| Season: | 2012 |
| Chairman: | Joe Casey |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3: | Leinster Senior Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Semi-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Philip Hughes (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Philip Hughes (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 2,255 vs Shamrock Rovers (14 September 2012) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 180 vs Mervue United (26 March 2012) |
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| Prevseason: | 2011 Season |
| Nextseason: | 2013 Season |
In 2012 Shelbourne F.C. competed in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Shelbourne finished the season in 8th position and reached the semi-finals of the 2012 FAI Cup. The 2012 season marked the first time Shelbourne competed in the Premier Division since 2006, when as champions, they were demoted due to financial issues. Shelbourne gained promotion by finishing 2nd in the 2011 League of Ireland First Division.
| Title | Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Main Sponsor | Mc Allister Volkswagen | |
| Kit, Associate Sponsor | Macron | |
| Associate Sponsor | tickets.ie | |
| Associate Sponsor | Nivea for Men |
| Chairman | Joe Casey |
| Secretary | Colm Murphy |
| FAI/League Delegate | Shay Weafer |
| Licensing & IT Officer | Liam Ward |
| Commercial Manager | Niall Fitzmaurice |
| Media Officer | Frank Young |
| Event Controller | Paul O'Rourke |
| Safety Officer | Fran Rennick |
| Stadium PA Announcer | Karl Philiips |
| Club Children's Officer | Tony Hatton |
| Club Chaplain | Fr. John Galvin |
| Club Promotions Officer | Sean Fitzpatrick |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team Manager | |
| Assistant Team Manager | Barry O'Connor |
| Goalkeeping coach | Shay Kelly |
| Club Physiotherapist | Karen McCann |
| Club Massuese | Celine Cully |
| Equipment Manager | Aidan "Jacko" Smyth |
| Assistant Equipment Manager | Johnny Watson |
| Club Doctor | Dr. Joe McKeever (from May 2012) |
| Dr. Ronan O'Callaghan (until May 2012) |
A total of 23 players represented Shelbourne at various stages during the 2012 season.
(Vice-captain) (Captain)
As of 6 July 2012.
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 December 2011 | MF |  Glenn Cronin[1] | Bohemians | |
| 3 January 2012 | DF | Brian Shortall[2] | St. Patrick's Athletic | |
| 9 February 2012 | FW | Paul Byrne[3] | Monaghan United | |
| 9 February 2012 | MF | Stephen Hurley[4] | Bohemians | |
| 9 February 2012 | MF | Paddy Kavanagh[5] | Shamrock Rovers | |
| 9 February 2012 | MF | Anto Murphy[6] | St. Patrick's Athletic | |
| 6 July 2012 | GK | Chris Bennion[7] | Monaghan United |
As of 1 August 2012.
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 November 2011 | FW | Karl Bermingham | Longford Town | |
| 6 November 2011 | FW |  David da Silva | ||
| 6 November 2011 | MF | Colm James | Longford Town | |
| 6 November 2011 | MF | David McGill | ||
| 6 November 2011 | MF | Chris Mulhall | UCD | |
| 30 July 2012 | MF | John Sullivan[8] | Drogheda United | |
| 31 July 2012 | MF | Brendan McGill |
Home ground: Tolka Park
As of 20 October 2012.
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| width=50 | Position | width=50 | Nation | width=120 | Name | width=80 | Total | width=80 | Premier Div | width=80 | FAI Cup | width=80 | League Cup | width=80 | Leinster SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Philip Hughes | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | | Philip Gorman | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | | Conan Byrne | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| David Cassidy | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Paddy Kavanagh | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | | Paul Byrne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kevin Dawson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 | | Barry Clancy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Glenn Cronin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Own Goals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| TOTALS | 53 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 8 |