2013 Drogheda United F.C. season

The 2013 season (December 2012 - October 2013) was the 94th season of football for Drogheda United. This was Drogheda United's 12th campaign in the League of Ireland Premier Division since being promoted in the 2001–02 season.

It was the third year that Mick Cooke was the teams manager, following replacing Bobby Browne in February 2011, however on Monday 9 September 2013, the club released a statement saying they wouldn't be renewing Cooke's contract for the 2014 season.

This year the club finished 8th out of 12 in the League of Ireland, a minor disappointment after being runners-up the previous year however they showed magnificent cup form reaching 3 finals. They lost to Shamrock Rovers in both the Setanta and EA Sports Cup finals and are to play Sligo Rovers in the FAI Cup final on 3 November 2013.

In the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Drogheda lost out to Malmö FF 2-0 on aggregate, after drawing 0-0 in the home leg in Tallaght Stadium.

Club staff

Position	Name
Manager	Mick Cooke
Assistant manager	Robbie Horgan
Goalkeeping coach	Mark Clohessy
Technical Staff	Damien Kavanagh
Fitness Coach	Gerard Kelly
Under 19s coach	Rory Kerr
Physiotherapist	Danny Miller
Club doctor	Dr Conor Kelly
Chairman	Jim Agnew
Club President	Vincent Hoey
Directors	Jim Agnew Noel Heeney
General Manager\Club Secretary	Trudy Kerr
Club Licencing Officer	Shane Griffin
Club Finance Officer	Martin Hodgins
Club Media Officer	Róisín Philips
First Team Liaison Officer	Dermot McKenna
FAI Delegate	Frank Pentony
Club Promotions Officer	Nicola Carpenter
Half-time Co-ordinator	Paul Holland
Matchday co-ordinator	Thomas McConnon
Supporter Liaison	Noel Heeney

Players

First team squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Gabriel Sava		GK	(1986-10-15) 15 October 1986	Monaghan United
16	Michael Schlingermann		GK	(1991-06-23) 23 June 1991	Monaghan United
40	Evin Farrell		GK	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996	Drogheda United U-17
Defenders
2	Stephen Quigley		RB	(1985-01-13) 13 January 1985	Shelbourne
2	Gavin Holohan		RB	(1991-12-15) 15 December 1991	Alfreton Town
3	Philip Hand		LB	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990	Sporting Fingal (U-20)
4	Derek Prendergast (Captain)		CB	(1984-10-17) 17 October 1984	Bray Wanderers
5	Alan McNally		CB	(1982-09-15) 15 September 1982	UCD
12	Shane Grimes		LB	(1987-03-09) 9 March 1987	Monaghan United
17	Brian Gannon		CB	(1984-07-20) 20 July 1984	Sporting Fingal
20	Michael Daly		RB	(1989-10-18) 18 October 1989	Free Agent
28	Alan Byrne		CB	(1983-07-21) 21 July 1983	Monaghan United
Midfielders
6	Paul O'Conor		CM	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987	UCD
7	Cathal Brady		CM	(1987-02-17) 17 February 1987	Longford Town
8	Ryan Brennan		CM	(1991-11-11) 11 November 1991	Monaghan United
11	Gavin Brennan		LM	(1988-01-23) 23 January 1988	Monaghan United
15	David Cassidy		CM/RM	(1985-05-23) 23 May 1985	Shelbourne
18	Dean Gaynor		RM/LM/CF	(1991-12-09) 9 December 1991	Drogheda Town
18	Ciaran McGahon		CM	(1994-11-09) 9 November 1994	Drogheda United U-19
22	Eric Foley		CM/RM	(1990-01-30) 30 January 1990	Monaghan United
23	Jason Marks		RM	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989	Monaghan United
Forwards
9	Peter Hynes		CF	(1983-11-28) 28 November 1983	Limerick
10	Gary O'Neill		CF	(1982-01-30) 30 January 1982	Shamrock Rovers
14	Graham Rusk		CF	(1989-12-13) 13 December 1989	UCD
19	Declan O'Brien		CF	(1979-06-16) 16 June 1979	Monaghan United

