Stephen Geoghegan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Geoghegan | ||
| Date of birth | June 30, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rivermount Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Drogheda United | 79 | (17) |
| 1991–1992 | Valley Park United | ? | (?) |
| 1992–1994 | Shamrock Rovers | 49 | (30) |
| 1994–2003 | Shelbourne | 265 | (109) |
| 2004 | Dundalk | 14 | (2) |
| Total | 407 | (158) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stephen Geoghegan (born June 30, 1970 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player.
His first league club was Drogheda United where he won two League of Ireland First Division titles and 1 League of Ireland First Division Shield. After a spell of non league football Ray Treacy brought him back to the league when in 1992 he signed for Shamrock Rovers. The following season he helped the Hoops win the League of Ireland Premier Division title in 1993–94 where he was top league goalscorer with 23 league goals. These goals earned him both PFAI Player of the Year and the FAI National League Player of the Year
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 of Ireland Premier Division in the 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons.
He scored the winning goal in the 1996 FAI Cup Final replay at Dalymount Park against St Patrick's Athletic to deny them the league and cup 'double' and scored the second goal in the following year's final as Shels beat Derry City 2–0 to deny them the 'double'.
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