The 2023 League of Ireland season was Bohemian Football Club's 133rd year in their history and their 39th consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division since it became the top tier of Irish football. Bohemians participated in the FAI Cup, where they reached the final for the second time in three years but lost out to fellow Dublin club St. Patrick's Athletic in front of a record 43,881 fans. In September, the club won the Leinster Senior Cup for a record 33rd time.
Bohs saw their membership increase from 1,000 members to 2,400 for the 2023 season, an all-time high. They also unveiled the new Mono Stand, an homage to the late legendary club volunteer Derek Monaghan. Thus, the capacity of Dalymount Park was increased to above 4,400.
Club Kits
Supplier: O'Neills | Sponsor: Des Kelly Interiors
Home Bohemians home kit for the 2023 season features a tribute to the late club legend Derek 'Mono' Monaghan as well as a return to the club's traditional red and black stripes. The new kit is inspired by the Auld Triangle, the famous song about the eponymous metal triangle housed in Mountjoy Prison, which is located in the vicinity of Dalymount Park.
Away
Releasing their away jersey, Bohs teamed up with Palestine Sport for Life to raise awareness of human rights violations in Palestine. The new away kit will also raise funds to support access to sports for children in the camp of Tulkarem in the West Bank. Ten per cent of the profits from the jersey will provide sports equipment for the project in Tulkarem. The jersey carries the Palestinian colours and a dove icon below the collar, which symbolises peace.
The previous season's Bob Marley shirt was in use as an alternate jersey in pre-season and throughout their Leinster Senior Cup campaign.
Third
Bohs retained their Dublin Bus kit from the previous season as an alternate strip. As before, 10% of all sales are donated to Dublin Bus’ charity partner LGBT Ireland and Bohemians’ partners at ShoutOut.
Management team Position Name Manager Declan Devine Assistant manager Gary Cronin Assistant coach Derek Pender Academy coach Trevor Croly Goalkeeping coach Chris Bennion Strength and conditioning coach Graham Norton Lead physiotherapist Sinead Wixted Director of football Pat Fenlon Head of recruitment Dave HendersonClub doctor Dr Paul Kirwan Equipment manager Colin O Connor Assistant equipment manager Aaron Fitzsimons
Transfers Transfers in Date Pos. Player From Fee SourceWinter January 2023 GK Luke Dennison Longford Town Free January 2023 DF Paddy Kirk Sligo Rovers Free January 2023 MF Adam McDonnell Sligo Rovers Free January 2023 MF Dylan Connolly Morecambe Free January 2023 MF Keith Buckley Blacktown Spartans Free January 2023 FW James Akintunde Derry City Free January 2023 FW Dean Williams Drogheda United Free February 2023 DF Krystian Nowak Universitatea Cluj Free Summer July 2023 DF Cian Byrne Longford Town Loan end July 2023 DF Bartlomiej Kukulowicz Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Free July 2023 MF Danny Grant Huddersfield Town Free
Loan in
Date Pos. Player From Fee SourceWinter January 2023 DF Grant Horton Cheltenham Town Loan February 2023 DF Jay Benn Lincoln City Loan February 2023 DF Kacper Radkowski Śląsk Wrocław Loan February 2023 DF Drew Baker Fleetwood Town LoanSummer July 2023 DF Louie Holzman Reading Loan
