2020 Bohemian F.C. season explained

The 2020 League of Ireland season was Bohemian Football Club's 130th year in their history and their 36th consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division since it became the top tier of Irish football. Bohemians were due to participate in both national domestic cup competitions this season, namely the FAI Cup and the EA Sports Cup. The latter was deferred indefinitely due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Bohemians competed in the UEFA Europa League for the first time in seven years as they qualified with a third-place finish the previous season.

Bohs were drawn against arch-rivals Shamrock Rovers in an opening day Dublin Derby when fixtures for the 2020 season were released in late December 2019. They would go on to finish as Runners up in the Premier Division, securing European football for the second consecutive year.^{[1] [2]}

The club announced record-high sales for season tickets and memberships prior to the start of their league campaign.^[3] However, all football activity in the Republic of Ireland was halted in March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Football Association of Ireland announced a contingency plan with a view to completing the domestic season at a later date, with a reduced number of games.^[4] Matches after the restart were played without fans in attendance.

Club

Kits

Bohemians announced a new four-year partnership with Des Kelly Interiors as new main sponsors, beginning with the 2020 season. Manufactured by O'Neills, the red and black striped shirt features a special gold crest and has the club's name written in the Irish language. This is to mark the club's 130th anniversary and their 100th season in the League of Ireland.^[5]

On 12 February 2020 Bohemians announced a new away kit, a white jersey with diagonal red and black pinstripes. It includes a Refugees Welcome logo on the chest and is in conjunction with Amnesty International.^[6]

On 16 March 2020, Bohs launched a blue and navy striped third kit featuring a yellow trim. This kit also includes the commemorative inscriptions for the 130 year anniversary of the club. This kit was selected for use in Bohemians UEFA Europa League campaign.

Supplier: O'Neills / Sponsor: Des Kelly Interiors

Management team

Position	Name
Head coach	Keith Long
Assistant head coach	Trevor Croly
Assistant coaches	Remy Tang (Strength & Conditioning)
	Rob Murray (Fitness)
	Cathal Murtagh (Sports Science)
Goalkeeper coach	Chris Bennion
Kit manager	Colin O Connor
Assistant kit manager	Aaron Fitzsimons

Squad

style=background:#990000;color:#000000	No.	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Player	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Nat.	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Pos.	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Date of birth (Age)	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Since	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Ends	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Last Club
Goalkeepers
1	James Talbot		GK	24 April 1997	2019	2020	Sunderland U23
25	Stephen McGuinness		GK	10 March 1995	2020	2020	Cabinteely
29	Jamie Cleary		GK	12 October 2001	2019	2020	Bohemians U19
Defenders
2	Andy Lyons		RB	2 August 2000	2018	2020	Bohemians U19
3	Anthony Breslin		LB	13 February 1997	2020	2020	Longford Town
4	Dan Casey		CB	29 October 1997	2020	2020	Cork City
5	Rob Cornwall		CB	16 October 1994	2017	2020	Shamrock Rovers
6	Ciaran Kelly†		CB	4 July 1998	2020	2021	St Patrick's Athletic
18	James Finnerty		CB	1 February 1999	2019	2020	Rochdale
22	Paddy Kirk		LB	2 June 1998	2018	2020	Bohemians U19
23	Michael Barker		RB	16 August 1993	2019	2020	St Patrick's Athletic
Midfielders
7	Danny Mandroiu		AM	20 October 1998	2019	2020	Brighton & Hove Albion U23
8	JJ Lunney		DM	2 February 1998	2020	2020	Waterford
10	Keith Ward		AM	12 October 1990	2017	2020	Derry City
11	Kris Twardek		LW	8 March 1997	2020	2020	Sligo Rovers
12	Danny Grant		RW	23 December 2000	2018	2020	Bohemians U19
14	Conor Levingston		CM	21 January 1998	2019	2020	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23
16	Keith Buckley (C)		CM	17 June 1992	2018	2020	Bray Wanderers
17	Callum Thompson †		RW	20 April 2001	2020	2020	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23
21	Jack Moylan		CM	1 September 2001	2019	2020	Bohemians U19
26	Ross Tierney		CM	6 March 2001	2019	2020	Bohemians U19
27	Luke Wade-Slater		RW	2 March 1998	2019	2020	Stevenage
28	Dawson Devoy		CM	20 November 2001	2019	2020	Bohemians U19
30	Promise Omochere		RW	18 October 2000	2019	2020	Bohemians U19
Forwards
9	Dinny Corcoran		CF	13 February 1989	2017	2020	St Patrick's Athletic
15	Andre Wright		CF	7 December 1996	2019	2020	Torquay United
19	Glen McAuley		FW	24 February 2000	2020	2020	St. Patrick's Athletic
20	Evan Ferguson		FW	13 October 2004	2019	2020	Bohemians U17
-	Cristian Magerusan		FW	16 September 1999	2018	2020	Bohemians U19

