The 2023 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season started on 4 February when Shamrock Rovers defeated University College Dublin in the Leinster Senior Cup. Shamrock Rovers were knockedâÂÂout of the UEFA Champions League on 18 July in the first qualifying round, knockedâÂÂout of the FAI Cup on 23 July in the first round, and knockedâÂÂout of the UEFA Europa Conference League on 3 August in the second qualifying round. Shamrock Rovers had won the previous three Premier Division championships coming into the 2023 season (2020, 2021, and 2022).
Shamrock Rovers first league match happened on 18 February against Sligo Rovers The match took place at The Showgrounds in Sligo in front of 4,248 supporters. The match finished in a 1âÂÂ1 draw. Graham Burke scored for Shamrock Rovers and Lukas Browning-Lagerfeldt for Sligo Rovers. Roberto Lopes was sentâÂÂoff during the match. Shamrock Rovers next match was against Drogheda United at Weavers Park in Drogheda in front of 2,182 supporters. The match finished in a 1âÂÂ1 draw. Graham Burke scored for Shamrock Rovers and Ryan Brennan scored for Drogheda United. Lee Grace and Daniel Cleary were sentâÂÂoff during the match.
Shamrock Rovers faced Derry City on 3 March at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 7,626 supporters. Derry City won the match 2âÂÂ1. Johnny Kenny scored for Shamrock Rovers and Ben Doherty and Jamie McGonigle scored for Derry City. Shamrock Rovers faced Cork City on 6 March at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 4,028 supporters. The match finished in a 4âÂÂ4 draw. Rory Gaffney, Lee Grace, Simon Power, and Seán Hoare scored for Shamrock Rovers. Cork City got two goals from Darragh Crowley and got a goal each from RuairàKeating and Kevin ÃÂustoviÃÂ. Shamrock Rovers faced Shelbourne on 10 March at Tolka Park in Drumcondra, a suburb or Dublin in front of 4,378 supporters. The match finished in a 0âÂÂ0 draw. Shamrock Rovers faced St Patrick's Athletic on 17 March at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 7,674 supporters. The match finished in a 2âÂÂ2 draw. Richie Towell and Jack Byrne scored for Shamrock Rovers. Eoin Doyle and Jake Mulraney scored for St Patrick's Athletic. Shamrock Rovers faced Dundalk on 31 March at Oriel Park in Dundalk in front of 3,761. Shamrock Rovers won 4âÂÂ0 with goals from Rory Gaffney, Lee Grace, Johnny Kenny, and Graham Burke. This was Shamrock Rovers first win of the season.
Shamrock Rovers took on Bohemians on 7 April at Dalymount Park in Dublin in front of 4,290 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 2âÂÂ0 with goals from Neil Farrugia and Rory Gaffney. Shamrock Rovers faced University College Dublin on 10 April at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 4,012 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 3âÂÂ0 with two goals from Graham Burke and a goal from Jack Byrne. Shamrock Rovers faced Shelbourne on 14 April at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 6,835 supporters. The match finished in a 2âÂÂ2 draw. Graham Burke and Roberto Lopes scored for Shamrock Rovers. Shelbourne got goals from an own goal from Graham Burke and a goal from Matty Smith. Shamrock Rovers faced St. Patrick's Athletic on 21 April at Richmond Park in Dublin in front of 5,,011 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 2âÂÂ0 with goals from Johnny Kenny and Trevor Clarke. Shamrock Rovers faced Sligo Rovers on 28 April at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 5,512 supporters.
Shamrock Rovers started May with a match against Derry City. The match took place on 1 May at Brandywell Stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland in front of 3,700 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 2âÂÂ0 with goals from Richie Towell and Jack Byrne. Goalkeeper Alan Mannus, who went off injured, was replaced by Leon Pöhls. On 5 May, Shamrock Rovers were at home to Bohemians in front of 7,864 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 2âÂÂ0 with goals from Trevor Clarke and Rory Gaffney. On 12 May, Shamrock Rovers faced University College Dublin at the UCD Bowl in Dublin in front of 1,673 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 3âÂÂ0 with goals from Trevor Clarke and Aaron Greene and an own goal from Adam Wells. On 19 May, Shamrock Rovers faced St. Patrick's Athletic at home at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 6,212 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won the match 3âÂÂ2. Shamrock Rovers got a goal from Lee Grace and two goals from Richie Towell, including one from a penalty kick. Shamrock Rovers lost their next two matches. They had been on a 13âÂÂmatch undefeated streak. The two losses came against Drogheda United in Dublin, who won 3âÂÂ2, and Cork City, who won 1âÂÂ0. Richie Towell, Johnny Kenny, and Seán Hoare were all sentâÂÂoff during the match against Cork City.
