2023 Bohemian F.C. season
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Dublin 7
| 2023 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Declan Devine | |||
| Stadium | Dalymount Park, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 | |||
| Premier Division | 6th | |||
| FAI Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Leinster Senior Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jonathan Afolabi (15 goals) All: Jonathan Afolabi (20 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 4,443 vs Dundalk League, Feb 24th | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,746 vs Rockmount FAI Cup, Aug 18th | |||
| Biggest win | 6-0 vs Rockmount (H) FAI Cup, Aug 18th | |||
| Biggest defeat | 3-0 vs Shamrock Rovers (A) League, September 1st | |||
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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.
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.[1]
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 | |
| Assistant manager | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Academy coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Strength and conditioning coach | |
| Lead physiotherapist | |
| Director of football | |
| Head of recruitment | |
| Club doctor | |
| Equipment manager | |
| Assistant equipment manager |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | |||||
| January 2023 | GK | Free | [2] | ||
| January 2023 | DF | Free | [3] | ||
| January 2023 | MF | Free | [4] | ||
| January 2023 | MF | Free | [5] | ||
| January 2023 | MF | Free | [6] | ||
| January 2023 | FW | Free | [7] | ||
| January 2023 | FW | Free | |||
| February 2023 | DF | Free | |||
| Summer | |||||
| July 2023 | DF | Loan end | |||
| July 2023 | DF | Free | |||
| July 2023 | MF | Free | |||
Loan in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | |||||
| January 2023 | DF | Loan | |||
| February 2023 | DF | Loan | |||
| February 2023 | DF | Loan | |||
| February 2023 | DF | Loan | |||
| Summer | |||||
| July 2023 | DF | Loan | |||
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | |||||
| January 2023 | GK | Free | |||
| January 2023 | GK | Loan end | |||
| January 2023 | DF | Free | |||
| January 2023 | DF | Free | |||
| January 2023 | DF | Free | |||
| January 2023 | DF | Free | |||
| January 2023 | DF | Free | |||
| January 2023 | MF | Free | |||
| January 2023 | MF | Free | |||
| January 2023 | MF | Free | |||
| January 2023 | MF | Free | |||
| January 2023 | MF | Free | |||
| January 2023 | MF | Loan end | |||
| January 2023 | FW | Free | |||
| February 2023 | DF | Released | |||
| February 2023 | DF | Released | |||
| Summer | |||||
| July 2023 | DF | Loan end | |||
| July 2023 | DF | Loan end | |||
| July 2023 | DF | Loan end | |||
| August 2023 | DF | Undisclosed | |||
| September 2023 | MF | Undisclosed | |||
Loan out
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | |||||
| January 2023 | FW | Loan | |||
| February 2023 | DF | Loan | |||
First Team Squad
| No. | Player | Nat. | Pos. | Date of birth (age) | Since | Ends | Last club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | James Talbot | GK | 24 April 1997 | 2019 | 2024 | ||||
| 25 | Luke Dennison | GK | 21 August 1996 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 30 | Joe Collins | GK | 25 February 2007 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Bartlomiej Kukulowicz | RB | 11 October 2000 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 3 | Paddy Kirk | LB | 2 June 1998 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||
| 4 | Krystian Nowak | CB | 1 April 1994 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 5 | Louie Holzman | CB | 16 November 2003 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 13 | Kacper Radkowski | CB | 27 March 2001 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 24 | Cian Byrne | CB | 31 January 2003 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | Jordan Flores | CM | 4 October 1995 | 2022 | 2024 | ||||
| 7 | Declan McDaid | LM | 22 November 1995 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||
| 8 | Ali Coote | AM | 11 June 1998 | 2021 | 2023 | ||||
| 10 | Dylan Connolly | RM | 2 May 1995 | 2023 | 2025 | ||||
| 12 | Danny Grant | RW | 23 December 2000 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||
| 14 | James McManus | CM | 16 March 2005 | 2022 | 2025 | ||||
| 15 | James Clarke | AM | 28 January 2001 | 2022 | 2024 | ||||
| 16 | Keith Buckley (C) | CM | 17 June 1992 | 2023 | 2026 | ||||
| 17 | Adam McDonnell | CM | 14 May 1997 | 2023 | 2025 | ||||
| 18 | John O'Sullivan | AM | 18 September 1993 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||
| 23 | Kris Twardek | RM | 8 March 1997 | 2022 | 2024 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | Jonathan Afolabi | CF | 14 January 2000 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||
| 11 | James Akintunde | CF | 29 March 1996 | 2022 | 2024 | ||||
| 22 | Dean Williams | CF | 9 February 2000 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||
| 28 | Chris Lotefa | CF | 8 August 2004 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||
| 29 | Nickson Okosun | CF | 26 November 2006 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||
Last updated: 31 August 2023.