† Player out on loan

Transfers

In

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Winter
25	GK	Stephen McGuinness	Cabinteely	1 January 2020	Free	[7]
11	LW	Kris Twardek	Sligo Rovers	1 January 2020	Free
8	DM	JJ Lunney	Waterford	1 January 2020	Free
3	LB	Anthony Breslin	Longford Town	1 January 2020	Free
19	ST	Glen McAuley	St. Patrick's Athletic	1 January 2020	Free	[8]
4	CB	Dan Casey	Cork City	1 January 2020	Undisclosed	[9]
6	CB	Ciaran Kelly	St Patrick's Athletic	16 January 2020	Undisclosed	[10]
Summer
17	RW	Callum Thompson	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	1 July 2020	Undisclosed

Loan in

style=background:#990000;color:#000000	No.	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Pos.	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Player	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	From	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Starts	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Ends	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Fee	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Ref
Winter
17	RW	Callum Thompson	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	31 January 2020	30 June 2020	Undisclosed	[11]

Out

style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Pos.	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Player	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	To	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Date	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Fee	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Source
GK	Michael Kelly	Cabinteely	4 February 2020	N/A
LW	Kevin Devaney	Released	1 January 2020	N/A
RB	Derek Pender	Retired	1 January 2020	N/A	[12]
LB	Darragh Leahy	Dundalk	1 January 2020	Free	[13]
CM	Scott Allardice	Waterford	1 January 2020	Free	[14]
FW	Ryan Swan	Warrenpoint Town	8 January 2020	Free	[15]
LM	Ryan Graydon	Bray Wanderers	3 February 2020	Free	[16]
LM	Kris Twardek	Jagiellonia Bialystok	5 October 2020	€40,000	[17]
RM	Luke Wade-Slater	Larne	5 October 2020	N/A	[18]

Loan out

style=background:#990000;color:#000000	No.	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Pos.	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Player	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	To	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Starts	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Ends	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Fee	style=background:#990000;color:#000000	Ref
Summer
17	RW	Callum Thompson	Bray Wanderers	24 July 2020	31 December 2020	Undisclosed	[19]
6	CB	Ciaran Kelly	Ballymena United	1 October 2020	31 December 2020	Undisclosed

