2012 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season

Shamrock Rovers F.C.

2012 season
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
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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.

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.

No. Position Player 1 GK Oscar Jansson 2 DF Kerrea Gilbert 3 DF Conor Powell 4 DF Craig Sives 5 DF Ken Oman 6 MF Stephen Rice 7 MF Gary McCabe 8 MF Stephen O'Donnell 9 FW Gary Twigg 10 FW Gary O'Neill 11 FW Ciarán Kilduff 14 FW Aaron Greene 15 MF Killian Brennan 16 FW Daryl Kavanagh

No. Position Player 17 DF Graham Gartland 18 MF Chris Turner 19 DF Sean Gannon 20 MF Billy Dennehy 21 MF Ronan Finn 22 MF Conor McCormack 23 DF Colin Hawkins 24 FW Thomas Stewart 25 GK Conor Winn 26 DF Jack Memery 27 DF Pat Sullivan 28 DF Shane O'Connor 30 GK Reyaad Pieterse

Pre-season and friendlies

Shamrock Rovers v Mervue United

4 February	Shamrock Rovers	1–0	Mervue United	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
	Gary O'Neill  36'	(Report)		Attendance: 300 Referee: Neil Doyle

Glentoran v Shamrock Rovers

14 February	Glentoran	2–1	Shamrock Rovers	The Oval, Belfast
	Darren Boyce  36' (pen) Richard Gibson  54'	(Report)	Gary Twigg  38'

Shamrock Rovers v Wexford Youths

Shamrock Rovers v Longford Town

21 February	Shamrock Rovers	4–0	Longford Town	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
	Gary Twigg  24' Aaron Greene  51',  58' Paul Hunt  60' (owngoal)	(Report)		Attendance: 700 Referee: Declan Heney

Shamrock Rovers v Waterford United

24 February	Shamrock Rovers	8–1	Waterford United	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
	Ken Oman  14' Daryl Kavanagh  26' Billy Dennehy  33' Ronan Finn  45' Gary O'Neill  56',  58',  85' (pen) Gary McCabe  60'	(Report)	David Breen  35'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tom Connolly

Shamrock Rovers v Malmö FF

17 June	Shamrock Rovers	1–2	Malmö FF	Tallaght Stadium
	Gary Twigg  5'			Attendance: 300 Referee: Neil Doyle

Premier Division

Results

Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers

2 March 2012 Round 1	Drogheda United	1–2	Shamrock Rovers	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:05	D. Marshall  34'	Report	G. Twigg  44', 52'	Attendance: 1,553 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

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Shamrock Rovers v Monaghan United

9 March 2012 Round 2

Shamrock Rovers

v

Monaghan United

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Cork City v Shamrock Rovers

16 March 2012 Round 3	Cork City	1–1	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross, Cork
19:05	G. Kavanagh  62'	Report	C. Powell  78' G. Twigg  90+4'	Attendance: 4,324 Referee: Neil Doyle

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Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne

23 March 2012 Round 4	Shamrock Rovers	4–0	Shelbourne	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
20:10	G. Twigg  7' (pen.) S. Hurley  32' (o.g.) R. Finn  45' A. Greene  73' G. McCabe  82'  {{{3}}}'	Report	D. Delany  4'	Attendance: 5,000 (estimated) Referee: Tom Connolly

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Shamrock Rovers v Bohemians

30 March 2012 Round 5	Shamrock Rovers	2–0	Bohemians	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
19:05	G. Twigg  79' B. Dennehy  90+3'	Report		Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Richie Winter

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St Patrick's Athletic v Shamrock Rovers

6 April 2012 Round 6	St Patrick's Athletic	5–1	Shamrock Rovers	Richmond Park, Inchicore
19:05	C. Forrester  4', 40' J. Russell  26' C. Fagan  70', 86'	Report	K. Oman  45+1'	Referee: Anthony Buttimer

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Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk

13 April 2012 Round 7	Shamrock Rovers	6–0	Dundalk	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
20:00	C. Turner  31' G. Twigg  33', 81', 87' B. Dennehy  46' D. Kavanagh  90+1'	Report		Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Graham Kelly

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Bray Wanderers v Shamrock Rovers

20 April 2012 Round 8	Bray Wanderers	2–2	Shamrock Rovers	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45	K. Waters  16', 37'	Report	R. Finn  67' G. Twigg  82'	Attendance: 1,750 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin

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Shamrock Rovers v Derry City

27 April 2012 Round 9	Shamrock Rovers	1–1	Derry City	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
20:00	G. Twigg  47'	Report	P. McEleney  70'  {{{3}}}' D. McDaid  77'	Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

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Shamrock Rovers v UCD

4 May 2012 Round 10	Shamrock Rovers	2–2	UCD	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
20:00	B. Dennehy  5' D. Kavanagh  39'	Report	G. Rusk  59' (pen.) P. O'Conor  90+1'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dave McKeon

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Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers

