2012 Derry City F.C. season

Derry City F.C.

2012 season
Chairman	Philip O'Doherty[1]
Manager	Declan Devine[2]
Stadium	Brandywell Stadium
Premier Division	5th
FAI Cup	Winners
League of Ireland Cup	Quarter-final
Setanta Sports Cup	Runners up
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The 2012 season was Derry City's second successive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Alongside the league competition, the club also competed in the FAI Cup, the Setanta Sports Cup and the League of Ireland Cup this season. Having finished in third place in the 2011 Premier Division, Derry City would have qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League but they did not participate as the club were refused entry by UEFA due to a three-year European ban given to the club following their liquidation in 2009.^[3] Bohemians will take their place.

It was manager Declan Devine's first season in charge of the club, having assumed the role of manager on 6 January 2012^[2] following the departure of Stephen Kenny to Shamrock Rovers.^[4]

Friendlies

Limavady United v Derry City

18 January 2012	Limavady United	2–1	Derry City	The Showgrounds, Limavady

Derry City v Dungannon Swifts

24 January 2012	Derry City	2–0	Dungannon Swifts	The Brandywell, Derry

Institute v Derry City

31 January 2012	Institute	1–2	Derry City	YMCA Grounds, Drumahoe

Derry City v Finn Harps

7 February 2012	Derry City	3–0	Finn Harps	The Brandywell, Derry

Premier Division

Results

Derry City v Bohemians

2 March 2012 Round 1	Derry City	1–0	Bohemians	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45	S. McLaughlin  49'	Report	A. Martin	Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Neil Doyle

Bray Wanderers v Derry City

9 March 2012 Round 2	Bray Wanderers	0–4	Derry City	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
	D. Quigley  33'	Report	S. Greacen  23' D. McDaid  25' R. Patterson  34' (pen.), 67'	Attendance: 300 (estimated) Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Shelbourne v Derry City

16 March 2012 Round 3	Shelbourne	1–0	Derry City	Tolka Park, Drumcondra
	P. Hughes  43'	Report	Rory Patterson  90+3'	Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Derry City v Cork City

23 March 2012 Round 4	Derry City	2–0	Cork City	The Brandywell, Derry
	M. Farren  49' S. McLaughlin  53'	Report		Attendance: 3,000 (estimated) Referee: Rob Rogers

Drogheda United v Derry City

30 March 2012 Round 5	Drogheda United	2–0	Derry City	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
	R. Brennan  21' B. Gannon  88'	Report	B. Molloy  75'	Attendance: 800 Referee: Graham Kelly

Derry City v UCD

6 April 2012 Round 6	Derry City	0–0	UCD	The Brandywell, Derry
		Report		Attendance: 1,500 (estimated) Referee: Derek Tomney

Sligo Rovers v Derry City

13 April 2012 Round 7	Sligo Rovers	1–1	Derry City	The Showgrounds, Sligo
	D. North  24'	Report	D. McDaid  35' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,488 Referee: Richie Winter

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

Shamrock Rovers v Derry City

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

Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic

4 May 2012 Round 10	Derry City	0–2	St Patrick's Athletic	The Brandywell, Derry
		Report	D. Meenan  45' S. O'Connor  64'	Attendance: 1,250 (estimated) Referee: Tom Connolly

Monaghan United v Derry City

15 May 2012 Round 11	Monaghan United	1–4 expunged	Derry City	Gortakeegan
	C. Murphy  90'	Report	D. McDaid  54' S. McLaughlin  85' P. McEleney  89' R. Patterson  90'

Bohemians v Derry City

18 May 2012 Round 12	Bohemians	1–2	Derry City	Dalymount Park
	K. Ward  90+3'	Report	S. McLaughlin  64' P. McEleney  78' (pen.)	Referee: Rob Rogers

Derry City v Bray Wanderers

21 May 2012 Round 13	Derry City	3–2	Bray Wanderers	The Brandywell, Derry
	S. McLaughlin  60', 67' R. McBride  76'	Report	K. Waters  43' D. O'Connor  72'	Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Derry City v Shelbourne

1 June 2012 Round 14	Derry City	0–1	Shelbourne	The Brandywell, Derry
		Report	P. Hughes  71'	Attendance: 1,250 (estimated) Referee: Derek Tomney

Cork City v Derry City

22 June 2012 Round 15	Cork City	2–2	Derry City	Turners Cross, Cork
	V. Sullivan  81' S. Duggan  85'	Report	R. Patterson  9', 22' S. Greacen  60'	Attendance: 2,775 Referee: Dave McKeon