Friendlies

Mid-season

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Premier Division
FAI Cup
Europa League
Total League of Ireland See main article: 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division. Matches FAI Cup See main article: 2020 FAI Cup. UEFA Europa League See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. Statistics Appearances and goals No. Pos. Player Premier Division FAI Cup Europa League Total style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Apps style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Goals style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Apps style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Goals style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Apps style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Goals style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Apps style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Goals 1 GK James Talbot 8 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 2 DF Andy Lyons 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 3 DF Anthony Breslin 14 1 0 0 1 0 15 1 4 DF Dan Casey 15 0 1 0 1 0 17 0 5 DF Rob Cornwall 13 0 1 0 1 0 15 0 7 MF Danny Mandroiu 9(4) 3 0 0 1(1) 0 9(5) 3 8 MF JJ Lunney 13 (3) 0 1 0 1 0 15 (3) 0 9 FW Dinny Corcoran 5 (5) 0 1 1 0 0 6 (5) 1 10 MF Keith Ward 14(6) 1 1(1) 0 1 1 16(7) 2 12 MF Danny Grant 16(3) 7 1 0 1 0 18(3) 7 14 MF Conor Levingston 10 (2) 0 2 0 1(1) 0 13(3) 0 15 FW Andre Wright 16(2) 8 1 1 1 0 18(3) 9 16 MF Keith Buckley 16 1 1 0 1 0 18 1 18 DF James Finnerty 5 (1) 0 1 0 1(1) 0 7(2) 0 19 FW Glen McAuley 5 (2) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 6(3) 0 20 FW Evan Ferguson 2(1) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 3(2) 0 21 MF Jack Moylan 2(2) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 3(3) 0 22 DF Paddy Kirk 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 23 DF Michael Barker 7 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 8 (2) 0 25 GK Stephen McGuinness 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 26 MF Ross Tierney 8 (7) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 9 (8) 0 28 MF Dawson Devoy 10 (5) 0 2 0 1(1) 0 13(6) 0 29 GK Jamie Cleary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 MF Promise Omochere 5(1) 0 2 1 0 0 7(1) 1 - FW Cristian Magerusan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Players left club during season 6 DF Ciaran Kelly 2(1) 0 1 0 0 0 3(1) 0 11 MF Kris Twardek 13 1 1 0 1 0 15 1 17 MF Callum Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 MF Luke Wade-Slater 3 (1) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 4(2) 0 Top scorers style=background:#990000;color:#000000 No. style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Pos. style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Player style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Premier Division style=background:#990000;color:#000000 FAI Cup style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Europa League style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Total 15 FW Andre Wright 8 1 0 9 12 MF Daniel Grant 7 0 0 7 7 MF Danny Mandroiu 3 0 0 3 10 MF Keith Ward 1 0 1 2 16 MF Keith Buckley 1 0 0 1 11 MF Kris Twardek 1 0 0 1 3 DF Anthony Breslin 1 0 0 1 30 MF Promise Omochere 0 1 0 1 9 FW Dinny Corcoran 0 1 0 1 Own goal 1 0 0 1 Total 23 3 1 27 Clean sheets style=background:#990000;color:#000000 No. style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Pos. style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Player style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Premier Division style=background:#990000;color:#000000 FAI Cup style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Europa League style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Total 25 GK Stephen McGuinness 6/10 0 0/1 6/11 1 GK James Talbot 3/8 1/2 0 4/10 29 GK Jamie Cleary 0 0 0 0 Total 9/18 1/2 0/1 10/21 Discipline No. Pos. Player Premier Division FAI Cup Europa League Total style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 style=background:#990000;color:#000000 1 GK James Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 DF Andy Lyons 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 DF Anthony Breslin 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 DF Dan Casey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 DF Rob Cornwall 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 DF Ciaran Kelly† 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 MF Danny Mandroiu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 MF JJ Lunney 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 FW Dinny Corcoran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 MF Keith Ward 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 MF Kris Twardek 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 12 MF Daniel Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14 MF Conor Levingston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 FW Andre Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 MF Keith Buckley 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 17 MF Callum Thompson † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 DF James Finnerty 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 19 FW Glen McAuley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 FW Evan Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 MF Jack Moylan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 DF Paddy Kirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 DF Michael Barker 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 GK Stephen McGuinness 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 MF Ross Tierney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 MF Luke Wade-Slater 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 28 MF Dawson Devoy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 29 GK Jamie Cleary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 MF Promise Omochere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - FW Cristian Magerusan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 34 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 41 2 1 † Player out on loan Captains style=background:#990000;color:#000000 No. style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Pos. style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Player style=background:#990000;color:#000000 No. Games style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Notes 16 MF Keith Buckley 19 Captain 5 DF Robert Cornwall 1 Vice-Captain 23 DF Michael Barker 1 International call-ups Canada Under 23 National Team See main article: Canada men's national under-23 soccer team. Player Fixture Date Location Event Kris Twardek vs. El Salvador 21 March 2020 Guadalajara, Mexico 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship vs. Haiti 24 March 2020 Zapopan, Mexico 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship vs. Honduras 27 March 2020 Guadalajara, Mexico 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship Republic of Ireland Under 21 National Team See main article: Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team. Player Fixture Date Location Event Danny Mandroiu vs. Italy 13 October 2020 Ferrara, Italy 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification vs. Iceland 15 November 2020 Dublin, Ireland 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification vs. Luxembourg 18 November 2020 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Daniel Grant vs. Italy 13 October 2020 Ferrara, Italy 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification vs. Iceland 15 November 2020 Dublin, Ireland vs. Luxembourg 18 November 2020 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Awards style=background:#990000;color:#000000 No. style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Pos. style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Player style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Award style=background:#990000;color:#000000 Source 11 MF Kris Twardek Bohemian FC Player of the Month February [20] 11 MF Kris Twardek Bohemian FC Player of the Month August [21] 29 MF Dawson Devoy Bohemian FC Player of the Month September [22] 12 MF Daniel Grant SWAI League Of Ireland Player of the Month August [23] 2 DF Andy Lyons PFAI Team of the Year [24] 16 MF Keith Buckley PFAI Team of the Year 12 MF Daniel Grant PFAI Team of the Year 15 FW Andre Wright PFAI Team of the Year 12 MF Daniel Grant PFAI Young Player of the Year References

