2021 Bohemian F.C. season

Bohemian F.C.

2021 season
Manager	Keith Long
Stadium	Dalymount Park, Phibsborough, Dublin 7
Premier Division	5th
FAI Cup	Runners-up (vs. St Patrick's Athletic)
UEFA Europa Conference League	Third qualifying round (vs. PAOK )
Top goalscorer	League: Georgie Kelly (21 goals) All: Georgie Kelly (26 goals)
Highest home attendance	8,000 (vs. PAOK at Aviva Stadium) (vs. F91 Dudelange at Aviva Stadium)
Lowest home attendance	0
Biggest win	Bohemians 5—0 Drogheda United (18 June 2021, Premier Division) College Corinthians 0—5 Bohemians (25 July 2021, FAI Cup)
Biggest defeat	Sligo Rovers 4—0 Bohemians (26 June 2021)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2021 League of Ireland season was Bohemian Football Club's 131st year in their history and their 37th consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division since it became the top tier of Irish football. Bohemians participated in the FAI Cup, the national domestic cup competition, reaching their first final since 2008. Bohemians also competed in the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League where they set a record for Irish clubs with four consecutive victories in European competition.

Prior to the commencement of the season, and despite no guarantees of live attendances due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, Bohemians announced that they had a record 1,000 members signed up for the forthcoming campaign.

Supplier: O'Neills | Sponsor: Des Kelly Interiors

The new home jersey for the 2021 season was released on 16 December 2020 and is made by O'Neills, now in their third year as the official kit manufacturer for Bohemians, and features Des Kelly Interiors as the main sponsor. The home kit is in the traditional colours of red and black and the design pays tribute to the Dalymount Park floodlights. The silhouette of the famous lights passes through the red stripes of the jersey, and the Miller & Stables plaque from the floodlight control room adorns bottom of the embroidery. The club's name in the crest is written in the Irish language for the second consecutive year. The slogan "Love Football, Hate Racism" also features at the back of the shirt.^[1]

Bohemians teamed up with Dublin band Fontaines DC for their 2021 away kit, highlighting the issue of homelessness across the country.^[2] The jersey itself 'pays homage to Dublin and Ireland in its design' and features the ‘Dublin in the rain is mine’ Fontaines lyric from their song 'Big' as well as Patrick Pearse’s quote ‘Beware of the Risen People’ from the wall of Kilmainham Gaol. It also features imagery of Dublin landmarks Grattan Bridge and Poolbeg Chimneys. The jersey launch was covered by many publications worldwide, most notably Forbes Magazine.

Bohs retained their blue and navy yellow-trimmed kit from the 2020 season as their alternative away attire. This kit includes commemorative inscriptions for the 130 year anniversary of the club, which was celebrated during the previous campaign.

Position	Name
Head coach	Keith Long
Assistant head coach	Trevor Croly
Goalkeeping coach	Chris Bennion
Head of fitness and conditioning	Remy Tang
Strength and conditioning coach	Andrew Conroy
Performance coach	Philly McMahon
Physiotherapist	Dr Paul Kirwan
Academy transition coach	Derek Pender
Equipment manager	Colin O Connor
Assistant equipment manager	Aaron Fitzsimons

No.	Player	Nat.	Pos.	Date of birth (Age)	Since	Ends	Last Club
Goalkeepers
1	James Talbot		GK	(1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 27)	2019	2022	Sunderland U23
25	Stephen McGuinness		GK	(1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29)	2020	2021	Cabinteely
29	Enda Minogue		GK	(2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 22)	2021	2021	Bohemians U19
Defenders
2	Andy Lyons		RB	(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24)	2018	2021	Bohemians U19
3	Anthony Breslin		LB	(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27)	2020	2021	Longford Town
4	Rory Feely		RB	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)	2021	2021	St Patrick's Athletic
5	Rob Cornwall		CB	(1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 30)	2017	2021	Shamrock Rovers
6	Ciaran Kelly		CB	(1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 26)	2020	2021	St Patrick's Athletic
18	James Finnerty		CB	(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25)	2019	2021	Rochdale
19	Tyreke Wilson		LB	(1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 24)	2021	2021	Waterford
24	Gavin O Brien		RB	(2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 21)	2021	2021	Bohemians U19
27	Seán Grehan		CB	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20)	2021	2021	Bohemians U19
Midfielders
7	Stephen Mallon		LM	(1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 25)	2021	2021	Sheffield United
8	Ali Coote		RM	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26)	2021	2022	Waterford
10	Keith Ward		AM	(1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 34)	2017	2021	Derry City
11	Liam Burt		LM	(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25)	2021	2021	Celtic
14	Conor Levingston		CM	(1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26)	2019	2021	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23
15	Roland Idowu		AM	(2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22)	2021	2022	Cardiff City
16	Keith Buckley (C)		CM	(1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 32)	2018	2021	Bray Wanderers
17	Aaron Doran		CM	(2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21)	2021	2021	Bohemians U19
20	Promise Omochere		RM	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 23)	2019	2021	Bohemians U19
22	Jamie Mullins		AM	(2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 20)	2021	2021	Bohemians U19
26	Ross Tierney		AM	(2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23)	2019	2021	Bohemians U19
28	Dawson Devoy		CM	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22)	2019	2021	Bohemians U19
30	Robbie Mahon		RM	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 21)	2020	2021	Bohemians U19
Forwards
9	Cole Kiernan		CF	(2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 (age 22)	2021	2021	Middlesbrough
12	Georgie Kelly		CF	(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27)	2021	2021	Dundalk
Players left club during season
9	Bradley Rolt		FW	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21)	2021	2021	Peterborough United
17	Thomas Oluwa		FW	(2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)	2021	2021	Shamrock Rovers
21	Bastien Héry †		CM	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32)	2021	2021	Linfield
23	Jack Moylan †		AM	(2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 23)	2021	2021	Bohemians U19

