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)
	← 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	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Dean Delany
2	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Gareth Matthews
3	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Lorcan Fitzgerald
4	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Andy Boyle
5	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Stephen Paisley
6	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Glenn Cronin (Vice-captain)
7	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Conan Byrne
8	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	David Cassidy (Captain)
9	FW	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Philip Hughes
10	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Kevin Dawson
11	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Brendan McGill
12	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Brian Shortall


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Paul Skinner
14	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Paddy Kavanagh
15	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Barry Clancy
16	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Stephen Hurley
17	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Sean Byrne
18	FW	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Paul Byrne
19	FW	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Philip Gorman
23	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Ian Ryan
24	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Anto Murphy
30	GK	File:Flag of Scotland.svg SCO	Chris Bennion
35	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	John Sullivan

Post-2011 season

Transfers in

As of 6 July 2012.

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

Transfers out

As of 1 August 2012.

Date	Pos.	Name	To
6 November 2011	FW	File:Flag of Ireland.svg Karl Bermingham	Longford Town
6 November 2011	FW	File:Flag of Brazil.svg David da Silva
6 November 2011	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg Colm James	Longford Town
6 November 2011	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg David McGill
6 November 2011	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg Chris Mulhall	UCD
30 July 2012	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg John Sullivan^[8]	Drogheda United
31 July 2012	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'	Report	Jason McGuinness File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' Mark Quigley File:Red card.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Philip Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'	Report	Rory Patterson File:Red card.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (pen.) Stephen Hurley File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (o.g.) Ronan Finn File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Aaron Greene File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Gary McCabe File:Red card.svg 82'	Report	Dean Delany File:Red card.svg 4'	Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

30 March 2012 5	Shelbourne	1 – 1	St. Patrick's Athletic	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Brendan Clarke File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (o.g.) Glenn Cronin File:Red card.svg 66'	Report	Chris Fagan File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Philip Gorman File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'	Report	Jason Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Jason Byrne File:Soccerball shade cross.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Ryan Brennan File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Peter Hynes File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'	Report	Philip Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' (pen.) Stephen Paisley File:Red card.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 47'	Report	Vinny Sullivan File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' David Cassidy File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Sean Byrne File:Red card.svg 13'	Attendance: 602 Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)

18 May 2012 11	Sligo Rovers	3 – 0	Shelbourne	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19.45 IST	Danny North File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Pascal Millien File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (pen.) John Sullivan File:Red card.svg 34'	Report	Peter McMahon File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Ryan McEvoy File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'	Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

21 June 2012 14	Shelbourne	2 – 3	Shamrock Rovers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Paul Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Philip Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Anto Murphy File:Red card.svg 18'	Report	Gary Twigg File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Gary McCabe File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'	Report	Barry Clancy File:Red card.svg 84'	Attendance: 1,579 Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)

6 July 2012 16	Shelbourne	4 – 0	Dundalk	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Philip Gorman File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Kevin Dawson File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Ben McLaughlin File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' John Mulroy File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Kieran 'Marty' Waters File:Red card.svg 45+1'	Report	David Cassidy File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Philip Gorman File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Paddy Kavanagh File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'	Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)

20 July 2012 18	Shelbourne	1 – 2	Drogheda United	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Conan Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Stephen Paisley File:Red card.svg 86'	Report	Cathal Brady File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Gavin Brennan File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Red card.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'	Report	David McMillan File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Paul Corry File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'	Attendance: 751 Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)

17 August 2012 21	Shelbourne	1 – 3	Sligo Rovers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Paddy Kavanagh File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'	Report	Jason McGuinness File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Gavin Peers File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Mark Quigley File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Keith Ward File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Philip Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (pen.) Kevin Dawson File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Stephen McLaughlin File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'	Attendance: 728 Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)

7 September 2012 24	Shamrock Rovers	2 – 2	Shelbourne	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20.00 IST	Ciarán Kilduff File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Ronan Finn File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'	Report	Paddy Kavanagh File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Philip Gorman File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'	Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

10 September 2012 25	Shelbourne	0 – 2	St. Patrick's Athletic	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Anto Murphy File:Red card.svg 84'	Report	Chris Fagan File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Vinny Faherty File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Red card.svg 86'	Report	Paddy Kavanagh File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (pen.) Ryan Brennan File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Gavin Brennan File:Red card.svg 57'	Report	Philip Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' Gareth Matthews File:Red card.svg 57'	Attendance: 631 Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)

13 October 2012 29	Shelbourne	3 – 2	Cork City	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	David Cassidy File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Philip Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (pen.) Conan Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'	Report	Vinny Sullivan File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Kevin Murray File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'	Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)

26 October 2012 30	UCD	1 – 1	Shelbourne	UCD Bowl, Dublin
19.45 IST	Hughie Douglas File:Soccerball shade.svg 21'	Report	David Cassidy File:Soccerball shade.svg 2'	Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)

