, and Met Eireann, the Fairyhouse meeting today has been cancelled for health and safety reasons due to strong winds forecast for the afternoon."

Results for our underage sides playing in the SSE Airtricity Elite leagues (w/e Oct 15th) were as follows :

Under 15s : Cabinteely 0

Shelbourne 0

Under 17s : Shield QF

Shelbourne 2 (og, Evan Clifford)

Derry City 4

Under 19s : Shield QF

Finn Harps 2

Shelbourne 1 (Ali Reghba)

SHELBOURNE 3 (James English 34′, Adam Evans 68′, 90′)

CABINTEELY 1 (Jason Byrne 90′)

Shelbourne celebrated their epic Leinster Senior Cup win midweek with a hard fought 3-1 win at a chilly Tolka Park.

Goals from James English and a double from Adam Evans were enough to secure all three point and a 4th place finish in the table, leapfrogging tonights opponents in the process with Jason Byrne notching right on the final whistle.

Shels started the brighter with talismanic striker James English finding himself through on goal after just five minutes. A delightful clipped ball over the top set him free but keeper Michael Kelly stood tall to save the low drive with his feet.

The bruising encounter continued with both teams having chances, Ryan Swan and Jack Watson tried their luck just before English put the hosts ahead. David O’Leary, playing further forward in this game, made an outstanding block on the edge of the “Cabo” box and the ball rebounded to the unmarked English. The midweek scorer showed good strength to hold off Kelly and volley home.

The visitors started the second half on the front foot with Conor Early’s left foot volley narrowly missing the top corner. As the second half wore on Cabinteely pressed and pressed. The away supporters thought they had equalised when Joe Doyle had Dean Delaney scrambling all ends up, managing to work himself a yard of space in the crowded box only to miss the far post by inches.

Shels midweek cup hero Adam Evans made it 2-0 to the home side against the run of play in the second half. A long punt from Delaney was flicked on by English and the left winger gambled, racing though to calmly slot past Kelly.

Player of the Season Delaney was forced into two outstanding saves, first to deny Keeley from point blank range and then to get his finger tips to Watson’s low drive from the edge of the box as the visitors continued to press. Evans got his second of the game to make make sure of all three points with a calm one on one finish right before the legend Byrne got a consolation right before the final whistle.

Match report with thanks to www.sseairtricityleague.ie

Shelbourne : Dean Delany, James Brown, Aidan Collins, Derek Prendergast, Alan Byrne, David O’Leary, Adam Evans, Dylan Kavanagh, Chris Lyons (Dayle Rooney 66′), James English, Jamie Doyle (Aaron Ashe 58).

Substitutes : Jackson Ryan, James O’Brien, Aaron Molloy, Dylan Grimes, Jamie Quinn

Cabinteely : Michael Kelly, Karl Byrne, Eoin Stokes, Conor Keeley, Kevin Knight, Conor Earley, Joe Doyle, Jack Watson (Aaron Robinson 59′), Ryan Swan (Jason Byrne 86′), Kieran Waters, Dean Casey.

Substitutes : Daire Doyle, Steven Ball, Michael Scott, Paul Fox, Jack Menton

DUNDALK 2 (Conor Clifford 42′, Jake O’Connor 89′)

SHELBOURNE 4 (Dayle Rooney 55′, Adam Evans 81′,95′, James English 105′)

After 120 minutes of play at a cold and wet Oriel Park, Shelbourne recorded a two goal victory over 2015 LSC Champions, Dundalk. Strikes from Adam Evans (x2), Dayle Rooney and a James English penalty saw the Leinster Senior Cup return to Tolka Park for the first time since 2010.

Full report, with thanks to extratime.ie can be accessed HERE

Dundalk : Gabriel Sava, James Woods, Gavin Smith, Jack Traynor, Jake O’Connor, Cian Flynn, Jamie McGrath (Dean Watters 71′), Shane Grimes (James Rice 78′), Conor Clifford, Carlton Ubaezuonu, Thomas Stewart (Jack O’Keeffe 72′)

Subs not used : Ben Kelly, Dean Watters, Adam finnegan, Aaron Townley, Luke Gorham

Shelbourne : Dean Delany, James Brown, Alan Byrne, Aidan Collins, Derek Prendergast, Adam Evans, Dylan Kavanagh, James O’Brien (Niall Lanigan 113′), David O’Leary, Dayle Rooney, Dylan Grimes (James English 52′).

Subs not used : Jamie Quinn, Aaron Molloy, Jackson Ryan, Aaron Ashe, Chris Lyons