2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season

October 2020 February 2021 Shamrock Rovers F.C. 2011 Michael O'Neillhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14685212 Shamrock Rovers chairman thrilled by Spurs Europa draw 26 August 2011 1 March 2013 Chairman Jonathan Roche Tallaght Stadium League of Ireland Champions FAI Cup Quarter-finals League of Ireland Cup Second Round Leinster Senior Cup Quarter-finals Setanta Sports Cup Champions Champions League Third qualifying round Europa League Group stages Gary Twigg (15) Billy Dennehy (16) 8,500 (15 December vs Tottenham Hotspur, Europa League) 785 (22 March vs Lisburn Distillery, Setanta Sports Cup) 4,032 _white_hoops _whitehoops _white_hoops _hoops_white 008000 008000 008000 FFFFFF 008000 _cam0809a 000000 000000 000000 000000 _collarwithbodywhite _borderonwhite _borderonwhite _white stripes 014421 014421 014421 014421 FFFFFF 2010 2012 The 2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season was the club's 90th season competing in the League of Ireland and their 5th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was also their most successful season in their history. Rovers played a record number of 56 games in the whole 2011 season. Shamrock Rovers began the season with a 2–0 win over Dundalk in the Leinster Senior Cup at Oriel Park on 22 February. Their first league game, at home, also against Dundalk, ended in a 3–1 win. Rovers were defending League of Ireland champions and in 2011 won the club's 17th league title, becoming champions after a 2–1 win away at UCD. Rovers finished four points ahead of nearest rivals Sligo Rovers. Furthermore, Shamrock Rovers competed in the Champions League for the first time in the club's history. After beating Flora Tallinn Rovers were knocked out by FC Copenhagen, and entered the Europa League qualifiers. They defeated Partizan Belgrade to qualify for the group stages, the first Irish club to do so. They played in a group with Rubin Kazan, PAOK and Tottenham Hotspur. Shamrock Rovers also won the All-Ireland tournament, the Setanta Sports Cup, beating Dundalk in the final at Tallaght. But they went out of the FAI Cup to Sligo Rovers in the quarter-final and the League of Ireland Cup to St Patrick's Athletic. Rovers entered the domestic tournaments in the Third and Second Round as a result of being a League of Ireland club. Squad 1 England Richard Brush GK 2 Republic of Ireland DF Patrick Sullivan 3 Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens DF 4 Scotland Craig Sives DF 5 England Dan Murray DF Captain 6 Republic of Ireland Stephen Rice MF 7 Republic of Ireland Gary McCabe MF 8 Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell MF 9 Scotland Gary Twigg FW 10 Republic of Ireland Karl Sheppard FW 11 Republic of Ireland Ciarán Kilduff FW 13 Republic of Ireland Pat Flynn DF 14 Republic of Ireland Dean Kelly FW 15 Republic of Ireland MF Paddy Kavanagh 16 Jamaica Ryan Thompson GK 17 Republic of Ireland Ken Oman DF 18 Northern Ireland Chris Turner MF 19 Republic of Ireland Gary O'Neill FW 20 Republic of Ireland Billy Dennehy MF 21 Republic of Ireland Ronan Finn MF 22 Republic of Ireland Conor McCormack MF 23 Republic of Ireland Sean Gannon DF 24 Republic of Ireland Karl Moore MF 25 Republic of Ireland Craig Hyland GK 26 Scotland Jim Paterson DF 27 England Rohan Ricketts MF Technical staff Current StaffManager: Michael O'Neill Assistant Manager/Coach: Jim Magilton Goalkeeping Coach: Tim Dalton Physiotherapist: Ferghal Kerin Club Sports Scientist: Padraic Phibbs Coaching Assistant: Andy Myler Head of Youth Development: Stephen Fennell Pre-season and friendlies Shamrock Rovers began their pre-season on 1 February against non-league side, Killarney Celtic at Celtic Park. Surprisingly, Killarney Celtic started off positively with a goal in the opening ten minutes of the game. Killarney kept this lead until the 53rd minute when Ciarán Kilduff scored a goal to equalize. From then on Rovers began to get into the game. In the 77th minute, Anthony Murphy put Rovers into the lead with a terrific goal. Followed by this, Stephen O'Donnell and Karl Sheppard both scored with Billy Dennehy scoring twice on the 79th and 86th minute, resulting in the game ending 6–1 to Shamrock Rovers.http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/4789 Pre-Season Fixture List - Extratime.ie - League of Ireland Simon O'Gorman extratime.ie 6 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227221013/http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/4789 27 February 2014 dead Rovers next pre-season game was against First Division side, Cork City on 4 February in Musgrave Park. Just like in the last game, Rovers conceded a goal in the 30th minute. But, Rovers fought back and just after the break, Gary McCabe scored a goal to level both sides. Then on the 75th minute, Patrick Kavanagh scored the winning goal, thus the game ended with Rovers winning 2–1. Three days later, Rovers played against Celtic XI at Tallaght Stadium. This game was a highly anticipated game due to the high profile of Celtic. The game started off well for Rovers who did not concede a goal in the first half, like in the two previous games. But, in the 55th minute, Daryl Murphy fired past Alan Mannus to put Celtic in the lead. 3 minutes later, Graham Carey scored a goal to win the game for Celtic XI. This was Rovers first defeat this season. On 13 February, Rovers played their next pre-season friendly against First Division side, Monaghan United in front of a crowd of just 400. Just before the break, Rovers were brought down to 10 men when Dean Kelly was sent off. Then, just 3 minutes before the end of the game, Conor McCormack was sent off. The game ended in a draw. A lot of chances for Rovers made the game very frustrating for Rovers. The man of the match was Dan Murray. Two days later, Rovers played against IFA Premiership side, Cliftonville. In just under 1 minute, Gary Twigg opened the scoring for Rovers. This lead lasted until 15 minutes into the game, when Eamon Seydak put Cliftonville on level terms with Rovers. After the break, Rovers went on a goal frenzy, with goals from Ciarán Kilduff, Enda Stevens, Karl Sheppard and Gary McCabe to put Rovers ahead. Cliftonville got a consolation goal in the 85th minute to end the game in a 5–2 win to Rovers. #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 February 19:30 IST Killarney Celtic 1–6 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Pa McGrath 10 Ciarán Kilduff 53Anthony Murphy 77Billy Dennehy 79, 86Stephen O'Donnell 89Karl Sheppard 91 Celtic Park, Killarney W 4 February 19:45 IST Cork City 1–2 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Vincent Escudé-Candau 30 Gary McCabe 46Patrick Kavanagh 75 Musgrave Park, Cork W 7 February 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 0–2 (Report) Celtic XI Daryl Murphy 55Graham Carey 58 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Damien Hancock L 13 February 18:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 0–0 (Report) Monaghan United Dean Kelly 0 47Conor McCormack 0 87 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 400 Richie Winter D 15 February 19:45 IST Cliftonville 2–5 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Eamon Seydak 15Rory Donnelly 85 Gary Twigg 1Ciarán Kilduff 49Enda Stevens 55Karl Sheppard 68Gary McCabe 75 Solitude, Belfast W 18 February 19:30 IST Shelbourne 1–0 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Stephen Paisley 39 Tolka Park, Dublin Damien Hancock L 25 February 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 2–0 (Report) Waterford United Gary McCabe 35Gary Twigg 49 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Neil Doyle W 23 November 19:00 IST Malmö FF 2–0 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Hamad 