2012 Sligo Rovers F.C. season explained

Club:	Sligo Rovers F.C.
Season:	2012
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Manager:	Ian Baraclough
Chairman:	Dermot Kelly
Stadium:	The Showgrounds
League:	Premier Division
League Result:	1st (champions)
Cup1:	FAI Cup
Cup1 Result:	2nd Round
Cup2:	League of Ireland Cup
Cup2 Result:	Semi-finalists
Cup3:	Setanta Sports Cup
Cup3 Result:	Semi-finalists
Cup4:	UEFA Europa League
Cup4 Result:	Second Qualifying round
League Topscorer:	Danny North (14)
Season Topscorer:	Danny North (17)
Average Attendance:	2,486
Highest Attendance:	6,097 (26 October vs Shamrock Rovers, League of Ireland)
Lowest Attendance:	1,378 (9 April vs Monaghan United, League of Ireland Cup)
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Prevseason:	2011
Nextseason:	2013

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	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Club Apps.	Club Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Gary Rogers		GK	1981 9, df=yes	St Patrick's Athletic	2012	35	0
12	Richard Brush		GK	1984 11, df=yes	Shamrock Rovers	2012	142	0
23	Ciaran Kelly		GK	1980 5, df=yes	Athlone Town	2009	93	0
Defenders
2	Alan Keane		RB	1984 9, df=yes	Galway United	2009	156	17
3			LB	1986 5, df=yes	Galway United	2010	99	1
4	Gavin Peers			1985 11, df=yes	Mansfield Town	2006	249	20
6	Jeff Henderson		CB	1991 12, df=yes	Newcastle United	2012	6	0
11	Ross Gaynor			1987 9, df=yes	Dundalk	2012	36	1
20			CB	1982 8, df=yes	Bohemians	2011	73	7
24			LB/CB	1995 6, df=yes	N/A	2012	4	0
28			RB	1993 2, df=yes	N/A	2012	6	0
Midfielders
5	Danny Ventre (captain)		DM / CM	1986 1, df=yes	Accrington Stanley	2007	194	7
7	John Dillon		RW	1988 8, df=yes	Crewe Alexandra	2010	97	12
14	Pascal Millien		RW	1986 5, df=yes	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2012	26	2
15	Joseph Ndo		CM	1976 4, df=yes	Bohemians	2010	108	9
15	Lee Lynch		CM	1991 11, df=yes	Drogheda United	2012	36	4
22	David Cawley		DM / CM	1991 9, df=yes	Ipswich Town	2012	34	2
26	Ryan Connolly			1992 1, df=yes	Derby	2012	8	0
29	Seamus Conneely		CM / RW	1988 7, df=yes	Sheffield United	2012	16	1
Forwards
9	Mark Quigley		ST	1985 10, df=yes	Dundalk	2012	32	13
10	Raffaele Cretaro		ST / RW	1981 10, df=yes	Bohemians	2011	362	62
27	Danny North		ST	1987 9, df=yes	St Patricks Athletic	2012	23	17
39	Liam Buchanan			1985 3, df=yes	Dunfermline Athletic	2012	10	2

Transfers

Out

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
			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

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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

width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=150	Name	width=80	Premier League	width=80	Setanta Cup	width=80	FAI Cup	width=80	League Cup	width=80	Europa League	width=80	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

Technical staff

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

Competitions

League of Ireland

See main article: 2012 League of Ireland.

Matches

FAI Cup

See main article: 2012 FAI Cup.

Third round

Setanta Cup

See main article: 2012 Setanta Sports Cup.

quarter-final

Sligo Rovers won 3–1 on aggregate

semi-final

Sligo Rovers lost 3–2 on aggregate

EA Sports Cup

See main article: 2012 League of Ireland Cup.

semi-final

Europa League

See main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

2nd qualifying round

Sligo Rovers lost 4–2 on aggregate

Preseason friendlies

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
Biggest loss
Biggest win (League)		3–0 vs Dundalk & Shamrock Rovers & Shelbourne & Dundalk & 4–1 vs Drogheda United & Derry City	3–1 vs Drogheda United & Shelbourne
Biggest win (Cup)
Biggest loss (League)			0–1 vs UCD & 1–2 vs Drogheda United
Biggest loss (Cup)
Biggest loss (Europe)
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 per game
Average per game
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 (%)	37/48 (%)	24/42 (%)
Winning rate	%	%	%

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sligo Rovers 3 St Patrick's Athletic 2. 14 October 2012. RTÉ Sport. 7 November 2012 .
2. Web site: Sligo Rovers celebrate first title in 35 years. 14 October 2012. Score. 7 November 2012 .
3. Web site: Title win sends Sligo wild. 14 October 2012. Irish Examiner. 7 November 2012 .
4. Web site: Sligo seal title. 14 October 2012. Goal.com. 7 November 2012 .
5. Web site: Sligo are 2012 League Champions. 14 October 2012. Extra Time. 7 November 2012 .