2026 Galway United F.C. season

Galway United
2026 season
Manager	John Caulfield
Stadium	Eamonn Deacy Park, ; Pearse Stadium
Premier Division	10th
FAI Cup	2nd Round
Home colours	Away colours

The 2026 Galway United F.C. season will be the football club's 48th season in the League of Ireland and their third consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division since gaining promotion in 2023.

As a result of drainage work at the club’s usual home Eamonn Deacy Park during the season, the club will be playing some of their home games at the home of Galway GAA, Pearse Stadium.

Squad

#	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous Club	Signed	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Evan Watts	GK	(2004-09-23) September 23, 2004	Swansea City	2025	Loan
16	Hugo Cunha	GK	(2001-09-06) September 6, 2001	Famalicão	2026
Defenders
2	Arthur Parker	DF	(2006-05-03) May 3, 2006	Swansea City	2026	Loan
3	Connor Barratt	DF	(2004-04-05) April 5, 2004	Barnsley	2026	Loan
5	Killian Brouder	DF	(1998-08-20) August 20, 1998	Limerick	2019
12	Gianfranco Facchineri	DF	(2002-04-27) April 27, 2002	Valour FC	2026
15	Wasiri Williams	DF	(2000-04-01) April 1, 2000	Daugavpils	2026
28	James Morahan	DF		Salthill Devon	2026
30	Al-Amin Kazeem	DF	(2002-04-06) April 6, 2002	St Patrick's Athletic	2026
Midfielders
4	Jimmy Keohane	MF	(1991-01-22) January 22, 1991	Rochdale	2024	Captain
6	Axel Piesold	MF	(2005-03-31) March 31, 2005	Luton Town	2025
8	Aaron Bolger	MF	(2000-02-02) February 2, 2000	St Patrick's Athletic	2025
10	David Hurley	MF	(1998-10-21) October 21, 1998	Cobh Ramblers	2020
11	Kris Twardek	MF	(1997-03-08) March 8, 1997	Valour FC	2026
14	Matty Wolfe	MF	(2000-06-12) June 12, 2000	Sligo Rovers	2026
17	Junior Thiam	MF	(2006-10-28) October 28, 2006	Academy	2025
20	Lee Devitt	MF	(2000-06-03) June 3, 2000	Treaty United	2026
22	Conor McCormack	MF	(1990-05-18) May 18, 1990	Derry City	2021
24	Ed McCarthy	MF	(2001-04-20) April 20, 2001	Regional United	2022
Forwards
7	Stephen Walsh	FW	(1990-08-29) August 29, 1990	Galway Hibernians	2018
9	Francely Lomboto	FW	(2000-07-02) July 2, 2000	Glenavon	2026
27	Dara McGuinness	FW	(2004-02-12) February 12, 2004	Finn Harps	2025
29	Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau	FW	(2002-05-21) May 21, 2002	Vancouver Whitecaps	2026

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	Last club	Ref.
26 November 2025	DF	Wasiri Williams	Daugavpils	^[1]
1 December 2025	MF	Kris Twardek	Valour FC	^[2]
2 December 2025	MF	Lee Devitt	Treaty United	^[3]
4 December 2025	MF	Matty Wolfe	Sligo Rovers	^[4]
5 December 2025	DF	Gianfranco Facchineri	Valour FC	^[5]
6 January 2026	DF	Al-Amin Kazeem	St Patrick's Athletic	^[6]
7 January 2026	FW	Francely Lomboto	Glenavon	^[7]
26 January 2026	FW	Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau	Vancouver Whitecaps	^[8]
26 January 2026	GK	Hugo Cunha	Famalicão	^[8]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
4 November 2025	GK	Brendan Clarke	Athlone Town	^[9]
14 November 2025	DF	Garry Buckley	Cobh Ramblers	^[10]
14 November 2025	FW	Malcolm Shaw		^[11]
21 November 2025	DF	Jeannot Esua	Sligo Rovers	^[12]
22 November 2025	MF	Patrick Hickey	Bohemians	^[13]
23 November 2025	MF	Vincent Borden	Kerry	^[14]
	DF	Regan Donelon
	DF	Bobby Burns	Dundalk
	MF	Jeremy Sivi	FK Loznica
30 November 2025	DF	Rob Slevin	Derry City	^[15]
1 January 2026	MF	Steven Healy	Treaty United	^[16]
28 January 2026	DF	Greg Cunningham	Retired	^[17]

