2012 Sligo Rovers F.C. season

Sligo Rovers F.C.
2012 season
Chairman	Dermot Kelly
Coach	Ian Baraclough
Stadium	The Showgrounds
Premier Division	1st (champions)
FAI Cup	2nd Round
League of Ireland Cup	Semi-finalists
Setanta Sports Cup	Semi-finalists
UEFA Europa League	Second Qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Danny North (14); All: Danny North (17)
Highest home attendance	6,097 (26 October vs Shamrock Rovers, League of Ireland)
Lowest home attendance	1,378 (9 April vs Monaghan United, League of Ireland Cup)
Average home league attendance	2,486
Home colours	Away colours

The 2012 Sligo Rovers F.C. season was the club's 68th season competing in the League of Ireland and the team's first season under the management of Ian Baraclough. It was the team's seventh consecutive season in the Premier Division. Sligo Rovers won their first title in 35 years.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Squad

No.	Name	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Club Apps.	Club Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Gary Rogers	GK	(1981-09-25) 25 September 1981	St Patrick's Athletic	2012	35	0
12	Richard Brush	GK	(1984-11-26) 26 November 1984	Shamrock Rovers	2012	142	0
23	Ciaran Kelly	GK	(1980-05-04) 4 May 1980	Athlone Town	2009	93	0
Defenders
2	Alan Keane	RB	(1984-09-23) 23 September 1984	Galway United	2009	156	17
3	Iarfhlaith Davoren	LB	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986	Galway United	2010	99	1
4	Gavin Peers	CB	(1985-11-10) 10 November 1985	Mansfield Town	2006	249	20
6	Jeff Henderson	CB	(1991-12-19) 19 December 1991	Newcastle United	2012	6	0
11	Ross Gaynor	LB	(1987-09-09) 9 September 1987	Dundalk	2012	36	1
20	Jason McGuinness	CB	(1982-08-12) 12 August 1982	Bohemians	2011	73	7
24	Jake Dykes	LB/CB	(1995-06-30) 30 June 1995	N/A	2012	4	0
28	Martin Owens	RB	(1993-02-12) 12 February 1993	N/A	2012	6	0
Midfielders
5	Danny Ventre (captain)	DM / CM	(1986-01-23) 23 January 1986	Accrington Stanley	2007	194	7
7	John Dillon	RW	(1988-08-02) 2 August 1988	Crewe Alexandra	2010	97	12
14	Pascal Millien	RW	(1986-05-03) 3 May 1986	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2012	26	2
15	Joseph Ndo	CM	(1976-04-28) 28 April 1976	Bohemians	2010	108	9
15	Lee Lynch	CM	(1991-11-27) 27 November 1991	Drogheda United	2012	36	4
22	David Cawley	DM / CM	(1991-09-17) 17 September 1991	Ipswich Town	2012	34	2
26	Ryan Connolly	LW	(1992-01-13) 13 January 1992	Derby	2012	8	0
29	Seamus Conneely	CM / RW	(1988-07-09) 9 July 1988	Sheffield United	2012	16	1
Forwards
9	Mark Quigley	ST	(1985-10-27) 27 October 1985	Dundalk	2012	32	13
10	Raffaele Cretaro	ST / RW	(1981-10-15) 15 October 1981	Bohemians	2011	362	62
27	Danny North	ST	(1987-09-07) 7 September 1987	St Patricks Athletic	2012	23	17
39	Liam Buchanan	ST	(1985-03-27) 27 March 1985	Dunfermline Athletic	2012	10	2

Transfers

In

Player	Position	Signed From
Gary Rogers	Goalkeeper	St Patrick's Athletic
Lee Lynch	Midfielder	Drogheda United
Romauld Boco	Midfielder	Shanghai East Asia
Ross Gaynor	Midfielder	Dundalk
Mark Quigley	Forward	Dundalk
Danny North	Forward	St Patrick's Athletic
Richard Brush	Goalkeeper	Shamrock Rovers
David Cawley	Midfielder	Ipswich Town
Pascal Millien	Midfielder	Tampa Bay Rowdies
Ryan Connolly	Midfielder	Derby County
Seamus Conneely	Defender	Sheffield United
Jeff Henderson	Defender	Newcastle United
Liam Buchanan	Forward	Dunfermline

