Dundalk 1966–67 football season
Dundalk1966–67 season |
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"The Greatest Year in the History of Dundalk Football Club" |
Manager | Alan Fox |
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League of Ireland | 1st (champions) |
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FAI Cup | Semi-final |
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League of Ireland Shield | 1st (winners) |
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Dublin City Cup | Runners-up |
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Top Four Cup | Winners |
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Leinster Senior Cup | Runners-up |
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Top goalscorer | League: Danny Hale (15) All: Danny Hale (28) |
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Highest home attendance | 14,000 (vs. Shamrock Rovers, Shield, 16 October 1966)[1] |
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Dundalk entered the 1966–67 season on the back of a disappointing eighth-place finish in the League and a sixth-place finish in the Shield the previous season. 1966–67 was Alan Fox's first season as player-coach, having been appointed by the club's new board of directors in August. It was Dundalk's 41st consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football.
Season summary
The previous season had seen significant change at the club. By the end of 1965 it was clear that the debts, the condition of Oriel Park, and the need to rebuild the playing squad, were challenges beyond the membership-based ownership model. A new public limited company took the club over in January 1966, after the voluntary liquidation of the old company.[2] The new board set about investing in Oriel Park, which consisted of turning the pitch 90 degrees, building a new stand, and adding player and spectator facilities.[3] They also invested in a number of new players and a new player-coach, Alan Fox. Only five of the players who had finished the previous season were retained.[4]
The new season started on 21 August 1966 with the Shield and the Dublin City Cup. Dundalk had never won the Shield in their 40 seasons of League of Ireland membership, being runners-up four times and going close in numerous seasons.[5] At the 41st attempt, the new team made no mistake – with nine wins from the first 10 matches, effectively sealing the win with a 2–0 victory over Shamrock Rovers in front of a then record crowd of 14,000 for a domestic game in Oriel Park.[6][7] 10 days later they met Shamrock Rovers again, this time in the City Cup final, but fell to a 2–1 defeat.[8]
The League saw Fox's side continue their Shield form, with six wins in a row (scoring 21 goals in the process) leaving them clear at the top of the table in the run up to Christmas. A three match losing streak through the new year, which included the Leinster Senior Cup Final,[9] saw some doubts about the side creep in. But they only lost one more match in charging to the title ahead of Bohemians by seven points.[10] The club's third League title brought the only League and Shield Double in its history. To cap a memorable season, they also won the Top Four Cup, their second and last win before the competition was discontinued in 1974.[11] A semi-final defeat in the FAI Cup to Shamrock Rovers was the only slip-up that stopped the side winning medals in every competition. They called it "the greatest year in the history of Dundalk Football Club".[12]
First-Team Squad (1966–67)
Sources:[13]
No. | Name | Years | League | FAI Cup | League of Ireland Shield | Othera | Total | Goals |
1 | Kevin Blount | 1966–1968 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 0 |
2 | Fran Brennan | 1966–1973 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 1 |
3 | Alan Fox | 1966–1968 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 0 |
4 | Patsy McKeown | 1957–1968 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 0 |
5 | Mick Millington | 1965–1970 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 1 |
6 | Kevin Murray | 1966–1970 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 11 |
7 | Paddy Turner | 1966–1972 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 17 |
8 | Ben Hannigan | 1966–1969 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 26 |
9 | Danny Hale | 1966–1968 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 28 |
10 | Tony O'Connell | 1966–1969 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 3 |
11 | Derek Stokes | 1966–1970 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 17 |
12 | Jim Burke | 1966–1968 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 0 |
13 | Larry Gilmore | 1966–1970 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 2 |
14 | Francie Callan | 1954–1967 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 4 |
15 | Christy Barron | 1959–1967 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
- a. Includes the Leinster Senior Cup, Dublin City Cup, and Top Four Cup.
