2025 Galway United F.C. season

Galway United
2025 season
Chairman	Jonathan Corbett
Manager	John Caulfield
Stadium	Eamonn Deacy Park
Premier Division	Pending
FAI Cup	2nd Round
	All statistics correct as of 19:30 09 Jan 2025 (UTC).

The 2025 Galway United F.C. season will be the football club's 47th season in the League of Ireland and their second consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division since gaining promotion in 2023.

Squad

#	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous Club	Signed	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Brendan Clarke	GK	(1985-09-17) September 17, 1985 (age 39)	Shelbourne	2023
-	Evan Watts	GK	(2004-09-23) September 23, 2004 (age 20)	Swansea City	2025
Defenders
3	Regan Donelon	DF	(1996-04-17) April 17, 1996 (age 28)	Finn Harps	2023
4	Rob Slevin	DF	(1998-07-14) July 14, 1998 (age 26)	Finn Harps	2023
5	Killian Brouder	DF	(1998-08-20) August 20, 1998 (age 26)	Limerick	2019
8	Greg Cunningham	DF	(1991-01-31) January 31, 1991 (age 34)	Preston North End	2024	Team Captain
21	Colm Horgan	DF	(1994-07-02) July 2, 1994 (age 30)	Sligo Rovers	2023
26	Garry Buckley	DF	(1993-08-19) August 19, 1993 (age 31)	Sligo Rovers	2024
33	Jeannot Esua	DF	(1996-08-06) August 6, 1996 (age 28)	Ekenäs IF	2024
Midfielders
10	David Hurley	MF	(1998-10-21) October 21, 1998 (age 26)	Cobh Ramblers	2020
15	Patrick Hickey	MF	(1998-07-02) July 2, 1998 (age 26)	Athlone Town	2024
17	Vincent Borden	MF	(1999-02-21) February 21, 1999 (age 25)	Rudar Velenje	2023
18	Bobby Burns	MF	(1999-10-07) October 7, 1999 (age 25)	Glentoran	2024
20	Jimmy Keohane	MF	(1991-01-22) January 22, 1991 (age 34)	Rochdale	2024
22	Conor McCormack	MF	(1990-05-18) May 18, 1990 (age 34)	Derry City	2021
24	Edward McCarthy	MF	(2001-04-20) April 20, 2001 (age 23)	Regional United	2022
-	Daniel Stynes	MF	(1998-08-29) August 29, 1998 (age 26)	Newcastle Jets	2025
-	Sean Kerrigan	MF	(2002-07-05) July 5, 2002 (age 22)	Michigan State Spartans	2025
Forwards
7	Stephen Walsh	ST	(1990-08-29) August 29, 1990 (age 34)	Galway Hibernians	2018
29	Cillian Tollett	ST	(2008-02-09) February 9, 2008 (age 17)	Galway United U19	2024
-	Moses Dyer	ST	(1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 (age 27)	Vancouver FC	2025
-	Brian Cunningham	ST	(2006-09-03) September 3, 2006 (age 18)	Galway United U19	2025
-	Max Wilson	ST	(2007-01-30) January 30, 2007 (age 18)	Preston North End	2025

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	Last club	Ref.
10 January 2025	GK	Evan Watts	Swansea City	^[1]
12 January 2025	ST	Moses Dyer	Vancouver FC	^[2]
12 January 2025	FW	Daniel Stynes	Newcastle Jets	^[3]
24 January 2025	MF	Sean Kerrigan	Michigan State Spartans	^[4]
7 February 2025	FW	Max Wilson	Preston North End	^[5]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
7 November 2024	FW	Francely Lomboto	Sligo Rovers	^[6]
15 November 2024	FW	Karl O'Sullivan	Treaty United	^[7]
15 November 2024	FW	Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe	Karşıyaka Anamur	^[8]
8 December 2024	FB	Conor O'Keeffe	Dundalk	^[9]
11 December 2024	GK	Jack Brady	Drogheda United	^[10]
11 December 2024	MF	Maurice Nugent	Green Gully	^[11]

Loan Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
23 January 2025	MF		Steven Healy	Treaty United	^[12]
23 January 2025	FW		David Tarmey	Treaty United	^[13]

Club

Coaching staff

^[14]

Manager: John Caulfield
Assistant Manager: Ollie Horgan
Goalkeeping Coach: Gianluca Aimi
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Danny Broderick
Physiotherapist: Richard Grier
Analyst: Robert Crosbie
Kitman: Kenneth Flaherty

Competitions

League of Ireland Premier Division

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 13 February 2025.
Source: ^[15]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2025. Source: 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

14 February 2025 1	Cork City	2-2	Galway United	Turners Cross, Cork
19:45 GMT	Dijksteel 35' Bolger 52'	Report	Hickey 45' Borden 80'	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 5031 Referee: Aaron O’Dowd

21 February 2025 2	Galway United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

28 February 2025 3	Drogheda United	v	Galway United	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Sullivan and Lambe Park

03 March 2025 4	Galway United	v	Shelbourne	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

07 March 2025 5	Derry City	v	Galway United	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

14 March 2025 6	Galway United	v	Waterford	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

28 March 2025 7	Bohemians	v	Galway United	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

04 April 2025 8	Galway United	v	Shamrock Rovers	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

12 April 2025 9	Sligo Rovers	v	Galway United	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

18 April 2025 10	Galway United	v	Derry City	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

21 April 2025 11	Shelbourne	v	Galway United	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Tolka Park

25 April 2025 12	Galway United	v	Drogheda United	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

02 May 2025 13	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Galway United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