Out

Player	Position	Sold To
Brendan Clarke	Goalkeeper	St Patrick's Athletic
Conor Powell	Defender	Shamrock Rovers
Derek Foran	Defender	Dundalk
Richie Ryan	Midfielder	Dundee United
John Russell	Midfielder	St Patrick's Athletic
Matthew Blinkhorn	Forward	York City
Eoin Doyle	Forward	Hibernian
Daryl Horgan	Midfielder	Cork City
Aaron Greene	Midfielder	Shamrock Rovers
Romuald Boco	Midfielder	Accrinton Stanley

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last Updated – 30 October 2012

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FAI Cup		League Cup		Setanta Cup		Europa League		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Gary Rogers	29	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	35	0	0	0
2	DF	Alan Keane	17	1	1	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	24	1	2	2
3	DF	Iarfhlaith Davoren	11(2)	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	17(2)	0	5	0
4	DF	Gavin Peers	28	4	1	0	1	0	4	0	2	1	36	5	10	0
5	MF	Danny Ventre	25	0	1	0	3	0	4	0	2	0	35	0	7	1
6	DF	Jeff Henderson	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0(1)	0	5(1)	0	1	0
7	MF	John Dillon	8(10)	0	0	0	1(2)	0	2(1)	0	0	0	11(13)	0	1	0
8	MF	Romauld Boco	21	2	0	0	3	0	3(1)	2	2	0	29(1)	4	5	0
9	FW	Mark Quigley	22(3)	10	1	1	1	0	3(1)	2	1	0	28(4)	13	4	1
10	FW	Raffaele Cretaro	19(8)	6	0(1)	0	3	2	1(2)	0	1	0	24(11)	8	2	0
11	MF	Ross Gaynor	25(2)	0	1	0	2	1	4	0	2	0	34(2)	1	6	0
12	GK	Richard Brush	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
14	MF	Pascal Millien	11(9)	2	0(1)	0	0(2)	0	0(1)	0	1(1)	0	12(14)	2	0	0
15	MF	Joseph Ndo	23	1	0	0	1(1)	0	3(1)	0	2	0	29(2)	1	2	0
16	MF	Lee Lynch	17(10)	2	1	0	1(2)	1	4	0	0(1)	0	22(14)	3	3	0
17	FW	Mark McGoldrick	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	0	0
18	FW	Liam Martin	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0	0	0
20	DF	Jason McGuinness	25	3	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	31	4	1	1
21	DF	Colm McLoughlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	David Cawley	17(9)	2	1	0	2	0	1(2)	0	2	0	23(11)	2	6	0
23	GK	Ciaran Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Jake Dykes	0(2)	0	1	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1(3)	0	1	0
26	MF	Ryan Connolly	1(5)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0(1)	0	2(6)	0	0	0
27	FW	Danny North	16	14	1	0	1	2	2(1)	1	2	0	22(1)	18	4	0
28	DF	Martin Owens	0(5)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1(5)	0	0	0
29	DF	Seamus Conneely	11(2)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	14(2)	1	1	0
39	FW	Liam Buchanan	1(9)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(9)	2	0	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Last updated 22 October 2012

Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Setanta Cup	FAI Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total
1	27	Danny North	14	1	0	2	0	17
2	9	Mark Quigley	10	2	1	0	0	13
3	10	Raffaele Cretaro	6	0	2	0	0	8
4	4	Gavin Peers	4	0	0	0	1	5
5	8	Romuald Boco	2	2	0	0	0	4
5	16	Lee Lynch	3	0	0	1	0	4
5	20	Jason McGuinness	3	0	0	0	1	4
8	14	Pascal Millien	2	0	0	0	0	2
8	22	David Cawley	2	0	0	0	0	2
8	39	Liam Buchanan	1	0	0	0	0	1
11	2	Alan Keane	1	0	0	0	0	1
11	11	Ross Gaynor	0	0	0	1	0	1
11	15	Joseph Ndo	1	0	0	0	0	1
11	29	Seamus Conneely	1	0	0	0	0	1

