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Kevin Farragher Profile and Player Statistics

Kevin Farragher

First name:	Kevin
Last name:	Farragher
Position:	Defender
Nationality:

Football Career Transfers and Statistics

We are going to show you the list of football clubs and seasons in which Kevin Farragher has played. It includes the total number of appearance (caps), substitution details, goals, yellow and red cards stats.

Competition	Season	Football Club
First Division	2020	Galway United	2	1	1	0	1
League Cup	2020	Galway United	1	0	0	0	1
First Division	2019	Drogheda United	9	4	3	0	3
First Division	2018	Drogheda United	5	1	2	0	3
Premier Division	2017	Drogheda United	19	0	1	0	1
First Division	2016	Athlone Town	7	1	1	1	4

Kevin Farragher has played in the following competitions and football tournaments.

Now showing: All Competitions

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
10/03/2020	Galway United	2 - 0	Athlone Town	0-0	H2H	+
			22' John Morgan
Kevin Farragher 29'
Alberto Cabanyes 50'		1 - 0
			52' J. Quinlivan
			52' A. Lennon
M. Ludden 52'
T. Parthoens 52'
			61' J. Carroll
			61' H. Cornally
D. Higgins 61'
Jack O'Connor 61'
W. Waweru 66'		2 - 0
W. Waweru 69'
V. Faherty 69'
			69' D. George
			69' M. Mansaray
Shane Duggan 79'
Cian Murphy 79'
			79' T. Tlou
			79' E. White
T. Parthoens 83'
			89' H. Cornally
29/02/2020	Shamrock Rovers II	1 - 1	Galway United	0-0	H2H	+
			42' Joshua Smith
			42' Kevin Farragher
P. Adigun 46'
D. Duffy 46'
			46' K. Brouder
			46' M. Nugent
T. Oluwa 49'
Sinclair Armstrong 49'
			66' E. Curran
			66' C. Melody
B. Kavanagh 69'		1 - 0
			69' Kevin Farragher
Dean Williams 77'
J. Tallon 77'
J. Tallon 81'
		1 - 1	86' C. Barry
25/10/2019	Drogheda United	5 - 1	Cabinteely	2-1	H2H	+
			34' A. Aspil
L. McNally 35'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	52' K. Waters
L. McNally 57'		2 - 1
L. McNally 59'		3 - 1
Chris Lyons 62'		4 - 1
Sean Brennan 64'
J. Hollywood 64'
			65' K. Knight
			65' K. Dalton
			66' K. Knight
L. McNally 66'
			67' E. Massey
			67' S. Barnes
M. Doyle 68'
Stephen Meaney 68'
			68' P. Fox
			68' Yuta Sasaki
			69' Jack Tuite
J. Hollywood 78'
J. Hollywood 79'		5 - 1
Chris Lyons 82'
Ryan O'Shea 82'
Kevin Farragher 90+3'
08/06/2019	Drogheda United	4 - 2	Athlone Town	3-0	H2H	+
Sean Brennan 29'		1 - 0
Chris Lyons 36'		2 - 0
Luke Heeney 41'		3 - 0
Mark Hughes 46'
Kevin Farragher 46'
			46' L. Buckley
			46' E. White
			54' K. Dillon
			54' E. Pierce
		3 - 1	62' E. Pierce
		3 - 2	64' K. Strawbridge-Simon
C. Kavanagh 80'
E. McPhillips 80'
James Clarke 82'		4 - 2
			86' G. Kearney
			86' Ciaran Grogan
31/05/2019	Wexford Youths	1 - 2	Drogheda United	1-2	H2H	+
Danny Furlong 15'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	28' L. McNally
