2012 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season
The 2012 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season is the club's 91st season competing in the League of Ireland and their 6th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football.
2012 season | ||||
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Chairman | Jonathan Roche | |||
Manager | Stephen Kenny to 11 September Stephen Glass Interim, Brian Laws | |||
Stadium | Tallaght Stadium | |||
Premier Division | 4th | |||
FAI Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
League of Ireland Cup | Final | |||
Setanta Sports Cup | Semi-finals | |||
UEFA Champions League | Second Qualifying Round | |||
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Shamrock Rovers began with a 2–1 win over Drogheda United in the Premier Division at Hunky Dorys Park on 2 March 2012.
Squad
As of 1 February 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
4 February | Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Mervue United | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
Gary O'Neill |
(Report) | Attendance: 300 Referee: Neil Doyle |
14 February | Glentoran | 2–1 | Shamrock Rovers | The Oval, Belfast |
Darren Boyce Richard Gibson |
(Report) | Gary Twigg |
18 February | Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | Wexford Youths | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
Gary Twigg Billy Dennehy |
(Report) |
21 February | Shamrock Rovers | 4–0 | Longford Town | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
Gary Twigg Aaron Greene Paul Hunt |
(Report) | Attendance: 700 Referee: Declan Heney |
24 February | Shamrock Rovers | 8–1 | Waterford United | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
Ken Oman Daryl Kavanagh Billy Dennehy Ronan Finn Gary O'Neill Gary McCabe |
(Report) | David Breen |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tom Connolly |
17 June | Shamrock Rovers | 1–2 | Malmö FF | Tallaght Stadium |
Gary Twigg |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Neil Doyle |
Premier Division
Results
2 March 2012 Round 1 | Drogheda United | 1–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda |
19:05 | D. Marshall |
Report | G. Twigg |
Attendance: 1,553 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
9 March 2012 Round 2 | Shamrock Rovers | v | Monaghan United |
16 March 2012 Round 3 | Cork City | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Turners Cross, Cork |
19:05 | G. Kavanagh |
Report | C. Powell G. Twigg |
Attendance: 4,324 Referee: Neil Doyle |
23 March 2012 Round 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 4–0 | Shelbourne | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
20:10 | G. Twigg S. Hurley R. Finn A. Greene G. McCabe |
Report | D. Delany |
Attendance: 5,000 (estimated) Referee: Tom Connolly |
30 March 2012 Round 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | Bohemians | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
19:05 | G. Twigg B. Dennehy |
Report | Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Richie Winter |
6 April 2012 Round 6 | St Patrick's Athletic | 5–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Richmond Park, Inchicore |
19:05 | C. Forrester J. Russell C. Fagan |
Report | K. Oman |
Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
13 April 2012 Round 7 | Shamrock Rovers | 6–0 | Dundalk | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
20:00 | C. Turner G. Twigg B. Dennehy D. Kavanagh |
Report | Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Graham Kelly |
20 April 2012 Round 8 | Bray Wanderers | 2–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Carlisle Grounds, Bray |
19:45 | K. Waters |
Report | R. Finn G. Twigg |
Attendance: 1,750 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin |
27 April 2012 Round 9 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Derry City | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
20:00 | G. Twigg |
Report | P. McEleney D. McDaid |
Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
4 May 2012 Round 10 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–2 | UCD | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
20:00 | B. Dennehy D. Kavanagh |
Report | G. Rusk P. O'Conor |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dave McKeon |
12 May 2012 Round 11 | Sligo Rovers | 3–0 | Shamrock Rovers | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
13:45 | D. North D. Cawley |
Report | C. Turner G. Gartland |
Attendance: 2,823 Referee: Tom Connolly |
18 May 2012 Round 12 | Shamrock Rovers | 3–1 | Drogheda United | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
19:05 | G. McCabe G. Twigg |
Report | D. O'Brien |
Attendance: 2,400 (estimated) Referee: Alan Kelly |
21 May 2012 Round 13 | Monaghan United | v | Shamrock Rovers |
1 June 2012 Round 14 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Cork City | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
20:00 | G. Twigg |
Report | J. Dunleavy |
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Rob Rogers |
21 June 2012 Round 15 | Shelbourne | 2–3 | Shamrock Rovers | Tolka Park, Drumcondra |
20:00 | P. Byrne A. Murphy P. Hughes |
Report | G. Twigg G. McCabe |
Attendance: 1,889 Referee: Tom Connolly |
29 June 2012 Round 16 | Bohemians | 4–0 | Shamrock Rovers | Dalymount Park, Phibsborough |
19:45 | P. McMahon K. Moore |
Report | S. O'Donnell |
Attendance: 2,825 Referee: Rob Rogers |
8 July 2012 Round 17 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
15:00 | C. Sives |
Report | P. Flynn |
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite |
13 July 2012 Round 18 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Oriel Park, Dundalk |
19:45 | G. Shanahan |
Report | D. Kavanagh |
Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Tom Connolly |
20 July 2012 Round 19 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–0 | Bray Wanderers | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
19:05 | Report | Attendance: 2,100 (estimated) Referee: Alan Kelly |
27 July 2012 Round 20 | Derry City | 0–1 | Shamrock Rovers | The Brandywell, Derry |
19:45 | Report | R. Finn |
Attendance: 1,100 (estimated) Referee: Derek Tomney |
3 August 2012 Round 21 | UCD | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers | UCD Bowl, Dublin |
19:45 | Report | G. Twigg G. McCabe |
Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Neil Doyle |
10 August 2012 Round 22 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Sligo Rovers | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