Top Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal. Last updated 22 October 2012

Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Setanta Cup	FAI Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total
1	11	Ross Gaynor	0	2	0	0	0	2
2	15	Joseph Ndo	5	1	0	0	1	7
3	10	Raffaele Cretaro	5	0	0	1	0	6
4	16	Lee Lynch	3	1	1	0	0	5
5	2	Alan Keane	3	0	0	0	0	3
5	4	Gavin Peers	3	0	0	0	0	3
5	8	Romuald Boco	3	0	0	0	0	3
5	9	Mark Quigley	3	0	0	0	0	3
9	14	Pascal Millien	2	0	1	0	0	3
10	27	Danny North	0	0	1	0	1	2
11	5	Danny Ventre	1	0	0	0	0	1
11	7	John Dillon	1	0	0	0	0	1
11	20	Jason McGuinness	1	0	0	0	0	1
11	26	Ryan Connolly	0	0	0	1	0	1
11	28	Martin Owens	0	0	0	1	0	1
11	29	Seamus Conneely	1	0	0	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Keane	2		1
3	DF	Davoren	4
4	DF	Peers	7
5	MF	Ventre	6		1
7	MF	Dillon	1
8	MF	Boco	3
9	FW	Quigley	2		1
10	FW	Cretaro	2		0
11	MF	Gaynor	5
15	MF	Ndo	1
16	MF	Lynch	2
20	DF	McGuinness	1	1
22	MF	Cawley	4
24	DF	Dykes	1
27	FW	North	4
29	MF	Conneely	1

Last updated: 22 October 2012
Source:
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Notes: League only

Technical staff

Manager: Ian Baraclough
Assistant Manager: Gerry Carr
Coach: Maurice Monaghan

Competitions

League of Ireland

League 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	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	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
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]}

Source: ^[6]^[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ 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.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	17	10	3	53	23	+30	61	11	4	1	37	13	+24	6	6	2	16	10	+6

Last updated: 30 October 2012.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	L
Position	6	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

2 March Round 1	Shelbourne	1–1	Sligo Rovers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 IWT	Philip Hughes 42'	(Report)	Jason McGuinness 90'	Attendance: 1,918 Referee: Derek Tomney

10 March Round 2	Sligo Rovers	2–1	UCD	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	Danny North 23' Jason McGuinness 90'	(Report)	Paul O'Connor 90'	Attendance: 2,097 Referee: Rob Rogers

16 March Round 3	Sligo Rovers	1–0	Bohemians	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	Lee Lynch 76'	(Report)		Attendance: 2,573 Referee: Graham Kelly

23 March Round 4	Monaghan United	0–1	Sligo Rovers	Gortakeegan, Monaghan
20:00 IWT		(Report)	Danny North 49'	Attendance: 750 Referee: Richie Winter

31 March Round 5	Sligo Rovers	3–0	Dundalk	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	Danny North 48', 90' Gavin Peers 54'	(Report)		Attendance: 2,586 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

6 April Round 6	Bray Wanderers	1–2	Sligo Rovers	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IWT	Kieran Waters 19'	(Report)	Raffaele Cretaro 10' Danny North 49'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alan Kelly

14 April Round 7	Sligo Rovers	1–1	Derry City	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:05 IWT	Danny North 24'	(Report)	David McDaid 35'	Attendance: 2,488 Referee: Richie Winter

20 April Round 8	Cork City	0–1	Sligo Rovers	Turners Cross, Cork
19:45 IWT		(Report)	Danny North 79'	Attendance: 3,142 Referee: Neil Doyle