Derry City v Drogheda United

29 June 2012 Round 16	Derry City	0–3	Drogheda United	The Brandywell, Derry
		Report	G. Brennan  9', 48' D. O'Brien  56'	Attendance: 1,100 (estimated) Referee: Neil Doyle

UCD v Derry City

6 July 2012 Round 17	UCD	0–1	Derry City	UCD Bowl, Belfield
		Report	S. McLaughlin  32' S. Madden  84'	Attendance: 209 Referee: James McKell

Derry City v Sligo Rovers

13 July 2012 Round 18	Derry City	1–2	Sligo Rovers	The Brandywell, Derry
	D. McDaid  65'	Report	D. Cawley  55' M. Quigley  86'	Attendance: 1,100 (estimated) Referee: Damien Hancock

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

Derry City v Shamrock Rovers

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

St Patrick's Athletic v Derry City

3 September 2012 Round 21	St Patrick's Athletic	3–0	Derry City	Richmond Park, Inchicore
	S. O'Connor  57' J. Kelly  86' V. Faherty  90+2'	Report		Attendance: 852 Referee: Rob Rogers

Derry City v Monaghan United

10 August 2012 Round 22	Derry City	Cancelled	Monaghan United

Derry City v Bohemians

17 August 2012 Round 23	Derry City	2–0	Bohemians	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45	C. Murphy  28' S. McLaughlin  86'	Report		Attendance: 1,100 (estimated) Referee: Neil Doyle

Bray Wanderers v Derry City

20 August 2012 Round 24	Bray Wanderers	0–0	Derry City	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45		Report		Attendance: 275 (estimated) Referee: Tom Connolly

Shelbourne v Derry City

31 August 2012 Round 25	Shelbourne	0–2	Derry City	Tolka Park, Drumcondra
20:00		Report	D. McDaid  8' S. McLaughlin  56'	Attendance: 728 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Derry City v Cork City

7 September 2012 Round 26	Derry City	0–1	Cork City	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45	R. McBride  90+4'	Report	G. Buckley  68'	Attendance: 1,000 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Drogheda United v Derry City

10 September 2012 Round 27	Drogheda United	2–1	Derry City	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:45	D. O'Brien  25' (pen.) A. McNally  42'	Report	D. McDaid  2' (pen.)	Attendance: 486 Referee: Alan Kelly

Derry City v UCD

21 September 2012 Round 28	Derry City	1–2	UCD	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45	K. Deery  52'	Report	B. McCabe  37' D. McMillan  46'	Attendance: 800 (estimated) Referee: Dave McKeon

Sligo Rovers v Derry City

29 September 2012 Round 29	Sligo Rovers	4–1	Derry City	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45	R. McBride  14' (o.g.) R. Cretaro  35', 57' L. Lynch  76'	Report	D. McDaid  69'	Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Paul Tuite

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

Shamrock Rovers v Derry City

13 October 2012 Round 31	Shamrock Rovers	1–3	Derry City	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
19:45	T. Stewart  90+1'	Report	S. McLaughlin  6' R. Patterson  30' (pen.) B. McNamee  47'	Attendance: 1,800 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic

19 October 2012 Round 32	Derry City	2–1	St Patrick's Athletic	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45	S. Madden  5' D. McDaid  41'	Report	C. Forrester  57'	Attendance: 1,800 (estimated) Referee: Dave McKeon

Monaghan United v Derry City

26 October 2012 Round 33	Monaghan United	Cancelled	Derry City

Final Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sligo Rovers (C)	30	17	10	3	53	23	+30	61	UEFA Champions League/Setanta Cup
2	Drogheda United	30	17	6	7	51	36	+15	57	UEFA Europa League/Setanta Cup
3	St Patrick's Athletic	30	15	10	5	44	22	+22	55	UEFA Europa League/Setanta Cup
4	Shamrock Rovers	30	14	10	6	56	37	+19	52	Setanta Cup
5	Derry City [note 1]	30	11	6	13	36	36	0	39	UEFA Europa League/Setanta Cup
6	Cork City	30	8	12	10	38	36	+2	36	Setanta Cup
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	30	4	8	18	23	63	−40	20	Won promotion/relegation play off
12	Monaghan United [note 2]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew from league.

Source:^[5][6]

Notes

1. Derry City qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.
2. Monaghan United withdrew after 14 games. Their record was expunged.

