List of Galway United F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Galway United F.C. in the League of Ireland. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, along with top league scorers for each season.

Seasons

Season League [a] FAI

Cup

League Cup Top League Goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1977-78 LOI [b] 30 3 10 17 16 53 16 15th R2 GR Paul Martin / Tom Lally 4
1978-79 LOI 30 4 5 21 41 79 13 15th R2 R1 Des Kennedy 9
1979-80 LOI 30 11 6 13 32 47 28 11th R2 R1 Kevin Cassidy

/ Tony Collins

7
1980-81 LOI 30 6 9 15 26 39 21 13th R1 RU Carl Humphries / Micky McLaughlin 5
1981-82 LOI 30 5 8 17 30 62 29 15th R2 R1 Brian Duff 8
1982-83 LOI 26 6 8 12 33 44 20 11th R1 GR Kevin Cassidy 13
1983-84 LOI 26 6 9 11 26 33 21 12th R2 SF Brian Duff 9
1984-85 LOI 30 9 11 10 49 43 29 6th RU GR Brian Gardner 10
1985-86 Prem 22 12 7 3 42 19 31 2nd R4 W Paul McGee 13
1986-87 Prem 22 8 6 8 25 25 22 6th QF QF Paul McGee 6
1987-88 Prem 33 15 10 8 48 34 40 5th R4 QF Paul McGee 20
1988-89 Prem 33 8 9 16 34 56 25 10th R1 GR Paul McGee 11
1989-90 Prem 33 10 9 14 39 61 29 8th QF QF Paul McGee 15
1990-91 Prem 33 9 5 19 34 61 23 8th W QF Tommy Keane 8
1991-92 Prem 33 7 8 18 37 58 22 12th R2 QF Noel Mernagh 9
1992-93 First 27 16 6 5 56 27 38 1st R1 GR John Brennan 14
1993-94 Prem 32 14 8 10 47 42 50 3rd R1 R1 John Brennan 14
1994-95 Prem 33 10 9 14 39 53 39 9th R2 GR Ricky O'Flaherty 13
1995-96 Prem 33 5 6 22 26 67 21 12th R1 GR John Brennan 7
1996-97 First 27 9 8 10 33 38 35 6th R1 W Fergal Coleman 7
1997-98 First 27 13 4 10 38 29 43 4th R2 R2 Fergal Coleman 13
1998-99 First 36 16 16 4 53 34 64 2nd SF SF Billy Clery 12
1999-00 Prem 33 8 10 15 32 49 34 9th SF R1 Billy Clery / Eric Lavine 6
2000-01 Prem 33 10 10 13 34 47 40 9th R1 GR Eric Lavine 10
2001-02 Prem 33 5 4 24 28 73 19 11th R1 R1 Alan Murphy 11
2002-03 First 22 10 6 6 34 21 36 3rd R2 -[c] Alan Murphy 12
2003 First 33 10 13 10 48 53 43 7th R2 GR Alan Murphy 21
2004 First 33 14 10 9 55 49 52 5th R2 GR Barry Moran / Damien Dupuy 13
2005 First 36 14 11 11 46 43 53 5th R2 R2 Barry Moran 11
2006 First 36 19 12 5 57 25 69 3rd R2 R1 Barry Moran 11
2007 Prem 33 7 13 13 28 35 35 8th R2 R2 Derek Glynn[1] 10
2008 Prem 33 8 8 17 34 49 32 9th SF SF Jay O'Shea[2] 7
2009 Prem 36 12 6 18 36 57 42 7th R4 QF Vinny Faherty[3] 8
2010 Prem 36 9 11 16 38 59 38 8th QF R1 Karl Sheppard / Anthony Flood 9
2011 Prem 36 1 3 32 20 115 6 10th R3 R1 Alan Murphy 5
2012
2013
2014 First[d] 28 13 10 5 47 23 49 3rd R3 QF Jake Keegan 14
2015 Prem 33 9 4 20 39 61 31 10th R3 RU Enda Curran 12
2016 Prem 33 10 8 15 44 54 38 9th R2 QF Vinny Faherty 12
2017 Prem 33 7 14 12 45 50 35 10th QF SF Ronan Murray 13
2018 First 27 10 7 10 41 36 37 6th R2 R2 Conor Barry 10
2019 First 27 7 5 15 36 42 26 7th QF R2 Vinny Faherty 6
2020 First[e] 18 7 6 5 26 19 27 5th R2 - Carlton Ubaezuonu 4
2021 First 27 15 6 6 39 25 51 2nd R1 - Ruairí Keating 9
2022 First 32 17 9 6 56 29 60 3rd R2 - Stephen Walsh 16
2023 First 36 30 4 2 98 18 94 1st SF - David Hurley 21
2024 Prem 36 13 13 10 33 29 52 5th R3 - Stephen Walsh 9
  1. ^ 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 point for a draw up to and including the 1992/93 season, apart from the 1981/82 season in which 4 points were awarded for an away win, 3 points for a home win, 2 points for an away draw and 1 point for a home draw. From the 1993/94 season 3 points were awarded for a win and 1 point for a draw.
  2. ^ The League of Ireland contained only one tier until the 1984/85 season.
  3. ^ No Competition due to change in seasons
  4. ^ As Galway F.C.
  5. ^ Truncated season due to Covid-19

Key

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Galway United Player Stats 2007 | Galway United Football Club". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Galway United Player Stats 2008 | Galway United Football Club". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Galway United Player Statistics | Galway United Football Club". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2010.