Transfers

In

Name	Nationality	Positions (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Moving From	Signed	Reference
Permanent Transfer
Gary O'Neill		CF	(1982-01-30) 30 January 1982	Shamrock Rovers	Nov 2012	[1]
Paul O'Conor		CM	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987	UCD	Nov 2012	[2]
David Cassidy		CM/RM	(1985-05-23) 23 May 1985	Shelbourne	Nov 2012	[2]
Graham Rusk		CF	(1989-12-13) 13 December 1989	UCD	Nov 2012	[2]
Dean Gaynor		RM/LM/CF	(1991-{{{month}}}-{{{day}}}) Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". 1991Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".	Drogheda Town	Feb 2013
Michael Daly		RB	(1989-10-18) 18 October 1989	Free Agent	Feb 2013
Evin Farrell		GK	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996	Drogheda United U-17	Jun 2013
Gavin Holohan		RB	(1991-12-15) 15 December 1991	Free Agent	Jul 2013
Ciaran McGahon		CM	(1994-11-09) 9 November 1994	Drogheda United U-19	Jul 2013

Out

Name	Nationality	Positions (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Moving To	Departed
Permanent Transfer
Shane Finnegan		GK	(1992-05-16) 16 May 1992	Glebe North	Nov 2012
Conor McMahon		RB	(1986-02-23) 23 February 1986	Athlone Town	Nov 2012
Conor O'Keefe		RB	(1993-09-19) 19 September 1993	Released	Nov 2012
Sean Brennan		CM/CF	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986	Shelbourne	Nov 2012
Paul Crowley		DM	(1980-08-13) 13 August 1980	Shelbourne	Dec 2012
Tiarnan Mulvenna		CF	(1988-12-10) 10 December 1988	Dundalk	Dec 2012
Johnny Breen		CF	(1991-02-25) 25 February 1991	Released	Dec 2012
Keith Boyle		CF	(1993-02-23) 23 February 1993	Released	Dec 2012
John Sullivan		CM	(1991-01-06) 6 January 1991	Dundalk	Jan 2013
Dean Gaynor		RM/LM/CF	(1991-12-09) 9 December 1991	Released	Jun 2013
Stephen Quigley		RB	(1985-01-13) 13 January 1985	Bray Wanderers	Jul 2013
Brian Gannon		CB	(1984-07-20) 20 July 1984	Shelbourne	Jul 2013

