2002–03 Shelbourne F.C. season
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| 2002–03 season | |||
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| Chairman | Ollie Byrne | ||
| Manager | Pat Fenlon | ||
| Premier Division | 2nd | ||
| UEFA Champions League | First Qualifying Round | ||
| FAI Cup | Third Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Stephen Geoghegan (8) All: Stuart Byrne (9) Stephen Geoghegan (9) | ||
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In the 2002–03 season, Shelbourne finished 2nd in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Managerial/Backroom Staff
Manager: Pat Fenlon
2002–03 Squad Members
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results/League Tables
eircom League Premier Division
| July 5, 2002 | Cork City | 3 – 0 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
| 19.45 IST | George O'Callaghan  15' John O'Flynn 44' 77' |
Report | Trevor Molloy  49' |
Referee: Hugh Byrne (Dublin) |
| July 11, 2002 | Shelbourne | 3 – 3 | Drogheda United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Gary Cronin 6' (o.g.) Stuart Byrne 37' Trevor Molloy 53' |
Report | Derek Delaney 36' 43' Stuart Taylor 69' |
Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath) |
| August 2, 2002 | UCD | 1 – 3 | Shelbourne | Belfield Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Tony McDonnell 80' |
Report | Stuart Byrne 45' Tony McCarthy 58' Stephen Geoghegan 69' |
Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin) |
| August 5, 2002 | Bray Wanderers | 1 – 5 | Shelbourne | Carlisle Grounds, Bray |
| 14.00 IST | Jason Byrne 59' Eddie Gormley 71' |
Report | Jim Crawford 29' Barry Prenderville 63' David Crawley 71' (pen.) Stuart Byrne 83' Mark Roberts 89' |
| August 9, 2002 | Shelbourne | 1 – 2 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Ollie Cahill 79' |
Report | Martin Russell 18' (pen.) Tony Bird 70' |
| August 23, 2002 | Shelbourne | 3 – 0 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Stuart Byrne 36' Ollie Cahill 47' Jim Crawford 71' |
Report | Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath) |
| September 2, 2002 | Shamrock Rovers | 0 – 0 | Shelbourne | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Report |
| September 13, 2002 | Shelbourne | 1 – 2 | Bohemians | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Richie Baker 80' |
Report | Paul Keegan 29' Glen Crowe 43' |
Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath) |
| September 19, 2002 | Derry City | 1 – 0 | Shelbourne | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
| 19.45 IST | Gareth McGlynn 33' |
Report |
| September 27, 2002 | Shelbourne | 2 – 1 | Cork City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Jim Gannon 58' Stephen Geoghegan 88' |
Report | John O'Flynn 45' |
Referee: John Feighery (Dublin) |
| October 4, 2002 | Drogheda United | 0 – 3 | Shelbourne | o2 Park, Drogheda |
| 20.00 IST | Declan O'Brien  90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Mark Roberts 33' Barry Prenderville 55' David Crawley 83' (pen.) Stephen Geoghegan 73' (pen.) |
Referee: Pat Whelan (Dublin) |
| October 11, 2002 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 2 – 2 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Paul Marney 30' Colm Foley 53' |
Report | Stephen Geoghegan 31' 86' |
Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin) |
| October 18, 2002 | Shelbourne | 2 – 1 | UCD | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Mark Roberts 36' Davy Byrne 37' |
Report | Robbie Doyle 27' |
Referee: Hugo Whoriskey (Meath) |
| October 26, 2002 | Longford Town | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Flancare Park, Longford |
| 19.30 IST | Eric Lavine 14' |
Report | Ollie Cahill 52' Mark Roberts 64' |
Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
| November 1, 2002 | Shelbourne | 0 – 1 | Shamrock Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Report | Shane Robinson 59' |
Referee: Hugh Byrne (Dublin) |
| November 8, 2002 | Bohemians | 1 – 2 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| 20.10 GMT | Glen Crowe 90+5' |
Report | David Crawley 19' (pen.) Stephen Geoghegan 85' |
Referee: John Feighrey (Dublin) |
| November 22, 2002 | Bray Wanderers | 1 – 2 | Shelbourne | Carlisle Grounds, Bray |
| 19.45 GMT | Graham O'Hanlon 52' |
Report | Stuart Byrne 22' Paul Beavers 84' |
Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
| November 29, 2002 | Cork City | 2 – 1 | Shelbourne | Turners Cross, Cork |
| 19.45 GMT | George O'Callaghan 16' John O'Flynn 47' (pen.) |
Report | Stephen Geoghegan 23' Jim Gannon 60' |
Referee: Paul McKeon (Dublin) |
| December 2, 2002 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | Derry City | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 20.05 GMT | Mark Roberts 41' Stuart Byrne 44' |
Report | Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork) |
| December 6, 2002 | Shelbourne | 2 – 0 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Jim Gannon 81' Stephen Geoghegan 90' |
Report | Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
| December 13, 2002 | UCD | 0 – 2 | Shelbourne | Belfield Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Report | Stephen Geoghegan 12' Alex Nesovic 54' |
| December 22, 2002 | Shamrock Rovers | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
| 15.00 GMT | Report | Mark Roberts 56' |
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork) |
| January 2, 2003 | Derry City | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
| 19.45 GMT | Report | Ollie Cahill 33' |
Referee: Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
| January 7, 2003 | Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Longford Town | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Jim Gannon 41' |
Report | Sean Francis 13' |
| January 12, 2003 | Shelbourne | 0 – 1 | Bohemians | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 16.00 GMT | Report | Bobby Ryan 89' |
| January 20, 2003 | Shelbourne | 0 – 1 | Drogheda United | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Report | Andy Myler 53' (pen.) Declan O'Brien 47' |
Referee: Jim O'Neill (Waterford) |
