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 (September 14, 2012)
Lowest home attendance180 vs Mervue United (March 26, 2012)

Commercial Partners

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

Staff

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

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

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Post-2011 season

Transfers In

As of July 6, 2012.

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

Transfers Out

As of August 1, 2012.

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

2012 Fixtures & Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

League of Ireland Premier Division

March 2, 2012 1Shelbourne1 1Sligo RoversTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Philip Hughes  42' Report Jason McGuinness  90+3'
Mark Quigley  45'
Attendance: 1,918
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
March 9, 2012 2Bohemians0 2ShelbourneDalymount Park, Dublin
19.45 GMT Report Paddy Kavanagh  20'
Philip Hughes  70'
Attendance: 2,690
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
March 16, 2012 3Shelbourne1 0Derry CityTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Philip Hughes  43' Report Rory Patterson  90+2' Attendance: 1,251
Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)
March 23, 2012 4Shamrock Rovers4 0ShelbourneTallaght 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)
March 30, 2012 5Shelbourne1 1St. Patrick's AthleticTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Brendan Clarke  22' (o.g.)
Glenn Cronin  66'
Report Chris Fagan  43' Attendance: 1,882
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
April 6, 2012 6Dundalk0 0ShelbourneOriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST Report Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
April 13, 2012 7Shelbourne2 1Bray WanderersTolka 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)
April 20, 2012 8Drogheda United3 1ShelbourneHunky 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)
April 27, 2012 9Shelbourne1 2Cork CityTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Paddy Kavanagh  47' Report Vinny Sullivan  20'  83' Attendance: 1,033
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
May 11, 2012 10UCD0 2ShelbourneUCD Bowl, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Philip Gorman  1'
David Cassidy  65'
Sean Byrne  13'
Attendance: 602
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
May 18, 2012 11Sligo Rovers3 0ShelbourneThe Showgrounds, Sligo
19.45 IST Danny North  43'  47'
Pascal Millien  84'
Report Attendance: 2,477
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
May 21, 2012 12Shelbourne1 2BohemiansTolka 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)
June 1, 2012 13Derry City0 1ShelbourneBrandywell Stadium, Derry
19.45 IST Report Philip Hughes  71' Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
June 21, 2012 14Shelbourne2 3Shamrock RoversTolka 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)
June 29, 2012 15St. Patrick's Athletic1 0ShelbourneRichmond Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Greg Bolger  9' Report Barry Clancy  84' Attendance: 1,579
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
July 6, 2012 16Shelbourne4 0DundalkTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Gorman  30'  52'
Kevin Dawson  64'
Ben McLaughlin  71' (o.g.)
Report Attendance: 801
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
July 13, 2012 17Bray Wanderers2 3ShelbourneCarlisle 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)
July 20, 2012 18Shelbourne1 2Drogheda UnitedTolka 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)
July 27, 2012 19Cork City0 0ShelbourneTurners Cross, Cork
19.45 IST Keigan Parker  85' Report Attendance: 2,689
Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)
August 10, 2012 20Shelbourne1 2UCDTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Hughes  82' Report David McMillan  41'
Paul Corry  87'
Attendance: 751
Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
August 17, 2012 21Shelbourne1 3Sligo RoversTolka 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)
August 20, 2012 22Bohemians2 2ShelbourneDalymount 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)
August 31, 2012 23Shelbourne0 2Derry CityTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Report David McDaid  8'
Stephen McLaughlin  56'
Attendance: 728
Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)
September 7, 2012 24Shamrock Rovers2 2ShelbourneTallaght Stadium, Dublin
20.00 IST Ciarán Kilduff  27'
Ronan Finn  82'
Report Paddy Kavanagh  52'
Philip Gorman  77'
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)
September 10, 2012 25Shelbourne0 2St. Patrick's AthleticTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Anto Murphy  84' Report Chris Fagan  70'
Vinny Faherty  90+4'
Attendance: 1,057
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
September 21, 2012 26Dundalk0 1ShelbourneOriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST Marc Griffin  86' Report Paddy Kavanagh  41' Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
September 28, 2012 27Shelbourne0 0Bray WanderersTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Report Attendance: 716
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Monaghan)
October 1, 2012 28Drogheda United2 1ShelbourneHunky 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)
October 13, 2012 29Shelbourne3 2Cork CityTolka 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)
October 26, 2012 30UCD1 1ShelbourneUCD Bowl, Dublin
19.45 IST Hughie Douglas  21' Report David Cassidy  2' Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)