Statistics

Last updated on 3 November 2013, 18:00

Appearances, goals and cards

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FAI Cup		League Cup		Setanta Cup		Europa League		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Gabriel Sava	20 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	6 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	30 (0)	0	4	1
2	RB	Stephen Quigley	6 (0)	0	1 (0)	1	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	8 (0)	1	0	0
2	RB	Gavin Holohon	4 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	0	0
3	LB	Philip Hand	12 (3)	0	1 (1)	1	0 (0)	0	2 (0)	1	0 (1)	0	15 (5)	2	0	0
4	CB	Derek Prendergast	20 (0)	0	5 (0)	0	3 (0)	0	7 (0)	1	2 (0)	0	37 (0)	1	12	2
5	CB	Alan McNally	15 (1)	0	5 (0)	0	4 (0)	2	0 (2)	0	2 (0)	0	26 (3)	2	5	0
6	CM/CB	Paul O'Conor	26 (3)	4	6 (0)	2	4 (0)	0	6 (1)	2	2 (0)	0	44 (4)	8	3	0
7	CM	Cathal Brady	12 (4)	0	2 (0)	1	1 (1)	0	2 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	17 (5)	1	0	0
8	CM	Ryan Brennan	26 (3)	6	6 (0)	1	2 (1)	1	6 (1)	2	1 (0)	0	41 (5)	10	7	1
9	FW	Peter Hynes	11 (13)	2	2 (4)	0	1 (2)	1	0 (3)	0	2 (0)	0	16 (22)	3	1	0
10	FW	Gary O'Neill	13 (5)	4	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	7 (0)	2	2 (0)	0	23 (5)	5	1	0
11	LM	Gavin Brennan	28 (4)	8	4 (0)	1	2 (2)	0	7 (0)	2	2 (0)	0	43 (6)	11	11	0
12	LB	Shane Grimes	28 (1)	0	6 (0)	1	3 (1)	0	6 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	43 (2)	1	7	0
14	FW	Graham Rusk	14 (5)	2	0 (2)	0	2 (1)	1	2 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	18 (11)	3	0	0
15	CM	David Cassidy	25 (1)	0	6 (1)	1	3 (1)	1	4 (1)	1	2 (0)	0	40 (4)	3	10	1
16	GK	Micheál Schlingermann	13 (1)	0	5 (0)	0	3 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	22 (1)	0	0	0
17	CB	Brian Gannon	14 (2)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (1)	0	4 (0)	0	0 (1)	0	18 (4)	0	3	0
18	RM/LM/FW	Dean Gaynor	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	1	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	1	0	0
18	FW	Ciaran McGahon	0 (1)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
19	FW	Declan O'Brien	18 (10)	14	5 (0)	2	2 (1)	2	3 (4)	1	1 (1)	0	29 (16)	19	5	0
20	CB/RB	Michael Daly	28 (3)	2	4 (1)	1	4 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	36 (4)	3	10	0
22	RB/CM/RM	Eric Foley	8 (8)	1	0 (3)	0	1 (1)	0	3 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	12 (12)	1	2	0
23	RM	Jason Marks	4 (6)	0	1 (1)	0	3 (0)	3	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	8 (7)	3	1	0
28	CB	Alan Byrne	24 (0)	1	6 (0)	0	4 (0)	0	7 (0)	1	2 (0)	0	43 (0)	2	9	1
40	GK	Evin Farrell	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0	0

Usual Starting XI

Considering starts in all competitions

No. Pos. Nat. Name 1 GK Micheál Schlingermann 20 RB Michael Daly 5 CB Alan McNally 4 CB Derek Prendergast (Captain) 12 LB Shane Grimes 28 DM Alan Byrne 15 RW David Cassidy 6 CM Paul O'Conor 8 CM Ryan Brennan 11 LW Gavin Brennan 19 FW Declan O'Brien

Schlingermann McNally Prendergast Daly Grimes Byrne O'Conor R. Brennan Cassidy G. Brennan O'Brien

