title: 2001–02 Shelbourne F.C. season
text: # 2001–02 Shelbourne F.C. season
  
  In the 2001–02 season, Shelbourne were crowned eircom League Premier Division champions.
  
  ## Managerial/backroom staff
  
  Manager: Dermot Keely Caretaker Managers: Noel King, Alan Mathews (November 2001 to February 2002) Assistant Manager: Alan Mathews
  
  ## 2001–02 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 | ENG | Gareth Downey |
  | — | GK | AUS | Brad Jones (was on loan from Middlesbrough) |
  | — | DF | IRL | Owen Heary (Captain) |
  | — | DF | IRL | Jim Gannon |
  | — | DF | IRL | Kevin Doherty |
  | — | DF | IRL | Barry Prenderville |
  | — | DF | IRL | Tony McCarthy |
  | — | DF | NIR | Peter Hutton |
  | — | DF | IRL | Alan Keely |
  | — | DF | IRL | Philip Byrne |
  | — | DF | IRL | Jonathan Minnock |
  | — | DF | ENG | Glen Downey |
  | — | MF | IRL | Richie Baker |
  | — | MF | IRL | Brian Byrne |
  | — | MF | IRL | Jim Crawford |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | IRL | Davy Byrne |
  | — | MF | IRL | Pat Fenlon |
  | — | MF | IRL | Wes Hoolahan |
  | — | MF | IRL | John Burns (was on loan from Bristol City) |
  | — | MF | IRL | Mark Dempsey |
  | — | MF | IRL | Michael McCann |
  | — | MF | IRL | Ger Crossley |
  | — | MF | IRL | Gareth Murphy |
  | — | FW | IRL | Stephen Geoghegan |
  | — | FW | IRL | Dessie Baker |
  | — | FW | SCO | Martin Gritton (was on loan from Plymouth Argyle) |
  | — | FW | IRL | Trevor Fitzpatrick |
  | — | FW | ENG | Garry Haylock |
  | — | FW | IRL | Richie Foran |
  | — | FW | NGA | James Igwilo |
  | — | FW | IRL | Tony Tynan |
  
  ## Results/league tables
  
  ### eircom League Premier Division
  
  **Final league table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shelbourne (C) | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
  | 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 3 | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 53 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
  | 4 | Bohemians | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 52 | |
  | 5 | Derry City | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 51 | |
  
  * ↑ St Patrick's Athletic had 15 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
  
  **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: 31 March 2002. Source: eircom League Premier Division Fixtures
  
  **League Form/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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L |
  
  ### UEFA Cup
  
  **Qualifying Round**
  
  Brøndby IF won 5 – 0 on aggregate
  
  ## 2001–02 Season Statistics
  
  ### Player appearances/goals
  
  As of March 31, 2002.
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier Division | Premier Division | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | FAI Cup | FAI Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | | FW | IRL | Dessie Baker | 13 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | IRL | Richie Baker | 26 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | IRL | Brian Byrne | 22 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | IRL | Davy Byrne | 29 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | IRL | Philip Byrne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | | MF | IRL | John Burns | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | IRL | Jim Crawford | 30 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | IRL | Ger Crossley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | IRL | Mark Dempsey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | IRL | Kevin Doherty | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | GK | ENG | Gareth Downey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Glen Downey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | IRL | Pat Fenlon | 35 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | IRL | Richie Foran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | IRL | Trevor Fitzpatrick | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | IRL | Jim Gannon | 32 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | IRL | Stephen Geoghegan | 32 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Martin Gritton | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Garry Haylock | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | IRL | Owen Heary | 38 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | IRL | Wes Hoolahan | 22 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | NIR | Peter Hutton | 37 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | NGA | James Igwilo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | GK | AUS | Brad Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | IRL | Alan Keely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | IRL | Michael McCann | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | IRL | Tony McCarthy | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | IRL | Jonathan Minnock | 29 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | | MF | IRL | Gareth Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | IRL | Barry Prenderville | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | IRL | Tony Tynan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | GK | WAL | Steve Williams | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  
  ### Top goalscorers
  
  | Position | Goalscorer | Total Goals | Premier Division | UEFA Cup | FAI Cup | League Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Stephen Geoghegan | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | Jim Crawford | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | Richie Baker | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | Davy Byrne | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | John Burns | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 3 | Pat Fenlon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | Jim Gannon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | Owen Heary | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 9 | Dessie Baker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | Wes Hoolahan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 11 | Peter Hutton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 11 | Jonathan Minnock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 13 | Brian Byrne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 13 | Philip Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 13 | Kevin Doherty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 13 | Richie Foran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 13 | Garry Haylock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  