- Stephen Geoghegan
Stephen Geoghegan (born
June 3 ,1970 inDublin ) was an Irish football player.Playing career
His first league club was
Drogheda United where he won 2 First Division titles and 1League of Ireland First Division Shield . In 1992 he signed forShamrock Rovers where he won the League of Ireland Premier Division title in 1993/94 where he was top league goalscorer with 23 league goals. These goals earned him bothPFAI Player of the Year and theFAI National League Player of the Year [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ierpoy.html rsssf.com] ]He scored a total of 34 goals in 64 appearances for Rovers before signing for
Shelbourne just after the 1994 League success. He stayed with Shels until the end of the 2003 season.During Geoghegan's time with Shels, he finished top scorer in the League in the 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98 seasons.
He scored the winning goal in the 1996
FAI Cup Final replay atDalymount Park againstSt Patrick's Athletic to deny them the league and cup 'double' and scored the second goal in the following year's final as Shels beatDerry City 2-0 to deny them the 'double'.In 1999/2000, Geoghegan's goals helped Shels win the League and FAI Cup double for the first time in the club's history. Further league titles would be won in the 2001/02 and 2003 season with Shels. He also had a spell at Dundalk late in his career.
Geoghegan was also twice called up for the Republic of Ireland senior national team squad, but was never capped.
He is the brother of fellow footballer
Declan Geoghegan Honours
*League of Ireland Championship: 4
**Shamrock Rovers - 1993/94
** Shelbourne - 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2003*FAI Cup: 3
** Shelbourne - 1996, 1997, 2000*League Cup: 1
** Shelbourne - 1995/96*First Division Championship: 2
** Drogheda United - 1988/98, 1990/91*First Division Shield
** Drogheda United - 1991*
PFAI Player of the Year:
**Shamrock Rovers - 1993/94*FAI National League Player of the Year: 1
**Shamrock Rovers - 1993/94Trivia
*At the end of 2007, Geoghegan is the fifth all time leading scorer in the League of Ireland with 158 goals [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html rsssf.com] ]
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