2026 Shelbourne F.C. season (Men's)

Shelbourne
2026 season
CEO	Tomás Quinn
Head Coach	Joey O'Brien
Stadium	Tolka Park, Dublin
Premier Division	2026 League of Ireland Premier Division
Leinster Senior Cup	2025-26 Leinster Senior Cup
FAI Cup	Second round
UEFA Conference League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Harry Wood 4; All: Harry Wood 4 (4)
Highest home attendance	Shamrock Rovers 5,683; 9 March 2026; (Premier Division)
Lowest home attendance	Galway United 4,052; 20 February 2026; (Premier Division)
	← 2025
	All statistics correct as of 29 Dec 2025.

CEOTomás Quinn

Head CoachJoey O'Brien

StadiumTolka Park, Dublin

Premier Division2026 League of Ireland Premier Division

The 2026 Shelbourne F.C. season is the club's 131st season in existence and will see the Men's Senior Team competing in the 2026 League of Ireland Premier Division.

Having finished 3rd in the 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division, the club will enter in the second qualifying round of the 2026-27 UEFA Conference League.^[1]^[2]

On 4 November 2025, Chadwick's confirmed the extension of their partnership of Shelbourne FC for a further two years, continuing as the club's front of jersey sponsor.^[3]

Following the departure of Mark Coyle to Coleraine, defender Paddy Barrett was appointed as team captain.

On 14 January 2026, Shels broke the League of Ireland record transfer fee by signing defender Odhrán Casey from Cliftonville.^[4]

Reopened Drumcondra Stand, Shelbourne v Dundalk 3 April 2026

The Drumcondra Stand at Tolka Park, which had been closed for a number of years, reopened for a League of Ireland match versus Dundalk on 3 April.^[5]

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#	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Joined	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Wessel Speel	GK	17 October 2001 (aged 23)	Minnesota United FC	2025	Loan
31	Conor Walsh	GK	7 March 2005 (aged 21)	Sligo Rovers F.C.	2026
50	Ali Topcu	GK	1 April 2008 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2024	Youth
Defenders
2	Sean Gannon	DF	11 July 1991 (aged 34)	Shamrock Rovers	2024
4	Kameron Ledwidge	DF	(2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 24)	Southampton	2021
15	Sam Bone	DF	6 February 1998 (aged 27)	Maidstone United	2024
16	Odhran Casey	DF	9 April 2002 (aged 23)	Cliftonville F.C.	2026
17	Daniel Kelly	DF	(1996-05-21)21 May 1996 (aged 29)	Derry City	2025
18	James Norris	DF	4 April 2003 (aged 21)	Liverpool F.C.	2026
24	Zeno Ibsen Rossi	DF	28 October 2000 (aged 25)	Cambridge United F.C.	2026	Loan until July 2026
25	Milan Mbeng	DF	6 April 2002 (aged 23)	Cork City F.C.	2025
29	Paddy Barrett	DF	(1993-07-22)22 July 1993 (aged 32)	St Patrick's Athletic	2023	Captain
55	James Roche	DF	October 2007 (aged 17)	Shamrock Rovers	2025	Youth
Midfielders
5	Ellis Chapman	MF	8 January 2001 (aged 25)	Sligo Rovers F.C.	2025
6	Jonathan Lunney	MF	(1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 27)	Bohemians	2021
7	Harry Wood	MF	2 August 2002 (aged 23)	Hull City	2024
14	Ali Coote	MF	11 June 1998 (aged 28)	Detroit City	2024
21	Jack Henry-Francis	MF	23 September 2003 (aged 22)	Arsenal F.C.	2025
22	Sean Moore	MF	3 August 2005 (aged 20)	West Ham United F.C.	2025
23	Kerr McInroy	MF	31 August 2000 (aged 25)	Free Agent	2025
27	Evan Caffrey	MF	(2003-02-27)27 February 2003 (aged 22)	UCD	2023
28	Maill Lundgren	MF	1 June 2001 (aged 24)	Degerfors IF	2026
47	James Bailey	MF	13 August 2007 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2025	Youth
52	Alex Flynn	MF	19 July 2008 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2025	Youth
60	Cillian Ryan	MF	5 March 2008 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2025	Youth
Attackers
9	Seán Boyd	FW	(1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 27)	Finn Harps	2022
10	John Martin	FW	13 March 1997 (aged 28)	Dundalk	2024
11	Mipo Odubeko	FW	21 October 2002 (aged 23)	Fleetwood Town F.C.	2025
20	Rodrigo Freitas	FW	28 April 2002 (aged 23)	Varzim S.C.	2026
36	Will Jarvis	FW	17 December 2002 (aged 23)	Notts County F.C.	2026

Date	Position	Name	Previous club	Ref.
23 December 2025	MF	Maill Lundgren	Degerfors IF	^[6]
23 December 2025	GK	Conor Walsh	Sligo Rovers	^[7]
1st January 2026	DF	James Norris	Liverpool F.C.	^[8]
14 January 2026	DF	Odhran Casey	Cliftonville F.C.	^[9]
19 January 2026	FW	Rodrigo Freitas	Varzim S.C.	^[10]
5 February 2026	FW	Will Jarvis	Notts County F.C.	^[11]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Previous club	Ref.
10 January 2026	GK		Wessel Speel	Minnesota United FC	^[12]
22 February 2026	DF		Zeno Ibsen Rossi	Cambridge United F.C.	^[13]