Loan In

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
23 January 2026	DF	Arthur Parker	Swansea City	^[18]
23 January 2026	GK	Evan Watts	Swansea City	^[18]
3 February 2026	DF	Connor Barratt	Barnsley	^[19]

Loan Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
13 February 2026	FW		Cillian Tollett	Athlone Town	^[20]

Club

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Manager: John Caulfield
Assistant Manager: Richie Holland
First Team Coach: Alan Murphy
Goalkeeping Coach: Gianluca Aimi
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Sean Murphy
Performance Coach: Danny Broderick
Physiotherapist: Richard Grier
Athletic Therapist: Anthony Curran
Analyst: Robert Crosbie
Opposition Analyst: Mark Herrick
Kitman: Kenneth Flaherty

Competitions

League of Ireland Premier Division

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Shelbourne	2	2	0	2	2	0	2
7	Waterford	3	2	1	1	3	−2	2
8	Galway United	2	1	1	1	2	−1	1
9	St Patrick's Athletic	2	1	1	0	2	−2	1	Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off
10	Sligo Rovers	3	1	2	1	6	−5	1	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. Source: SSE Airtricity League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

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
2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0	1	0	1	1	0

Last updated: 20 February 2025.
Source: ^[22]

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	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	D
Position	10

Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. Source: 2026 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

6 February 2026 1	Galway United	0–1	Drogheda United	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT	Williams 19' Walsh 31' Hurley 65'	Report	Kane 10' Agbaje 38' Godden 90+1'	Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 3,027 Referee: Oliver Moran

20 February 2026 2	Shelbourne	1–1	Galway United	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
19:45 GMT	Ledwidge 17' Henry-Francis 40' Wood 64' (pen.) Freitas 90'	Report	Twardek 62' Williams 63' Bolger 72' Hurley 77'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan

27 February 2026 3	Galway United	v	Sligo Rovers	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

2 March 2026 4	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Galway United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 February, but was postponed following a pitch inspection at Richmond Park.

6 March 2026 5	Galway United	v	Dundalk	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

13 March 2026 6	Bohemians	v	Galway United	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

16 March 2026 7	Galway United	v	Waterford	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

20 March 2026 8	Shamrock Rovers	v	Galway United	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

3 April 2026 9	Galway United	v	Derry City	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

6 April 2026 10	Drogheda United	v	Galway United	Drogheda, County Louth
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Sullivan and Lambe Park

10 April 2026 11	Galway United	v	Shelbourne	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

17 April 2026 12	Dundalk	v	Galway United	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

24 April 2026 13	Waterford	v	Galway United	Waterford, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC

1 May 2026 14	Galway United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

4 May 2026 15	Derry City	v	Galway United	Derry, Northern Ireland
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

8 May 2026 16	Galway United	v	Shamrock Rovers	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

16 May 2026 17	Sligo Rovers	v	Galway United	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

22 May 2026 18	Galway United	v	Bohemians	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

29 May 2026 19	Shelbourne	v	Galway United	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Tolka Park

12 June 2026 20	Galway United	v	Dundalk	Salthill, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Pearse Stadium

19 June 2026 21	Galway United	v	Derry City	Salthill, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Pearse Stadium

26 June 2026 22	Shamrock Rovers	v	Galway United	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

3 July 2026 23	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Galway United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

10 July 2026 24	Galway United	v	Sligo Rovers	Salthill, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Pearse Stadium

24 July 2026 25	Galway United	v	Waterford	Salthill, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Pearse Stadium

31 July 2026 26	Bohemians	v	Galway United	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

7 August 2026 27	Galway United	v	Drogheda United	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

21 August 2026 28	Dundalk	v	Galway United	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

28 August 2026 29	Galway United	v	Shelbourne	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

5 September 2026 30	Sligo Rovers	v	Galway United	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

11 September 2026 31	Galway United	v	Bohemians	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

18 September 2026 32	Derry City	v	Galway United	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

9 October 2026 33	Waterford	v	Galway United	Waterford, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC

16 October 2026 34	Galway United	v	Shamrock Rovers	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

23 October 2026 35	Galway United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Terryland, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

