2012 Shelbourne F.C. season

Shelbourne
2012 season
Chairman	Joe Casey
Manager	Alan Mathews
Stadium	Tolka Park
Premier Division	8th
FAI Cup	Semi-Finals
League of Ireland Cup	Second Round
Leinster Senior Cup	Semi-Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Philip Hughes (11); All: Philip Hughes (18)
Highest home attendance	2,255 vs Shamrock Rovers (September 14, 2012)
Lowest home attendance	180 vs Mervue United (March 26, 2012)
	← 2011 Season 2013 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.

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)
Club Doctor	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	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[]

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 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)

March 9, 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)

March 16, 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)

March 23, 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)

March 30, 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)

April 6, 2012 6	Dundalk	0 – 0	Shelbourne	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST		Report		Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)

April 13, 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)

April 20, 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)

April 27, 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)

May 11, 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)

May 18, 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)

May 21, 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)

June 1, 2012 13	Derry City	0 – 1	Shelbourne	Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19.45 IST		Report	Philip Hughes 71'	Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

June 21, 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)

June 29, 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)

July 6, 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)

July 13, 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)

July 20, 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)

July 27, 2012 19	Cork City	0 – 0	Shelbourne	Turners Cross, Cork
19.45 IST	Keigan Parker 85'	Report		Attendance: 2,689 Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)

August 10, 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)

August 17, 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)

August 20, 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)

August 31, 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)

September 7, 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)

September 10, 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)

September 21, 2012 26	Dundalk	0 – 1	Shelbourne	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST	Marc Griffin 86'	Report	Paddy Kavanagh 41'	Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)

September 28, 2012 27	Shelbourne	0 – 0	Bray Wanderers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST		Report		Attendance: 716 Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Monaghan)

October 1, 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)

October 13, 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)

October 26, 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[]

May 4, 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 v t	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	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Derry City qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.
^ 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: October 26, 2012.
Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures

League Form/Results by Round[]

Home ground: Tolka Park

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	D
Position	5	3	1	6	6	6	4	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	8	6	8

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 round	Bray Wanderers	1 – 1	Shelbourne	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.05 IST	Kieran 'Marty' Waters 63'	Report	Barry Clancy 35'	Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)

May 28, 2012 Replay	Shelbourne	1 – 0	Bray Wanderers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Philip Gorman 45+1'	Report		Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)

August 24, 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)

September 14, 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)

October 7, 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)

October 10, 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[]

March 26, 2012 First round	Shelbourne	1 – 0	Mervue United	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	David Cassidy 25'	Report		Attendance: 180 Referee: Phil Caschera (Dublin)

April 9, 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[]

February 9, 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)

April 30, 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'

July 2, 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[]

January 30, 2012	Leixlip United	0 – 4	Shelbourne	Leixlip Amenities Centre, Leixlip
19.45 GMT			Paul Byrne Anto Murphy

February 4, 2012	Shelbourne	2 – 0	Longford Town	AUL Complex, Dublin
14.00 GMT	Conan Byrne Brendan McGill		Mark Salmon (pen.)

February 13, 2012	Glebe North	0 – 4	Shelbourne	Market Green, Dublin
19.45 GMT			Philip Gorman Paul Byrne David Cassidy Philip Hughes

February 17, 2012	Shelbourne	1 – 0	Mervue United	Whitehall, Dublin
19.45 GMT	Philip Gorman 18'	Report

July 16, 2012	Shelbourne	0 – 0	Millwall	Tolka Park, Dublin
19.45 IST		Report		Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)

August 4, 2012	Swords Celtic	0 – 1	Shelbourne	Balheary, Dublin
15.00 IST		Report	Stephen Paisley 20'

2012 Season Statistics[]

As of October 26, 2012.

Player appearances/goals[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier Div		FAI Cup		League Cup		Leinster SC
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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[]

Position	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

References[]

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[table_note_res_ELC2Q0.10672107530139-9] Derry City qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.

[table_note_res_WIT0.10672107530139-10] Monaghan United withdrew after 14 games. Their record was expunged.

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[6] "Shels complete 2012 panel". Shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne F.C. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.

[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.

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