2012 Shelbourne F.C. season

In 2012, the Irish association football team, 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 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 kicked off their 2012 season on 2 March 2012 with a home fixture against Sligo Rovers at Tolka Park.

Shelbourne

2012 season
Chairman	Joe Casey
Manager	Alan Mathews
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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2011 Season 2013 Season →

The Club

Club Information

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
Ground	Tolka Park

Commercial Partners

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

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

Shelbourne v Sligo Rovers

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)

Bohemians v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v Derry City

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)

Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v St. Patrick's Athletic

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)

Dundalk v Shelbourne

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

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

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)

Drogheda United v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v Cork City

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)

UCD v Shelbourne

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)

Sligo Rovers v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v Bohemians

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)

Derry City v Shelbourne

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

Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers

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)

St. Patrick's Athletic v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v Dundalk

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)

Bray Wanderers v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v Drogheda United

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)

Cork City v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v UCD

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)

Shelbourne v Sligo Rovers

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)

Bohemians v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v Derry City

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)

Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v St. Patrick's Athletic

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)

Dundalk v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

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

Drogheda United v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v Cork City

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)

UCD v Shelbourne

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

Shelbourne v Monaghan United

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

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

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

Last updated: October 26, 2012.
Source: League of Ireland Premier Division Fixtures
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FAI Cup

Bray Wanderers v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

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

Shelbourne v Cherry Orchard

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)

Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers

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)

Derry City v Shelbourne

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)

Shelbourne v Derry City

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

Shelbourne v Mervue United

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)

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

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

Wexford Youths v Shelbourne

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)

Crumlin United v Shelbourne

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'

Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers

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

Leixlip United v Shelbourne

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

Shelbourne v Longford Town

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

Glebe North v Shelbourne

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

Shelbourne v Mervue United

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

Shelbourne v Millwall

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

Swords Celtic v Shelbourne

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

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. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
3. "Shels complete 2012 panel". Shelbournefc.ie (Shelbourne F.C.). 9 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
4. "Shels complete 2012 panel". Shelbournefc.ie (Shelbourne F.C.). 9 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
5. "Shels complete 2012 panel". Shelbournefc.ie (Shelbourne F.C.). 9 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
6. "Shels complete 2012 panel". Shelbournefc.ie (Shelbourne F.C.). 9 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. Retrieved 26 August 2012.