The 2023 Galway United F.C. season was the football club's 45th season in the League of Ireland and their sixth consecutive season in the League of Ireland First Division since being relegated in 2017.
The club finished the season in 1st, winning the league and gaining promotion with a massive 98 points. The club also had 18 wins out of 18 games at home in the league during the season.
The club also made it to the Semi-finals of the FAI Cup before being knocked out by Bohemians. It was the furthest the club had made in the competition since 2008.
Squad # Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous Club Signed Notes Goalkeepers 1 Brendan Clarke GK Shelbourne 2023 16 Alex Rutter GK Hume City 2023 26 Sean Barron GK Avondale United 2023 32 Kieran McDonagh GK Academy 2023 Defenders 2 Conor O'Keeffe DF Newry City 2021 3 Regan Donelon DF Finn Harps 2023 4 Rob Slevin DF Finn Harps 2023 5 Killian Brouder DF Limerick 2019 6 Maurice Nugent DF Uxbridge 2023 20 Evan O'Connor DF Regional United 2022 21 Colm Horgan DF Sligo Rovers 2023 29 Oisín O'Reilly DF Athlone Town 2022 Midfielders 10 David Hurley MF Cobh Ramblers 2021 12 Aodh Dervin MF Shelbourne 2023 14 Ronan Manning MF Athlone Town 2021 15 Callum McNamara MF Treaty United 2023 17 Vincent Borden MF Rudar Velenje 2023 22 Conor McCormack MF Derry City 2021 Captain 23 Darren Clarke MF Longford Town 2023 24 Ed McCarthy MF Regional United 2022 27 Steven Healy MF Academy 2022 28 Mikey McCullagh MF Academy 2022 Forwards 7 Stephen Walsh FW Galway Hibernians 2018 9 Rob Manley FW Bray Wanderers 2022 18 David Tarmey FW Academy 2022 19 Francely Lomboto FW Galway Hibernians 2020 25 Aaron Neary FW Mervue United 2022 30 Brian Cunningham FW Mervue United 2023 31 Wassim Aouachria FW Waterford 2023 Players who departed before the end of the season 8 Mikie Rowe MF Tormenta 2021 Loaned Out 11 Ibrahim Keita FW Bohemians 1905 2023
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name Last club Ref.26 November 2022GKBrendan Clarke Shelbourne30 November 2022DFRob Slevin Finn Harps1 December 2022MFDarren Clarke Longford Town9 December 2022MFCallum McNamara Treaty United13 December 2022DFMaurice Nugent Uxbridge15 December 2022DFRegan Donelon Finn Harps3 January 2023MFVincent Borden Rudar Velenje15 February 2023FWIbrahim Keita Bohemians 190520 January 2023DFColm Horgan Sligo Rovers28 January 2023GKAlex Rutter Hume City4 July 2023FWWassim Aouachria Waterford6 July 2023MFAodh Dervin Longford Town17 July 2023GKSean Barron Avondale United
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.18 November 2022GKConor Kearns Shelbourne9 December 2022MFMax Hemmings Weymouth31 December 2022DFCharlie Lyons Cobh Ramblers3 January 2023GKMatthew Connor Waterford4 January 2023DFGary Boylan Sligo Rovers
Loan Out Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.24 January 2023FWWilson Waweru Cobh Ramblers1 November 202412 July 2023MFMikie Rowe
Club Coaching staff Manager: John Caulfield Assistant Manager: Ollie Horgan Technical Coach: Chris Collopy Goalkeeping Coach: Gianluca Aimi Strength and Conditioning Coach: Danny Broderick Physiotherapist: Richard Grier Analyst: Robert Crosbie Kitman: Darra Hislop
Competitions League of Ireland First Division
League Table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
FAI Cup
First Round
Second Round
Quarter-Final
Semi-Final
Friendlies
Pre-season Friendlies
Mid-season Friendlies
Statistics Appearances and goals This table shows all of the players who have featured in a first team squad for Galway United this season Brackets denotes how many of the listed appearances were made as a substitute
Player League FAI Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Brendan Clarke36040400 2 DF Conor O'Keeffe25(5)12(2)0271 3 DF Regan Donelon23(5)020250 4 DF Rob Slevin33(2)54(1)0375 5 DF Killian Brouder35(2)441395 6 DF Maurice Nugent30(15)23(1)1333 7 FW Stephen Walsh35(1)15433918 8 MF Mikie Rowe16(16)100161 9 FW Rob Manley23(17)44(4)1275 10 MF David Hurley36(4)21434024 11 FW Ibrahim Keita9(7)40094 12 MF Aodh Dervin14(8)04(1)0180 14 MF Ronan Manning19(5)221213 16 GK Alex Rutter1(1)00010 17 MF Vincent Borden34(4)104(1)03810 18 FW David Tarmey3(3)01(1)040 19 FW Francely Lomboto33(17)64(3)0376 20 DF Evan O'Connor15(10)020170 21 DF Colm Horgan20(1)100201 22 MF Conor McCormack31(1)120331 23 MF Darren Clarke18(12)52(2)0205 24 MF Ed McCarthy35(1)831389 25 FW Aaron Neary000000 26 GK Connal Doran000000 26 GK Sean Barron000000 27 MF Steven Healy6(5)00060 28 MF Mikey McCullagh2(2)00020 28 MF Daire McCarthy2(2)00020 29 DF Oisín O'Reilly16(9)03(2)0190 30 FW Brian Cunningham001(1)010 31 FW Wassim Aouachria14(7)642188 32 GK Kieran McDonagh000000
Clean sheets Player League FAI Cup Total 1 Brendan Clarke20121 16 Alex Rutter101
Disciplinary record Player League FAI Cup Total 7Stephen Walsh900200110010David Hurley90010010005Killian Brouder8000008004Rob Slevin6000006006Maurice Nugent50000050014Ronan Manning50000050022Conor McCormack40010050031Wassim Aouachria4001005003Regan Donelon3001004009Rob Manley40000040012Aodh Dervin20020040020Evan O'Connor30000030021Colm Horgan30000030024Ed McCarthy21000021029Oisín O'Reilly30000030017Vincent Borden2010002012Conor O'Keeffe20000020019Francely Lomboto2000002001Brendan Clarke1000001008Mikie Rowe10000010023Darren Clarke100000100Totals77017008401
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