Source: Competitions
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 15 January 2023 Friendly | Bohemians | 2–1 | Galway United | Cloughran, Dublin |
| 15:15 GMT | Afolabi Williams |
Manning |
Stadium: AUL Complex Referee: Oliver Moran |
| 21 January 2023 Friendly | Bohemians | 3–1 | Shelbourne | Cloughran, Dublin |
| 11:00 GMT | Williams Coote McDonnell |
J Wilson |
Stadium: AUL Complex Referee: David Dunne |
| 21 January 2023 Friendly | Bohemians | 3–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Cloughran, Dublin |
| 14:30 GMT | Akintunde Afolabi |
Lonergan |
Stadium: AUL Complex Referee: Gavin Colfer |
| 10 February 2023 Friendly | Wexford | 1-2 | Bohemians | Wexford |
| 18:30GMT | Dobbs |
Coote Flores |
Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Referee: Gavin Colfer |
| 11 February 2023 Friendly | Bohemians | 1-0 | Longford Town | Cloughran, Dublin |
| 12:00GMT | Gilmore |
Stadium: AUL Complex Referee: David Dunne |
Mid-season
| 19 June 2023 Friendly | Bohemians | 4-4 | | Phibsborough |
| 12:00GMT | Okosun Clarke |
Report | Smith McManus Davies Williams |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: David Gibbons |
Competitions
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 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 9(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13(3) | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | 30(2) | 2 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34(3) | 2 | |
| 4 | CB | 31(2) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36(2) | 3 | |
| 5 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 30(3) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35(3) | 5 | |
| 7 | MF | 30(19) | 4 | 4(4) | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 36(24) | 6 | |
| 8 | MF | 30(9) | 6 | 3(2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35(11) | 7 | |
| 9 | FW | 34(2) | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 40(2) | 20 | |
| 10 | MF | 28(3) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33(3) | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | 19(9) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23(10) | 1 | |
| 12 | MF | 12(5) | 2 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16(6) | 2 | |
| 13 | DF | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 14 | DF | 23(10) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 29(11) | 2 | |
| 15 | MF | 32(10) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39(10) | 7 | |
| 16 | MF | 27(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31(1) | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | 32(2) | 3 | 5(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38(4) | 4 | |
| 18 | MF | 19(17) | 1 | 5(5) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26(22) | 2 | |
| 20 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | 16(11) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 2 | 18(13) | 5 | |
| 23 | MF | 19(10) | 0 | 2(2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24(12) | 2 | |
| 24 | DF | 4(1) | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10(3) | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 1 | 4(3) | 1 | |
| 29 | FW | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 33 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 3(1) | 1 | |
| 34 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | |
| 36 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | |
| 37 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | |
| 38 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 99 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | DF | 20(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21(4) | 2 | |
| - | DF | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | |
| - | DF | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9(1) | 0 | |
| - | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | |
| - | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| - | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | |
Player(s) in italics left during season
Top Scorers
| No. | Player | Premier Division | FAI Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| - | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 53 | 12 | 15 | 80 | |
Player(s) in italics left during season
Clean Sheets
| No. | Player | Premier Division | FAI Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/36 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 15/42 | |
| 25 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | |
| 30 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | |
| 99 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Total | 12/36 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 17/45 | |
Discipline
| No. | Pos. | Player | Premier Division | FAI Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | DF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| - | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 1 | 3 | ||
Player(s) in italics left during season
Captains
| No. | Pos. | Player | No. Games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | MF | 30 | Captain | |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Vice-Captain | |
| 17 | MF | 5 | ||
| 18 | MF | 1 | ||
| 14 | MF | 1 | ||
| 24 | DF | 1 | ||
Last updated: 27 October 2023.
Source: Competitions