On 2 June, Shamrock Rovers faced Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 5,602 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 2âÂÂ0 with two goals from Aaron Greene. Ronan Finn was sentâÂÂoff during the match. On 5 June, Shamrock Rovers face Sligo Rovers at The Showgrounds in Sligo in front of 2,587 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 3âÂÂ0 with two goals from Rory Gaffney and a goal from Aaron Greene. On 9 June, Shamrock Rovers faced University College Dublin at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 5,782 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 4âÂÂ0 with an own goal from Harvey O'Brien and goals from Jack Byrne, Graham Burke, and Kieran Cruise. On 26 June, Shamrock Rovers faced Bohemians at Dalymount Park in Dublin in front of 4,370 supporters. The match finished in a 2âÂÂ2 draw. Neil Farrugia and Markus Poom scored for Shamrock Rovers and Jonathan Afolabi and James Clarke scored for Bohemians. Shamrock Rovers faced Derry City on 26 June at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 5,824 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won 1âÂÂ0 with a goal from Rory Gaffney. Shamrock Rovers finished June with a 2âÂÂ0 loss to Dundalk. Louie Annesley and Patrick Hoban scored for Dundalk.
Shamrock Rovers had only one league match in July. The match was against Drogheda United on 7 July at Weavers Park in Drogheda in front of 2,284 supporters. The match finished in a 0âÂÂ0 draw. The rest of July included matches in the FAI Cup, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa Conference League.
Shamrock Rovers league campaign continued in August when they faced Cork City at Tallaght Stadium on 6 August in front of 3,419 supporters. Shamrock Rovers won the match 2âÂÂ1. Graham Burke and Liam Burt scored for Shamrock Rovers and Barry Coffey scored for Cork City. On 11 August, Shamrock Rovers faced Shelbourne at Tolka Park in Drumcondra in front of 4,250 supporters. The match finished in a 1âÂÂ1 draw. Markus Poom scored for Shamrock Rovers and Gavin Molloy scored for Shelbourne.After the match, Aaron Greene was restrained by teammates after comments were directed at him by a supporter. Shamrock Rovers finished August with a 1âÂÂ0 win against Dundalk. The match took place on 25 August at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 6,021 supporters.
Shamrock Rovers started September with a 3âÂÂ0 win against Bohemians. The match took place on 1 September at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 7,816 supporters. Lee Grace, Ronan Finn, and Neil Farrugia scored for Shamrock Rovers. On 15 September, Shamrock Rovers faced Derry City at Brandywell Stadium in Derry in front of 3,435 supporters. Shamrock Rovers got their goal from Graham Burke from a penalty kick and Cameron McJannett scored for Derry City. On 22 September, Shamrock Rovers faced University College Dublin at UCD Bowl in Dublin in front of 1,615 supporters. The match finished in a 0âÂÂ0 draw. The draw meant Shamrock Rovers extended their lead over Derry City at the top of the table and University College Dublin confirmed their relegation to the 2024 LOI First Division. Shamrock Rovers finished September with a 1âÂÂ0 win against Shelbourne. The match took place on 29 September at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin in front of 7,879 supporters. Graham Burke scored the only goal of the match then was sentâÂÂoff after receiving a second yellow card "moments after putting his side ahead". The three previous matches against Shelbourne in 2023 had been draws.
Shamrock Rovers started October with a match against Drogheda United on 22 October. The match took place at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. Shamrock Rovers won the match 5âÂÂ0 with goals from Trevor Clarke, Richie Towell, Neil Farrugia, and Markus Poom. Shamrock Rovers played St. Patrick's Athletic on 27 October, came away with a 2âÂÂ0 win, which was enough to clinch them their 4th Premier Division title in a row. Goals from Aaron Greene and Graham Burke won it on the night. Shamrock Rovers finished October with a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Cork City. On 3 November, Shamrock Rovers finished the 2023 season with a 4âÂÂ2 win against Sligo Rovers in front of 8,021 supporters. Shamrock Rovers got two goals from Dylan Watts and a goal each from Graham Burke and Aaron Greene. Kailin Barlow and Fabrice Hartmann scored for Sligo Rovers.
Shamrock Rovers entered the first round of the 2023 FAI Cup. They faced Dundalk in the first round on 23 July 2023 at Oriel Park in Dundalk. Dundalk won the match 1âÂÂ0 with a goal from Hayden Muller. Rory Gaffney left the match after five minutes due to injury.
The 2023 President's Cup took place on 10 February 2023 at Brandywell Stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland. Derry City won 2âÂÂ0 with goals from Will Patching and Michael Duffy.
Shamrock Rovers participated in the 2022âÂÂ23 Leinster Senior Cup. On 4 February, Shamrock Rovers defeated University College Dublin 4âÂÂ1. On 13 March, Shamrock Rovers lost to Bray Wanderers 2âÂÂ1. The match took place at the Carlisle Grounds in Bray in front of 1,172 supporters. Justin Ferizaj scored for Shamrock Rovers. Bray wanderers got goals from Conor Davis, who scored from a penalty kick, and Joseph Power.
As the 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division champions, Shamrock Rovers qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2023âÂÂ24 UEFA Champions League. They faced Breiðablik in the first qualifying round. Breiðablik won both legs of the tie, 1âÂÂ0 in the first leg and 2âÂÂ1 in the second leg. Shamrock Rovers entered the 2023âÂÂ24 UEFA Europa Conference League after getting eliminated from the UEFA Champions League. They faced Ferencváros in the second qualifying round. Shamrock Rovers lost the first leg 4âÂÂ0 and lost the second leg 2âÂÂ0.
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