2012 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk F.C.

2012 season
League of Ireland Premier Division	11th
FAI Cup	Semi-finals
League of Ireland Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: N/A All: N/A
Highest home attendance	N/A
Lowest home attendance	N/A
Average home league attendance	N/A
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The 2012 season was Dundalk's 4th successive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division. The club finished in 11th position, requiring them to play a promotion/relegation play-off against Waterford United of the First Division; a tie which they won on aggregate, thus retaining their place in the Premier Division for the 2013 season. During the season, the club also competed in the FAI Cup, League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup.

2012 Fixtures and results

League of Ireland Premier Division

Main article: 2012 League of Ireland

Monaghan United v Dundalk

2 March 2012 Round 1	Monaghan United	Expunged Note 1	Dundalk

Dundalk v St Patrick's Athletic

9 March 2012 Round 2	Dundalk	0–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Oriel Park, Dundalk
		Report	S. O'Flynn  9' J. Russell  53'	Attendance: 1,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Drogheda United v Dundalk

16 March 2012 Round 3	Drogheda United	0–0	Dundalk	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
	Paul Crowley  69' Eric Foley  77'	[1]		Attendance: 1,287 Referee: Rob Rogers

Dundalk v UCD

23 March 2012 Round 4	Dundalk	2–1	UCD	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	C. Shields  51' S. O'Neill  55'	Report	G. Rusk  67' (pen.)	Attendance: 925 Referee: Derek Tomney

Sligo Rovers v Dundalk

31 March 2012 Round 5	Sligo Rovers	3–0	Dundalk	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	D. North  48', 90' G. Peers  54'	Report		Attendance: 2.586 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Dundalk v Shelbourne

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

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

Derry City v Dundalk

20 April 2012 Round 8	Derry City	1–2	Dundalk	The Brandywell, Derry
	R. Higgins  84'	Report	M. Rafter  14' S. O'Neill  52' C. Shields  90'	Attendance: 1,500 (estimated) Referee: Damien Hancock

Dundalk v Bohemians

27 April 2012 Round 9	Dundalk	0–2	Bohemians	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST (UTC+1)		Report	R. McEvoy  26' P. McMahon  70'	Attendance: 903 Referee: Richie Winter

Cork City v Dundalk

4 May 2012 Round 10	Cork City	3–2	Dundalk	Turners Cross, Cork
	D. O'Neill  3', 14' V. Sullivan  50'	Report	M. Rafter  8' G. Shanahan  12'	Attendance: 2,815 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Dundalk v Bray Wanderers

11 May 2012 Round 11	Dundalk	0–2	Bray Wanderers	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST		(Report)	J. Byrne  40' (pen.), 73' (pen.)	Attendance: 700 Referee: Paul Tuite

Dundalk v Monaghan United

18 May 2012 Round 12	Dundalk	Expunged Note 1	Monaghan United

St Patrick's Athletic v Dundalk

21 May 2012 Round 13	St Patrick's Athletic	1–2	Dundalk	Richmond Park, Inchicore
	C. Forrester  43'	Report	M. Rafter  45' M. Griffin  78', 90+2'	Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Graham Kelly

Dundalk v Drogheda United

1 June 2012 Round 14	Dundalk	1–2	Drogheda United	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	G. Shanahan  63'	Report	S. Brennan  43' P. Crowley  66' E. Foley  90'	Attendance: 700 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite

UCD v Dundalk

22 June 2012 Round 15	UCD	1–1	Dundalk	UCD Bowl
	R. Benson  49'	Report	N. Murphy  35'	Attendance: 158 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Dundalk v Sligo Rovers

29 June 2012 Round 16	Dundalk	1–2	Sligo Rovers	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IWT	M. Rafter  36'	Report	D. North  43', 49'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Dave McKeon

Shelbourne v Dundalk

6 July 2012 Round 17	Shelbourne	4–0	Dundalk	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	P. Gorman  30', 52 ' K. Dawson  64' B. McLaughlin  71' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 801 Referee: Alan Kelly

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

Dundalk v Derry City

20 July 2012 Round 19	Dundalk	1–1	Derry City	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	C. Shields  85'	Report	D. McDaid  73'	Attendance: 1,139 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Bohemians v Dundalk

27 July 2012 Round 20	Bohemians	2–1	Dundalk	Dalymount Park, Phibsboro
19:45	E. McMillan  35', 45'	Report	M. Rafter  70'	Attendance: 1,158 Referee: Graham Kelly

Dundalk v Cork City

3 August 2012 Round 21	Dundalk	1–1	Cork City	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	G. Shanahan  60'	Report	I. Turner  21'	Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Damien Hancock

Bray Wanderers v Dundalk

10 August Round 22	Bray Wanderers	1–1	Dundalk	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	David Webster  90+4'	(Report)	Gary Shanahan  54'	Referee: Derek Tomney

Monaghan United v Dundalk

17 August 2012 Round 23	Monaghan United	Cancelled Note 1	Dundalk

Dundalk v St Patrick's Athletic

20 August 2012 Round 24	Dundalk	0–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Oriel Park, Dundalk
		Report	J. Kelly  90+1'	Attendance: 1,000 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite

Drogheda United v Dundalk

31 August 2012 Round 25	Drogheda United	3–2	Dundalk	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
	P. Hynes  31', 87' J. Sullivan  90+1'	Report	M. Griffin  5', 25'	Attendance: 933 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Dundalk v UCD