Pre-season [3]   Win   Draw   Loss Friendlies Drogheda United v Longford Town 3 February 2013 Drogheda United 2 - 0 Longford Town Drogheda 12:00 GMT Paul O'Connor  39' Gary O'Neill  44' Report Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: ??? Referee: ??? Drogheda United v Athlone Town 8 February 2013 Drogheda United 3 - 0 Athlone Town Dublin 17:45 GMT Eric Foley  29' Gary O'Neill  55' Declan O'Brien  78' Report Stadium: Blanchardstown IT Attendance: ??? Referee: ??? Dundalk v Drogheda United 1 March 2013 Malone Cup Dundalk 0 - 0 (4–5 p) Drogheda United Dundalk 19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Paul McLaughlin     Penalties Dane Massey John Dillon Kurtis Byrne Keith Ward Richie Towell Mark Rossiter   Gary O'Neill Paul O'Conor Gavin Brennan Graham Rusk Ryan Brennan Derek Prendergast Setanta Sports Cup Drogheda United v Portadown 11 February 2013 1st Round 1st Leg Drogheda United 3 - 2 Portadown Drogheda 19:45 GMT Ryan Brennan  8' Paul O'Conor  14' Gavin Brennan  60' Report Andrew Burns  25' Kevin Braniff  43' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Tim Marshall Portadown v Drogheda United 18 February 2013 1st Round 2nd Leg Portadown 0 - 5 Drogheda United Portadown 19:45 GMT Report Alan Byrne  1' Paul O'Conor  12' Gavin Brennan  55' David Cassidy  78' Philip Hand  90+3' Stadium: Shamrock Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Paul McLaughlin Drogheda United win 8-2 on aggregate. Derry City v Drogheda United 4 March 2013 Quarter Final 1st Leg Derry City 1 - 1 Drogheda United Derry 19:45 GMT Rory Patterson  10' Report Declan O'Brien  52' Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ray Hetherington Drogheda United v Derry City 11 March 2013 Quarter Final 2nd Leg Drogheda United 2 - 1 Derry City Drogheda 19:45 GMT Gary O'Neill 44' Derek Prendergast  68' Ryan Brennan  90+4' Report Ryan McBride  48' Michael Rafter  64' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Neil Doyle Drogheda United win 3-2 on aggregate. Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers 16 April 2013 Semi Final 1st Leg Drogheda United 2 - 0 Sligo Rovers Drogheda 19:45 BST Gary O'Neill  24' David Cassidy  35' Report Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 756 Referee: Mark Courtney Sligo Rovers v Drogheda United 22 April 2013 Semi Final 2nd Leg Sligo Rovers 1 - 0 Drogheda United Sligo 19:45 BST David Cawley  30' Report Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,286 Referee: Arnie Hunter Drogheda United win 2-1 on aggregate. Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United 11 May 2013 Final Shamrock Rovers 7 - 1 Drogheda United Tallaght, Dublin 15:00 BST James Chambers  12' Seán O'Connor  14' Karl Sheppard  45' Ronan Finn  55'  56' Billy Dennehy  74'  87' Report Gary O'Neill  66' Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Rob Rogers Premier Division Final Table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 St Patrick's Athletic (C) 33 21 8 4 56 20 +36 71 UEFA Champions League/Setanta Cup 2 Dundalk 33 21 5 7 55 30 +25 68 UEFA Europa League/Setanta Cup 3 Sligo Rovers 33 19 9 5 53 22 +31 66 UEFA Europa League/Setanta Cup 4 Derry City 33 17 5 11 57 39 +18 56 UEFA Europa League 5 Shamrock Rovers [note 1] 33 13 13 7 43 28 +15 52 Setanta Cup 6 Cork City 33 13 7 13 47 50 −3 46 7 Limerick 33 11 9 13 38 46 −8 42 8 Drogheda United 33 8 14 11 44 46 −2 38 9 UCD 33 8 6 19 45 73 −28 30 10 Bohemians 33 7 8 18 27 47 −20 29 11 Bray Wanderers 33 7 6 20 33 66 −33 27 Won promotion/relegation play off 12 Shelbourne (R) 33 5 6 22 25 56 −31 21 Relegated to First Division Source: [4] Notes ↑ Shamrock Rovers qualified for the Setanta Cup as holders. Results 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 H A A H A H H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H A A H A H Result L D D W D D D W W D D L W L L L L L D D D D D W W W L L L D D L W Position 11 10 10 6 5 5 7 6 5 5 5 7 5 5 7 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 Source: Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed. Source: March St. Patrick's Athletic v