Competitions
Shield
Source:[14]
Cork Celtic v Dundalk 21 August 1966 Round 1 | Cork Celtic | 1–1 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Shelbourne 28 August 1966 Round 2 | Dundalk | 4–0 | Shelbourne | |
Drogheda United v Dundalk 4 September 1966 Round 3 | Drogheda United | 1–4 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v St Patrick's Athletic 11 September 1966 Round 4 | Dundalk | 1–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | |
Bohemians v Dundalk 18 September 1966 Round 5 | Bohemians | 0–1 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Waterford 25 September 1966 Round 6 | Dundalk | 1–0 | Waterford | |
Cork Hibernians v Dundalk 2 October 1966 Round 7 | Cork Hibernians | 1–5 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Drumcondra 9 October 1966 Round 8 | Dundalk | 6–2 | Drumcondra | |
Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers 16 October 1966 Round 9 | Dundalk | 2–0 | Shamrock Rovers | |
Sligo Rovers v Dundalk 23 October 1966 Round 10 | Sligo Rovers | 1–0 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Limerick 30 October 1966 Round 11 | Dundalk | 2–0 | Limerick | |
Shield table
Source: Irish Press
Dublin City Cup
Source:[14]
- First Round
- Quarter-final
- Semi-final
- Final
Leinster Senior Cup
Source:[14]
- Fourth Round
- Semi-final
- Semi-final Replay
- Final
FAI Cup
Source:[14]
- First Round
- Quarter-final
- Quarter-final Replay
- Semi-final
- Semi-final Replay
Top Four Cup
Source:[14]
- Semi-final
- Final
- Final Replay
League
Source:[14]
Dundalk v Cork Celtic 6 November 1966 Round 1 | Dundalk | 5–0 | Cork Celtic | |
Shelbourne v Dundalk 13 November 1966 Round 2 | Shelbourne | 1–3 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Drogheda United 20 November 1966 Round 3 | Dundalk | 3–0 | Drogheda United | |
St Patrick's Athletic v Dundalk 27 November 1966 Round 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–3 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Bohemians 4 December 1966 Round 5 | Dundalk | 3–0 | Bohemians | |
Waterford v Dundalk 11 December 1966 Round 6 | Waterford | 2–4 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Cork Hibernians 18 December 1966 Round 7 | Dundalk | 0–0 | Cork Hibernians | |
Drumcondra v Dundalk 26 December 1966 Round 8 | Drumcondra | 1–2 | Dundalk | |
Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk 1 January 1967 Round 9 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Sligo Rovers 8 January 1967 Round 10 | Dundalk | 1–2 | Sligo Rovers | |
Limerick v Dundalk 15 January 1967 Round 11 | Limerick | 2–3 | Dundalk | |
Cork Celtic v Dundalk 22 January 1967 Round 12 | Cork Celtic | 1–4 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Shelbourne 29 January 1967 Round 13 | Dundalk | 6–0 | Shelbourne | |
Drogheda United v Dundalk 5 February 1967 Round 14 | Drogheda United | 1–3 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v St Patrick's Athletic 19 February 1967 Round 15 | Dundalk | 2–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | |
Bohemians v Dundalk 26 February 1967 Round 16 | Bohemians | 3–0 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Waterford 12 March 1967 Round 17 | Dundalk | 3–0 | Waterford | |
Cork Hibernians v Dundalk 19 March 1967 Round 18 | Cork Hibernians | 0–0 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Drumcondra 26 March 1967 Round 19 | Dundalk | 2–0 | Drumcondra | |
Sligo Rovers v Dundalk 9 April 1967 Round 20 | Sligo Rovers | 1–1 | Dundalk | |
Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers 14 April 1967 Round 21 | Dundalk | 2–0 | Shamrock Rovers | |
Dundalk v Limerick 16 April 1967 Round 22 | Dundalk | 3–0 | Limerick | |
League table
Source: www.rsssf.com
References
- Bibliography
- Murphy, Jim (2003). The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years. Dundalgan Press. ASIN B0042SO3R2.
- Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- MacSweeney, Niall (1985). A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5. Association of Football Statisticians. ASIN B008H2CBJQ.
- Ryan, Sean; Dunne, Noel (24 October 1975). The Bass Book of Irish Soccer. Mercier Press. ISBN 9780853424505.
- Citations
- ^ O'Shea, Tom (17 October 1966). "Dundalk Poised To Take Shield". Irish Press. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Dundalk club take-over". Irish Independent. 21 January 1966. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ Dunne, Noel (6 July 1966). "Transformation by Dundalk F.C." Evening Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ "Waterford's Injury Problems". The Irish Press. 13 September 1966. Retrieved 16 June 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ "Shield Shock for Dundalk". Irish Independent. 6 November 1939. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Murphy, W.P. (17 October 1966). "Record Crowd Sees Oriel Park Team..." Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ O'Shea, Tom (17 October 1966). "Dundalk Poised To Take Shield". The Irish Press. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ Murphy, W.P. (27 October 1966). "Rovers Oust Dundalk!". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ O'Shea, Tom (26 December 1966). "Magnificent Bohemians Triumph". Irish Press. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Dundalk New League Champs". Irish Independent. 15 April 1967. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ "Dundalk Collect 3rd Trophy of Season". Irish Independent. 13 May 1967. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ "Pictorial Souvenir". The Irish Press. 16 June 1967. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ Murphy, Jim (2013). A Dundalk FC Miscellany. Ireland: Self-published. p. 240.
- ^ a b c d e f Murphy, Jim (2003). History of Dundalk FC - the First 100 Years. Dundalk: Jim Murphy. p. 464.
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