2012 Drogheda United F.C. season

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The 2012 season (December 2011 - October 2012) was the 93rd season of football for Drogheda United. This was Drogheda United's 11th campaign in the League of Ireland Premier Division since being promoted in the 2001–02 season. During the season, they competed in the Leinster Senior Cup, EA Sports Cup and the FAI Cup. Their 2nd place league finish was their highest finish in five years after winning the 2007 League of Ireland. Drogheda United also won the League of Ireland Cup for the first time since 1984, 28 year ago. They defeated Shamrock Rovers 3-1 in Tallaght Stadium.

Club staff

Players

First team squad

No.

Name

Nationality

Position (s)

Date of Birth (Age)

Signed from

Goalkeepers

1

Gabriel Sava

GK

Monaghan United

13

Stephen Trimble

GK

Shelbourne

20

Michael Schlingermann

GK

Monaghan United

40

Shane Finnegan

GK

Academy (2012)

Defenders

2

Stephen Quigley

RB

Shelbourne

3

Philip Hand

LB

Sporting Fingal (U-20)

4

Derek Prendergast

CB

Bray Wanderers

5

Alan McNally

CB

UCD

12

Shane Grimes

LB

Monaghan United

17

Brian Gannon

CB

Sporting Fingal

18

Conor McMahon

RB

Monaghan United

28

Alan Byrne

CB

Monaghan United

42

Conor O'Keefe

RB

Academy (2011)

Midfielders

6

Mark O'Brien

CM

Shelbourne

6

John Sullivan

CM

Shelbourne

7

Cathal Brady

CM

Longford Town

8

Ryan Brennan

CM

Monaghan United

10

Sean Brennan

CM/CF

Monaghan United

11

Gavin Brennan

LM

Monaghan United

14

Dean Marshall

RM

UCD

16

Paul Crowley (Captain)

DM

St. Patrick's Athletic

18

Jack Flynn

CM

Shelbourne

22

Eric Foley

RB/CM/RM

Monaghan United

23

Chris Kerr

RM

Dundalk

23

Jason Marks

RM

Monaghan United

Forwards

9

Tiarnan Mulvenna

CF

Shelbourne

15

Peter Hynes

CF

Limerick

15

Declan O'Brien

CF

Monaghan United

21

Johnny Breen

CF

Dundalk

24

Keith Boyle

CF

Academy (2012)

Transfers

In

Name

Nationality

Positions (s)

Date of Birth (Age)

Moving From

Signed

Permanent Transfer

Gabriel Sava

GK

Monaghan United

Dec 2011

Ryan Brennan

CM

Monaghan United

Dec 2011

Sean Brennan

CM/CF

Monaghan United

Dec 2011

Shane Grimes

LB

Monaghan United

Dec 2011

Peter Hynes

CF

Limerick

Dec 2011

Derek Prendergast

CB

Bray Wanderers

Jan 2012

Cathal Brady

CM

Longford Town

Jan 2012

Dean Marshall

RM

UCD

Jan 2012

Paul Crowley

DM

St. Patrick's Athletic

Jan 2012

Chris Kerr

RM

Dundalk

Jan 2012

Johnny Breen

CF

Dundalk

Jan 2012

Declan O'Brien

CF

Monaghan United

Jan 2012

Eric Foley

RB/CM/RM

Monaghan United

Feb 2012

Alan Byrne

CB

Monaghan United

Jun 2012

Conor McMahon

RB

Monaghan United

Jun 2012

Michael Schlingermann

GK

Monaghan United

Jul 2012

Jason Marks

RM

Monaghan United

Jul 2012

John Sullivan

CM

Shelbourne

Jul 2012

Out

Name

Nationality

Positions (s)

Date of Birth (Age)

Moving To

Departed

Permanent Transfer

Shane Fitzgerald

CB

Released

Dec 2011

Shane Fitzgerald

CM

Released

Dec 2011

Jordan White

CF

Clyde

Dec 2011

Dave Rogers

CB

Bohemians

Jan 2012

Peter McMahon

CM

Bohemians

Jan 2012

Shane Dolan

CM

Carrick Rangers

Jan 2012

Lee Lynch

CM

Sligo Rovers

Jan 2012

Daniel Corcoran

CF

Bohemians

Jan 2012

Robert Gaul

CM

Bohemians

Feb 2012

Jack Flynn

CM

Left Club

Apr 2012

Chris Kerr

RM

Released

Jun 2012

Stephen Trimble

GK

Released

Jul 2012

Mark O'Brien

CM

Dundalk

Jul 2012

Dean Marshall

RM

Bray Wanderers

Jul 2012

Usual Starting XI

Considering starts in all competitions

Name

Other Choice

1

GK

Gabriel Sava

17

RB

Brian Gannon

Stephen Quigley

4

CB

Derek Prendergast

Alan Byrne

5

CB

Alan McNally

3

LB

Philip Hand

16

CM

Paul Crowley (Captain)

22

CM

Eric Foley

Seán Brennan

8

RW

Ryan Brennan

15

FW

Peter Hynes

11

LW

Gavin Brennan

19

FW

Declan O'Brien

Tiarnan Mulvenna

Competitions

Pre-season

Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.

League of Ireland Premier Division

Table

Results by round

Matches

Source: Extratime.ie

March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

Leinster Senior Cup

League of Ireland Cup

FAI Cup