2012 Shelbourne F.C. season

In 2012 Shelbourne F.C. competed in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Shelbourne finished the season in 8th position and reached the semi-finals of the 2012 FAI Cup. The 2012 season marked the first time Shelbourne competed in the Premier Division since 2006, when as champions, they were demoted due to financial issues. Shelbourne gained promotion by finishing 2nd in the 2011 League of Ireland First Division.

Shelbourne
2012 season
ChairmanJoe Casey
ManagerAlan Mathews
StadiumTolka Park
Premier Division8th
FAI CupSemi-finals
League of Ireland CupSecond round
Leinster Senior CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Philip Hughes (11)
All: Philip Hughes (18)
Highest home attendance2,255 vs Shamrock Rovers (14 September 2012)
Lowest home attendance180 vs Mervue United (26 March 2012)
← 2011 Season

Commercial partners

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Title Sponsor
Main Sponsor Mc Allister Volkswagen
Kit, Associate Sponsor Macron
Associate Sponsor tickets.ie
Associate Sponsor Nivea for Men

Staff

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Chairman Joe Casey
Secretary Colm Murphy
FAI/League Delegate Shay Weafer
Licensing & IT Officer Liam Ward
Commercial Manager Niall Fitzmaurice
Media Officer Frank Young
Event Controller Paul O'Rourke
Safety Officer Fran Rennick
Stadium PA Announcer Karl Philiips
Club Children's Officer Tony Hatton
Club Chaplain Fr. John Galvin
Club Promotions Officer Sean Fitzpatrick

First team coaching and medical staff

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Position Name
Team Manager Alan Mathews
Assistant Team Manager Barry O'Connor
Goalkeeping coach Shay Kelly
Club Physiotherapist Karen McCann
Club Massuese Celine Cully
Equipment Manager Aidan "Jacko" Smyth
Assistant Equipment Manager Johnny Watson
Club Doctor Dr. Joe McKeever (from May 2012)
Dr. Ronan O'Callaghan (until May 2012)

First team squad 2012

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A total of 23 players represented Shelbourne at various stages during the 2012 season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IRL Dean Delany
2 DF   IRL Gareth Matthews
3 DF   IRL Lorcan Fitzgerald
4 DF   IRL Andy Boyle
5 DF   IRL Stephen Paisley
6 MF   IRL Glenn Cronin (Vice-captain)
7 MF   IRL Conan Byrne
8 MF   IRL David Cassidy (Captain)
9 FW   IRL Philip Hughes
10 MF   IRL Kevin Dawson
11 MF   IRL Brendan McGill
12 DF   IRL Brian Shortall
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   IRL Paul Skinner
14 MF   IRL Paddy Kavanagh
15 MF   IRL Barry Clancy
16 MF   IRL Stephen Hurley
17 DF   IRL Sean Byrne
18 FW   IRL Paul Byrne
19 FW   IRL Philip Gorman
23 DF   IRL Ian Ryan
24 MF   IRL Anto Murphy
30 GK   SCO Chris Bennion
35 MF   IRL John Sullivan

Post-2011 season

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Transfers in

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As of 6 July 2012.

Date Pos. Name From
13 December 2011 MF   Glenn Cronin[1] Bohemians
3 January 2012 DF   Brian Shortall[2] St. Patrick's Athletic
9 February 2012 FW   Paul Byrne[3] Monaghan United
9 February 2012 MF   Stephen Hurley[4] Bohemians
9 February 2012 MF   Paddy Kavanagh[5] Shamrock Rovers
9 February 2012 MF   Anto Murphy[6] St. Patrick's Athletic
6 July 2012 GK   Chris Bennion[7] Monaghan United

Transfers out

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As of 1 August 2012.

Date Pos. Name To
6 November 2011 FW   Karl Bermingham Longford Town
6 November 2011 FW   David da Silva
6 November 2011 MF   Colm James Longford Town
6 November 2011 MF   David McGill
6 November 2011 MF   Chris Mulhall UCD
30 July 2012 MF   John Sullivan[8] Drogheda United
31 July 2012 MF   Brendan McGill

2012 fixtures and results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League of Ireland Premier Division