7 September 2012 Round 26	Dundalk	1–2	UCD	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	M. Rafter  56'	Report	D. McMillan  30', 80' (pen.)	Attendance: 800 (estimated) Referee: Damien Hancock

Sligo Rovers v Dundalk

10 September 2012 Round 27	Sligo Rovers	3–0	Dundalk	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	M. Quigley  10' G. Peers  49' L. Buchanan  86'	Report		Attendance: 3,265 Referee: Tom Connolly

Dundalk v Shelbourne

21 September 2012 Round 28	Dundalk	0–1	Shelbourne	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST	Marc Griffin  87'	Report	Paddy Kavanagh  41'	Referee: Graham Kelly

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

Derry City v Dundalk

5 October 2012 Round 30	Derry City	4–0	Dundalk	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45	D. McDaid  31' P. McEleney  48' R. Curran  82' D. McCaffrey  89'	Report		Referee: Rob Rogers

Dundalk v Bohemians

13 October 2012 Round 31	Dundalk	2–2	Bohemians	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	S. Maher  26' B. McKenna  84'	Report	E. McMillan  47' D. Corcoran  75'	Attendance: 250 (estimated) Referee: Dave McKeon

Cork City v Dundalk

19 October 2012 Round 32	Cork City	3–0	Dundalk	Turners Cross, Cork
	G. Morrissey  23' V. Sullivan  28' S. Duggan  49'	Report		Attendance: 2,782 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Dundalk v Bray Wanderers

26 October 2012 Round 33	Dundalk	2–1	Bray Wanderers	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST	M. Rafter  51' B. Conlon  51'	(Report)	K. Waters  70'	Attendance: 260 Referee: Derek Tomney

Promotion/Relegation Play-off

Dundalk v Waterford United

30 October 2012 1st leg	Dundalk	2–2	Waterford United	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	L. Shannon  22' S. Maher  33' S. McDonnell  75'	Report	P. Phelan  49' B. Ryan  60'	Attendance: 1,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Waterford United v Dundalk

2 November 2012 2nd leg	Waterford United	0–2	Dundalk	Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford
		Report	M. Rafter  45', 69'	Attendance: 2,728 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Dundalk won the play-off 4–2 on aggregate and remained in the Premier Division

Note 1 - Monaghan United withdrew from the league on 18 June 2012. All results against them were expunged.

FAI Cup

Main article: 2012 FAI Cup

Dundalk v St. Patrick's CYFC

25 May 2012 2nd Round	Dundalk	1–0	St. Patrick's CYFC	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	J. Mountney  49'	Report	S. Dunne  88'	Attendance: 300 (estimated) Referee: Tom Connolly

Malahide United v Dundalk

24 August 2012 3rd Round	Malahide United	0–4	Dundalk	Gannon Park
		Report	G. Shanahan  9' M. Griffin  45+1' L. Shannon  75' B. McKenna  90'	Attendance: 450 Referee: James McKell

Bohemians v Dundalk

14 September 2012 Quarter-finals	Bohemians	v	Dundalk	Dalymount Park, Phibsborough
		Report	M. Griffin  75'	Attendance: 1,108 Referee: Derek Tomney

Dundalk v St Patrick's Athletic

7 October 2012 Semi-finals	Dundalk	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Oriel Park, Dundalk
		Report	K. Browne  20' G. Bolger  52' S. O'Connor  85'	Attendance: 2,035 Referee: Alan Kelly

League of Ireland Cup

Main article: 2012 League of Ireland Cup

Longford Town v Dundalk

10 April 2012 2nd Round	Longford Town	1–2	Dundalk	Flancare Park, Longford
	S. Skelly  3'	Report	G. Shanahan  22', 53'	Attendance: 300 (estimated) Referee: Richie Winter

Drogheda United v Dundalk

25 June 2012 Quarter-finals	Drogheda United	1–1 (3–2 p)	Dundalk	Hunky Dorys Park
	E. Foley  33'	Report	M. Griffin  58'	Referee: Derek Tomney
		Penalties
	E. Foley R. Brennan P. Hynes D. Marshall G. Brennan		J. Mountney S. O'Neill C. Shields P. Walsh M. Griffin

Leinster Senior Cup

Crumlin United v Dundalk

19 March 2012	Crumlin United	1–0	Dundalk	Captain's Road
	D. Griffin  11'	Report

Friendlies

Banbridge Town v Dundalk

11 February 2012	Banbridge Town	0–3	Dundalk	Crystal Park, Banbridge
		Report	M. Rafter  61' G. Shanahan  63', 71'	Attendance: 100 (estimated)

Ballinamallard United v Dundalk

14 February 2012	Ballinamallard United	0–2	Dundalk	Ferney Park, Ballinamallard
		Report	N. Murphy  17' B. McKenna  77'

Drogheda United v Dundalk

16 February 2012	Drogheda United	1–0	Dundalk	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
	P. Crowley  74'	Report		Referee: Derek Tomney

Dundalk v Finn Harps

19 February 2012	Dundalk	1–0	Finn Harps	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	P. Thomas  65'	Report		Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Newry City v Dundalk

26 February 2012	Newry City	0–2	Dundalk	The Showgrounds, Newry
		Report	M. Rafter  62' L. Burns  85'	Referee: Joe Gallagher

Dundalk v Chelsea XI

14 August 2012	Dundalk	0–1	Chelsea XI	Oriel Park, Dundalk
		Report	P. Banford  83'	Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite

League of Ireland Premier Division - 2012 League Table

Further information: 2012 League of Ireland § League table

External links

• Dundalk F.C. official website