# 2022 Shelbourne F.C. season

The 2022 Shelbourne F.C. season is the club's 127th season in existence and their first back in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion from the League of Ireland First Division in 2021.

## First team squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2022 season.
| # | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous Club | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Brendan Clarke | GK | (1985-09-17)17 September 1985 (aged 36) | St Patricks Athletic | 2021 | |
| 40 | Scott van-der-Sluis | GK | (2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (aged 21) | Bangor City | 2022 | |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | John Ross Wilson | DF | (1998-12-13)13 December 1998 (aged 23) | Bray Wanderers | 2021 | Signed until 2023 |
| 3 | Conor Kane | DF | (1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 23) | Drogheda United | 2022 | |
| 4 | Aaron O'Driscoll | DF | (1999-04-04)4 April 1999 (aged 22) | Mansfield Town | 2022 | |
| 5 | Shane Griffin | DF | (1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 27) | St Patrick's Athletic | 2022 | Signed until 2023 |
| 23 | Luke Byrne (c) | DF | (1993-07-08)8 July 1993 (aged 28) | Shamrock Rovers | 2019 | |
| 24 | David Toure | DF | (2004-10-01)1 October 2004 (aged 17) | Youth Team | 2022 | |
| 28 | Stephan Negru | DF | (2002-07-24)24 July 2002 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2022 | |
| 31 | Luke Browne | DF | (2005-10-06)6 October 2005 (aged 16) | Youth Team | 2022 | |
| 32 | Kameron Ledgewidge | DF | (2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 20) | Southampton | 2021 | Signed until 2023 |
| 36 | Lewis Temple | DF | (2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (aged 16) | Youth Team | 2022 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | Jonathan Lunney | MF | (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 24) | Bohemian | 2021 | Signed until 2023 |
| 7 | Brian McManus | MF | (2001-11-29)29 November 2001 (aged 20) | Preston North End | 2020 | Signed until 2023 |
| 8 | Mark Coyle | MF | (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 24) | Finn Harps | 2022 | |
| 10 | Jack Moylan | MF | (2001-09-01)1 September 2001 (aged 20) | Bohemians | 2022 | Signed until 2023 |
| 16 | Aodh Dervin | MF | (1999-07-21)21 July 1999 (aged 22) | Longford Town | 2022 | |
| 17 | Shane Farrell | MF | (2000-06-26)26 June 2000 (aged 21) | Finglas United | 2018 | Signed until 2023 |
| 19 | Josh Giurgi | MF | (2002-06-18)18 June 2002 (aged 19) | Norwich City | 2022 | |
| 20 | Kyle O'Connor | MF | (2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2021 | |
| 21 | Gavin Molloy | MF | (2001-10-19)19 October 2001 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2022 | Signed until 2023 |
| 22 | Gavin Hodgins | MF | (2005-06-05)5 June 2005 (aged 16) | Youth Team | 2022 | |
| Attackers ||||||||
| 9 | Seán Boyd | FW | (1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 23) | Finn Harps | 2022 | Signed until 2023 |
| 11 | Daniel Hawkins | FW | (2001-04-22)22 April 2001 (aged 20) | Finn Harps | 2022 | |
| 12 | Jad Hakiki | FW | (2004-06-23)23 June 2004 (aged 17) | Youth Team | 2022 | Signed until 2024 |
| 14 | Dan Carr | FW | (1994-05-29)29 May 1994 (aged 27) | Welling United | 2022 | |
| 15 | Matty Smith | FW | (1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 24) | Derry City | 2022 | On loan from Derry City |
| Players who appeared during the 2022 season but departed before the end of the season ||||||||
| 13 | Colm Cox | GK | (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2022 | Signed for Longford Town |
| 15 | Adam Thomas | DF | (1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 29) | Oakleigh Cannons | 2022 | Released |
| 18 | Sean McSweeney | FW | (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 24) | Treaty United | 2022 | Released |
| 19 | Stanley Anaebonam | FW | (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (aged 22) | Unattached | 2021 | Released |
| 22 | Jordan McEneff | MF | (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (aged 21) | Arsenal | 2022 | On loan from Arsenal |
| 25 | Lewis Webb | GK | (2001-09-12)12 September 2001 (aged 20) | Swansea City | 2022 | On loan from Swansea City |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | Previous Club |
| 27 November 2021 | FW | Seán Boyd | Finn Harps |
| 29 November 2021 | MF | Jack Moylan | Bohemians |
| 3 December 2021 | DF | Shane Griffin | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 6 December 2021 | MF | Mark Coyle | Finn Harps |
| 15 December 2021 | DF | Conor Kane | Drogheda United |
| 17 December 2021 | FW | Jad Hakiki | Under 17's |
| 19 December 2021 | FW | Daniel Hawkins | Finn Harps |
| 26 December 2021 | MF | Aodh Dervin | Longford Town |
| 3 January 2022 | DF | David Toure | Under 19's |
| 3 January 2022 | GK | Colm Cox | Under 19's |
| 3 January 2022 | MF | Gavin Molloy | Under 19's |
| 12 January 2022 | MF | Aaron O'Driscoll | Mansfield Town |
| 13 January 2022 | FW | Sean McSweeney | Treaty United |
| 2 February 2022 | FW | Dan Carr | Welling United |
| 15 February 2022 | DF | Adam Thomas | Oakleigh Cannons |
| 6 June 2022 | GK | Scott van-der-Sluis | Bangor City |
| 19 July 2022 | MF | Josh Giurgi | Norwich City |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | Previous Club | Date Ended |
| 15 January 2022 | GK | Lewis Webb | Swansea City | June 2022 |
| 7 February 2022 | MF | Jordan McEneff | Arsenal | June 2022 |
| 29 July 2022 | FW | Matty Smith | Derry City | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 5 November 2021 | DF | Ally Gilchrist | Cork City |
| 5 November 2021 | FW | Michael O'Connor | Glentoran |
| 15 November 2021 | FW | Ryan Brennan | Drogheda United |
| 19 November 2021 | MF | Georgie Poynton | Drogheda United |
| 19 November 2021 | MF | Dayle Rooney | Drogheda United |
| 27 November 2021 | MF | Denzil Fernandez | Treaty United |
| 2 December 2021 | GK | Jack Brady | Treaty United |
| 10 December 2021 | DF | Kevin O'Connor | Cork City |
| 2 January 2022 | MF | Yasine En-Neyah | Waterford |
| 12 January 2022 | DF | Maxim Kouogan | York City |
| 20 January 2022 | FW | Yoyo Mahdy | Finn Harps |
| 21 January 2022 | MF | Alex Nolan | UCD |
| 22 January 2022 | MF | Eric Molloy | Longford Town |
| 17 February 2022 | DF | Michael Barker | Longford Town |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | Stanley Anaebonam | Released |
| 22 July 2022 | GK | Colm Cox | Longford Town |
| 29 July 2022 | DF | Adam Thomas | Released |
| 11 August 2022 | FW | Sean McSweeney | Released |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier Division | Matchday 1 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 027.78 |
| FAI Cup | First round | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 034.15 |
Source: Soccerway