27 April Round 9	Sligo Rovers	1–1	St Pats	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:05 IWT	Kenny Browne O.G. 18'	(Report)	Sean O'Connor 72'	Attendance: 1,947 Referee: Alan Kelly

4 May Round 10	Drogheda United	1–3	Sligo Rovers	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:45 IWT	Declan O'Brien 39'	(Report)	Gavin Peers 10' Danny North 35', 80'	Attendance: 1,087 Referee: Damien Hancock

12 May Round 11	Sligo Rovers	3–0	Shamrock Rovers	The Showgrounds, Sligo
13:45 IWT	Danny North 30', 77' David Cawley 37'	(Report)		Attendance: 2,823 Referee: Tom Connolly

18 May Round 12	Sligo Rovers	3–0	Shelbourne	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	Danny North 43', 47' Pascal Millien 84'	(Report)		Attendance: 2,477 Referee: Paul Tuite

21 May Round 13	UCD	1–0	Sligo Rovers	UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:45 IWT	Graham Rusk 29'	(Report)		Attendance: 653 Referee: Padraig Sutton

1 June Round 14	Bohemians	0–0	Sligo Rovers	Dalymount Park, Dublin
19:45 IWT		(Report)		Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Damien Hancock

23 June Round 15	Sligo Rovers	v	Monaghan United	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT

29 June Round 16	Dundalk	1–2	Sligo Rovers	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IWT	Michael Rafter 36'	(Report)	Danny North 43', 49'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Dave McKeon

7 July Round 17	Sligo Rovers	1–1	Bray Wanderers	The Showgrounds, Sligo
15:45 IWT	Alan Keane 63'	(Report)	Jason Byrne 49'	Attendance: 1,778 Referee: Graham Kelly

13 July Round 18	Derry City	1–2	Sligo Rovers	Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19:05 IWT	David McDaid 65'	(Report)	David Cawley 55' Mark Quigley 86'	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Damien Hancock

23 July Round 19	Sligo Rovers	2–2	Cork City	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:00 IWT	Mark Quigley 64', 83'	(Report)	Ian Turner 7' Vinny Sullivan 58'	Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Paul Tuite

24 August Round 20	St. Patrick's Athletic	0–0	Sligo Rovers	Richmond Park, Dublin
19:45 IWT		(Report)		Referee: Neil Doyle

4 August Round 21	Sligo Rovers	4–1	Drogheda United	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	Mark Quigley 10' Seamus Conneely 42' Romuald Boco 60' Joseph Ndo 80'	(Report)	Peter Hynes 75'	Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Alan Kelly

13 August Round 22	Shamrock Rovers	1–1	Sligo Rovers	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 IWT	Ronan Finn 49'	(Report)	Mark Quigley 32'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

17 August Round 23	Shelbourne	1–3	Sligo Rovers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 IWT	Paddy Kavanagh 83'	(Report)	Jason McGuinness 2' Gavin Peers 16' Mark Quigley 76'	Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Paul Tuite

20 August Round 24	Sligo Rovers	3–0	UCD	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	Mark Quigley 38' Pascal Millien 40' Romuald Boco 76'	(Report)		Attendance: 2,375 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

3 September Round 25	Sligo Rovers	3–1	Bohemians	The Showgrounds, Sligo
20:00 IWT	Quigley 12' Cretaro 26' Lynch 38'	(Report)	Pender 90+3'	Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Damien Hancock

7 September Round 26	Monaghan United	v	Sligo Rovers	Gortakeegan, Monaghan
20:00 IWT

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

21 September Round 28	Bray Wanderers	0–0	Sligo Rovers	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:05 IWT		(Report)		Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

29 September Round 29	Sligo Rovers	4–1	Derry City	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	McBride 14' (o.g.) Cretaro 36', 55' Lynch 76'	(Report)	McDaid 69'	Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Paul Tuite

5 October Round 30	Cork City	0–0	Sligo Rovers	Turners Cross, Cork
20:00 IWT		(Report)		Attendance: 3,071 Referee: Derek Tomney

