# 2004 Shelbourne F.C. season

In the 2004 season, Shelbourne were crowned League of Ireland Premier Division champions.

## Personnel
### Managerial and backroom staff

Manager: Pat Fenlon Assistant managers: Johnny McDonnell (to May 2004), Eamon Collins (from May 2004)

### 2004 squad members

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | WAL | Steve Williams |
| — | GK | IRL | Dean Delany |
| — | GK | SCO | Kris Robertson |
| — | DF | IRL | Owen Heary (Captain) |
| — | DF | IRL | Derek Pender |
| — | DF | IRL | Kevin Doherty |
| — | DF | WAL | Jamie Harris |
| — | DF | IRL | Alan McDermott |
| — | DF | ENG | Dave Rogers |
| — | DF | IRL | Tony McCarthy |
| — | DF | IRL | David Crawley |
| — | MF | IRL | Stuart Byrne |
| — | MF | IRL | Alan Cawley |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | IRL | Jim Crawford |
| — | MF | CMR | Joseph Ndo |
| — | MF | IRL | Alan Moore |
| — | MF | IRL | Thomas Morgan |
| — | MF | IRL | Robbie Shields |
| — | MF | IRL | Wes Hoolahan |
| — | MF | IRL | Ollie Cahill |
| — | FW | IRL | Jason Byrne |
| — | FW | IRL | Glen Fitzpatrick |
| — | FW | IRL | Ger McCarthy |
| — | FW | IRL | Ger Rowe |
| — | FW | ARG | Juan Sara |

## Results of league tables
### League of Ireland Premier Division
#### Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shelbourne (C) | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Cork City | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 65 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Bohemians | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 60 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Drogheda United | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 52 | |
| 5 | Waterford United | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 50 | |

#### League results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 November 2004. Source: League of Ireland Premier Division fixtures

#### League form and 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | D |

### UEFA Champions League
#### First qualifying round

Aggregate 2 - 2, Shelbourne won on away goals rule

#### Second qualifying round

Shelbourne won 4 - 3 on aggregate

#### Third qualifying round

Deportivo La Coruña won 3 - 0 on aggregate

### UEFA Cup
#### First round

Lille won 4 - 2 on aggregate

### League of Ireland Cup
#### First round Group 7
#### Group 7 table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dublin City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |

## 2004 season statistics
### Top Goalscorers

| Position | Goalscorer | Total goals | League goals | Cup goals |
| 1 | Jason Byrne | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| 2 | Glen Fitzpatrick | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Alan Moore | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Ger Rowe | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Stuart Byrne | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | Ollie Cahill | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| | David Crawley | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| | Wes Hoolahan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Jamie Harris | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | Owen Heary | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | Ger McCarthy | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | Thomas Morgan | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Jim Crawford | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | Dave Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 |