| January 24, 2003 | Shelbourne | 3 – 1 | Bray Wanderers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 GMT | Wes Charles 4' (o.g.) Jim Gannon 73' Ollie Cahill 82' |
Report | Philip Keogh 83' |
Final League Table
Template:2002–03 League of Ireland Premier Division table
League Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
Last updated: January 24, 2003.
Source: eircom League Premier Division Fixtures
League Form/Results by Round
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UEFA Champions League
| July 17, 2002 | Hibernians | 2 – 2 | Shelbourne | Ta' Qali Stadium, Malta |
| 18.30 IST | Ndubisi Chukunyere 7' Adrian Pulis 37' |
Report | Stuart Byrne 6' Jim Gannon 67' |
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium) |
| July 24, 2002 | Shelbourne | 0 – 1 | Hibernians | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 20.05 IST | Report | Ndubisi Chukunyere 90' |
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine) |
Hibernians won 3 – 2 on aggregate
FAI Cup
Second Round
| July 27, 2002 | Shelbourne | 8 – 0 | Rockmount | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19.00 IST | Trevor Molloy 18' Richie Baker 32' 45' Ollie Cahill 46' Stuart Byrne 53' Wes Hoolahan 59' Stephen Geoghegan 67' Barry Prenderville 68' |
Report | Pat Keane 80' |
Referee: John Feighery (Dublin) |
Third Round
| August 16, 2002 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 2 – 1 | Shelbourne | Richmond Park, Dublin |
| 19.45 IST | Martin Russell 33' (pen.) Paul Osam 90' |
Report | Stuart Byrne 87' |
2002–03 Season Statistics
Player Appearances/Goals
As of January 24, 2003.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier Division | Champions Lge | FAI Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW |  IRL
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Dessie Baker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL
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Richie Baker | 31 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| FW |  ENG
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Paul Beavers | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO
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Chris Bennion | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL
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Davy Byrne | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL
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Stuart Byrne | 28 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| MF | IRL
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Ollie Cahill | 30 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| GK | IRL
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Morgan Cranley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL
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Jim Crawford | 20 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL
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David Crawley | 31 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL
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Kevin Doherty | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL
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Pat Fenlon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL
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Jim Gannon | 25 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL
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Stephen Geoghegan | 24 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | IRL
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Owen Heary | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL
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Wes Hoolahan | 26 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW |  USA
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Kevin Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL
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Tony McCarthy | 15 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL
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Trevor Molloy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | IRL
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Alan Murphy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
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Alex Nesovic | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL
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Barry Prenderville | 18 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
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Mark Roberts | 27 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | IRL
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Clive Ross | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL
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Ger Rowe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | IRL
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Tony Sheridan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  WAL
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Steve Williams | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Top Goalscorers
| Position | Goalscorer | Total Goals | Premier Division | Champions Lge | FAI Cup |
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| Stuart Byrne
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| Stephen Geoghegan
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| Ollie Cahill
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| Mark Roberts
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| Jim Gannon
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| Richie Baker
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| David Crawley
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| Barry Prenderville
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| Jim Crawford
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| Trevor Molloy
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| Paul Beavers
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| Davy Byrne
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| Tony McCarthy
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| Alex Nesovic
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Notes