Transfers out Date Pos. Player To Fee SourceWinter January 2023GK Tadgh Ryan Derry City Free January 2023GK Jon McCracken Norwich City Loan end January 2023DF Tyreke Wilson Shelbourne Free January 2023DF Rory Feely Barrow Free January 2023DF Ciaran Kelly Bradford Free January 2023DF Max Murphy Bray Wanderers Free January 2023DF James Finnerty Sligo Rovers Free January 2023MF Jordan Doherty Tampa Bay Rowdies Free January 2023MF Liam Burt Shamrock Rovers Free January 2023MF Conor Levington Wexford Free January 2023MF Jamie Mullins Brighton and Hove Albion Free January 2023MF Aaron Doran Wexford Free January 2023MF Laurenz Dehl Union Berlin Loan end January 2023FW Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe Glentoran Free February 2023DF Josh Kerr Cove Rangers Released February 2023DF Ryan Burke Waterford ReleasedSummer July 2023DF Jay Benn Lincoln City Loan end July 2023DF Drew Baker Waterford Loan end July 2023DF Grant Horton Cheltenham Town Loan end August 2023DF Derin Adewale Lecce Undisclosed September 2023MF Danny McGrath Lommel Undisclosed
Loan out
Date Pos. Player From Fee SourceWinter January 2023 FW Ethon Varian Cork City Loan February 2023 DF Cian Byrne Longford Town Loan
First Team Squad
No. Player Nat. Pos. Date of birth (age) Since Ends Last club Goalkeepers 1 James Talbot GK 2019 2024 Sunderland 25 Luke Dennison GK 2023 2023 Longford Town 30 Joe Collins GK 2023 2023 Bohemians U19 Defenders 2 Bartlomiej Kukulowicz RB 2023 2023 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 3 Paddy Kirk LB 2023 2024 Sligo Rovers 4 Krystian Nowak CB 2023 2023 Universitatea Cluj 5 Louie Holzman CB 2023 2023 Reading 13 Kacper Radkowski CB 2023 2023 Śląsk Wrocław 24 Cian Byrne CB 2023 2023 Longford Town Midfielders 6 Jordan Flores CM 2022 2024 Northampton Town 7 Declan McDaid LM 2022 2023 Dundee 8 Ali Coote AM 2021 2023 Waterford 10 Dylan Connolly RM 2023 2025 Morecambe 12 Danny Grant RW 2023 2024 Huddersfield Town 14 James McManus CM 2022 2025 Bohemians U19 15 James Clarke AM 2022 2024 Drogheda United 16 Keith Buckley (C) CM 2023 2026 Blacktown Spartans 17 Adam McDonnell CM 2023 2025 Sligo Rovers 18 John O'Sullivan AM 2022 2023 Accrington Stanley 23 Kris Twardek RM 2022 2024 FK Senica Forwards 9 Jonathan Afolabi CF 2022 2023 Celtic 11 James Akintunde CF 2022 2024 Derry City 22 Dean Williams CF 2023 2024 Drogheda United 28 Chris Lotefa CF 2022 2023 Bohemians U19 29 Nickson Okosun CF 2022 2023 Bohemians U19
Friendlies
Pre-season
Mid-season
Competitions
League of Ireland
League table
Results summary
Results by match day
Matches
FAI Cup
Leinster Senior Cup
Overview
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Statistics
Appearances and goals No. Pos. Player Premier Division FAI Cup Leinster Senior Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK James Talbot3605010420 2 DF Bartlomiej Kukulowicz9(3)0301013(3)0 3 DF Paddy Kirk30(2)24(1)00034(3)2 4 CB Krystian Nowak31(2)2510036(2)3 5 DF Louie Holzman001(1)0102(1)0 6 MF Jordan Flores30(3)4401035(3)5 7 MF Declan McDaid30(19)44(4)12(1)136(24)6 8 MF Ali Coote30(9)63(2)02135(11)7 9 FW Jonathan Afolabi34(2)15551040(2)20 10 MF Dylan Connolly28(3)0411033(3)1 11 FW James Akintunde19(9)1202023(10)1 12 MF Danny Grant12(5)24(1)00016(6)2 13 DF Kacper Radkowski3414000381 14 DF James McManus23(10)2402(1)029(11)2 15 MF James Clarke32(10)5522039(10)7 16 MF Keith Buckley27(1)0301031(1)0 17 MF Adam McDonnell32(2)35(2)11038(4)4 18 MF John O'Sullivan19(17)15(5)02126(22)2 20 MF Billy Gilmore00003030 21 DF Finn Cowper Gray00002020 22 FW Dean Williams16(11)3002(2)218(13)5 23 MF Kris Twardek19(10)02(2)13124(12)2 24 DF Cian Byrne4(1)03(2)03010(3)0 25 GK Luke Dennison00002020 27 MF Alex O'Brien00001010 28 FW Chris Lotefa1(1)0003(2)14(3)1 29 FW Nickson Okosun2(2)0002(1)04(3)0 30 GK Joe Collins00001010 31 DF Luca Cailloce00001010 32 MF Tobi Jinadu00001111 33 MF Jack O'Reilly00003(1)13(1)1 34 DF Ruadhan Kane00001010 35 FW Taylor Mooney00002(1)12(1)1 36 FW Peter Grogan00001(1)11(1)1 37 DF Ian Byrne0000001(1)0 38 DF Jake McCormack00001111 99 GK Andrew Stuart Trainor00000000 - DF Grant Horton20(4)1001121(4)2 - DF Drew Baker1(1)000102(1)0 - DF Jay Benn8(1)000109(1)0 - DF Ryan Burke00001(1)11(1)1 - DF Derin Adewale00002020 - MF Danny McGrath00001(1)01(1)0
Player(s) in italics left during season