Drogheda United 8 March 2013 1 St. Patrick's Athletic 1 - 0 Drogheda United Inchicore, Dublin 19:45 GMT Shane McFaul  65' Report Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,706 Referee: Alan Kelly Drogheda United v Limerick 15 March 2013 2 Drogheda United 2 - 2 Limerick Drogheda 19:45 GMT Declan O'Brien  pen' (10) Declan O'Brien 50' Declan O'Brien  pen' (87) Report Aaron Browne  45' Aaron Browne  50' Shane Tracy  57' Axel Bossekota  76' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 716 Referee: Graham Kelly Derry City v Drogheda United 19 March 2013 3 Derry City 1 - 1 Drogheda United Derry 19:45 GMT Ryan McBride  30' Report Michael Daly  81' Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Derek Tomney Drogheda United v Bray Wanderers 24 March 2013 4 Drogheda United 2 - 1 Bray Wanderers Drogheda 15:00 GMT Declan O'Brien 25' Eric Foley  55' Ryan Brennan  79' Report Jason Byrne  15' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 536 Referee: David McKeon Dundalk v Drogheda United 28 March 2013 5 Dundalk 2 - 2 Drogheda United Dundalk 19:45 GMT Keith Ward  75' John Dillon  pen' (76) Report Graham Rusk  19' Ryan Brennan  70' Alan Byrne  76' Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,198 Referee: Padraigh Sutton April Drogheda United v Cork City 1 April 2013 6 Drogheda United 1 - 1 Cork City Drogheda 15:00 BST Declan O'Brien  pen' (87) Report Shane Duggan  33' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 465 Referee: Neil Doyle Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United 5 April 2013 7 Shamrock Rovers 1 - 1 Drogheda United Tallaght, Dublin 20:00 BST Ronan Finn  24' Report Paul O'Conor  13' Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 2800 Referee: Graham Kelly Shelbourne v Drogheda United 12 April 2013 8 Shelbourne 1 - 3 Drogheda United Drumcondra, Dublin 20:00 BST Brian Shortall  44' Report Declan O'Brien  73'  pen' (90) Gary O'Neill  85' Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Rob Rogers Drogheda United v UCD 19 April 2013 9 Drogheda United 3 - 2 UCD Drogheda 19:45 BST Gary O'Neill  21'  49' Gavin Brennan  32' Report Robbie Benson  38' Dean Clarke  67' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 642 Referee: Alan Kelly Sligo Rovers v Drogheda United 27 April 2013 10 Sligo Rovers 2 - 2 Drogheda United Sligo 19:45 BST Anthony Elding  67' Ross Gaynor  68' Aaron Greene  90' Report Declan O'Brien  22' Graham Rusk  90+5' Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Anthony Buttimer May Drogheda United v Bohemians 3 May 2013 11 Drogheda United 2 - 2 Bohemians Drogheda 19:45 BST Michael Daly  1' Paul O'Conor  41' Report Dwayne Wilson  36' Ryan McEvoy  51' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 903 Referee: Derek Tomney Drogheda United v St. Patrick's Athletic 3 May 2013 12 Drogheda United 1 - 2 St. Patrick's Athletic Drogheda 15:00 BST Declan O'Brien 71' Ryan Brennan  90' Report Christy Fagan  81' Killian Brennan  90+2' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 944 Referee: Tom Connolly Limerick v Drogheda United 14 May 2013 13 Limerick 0 - 1 Drogheda United Limerick 19:45 BST Joe Gamble  77' Report Paul O'Conor  30' Stadium: Thomond Park Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Dave McKeon Drogheda United v Derry City 17 May 2013 14 Drogheda United 2 - 3 Derry City Derry 19:45 BST Declan O'Brien  77'  78' Report Barry McNamee  39' Rory Patterson  62'  86' Stadium: The Brandywell Attendance: ??? Referee: Alan Kelly Bray Wanderers v Drogheda United 24 May 2013 15 Bray Wanderers 3 - 2 Drogheda United Bray 19:45 BST Jason Byrne  10'  46'  90+4' Report Declan O'Brien  14'  53' Gabriel Sava  30' David Cassidy  90+3' Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 600 Referee: Keith Callanan June Drogheda United v Dundalk 10 June 2013 16 Drogheda United 0 - 1 Dundalk Drogheda 20:00 BST Report Patrick Hoban  74' John Mountney  83' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Alan Kelly Cork City v Drogheda United 14 June 2013 17 Cork City 1 - 0 Drogheda United Cork 15:00 BST Daryl Horgan  