		1 - 2	31' Jake Hyland
Thomas Croke 35'
			61' C. Kavanagh
			61' J. Adeyemo
			61' Luke Gallagher
			73' Chris Lyons
			73' Kevin Farragher
Danny Doyle 78'
Nika Arevadze 78'
			82' James Clarke
			82' E. McPhillips
			89' James Brown
			90+3' Jake Hyland
Chris Kenny 90+3'
24/05/2019	Drogheda United	3 - 0	Galway United	1-0	H2H	+
Chris Lyons 11'		1 - 0
Luke Gallagher 14'
Kevin Farragher 14'
Stephen Meaney 18'
Luke Heeney 18'
			46' D. Costelloe
			46' W. Waweru
			50' W. Waweru
			57' S. Doherty
			57' C. Kelly
Chris Lyons 63'		2 - 0
Chris Lyons 63'
J. Adeyemo 63'
			72' M. Nugent
			76' I. Gamarra
			76' Ronan Asgari
Luke Heeney 77'
J. Adeyemo 90'		3 - 0
			90+4' C. Melody
Sean Brennan 90+5'
27/04/2019	Cobh Ramblers	1 - 4	Drogheda United	1-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	4' M. Doyle
S. Kenny 5'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	17' M. Doyle
J. Kabia 38'
D. Hurley 45'
		1 - 3	56' Stephen Meaney
			57' C. Kavanagh
			57' Luke Heeney
			62' L. McNally
			65' Stephen Meaney
			65' Sean Brennan
B. O'Riordan 65'
		1 - 4	67' L. McNally
			76' Jake Hyland
			76' Kevin Farragher
J. Kabia 76'
Cian Leonard 76'
D. Fernandes 76'
Stephen O'Leary 76'
19/04/2019	Bray Wanderers	3 - 1	Drogheda United	2-0	H2H	+
			17' Kevin Farragher
D. McGlade 18'		1 - 0
H. Douglas 24'
			41' Kevin Farragher
			41' Luke Heeney
D. McGlade 45'		2 - 0
K. Cantwell 50'
		2 - 1	51' Stephen Meaney
Richie Purdy 65'
L. Lovic 65'
			69' L. McNally
			71' Jake Hyland
			71' Sean Brennan
D. Daly 73'
C. Maher 73'
			76' C. Kavanagh
			76' J. Adeyemo
J. Ellis 84'
Luke Nolan 84'
D. McGlade 86'		3 - 1
29/03/2019	Drogheda United	2 - 1	Wexford Youths	1-1	H2H	+
Luke Gallagher 9'		1 - 0
			15' S. Callan
			19' Owen McCormack
		1 - 1	35' Owen McCormack
			42' D. O'Connor
Kevin Farragher 56'
Chris Lyons 62'
C. Kane 65'
			73' Owen McCormack
			73' Sean Kelly
C. Kavanagh 76'
James Clarke 76'
			81' S. Callan
			81' Ryan Nolan
Sean Brennan 83'
Stephen Meaney 83'
James Clarke 85'
			87' Danny Doyle
			87' Thomas Croke
			87' Paddy Cahill
M. Doyle 90+2'		2 - 1
22/09/2018	Cobh Ramblers	0 - 2	Drogheda United	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	3' Sean Brennan
G. Walker 28'
		0 - 2	48' Luke Gallagher
			54' Chris Lyons
			54' William Hondermarck
D. Hurley 59'
D. Fernandes 59'
S. Kenny 66'
			67' Sean Brennan
			67' K. Dillon
			72' Jake Hyland
			72' Kevin Farragher
B. O'Riordan 78'
S. Christopher 78'
S. Kenny 88'
James O'Driscoll 88'
03/08/2018	Drogheda United	2 - 2	Galway United	0-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	17' Eoin McCormack
C. Kane 23'
William Hondermarck 23'
		0 - 2	27' C. Barry
			44' Alex Byrne
