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)
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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.

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

Post-2011 season

Transfers in

As of 6 July 2012.

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

Transfers out

As of 1 August 2012.

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

2012 fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

League of Ireland Premier Division

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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 82'		 Report Dean Delany Red card 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 Red card 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 soccer ball with red X 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 57'		 Report Philip Hughes 88'
Gareth Matthews Red card 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

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

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[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 to 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

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

Home ground: Tolka Park

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
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

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 Red card 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

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

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 Red card 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

30 January 2012 Leixlip United 0 – 4 Shelbourne Leixlip Amenities Centre, Leixlip
19.45 GMT Paul Byrne
Anto Murphy
4 February 2012 Shelbourne 2 – 0 Longford Town AUL Complex, Dublin
14.00 GMT Conan Byrne
Brendan McGill 		Mark Salmon soccer ball with red X (pen.)
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

As of 20 October 2012.

Player appearances/goals

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Delany 18 0 11 0 3 0 2 0 2 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Matthews 21 0 15 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Lorcan Fitzgerald 18 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Boyle 32 0 22 0 6 0 1 0 3 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Paisley 26 0 18 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Glenn Cronin 30 1 22 1 6 0 0 0 2 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conan Byrne 29 6 23 2 3 1 0 0 3 3
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Cassidy 35 6 25 4 6 1 2 1 2 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Philip Hughes 38 18 28 11 6 4 1 0 3 3
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Dawson 34 2 24 2 6 0 2 0 2 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brendan McGill 14 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Shortall 28 0 22 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Skinner 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paddy Kavanagh 37 6 28 6 6 0 1 0 2 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Clancy 23 1 16 0 3 1 2 0 2 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Hurley 24 0 19 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
17 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Byrne 18 0 13 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
18 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Byrne 16 2 11 1 3 0 1 0 1 1
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Philip Gorman 33 8 23 6 6 1 2 0 2 1
23 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Ryan 25 0 17 0 5 0 1 0 2 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Anto Murphy 23 0 17 0 3 0 2 0 1 0
30 GK Scotland SCO Chris Bennion 17 0 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Sullivan 8 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

Top goalscorers

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

See also

References

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