42Nilsson 62 Swedbank Stadion, Malmö L Domestic competitions League of Ireland 2011 League of Ireland The fixtures for the 2011 season was announced on 23 December 2010, and revealed that Rovers would begin their league campaign against Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium on 4 March 2011. All of the opening games for the League of Ireland started at the same time, so no team would get an early-head start in the title race. Dundalk started the game off positively with a goal in the 44th minute from Jason Byrne. But, two minutes later, Gary McCabe scored on his league debut for Rovers. In the second half, Shamrock Rovers dominated the game. In under 10 minutes, Rovers topscorer Gary Twigg scored twice to win the game for Shamrock Rovers. The 3–1 win put Rovers into third place in the league table at the end of the first round of league games. Rovers next match came the following Saturday, away to Sligo Rovers. Shamrock Rovers started off well and in the 6th minute, Gary McCabe scored from a rebound against his former club. Shamrock Rovers remained dominant for the rest game and defended all that Sligo Rovers had to give. This win made it two out of two wins for Shamrock Rovers. Round 1 4 March 19:35 IWT Shamrock Rovers 3–1 (Report) Dundalk Gary McCabe 45+2Gary Twigg 50 55 Jason Byrne 44 pen Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 5,263 Alan Kelly W Round 2 12 March 19:45 IWT Sligo Rovers 0–1 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Gary McCabe 6 The Showgrounds, Sligo 4,200 Derek Tomney W Round 3 18 March 20:00 IWT Shamrock Rovers 2–0 (Report) St Patrick's Athletic Chris Turner 11Ken Oman 81 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 5,913 Tom Connolly W Round 4 25 March 19:45 IWT Derry City 0–0 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Brandywell Stadium, Derry Richie Winter D Round 5 1 April 19:45 IST Drogheda United 0–4 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Gary Twigg 28 56Ciaran Kilduff 50Billy Dennehy 73 Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda 1,000 Neil Doyle W Round 6 8 April 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 0–1 (Report) Bray Wanderers Danny O'Connor 6 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 2,500 Derek Tomney L Round 7 15 April 19:35 IST Bohemians 1–1 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Keith Buckley 72 Gary McCabe 0 80Ronan Finn 93 Dalymount Park, Dublin 3,100 Anthony Buttimer D Round 8 22 April 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 3–1 (Report) UCD Karl Sheppard 69Ronan Finn 73Billy Dennehy 83 Robbie Benson 82 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 4,000 Neil Doyle W Round 9 29 April 19:35 IST Galway United 0–1 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Karl Sheppard 7 Terryland Park, Galway 1,165 Paul Tuite W Round 10 2 May 14:00 IST Dundalk 1–1 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Jason Byrne 37 Karl Sheppard 16 Oriel Park, Dundalk 2,250 Derek Tomney D Round 11 6 May 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 1–0 (Report) Sligo Rovers Karl Sheppard 35Ken Oman 0 81 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 5,000 Anthony Buttimer W Round 12 9 May 20:05 IST St Patrick's Athletic 0–0 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Richmond Park, Dublin Damien Hancock D Round 13 13 May Shamrock Rovers postponed Derry City Tallaght Stadium, Dublin P Round 14 20 May 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 3–0 (Report) Drogheda United Craig Sives 49Gary Twigg 56 61 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 2,500 Padraig Sutton W Round 15 26 May 19:45 IST Bray Wanderers 1–0 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Jake Kelly 64 Carlisle Grounds, Bray 3,000 Anthony Buttimer L Round 16 30 May 20:05 IST Shamrock Rovers 1–0 (Report) Bohemians Karl Sheppard 42 Aidan Price 0 52 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Alan Kelly W Round 17 10 June 19:45 IST UCD 1–6 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Michael Leahy 0 43Darren Meenan 88 Gary Twigg 33 41Karl Sheppard 51Billy Dennehy 77Ciarán Kilduff 87 93 UCD Bowl, Dublin 1,225 Graham Kelly W Round 13 13 June 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 1–1 (Report) Derry City Gary McCabe 25 Éamon Zayed 64 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 3,200 Richie Winter D Round 18 17 June 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 4–0 (Report) Galway United Stephen Rice 15Gary McCabe 48Gary Twigg 66Billy Dennehy 90 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 2,459 Padraig Sutton W Round 19 21 June 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 2–2 (Report) Dundalk Chris Turner 79Billy Dennehy 92 Mark Griffin 23 60 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 2,500 Alan Kelly D Round 20 24 June 19:35 IST Sligo Rovers 2–0 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Gavin Peers 38Eoin Doyle 91 The Showgrounds, Sligo L Round 21 3 July 14:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 1–0 (Report) St Patrick's Athletic Gary Twigg 53 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Dave McKeown W Round 22 8 July 19:35 IST Derry City 1–0 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Daniel Lafferty 52 Brandywell Stadium, Derry 2,600 Damien Hancock L Round 23 15 July 19:45 IST Drogheda United 0–1 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Gary Twigg 94 Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda Neil Doyle W Round 24 22 July Shamrock Rovers postponed Bray Wanderers Tallaght Stadium, Dublin P Round 25 5 August 19:05 IST Bohemians 0–1 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Gary Twigg 66 Dalymount Park, Dublin 2,784 Damien Hancock W Round 26 12 August 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 6–0 (Report) UCD Gary Twigg 62Dan Murray 65Billy Dennehy 67Gary O'Neill 69Ciarán Kilduff 84Thomas Boyle 92 own goal Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 2,943 Paul Tuite W Round 27 21 August 18:30 IST Galway United 2–3 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Mikey Gilmore 33Eric Browne 46 Ronan Finn 16Craig Sives 51Ciarán Kilduff 57 Terryland Park, Galway Alan Kelly W Round 28 3 September 17:30 IST Dundalk 1–2 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Mark Quigley 93 Billy Dennehy 58Stephen O'Donnell 74 pen Oriel Park, Dundalk Richie Winter W Round 29 9 September 20:00 IWT Shamrock Rovers 1–2 (Report) Sligo Rovers Pat Sullivan 2 62Gary Twigg 62Pat Flynn 0 89 John Russell 80John Dillon 91 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 4,000 approx. Damien Hancock L Round 30 12 September 20:00 IST St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Stephen O'Donnell 19 Danny North 68 Richmond Park, Dublin Neil Doyle D Round 31 23 September Shamrock Rovers postponed Derry City Tallaght Stadium, Dublin P Round 24 25 September 15:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 5–2 (Report) Bray Wanderers Gary McCabe44Rohan Ricketts49Gary McCabe57Ronan Finn68Gary Twigg91 Jake Kelly26Shane O'Connor0 35Jake Kelly92 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 3,500 (est.) Richie Winter W Round 32 2 October 14:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 4–0 (Report) Drogheda United Karl Sheppard 23Ciarán Kilduff 41 Billy Dennehy 70 pen Gary O'Neill 81 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 2,500 (est.) Tom Connolly W Round 33 5 October 19:05 IST Shamrock Rovers 1–1 (Report) Bohemians Dan Murray 32 Aidan Downes 2 44Glenn Cronin 60 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 4,082 Derek Tomney D Round 34 9 October 19:45 IST Bray Wanderers 1–2 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Gary Dempsey 64 Karl Sheppard 7 89 Carlisle Grounds, Bray 3,500 (est.) Dave McKeown