			51' Gary Shanahan
			51' C. Ubaezuonu
M. Doyle 53'		1 - 2
Sean Brennan 58'		2 - 2
Kevin Farragher 63'
			73' Alan Murphy
			73' Danny Furlong
Lee Duffy 78'
Sean Brennan 89'
K. Dillon 89'
04/05/2018	Finn Harps	2 - 1	Drogheda United	0-1	H2H	+
Keith Cowan 22'
			22' Chris Lyons
		0 - 1	25' Sean Brennan
A. Friel 46'
Jesse Devers 46'
B. Banda 46'
Patrick McCourt 46'
M. O'Connor 50'
Keith Cowan 53'		1 - 1
			57' Kevin Farragher
			57' Jake Hyland
C. O'Connor 64'		2 - 1
Patrick McCourt 70'
Lee Toland 70'
			72' Lee Duffy
			74' Lee Duffy
			74' G. McCaffrey
			74' Kevin Farragher
			74' Stephen Meaney
C. O'Connor 90+2'
Lee Toland 90+3'
26/03/2018	Drogheda United	2 - 1	Finn Harps	2-0	H2H	+
Chris Lyons 17'
G. McCaffrey 17'
			23' Keith Cowan
G. McCaffrey 25'		1 - 0
			25' Patrick McCourt
Richie Purdy 34'		2 - 0
			39' Lee Toland
			46' E. Whelan
			46' Adam Duffy
Kevin Farragher 48'
			54' M. O'Connor
			64' M. Coyle
			70' Patrick McCourt
			70' Mark Hannon
Richie Purdy 76'
K. Dillon 76'
			78' C. O'Connor
			79' C. O'Connor
			79' John O'Flynn
		2 - 1	90+4' Mark Hannon
27/10/2017	Drogheda United	0 - 0	Sligo Rovers	0-0	H2H	+
			50' R. McCabe
			58' Kyle Callan-McFadden
A. Wixted 59'
Thomas Byrne 59'
Thomas Byrne 62'
			64' S. Patton
			64' Ed McGinty
			70' J. McDonagh
			70' Raffaele Cretaro
			78' S. Sharkey
Stephen Meaney 82'
S. Russell 82'
			83' G. Moorhouse
			83' B. Igiehon
			90+3' J. Keaney
			90+3' Jack Keaney
Sean Brennan 90+4'
J. Hollywood 90+4'
23/10/2017	Finn Harps	2 - 3	Drogheda United	1-0	H2H	+
C. McAleer 1'		1 - 0
Packie Mailey 60'
		1 - 1	61' Chris Mulhall
Thomas McBride 67'
Seán Houston 67'
			68' S. Russell
			68' Thomas Byrne
Damien McNulty 71'
Shane Blaney 71'
		1 - 2	73' Thomas Byrne
			77' Sean Brennan
			77' J. Hollywood
		1 - 3	83' Stephen Meaney
			84' Stephen Meaney
			84' J. Bayly
Killian Cantwell 90'
C. McAleer 90'		2 - 3
14/10/2017	Limerick	1 - 0	Drogheda United	0-0	H2H	+
			32' Shane Elworthy
			32' Conor Kane
			48' Colm Deasy
			48' David Mulcahy
Rodrigo Tosi 49'		1 - 0
			61' Chris Mulhall
			69' Richie Purdy
			69' Sean Russell
			71' Colm Deasy
			72' Jack Bayly
			72' Lloyd Buckley
Stephen Kenny 74'
William Fitzgerald 74'
07/10/2017	Drogheda United	0 - 2	Shamrock Rovers	0-0	H2H	+
			41' Ronan Finn
			46' David McAllister
			46' Cameron King
		0 - 1	52' Ronan Finn
Stephen Elliott 66'
Stephen Meaney 66'
Ryan McEvoy 67'
Jack Bayly 67'
		0 - 2	69' Brandon Miele
			72' R. Finn
			72' Sean Boyd
			72' Gary Shaw
			72' Michael O'Connor
			78' Brandon Miele
			80' Michael O'Connor
Mark Doyle 82'
Adam Wixted 82'
29/09/2017	Derry City	2 - 1	Drogheda United	2-0	H2H	+
3'		1 - 0
14'		2 - 0
22/09/2017	Dundalk	3 - 0	Drogheda United	1-0	H2H	+
Brian Gartland 33'