13 October Round 31	Sligo Rovers	3–2	St Pats	The Showgrounds, Sligo
15:45 IWT	Cretaro 21', 24' Quigley 89'	(Report)	Fagan 53' Forrester 60'	Attendance: 5,621 Referee: Damien Hancock

19 October Round 32	Drogheda United	2–1	Sligo Rovers	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:05 IWT	McNally 30' Gannon 89'	(Report)	Buchanan 46'	Attendance: 1,181 Referee: Tom Connolly

26 October Round 33	Sligo Rovers	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT		(Report)	Twigg 10', 57'	Attendance: 6,097 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

Third round

25 May	Sligo Rovers	1–3	Monaghan United	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	Mark Quigley 8'	(Report)	Tony Griffiths 29' Jason Marks 72' Keith Quinn 84'	Referee: Paul McLoughlin

Setanta Cup

Win Draw Loss

quarter-final

5 March First Leg	Sligo Rovers	2–0	Glentoran	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	Romauld Boco 37' Mark Quigley 63'	(Report)		Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Padraic Sutton

20 March Second Leg	Glentoran	1–1	Sligo Rovers	The Oval, Belfast
19:45 IWT	Sean Ward 22'	(Report)	Danny North 89'	Attendance: 800 Referee: R Heatherington

Sligo Rovers won 3–1 on aggregate

semi-final

16 April First Leg	Crusaders	2–0	Sligo Rovers	Seaview, Belfast
19:45 IWT	David Rainey 41', 81'	(Report)		Attendance: 800 Referee: Neil Doyle

23 April Second Leg	Sligo Rovers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Crusaders	The Showgrounds, Sligo
20:00 IWT	Romauld Boco 35' Mark Quigley 48'	(Report)	Colin Coates 105'	Attendance: 1,780 Referee: Arnold Hunter

Sligo Rovers lost 3–2 on aggregate

EA Sports Cup

Win Draw Loss

Second round

9 April	Sligo Rovers	3–1	Monaghan United	The Showgrounds, Sligo
18:30 IWT	Conor McMahon O.G. 24', 67' Ross Gaynor 79'	(report)	Owen Humphrey 55'	Attendance: 1,378 Referee: Padraig Sutton

quarter-final

26 June	Sligo Rovers	4–0	Derry City	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT	Raffaele Cretaro 50', 83' Danny North 78', 85'	(report)		Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Rob Rodgers

semi-final

6 August	Drogheda United	2–1	Sligo Rovers	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
15:00 IWT	Gavin Brennan 26' Tiarnan Mulvenna 29'	(report)	Lee Lynch 60'	Referee: Padraig Sutton

Europa League

Win Draw Loss

2nd qualifying round

19 July First Leg	Spartak Trnava	3–1	Sligo Rovers	Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava
19:00	Miroslav Karhan 38' Martin Mikovic 44', 45'	(Report)	Gavin Peers 69'	Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs

26 July Second Leg	Sligo Rovers	1–1	Spartak Trnava	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:00	Jason McGuinness 90'	(Report)	Peter Cvirik 70'	Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Maksim Layushkin

Sligo Rovers lost 4–2 on aggregate

Preseason friendlies

Win Draw Loss

28 January	Boyle Celtic	0–3	Sligo Rovers	Celtic Park, Boyle
18:00 IWT		(Report)	Romauld Boco 52' Raffaele Cretaro 55' Aaron Greene 70'	Referee: Paul Deering

4 February	SD Galway	0–1	Sligo Rovers	Drom Soccer Park
14:00 IWT		(Report)	Mark Quigley 60'

13 February	Limerick	2–3	Sligo Rovers	Terryland Park, Galway
19:45 IWT	Derek O'Brien 5' Dawid Janczyk 65'	[(Report)]	Raffaele Cretaro 20', 40' Alan Keane 30'

