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 (14 September 2012)
Lowest home attendance	180 vs Mervue United (26 March 2012)
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ChairmanJoe Casey

ManagerAlan Mathews

StadiumTolka Park

Premier Division8th

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.

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

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

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)

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

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 Shelbourne F.C. season

Staff

First team coaching and medical staff

First team squad 2012

Post-2011 season

Transfers in

Transfers out

2012 fixtures and results

League of Ireland Premier Division

Expunged league result

League of Ireland Premier Division table

League results summary

League form/results by round

FAI Cup

League of Ireland Cup

Leinster Senior Cup

Friendlies

2012 season statistics

Player appearances/goals

Top goalscorers

See also

References

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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)