W Round 31 13 October 19:05 IST Shamrock Rovers 1–0 (Report) Derry City Rohan Ricketts 50 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 3,500 (est.) Alan Kelly W Round 35 25 October 19:05 IST UCD 1–2 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Robbie Benson 71Darren Meenan 2 80 Ken Oman 68 Craig Sives 2 47 Dean Kelly 94 UCD Bowl, Dublin 2,552 Neil Doyle W Round 36 28 October 19:45 IST Shamrock Rovers 4–0 (Report) Galway United Chris Turner 29 Billy Dennehy 37 Karl Sheppard 65Ronan Finn 83 Rory Gartlan 0 64 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 5,200 Anthony Buttimer W League table SHM Results summary 13 3 2 43 11 10 5 3 26 13 29 October 2011 extratime.ie October 2011 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H Result W/W/W/D/W/L/D/W/W/D/W/D/D/W/L/W/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/D/W/W/W/W Position 2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/1/2/2/3/3/2/2/1/2/3/2/2/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 29 October 2011 2011 League of Ireland July 2012 FAI Cup 2011 FAI Cup Shamrock Rovers, along with the other 20 League of Ireland clubs, entered the 2011 FAI Cup in the third round,http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101587:fai-ford-cup-first-and-second-round-draws&catid=18:fai-ford-senior-cup&Itemid=51 FAI Ford Cup First and Second round draws 8 March 2011 9 March 2013 the draw for which was made on 9 May 2011. Rovers were drawn at home with First Division side Athlone Town.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/english/2011/0509/279726-faicup/ Big guns kept apart in FAI Cup draw 9 May 2011 RTÉ News 9 March 2013 Goals from Gary McCabe, Chris Turner, Dean Kelly and Billy Dennehy gave Rovers a 4–0 victory and ensured their place in the next round.http://www.airtricityleague.ie/matchzone/fai-ford-cup/3551-shamrock-rovers-4-athlone-town-0 Shamrock Rovers 4 Athlone Town 0 3 June 2011 9 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131018050332/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/matchzone/fai-ford-cup/3551-shamrock-rovers-4-athlone-town-0 18 October 2013 dead A replay was required to determine the winner of the fourth round tie between Rovers and UCD after the first match ended in a 2–2 draw.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0828/284096-faicup_shamrovers_ucd/ Shamrock Rovers 2-2 UCD 28 August 2011 RTÉ News 9 March 2013 Having played Partizan Belgrade away in the Europa League just 4 days previously, manager O'Neill decided to alter his starting line-up. After a goalless first half which contained chances for both sides, Rovers took the lead through Karl Sheppard in the 61st minute. Ciarán Kilduff doubled Rovers' advantage, but Samir Belhout pulled a goal back for the away side. Pat Flynn, Rovers' captain on the night, was then sent off in the 80th minute for a cynical block on a UCD player as the last man. UCD scored from the resulting free-kick to earn a replay at their home ground. The draw for the quarter-finals was made before the replay; the winner would face either Sligo Rovers or Monaghan United, who had also drawn their fourth round tie.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0829/284121-faicup/ FAI Cup quarter-final draw 30 August 2011 RTÉ News 9 March 2013 The replay was a much more one-sided affair as Rovers won 6–0, with Billy Dennehy scoring a hat-trick.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0905/284408-shamrockrovers_ucd/ UCD 0-6 Shamrock Rovers 5 September 2011 RTÉ News 9 March 2013 Sligo Rovers also won their replay, so they were Rovers' opposition in the quarter-finals. Sligo, who would go on to win the tournament,http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1106/286743-shelbourne_sligorovers_report/ Sligo Rovers win FAI Cup after penalty shoot-out 6 November 2011 RTÉ News 9 March 2013 knocked Rovers out of the competition by winning 1–0.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0919/285062-sligo_shamrock/ Sligo Rovers 1-0 Shamrock Rovers 19 September 2011 RTÉ News 9 March 2013 Rovers had the best of the early stages. Karl Sheppard had two good opportunities to score, one of which was cleared off the line by Sligo defender Alan Keane after Sheppard had beaten the goalkeeper. Eoin Doyle scored Sligo's goal shortly afterwards. This was the only goal of the game, although Sligo's Richie Ryan hit the woodwork with a free-kick and both teams had penalty claims turned down. Third round 3 June 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 4–0 (Report) Athlone Town Gary McCabe 12Chris Turner 46Dean Kelly 75Billy Dennehy 82 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 1,500 Tom Connolly W Fourth round 29 August 20:00 IST Shamrock Rovers 2–2 (Report) UCD Karl Sheppard 61Ciarán Kilduff 70Pat Flynn 0 80 Samir Belhout 74Robbie Creevy 81 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 2,484 Tom Connolly D Fourth round (replay) 5 September 19:45 IST UCD 0–6 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Michael Leahy 0 25 Billy Dennehy 4 41 71Chris Turner 18Gary McCabe 25 penGary O'Neill 91 UCD Bowl, Dublin 782 Dave McKeown W Quarter-finals 19 September 20:00 IST Sligo Rovers 1–0 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Eoin Doyle 22 Showgrounds, Sligo 3,210 Alan Kelly L League of Ireland Cup 2011 League of Ireland Cup Shamrock Rovers, along with St Patrick's Athletic in Pool 3, received a bye to the second round of the 2011 League of Ireland Cup,http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101577:ea-sports-cup-2011-&catid=22:ea-sports-cup&Itemid=52 EA Sports Cup 2011 2 March 2011 FAI.ie 25 March 2013 the draw for which was made on 30 March 2011. Shamrock Rovers were given away tie against Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic.http://www.airtricityleague.ie/matchzone/ea-sports-cup/3434-ea-sports-cup-second-round-fixtures-confirmed EA SPORTS Cup Second Round fixtures confirmed 6 April 2011 25 March 2013 https://archive.today/20130412235735/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/matchzone/ea-sports-cup/3434-ea-sports-cup-second-round-fixtures-confirmed 12 April 2013 dead The match, which was one of the most highly anticipated matches of the stage due to the rivalry of the 2 clubs, was played on 25 April. Rovers looked to have won the game through a Dean Kelly penalty in the 58th minutehttp://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/13002/2/ St. Patrick's Athletic 1 - 1 Shamrock Rovers (3-1 after penos) 25 April 2011 25 March 2013 but St. Patrick's Athletic equalised with a penalty of their own in the 88th minute, scored by Danny North. The teams were forced to play into extra-time, in which neither side scored, thus forcing a penalty-shootout. Rovers only scored one penalty while St. Patrick's Athletic scored three of their four penalties to win the shoot-out and eliminate Rovers. Second round 25 April 18:00 IST St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 yes (Report) Shamrock Rovers Danny North 88 Dean Kelly 58 Richmond Park, Dublin 1,293 Rob Rogers John Flood Danny North Stephen Bradley Evan McMillan 3–1 Conor McCormack Colm Corcoran Pat Flynn Ciarán Kilduff L Leinster Senior Cup 2011 Leinster Senior Cup Shamrock Rovers began their campaign in the Leinster Senior Cup in the fourth round. In the draw for this round, which took place on 20 January, Rovers were paired with Dundalk.http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/4793/ Leinster Senior Cup Draw O'Gorman Simon 20 January 2011 25 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022052051/http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/4793/ 22 October 2013 dead The match was played on 22 February at Oriel Park,Farrelly Aidan Dundalk 0 - 2 Shamrock Rovers http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12497/2/ extratime.ie 17 October 2013 before the start of the league season. Gary O'Neill scored the opening goal in the 35th minute to put Shamrock Rovers ahead. Dundalk had several opportunities to draw level in the second half, although the game finished 2–0 following Stephen O'Donnell's goal in the 78th minute. Rovers were given an away tie against Bohemians in the quarter-finals.O'Gorman Simon Leinster Senior Cup Quarter-final draw http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/5167/ extratime.ie 17 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131019055909/http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/5167/ 19 October 2013 dead Bohemians had been due to play Sporting Fingal in the previous round, but received a bye as the opposition club was dissolved. The highly anticipated match took place on 4 July at Dalymount Park. The first half was an entertaining battle between both sides and in the 43rd minute, Dean Kelly scored to put Rovers ahead. Early on in the second half, Ryan McEvoy scored to level the tie. After many good chances from both sides, the match was forced to enter into Extra time. In the 124th minute of extra time, Kevin Feely got a goal to put Bohemians ahead. This goal was enough to separate the sides and thus, eliminated Shamrock Rovers from the competition. Fourth round 22 February 19:45 IST Dundalk 0–2 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Gary O'Neill 35Stephen O'Donnell 78 Oriel Park, Dundalk 500 Rob Rogers W Quarter-finals 4 July 19:45 IST Bohemians 2–1 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Ryan McEvoy 68Kevin Feely 124 Dean Kelly 43 Dalymount Park, Dublin 800 Damian Hancock L Setanta Sports Cup 2011 Setanta Sports Cup 2011 Setanta Sports Cup Final Shamrock Rovers competed in the Setanta Cup for the first time this season. As winners of the 2010 League of Ireland, the club received a bye into the quarter-finals,Exciting ties in Setanta Cup ... Belfast Telegraph 15 December 2010 where they played against IFA Premiership side Lisburn Distillery, who had overcome UCD in the first round.Lisburn keep UCD at bay The Irish Times 1 March 2011 The first leg took place on 14 March at the New Grosvenor Stadium in Ballyskeagh. Rovers won the game 3–0 by virtue of goals from Karl Sheppard, Ciarán Kilduff and Dean Kelly.Rovers make immediate impact The Irish Times 15 March 2011 The second leg took place on 22 March and finished 4–2;Kavanagh on the double for Rovers The Irish Times 23 March 2011 Rovers progressed to the next round 7–2 on aggregate. Gary Liggett capitalised on Pat Flynn's mistake to give Lisburn an early lead before Kilduff equalised for Rovers. Sheppard had already had a shot cleared off the line before the equaliser. Rovers took the lead through Stephen Rice shortly after the restart only for Liggett to score again to level the game. However, 2 goals from Kavanagh in the final ten minutes ensured a victory for Rovers. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 23 March in Belfast.Setanta Sports Cup semi-final draw announced http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/soccer/setanta-sports-cup-semi-final-draw-announced-498378.html breakingnews.ie 18 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131019054527/http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/soccer/setanta-sports-cup-semi-final-draw-announced-498378.html 19 October 2013 live Shamrock Rovers were drawn against either Portadown, of Northern Ireland, or Sligo Rovers, of the Republic of Ireland, who had yet to complete their quarter-final tie. Sligo Rovers went on to win the tie, prompting a rematch of the 2010 FAI Cup Final in which Sligo Rovers had defeated Shamrock Rovers on penalties. The first leg took place on 11 April at the Showgrounds, in Sligo. Ronan Finn's long-range goal and Karl Sheppard's header gave Rovers a 2–0 win over the home side, who had John Russell sent off 15 minutes after coming on as a substitute.Sheppard gives Rovers edge Irish Independent 12 April 2011 The second leg took place on 19 April at Tallaght Stadium. Within three minutes, Sligo Rovers were back in the tie with a goal from Eoin Doyle.Buttner Paul Shamrock Rovers react to early threat The Irish Times 20 April 2011 Their lead lasted only five minutes, however, as a goal from Karl Sheppard levelled the match. Ronan Finn then hit the post before providing the assist for Dennehy's 25th-minute goal which gave Rovers the lead. The game finished 2–1, giving Rovers a 4–1 aggregate victory and a place in their first Setanta Cup final. It was also Rovers' opponents, fellow League of Ireland side Dundalk, first appearance in the final of the competition. They overcame Linfield,Dundalk complete the job The Irish Times 1 March 2011 GlentoranGaynor goal finally settles Oriel nerves The Irish Times 22 March 2011 and Cliftonville,Dundalk end long wait for a cup final slot Tonight The Irish Times 19 April 2011 all of Northern Ireland, to reach the final. The final took place at Tallaght Stadium on 14 May. Despite the game taking place in their home stadium, Rovers were technically the away team following the drawing of lots.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0514/279890-dundalk_shamrockrovers/ Dundalk 0-2 Shamrock Rovers 14 May 2011 RTÉ News 1 March 2013 Rovers won the final 2–0 and claimed their first piece of silverware this season.O'Neill ends goal drought to set Rovers on way to victory The Irish Times 16 May 2011 Gary O'Neill opened the scoring in the second half. Billy Dennehy scored in the 93rd minute to secure the title for Rovers. Quarter-finals (1st Leg) 14 March 19:45 IST Lisburn Distillery 0–3 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Colm Cooling 0 78 Karl Sheppard 35Ciarán Kilduff 40Dean Kelly 68 New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh W Quarter-finals (2nd leg) 22 March 19:45 IST Shamrock Rovers 4–2 (Report) Lisburn Distillery Ciaran Kilduff 42Stephen Rice 47Patrick Kavanagh 82 89 Gary Liggett 14 57 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 785 Neil Doyle W Shamrock Rovers won 7–2 on aggregate Semi-finals (1st leg) 11 April 19:45 IST Sligo Rovers 0–2 (Report) Shamrock Rovers John Russell 0 74 Ronan Finn 27Karl Sheppard 58 Showgrounds, Sligo W Semi-finals (2nd leg) 19 April 19:45 IST Shamrock Rovers 2–1 Report Sligo Rovers Karl Sheppard 8Billy Dennehy 25 Eoin Doyle 3 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Raymond Crangle W Shamrock Rovers won 4–1 on aggregate Final 14 May 18:15 IST Dundalk 0–2 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Gary O'Neill 65Billy Dennehy 90+3 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 4,789 Alan Kelly, Cork W European competitions UEFA Champions League 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase Shamrock Rovers began their UEFA Champions League campaign in the second qualifying round after winning the 2010 League of Ireland.2011/12 UEFA Champions League access list http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/accesslist/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110616185420/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/accesslist/index.html dead 16 June 2011 UEFA 17 June 20132011/12 list of participants http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/accesslist/listofparticipants/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110616185425/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/accesslist/listofparticipants/index.html dead 16 June 2011 UEFA 17 June 2013 The draw for this round was made in Nyon, Switzerland on 20 June 2011.http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1642614.html https://archive.today/20121209125028/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1642614.html dead 9 December 2012 Draws for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League 2011/12 UEFA 17 June 2013 14 June 2011 As one of the League Champions based in Western Europe, the club was seeded in Group 3.Champions League hopefuls eye qualifying draws https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01f2-0e78b45ba97d-7f0fdad1fa4d-1000--champions-league-hopefuls-eye-qualifying-draws/ UEFA 17 June 2013 15 June 2011 The draw paired Rovers with Estonian champions Flora Tallinn.Benfica to face Trabz after UEFA draw https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1475590.