30 October 2026 36	Drogheda United	v	Galway United	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Sullivan and Lambe Park

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

Second Round

17/18/19 July 2026 Second Round	Galway United	v	TBC	TBC
TBC				Stadium: TBC

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season Friendlies

30 December 2025	Mervue United	0–5	Galway United	Ballybane, County Galway
14:30 GMT			Lomboto 19', 24' Twardek 43' Tollett 48' 69', 83'	Stadium: Castlepark Referee: Marc Lynch

4 January 2025	Moyne Villa	1–1	Galway United	Headford, County Galway
12:00 GMT	Moran		Twardek	Stadium: Presentation Grounds

9 January 2026	Treaty United	0–2	Galway United	Ennis, County Clare
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Frank Healy Park

18 January 2026	Finn Harps	2–3	Galway United	Ballybofey, County Donegal
14:00 GMT	Johnston 30' McAteer 85'	Report	Tollett 48', 60' Kazeem 62'	Stadium: Finn Park
Note: This match paid tribute to former Finn Harps manager and Galway United assistant manager Ollie Horgan, who passed away the previous year.

20 January 2026	Newport County	1-2	Galway United	Newport, Wales
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Dragon Park

22 January 2026	Cardiff City U21	0-4	Galway United	Glamorgan, Wales
14:00 GMT				Stadium: The Vale

24 January 2026	Sligo Rovers	6-0	Galway United	Westport, County Mayo
14:00 GMT				Stadium: United Park

29 January 2026	Cork City	3-1	Galway United	Ballingarry, County Limerick
13:00 GMT	Crowley 80' Maguire 81' (pen.) Drinan 87'		Lomboto 54'	Stadium: Ballingarry AFC Referee: Lucas Keating

Statistics

Appearances and goals

This table shows all of the players who have featured in a first team squad for Galway United this season
Brackets denotes appearances made as a substitute

No.	Pos.	Player	League		FAI Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Evan Watts	1	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	Arthur Parker	1	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Connor Barratt	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	Jimmy Keohane	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	Killian Brouder	1	0	0	0	1	0
6	MF	Axel Piesold	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	Stephen Walsh	1	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	Aaron Bolger	1	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Francely Lomboto	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	David Hurley	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	Kris Twardek	1(1)	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF	Gianfranco Facchineri	1	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	Matty Wolfe	1(1)	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF	Wasiri Williams	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	GK	Hugo Cunha	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Junior Thiam	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Lee Devitt	1	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	Conor McCormack	1(1)	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF	Ed McCarthy	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	Dara McGuinness	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	James Morahan	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	Al-Amin Kazeem	0	0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

No.	Player	League			FAI Cup			Total
No.	Player
7	Stephen Walsh	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	Wasiri Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

References

[1] ttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/wasiri-williams-signs-for-galway-united/

[2] ttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/kris-twardek-signs-for-galway-united/

[3] ttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/lee-devitt-signs-for-galway-united/

[4] ttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/matty-wolfe-signs-for-united/

[5] ttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/gianfranco-facchineri-signs-for-galway-united/

[6] ttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/al-amin-kazeem-signs-for-galway-united/

[7] ttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/franceley-lomboto-signs-for-galway-united/

[8] ttps://x.com/galwayunitedfc/status/2015900109997793781?s=46

[9] ttps://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/brendan-clarke-confirms-departure-from-galway-united-while-john-mountney-leaves-bohs/a1316488654.html#

[10] ttps://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/1989976911133503943

[11] ttps://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/1989997582148620732

[12] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DRUmTP3gHxL/

[13] ttps://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/1992284930580029846?t=rClKvYpKfCrIQV75V6sgIA&s=19

[14] ttps://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/1992650593094013063?s=20

[15] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DRsRHRGiCjG/

[16] ttps://treatyunitedfc.com/steven-healy-signs-on-a-permanent-deal/

[17] ttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0128/1555578-former-ireland-defender-cunningham-announces-retirement/

[18] ttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/watts-parker-on-loan-to-united/

[19] ttps://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/2018701344102604964?s=20

[20] ttps://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/2022302130363585002?s=20

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

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