Dundalk - Stats Round-up
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Dundalk achieved their stated goal of retaining their place in the Premier Division quite comfortably, although disciplinary issues became a pressing concern. A search for a new manager begins afresh with the departure of Sean Connor, a European place the target for whoever may take up the hot seat. These are some of the facts from the Lilywhite's 2009 campaign.
APPEARANCES
Players used: 30
*Dundalk conceded over a third of their goals against in the last 15 minutes (18). Alongside Bray Wanderers, they were awarded the most penalties (10), scored the most (8), but also tied with Sligo Rovers for conceding the most (9).
GOALSCORERS
Clean sheets: 10
Longest unbeaten streak: 5 games
Most Wins in a Row: 3
Longest spell without conceding: 173 minutes
Longest spell without a goal: 304 minutes
POINTS DISTRIBUTION
APPEARANCES
Players used: 30
| Player | Starts (on as sub) |
| Shaun Kelly | 31 (1) |
| Chris Turner | 31 |
| Liam Burns | 30 |
| Thomas Heary | 29 (2) |
| Michael Daly | 27 (1) |
| Darren Mansaram | 25 (7) |
| Ger Rowe | 22 (5) |
| Simon Kelly | 21 (4) |
| Chris Bennion | 19 |
| Tiarnan Mulvenna | 18 (12) |
| Peter Cherrie | 16 |
| Michael McGowan | 15 |
| Alex Williams | 15 |
| Michael Coburn | 14 (7) |
| Kevin McKinley | 12 (1) |
| Dave Rogers | 11 |
| George O'Callaghan | 11 |
| Declan O'Brien | 10 (5) |
| Harpal Singh | 10 (1) |
| Michael Synott | 8 (3) |
| Michael Collins | 8 (2) |
| Paul McAreavey | 6 (4) |
| Nathan Murphy | 6 (1) |
| Michael McGinley | 1 (6) |
| Ryan Coulter | 1 |
| Martin McGowan | 0 (2) |
| Sean Mackle | 0 (2) |
| John Smith | 0 (1) |
| Mark Griffin | 0 (1) |
| Philip Duffy | 0 (1) |
GOALSCORERS
| Player | Goals (home/away) |
| Chris Turner | 12 (7/5) *7 penalties |
| Alex Williams | 7 (5/2) |
| Darren Mansaram | 5 (2/3) |
| Micheal McGowan | 4 (3/1) |
| Ger Rowe | 4 (2/2) |
| Michael Daly | 3 (0/3) |
| Tiarnan Mulvenna | 3 (2/1) |
| Declan O'Brien | 2 (1/1) |
| Liam Burns | 2 (0/2) |
| Michael Collins | 2 (0/2) |
| Shaun Kelly | 1 (0/1) |
Clean sheets: 10
Longest unbeaten streak: 5 games
Most Wins in a Row: 3
Longest spell without conceding: 173 minutes
Longest spell without a goal: 304 minutes
POINTS DISTRIBUTION
| Opposition | Points Gained (aggregate score) |
| Galway United | 9 (7-1) |
| Drogheda United | 8 (10-5) |
| Sligo Rovers | 7 (9-8) |
| Derry City | 6 (3-5) |
| Bray Wanderers | 6 (5-2) |
| Cork City | 6 (5-5) |
| Shamrock Rovers | 1 (5-10) |
| St. Pat's | 1 (0-4) |
| Bohemians | 0 (2-11) |
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