Derry City - Stats Round-up
By Alan Dooley
Published: November 26, 2009
Ultimately, Derry City's on-field performances were overshadowed by events that unfolded as the league drew to a close, ending in their expulsion. 59 points were accrued by a squad who went 10 weeks without wages and finished a point adrift of Cork City. Here are some of the stats from the Candystripe's campaign:

APPEARANCES

Players used: 24

PlayerStarts (on as sub)
Ger Doherty35
Gareth McGlynn30
Peter Hutton30 (2)
Ruaidhrí Higgins25 (8)
Eddie McCallion26 (2)
Ger O'Brien26 (2)
Thomas Stewart23 (3)
Mark Farren22 (6)
Steven Gray22
Barry Molloy20 (6)
Clive Delaney19 (1)
Ciaran Martyn18 (9)
Kevin Deery17 (1)
Liam Kearney14 (4)
Sammmy Morrow14 (4)
Tam McManus12 (10)
James McLean11 (16)
Mark McChrystal11 (2)
David Scullion10 (9)
David McDaid4 (1)
Aaron Nash2 (8)
Ruaidhrí Harkin1 (3)
Shane McEleney1 (2)
Pat Jennings1


GOALSCORERS

PlayerGoals (home/away)
Mark Farren10 (3/7)
Gareth McGlynn7 (2/5)
Thomas Stewart 6 (3/3)
Ciaran Martyn5 (2/3)
Tam McManus3 (1/2)
Sammy Morrow3 (0/3)
David McDaid3 (2/1)
David Scullion2 (0/2)
Clive Delaney2 (1/1)
Peter Hutton1 (0/1)
Kevin Deery1 (1/0)
Barry Molloy1 (1/0)
James McLean1 (1/0)
Liam Kearney1 (1/0)
Aaron Nash1 (1/0)


*Stephen Kenny's side scored the most goals on the road in the division (28). Of their lowly tally of five draws, four of these finished 1-1. In all four Derry took the lead but were pegged back.

Clean sheets: 14
Longest unbeaten streak: 6 games
Most Wins in a Row: 4
Longest spell without conceding: 538 minutes
Longest spell without a goal: 296 minutes

POINTS DISTRIBUTION

OppositionPoints Gained (aggregate score)
St. Pat's12 (7-0)
Bray Wanderers10 (7-1)
Drogheda United 9 (7-2)
Sligo Rovers6 (7-4)
Dundalk6 (5-3)
Galway United4 (6-7)
Shamrock Rovers4 (3-4)
Cork City4 (3-5)
Bohemians4 (4-5)





Alan Dooley

is extratime's Chief Editor, who is based in County Galway and has been following the League of Ireland on and off since he was roughly six which, unfortunately for him, was way back mid-80s. His first memory of the drama of domestic football was Vinny Arkins, then of Shamrock Rovers, on the receiving end of banter about his long, blond hairdo which was in need of a trim, while his favourite player of all time is Derry City's Liam Coyle.



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