### League of Ireland

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 79 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Derry City | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 66 | Qualification for Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Dundalk | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 66 | Qualification for Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 61 | Qualification for Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bohemians | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 46 | |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 41 | |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 38 | |
| 9 | UCD (O) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 26 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Finn Harps (R) | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 71 | −38 | 20 | Relegation to 2023 League of Ireland First Division |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | L |
| Position | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

#### Matches
### FAI Cup
#### Matches
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 13 November 2022
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | League | League | FAI Cup | FAI Cup | Total | Total |
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Brendan Clarke | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | John Ross Wilson | 25 (4) | 1 | 4 (1) | 0 | 29 (5) | 1 |
| 3 | GK | | Conor Kane | 27 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 28 (1) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Aaron O'Driscoll | 21 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (4) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Shane Griffin | 26 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 (2) | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Jonathan Lunney | 19 (6) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 24 (6) | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | Brian McManus | 15 (8) | 2 | 1 (2) | 0 | 16 (10) | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Mark Coyle | 15 (6) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 16 (7) | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Sean Boyd | 20 (7) | 11 | 4 | 4 | 24 (7) | 15 |
| 10 | MF | | Jack Moylan | 26 (1) | 7 | 3 (2) | 3 | 29 (3) | 10 |
| 11 | MF | | Dan Hawkins | 2 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | Jad Hakiki | 7 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 (4) | 0 |
| 13 | GK | | Colm Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Dan Carr | 9 (18) | 2 | 1 (1) | 2 | 10 (19) | 4 |
| 15 | FW | | Matty Smith | 10 (1) | 2 | 3 (1) | 0 | 13 (2) | 2 |
| 15 | DF | | Adam Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Aodh Dervin | 19 (11) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 21 (12) | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | Shane Farrell | 30 (4) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 35 (4) | 6 |
| 18 | FW | | Sean McSweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Josh Giurgi | 2 (4) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 (4) | 1 |
| 19 | FW | | Stanley Anaebonam | 0 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (9) | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Kyle O'Connor | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Gavin Molloy | 15 (4) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 (4) | 3 |
| 22 | MF | | Gavin Hodgins | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Jordan McEneff | 6 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (7) | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Luke Byrne | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | David Toure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | | Lewis Webb | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Stephen Negru | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | | Luke Browne | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) |
| 32 | DF | | Kameron Ledwidge | 21 (13) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 24 (14) | 1 |
| 36 | DF | | Lewis Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
| 40 | GK | | Scott van-der-Sluis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
* Source: RedsStats1895