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2 March 2012 1 Shelbourne 1 – 1 Sligo Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Philip Hughes   42' Report Jason McGuinness   90 3'
Mark Quigley   45'
Attendance: 1,918
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
9 March 2012 2 Bohemians 0 – 2 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Report Paddy Kavanagh   20'
Philip Hughes   70'
Attendance: 2,690
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
16 March 2012 3 Shelbourne 1 – 0 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Philip Hughes   43' Report Rory Patterson   90 2' Attendance: 1,251
Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)
23 March 2012 4 Shamrock Rovers 4 – 0 Shelbourne Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20.00 GMT Gary Twigg   7' (pen.)
Stephen Hurley   31' (o.g.)
Ronan Finn   44'
Aaron Greene   73'
Gary McCabe   82'
Report Dean Delany   4' Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
30 March 2012 5 Shelbourne 1 – 1 St. Patrick's Athletic Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Brendan Clarke   22' (o.g.)
Glenn Cronin   66'
Report Chris Fagan   43' Attendance: 1,882
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
6 April 2012 6 Dundalk 0 – 0 Shelbourne Oriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST Report Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
13 April 2012 7 Shelbourne 2 – 1 Bray Wanderers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Hughes   10'
Philip Gorman   82'
Report Jason Byrne   30'
Jason Byrne   60' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
20 April 2012 8 Drogheda United 3 – 1 Shelbourne Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19.45 IST Brian Gannon   44'
Ryan Brennan   53'
Peter Hynes   74'
Report Philip Hughes   81' (pen.)
Stephen Paisley   87'
Attendance: 1,048
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin)
27 April 2012 9 Shelbourne 1 – 2 Cork City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Paddy Kavanagh   47' Report Vinny Sullivan   20'   83' Attendance: 1,033
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
11 May 2012 10 UCD 0 – 2 Shelbourne UCD Bowl, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Philip Gorman   1'
David Cassidy   65'
Sean Byrne   13'
Attendance: 602
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
18 May 2012 11 Sligo Rovers 3 – 0 Shelbourne The Showgrounds, Sligo
19.45 IST Danny North   43'   47'
Pascal Millien   84'
Report Attendance: 2,477
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
21 May 2012 12 Shelbourne 1 – 2 Bohemians Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Glenn Cronin   44' (pen.)
John Sullivan   34'
Report Peter McMahon   53'
Ryan McEvoy   90'
Attendance: 1,489
Referee: Dave McKeon (Meath)
1 June 2012 13 Derry City 0 – 1 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19.45 IST Report Philip Hughes   71' Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
21 June 2012 14 Shelbourne 2 – 3 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Paul Byrne   7'
Philip Hughes   64'
Anto Murphy   18'
Report Gary Twigg   13'   80'
Gary McCabe   68'
Attendance: 1,889
Referee: Tom Connolly (Dublin)
29 June 2012 15 St. Patrick's Athletic 1 – 0 Shelbourne Richmond Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Greg Bolger   9' Report Barry Clancy   84' Attendance: 1,579
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
6 July 2012 16 Shelbourne 4 – 0 Dundalk Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Gorman   30'   52'
Kevin Dawson   64'
Ben McLaughlin   71' (o.g.)
Report Attendance: 801
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
13 July 2012 17 Bray Wanderers 2 – 3 Shelbourne Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 IST Kieran 'Marty' Waters   36'
John Mulroy   48'
Kieran 'Marty' Waters   45 1'
Report David Cassidy   28'
Philip Gorman   45'
Paddy Kavanagh   76'
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
20 July 2012 18 Shelbourne 1 – 2 Drogheda United Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Conan Byrne   74'
Stephen Paisley   86'
Report Cathal Brady   12'
Gavin Brennan   90 3'
Attendance: 1,131
Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
27 July 2012 19 Cork City 0 – 0 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
19.45 IST Keigan Parker   85' Report Attendance: 2,689
Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)
10 August 2012 20 Shelbourne 1 – 2 UCD Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Hughes   82' Report David McMillan   41'
Paul Corry   87'
Attendance: 751
Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
17 August 2012 21 Shelbourne 1 – 3 Sligo Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Paddy Kavanagh   83' Report Jason McGuinness   2'
Gavin Peers   16'
Mark Quigley   76' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,205
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
20 August 2012 22 Bohemians 2 – 2 Shelbourne Dalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Evan McMillan   77'
Keith Ward   90 2' (pen.)
Report Philip Hughes   39' (pen.)
Kevin Dawson   83'
Attendance: 1,229
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
31 August 2012 23 Shelbourne 0 – 2 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Report David McDaid   8'
Stephen McLaughlin   56'
Attendance: 728
Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)
7 September 2012 24 Shamrock Rovers 2 – 2 Shelbourne Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20.00 IST Ciarán Kilduff   27'
Ronan Finn   82'
Report Paddy Kavanagh   52'
Philip Gorman   77'
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
10 September 2012 25 Shelbourne 0 – 2 St. Patrick's Athletic Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Anto Murphy   84' Report Chris Fagan   70'
Vinny Faherty   90 4'
Attendance: 1,057
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
21 September 2012 26 Dundalk 0 – 1 Shelbourne Oriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST Marc Griffin   86' Report Paddy Kavanagh   41' Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
28 September 2012 27 Shelbourne 0 – 0 Bray Wanderers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Report Attendance: 716
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Monaghan)
1 October 2012 28 Drogheda United 2 – 1 Shelbourne Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19.45 IST Declan O'Brien   20' (pen.)
Ryan Brennan   85'
Gavin Brennan   57'
Report Philip Hughes   88'
Gareth Matthews   57'
Attendance: 631
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
13 October 2012 29 Shelbourne 3 – 2 Cork City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST David Cassidy   53'
Philip Hughes   62' (pen.)
Conan Byrne   72'
Report Vinny Sullivan   26'
Kevin Murray   42'
Attendance: 1,007
Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
26 October 2012 30 UCD 1 – 1 Shelbourne UCD Bowl, Dublin
19.45 IST Hughie Douglas   21' Report David Cassidy   2' Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)

