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/16 | R2 | GR | Paul Martin / Tom Lally | 4 |
| 1978-79 | LOI | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 79 | 13 | 15th/16 | R2 | R1 | Des Kennedy | 9 |
| 1979-80 | LOI | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 28 | 11th/16 | R2 | R1 | Kevin Cassidy / Tony Collins | 7 |
| 1980-81 | LOI | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 39 | 21 | 13th/16 | R1 | RU | Carl Humphries / Micky McLaughlin | 5 |
| 1981-82 | LOI | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 62 | 29 | 15th/16 | R2 | R1 | Brian Duff | 8 |
| 1982-83 | LOI | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 20 | 11th/14 | R1 | GR | Kevin Cassidy | 13 |
| 1983-84 | LOI | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 21 | 12th/14 | R2 | SF | Brian Duff | 9 |
| 1984-85 | LOI | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 43 | 21 | 6th/16 | RU | GR | Brian Gardner | 10 |
| 2002-03 | First | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 36 | 3rd/12 | 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 |
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| 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 |
- ^ 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.
- ^ The League of Ireland contained only one tier until the 1984/85 season.
- ^ No Competition due to change in seasons
- ^ As Galway F.C.
- ^ Truncated season due to Covid-19
Key
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| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Notes and references
- ^ "Galway United Player Stats 2007 | Galway United Football Club". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Galway United Player Stats 2008 | Galway United Football Club". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "Galway United Player Statistics | Galway United Football Club". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
This page was last edited on 13 February 2024, at 09:45