### Goalscorers

    As of match played 13 November 2022
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | LOI | FAIC | Total |
| 9 | FW | | Sean Boyd | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | MF | | Jack Moylan | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 | MF | | Shane Farrell | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | FW | | Dan Carr | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | MF | | Gavin Molloy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Brian McManus | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | Jonathan Lunney | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | | Matty Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | | Dan Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Mark Coyle | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Josh Giurgi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | | Stephan Negru | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | | John Ross Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | | Aodh Dervin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | | Kameron Ledwidge | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 11 | 51 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
* Source: RedsStats1985

### Discipline

    As of match played 13 November 2022
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | LOI | LOI | FAIC | FAIC | Total | Total |
| 7 | FW | | Sean Boyd | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Brian McManus | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | John Ross Wilson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Aaron O'Driscoll | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Shane Farrell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Aodh Dervin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | | Shane Griffin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Mark Coyle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Matty Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Luke Byrne | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Gavin Molloy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Conor Kane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | | Brendan Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Dan Carr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MG | | JJ Lunney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Jack Moylan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Dan Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Adam Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | Kameron Ledwidge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 89 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 4 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: RedsStats1895

## Kit

The 2022 home shirt was released on 10 December 2021. The away shirt was released on 8 February 2022 with the names of 2021 season ticket holders, staff and volunteers featured in the pattern.
Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Hamptons Floor Store (Front of Jersey)
| Home | Away |
Source:
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | Info |
| Home | Red | Red | Red | Worn 31 times; against Bohemians (LOI) Hx2 (FAI) H, Bonagee United (FAI) A, Bray Wanderers (FAI) A, Derry City (LOI) Hx2, Drogheda United (LOI) Hx2, Dundalk (LOI) Hx2 & Ax2, Finn Harps (LOI) Hx2 & Ax2, Shamrock Rovers (LOI) Hx2 & Ax2, Sligo Rovers (LOI) Hx2, St Patricks Athletic (LOI) Hx2 & A, UCD (LOI) Hx2 & Ax2, Waterford United (FAI) A |
| Away | White & Sky Blue | Sky Blue | Sky Blue | Worn 10 times; against Bohemians (LOI) Ax2, Derry City (LOI) Ax2 (FAI) N, Drogheda United (LOI) Ax2, Sligo Rovers (LOI) Ax2, St Patricks Athletic (LOI) A |
Key: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral

## Overview
### Pre season

Damien Duff was announced as manager for the 2022 season on 3 November 2021. Defender Ally Gilchrist was announced as a new signing for Cork City on 5 November 2021 on the same day that striker Michael O'Connor was released after one season at Tolka Park. 2021 Player of the Season Ryan Brennan departed the club on 15 November 2021, and Joey O'Brien was announced as a member of Duff's backroom team. The departures of Georgie Poynton and Dayle Rooney were announced on 19 November 2021, while the re-signings of Luke Byrne and Jonathan Lunney for the new season were announced on 24 November 2021. Brendan Clarke and JR Wilson signed for a further season on 25 November 2021, and Shane Farrell and Stanley Anaebonam re-signed on 26 November 2021 Yoyo Madhy also re-signed for 2022 on 27 November 2021 as Denzil Fernandez announced his departure from the club (subsequently signing for Treaty United).
The first new signing of the season was announced on 27 November 2021 with striker Sean Boyd making the switch from Finn Harps. Ex-Bohemian Jack Moylan joined the club on 29 November 2021 after a successful loan period with Wexford at the end of 2021. Goalkeeper Jack Brady departed to join Treaty United on 2 December 2021, while Shane Griffin joined from St Patricks on 3 December 2021 and Brian McManus re-signed on 4 December 2021 . Kameron Ledwidge signed for another season on 5 December and midfielder Mark Coyle signed from Finn Harps on 6 December 2021. Defender Kevin O'Connor left Shels to return to Cork City while Conor Kane joined from Drogheda United on 15 December 2021. 2021 Under 17's Player of the Year Jad Hakiki signed his first professional contract with the club on 17 December 2021
Welsh forward Daniel Hawkins signed on 19 December 2021 after a season with Finn Harps, and midfielder Aodh Dervin signed from Longford Town on 26 December 2021. The departure of Yasine En-Neyah was confirmed on 3 January 2022 as the midfielder teamed up with ex-Shels manager Ian Morris at Waterford. Gavin Molloy, David Toure and Colm Cox were confirmed as being retained on 3 January 2022. Defender Aaron O'Driscoll joined from EFL League Two side Mansfield Town following a successful loan period at Longford Town in 2021. Maxim Kouogan was announced as a new signing for National League North side York City on 12 January 2022, while forward Sean McSweeney signed from Treaty United on 13 January 2022. 20 year old goalkeeper Lewis Webb joined on loan from EFL Championship side Swansea City on 15 January 2022 for an undisclosed period.
Having signed for the 2022 season in November, the club announced that Yoyo Mahdy had departed to join Finn Harps on 20 January 2022. UCD announced the signing of Alex Nolan on 21 January 2022, and Eric Molloy announced via his Twitter feed on 22 January 2022 that he had departed the club before joining Longford Town. Striker Daniel Carr signed on 2 February 2022 following a short spell with Welling United. Jordan McEneff joined on loan until June 2022 from English Premier League side Arsenal on 7 February 2022. New Zealander Adam Thomas was signed on 15 February 2022 after training with the squad during the close season, and defender Michael Barker was confirmed as having joined Longford Town on 17 February 2022

### Main Season

Hours before the season opener against St Patrick's Athletic it was announced that Shelbourne had met with the Dublin City Council to propose purchasing Tolka Park and redeveloping it into a multi sport stadium. A sell out crowd of 4,100 at Tolka Park saw 9 new players line up for Shels with Luke Byrne and John Ross Wilson the only starters from the 2021 squad. In a game broadcast live on RTÉ, Shelbourne scored in the 2nd minute only to have the goal ruled for offside. Two stray passes led to goals for St Pat's, and a third goal in the 85th minute secured their win. Dan Hawkins and Mark Coyle scored the first goals of the season away to Drogheda United to give Shels their first win. This was followed by a 0–0 draw at UCD in a game that was stopped for 8 minutes due to the pitch sprinklers coming on mid game. Shels returned to Tolka Park for the fixture against Derry City but a 73rd-minute goal for the visitors saw Derry leave as victors. The remainder of March saw Shels draw 1–1 with both Dundalk and Bohemians before losing 0–3 at home to bottom club Finn Harps ahead of the first season break.
Shelbourne returned from the break with a convincing away win over Sligo Rovers, but their search for a home win continued after defeats to Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians. A further away win over league leaders Derry was followed by losses to Dundalk and Finn Harps, leaving Shels finishing the month in 8th position. On 5 May Dublin City Council recommended abandoning plans to rezone Tolka Park for residential use in a huge boost for the club. Shels welcomed Sligo Rovers the following day and ran out 2-1 winners with a first goal for Jack Moylan and a fourth of the season for Sean Boyd securing the win. It was the start of a run of four wins following Duff's three game touchline ban after being sent off during the Drogheda. A defeat away to Shamrock Rovers saw Shels retain their 6th position in the league table on the same day that Shane Farrell signed a contract extension which secured his services for the 2023 season. Lewis Webb was recalled to his parent club Swansea City during the mid-season break which was extended with the postponement of the home fixture against Derry City due to International call ups. Jordan McEneff also returned to his parent club in the same week as Welsh goalkeeper Scott Van Der Sluis joined and Jonathan Lunney extended his contract until 2023. 17 year old Gavin Hodgins made his debut off the bench as Shels failed to capitalise on Ciaran Kelly's sending off in a 0–1 defeat away to Bohemian's. An improved performance 7 days later saw Shels draw 0–0 with 2nd placed Dundalk. Jad Hakiki's services were secured with a contract extension until 2024 on 30 June 2022, with Brian McManus being signed to 2023 soon after An away defeat to Sligo Rovers was followed by 3–1 win at home over Finn Harps, helping the team maintain 7th position in the league.
Premier Division safety was confirmed following the 1–1 draw away to Finn Harps on 30 September 2022, as Stephan Negru scored his first senior goal on his first senior start for the team.
Shels finished the season with just 3 wins from their final 19 league games. A 2–0 away win to UCD and a 6–0 rout to Drogheda in the second last game of the year.