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
13 December 2025	MF	Ryan O'Kane	Sligo Rovers
22 December 2025	MF	John O'Sullivan	Contract expired
22 December 2025	GK	Lorcan Healy	Contract expired
6 January 2026	DF	Lewis Temple	Bolton Wanderers F.C.	^[14]
8 January 2026	MF	Mark Coyle	Coleraine F.C.	^[15]
3 February 2026	DF	Raymond Offor	Derby County F.C.	^[16]
12 February 2026	DF	Tyreke Wilson	Dundalk F.C.

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
22 December 2025	MF	Aaron Maloney	Athlone Town
1 January 2026	GK	Conor Kearns	Dundalk	^[17]
5 January 2026	FW	Tyreik Sammy	Bray Wanderers F.C.
11 December 2026	DF	Derinsole Adewale	Athlone Town A.F.C.
6 January 2026	DF	Taylor McCarthy	Longford Town F.C.	^[18]
30 January 2026	DF	James Roche	Athlone Town	^[a]
30 January 2026	FW	Daniel Ring	Bray Wanderers F.C.

2026 Shelbourne F.C. season (Men's)

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Competitions

Matches

League of Ireland

FAI Cup

UEFA Conference League

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

References

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Shamrock Rovers	9	4	4	1	13	7	+6	16	Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round
4	Dundalk	9	3	5	1	16	13	+3	14
5	Shelbourne	9	3	4	2	13	12	+1	13
6	Galway United	9	3	2	4	10	12	−2	11
7	Drogheda United	9	2	4	3	9	11	−2	10

6 February 2026 1	Waterford	1-1	Shelbourne	Waterford
19:45 IST	Lonergan 55'	Report	Martin 13'	Stadium: RSC Attendance: 3,232 Referee: Lucas Keating

20 February 2026 2	Shelbourne	1-1	Galway United	Drumcondra
19:45 IST	Wood 64' (pen.)	Report	Twardek 62'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan

27 February 2026 3	Drogheda United	1-2	Shelbourne	Drogheda
19:45 IST	Kavanagh 5'	Report	Bone 47' Wood 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Sullivan & Lambe Park Attendance: 2,520 Referee: Rob Harvey

6 March 2026 4	Shelbourne	2-3	St.Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra
19:45 IST	Wood 72', Martin 75'	Report	Edmondson 56, 61' Mata 92'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Paul Norton

9 March 2026 5	Shelbourne	2-2	Shamrock Rovers	Drumcondra
19:45 IST	Wood 8', Martin 13'	Report	McGovern 26', Watts 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 5,683 Referee: Rob Hennessey
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 February, but was postponed following a pitch inspection at Tolka Park

13 March 2026 6	Derry City	1-2	Shelbourne	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 IST	Rylah 10'	Report	Henry-Francis 8', Kelly 34'	Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Neil Doyle

13 March 2026 7	Shelbourne	0-0	Bohemians	Drumcondra
19:45 IST		Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 5,650 Referee: Aaron O'Dowd

21 March 2026 8	Sligo Rovers	0-1	Shelbourne	Sligo
19:45 IST		Report	Kelly 63'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,878 Referee: Paul Norton

3 April 2026 9	Shelbourne	2-3	Dundalk	Drumcondra
19:45 IST				Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,674 Referee: Lucas Keating

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier Division		FAI Cup		European Competitions
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NED	Wessel Speel	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	IRL	Sean Gannon	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	IRL	Kameron Ledwidge	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	ENG	Ellis Chapman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	IRL	Jonathan Lunney	5	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Harry Wood	8	4	8	4	0	0	0	0
9	FW	IRL	Seán Boyd	7	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	IRL	John Martin	7	3	5+2	3	0	0	0	0
11	FW	IRL	Mipo Odubeko	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	SCO	Ali Coote	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Sam Bone	6	1	5+1	1	0	0	0	0
16	DF	NIR	Ohran Casey	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	IRL	Daniel Kelly	8	2	4+4	2	0	0	0	0
18	DF	ENG	James Norris	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	POR	Rodrigo Freitas	6	0	1+5	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	IRL	Jack-Henry-Francis	6	1	5+1	1	0	0	0	0
22	MF	IRL	Sean Moore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	SCO	Kerr McInroy	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Zeno Ibsen Rossi	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	FRA	Milan Mbeng	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	IRL	Evan Caffrey	7	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	SWE	Maill Lundgren	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	IRL	Paddy Barrett	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	IRL	Carl Walshe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	ENG	Will Jarvis	6	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0
55	DF	IRL	James Roche	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0

6 April 2026 10	Shamrock Rovers	3-2	Shelbourne	Tallaght
19:45 IST				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 5,808 Referee: Kevin O’Sullivan