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110723011852/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1475590.html dead 23 July 2011 fifa.com 17 June 2013 15 July 2011 Rovers played the first leg on 12 July at Tallaght Stadium.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01f3-0e78e544dca5-38aef7de32a3-1000--shamrock-s-turner-prises-spoils-from-flora/ Shamrock's Turner prises spoils from Flora 13 March 2013 The game ended 1–0 to Shamrock Rovers, which was a historic result as it was the first time Rovers had won a Champions League match.Sport - Rovers face Tallinn order in Europe The Irish News 12 July 2011 Chris Turner scored the winning goal in the 34th minute, just one minute after Flora Tallinn had missed a penalty. Rovers travelled to A. Le Coq Arena in Estonia for the second leg on 19 July.Shamrock stand firm to progress in Tallinn https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0ea669af6575-295466ca50ce-1000--shamrock-stand-firm-to-progress-in-tallinn/ UEFA 17 June 2013 19 July 2011 The game ended 0–0, which was enough for Rovers to progress to the next stage of the competition. The draw for the third qualifying round took place on 15 July;Draws for the third qualifying round of UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1649784.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110709224406/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1649784.html dead 9 July 2011 UEFA 17 June 2013 7 July 2011 as winners in the second qualifying round, they were placed in the "Champions Route" section.New entrants await third qualifying round draw https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01f3-0e78eb44dc01-912577c0e4e1-1000--new-entrants-await-third-qualifying-round-draw/ UEFA 17 June 2013 14 July 2011 Rovers were drawn with Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen,Rangers look set for Malmo trip after Champions League qualifying draw https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jul/15/rangers-champions-league The Guardian 17 June 2013 15 July 2011 London who had appeared in the group stages of the competition the previous season. The first leg was played in Denmark, as determined by the draw, despite a request by Copenhagen to switch the order of the home and away legs.Malone Emmet Rovers refuse request from Copenhagen The Irish Times 16 July 2011 The game took place on 27 July and was broadcast live by Setanta Sports.O'Neill has faith in Rovers to raise their game and upset odds Irish Independent 27 July 2011 Copenhagen went ahead after 4 minutes when Sölvi Ottesen beat Rovers' goalkeeper Ryan Thompson with a header.København edge out Shamrock Rovers https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0ea66bef2265-270b4963f7d1-1000--kobenhavn-edge-out-shamrock-rovers/ UEFA 17 June 2013 27 July 2011 Both sides had scoring opportunities but the game finished 1–0. The return leg was held on 2 August and was broadcast live on RTÉ Two.FC Copenhagen 1-0 Shamrock Rovers http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/champions-league/2011/0727/282903-copenhagen_shamrock/ Wright Rob rte.ie/sport 17 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121001235405/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/champions-league/2011/0727/282903-copenhagen_shamrock/ 1 October 2012 live 27 July 2011 Copenhagen again opened the scoring, through Dame N'Doye, although Chris Turner had earlier hit the crossbar.Victorious København book play-off berth https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01f4-0e7912d0be8e-e614f2386bae-1000--victorious-kobenhavn-book-play-off-berth/ UEFA 17 June 2013 They scored their second of the game, and third on aggregate, in the 73rd minute through Christian Bolaños. There were no further goals; Rovers' defeat consigned the club to the Europa League play-off round.Shamrock Rvrs 0-2 FC Copenhagen (0-3 on agg) http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/champions-league/2011/0802/283100-shamrockrovers_copenhagen/ rte.ie/sport 17 June 2013 2 August 2011 Second qualifying round (1st Leg) 12 July 20:00 IST Ireland Shamrock Rovers 1–0 (Report) Estonia Flora Tallinn Chris Turner 34 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 5,026 Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) W Second qualifying round (2nd Leg) 19 July 16:45 IST Estonia Flora Tallinn 0–0 (Report) Ireland Shamrock Rovers A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn 2,970 Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia) D Shamrock Rovers won 1–0 on aggregate Third qualifying round (1st Leg) 27 July 19:00 IST Denmark F.C. Copenhagen 1–0 (Report) Ireland Shamrock Rovers Sölvi Ottesen 4 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen 11,571 Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro) L Third qualifying round (2nd Leg) 2 August 19:45 IST Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0–2 (Report) Denmark F.C. Copenhagen Dame N'Doye 42Christian Bolaños 73 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 6,000 Halis Özkahya (Turkey) L Shamrock Rovers lost 3–0 on aggregate. UEFA Europa League Play-off Phase 2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round 2011-12 UEFA Europa League play-off phase After defeat to F.C. Copenhagen in the Champions League, Rovers went into the Europa League, the secondary European competition. They entered the competition in the play-off round, the draw for which was held on 5 August in Nyon, Switzerland.http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1653874.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110816184955/http://www1.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1653874.html dead 16 August 2011 Draws for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League UEFA 29 July 2011 Rovers were placed as an unseeded team in Pot 1, which meant that they could have faced teams such as Atlético Madrid and Panathinaikos, although the club were eventually drawn against Serbian club Partizan Belgrade.http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2011/0805/1224301904197.html Shamrock Rovers handed tough Serbian mission 5 August 2011 The Irish Times 1 March 2013 Partizan had also exited the Champions League at the third qualifying round after defeat to Belgian side Genk.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01f4-0e79159a4c1e-55040629df45-1000--score-draw-suits-genk-as-partizan-crash-out/ Score draw suits Genk as Partizan crash out 3 August 2011 3 March 2013 In the previous season, Partizan had reached the group stages of the Champions League, so many considered Shamrock Rovers the underdogs. The first leg, which was broadcast live on RTÉ Two,http://www.airtricityleague.ie/clubs/premier-division/shamrock-rvs/latest-news/3701-rovers-prepare-for-partizan-challenge Rovers prepare for Partizan challenge 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131019045310/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/clubs/premier-division/shamrock-rvs/latest-news/3701-rovers-prepare-for-partizan-challenge 19 October 2013 dead took place on 18 August at Tallaght Stadium.