Conor Clifford 35'
Steven Kinsella 42'		1 - 0
Steven Kinsella 48'
Michael Duffy 48'
David McMillan 52'		2 - 0
			53' David Mulcahy
			55' Thomas Byrne
			63' Colm Deasy
			63' Stephen Elliott
			67' Lloyd Buckley
Conor Clifford 70'
Robbie Benson 70'
			72' Adam Wixted
			72' Mark Doyle
Jamie McGrath 78'
Patrick McEleney 78'
			82' Thomas Byrne
			82' Sean Brennan
			82' Jack Bayly
Michael Duffy 90+1'		3 - 0
07/07/2017	Drogheda United	0 - 2	Finn Harps	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	4' E. Dsane
Kevin Farragher 23'
Ciarán McGuigan 23'
			41' Damien McNulty
			62' E. Dsane
R. Masterson 67'
A. Wixted 67'
Thomas Byrne 70'
			71' Patrick McCourt
			71' G. Harkin
		0 - 2	76' Danny Morrissey
			79' Danny Morrissey
			79' Barry Molloy
Sean Thornton 81'
J. Hollywood 81'
			85' E. Boyle
			88' C. McAleer
			88' P. Millien
30/06/2017	Drogheda United	0 - 2	Limerick	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	12' Robbie Williams
			26' Shaun Kelly
C. Deasy 41'
S. Elworthy 41'
Richie Purdy 46'
Sean Thornton 46'
			68' D. Clarke
			68' S. Kenny
R. Masterson 73'
Stephen Meaney 73'
			77' Chiedozie Ogbene
			77' G. Coughlan
		0 - 2	86' G. Coughlan
			88' Shane Duggan
			88' Paul O'Conor
23/06/2017	Shamrock Rovers	4 - 1	Drogheda United	0-0	H2H	+
			36' Stephen Elliott
			36' Sean Brennan
			39' Ciarán McGuigan
Gary Shaw 46'		1 - 0
R. Connolly 59'
A. Bolger 59'
T. Clarke 63'		2 - 0
M. O'Connor 65'
J. Doona 65'
		2 - 1	69' Sean Brennan
			70' R. Masterson
			70' Stephen Meaney
T. Clarke 76'
Darren Meenan 76'
J. Doona 80'		3 - 1
			84' Stephen Dunne
			84' C. Kane
Simon Madden 85'
A. Bolger 90+1'		4 - 1
26/05/2017	Drogheda United	0 - 0	Derry City	0-0	H2H	+
S. McGuinness 18'
Ryan Coulter 18'
Kevin Farragher 25'
			64' Lukas Schubert
			64' Nathan Boyle
			64' Ronan Curtis
			64' J. Daniels
Thomas Byrne 73'
Gavin Brennan 73'
Sean Brennan 73'
Sean Thornton 73'
			79' B. McNamee
			79' Rory Holden
23/05/2017	Drogheda United	0 - 0	Bray Wanderers	0-0	H2H	+
Sean Brennan 35'
			43' Tim Clancy
K. Brennan 47'
			57' John Sullivan
			57' K. Moore
			74' Ryan Brennan
			74' Gerald Pender
Thomas Byrne 75'
M. Doyle 75'
			81' Tim Clancy
			81' Derek Foran
Mark Griffin 89'
Stephen Elliott 89'
Sean Brennan 90+1'
Jake Hyland 90+1'
			90+3' Keith Buckley
19/05/2017	Cork City	5 - 0	Drogheda United	4-0	H2H	+
Jimmy Keohane 11'		1 - 0
Sean Maguire 20'		2 - 0
Karl Sheppard 22'		3 - 0
Karl Sheppard 24'		4 - 0
			36' A. Wixted
			42' Richie Purdy
			42' Sean Thornton
			46' S. Elworthy
			46' Stephen Dunne
Alan Bennett 52'
S. Griffin 52'
			60' Jake Hyland
Sean Maguire 61'		5 - 0
Karl Sheppard 62'
C. Ellis 62'
Stephen Dooley 67'
Achille Campion 67'
			72' Stephen Dunne
			74' Jake Hyland