Cups

FAI Cup

Derry City v Finn Harps

25 May 2012 Second Round	Derry City	4–0	Finn Harps	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45 IST	S. McLaughlin  31', 39' R. Patterson  58' B. Molloy  59'	Report		Attendance: 900 Referee: Paul Tuite

UCD v Derry City

26 August 2012 Third Round	UCD	0–1	Derry City	UCD Bowl, Belfield
		Report	D. McDaid  70' S. Greacen  87'	Attendance: 186 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Derry City v Mervue United

14 September 2012 Quarter-finals	Derry City	7–1	Mervue United	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45 IST	D. McDaid  15', 56' M. Farren  35', 60', 61' P. McEleney  40' R. Curran  77'	Report	P. Hoban  52'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Tomas Connolly

Derry City v Shelbourne

7 October 2012 Semi-finals	Derry City	1–1	Shelbourne	The Brandywell, Derry
13:45 IST	D. McDaid  58'	Report	D. Cassidy  5'	Referee: Damien Hancock

Shelbourne v Derry City

10 October 2012 (Replay)	Shelbourne	0–3	Derry City	Tolka Park, Drumcondra
19:45 IST		Report	S. McLaughlin  44', 62' McDaid  68'	Attendance: 1,417 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic

4 November 2012 Final	Derry City	3–2 (a.e.t.)	St Patrick's Athletic	Aviva Stadium
	S. Greacen  55' R. Patterson  69' (pen.), 105'	Report	S. O'Connor  53' C. Fagan  87'	Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Neil Doyle

League of Ireland Cup

Derry City v Finn Harps

9 April 2012 Second Round	Derry City	4–0	Finn Harps	The Brandywell, Derry
	B. Molloy  37', 86' P. McEleney  45' M. Farren  45'	Report		Attendance: 800 (estimated) Referee: Tom Connolly

Sligo Rovers v Derry City

26 June 2012 Quarter-final	Sligo Rovers	4–0	Derry City	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45	R. Cretaro  50', 82' D. North  79', 85'	Report		Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Rob Rogers

Setanta Cup

Lisburn Distillery v Derry City

11 February 2012 First round	Lisburn Distillery	0–4	Derry City	New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh
15:00	D. Cushley  62'	Report	S. McLaughlin  23' R. Patterson  28', 51', 60'	Referee: M.Smith (Belfast)

Derry City v Lisburn Distillery

20 February 2012 First round	Derry City	3–0	Lisburn Distillery	The Brandywell, Derry
19.45	P. McEleney  25' S. McLaughlin  60' R. Patterson  63'	(Report)

Derry City won 7–0 on aggregate

Linfield v Derry City

5 March 2012 Quarter=final	Linfield	1–1	Derry City	Windsor Park, Belfast
19:30	P. Thompson  13'	(Report)	D. McDaid  85'

Derry City v Linfield

20 March 2012 Quarter=final	Derry City	3–1	Linfield	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45	B. Molloy  69' S. McLaughlin  77' S. Madden  90'	(Report)	P. Lowry  31'

Derry City won 4–2 on aggregate

Shamrock Rovers v Derry City

16 April 2012 Semi-final	Shamrock Rovers	0–3	Derry City	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:45	R. Pieterse  12'	(Report)	K. Deery  15' P. McEleney  51' R. McBride  85'

Derry City v Shamrock Rovers

23 April 2012 Semi-final	Derry City	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45		(Report)	G. Twigg  52', 86'

Derry City won 3–2 on aggregate

Crusaders v Derry City

12 May 2012 Final	Crusaders	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Derry City	The Oval, Belfast
16:00	C. Coates  85', 96' S. McBride  90'	(Report)	R. Patterson  80', 101' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,275 Referee: Raymond Crangle
		Penalties
	C. Coates C. Morrow M. Snoddy C. Gargan S. Dallas G. McKeown		R. Patterson R. Higgins B. Molloy O. Morrison P. McEleney D. McCaffrey

References

1. Quinn, Andrew. "It's time to deliver on our promises for Derry", Derry Journal, 8 February 2010, Retrieved on 6 August 2012
2. "Declan Devine appointed new Derry City manager". British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
3. "Derry City are refused entry to Europa League by Uefa". Retrieved 4 August 2012.
4. "New Rovers boss". www.shamrockrovers.ie. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
5. "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
6. "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

External links

• Derry City FC official website