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2007204--shamrock-rovers-vs-partizan/ 2011/12 UEFA Europa League - History - Shamrock Rovers-Partizan - UEFA.com 3 March 2013 Rovers started the game with a defensive tactic, but were unable to prevent Nemanja Tomić scoring after only 14 minutes following a dominant opening from the away side.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/europa-league/2011/0818/283664-shamrock_partizan_live/ Shamrock Rovers 1-1 Partizan Belgrade 18 August 2011 RTÉ News 3 March 2013 Rovers did improve towards the end of the half, but only after Partizan had wasted several opportunities to increase their lead. Partizan were again the better side in the beginning of the second half, however the introduction of Gary O'Neill brought Shamrock Rovers back into the game as an attacking force. In the 81st minute, Gary McCabe broke through the Partizan defense with the aid of Gary Twigg and scored the equalising goal. Despite further chances for Rovers, the match ended 1–1, leaving the tie in the balance. The second leg took place on 25 August at Partizan Stadium.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2007241--partizan-vs-shamrock-rovers/ 2011/12 UEFA Europa League - History - Partizan-Shamrock Rovers - UEFA.com 3 March 2013 The match was broadcast live on Setanta Ireland.http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/2137-match-live-tonight Match live tonight 25 August 2011 3 March 2013 https://archive.today/20130412225242/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/2137-match-live-tonight 12 April 2013 dead Rovers went into the game needing to score at least one goal to avoid being eliminated from the competition, due to the away goal scored by Partizan Belgrade in the first leg. The team started the game nervously and could have conceded after only 3 minutes but for Vladimir Jovancic shooting wide when one-on-one with the goalkeeper.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/europa-league/2011/0825/283948-shamrockrovers_partizan1/ Partizan 1-2 Shamrock Rovers (agg 2-3) 25 August 2011 RTÉ News 2 March 2013 Vladimir Volkov forced a save from Ryan Thompson in the 28th minute,http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2011/0825/1224302998451.html Rovers march on in Europa League The Irish Times 2 March 2013 before the Partizan player put his side in front after 35 minutes. Shortly after the interval, Chris Turner came close to scoring for Rovers when his header hit the post. The breakthrough for Rovers came in the 58th minute - a spectacular volley from Patrick Sullivan put the teams back on level terms again. The match went to extra-time as Partizan were unable to convert several chances. Rovers were fortunate to remain level in the game following Stefan Babović's free-kick which hit the woodwork and a reckless challenge by Ryan Thompson which could have resulted in a penalty to the home side. The winning goal came in the 113th minute of extra time. Ciarán Kilduff's shot was only parried away as far as Karl Sheppard, who was taken down inside the penalty area by the Partizan goalkeeper before he could shoot. Midfielder Stephen O'Donnell converted the penalty. The game ended 2–1 to Shamrock Rovers, with Rovers winning the tie 3–2 on aggregate and qualifying for the group stages of the competition. This was the first time an Irish club had qualified for the group stages of a European competition.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14676723 Ireland's Shamrock Rovers reach Europa League main draw 26 August 2011 2 March 2013 Play-off round (1st Leg) 18 August 20:45 IST Ireland Shamrock Rovers 1–1 (Report) Serbia Partizan Belgrade Gary McCabe 81 Nemanja Tomić 14 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 4,650 Hannes Kaasik (Estonia) D Play-off round (2nd Leg) 25 August yes 19:30 IST Serbia Partizan Belgrade 1–2 (Report) Ireland Shamrock Rovers Vladimir Volkov 35Medo Kamara 0 118 Patrick Sullivan 58Stephen O'Donnell 113 pen Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade 13,706 Ján Valášek (Slovakia) W Shamrock Rovers won 3–2 on aggregate Group stage 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage The draw for the Europa League Group Stages took place on 26 August in Monaco.http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1655716.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110816180708/http://www1.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1655716.html dead 16 August 2011 European Club Season Kick-Off Monaco 2011/12 UEFA 3 August 2011 5 March 2013 Based on the UEFA coefficients, Rovers were placed in Pot 4. This meant that they would be drawn with one team from each other pot. Among the teams which Rovers could have faced were Fulham, Atlético Madrid and Stoke City. The draw eventually paired Rovers with Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League, Rubin Kazan of the Russian Premier League and PAOK of the Super League Greece. All matches were broadcast live on TV3.http://www.airtricityleague.ie/index.php/clubs/premier-division/shamrock-rvs/latest-news/3726-uefa-confirm-europa-league-fixtures-for-hoops https://archive.today/20130412222902/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/index.php/clubs/premier-division/shamrock-rvs/latest-news/3726-uefa-confirm-europa-league-fixtures-for-hoops dead 12 April 2013 UEFA confirm Europa League fixtures for Hoops 5 March 2013 Rovers' first group stage fixture took place on 15 September against Rubin Kazan.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0254-0d7d44aeb9e5-8828e2b2b25a-1000--rovers-lose-to-rubin-on-group-stage-debut/ Rovers lose to Rubin on group stage debut 15 September 2011 5 March 2013 Rubin Kazan started off well with a goal from Obafemi Martins in the 3rd minute. Rovers got into the game after the goal but the away side still dominated possession during the first half.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/15/shamrock-rovers-rubin-kazan-europa-league Rubin Kazan prove too classy for Shamrock Rovers in Europa League 15 September 2011 The Guardian 5 March 2013 London Both sides missed penalties in the match, although goals from Christian Noboa and Gökdeniz Karadeniz in the second half ensured victory for Rubin Kazan. Rovers then travelled to White Hart Lane to face Tottenham Hotspur on 29 September. Tottenham started off well with both Jermain Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko hitting the woodwork before half-time.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01f5-0e1247ab1cfe-ee1f050af849-1000--tottenham-survive-scare-from-shamrock/ Tottenham survive scare from Shamrock 29 September 2011 2 March 2013 Stephen O'Donnell cleared Roman Pavlyuchenko's header off the line to maintain the deadlock at the end of the first half. It was Rovers who took a surprise lead early in the second half. In the 51st minute, Stephen Rice diverted a long-range shot into the net to put Rovers ahead. Their lead did not last long however - in the 60th minute, Pavlyuchenko equalised from a header.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15014632 BBC Sport - Tottenham 3-1 Shamrock Rovers 3 March 2013 One minute later, Defoe scored to put Spurs ahead. Giovani dos Santos completed the scoring in the 65th minute. The match ended in a 3–1 defeat for Rovers. PAOK were the opponents on 20 October in Thessaloniki, Greece. PAOK took the lead early in the first half through Costin Lazăr's long range strike.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/europa-league/2011/1020/286235-paok_srovers_report/ PAOK Salonika 2-1 Shamrock Rovers 20 October 2011 RTÉ News 5 March 2013 Both sides then had chances to score, but it was Shamrock Rovers who scored the next goal - Karl Sheppard headed in a free-kick from Billy Dennehy. However, Rovers suffered another defeat due to another long range goal from Vieirinha. In the return leg in Dublin, PAOK scored three goals in the first half as they comfortably won the game 3–1, and in doing so eliminated Rovers from the competition.