Expunged league result

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4 May 2012 Shelbourne 2 – 1 Monaghan United Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Paddy Kavanagh   61'
David Cassidy   71'
Report Willo McDonagh   54' (pen.) Attendance: 805
Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)

League of Ireland Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sligo Rovers (C) 30 17 10 3 53 23 30 61 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Drogheda United 30 17 6 7 51 36 15 57 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3 St Patrick's Athletic 30 15 10 5 44 22 22 55
4 Shamrock Rovers 30 14 10 6 56 37 19 52
5 Derry City 30 11 6 13 36 36 0 39 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6 Cork City 30 8 12 10 38 36 2 36
7 Bohemians 30 9 9 12 35 38 −3 36
8 Shelbourne 30 9 8 13 35 43 −8 35
9 UCD 30 8 7 15 32 48 −16 31
10 Bray Wanderers 30 5 10 15 33 54 −21 25
11 Dundalk (O) 30 4 8 18 23 63 −40 20 Qualification for relegation play-off
12 Monaghan United (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew from league[b]
Source: [9][10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Derry City qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.
  2. ^ Monaghan United withdrew after 14 games. Their record was expunged.

League results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 9 8 13 35 43  −8 35 4 3 8 19 23  −4 5 5 5 16 20  −4

Last updated: 26 October 2012.
Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures

League form/results by round

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Home ground: Tolka Park

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWLDDWLLWLLWLLWWLDLLDLDLWDLWD
Position531666456566668555667778887868
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2012. Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FAI Cup

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25 May 2012 Second round Bray Wanderers 1 – 1 Shelbourne Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.05 IST Kieran 'Marty' Waters   63' Report Barry Clancy   35' Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
28 May 2012 Replay Shelbourne 1 – 0 Bray Wanderers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Gorman   45 1' Report Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
24 August 2012 Third round Shelbourne 3 – 2 Cherry Orchard Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Hughes   39' (pen.)   79'
Conan Byrne   82'
Report Marc Hughes   30' (pen.)   84' Attendance: 442
Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
14 September 2012 Quarter-finals Shelbourne 2 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Hughes   30'   71' Report Seán Gannon   90 2'
Ken Oman   42'
Attendance: 2,255
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
7 October 2012 Semi-finals Derry City 1 – 1 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium, Derry
13.45 IST David McDaid   58' Report David Cassidy   5' Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
10 October 2012 Replay Shelbourne 0 – 3 Derry City Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Report Stephen McLaughlin   44'   62'
David McDaid   68'
Attendance: 1,477
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)

League of Ireland Cup

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26 March 2012 First round Shelbourne 1 – 0 Mervue United Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST David Cassidy   25' Report Attendance: 180
Referee: Phil Caschera (Dublin)
9 April 2012 Second round Shelbourne 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Bray Wanderers Tolka Park, Dublin
17.00 IST Stephen Last   85' (o.g.) Report Jonathan Kelty   26'
Seán Houston   112'
Attendance: 280
Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)