			74' Sean Brennan
12/05/2017	St Patrick's	2 - 0	Drogheda United	1-0	H2H	+
I. Bermingham 7'		1 - 0
Conan Byrne 40'
A. O'Hanlon 40'
K. Byrne 47'		2 - 0
			58' G. McCaffrey
			69' K. Brennan
			69' Sean Brennan
			70' G. McCaffrey
			70' M. Doyle
Graham Kelly 79'
Patrick Cregg 79'
Christy Fagan 86'
Billy Dennehy 86'
			88' Thomas Byrne
			88' Stephen Dunne
05/05/2017	Drogheda United	2 - 2	Galway United	1-0	H2H	+
A. Wixted 10'		1 - 0
Jake Hyland 58'
			67' Gary Shanahan
			67' Padraic Cunningham
			67' V. Faherty
			67' C. Melody
Stephen Elliott 71'
Sean Brennan 71'
Mark Griffin 71'
G. McCaffrey 71'
		1 - 1	81' Padraic Cunningham
			82' Ronan Murray
			88' Ronan Murray
			88' Jesse Devers
A. Wixted 89'		2 - 1
		2 - 2	90' Jesse Devers
28/04/2017	Drogheda United	1 - 1	Sligo Rovers	1-1	H2H	+
G. McCaffrey 16'		1 - 0
Gavin Brennan 28'
			28' Raffaele Cretaro
			38'
			40' Michael Leahy
			40' D. Kearns
		1 - 1	41' Jonah Ayunga
G. McCaffrey 55'
Stephen Elliott 73'
Mark Griffin 73'
			73' G. Boylan
G. McCaffrey 76'
K. Brennan 76'
			82' Jonah Ayunga
			82' Mathew Stevens
A. Wixted 85'
M. Doyle 85'
Sean Thornton 90'
			90+3' D. Kearns
			90+3' M. Place
21/04/2017	Finn Harps	0 - 2	Drogheda United	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	30' A. Wixted
M. Funston 62'
E. Dsane 62'
			71' Luke Gallagher
			73' Gavin Brennan
			74' Stephen Elliott
			74' Mark Griffin
		0 - 2	79' Gavin Brennan
Patrick McCourt 80'
Simon McGlynn 80'
			90+1' G. McCaffrey
			90+1' Ryan McEvoy
			90+2' A. Wixted
			90+2' S. Elworthy
15/04/2017	Limerick	3 - 0	Drogheda United	2-0	H2H	+
Rodrigo Tosi 4'		1 - 0
Chris Mulhall 7'		2 - 0
Chiedozie Ogbene 54'		3 - 0
Paul O'Conor 64'
Bastien Héry 64'
			64' Luke Gallagher
			64' M. Doyle
			64' A. Wixted
			66' Ryan McEvoy
			66' Stephen Elliott
			67' C. Deasy
Chris Mulhall 70'
D. Clarke 70'
			70' Jake Hyland
			70' Ciarán McGuigan
			74' Sean Thornton
Rodrigo Tosi 78'
John O'Flynn 78'
07/04/2017	Drogheda United	2 - 1	Shamrock Rovers	1-0	H2H	+
Sean Thornton 32'		1 - 0
Gavin Brennan 39'
Sean Brennan 39'
M. Doyle 59'
			61' David McAllister
			61' S. Boyd
Jake Hyland 66'
			67' Roberto Lopes
			67' Darren Meenan
Sean Thornton 72'
			75' Daniel Devine
			76' Sam Bone
			76' J. Doona
M. Doyle 85'
Thomas Byrne 85'
			87' Darren Meenan
Sean Brennan 88'
		1 - 1	89' G. Burke
G. McCaffrey 90'
Ryan McEvoy 90'
Stephen Dunne 90+3'		2 - 1
18/03/2017	Derry City	4 - 0	Drogheda United	1-0	H2H	+
M. Timlin 17'
			31' S. Elworthy
Ronan Curtis 41'		1 - 0
			47' Gavin Brennan
			54' C. Kane
			57' S. Elworthy
			57' Thomas Byrne
M. Timlin 64'
Nathan Boyle 64'
			66' Gavin Brennan
			66' G. McCaffrey
B. McNamee 75'		2 - 0
B. McNamee 76'		3 - 0
N. Low 77'
Rory Holden 77'