05 May 2025 14	Galway United	v	Bohemians	Galway, County Galway
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

09 May 2025 15	Waterford	v	Galway United	Waterford, County Waterford
19:45GMT				Stadium: RSC

16 May 2025 16	Galway United	v	Sligo Rovers	Galway, County Galway
19:45GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

23 May 2025 17	Galway United	v	Cork City	Galway, County Galway
19:45GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

30 May 2025 18	Shamrock Rovers	v	Galway United	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

13 June 2025 19	Derry City	v	Galway United	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

20 June 2025 20	Galway United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

23 June 2025 21	Sligo Rovers	v	Galway United	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

27 June 2025 22	Galway United	v	Shelbourne	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

04 July 2025 23	Drogheda United	v	Galway United	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45GMT				Stadium: Sullivan and Lambe Park

11 July 2025 24	Bohemians	v	Galway United	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

25 July 2025 25	Galway United	v	Waterford	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

01 August 2025 26	Cork City	v	Galway United	Turners Cross, Cork
19:45GMT				Stadium: Turners Cross

08 August 2025 27	Galway United	v	Shamrock Rovers	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

22 August 2025 28	Galway United	v	Derry City	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

29 August 2025 29	Shelbourne	v	Galway United	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
19:45GMT				Stadium: Tolka Park

12 September 2025 30	Galway United	v	Sligo Rovers	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

19 September 2025 31	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Galway United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

26 September 2025 32	Galway United	v	Cork City	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

03 October 2025 33	Shamrock Rovers	v	Galway United	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

17 October 2025 34	Galway United	v	Bohemians	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

24 October 2025 35	Galway United	v	Drogheda United	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

01 November 2025 36	Waterford	v	Galway United	Waterford, County Waterford
19:45GMT				Stadium: RSC

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

Second Round

18/19/20 July 2025 Second Round	Galway United	v	TBC	TBC
TBC				Stadium: TBC

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

10 January 2025	Treaty United	1-1	Galway United	Ennis, County Clare
19:00 GMT	Trialist 68'		Cillian Tollett 19'	Stadium: Frank Healy Park Referee: Eoghan O'Shea

17 January 2025	UCD	0-1	Galway United	Belfield, Dublin 4
16:00 GMT			Stephen Walsh 33'	Stadium: UCD Bowl

25 January 2025	Sligo Rovers	2-2 (5-4 p)	Galway United	Westport, County Mayo
14:00 GMT	Cian Kavanagh 40' 53' (pen.)		Sean Kerrigan 29' Stephen Walsh 82'	Stadium: United Park Referee: Rob Harvey

27 January 2025	Juventud de Torremolinos	0-3	Galway United	Marbella, Spain
14:00 GMT			David Hurley 20 ' (pen.) Stephen Walsh 25' Vincent Borden 75'	Stadium: Municipal San Pedro Alcántara

30 January 2025	UD San Pedro	0-2	Galway United	Marbella, Spain
14:00 GMT			Patrick Hickey 30' Jimmy Keohane 80'	Stadium: Municipal San Pedro Alcántara

7 February 2025	Longford Town	0-6	Galway United	Longford, County Longford
19:45 GMT			Hickey 5' Hurley 23' 75' Dyer 26' Keohane 65' 67'	Stadium: Bishopsgate

9 February 2025	Galway United	3-1	PSC Academy	Galway
19:45 GMT	Wilson 37' Kavanagh 57' Trialist 81'		Ferrer 51'	Stadium: Eamon Deacy Park

References

^ "Evan Watts joins Galway United on season long loan from Swansea City". 10 January 2025.
^ "Moses Dyer signs for Galway United". 12 January 2025.
^ "Daniel Stynes signs for Galway United". 12 January 2025.
^ "Sean Kerrigan joins Galway United". 30 January 2025.
^ "Max Wilson joins Galway United on loan from Preston North End". 7 February 2025.
^ "Lomboto joins for 2025". 7 November 2024.
^ "Ed McCarthy re-signs for 2025". 12 November 2024.
^ "Ed McCarthy re-signs for 2025". 12 November 2024.
^ "O'KEEFFE MAKES THE MOVE TO DUNDALK". 8 December 2024.
^ "Drogheda United welcome Jack Brady as first new addition for the 2025 season". 11 December 2024.
^ https://www.facebook.com/GreenGullySC/posts/1118603820269287/
^ https://treatyunitedfc.com/steven-healy-joins-on-loan/
^ https://treatyunitedfc.com/david-tarmey-joins-on-loan/
^ "Galway United Backroom Staff". www.galwayunitedfc.ie.
^ "Summary - Premier Division - Republic of Ireland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

[1] "Evan Watts joins Galway United on season long loan from Swansea City". 10 January 2025.

[2] "Moses Dyer signs for Galway United". 12 January 2025.

[3] "Daniel Stynes signs for Galway United". 12 January 2025.

[4] "Sean Kerrigan joins Galway United". 30 January 2025.

[5] "Max Wilson joins Galway United on loan from Preston North End". 7 February 2025.

[6] "Lomboto joins for 2025". 7 November 2024.

[7] "Ed McCarthy re-signs for 2025". 12 November 2024.

[8] "Ed McCarthy re-signs for 2025". 12 November 2024.

[9] "O'KEEFFE MAKES THE MOVE TO DUNDALK". 8 December 2024.

[10] "Drogheda United welcome Jack Brady as first new addition for the 2025 season". 11 December 2024.

[11] ttps://www.facebook.com/GreenGullySC/posts/1118603820269287/

[12] ttps://treatyunitedfc.com/steven-healy-joins-on-loan/

[13] ttps://treatyunitedfc.com/david-tarmey-joins-on-loan/

[14] "Galway United Backroom Staff". www.galwayunitedfc.ie.

[15] "Summary - Premier Division - Republic of Ireland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

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