12 May 2012 Round 11	Sligo Rovers	3–0	Shamrock Rovers	The Showgrounds, Sligo
13:45	D. North  30', 77' D. Cawley  37'	Report	C. Turner  50' G. Gartland  85'  {{{3}}}'	Attendance: 2,823 Referee: Tom Connolly

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Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United

18 May 2012 Round 12	Shamrock Rovers	3–1	Drogheda United	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
19:05	G. McCabe  31' G. Twigg  55', 82'	Report	D. O'Brien  89'	Attendance: 2,400 (estimated) Referee: Alan Kelly

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Monaghan United v Shamrock Rovers

21 May 2012 Round 13

Monaghan United

v

Shamrock Rovers

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Shamrock Rovers v Cork City

1 June 2012 Round 14	Shamrock Rovers	1–1	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
20:00	G. Twigg  85'	Report	J. Dunleavy  88'	Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Rob Rogers

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Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers

21 June 2012 Round 15	Shelbourne	2–3	Shamrock Rovers	Tolka Park, Drumcondra
20:00	P. Byrne  7' A. Murphy  18' P. Hughes  64'	Report	G. Twigg  13', 79' G. McCabe  68'	Attendance: 1,889 Referee: Tom Connolly

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Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers

29 June 2012 Round 16	Bohemians	4–0	Shamrock Rovers	Dalymount Park, Phibsborough
19:45	P. McMahon  11', 52' K. Moore  84', 87'	Report	S. O'Donnell  57'	Attendance: 2,825 Referee: Rob Rogers

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Shamrock Rovers v St Patrick's Athletic

8 July 2012 Round 17	Shamrock Rovers	1–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
15:00	C. Sives  71'	Report	P. Flynn  90'	Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite

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Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers

13 July 2012 Round 18	Dundalk	1–1	Shamrock Rovers	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45	G. Shanahan  18'	Report	D. Kavanagh  61'	Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Tom Connolly

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Shamrock Rovers v Bray Wanderers

20 July 2012 Round 19	Shamrock Rovers	0–0	Bray Wanderers	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
19:05		Report		Attendance: 2,100 (estimated) Referee: Alan Kelly

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Derry City v Shamrock Rovers

27 July 2012 Round 20	Derry City	0–1	Shamrock Rovers	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45		Report	R. Finn  54'	Attendance: 1,100 (estimated) Referee: Derek Tomney

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UCD v Shamrock Rovers

3 August 2012 Round 21	UCD	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:45		Report	G. Twigg  5' G. McCabe  68'	Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Neil Doyle

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Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers

10 August 2012 Round 22	Shamrock Rovers	1–1	Sligo Rovers	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
20:00	R. Finn  50'	Report	M. Quigley  32'	Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Anthony Buttimer

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Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers

17 August 2012 Round 23	Drogheda United	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
20:00	D. Prendergast  89'  {{{3}}}'	Report	C. Kilduff  16' R. Finn  33'	Attendance: 1,263 Referee: Damien Hancock

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Shamrock Rovers v Monaghan United

20 August 2012 Round 24

Shamrock Rovers

v

Monaghan United

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Cork City v Shamrock Rovers

31 August 2012 Round 25	Cork City	1–2	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross, Cork
19:45	I. Turner  3'	Report	R. Finn  42' G. McCabe  61'	Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Paul Tuite

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Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne

7 September 2012 Round 26	Shamrock Rovers	2–2	Shelbourne	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
20:00	C. Kilduff  27' R. Finn  82'	Report	P. Kavanagh  52' P. Gorman  77'	Attendance: 3,000 (estimated) Referee: Derek Tomney

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Shamrock Rovers v Bohemians

10 September 2012 Round 27	Shamrock Rovers	0–1	Bohemians	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
20:00		Report	K. Devaney  45'	Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin

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St Patrick's Athletic v Shamrock Rovers

25 September 2012 Round 28	St Patrick's Athletic	2–1	Shamrock Rovers	Richmond Park, Inchicore
19:45	S. O'Connor  7' J. Carroll  9'	Report	Gary McCabe  78'	Attendance: 2,000 (estimated) Referee: Neil Doyle

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Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk

28 September 2012 Round 29	Shamrock Rovers	7–0	Dundalk	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
	R. Finn  27' K. Oman  29' C. Kilduff  45+2' G. McCabe  57' (pen.), 66' (pen.) G. Twigg  70', 72'	Report		Attendance: 1,200 (estimated) Referee: Damien Hancock

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Bray Wanderers v Shamrock Rovers

5 October 2012 Round 30	Bray Wanderers	1–3	Shamrock Rovers	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45	Waters  56'	Report	Brennan  17' Oman  32' McCabe  80' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,500 (estimated) Referee: Padraigh Sutton

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Shamrock Rovers v Derry City

13 October 2012 Round 31	Shamrock Rovers	1–3	Derry City	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:00	Stewart  90+1'	Report	McLaughlin  7' Patterson  30' (pen.) McNamee  47'	Attendance: 1,800 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLoughlin

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Shamrock Rovers v UCD

19 October 2012 Round 32	Shamrock Rovers	2–1	UCD	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
	G. Twigg  18', 20'	Report	D. McMillan  22'	Attendance: 2,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite

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Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers

26 October 2012 Round 33	Sligo Rovers	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	Showgrounds, Sligo
		Report	G. Twigg  10', 57'	Attendance: 6,097 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Cups

FAI Cup

Shamrock Rovers v Limerick

25 May 2012 Second Round	Shamrock Rovers	1–0	Limerick	Tallaght Stadium
	S. O'Donnell  67'	Report	P. Quinn  76'	Attendance: 1,300 (estimated) Referee: Anthony Buttimer

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Shamrock Rovers v Cork City

24 August 2012 Third Round	Shamrock Rovers	2–0	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium
	T. Stewart  70', 77'	Report		Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

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Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers

14 September 2012 Quarter-finals	Shelbourne	2–1	Shamrock Rovers	Tolka Park, Drumcondra
20:00 IST	P. Hughes  30', 71'	Report	K. Oman  42' S. Gannon  90+2'	Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Alan Kelly

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League of Ireland Cup

SD Galway v Shamrock Rovers

24 August 2012 Second Round	SD Galway	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	Eamon Deacy Park
	W. Enubele  81'  {{{3}}}'	Report	G. McCabe  7' (pen.), 44' (pen.)	Referee: Phil Caschera

St Patrick's Athletic v Shamrock Rovers

26 June 2012 Quarter-finals	St Patrick's Athletic	1–1 (2–4 p)	Shamrock Rovers	Richmond Park
19:45	S. O'Connor  27'	Report	K. Brennan  7'	Attendance: 1,091 Referee: Damien Hancock
	Penalties
	S. O'Connor J. Russell J. Chambers I. Daly		G. McCabe S. O'Donnell G. Twigg A. Greene C. McCormack

Shamrock Rovers v Limerick

6 August 2012 Semi-finals	Shamrock Rovers	4–1	Limerick	Tallaght Stadium
	S. Gannon  23' C. Kilduff  66', 78' B. Dennehy  90+2'	Report	J. Judge  87'	Attendance: 1,200 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite

Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers

22 September 2012 Final	Drogheda United	3–1	Shamrock Rovers	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
	D. O'Brien  33' K. Gilbert  43' (o.g.) E. Foley  61'	Report	K. Brennan  59'	Attendance: 3,120 Referee: Tom Connolly

Setanta Cup

Shamrock Rovers v Cliftonville

5 March 2012 Quarter-finals	Shamrock Rovers	2–0	Cliftonville	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
	B. Dennehy  11' C. Hawkins  71'	Report		Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Neil Doyle

Cliftonville v Shamrock Rovers

20 March 2012 Quarter-finals	Cliftonville	2–0 (1–3 p)	Shamrock Rovers	Solitude, Belfast
	B. Johnston  45' J. Gormley  87'	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

Shamrock Rovers v Derry City

16 April 2012 Semi-finals	Shamrock Rovers	0–3	Derry City	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
	R. Pieterse  12'	Report	K. Deery  15' P. McEleney  51' R. McBride  85'	Attendance: 1,000 (estimated) Referee: Alan Kelly

Derry City v Shamrock Rovers

23 April 2012 Semi-finals	Derry City	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	The Brandywell, Derry
		Report	G. Twigg  52', 86'	Attendance: 1,600 (estimated) Referee: Ray Crangle

Shamrock Rovers lost 3–2 on aggregate

UEFA Champions League

Shamrock Rovers v FK Ekranas

17 July 2012 2nd Qualifying round	Shamrock Rovers	0–0	FK Ekranas	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
		Report		Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

FK Ekranas v Shamrock Rovers

24 July 2012 2nd Qualifying round	FK Ekranas	2–1	Shamrock Rovers	Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys
	M. Anđelković  45+1' Z. Kymantas  63'	Report	G. McCabe  90+2' (pen.)	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
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Oscar Jansson	0	0	0	0	0(0)	0	0(0)	0	0(0)	0	0	0
2	DF	Kerrea Gilbert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Conor Powell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Craig Sives	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Ken Oman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Stephen Rice	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Gary McCabe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Stephen O'Donnell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Gary Twigg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	Gary O'Neill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	Ciarán Kilduff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	Aaron Greene	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	Killian Brennan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	FW	Daryl Kavanagh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Graham Gartland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Chris Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	Sean Gannon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Billy Dennehy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Ronan Finn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Conor McCormack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Colin Hawkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	Conor Winn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	Jack Memery	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.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MS	Notes
1	GK		Jansson	3
2	RB		Gilbert	3
4	CB		Sives	3
5	CB		Oman	3
3	LB		Powell	3
15	LM		Brennan	3
6	CM		Rice	3
21	CM		Finn	3
20	RM		Dennehy	3
10	FW		O'Neill	3
9	FW		Twigg	3

Jansson Gilbert Sives Oman Powell Rice Finn O'Neill Dennehy Brennan Twigg

Last updated: 2 March 2012
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used Starting Formation.
League of Ireland Premier Division games only.

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