20:00 | R. Finn |
Report | M. Quigley |
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
17 August 2012 Round 23 | Drogheda United | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda |
20:00 | D. Prendergast |
Report | C. Kilduff R. Finn |
Attendance: 1,263 Referee: Damien Hancock |
20 August 2012 Round 24 | Shamrock Rovers | v | Monaghan United |
31 August 2012 Round 25 | Cork City | 1–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Turners Cross, Cork |
19:45 | I. Turner |
Report | R. Finn G. McCabe |
Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Paul Tuite |
7 September 2012 Round 26 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–2 | Shelbourne | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
20:00 | C. Kilduff R. Finn |
Report | P. Kavanagh P. Gorman |
Attendance: 3,000 (estimated) Referee: Derek Tomney |
10 September 2012 Round 27 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–1 | Bohemians | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
20:00 | Report | K. Devaney |
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin |
25 September 2012 Round 28 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Richmond Park, Inchicore |
19:45 | S. O'Connor J. Carroll |
Report | Gary McCabe |
Attendance: 2,000 (estimated) Referee: Neil Doyle |
28 September 2012 Round 29 | Shamrock Rovers | 7–0 | Dundalk | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
R. Finn K. Oman C. Kilduff G. McCabe G. Twigg |
Report | Attendance: 1,200 (estimated) Referee: Damien Hancock |
5 October 2012 Round 30 | Bray Wanderers | 1–3 | Shamrock Rovers | Carlisle Grounds, Bray |
19:45 | Waters |
Report | Brennan Oman McCabe |
Attendance: 1,500 (estimated) Referee: Padraigh Sutton |
13 October 2012 Round 31 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–3 | Derry City | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
19:00 | Stewart |
Report | McLaughlin Patterson McNamee |
Attendance: 1,800 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLoughlin |
19 October 2012 Round 32 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | UCD | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
G. Twigg |
Report | D. McMillan |
Attendance: 2,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite |
26 October 2012 Round 33 | Sligo Rovers | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Showgrounds, Sligo |
Report | G. Twigg |
Attendance: 6,097 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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[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 to Relegation play-off |
12 | Monaghan United (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from league[lower-alpha 2] |
- 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.
Cups
FAI Cup
25 May 2012 Second Round | Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Limerick | Tallaght Stadium |
S. O'Donnell |
Report | P. Quinn |
Attendance: 1,300 (estimated) Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
24 August 2012 Third Round | Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | Cork City | Tallaght Stadium |
T. Stewart |
Report | Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Padraigh Sutton |
14 September 2012 Quarter-finals | Shelbourne | 2–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Tolka Park, Drumcondra |
20:00 IST | P. Hughes |
Report | K. Oman S. Gannon |
Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Alan Kelly |
League of Ireland Cup
24 August 2012 Second Round | SD Galway | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Eamon Deacy Park |
W. Enubele |
Report | G. McCabe |
Referee: Phil Caschera |
26 June 2012 Quarter-finals | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Shamrock Rovers | Richmond Park |
19:45 | S. O'Connor |
Report | K. Brennan |
Attendance: 1,091 Referee: Damien Hancock |
Penalties | ||||
S. O'Connor J. Russell J. Chambers I. Daly |
6 August 2012 Semi-finals | Shamrock Rovers | 4–1 | Limerick | Tallaght Stadium |
S. Gannon C. Kilduff B. Dennehy |
Report | J. Judge |
Attendance: 1,200 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite |
22 September 2012 Final | Drogheda United | 3–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
D. O'Brien K. Gilbert E. Foley |
Report | K. Brennan |
Attendance: 3,120 Referee: Tom Connolly |
Setanta Cup
5 March 2012 Quarter-finals | Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | Cliftonville | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
B. Dennehy C. Hawkins |
Report | Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Neil Doyle |
20 March 2012 Quarter-finals | Cliftonville | 2–0 (1–3 p) | Shamrock Rovers | Solitude, Belfast |
B. Johnston J. Gormley |
Report | Attendance: 596 Referee: Mervyn Smyth | ||
Penalties | ||||
C. Caldwell J. Gormley M. Donnelly D. O'Carroll |
B. Dennehy C. Turner G. Gartland |
Shamrock Rovers won 3–1 on penalties after the tie ended 2–2 on aggregate
16 April 2012 Semi-finals | Shamrock Rovers | 0–3 | Derry City | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
R. Pieterse |
Report | K. Deery P. McEleney R. McBride |
Attendance: 1,000 (estimated) Referee: Alan Kelly |
23 April 2012 Semi-finals | Derry City | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers | The Brandywell, Derry |
Report | G. Twigg |
Attendance: 1,600 (estimated) Referee: Ray Crangle |
Shamrock Rovers lost 3–2 on aggregate
UEFA Champions League
17 July 2012 2nd Qualifying round | Shamrock Rovers | 0–0 | FK Ekranas | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght |
Report | Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
24 July 2012 2nd Qualifying round | FK Ekranas | 2–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys |
M. Anđelković Z. Kymantas |
Report | G. McCabe |
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Shamrock Rovers lost 2–1 on aggregate
Squad statistics
Appearances/Goals
No. | Pos. | Name | League | Cup | Setanta Cup | EA Sports Cup | Champions League | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
As of 02 March 2012
Starting XI
This shows the most used players in each position, based on Shamrock Rover's typical starting formation for the season.
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Last updated: 2 March 2012
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used Starting Formation.
League of Ireland Premier Division games only.
References
- "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.