Notes and References

1. News: Bohs reach Europe after hanging on against Pat's. RTÉ.ie. 18 October 2019.
2. News: Bohs vs Rovers drawn on opening day of season. RTÉ.ie. 20 December 2019.
3. News: Bohs announce record sales for season tickets and club memberships. Twitter.com. 30 December 2020.
4. EA Sports Cup deferred. 20 March 2020. www.leagueofireland.ie. 20 March 2020. 12 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112184848/http://leagueofireland.ie/index.php/2020/03/20/league-to-resume-on-june-19th-finish-in-december-with-ea-sports-cup-deferred/. dead.
5. Web site: Bohemians Sign New Four Year Partnership Deal. Sport for Business. 26 November 2019. 28 December 2019.
6. Web site: Bohemians Launch Away Jersey with Humanitarian Message. Irish Times. 12 February 2020. 13 February 2020.
7. News: Busy day for Bohemians as four signings announced. The42.ie. 26 November 2019.
8. News: Bohemians sign striker Glen McAuley from St Patrick's Athletic. DublinLive.ie. 3 December 2019.
9. News: Dan Casey rejoins Bohemians after a year at Cork City. DublinLive.ie. 14 December 2019.
10. News: Ciaran Kelly signs for Bohs from St Patricks Athletic. RTÉ.ie. 16 January 2020.
11. News: Bohs sign talented youngster from Wolves. the42.ie. 31 January 2020. 4 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/. 19 August 2013. dead.
12. News: Bohs Derek Pender set for big farewell after announcing retirement. RTÉ.ie. 24 October 2019.
13. News: Dundalk swoop to sign Leahy from Bohemians. RTÉ.ie. 12 December 2019.
14. News: Scott Allardice signs for Waterford for 2020. Extratime.ie. 24 December 2018.
15. News: Warrenpoint Town: Deasy and Swan join Premiership strugglers. BBC. 8 January 2020.
16. News: Twitter. Bray Wanderers Twitter. 3 February 2020.
17. News: Twitter. Bohemians Twitter. 5 October 2020.
18. News: Twitter. Bohemians Twitter. 5 October 2020.
19. News: Bray sign former Wolves starlet Callum Thompson on loan from Bohemians and Sean McEvoy as two depart. the42.ie. 24 July 2020. 26 July 2020.
20. News: Kris Twardek is DesKellyIE Player of the Month. Bohemian FC Twitter. 3 March 2020.
21. News: Kris Twardek is DesKellyIE Player of the Month. Bohemian FC Twitter. 3 September 2020.
22. News: Dawson Devoy is DesKellyIE Player of the Month. Bohemian FC Twitter. 3 October 2020.
23. News: Daniel Grant is SSE Airtricity League Player of the Month. Today FM Sport. 10 September 2020.
24. Web site: Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians dominate the 2020 PFAI Team of the Year. extra.ie. 7 December 2020. 2020-12-13. Martin. Healy.