Ronan Curtis 77'
M. Kennedy 77'
B. McNamee 83'		4 - 0
			84' Sean Thornton
			84' Ryan McEvoy
			87' Thomas Byrne
08/10/2016	Limerick	2 - 1	Drogheda United	2-0	H2H	+
Paul O'Conor 9'		1 - 0
Chris Mulhall 17'
			18' Jake Hyland
Robbie Williams 19'		2 - 0
Chris Mulhall 37'
			42' Kevin Farragher
			46' A. Wixted
			46' Liam Donnelly
			46' Derek Doyle
			46' Sean Thornton
			68' Jake Hyland
			68' Stephen Dunne
S. Kenny 77'
S. Russell 77'
		2 - 1	86' Sean Thornton
A. Greene 86'
G. Coughlan 86'
			87' Sean Brennan
Freddy Hall 87'
26/08/2016	Waterford United	1 - 3	Drogheda United	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	3' Sean Brennan
			37' C. Deasy
		0 - 2	46' G. McCaffrey
Cory Galvin 50'		1 - 2
John Peare 51'
Osasere-David Eghe-Ohenmwen 51'
		1 - 3	61' Kevin Farragher
			62' A. Ashe
			62' A. Wixted
Toyeeb Mustapha 68'
Sean Noble 68'
Osasere-David Eghe-Ohenmwen 76'
			79' Jake Hyland
			79' John McKeown
			90+2' G. McCaffrey
			90+2' Liam Donnelly
09/07/2016	Cobh Ramblers	2 - 1	Drogheda United	0-0	H2H	+
Shane O'Connor 24'
			60' Derek Doyle
			60' A. Wixted
		0 - 1	61' Sean Thornton
			64' A. Wixted
			68' Mark Griffin
S. Christopher 70'
J. Creamer 70'
Markus Gustavsson 75'		1 - 1
I. Mylod 80'		2 - 1
			84' Jake Hyland
			84' Liam Donnelly
			90' Kevin Farragher
06/05/2016	Athlone Town	1 - 2	Drogheda United	1-1	H2H	+
Conor Barry 12'		1 - 0
Marco Chindea 30'
		1 - 1	43' Aaron Molloy
David Cassidy 64'
Adam Kelly 64'
			71' Derek Doyle
			71' Liam Donnelly
		1 - 2	71' Sean Thornton
			73' Emeka Onwubiko
Conor Barry 78'
Kevin Farragher 78'
Calvin Douglas 80'
Ross Purdy 80'
Luke Gallagher 83'
			86' Adam Wixted
			86' Mark Doyle
			90+1' Sean Brennan
			90+1' Sam O'Connor
08/04/2016	Athlone Town	3 - 3	Waterford United	1-3	H2H	+
		0 - 1	7' Anthony McAlavey
		0 - 2	14' Darren Murphy
		0 - 3	36' Anthony McAlavey
			43' S. Byrne
			43' Eoin Rhodes
David Cassidy 43'		1 - 3
C. Douglas 46'
C. Barry 46'
			46' Darren Murphy
			46' Dean Broaders
Val Feeney 57'
			58' Robbie Buckley
Kevin Farragher 61'
Emeka Onwubiko 72'
Cian O'Sullivan 72'
C. Barry 75'		2 - 3
			76' C. Chambers
			76' Matthew Sheehan
Daniel Purdy 78'		3 - 3
			80' Dylan McGuire
			80' Shane Mackey
26/03/2016	Athlone Town	0 - 5	Limerick	0-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	26' Paudie O'Connor
		0 - 2	28' Robbie Williams
Kevin Farragher 54'
Adam Kelly 55'
Simon Dixon 55'
Jack Tuite 61'
			62' Garbhan Coughlan
			62' John O'Flynn
		0 - 3	63' John O'Flynn
			65' Chris Mulhall
			65' Seamus Sharkey
		0 - 4	70' Lee Lynch
Calvin Douglas 72'
Daniel Molloy 72'
Emeka Onwubiko 79'
Emeka Onwubiko 83'
Cian O'Sullivan 83'
		0 - 5	86' Shane Duggan

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