† Player out on loan

No.	Pos.	Player	From	Date	Fee	Source
	LB	Tyreke Wilson	Waterford	1 January 2021	Free	[3]
	CF	Georgie Kelly	Dundalk	1 January 2021	Free	[4]
	CF	Thomas Oluwa	Shamrock Rovers	1 January 2021	Free	[5]
	MF	Ali Coote	Waterford	1 January 2021	Free	[6]
	RB	Rory Feely	St Patrick's Athletic	5 January 2021	Free	[7]
	LW	Stephen Mallon	Sheffield United	12 January 2021	Free	[8]
	CM	Bastien Héry	Linfield	16 January 2021	Free	[9]
	AM	Liam Burt	Celtic	3 February 2021	Free	[10]
	AM	Roland Idowu	Cardiff City	30 August 2021	Free	[11]
	FW	Cole Kiernan	Middlesbrough	31 August 2021	Free	[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	From	Starts	Ends	Fee	Ref
Winter
	FW	Brad Rolt	Peterborough United	11 February 2021	30 June 2021	Undisclosed	[13]

Pos.	Player	To	Date	Fee	Source
Winter
RB	Michael Barker	Shelbourne	2 December 2020	N/A	[14]
CF	Glen McAuley	Shelbourne	3 December 2020	N/A	[15]
CM	JJ Lunney	Shelbourne	3 December 2020	N/A	[15]
LB	Paddy Kirk	Longford Town	10 December 2020	N/A	[16]
CF	Dinny Corcoran	Drogheda	10 December 2020	N/A	[17]
AM	Danny Mandroiu	Shamrock Rovers	16 December 2020	N/A	[18]
LW	Daniel Grant	Huddersfield Town	19 December 2020	Undisclosed	[19]
CF	Evan Ferguson	Brighton & Hove Albion	9 January 2021	Undisclosed	[20]
CB	Dan Casey	Sacramento Republic	13 January 2021	Free	[21]
FW	Andre Wright	Ayr United	24 January 2021	Free	[22]
Summer
FW	Brad Rolt	Peterborough United	1 July 2021	Loan ended	[13]
FW	Thomas Oluwa	Galway United	2 July 2021	Free	[23]

No.	Pos.	Player	To	Starts	Ends	Fee	Ref
Summer
	MF	Jack Moylan	Wexford	1 July 2021	31 December 2021	Undisclosed	[24]
	MF	Bastien Héry	Derry City	27 July 2021	31 December 2021	Undisclosed	[25]

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier Division	36	14	10	12	61	47	+14	038.89
FAI Cup	4	3	1	0	12	2	+10	075.00
Conference League	6	4	1	1	10	4	+6	066.67
Total	46	21	12	13	82	52	+30	045.65

Updated to match played 28 November 2021
Source: Competitions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shamrock Rovers (C)	36	24	6	6	59	28	+31	78	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2	St Patrick's Athletic	36	18	8	10	56	42	+14	62	Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
3	Sligo Rovers	36	16	9	11	43	32	+11	57	Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
4	Derry City	36	14	12	10	49	42	+7	54
5	Bohemians	36	14	10	12	60	46	+14	52
6	Dundalk	36	13	9	14	44	46	−2	48
7	Drogheda United	36	12	8	16	45	43	+2	44
8	Finn Harps	36	11	11	14	44	52	−8	44
9	Waterford (R)	36	12	6	18	36	56	−20	42	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10	Longford Town (R)	36	2	9	25	22	71	−49	15	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	14	10	12	60	46	+14	52	9	4	5	38	22	+16	5	6	7	22	24	−2

  Win   Draw   Loss

No.	Pos.	Player	Premier Division		FAI Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	James Talbot	34	0	4	0	6	0	44	0
2	DF	Andy Lyons	25(6)	1	4	1	6	0	35(6)	2
3	DF	Anthony Breslin	22(3)	1	0	0	5(1)	0	28(4)	0
4	DF	Rory Feely	30(6)	0	5(3)	1	5(2)	0	40(11)	1
5	DF	Rob Cornwall	27(2)	3	2	0	5(1)	1	34(3)	4
6	DF	Ciaran Kelly	25(3)	0	4	0	4	0	33(4)	0
7	MF	Stephen Mallon	5(5)	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0	7(7)	0
8	MF	Ali Coote	32(5)	4	4(1)	1	6	2	42(6)	7
9	FW	Cole Kiernan	3(3)	0	1(1)	0	0	0	4(4)	0
10	MF	Keith Ward	31(20)	0	4(2)	2	4(4)	0	39(26)	2
11	MF	Liam Burt	34(1)	9	3	0	6	1	44(1)	10
12	FW	Georgie Kelly	31(2)	21	3	1	6	4	40(2)	26
14	MF	Conor Levingston	23(7)	0	4(2)	1	5(5)	0	32(13)	1
15	MF	Roland Idowu	5(5)	0	1(1)	1	0	0	6(6)	1
16	MF	Keith Buckley	29(7)	2	4	2	6	0	39(7)	4
17	DF	Aaron Doran	2(2)	0	1	1	0	0	3(2)	1
18	DF	James Finnerty	19(4)	0	3(2)	0	4(3)	0	26(9)	0
19	DF