Leinster Senior Cup

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9 February 2012 Fourth round Wexford Youths 1 – 4 Shelbourne Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Danny Furlong   71' (pen.) Report Conan Byrne   4'   35'   75'
Philip Hughes   20'
Attendance: 213
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
30 April 2012 Quarter-finals Crumlin United 1 – 2 Shelbourne Captain's Road, Dublin
18.30 IST Martin Cramer   13' (pen.) Report Philip Hughes   43'
Paul Byrne   45 1'
John Sullivan   82'
2 July 2012 Semi-finals Shelbourne 2 – 4 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Hughes   73'
Philip Gorman   90 3'
Report Killian Brennan   5'
Aaron Greene   32'
Daryl Kavanagh   34'
Chris Turner   44'
Referee: John Grimes (Dublin)

Friendlies

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30 January 2012 Leixlip United 0 – 4 Shelbourne Leixlip Amenities Centre, Leixlip
19.45 GMT Paul Byrne    
Anto Murphy    
13 February 2012 Glebe North 0 – 4 Shelbourne Market Green, Dublin
19.45 GMT Philip Gorman  
Paul Byrne  
David Cassidy  
Philip Hughes  
17 February 2012 Shelbourne 1 – 0 Mervue United Whitehall, Dublin
19.45 GMT Philip Gorman   18' Report
16 July 2012 Shelbourne 0 – 0 Millwall Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
4 August 2012 Swords Celtic 0 – 1 Shelbourne Balheary, Dublin
15.00 IST Report Stephen Paisley   20'

2012 season statistics

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As of 20 October 2012.

Player appearances/goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Div FAI Cup League Cup Leinster SC
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   IRL Dean Delany 18 0 11 0 3 0 2 0 2 0
2 DF   IRL Gareth Matthews 21 0 15 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF   IRL Lorcan Fitzgerald 18 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF   IRL Andy Boyle 32 0 22 0 6 0 1 0 3 0
5 DF   IRL Stephen Paisley 26 0 18 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
6 MF   IRL Glenn Cronin 30 1 22 1 6 0 0 0 2 0
7 MF   IRL Conan Byrne 29 6 23 2 3 1 0 0 3 3
8 MF   IRL David Cassidy 35 6 25 4 6 1 2 1 2 0
9 FW   IRL Philip Hughes 38 18 28 11 6 4 1 0 3 3
10 MF   IRL Kevin Dawson 34 2 24 2 6 0 2 0 2 0
11 MF   IRL Brendan McGill 14 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
12 DF   IRL Brian Shortall 28 0 22 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
13 GK   IRL Paul Skinner 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF   IRL Paddy Kavanagh 37 6 28 6 6 0 1 0 2 0
15 MF   IRL Barry Clancy 23 1 16 0 3 1 2 0 2 0
16 MF   IRL Stephen Hurley 24 0 19 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
17 DF   IRL Sean Byrne 18 0 13 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
18 FW   IRL Paul Byrne 16 2 11 1 3 0 1 0 1 1
19 FW   IRL Philip Gorman 33 8 23 6 6 1 2 0 2 1
23 DF   IRL Ian Ryan 25 0 17 0 5 0 1 0 2 0
24 MF   IRL Anto Murphy 23 0 17 0 3 0 2 0 1 0
30 GK   SCO Chris Bennion 17 0 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   IRL John Sullivan 8 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

Top goalscorers

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Position Nation Name Total Premier Div FAI Cup League Cup Leinster SC
1   Philip Hughes 18 11 4 0 3
2   Philip Gorman 8 6 1 0 1
3   Conan Byrne 6 2 1 0 3
  David Cassidy 6 4 1 1 0
  Paddy Kavanagh 6 6 0 0 0
6   Paul Byrne 2 1 0 0 1
  Kevin Dawson 2 2 0 0 0
8   Barry Clancy 1 0 1 0 0
  Glenn Cronin 1 1 0 0 0
Own Goals 3 2 0 1 0
TOTALS 53 35 8 2 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Glenn Cronin joins Shelbourne". Shelbournefc.com. Shelbourne F.C. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Brian Shortall signs for Shelbourne". Shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne F.C. 3 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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  7. ^ "Shelbourne sign Chris Bennion". Shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne F.C. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Drogs snap up Sullivan ahead of July 31st deadline". DroghedaUnited.ie. Drogheda United F.C. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.