Expunged League Result

May 4, 2012 Shelbourne2 1Monaghan UnitedTolka 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

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 to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Drogheda United 30 17 6 7 51 36 +15 57 Qualification to 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 to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
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 to Relegation play-off
12 Monaghan United (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew from league[lower-alpha 2]
Source: [9][10]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 9 8 13 35 43  −8 35 4 3 8 19 23  −4 5 5 5 16 20  −4

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

League Form/Results by Round

Home ground: Tolka Park

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWLDDWLLWLLWLLWWLDLLDLDLWDLWD
Position531666456566668555667778887868
Updated to match(es) played on October 26, 2012. Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FAI Cup

May 25, 2012 Second roundBray Wanderers1 1ShelbourneCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19.05 IST Kieran 'Marty' Waters  63' Report Barry Clancy  35' Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
May 28, 2012 ReplayShelbourne1 0Bray WanderersTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Gorman  45+1' Report Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
August 24, 2012 Third roundShelbourne3 2Cherry OrchardTolka 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)
September 14, 2012 Quarter-finalsShelbourne2 1Shamrock RoversTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Hughes  30'  71' Report Seán Gannon  90+2'
Ken Oman  42'
Attendance: 2,255
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
October 7, 2012 Semi-finalsDerry City1 1ShelbourneBrandywell Stadium, Derry
13.45 IST David McDaid  58' Report David Cassidy  5' Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)
October 10, 2012 ReplayShelbourne0 3Derry CityTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Report Stephen McLaughlin  44'  62'
David McDaid  68'
Attendance: 1,477
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)

League of Ireland Cup

March 26, 2012 First roundShelbourne1 0Mervue UnitedTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST David Cassidy  25' Report Attendance: 180
Referee: Phil Caschera (Dublin)
April 9, 2012 Second roundShelbourne1 2 (a.e.t.)Bray WanderersTolka 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

February 9, 2012 Fourth roundWexford Youths1 4ShelbourneTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 GMT Danny Furlong  71' (pen.) Report Conan Byrne  4'  35'  75'
Philip Hughes  20'
Attendance: 213
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
April 30, 2012 Quarter-finalsCrumlin United1 2ShelbourneCaptain's Road, Dublin
18.30 IST Martin Cramer  13' (pen.) Report Philip Hughes  43'
Paul Byrne  45+1'
John Sullivan  82'
July 2, 2012 Semi-finalsShelbourne2 4Shamrock RoversTolka 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

January 30, 2012 Leixlip United0 4ShelbourneLeixlip Amenities Centre, Leixlip
19.45 GMT Paul Byrne
Anto Murphy
February 13, 2012 Glebe North0 4ShelbourneMarket Green, Dublin
19.45 GMT Philip Gorman
Paul Byrne
David Cassidy
Philip Hughes
February 17, 2012 Shelbourne1 0Mervue UnitedWhitehall, Dublin
19.45 GMT Philip Gorman  18' Report
July 16, 2012 Shelbourne0 0MillwallTolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST Report Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
August 4, 2012 Swords Celtic0 1ShelbourneBalheary, Dublin
15.00 IST Report Stephen Paisley  20'

2012 Season Statistics

As of October 26, 2012.

Player appearances/goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier DivFAI CupLeague CupLeinster SC
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Dean Delany 180110302020
2 DF Gareth Matthews 210150201030
3 DF Lorcan Fitzgerald 180150101010
4 DF Andy Boyle 320220601030
5 DF Stephen Paisley 260180302030
6 MF Glenn Cronin 301221600020
7 MF Conan Byrne 296232310033
8 MF David Cassidy 356254612120
9 FW Philip Hughes 38182811641033
10 MF Kevin Dawson 342242602020
11 MF Brendan McGill 140100101020
12 DF Brian Shortall 280220401010
13 GK Paul Skinner 7060000010
14 MF Paddy Kavanagh 376286601020
15 MF Barry Clancy 231160312020
16 MF Stephen Hurley 240190102020
17 DF Sean Byrne 180130301010
18 FW Paul Byrne 162111301011
19 FW Philip Gorman 338236612021
23 DF Ian Ryan 250170501020
24 MF Anto Murphy 230170302010
30 GK Chris Bennion 170140300000
35 MF John Sullivan 8050002010

Top Goalscorers

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

  • 2012 League of Ireland

References

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