Dundalk achieved their stated goal of retaining their place in the Premier Division quite comfortably, although disciplinary issues became a pressing concern. A search for a new manager begins afresh with the departure of Sean Connor, a European place the target for whoever may take up the hot seat. These are some of the facts from the Lilywhite's 2009 campaign.

APPEARANCES

Players used: 30

Player	Starts (on as sub)
Shaun Kelly	31 (1)
Chris Turner	31
Liam Burns	30
Thomas Heary	29 (2)
Michael Daly	27 (1)
Darren Mansaram	25 (7)
Ger Rowe	22 (5)
Simon Kelly	21 (4)
Chris Bennion	19
Tiarnan Mulvenna	18 (12)
Peter Cherrie	16
Michael McGowan	15
Alex Williams	15
Michael Coburn	14 (7)
Kevin McKinley	12 (1)
Dave Rogers	11
George O'Callaghan	11
Declan O'Brien	10 (5)
Harpal Singh	10 (1)
Michael Synott	8 (3)
Michael Collins	8 (2)
Paul McAreavey	6 (4)
Nathan Murphy	6 (1)
Michael McGinley	1 (6)
Ryan Coulter	1
Martin McGowan	0 (2)
Sean Mackle	0 (2)
John Smith	0 (1)
Mark Griffin	0 (1)
Philip Duffy	0 (1)

*Dundalk conceded over a third of their goals against in the last 15 minutes (18). Alongside Bray Wanderers, they were awarded the most penalties (10), scored the most (8), but also tied with Sligo Rovers for conceding the most (9).

GOALSCORERS

Player	Goals (home/away)
Chris Turner	12 (7/5) *7 penalties
Alex Williams	7 (5/2)
Darren Mansaram	5 (2/3)
Micheal McGowan	4 (3/1)
Ger Rowe	4 (2/2)
Michael Daly	3 (0/3)
Tiarnan Mulvenna	3 (2/1)
Declan O'Brien	2 (1/1)
Liam Burns	2 (0/2)
Michael Collins	2 (0/2)
Shaun Kelly	1 (0/1)

Clean sheets: 10
Longest unbeaten streak: 5 games
Most Wins in a Row: 3
Longest spell without conceding: 173 minutes
Longest spell without a goal: 304 minutes

POINTS DISTRIBUTION

Opposition	Points Gained (aggregate score)
Galway United	9 (7-1)
Drogheda United	8 (10-5)
Sligo Rovers	7 (9-8)
Derry City	6 (3-5)
Bray Wanderers	6 (5-2)
Cork City	6 (5-5)
Shamrock Rovers	1 (5-10)
St. Pat's	1 (0-4)
Bohemians	0 (2-11)