2016 Shelbourne F.C. season
| 2016 season | |||
| Chairman | Joe Casey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Owen Heary | ||
| Stadium | Tolka Park | ||
| First Division | on going | ||
| FAI Cup | Second Round | ||
| League of Ireland Cup | Quarter finals | ||
| Leinster Senior Cup | Second round | ||
| |||
In 2016 Shelbourne F.C. are competing in the League of Ireland First Division for the third successive season following two failed attempts at promotion having finished fourth in the previous season. This season is currently commencing. Kevin Doherty continued on as manager for the second consecutive season. The squad had been significantly renewed over the previous season after many transfers were brought in. Doherty stepped down on mutual grounds with the club in June before former Shelbourne captain Owen Heary took over as the new manager.
First Division
League Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: March 4, 2016.
Source: League of Ireland First Division Fixtures
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limerick (C, P) | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 26 | +60 | 75 | Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division |
| 2 | Drogheda United (O, P) | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 52 | Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Cobh Ramblers | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 50 | |
| 4 | UCD | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 48 | |
| 5 | Waterford United | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 33 | |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Cabinteely | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 54 | −35 | 16 | |
| 8 | Athlone Town | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[1]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Updated to games played on 09 April 2015.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Cups
League of Ireland Cup
- Shelbourne beat Cabinteely 5-0 in the first round.
- Shelbourne beat Bohemains 4-3 on penalties after finishing 0-0 after extra-time in the second round.
- Shelbourne lost to Shamrock Rovers on penalties (2-3) after the game ended 1-1 at Tolka Park on May 2 in the Quarter-Finals.
Leinster Senior Cup
Shelbourne lost to Dundalk F.C. in the second round of the Leinster Senior Cup.
References
- ↑ "FIRST DIVISION 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 12 April 2016.