# 2025 Shelbourne F.C. season

The 2025 Shelbourne F.C. season is the club's 130th season in existence. They are the defending League of Ireland Premier Division champions following their title win in the 2024 season, and their first season back in UEFA Champions League qualifiers since 2005.
In November 2024, Chadwick's, a builders' providers, was announced as the main shirt sponsor for both senior teams within the club. The deal would also include Chadwick's working with the club to enhance improvements around Tolka Park.
In January, the club announced the departure of CEO Barry Mocke. Two days later, the club announced Tomás Quinn as new CEO starting in April. Quinn is a former Dublin GAA footballer and is their serving Commercial and Marketing Director.
On 29 January, Shelbourne announced an exclusive partnership with Jamestown Analytics a "groundbreaking provider of football data analysis" who also partner with Brighton & Hove Albion, Como, USG, and Hearts

## First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2025 season.
| # | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous Club | Signed | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Conor Kearns | GK | (1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 26) | Galway United | 2023 | |
| 19 | Lorcan Healy | GK | 9 January 2001 (aged 23) | UCD | 2024 | |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Sean Gannon | DF | 11 July 1991 (aged 33) | Shamrock Rovers | 2024 | |
| 3 | Tyreke Wilson | DF | (1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 25) | Bohemians | 2023 | |
| 4 | Kameron Ledwidge | DF | (2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 23) | Southampton | 2021 | |
| 15 | Sam Bone | DF | 6 February 1998 (aged 27) | Maidstone United | 2024 | |
| 18 | James Norris | DF | 4 April 2003 (aged 21) | Liverpool F.C. | 2025 | Loan |
| 24 | Lewis Temple | DF | (2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2022 | |
| 29 | Paddy Barrett | DF | (1993-07-22)22 July 1993 (aged 31) | St Patrick's Athletic | 2023 | Vice-Captain |
| 55 | James Roche | DF | October 2007 (aged 17) | Shamrock Rovers | 2025 | Youth |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 5 | Ellis Chapman | MF | 8 January 2001 (aged 24) | Sligo Rovers F.C. | 2025 | |
| 6 | Jonathan Lunney | MF | (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 26) | Bohemians | 2021 | |
| 7 | Harry Wood | MF | 2 August 2002 (aged 22) | Hull City | 2024 | |
| 8 | Mark Coyle | MF | (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 28) | Finn Harps | 2022 | Captain |
| 14 | Ali Coote | MF | 11 June 1998 (aged 27) | Detroit City | 2024 | |
| 16 | John O’Sullivan | MF | 18 September 1993 (aged 31) | Bohemians | 2024 | |
| 23 | Kerr McInroy | MF | 31 August 2000 (aged 24) | Free Agent | 2025 | |
| 27 | Evan Caffrey | MF | (2003-02-27)27 February 2003 (aged 21) | UCD | 2023 | |
| Attackers ||||||||
| 9 | Seán Boyd | FW | (1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 26) | Finn Harps | 2022 | |
| 10 | John Martin | FW | 13 March 1997 (aged 27) | Dundalk | 2024 | |
| 11 | Mipo Odubeko | FW | 21 October 2002 (aged 22) | Fleetwood Town F.C. | 2025 | |
| 17 | Daniel Kelly | FW | (1996-05-21)21 May 1996 (aged 28) | Derry City | 2025 | |
| 28 | Ryan O'Kane | FW | 16 August 2003 (aged 21) | Dundalk | 2025 | |
| 44 | Daniel Ring | FW | 3 February 2007 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2024 | Youth |
| 77 | Rayhaan Tulloch | FW | 20 January 2001 (aged 24) | Shrewsbury Town F.C. | 2024 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | Previous Club |
| 26 November 2024 | FW | Ryan O'Kane | Dundalk |
| 19 December 2024 | FW | Daniel Kelly | Derry |
| 19 December 2024 | MF | Ellis Chapman | Sligo Rovers |
| 20 December 2024 | FW | Mipo Odubeko | Fleetwood Town |
| 23 January 2025 | MF | Kerr McInroy | Free Agent |
| 17 February 2025 | DF | James Norris | loan from Liverpool F.C. |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 15 November 2024 | FW | Matty Smith | Waterford |
| 15 November 2024 | FW | Dean Williams | Athlone Town |
| 15 November 2024 | DF | Shane Griffin | Cobh Ramblers |
| 22 November 2024 | MF | Liam Burt | Loan return to Shamrock Rovers |
| 23 January 2025 | FW | Aiden O'Brien | Woking F.C. |

## Competitions
### 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 | 14 February 2025 | 1 November 2025 | Matchday 1 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| FAI Cup | July 2025 | | Second Round | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| UEFA Champions League | 8/9 July 2025 | | First qualifying round | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Leinster Senior Cup | 14 January 2025 | 4 February 2025 | Third Round | Third Round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 033.33 |
| President of Ireland's Cup | 7 February 2025 | 7 February 2025 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 066.67 |
Last updated: 21 February 2025 Source: Competitions

#### Matches
### League of Ireland

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | St Patrick's Athletic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Galway United | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Shelbourne | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Waterford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Shamrock Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 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 | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | D | L | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Leinster Senior Cup

[Note] Club's U20 team competed in the Leinster Senior Cup

### UEFA Champions League
#### First Qualifying Round
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier Division | Premier Division | FAI Cup | FAI Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League | Other$^1$ | Other$^1$ |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Conor Kearns | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Sean Gannon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Tyreke Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IRL | Kameron Ledwidge | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | IRL | Ellis Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Jonathan Lunney | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Harry Wood | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Mark Coyle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Seán Boyd | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | IRL | John Martin | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | IRL | Mipo Odubeko | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Ali Coote | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Sam Bone | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | John O'Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | IRL | Daniel Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL | James Norris | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | IRL | Lorcan Healy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Kerr McInroy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRL | Lewis Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | IRL | Evan Caffrey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Ryan O'Kane | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | IRL | Paddy Barrett | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | IRL | James Roche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | IRL | Rayhaan Tulloch | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
$^1$ Includes 2024–25 Leinster Senior Cup and the 2025 President of Ireland's Cup.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Premier Division | FAI Cup | UEFA Champions League | Other$^1$ | Total |
| 2 | 27 | MF | | Evan Caffrey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Seán Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | | Mipo Odubeko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | | Harry Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
$^1$ Includes 2024–25 Leinster Senior Cup and the 2025 President of Ireland's Cup.