# 2024 Shelbourne F.C. season

The 2024 Shelbourne F.C. season was the club's 129th season in existence, their third season back in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion from the League of Ireland First Division in 2021, and their first season back in European competition since 2006, competing in the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League.
In May 2024, Dublin City Council voted in favour of granting the club a 250-year lease on Tolka Park.
On the 1st of November 2024, a late goal by Harry Wood sealed a 1–0 win away to Derry City, confirming Shelbourne as the champions of the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division, their first league title for eighteen years. The match attracted a record tv audience for a domestic game in Ireland.

## First team squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2024 season.
| # | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous Club | Signed | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Conor Kearns | GK | (1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 25) | Galway United | 2023 | |
| 19 | Lorcan Healy | GK | 9 January 2001 (aged 22) | UCD | 2024 | |
| 25 | Daithi Folan | GK | 11 August 2005 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2023 | |
| 50 | Ali Topcu | GK | 1 April 2008 (aged 16) | Youth Team | 2024 | |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Sean Gannon | DF | 11 July 1991 (aged 32) | Shamrock Rovers | 2024 | |
| 3 | Tyreke Wilson | DF | (1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 24) | Bohemians | 2023 | |
| 4 | Kameron Ledwidge | DF | (2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 22) | Southampton | 2021 | |
| 5 | Shane Griffin | DF | (1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 29) | St Patrick's Athletic | 2022 | |
| 15 | Sam Bone | DF | 6 February 1998 (aged 26) | Maidstone United | 2024 | Signed mid-season |
| 29 | Paddy Barrett | DF | (1993-07-22)22 July 1993 (aged 30) | St Patrick's Athletic | 2023 | |
| 51 | Richard Offor | DF | 26 August 2007 (aged 16) | Youth Team | 2024 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | Jonathan Lunney | MF | (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 25) | Bohemian | 2021 | |
| 7 | Harry Wood | MF | 2 August 2002 (aged 21) | Hull City | 2024 | Signed mid-season |
| 8 | Mark Coyle | MF | (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 27) | Finn Harps | 2022 | Captain |
| 14 | Ali Coote | MF | 11 June 1998 (aged 26) | Detroit City | 2024 | Signed mid-season |
| 16 | John O’Sullivan | MF | 18 September 1993 (aged 30) | Bohemians | 2024 | |
| 27 | Evan Caffrey | MF | (2003-02-27)27 February 2003 (aged 20) | UCD | 2023 | |
| 42 | Cian Doyle | MF | 7 January 2005 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2024 | |
| 67 | Liam Burt | MF | 1 February 1999 (aged 25) | Shamrock Rovers | 2024 | On loan from Shamrock Rovers |
| Attackers ||||||||
| 9 | Seán Boyd | FW | (1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 25) | Finn Harps | 2022 | |
| 10 | John Martin | FW | 13 March 1997 (aged 26) | Dundalk | 2024 | |
| 11 | Matty Smith | FW | (1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 26) | Derry City | 2023 | |
| 22 | Dean Williams | FW | 9 February 2000 (aged 24) | Bohemians | 2024 | |
| 44 | Daniel Ring | FW | 3 February 2007 (aged 17) | Youth Team | 2024 | |
| 48 | Aiden O'Brien | FW | 4 October 1993 (aged 30) | Free Agent | 2024 | Signed mid-season |
| 77 | Rayhaan Tulloch | FW | 20 January 2001 (aged 23) | Shrewsbury Town F.C. | 2024 | Signed mid-season |
| Players who departed before the end of the season ||||||||
| 12 | Jad Hakiki | MF | (2004-06-23)23 June 2004 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2022 | Signed for Dundalk |
| 17 | Shane Farrell | MF | (2000-06-26)26 June 2000 (aged 23) | Finglas United | 2018 | Signed for Drogheda United |
| 20 | Keith Ward | MF | 12 October 1990 (aged 33) | Dundalk | 2024 | Released by mutual consent |
| 21 | Gavin Molloy | DF | (2001-10-19)19 October 2001 (aged 22) | Youth Team | 2022 | Signed for Aberdeen |
| 24 | Lewis Temple | DF | (2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2022 | On loan to Wexford F.C. |
| 36 | Will Jarvis | FW | 17 December 2002 (aged 21) | Hull City | 2023 | recalled by Hull City |
| 43 | Mark Isong | FW | 21 January 2006 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2024 | Signed for Bolton Wanderers F.C. |