18 February	Sligo Rovers	3–0	Athlone Town	The Showgrounds, Sligo
18:00 IWT	Raffaele Cretaro 20' Pascal Millien 70' Danny North 80'	(Report)		Referee: Paul Deering

25 February	Longford Town	0–3	Sligo Rovers	Flancare Park, Longford
14:30 IWT		[(Report)]	Raffaele Cretaro 20', 40' Danny North 60'

3 April	Castlebar Celtic	2–1	Sligo Rovers	Celtic Park, Castlebar
19:30 IWT		[(Report)]	Liam Martin 50'

16 June	Westport United	0–4	Sligo Rovers	Westport Sports Park
19:00 IWT		[(Report)]	Raffaele Cretaro 05', 30' Jeff Henderson 55' Liam Martin 70'

Records

Overall

	Total	Home	Away
Games played	40	22	18
Games won	21	15	6
Games drawn	12	5	7
Games lost	7	1	6
Biggest win	4–0 vs Derry City	4–0 vs Derry City	3–1 vs Drogheda United & Shelbourne
Biggest loss	0–2 vs Crusaders & Shamrock Rovers & 1–3 vs Monaghan United & 1–3 vs Spartak Trnava	1–3 vs Monaghan United & 0–2 Shamrock Rovers	0–2 vs Crusaders & 1–3 vs Spartak Trnava
Biggest win (League)	3–0 vs Dundalk & Shamrock Rovers & Shelbourne & Dundalk & 4–1 vs Drogheda United & Derry City	3–0 vs Dundalk & Shamrock Rovers & Shelbourne & Dundalk & 4–1 vs Drogheda United & Derry City	3–1 vs Drogheda United & Shelbourne
Biggest win (Cup)	4–0 vs Derry City	4–0 vs Derry City
Biggest loss (League)	0–2 vs Shamrock Rovers	0–2 vs Shamrock Rovers	0–1 vs UCD & 1–2 vs Drogheda United
Biggest loss (Cup)	0–2 vs Crusaders & 1–3 vs Monaghan United & 1–3 vs Spartak Trnava	1–3 vs Monaghan United	0–2 vs Crusaders & 1–3 vs Spartak Trnava
Biggest loss (Europe)	1–3 vs Spartak Trnava		1–3 vs Spartak Trnava
Clean sheets	13	8	5
Goals scored	69	50	19
Goals conceded	36	19	17
Goal difference	+33	+31	+2
Consecutive Victories	4	5	2
Unbeaten run	10	10	4
Consecutive Defeats	2	1	2
Winless Run	3	3	3
Average GF per game	1.73	2.27	1.06
Average GA per game	0.9	0.86	0.94
Yellow cards	64	28	36
Red cards	5	3	2
Most appearances	Gavin Peers & Lee Lynch & Ross Gaynor (36)	–
Most minutes played	Gary Rogers(3,150)	–
Top scorer	Danny North (17)
Top assists	Ross Gaynor(11)	–
Points	61/90 (67.78%)	37/48 (77.08%)	24/42 (57.14%)
Winning rate	56.67%	68.75%	42.86%

Last updated: 30 October 2012
Source: Competitive matches

References

↑ "Sligo Rovers 3 St Patrick's Athletic 2". RTÉ Sport. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Sligo Rovers celebrate first title in 35 years". Score. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Title win sends Sligo wild". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Sligo seal title". Goal.com. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Sligo are 2012 League Champions". Extra Time. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
↑ "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

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[table_note_res_EL2Q0.44170159867113-6] Derry City qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.

[table_note_res_WIT0.44170159867113-7] Monaghan United withdrew after 14 games. Their record was expunged.

[1] "Sligo Rovers 3 St Patrick's Athletic 2". RTÉ Sport. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[2] "Sligo Rovers celebrate first title in 35 years". Score. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[3] "Title win sends Sligo wild". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[4] "Sligo seal title". Goal.com. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[5] "Sligo are 2012 League Champions". Extra Time. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[8] "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[9] "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

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