Expunged league result

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

League of Ireland Premier Division table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for 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 for 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 for 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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: 26 October 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 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'	Report	Barry Clancy File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'	Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)

28 May 2012 Replay	Shelbourne	1 – 0	Bray Wanderers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Philip Gorman File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (pen.) File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Conan Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'	Report	Marc Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (pen.) File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'	Report	Seán Gannon File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' Ken Oman File:Red card.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'	Report	David Cassidy File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'	Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin)

10 October 2012 Replay	Shelbourne	0 – 3	Derry City	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST		Report	Stephen McLaughlin File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' David McDaid File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (o.g.)	Report	Jonathan Kelty File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Seán Houston File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' (pen.)	Report	Conan Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Philip Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' (pen.)	Report	Philip Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Paul Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' John Sullivan File:Red card.svg 82'

2 July 2012 Semi-finals	Shelbourne	2 – 4	Shamrock Rovers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Philip Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Philip Gorman File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3'	Report	Killian Brennan File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Aaron Greene File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Daryl Kavanagh File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Chris Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'	Referee: John Grimes (Dublin)

Friendlies

30 January 2012	Leixlip United	0 – 4	Shelbourne	Leixlip Amenities Centre, Leixlip
19.45 GMT			Paul Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Anto Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg

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

13 February 2012	Glebe North	0 – 4	Shelbourne	Market Green, Dublin
19.45 GMT			Philip Gorman File:Soccerball shade.svg Paul Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg David Cassidy File:Soccerball shade.svg Philip Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg

17 February 2012	Shelbourne	1 – 0	Mervue United	Whitehall, Dublin
19.45 GMT	Philip Gorman File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Dean Delany	18	0	11	0	3	0	2	0	2	0
2	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Gareth Matthews	21	0	15	0	2	0	1	0	3	0
3	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Lorcan Fitzgerald	18	0	15	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Andy Boyle	32	0	22	0	6	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Stephen Paisley	26	0	18	0	3	0	2	0	3	0
6	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Glenn Cronin	30	1	22	1	6	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Conan Byrne	29	6	23	2	3	1	0	0	3	3
8	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	David Cassidy	35	6	25	4	6	1	2	1	2	0
9	FW	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Philip Hughes	38	18	28	11	6	4	1	0	3	3
10	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Kevin Dawson	34	2	24	2	6	0	2	0	2	0
11	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Brendan McGill	14	0	10	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
12	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Brian Shortall	28	0	22	0	4	0	1	0	1	0
13	GK	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Paul Skinner	7	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Paddy Kavanagh	37	6	28	6	6	0	1	0	2	0
15	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Barry Clancy	23	1	16	0	3	1	2	0	2	0
16	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Stephen Hurley	24	0	19	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
17	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Sean Byrne	18	0	13	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
18	FW	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Paul Byrne	16	2	11	1	3	0	1	0	1	1
19	FW	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Philip Gorman	33	8	23	6	6	1	2	0	2	1
23	DF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Ian Ryan	25	0	17	0	5	0	1	0	2	0
24	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL	Anto Murphy	23	0	17	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
30	GK	File:Flag of Scotland.svg SCO	Chris Bennion	17	0	14	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	File:Flag of Ireland.svg 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	File:Flag of Ireland.svg	Philip Hughes	18	11	4	0	3
2	File:Flag of Ireland.svg	Philip Gorman	8	6	1	0	1
3	File:Flag of Ireland.svg	Conan Byrne	6	2	1	0	3
	File:Flag of Ireland.svg	David Cassidy	6	4	1	1	0
	File:Flag of Ireland.svg	Paddy Kavanagh	6	6	0	0	0
6	File:Flag of Ireland.svg	Paul Byrne	2	1	0	0	1
	File:Flag of Ireland.svg	Kevin Dawson	2	2	0	0	0
8	File:Flag of Ireland.svg	Barry Clancy	1	0	1	0	0
	File:Flag of Ireland.svg	Glenn Cronin	1	1	0	0	0
		Own Goals	3	2	0	1	0
		TOTALS	53	35	8	2	8

References

↑ "Glenn Cronin joins Shelbourne". Shelbournefc.com. Shelbourne F.C. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
↑ "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.
↑ "Shels complete 2012 panel". Shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne F.C. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
↑ "Shels complete 2012 panel". Shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne F.C. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
↑ "Shels complete 2012 panel". Shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne F.C. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
↑ "Shels complete 2012 panel". Shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne F.C. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
↑ "Shelbourne sign Chris Bennion". Shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne F.C. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
↑ "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.
↑ "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
↑ "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.18653878671422-9] Derry City qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.

[table_note_res_WIT0.18653878671422-10] Monaghan United withdrew after 14 games. Their record was expunged.

[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.

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

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

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

[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.

[11] "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[12] "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

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