## Transfers

Transfers in
| Date | Position | Name | Previous Club |
| 22 November 2023 | DF | Sean Gannon | Shamrock Rovers |
| 22 November 2023 | MF | Keith Ward | Dundalk |
| 29 November 2023 | FW | Dean Williams | Bohemians |
| 30 November 2023 | GK | Lorcan Healy | UCD |
| 8 December 2023 | MF | John O’Sullivan | Bohemians |
| 8 December 2023 | FW | John Martin | Dundalk |
| 18 June 2024 | MF | Ali Coote | Detroit City |
| 18 June 2024 | DF | Sam Bone | Maidstone United |
| 1 July 2024 | MF | Harry Wood | Hull City |
| 10 July 2024 | FW | Rayhaan Tulloch | Shrewsbury Town F.C. |
| 12 August 2024 | FW | Aiden O'Brien | Free Agent |
Loans in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Previous Club | Date Ended | Ref. |
| 22 December 2023 | MF | | Liam Burt | Shamrock Rovers | Season-long loan | |
| 30 January 2023 | FW | | Will Jarvis | Hull City | Season-long loan | |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 6 November 2023 | FW | Jack Moylan | Lincoln City |
| 6 November 2023 | DF | John Ross Wilson | Sligo Rovers |
| 13 November 2023 | MF | Harry Wood | Loan Return to Hull City |
| 23 November 2023 | DF | Luke Byrne | Retired |
| 26 November 2023 | DF | Euclides Cabral | Neuchâtel Xamax |
| 26 November 2023 | DF | Andrew Quinn | Drogheda United |
| 30 November 2023 | GK | Harry Fisk | Released |
| 1 December 2023 | DF | David Toure | Glenavon |
| 13 December 2022 | DF | Conor Kane | Drogheda United |
| 13 December 2023 | MF | Gavin Hodgins | Glenavon |
| 10 January 2024 | FW | Gbemi Arubi | Waterford |
| 26 January 2024 | DF | Luke Browne | Crystal Palace |
| 14 February 2024 | MF | Brian McManus | Bohemians |
| 14 June 2024 | DF | Gavin Molloy | Aberdeen |
| 1 July 2024 | MF | Jad Hakiki | Dundalk |
| 1 July 2024 | MF | Shane Farrell | Drogheda United |
| 3 July 2024 | DF | Lewis Temple | Wexford |
| 23 July 2024 | MF | Keith Ward | Released |
| 6 August 2024 | FW | Will Jarvis | Recalled from loan |
| 3 September 2024 | FW | Mark Isong | Bolton Wanderers |

## Competitions

Overview

### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier Division | 17 February 2024 | 1 November 2024 | Matchday 1 | | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 048.28 |
| Leinster Senior Cup | 8 February 2024 | 24 March 2024 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 025.00 |
| FAI Cup | 21 July 2023 | | Second round | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 033.33 |
| UEFA Conference League | 11 July 2023 | 1 August 2024 | First Qualifying Round | Second Qualifying Round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 042.50 |
Last updated: 6 September 2024 Source: Competitions
| Competition | First match | Latest match | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Latest match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier Division | 17 February 2024 | 13 June 2024 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 50 |
| Leinster Senior Cup | 24 March 2023 | 3 July 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 66.67 |
| FAI Cup | 21 July 2023 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100 |
| UEFA Conference League | 11 July 2024 | 18 July 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 25 |
| Total | Total | Total | 32 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 54.84 |

### League of Ireland

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shelbourne (C) | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 63 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 61 | Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 59 | Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Derry City | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 55 | |
| 5 | Galway United | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 52 | |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 49 | |
| 7 | Waterford | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 45 | |
| 8 | Bohemians | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 42 | |
| 9 | Drogheda United (O) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 34 | Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off and Conference League second qualifying round |
| 10 | Dundalk (R) | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 26 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
* ↑ Drogheda United qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round as the 2024 FAI Cup winners.

#### Matches
### UEFA Conference League
#### First Qualifying Round
#### Second Qualifying Round
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No | Pos | Nat | Name | League | League | FAI Cup | FAI Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Conor Kearns | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Sean Gannon | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Tyreke Wilson | 27 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 (5) | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Kameron Ledwidge | 22 (11) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 (12) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Shane Griffin | 8 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 11 (5) | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Jonathan Lunney | 29 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 33 (4) | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Harry Wood | 7 (6) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 11 (9) | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Mark Coyle | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | | Seán Boyd | 12 (13) | 10 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (3) | 0 | 12 (17) | 11 |
| 10 | FW | | John Martin | 20 (9) | 4 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 (10) | 4 |
| 11 | FW | | Matty Smith | 18 (11) | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 22 (14) | 2 |
| 14 | MF | | Ali Coote | 8 (5) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 12 (8) | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Sam Bone | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 5 (6) | 1 |
| 16 | MF | | John O'Sullivan | 12 (12) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 16 (13) | 1 |
| 22 | FW | | Dean Williams | 1 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (10) | 0 |
| 25 | GK | | Daithi Folan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Evan Caffrey | 17 (17) | 3 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 16 (21) | 3 |
| 29 | DF | | Paddy Barrett | 30 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 (1) | 0 |
| 44 | FW | | Daniel Ring | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 48 | FW | | Aiden O'Brien | 5 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (4) | 2 |
| 67 | MF | | Liam Burt | 22 (9) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 23 (12) | 2 |
| 77 | FW | | Rayhaan Tulloch | 7 (3) | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 9 (6) | 2 |
| 50 | GK | | Ali Topcu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | | Mark Isong | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Jad Hakiki | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Shane Farrell | 2 (13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (13) | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Keith Ward | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Gavin Molloy | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | | Lewis Temple | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| 36 | FW | | Will Jarvis | 23 (2) | 8 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 (3) | 9 |
· Players listed in italics left the club mid-season
· Source: extratime.com

### Goalscorers

As of match played 1 September 2024.
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | LOI | FAIC | UECL | Total |
| 9 | FW | | Seán Boyd | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 36 | FW | | Will Jarvis | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | FW | | John Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | MF | | Evan Caffrey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | Mark Coyle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 67 | MF | | Liam Burt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 77 | FW | | Rayhaan Tulloch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | | Matty Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | FW | | Aiden O'Brien | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | Harry Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | | John O’Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Tyreke Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Sam Bone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Ali Coote | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | | Gavin Molloy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 2 | 3 | 45 |
| Italics indicates player left mid-season Source: extratime.com ||||||||