Top Scorers No. Player Premier Division FAI Cup Leinster Senior Cup Total 9 Jonathan Afolabi155020 8 Ali Coote6017 15 James Clarke5207 7 Declan McDaid4116 6 Jordan Flores4015 22 Dean Williams3025 17 Adam McDonnell3104 4 Krystian Nowak2103 3 Paddy Kirk2002 - Grant Horton 1012 14 James McManus2002 12 Danny Grant2002 18 John O' Sullivan1012 23 Kris Twardek0112 11 James Akintunde1001 13 Kacper Radkowski1001 10 Dylan Connolly0101 32 Tobi Jinadu0011 12 Jack O'Reilly0011 35 Taylor Mooney0011 36 Peter Grogan0011 28 Chris Lotefa0011 38 Jake McCormack0011 - Ryan Burke0011 - Own Goal1001 Total53121580
Player(s) in italics left during season
Clean Sheets No. Player Premier Division FAI Cup Leinster Senior Cup Total 1 James Talbot12/363/50/115/42 25 Luke Dennison0/00/02/22/2 30 Joe Collins0/00/00/10/1 99 Andrew Stuart Trainor0/00/00/00/0 Total12/363/52/417/45
Discipline No. Pos. Player Premier Division FAI Cup Leinster Senior Cup Total 1GK James Talbot200100000300 2DF Bartlomiej Kukulowicz100200000300 3DF Paddy Kirk600000000600 4DF Krystian Nowak100000000100 5DF Louie Holzman000000000000 6MF Jordan Flores501000000501 7MF Declan McDaid100100000200 8MF Ali Coote300100000400 9FW Jonathan Afolabi300100000400 10MF Dylan Connolly701000000701 11FW James Akintunde200000000200 12DF Danny Grant000000000000 13DF Kacper Radkowski500010000510 14MF James McManus400100000500 15MF James Clarke400200000600 16MF Keith Buckley9002000001100 17MF Adam McDonnell12001000001300 18MF John O'Sullivan200000000200 20MF Billy Gilmore000000000000 21DF Finn Cowper Gray000000100100 22MF Dean Williams100000000100 23MF Kris Twardek000000000000 24DF Cian Byrne000000000000 25GK Luke Dennison000000100100 27MF Alex O'Brien000000000000 28FW Chris Lotefa000000000000 29FW Nickson Okosun000000100100 30GK Joe Collins000000000000 31DF Luca Cailloce000000000000 32MF Tobi Jinadu 000000000000 33MF Jack O'Reilly000000100100 34DF Ruadhan Kane000000000000 35 FW Taylor Mooney000000000000 36 FW Peter Grogan000000100100 37 DF Ian Byrne000000000000 38DF Jake McCormack000000000000 99GK Andrew Stuart Trainor000000000000 - DF Grant Horton 201000000201 - DF Drew Baker000000100100 -DF Jay Benn200000000200 -DF Ryan Burke000000000000 - DF Derin Adewale000000000000 - MF Danny McGrath000000000000 Total720312106009113
Player(s) in italics left during season
Captains No. Pos. Player No. Games Notes 16 MF Keith Buckley 30 Captain 6 MF Jordan Flores 6 Vice-Captain 17 MF Adam McDonnell 5 18 MF John O'Sullivan 1 14 MF James McManus 1 24 DF Cian Byrne 1
International call-ups
Republic of Ireland National Team
Player Fixture Date Location Event Jonathan Afolabi vs. Netherlands 10 September 2023 Dublin, Ireland UEFA 2024 European Championship qualification
Republic of Ireland Under 19 National Team
Player Fixture Date Location Event James McManus vs. Slovakia 22 March 2023 Wexford, Ireland 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification vs. Estonia 22 March 2023 Wexford, Ireland 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification vs. Greece 28 March 2023 Wexford, Ireland 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina7 September 2023 Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendly vs. Scotland 11 October 2023 Pinatar, Spain Friendly vs. Faroe Islands14 October 2023 Pinatar, Spain Friendly vs. Albania15 November 2023 Elbasan, Albania 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification vs. Slovenia18 November 2023 Rrogozhinë, Albania 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification vs. Belgium21 November 2023 Rrogozhinë, Albania 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Republic of Ireland Under 18 National Team
Player Fixture Date Location Event Nickson Okosun vs. Belgium 16 November 2023 Valencia, Spain Friendly vs. Belgium 18 November 2023 Valencia, Spain Friendly Taylor Mooney vs. Belgium 16 November 2023 Valencia, Spain Friendly vs. Belgium 18 November 2023 Valencia, Spain Friendly
Republic of Ireland Under 17 National Team