69' Report Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 1,478 Referee: James McKell Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers 28 June 2013 18 Drogheda United 0 - 3 Shamrock Rovers Drogheda 19:45 BST Report Gary McCabe  69'  74' Sean O'Connor  70' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Derek Tomney July Drogheda United v Shelbourne 7 July 2013 19 Drogheda United 0 - 0 Shelbourne Drogheda 15:00 BST Report Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: ??? Referee: David McKeon UCD v Drogheda United 14 July 2012 20 UCD 2 - 2 Drogheda United Belfield, Dublin 15:00 BST Dean Clarke  19' James Kavanagh  55' Report Declan O'Brien  10'  56' Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 253 Referee: Anthony Buttimer Bohemians v Drogheda United 26 July 2013 22 Bohemians 1 - 1 Drogheda United Phibsborough, Dublin 19:45 BST Roberto Lopes  88' Report Alan Byrne  65' Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: Rob Rogers Referee: 1,194 August St Patrick's Athletic v Drogheda United 2 August 2013 23 St Patrick's Athletic 0 - 0 Drogheda United Inchicore, Dublin 19:45 BST Report Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: Derek Tomney Referee: 1,343 Drogheda United v Limerick 9 August 2013 24 Drogheda United 3 - 0 Limerick Drogheda 19:45 BST Declan O'Brien  40' Gavin Brennan  60' Ryan Brennan  pen' (76) Report Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 659 Referee: Thomas Connolly Derry City v Drogheda United 16 August 2013 25 Derry City 0 - 2 Drogheda United Derry 19:45 BST Report Gavin Brennan  38' Ryan Brennan  pen' (52) Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: ??? Referee: Alan Kelly Drogheda United v Bray Wanderers 30 August 2013 26 Drogheda United 2 - 0 Bray Wanderers Drogheda 19:45 BST Gavin Brennan  82' Gary O'Neill  90+5' Report Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Paul Tuite September Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers 3 September 2013 21 Drogheda United 1 - 1 Sligo Rovers Drogheda 19:45 BST Paul O'Conor  29' Report David Cawley  50' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 562 Referee: Padraigh Sutton Dundalk v Drogheda United 8 September 2013 27 Dundalk 1 - 0 Drogheda United Dundalk 18:00 BST Stephen O'Donnell  88' Chris Shields  90+3' Report Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 3,324 Referee: Alan Kelly Drogheda United v Cork City 24 September 2013 28 Drogheda United 2 - 3 Cork City Drogheda 19:45 BST Ryan Brenna 30'  45' Peter Hynes  53' Report Ciaran Kilduff  11' Shane Duggan  15' Danny Morrissey  87' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 386 Referee: Robert Harvey Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United 27 September 2013 29 Shamrock Rovers 3 - 1 Drogheda United Tallaght, Dublin 19:45 BST Thomas Stewart  25'  90+1' Gary McCabe  63' Report Gavin Brennan  35' Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Paul Tuite October Shelbourne v Drogheda United 4 October 2013 30 Shelbourne 2 - 2 Drogheda United Drumcondra, Dublin 20:00 BST Derek Doyle  10' Paul Andrews 24' Report Gavin Brennan  pen' (30)  61' Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 551 Referee: Paul McLoughlin Drogheda United v UCD 12 October 2013 31 Drogheda United 1 - 1 UCD Drogheda 18:00 BST Peter Hynes  11' Report Robbie Benson  33' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Adrian Azzopardi Sligo Rovers v Drogheda United 19 October 2013 32 Sligo Rovers 3 - 1 Drogheda United Sligo 19:45 BST Anthony Elding  39'  pen' (66) Evan McMillan  73' Report Gavin Brennan  pen' (90) Stadium: Showgrounds Attendance: ??? Referee: Derek Tomney Drogheda United v Bohemians 25 October 2013 33 Drogheda United 1 - 0 Bohemians Drogheda 19:45 BST Declan O'Brien  32' Report Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Dave McKeon Cups Leinster Senior Cup Drogheda United v Wayside Celtic 9 April 2013 Fourth Round[5] Drogheda United 1 - 2 (a.e.t.) Wayside Celtic Drogheda 19:45 BST Declan O'Brien  84' Report Thomas O'Hanlon  37' Darren Lacey  102' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 100 Referee: ??? League of Ireland Cup Drogheda United v Longford Town 20 May 2013 Second Round Drogheda United 6 - 0 Longford Town Drogheda 19:45 BST Dean Gaynor  10' Jason Marks  26'  29' 53' Peter Hynes  pen' (59) Alan McNally  73' Graham Rusk  77' Report Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Neil Doyle Drogheda United v Cork City 1 July 2013 Quarter-Final Drogheda United 3 - 0 Cork City Drogheda 19:45 BST Jason Marks  24' Alan McNally  43' Ryan Brennan  pen' (45) Report Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 320 Referee: Paul Tuite Derry City v Drogheda United 5 August 2013 Semi-Final Derry City 1 - 3 Drogheda United Derry 19:45 BST David McDaid  38' Report Declan O'Brien  12'  66' David Cassidy  77' Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 990 Referee: Paul Tuite Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers 21 September 2013 Final Drogheda United 0 - 2 Shamrock Rovers Tallaght, Dublin 18:00 BST Derek Prendergast  87' Report Gary McCabe  pen' (11) Thomas Stewart  58' Ken Oman  70' Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 3,820 Referee: Padraigh Sutton FAI Cup Bohemians v Drogheda United 31 May 2013 Second Round Bohemians 0 - 3 Drogheda United Phibsborough, Dublin 19:45 BST Report Stephen Quigley  4' Declan O'Brien  38' Philip Hand  67' Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 925 Referee: Neil Doyle Longford Town v Drogheda United 24 August 2013 Third Round Longford Town 2 - 3 Drogheda United Longford 19:45 BST Brian McCarthy  17' Derek O'Brien  90+1' Report Paul O'Conor  55' Shane Grimes  56' Cathal Brady  73' Stadium: City Calling Stadium Attendance: 451 Referee: Kevin O'Regan Finn Harps v Drogheda United 13 September 2013 Quarter-Final Finn Harps 1 - 1 Drogheda United Ballybofey 20:00 BST Kevin McHugh  22' Ciaran Coll  56' Report Michael Daly  85' Stadium: Finn Park Attendance: ??? Referee: Tomas Connolly Drogheda United v Finn Harps 16 September 2013 Quarter-Final Replay Drogheda United 2 - 0 Finn Harps Drogheda 19:45 BST Declan O'Brien  50' David Cassidy  90+2' Report Damien McNulty  70' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 430 Referee: Derek Tomney Drogheda United v Dundalk 6 October 2013 Semi-Final Drogheda United 1 - 0 Dundalk Drogheda 13:45 BST Gavin Brennan  pen' (31) Report Darren Meenan  26' Chris Shields  31' Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 2,128 Referee: Anthony Buttimer Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers 3 November 2013 Final Drogheda United 2 - 3 Sligo Rovers Ballsbridge, Dublin, 15:00 BST Paul O'Conor  13' Derek Prendergast  86' Ryan Brennan  90+2' Report Danny North  78'  85' Anthony Elding  90+4' Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 17,573 Referee: Paul Tuite UEFA Europa League Drogheda United v Malmö FF 4 July 2013 1st Qualifying Round 1st Leg Drogheda United 0 - 0 Malmö FF Tallaght, Dublin 19:45 BST Ryan Brennan  75' Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Emir Aleckovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Malmö FF v Drogheda United 11 July 2013 1st Qualifying Round 2nd Leg Malmö FF 2 - 0 Drogheda United Malmö 18:00 BST Emil Forsberg  45' Simon Kroon  90+2' Report Report Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 5,689 Referee: Anatoliy Abdula (Ukraine) Malmö FF win 2-0 on aggregate. References ↑ "Drogheda add O'Neill to 2013 squad". airtricityleague.ie. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.  1 2 3 "Mick Cooke adds new trio to Drogheda squad including Paul O'Conor and Graham Rusk from UCD". RTÉ Sport. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.  ↑ "Drogheda United Fixtures/Results 2013". Extratime.ie. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.  ↑ "Ireland 2013". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.  ↑ "Leinster Senior Cup 4th Round Draw". THE LOI BLOG. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.  External links Drogheda United official website Drogheda United F.C. 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