MATCH DETAILS:

📅 Date: Monday 3rd March 2025
⏰ Kick-Off: 7:45PM
📍 Venue: Eamonn Deacy Park
🎟 Match Tickets: https://galwayunitedfc.ie/match-tickets/

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🇱🇻 Back at Eamonn Deacy Park

Galway United are back in Eamonn Deacy Park this Monday 3rd March as they take on the League Champions, Shelbourne. Damien Duff’s side travel to Galway as they sit top of the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division yet again. Meanwhile United sit unbeaten in the opening three games, in fourth place. Most recently after earning a point away from home to the FAI Cup Winners, Drogheda United on Friday.

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📺 Live on LOITV

Monday’s big clash against Shelbourne will be LIVE on LOITV.

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📊 The Stats with Julian Canny

It will be the 82nd meeting between the clubs with a record of 20 wins for United, 20 draws and 41 wins for Shels.

At the top level we have played 56 times with a record of 11-16-29. The Premier Division record since 1985 is 8-10-22 from 40 meetings.

Our home record against Shels from 41 matches is 12 wins, 8 draws and 21 defeats.

Our record win over Shels came in the 1985/86 season when we beat them 6-1 in Galway on 15th December 1985. Colm McGonigle and Paul McGee scored a brace each with Denis Bonner also on the scoresheet.

We have won our last three home meetings with Shels, a couple of 1-0s last year, Ed McCarthy with the goal in the April meeting and Jimmy Keohane in September.

The away games were edged by Shels with a 1-0 and 2-0 home win in the league and a shootout win in the cup.

Galway was the only venue they lost both of their away fixtures last season.

Player milestones.

Stephen Walsh is in line to make his 292nd League appearance for the club. This will equal Kevin Cassidy for the most in the club’s history!

Rob Slevin in line to make his 70th appearance.

Greg Cunningham is in line to make his 15th appearance.

Tomorrow will be John Caulfield 161st match in charge, this will be the longest single spell for any manager in our history.

Finally on this date 3rd March we played three times previously with one win and two defeats

Most recently, just the 23 years ago (2002) we lost 1-5 to Bohemians as we headed for relegation. Colin Fortune with United’s goal.

In 1991 we beat Derry 2-1 at home, Noel Mernagh and Stephen Lally with the goals.

Finally 40 years ago to the day (1985), we lost 1-3 in Tolka Park to the then tenants, Home Farm. John Mannion had equalised for us in the second half.

Finally…

It will be the 100th match we’ve played on a Monday.

Sunday is still leading away with 611 but it will soon be surpassed by Fridays on which we’ve now played 605 times.

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⚽ Key Players to Watch

🐐 Galway United – Stephen Walsh

Who else could be the one to watch for this game but Mr. Galway United himself, Stephen Walsh. The Galwegian is in line to equal the all-time appearance record this Monday night. With 292 league appearances for the Tribesmen. Our top scorer in 2024 is certainly one to keep an eye on as he looks to open his account this season.

🔴 Shelbourne – Sean Boyd
Leading the line for Shels is Sean Boyd. The former Rovers, Harps and Longford striker currently sits in second place in the top scorer charts in 2025. Boyd scored ten goals and recorded five assists last season in the league winning campaign. He’s certainly an exciting player who can cause problems, and is one to watch for Shelbourne on Monday. Check out highlights of Shels’ last game below.

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📆 Last time out

Drogheda United 1 – 1 Galway United

United continued their unbeaten start to the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division, following a draw Drogheda United on Friday night at Sullivan and Lambe Park.
In a physical affair it was the hosts that started the brighter, with Warren Davis and Shane Farrell causing United trouble early on.
Despite the early Drogheda pressure, the Tribesmen defended well with the hosts creating no clear cut opportunity in the first 15 minutes.

The visitors grew into the game after this and almost opened the scoring in the 20th minute, following a fine strike by Bobby Burns from the left flank, that just went wide.
Moments later, Patrick Hickey saw his long-range effort expertly saved by Luke Dennison in the Drogheda goal.

The hosts responded well however, and almost opened the scoring themselves in the 26th minute, when Ryan Brennan saw his looping shot just go over Brendan Clarke’s crossbar, from 25 yards out. Davis was the next to go clse for the FAI Cup champions in the 35th minute. Davis dispossed United’s Greg Cunningham deep in the away side’s half, but Davis fired his effort wide from the edge of the box. Drogheda opened the scoring in the 40th minute following a Ryan Brennan header from close range, giving Kevin Doherty’s side a 1-0 lead at the break.

United made a double substitution at the break with Vincent Borden and Cian Byrne entering the fray. Darragh Markey was impressive for Drogheda in the opening exchanges in the second half, dictating the play for the hosts. John Caulfield’s men started to turn the screw in the final quarter and were applying serious pressure on the Louth outfit. United’s pressure finally paid off, when Killian Brouder levelled for the visitors following a Bobby Burns corner.

🎟️ Matchday Info

🎫 Tickets – Available online here
🏟 Location: Eamonn Deacy Park
📺 Live Coverage: LOITV

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🙋‍♂️ THE SQUAD

1. Brendan Clarke

2. Cian Byrne

3. Regan Donelon

4. Rob Slevin

5. Killian Brouder

7. Stephen Walsh

8. Greg Cunningham

9. Moses Dyer

10. David Hurley

11. Daniel Stynes

12. Sean Kerrigan

15. Patrick Hickey

16. Evan Watts

17. Vincent Borden

18. Bobby Burns

19. Max Wilson

20. Jimmy Keohane

21. Colm Horgan

22. Conor McCormack

24. Ed McCarthy

26. Garry Buckley

28. Brian Cunningham

29. Cillian Tollett

33. Jeannot Esua

C’MON UNITED!

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