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01f7-0e7adb08f46a-97f9f84ead06-1000--paok-go-top-and-eliminate-rovers/ PAOK go top and eliminate Rovers 7 March 2013 Billy Dennehy scored what proved to be only a consolation goal for Rovers from a free kick early in the second half. Rovers again failed to pick up any points in their fifth group game, an away game against Rubin Kazan. Nelson Haedo Valdez took advantage of poor defending to score his side's first goal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15976412 Europa League: Rubin Kazan 4-1 Shamrock Rovers 7 March 2013 Their lead did not last long, however, as Ken Oman equalised for Rovers two minutes later. Bibras Natcho's goal gave Rubin Kazan the lead at half-time; their lead would have been greater had Dan Murray not cleared Obafemi Martins' effort off the line. Rubin Kazan scored twice in the second half to complete the scoring, although Karl Sheppard did hit the bar late in the game. The club's European campaign concluded with a 4–0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur; a result that meant that Rovers failed to pick up any points during the group stage.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/dec/15/tottenham-hotspur-shamrock-rovers-europa-league Tottenham thrash Shamrock Rovers but exit Europa League 15 December 2011 The Guardian 6 March 2013 London Paul Doyle In what was only their second competitive fixture since the end of the domestic season, Rovers had the better of the opening minutes and should have taken the lead after only 2 minutes, but James Paterson's effort was wrongly ruled out for offside. Steven Pienaar's first goal for Tottenham was the first goal of the match. Andros Townsend and Jermain Defoe scored Tottenham's second and third goals respectively. Although Tottenham did score a fourth goal through Harry Kane, it was Rovers who had the best of the second half, while both Jake Livermore and Carlo Cudicini were lucky to avoid red cards after bringing down Rovers players when they were through on goal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16081794 BBC Sport - Shamrock Rovers 0-4 Tottenham 7 March 2013 This was Michael O'Neill's final match in charge of the club.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16133487 Michael O'Neill to leave Shamrock Rovers after Spurs clash 7 March 2013 Group table Group A yes SR Results Group Stages (R. 1) 15 September 18:00 IST Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0–3 (Report) Russia Rubin Kazan Obafemi Martins 3 Christian Noboa 50 Gökdeniz Karadeniz 60 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 6,920 Zsolt Szabó (Hungary) L Group Stages (R. 2) 29 September 20:05 IST ENG Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 (Report) Ireland Shamrock Rovers Roman Pavlyuchenko 60 Jermain Defoe 61 Giovani dos Santos 65 Stephen Rice 48 White Hart Lane, London 34,350 Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) L Group Stages (R. 3) 20 October 20:05 IST Greece PAOK 2–1 (Report) Ireland Shamrock Rovers Costin Lazăr 12 Vieirinha 63 Karl Sheppard 48 Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki Tony Asumaa (Finland) L Group Stages (R. 4) 3 November 18:00 IST Ireland Shamrock Rovers 1–3 (Report) Greece PAOK Billy Dennehy 51 Dimitris Salpingidis 7 38 Giorgos Fotakis 35 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 7,000 Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) L Group Stages (R. 5) 30 November 18:00 IST Russia Rubin Kazan 4–1 Report Ireland Shamrock Rovers Nelson Haedo Valdez 10 51Bibras Natcho 36Obafemi Martins 62 Ken Oman 12 Central Stadium, Kazan 15,740https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/11/30/europe/uefa-cup/rubin-kazan/shamrock-rovers-football-club/1210346/ Rubin Kazan vs. Shamrock Rovers - 30 November 2011 - Soccerway int.soccerway.com Harald Lechner (Austria) L Group Stages (R. 6) 15 December 18:00 IST Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0–4 (Report) ENG Tottenham Hotspur Steven Pienaar 29 Andros Townsend 38 Jermain Defoe 45 Harry Kane 90+1 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Stephan Studer (Switzerland) L Squad statistics Appearances/Goals No.Pos.NameLeagueCupSetanta CupEA Sports CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKENG Richard Brush7(0)02(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)01(0)0100002DFIRE Patrick Sullivan32(0)02(0)03(2)00(0)04(0)06(0)14911513DFIRE Enda Stevens27(1)01(0)04(0)00(0)04(0)05(1)0430904DFSCO Craig Sives19(1)23(0)00(0)00(0)04(0)05(0)0322715DFENG Dan Murray32(0)23(1)04(0)00(0)01(1)06(0)0462206MFIRE Stephen Rice19(9)11(1)05(0)10(0)01(1)05(1)1433707MFIRE Gary McCabe26(5)64(0)20(2)00(0)01(2)04(1)1459718MFIRE Stephen O'Donnell7(5)23(0)02(0)00(0)01(1)04(1)1243409FWSCO Gary Twigg24(3)150(1)00(1)00(0)04(0)04(3)040156010FWIRE Karl Sheppard18(6)101(2)15(0)30(0)00(0)02(1)135154011FWIRE Ciarán Kilduff8(19)64(0)12(1)21(0)00(2)00(5)04293013DFIRE Pat Flynn3(4)01(1)0201(0)00(0)00(0)01104214FWIRE Dean Kelly5(6)10(1)13(1)11(0)13(1)00(0)02143015FWIRE Paddy Kavanagh1(6)00(1)02(2)21(0)00(0)00(0)01321016GKJAM Ryan Thompson7(0)02(0)02(0)01(0)02(0)05(0)01900017DFIRE Ken Oman19(1)20(0)04(0)00(0)03(0)01(0)02825118MFNIR Chris Turner15(8)32(1)20(0)00(0)03(0)13(2)034613019FWIRE Gary O'Neill20(5)23(0)13(0)10(0)00(1)00(1)03341020MFIRE Billy Dennehy23(12)93(0)42(1)20(0)04(0)05(1)151165021MFIRE Ronan Finn27(6)41(2)03(1)11(0)04(0)04(1)05063022MFIRE Conor McCormack18(3)02(0)05(0)01(0)03(1)03(1)03705023DFIRE Sean Gannon1(0)03(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)0401024MFIRE Karl Moore1(2)00(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)0300025GKIRE Craig Hyland0(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)0000026DFSCO Jim Paterson8(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)02(0)01002027MFENG Rohan Ricketts7(3)20(1)00(0)00(0)00(0)01(1)013200##MFIRE Lorcan Shannon0(0)00(1)00(0)00(0)00(0)00(0)01000##DFIRE Jack Memery0(0)02(0)00(0)01(0)00(0)00(0)03000##DFIRE Mick Doyle0(0)00(0)01(0)01(0)00(0)00(0)02000##MFIRE Sean Byrne0(0)00(0)00(0)01(0)00(0)00(0)01000##MFIRE Colm Corcoran0(1)00(0)00(0)00(1)00(0)00(0)02000##MFIRE Jack Flood0(0)00(0)00(0)00(1)00(0)00(0)01010##MFIRE Darragh Satelle0(0)00(0)00(0)00(1)00(0)00(0)01000##MFIRE Paul Connolly0(0)00(0)00(0)00(1)00(0)00(0)01000##GKNIR Alan Mannus22(0)00(0)03(0)00(0)02(0)00(0)027010 Updated 4 November 2011 Top scorers PositionNationNumberNamePremier DivisionSetanta CupFAI CupLeague CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1IRE20Billy Dennehy94200116 2SCO9Gary Twigg1500000153IRL10Karl Sheppard1013001154IRE11Ciarán Kilduff6 1200095IRL7Gary McCabe6 2000196IRE21Ronan Finn5 0100067NIR18Chris Turner3 2001068IRL19Gary O'Neill21100049IRL14Dean Kelly1 11100410IRL8Stephen O'Donnell2 0000 1311IRL6Stephen Rice1 01001312SCO4Craig Sives2 00000212ENG5Dan Murray2 0000 0212ENG27Rohan Ricketts2 0000 0212IRL17Ken Oman2 0000 0216IRL15Paddy Kavanagh0 02000217IRL2Pat Sullivan0 0000 11Own Goals 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Total 69 12 13 1 1 6 102 Includes all competitive matches. Premier Division scorers appear higher on list when total goals are equal. Last updated 04/11/11 Disciplinary record {| class="sortable" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:left; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- bgcolor=#D3D3D3 !class="sortable" width="50px"|No. !width="50px"|Pos. !class="sortable" width="50px"|Nat. !width="130px"|Player !width="130px"|Notes !width="50px" style="background: #FFEE99"|10px !width="50px" style="background: #FFEE99"|10px 10px !width="50px" style="background: #FF8888"|10px |- | 7 || MF || Ireland || McCabe || || 5 || 0 || 1 |- bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | 13 || DF || Ireland || Flynn || || 2 || 0 || 1 |- | 2 || DF || Ireland || Sullivan || || 12 || 1 || 0 |- bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | 17 || DF || Ireland || Oman || || 5 || 1 || 0 |- | 4 || DF || Scotland || Sives || || 5 || 1 || 0 |- bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | 18 || MF || Northern Ireland || Turner || || 9 || 0 || 0 |- | 3 || DF || Ireland || Stevens || || 5 || 0 || 0 |-bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | 9 || FW || Scotland || Twigg || || 5 || 0 || 0 |- | 20 || MF || Ireland || Dennehy || || 4 || 0 || 0 |-bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | 22 || MF || Ireland || McCormack || || 3 || 0 || 0 |- | 8 || MF || Ireland || O'Donnell || || 2 || 0 || 0 |-bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | 14 || FW || Ireland || Kelly || || 2 || 0 || 0 |- | 26 || DF || Scotland || Paterson || || 2 || 0 || 0 |-bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | 11 || FW || Ireland || Kilduff || || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 5 || DF || England || Murray || || 1 || 0 || 0 |-bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | 21 || MF || Ireland || Finn || || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 15 || MF || Ireland || Kavanagh || || 1 || 0 || 0 |-bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | 19 || FW || Ireland || O'Neill || || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 10 || FW || Ireland || Sheppard || || 1 || 0 || 0 |-bgcolor=#D3D3D3 | 23 || DF || Ireland || Gannon || || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | ## || GK || Northern Ireland || Mannus || Left the club in July || 1 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor=#D3D3D3 29 October 2011 s League only October 2011 Transfers In Squad No.PositionCountryNameAgePrevious ClubTypeTransfer windowContract EndsTransfer FeeReference16GoalkeeperJAMRyan Thompson26Portland Phoenix USATransferPre-SeasonDec. 2011Free1GoalkeeperENGRichard Brush26Sligo Rovers IrelandTransferSummerDec. 2011Freehttp://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/2056-mannus-out-brush-in Mannus out - Brush in 21 July 2011 shamrockrovers.ie 29 March 2013 https://archive.today/20130413005300/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/2056-mannus-out-brush-in 13 April 2013 dead8MidfielderIRLStephen O'Donnell25Galway United IrelandTransferPre-SeasonDec. 2011Free7MidfielderIRLGary McCabe23Sligo Rovers IrelandTransferPre-SeasonDec. 2011Free10ForwardIRLKarl Sheppard20Galway United IrelandTransferPre-SeasonDec. 2011Freehttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2011/0109/274914-sheppardk_shamrock/ Rovers make three new signings 9 January 2011 RTÉ Sport 29 March 201311ForwardIRLCiarán Kilduff22UCD IrelandTransferPre-SeasonDec. 2011Freehttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2011/0114/275134-kilduffc/ Kilduff makes a Rovers return 14 January 2011 RTÉ Sport 27 March 201314ForwardIRLDean Kelly26Oldham Athletic ENGTransferPre-SeasonDec. 2011Freehttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2011/0131/275786-oneillm_shamrovers_kellyd/ Shamrock Rovers add Kelly to squad 31 January 2011 RTÉ Sport 29 March 201317DefenderIRLKen Oman29Bohemians IrelandTransferPre-SeasonDec. 2011Freehttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2011/0210/276245-omank/ Oman signs for Shamrock Rovers 10 February 2011 RTÉ Sport 29 March 201319ForwardIRLGary O'Neill29Sporting Fingal IrelandTransferPre-SeasonDec. 2011Freehttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2011/0222/276763-oneillg/ O'Neill signs for Shamrock Rovers 22 February 2011 RTÉ Sport 29 March 201321MidfielderIRLRonan Finn23Sporting Fingal IrelandTransferPre-SeasonNov. 2012Freehttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2011/0224/276848-shamrockrovers/ Shamrock Rovers add Finn to roster 24 February 2011 RTÉ Sport 29 March 201322MidfielderIRLConor McCormack21Triestina ItalyTransferPre-SeasonDec. 2011Free24MidfielderIRLKarl Moore22Galway United IRLTransferSummerDec. 2011Freehttp://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/2086-hoops-sign-karl-moore Hoops sign Karl Moore 4 August 2011 shamrockrovers.ie 29 March 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120405014834/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/2086-hoops-sign-karl-moore 5 April 2012 26DefenderSCOJim Paterson31Plymouth Argyle ENGTransferSummerTBAFreehttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2011/0831/284202-shamrockrovers_rickettsr_patersonj/ Ricketts & Paterson sign for Rovers 31 August 2011 RTÉ Sport 29 March 201327MidfielderENGRohan Ricketts28SV Wilhelmshaven GermanyTransferSummerTBAFree Out PlayerCountryPositionTransferred ToReferenceAlan MannusNIRGoalkeeperSt Johnstonehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14231886 St Johnstone sign keeper Mannus from Shamrock Rovers 21 July 2011 BBC Sport 27 March 2013Neale FennIREForwardRetiredDessie BakerIREForwardRetiredJames ChambersIRLMidfielderHamilton Academicalhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hamilton_academical/9373222.stm Hamilton Accies capture midfielders Chambers and Wildig 25 January 2011 BBC Sport 27 March 2013Aidan PriceIREDefenderBohemiansStephen BradleyIRLMidfielderSt. Patrick's Athletichttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2011/0105/274750-bradleys_stpats/ Saints add Stephen Bradley to squad 5 January 2011 RTÉ Sport 27 March 2013Pat Jennings Jr.ENGGoalkeeperGlenavonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/12911058 Glenavon sign keeper Jennings 30 March 2011 BBC Sport 27 March 2013Aidan DownesIRLMidfielderBohemiansRobert BaylyIRLMidfielderBohemiansDanny MurphyIRLDefenderCork Cityhttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2010/1222/274409-murphyd/ Danny Murphy rejoins Cork 22 December 2010 RTÉ Sport 27 March 2013Thomas StewartNIRForwardPartick Thistle Records Rovers played a record number of 56 games in the whole 2011 season. Overall {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! !Total !Home !Away |- |align=left| Games played || 56 || 27 || 29 |- |align=left| Games won || 32 || 17 || 15 |- |align=left| Games drawn || 11 || 5 || 6 |- |align=left| Games lost || 13 || 5 || 8 |- |align=left| Biggest win || 6–0 vs UCD & 0–6 vs UCD || 6–0 vs UCD || 6-0 vs UCD |- |align=left| Biggest loss || 0–3 vs FC Rubin Kazan || 0–3 vs FC Rubin Kazan || 0-2 vs Sligo Rovers |- |align=left| Biggest win (League) || 6–0 vs UCD || 6–0 vs UCD || 4-0 vs Drogheda United |- |align=left| Biggest win (Cup) || 6-0 vs UCD || 4-0 vs Athlone Town || 6-0 vs UCD |- |align=left| Biggest win(Europe) || 1-0 vs Flora Tallinn & 2-1(a.e.t.) vs FK Partizan Belgrade || 1-0 vs Flora Tallinn || 2-1(a.e.t.) vs FK Partizan Belgrade |- |align=left| Biggest loss (League) || 0-2 vs Sligo Rovers || 0-1 vs Bray Wanderers || 0-2 vs Sligo Rovers |- |align=left| Biggest loss (Cup) || 0-1 vs Sligo Rovers || N/A || 0-1 vs Sligo Rovers |- |align=left| Biggest loss (Europe) || 0–3 vs FC Rubin Kazan || 0–3 vs FC Rubin Kazan || 1-3 vs Tottenham Hotspur |- |align=left| Clean sheets || 23 || 12 || 11 |- |align=left| Goals scored || 102 || 58 || 44 |- |align=left| Goals conceded || 47 || 25 || 22 |- |align=left| Goal difference || +55 || +33 || +22 |- |align=left| Consecutive Victories || 5 || 5 || 5 |- |align=left| Unbeaten run || 8 || 11 || 5 |- |align=left| Consecutive Defeats || 2 || 1 || 1 |- |align=left| Winless Run || 4 || 4 || 2 |- |align=left| Average GF Goals for per game || || || |- |align=left| Average GA Goals against per game || || || |- |align=left| Yellow cards || 103 || 41 || 62 |- |align=left| Red cards || 6 || 4 || 2 |- |align=left| Most appearances || colspan="3"| IRL Billy Dennehy (51) |- |align=left| Most minutes played (League) || colspan="3"| ENG Dan Murray (2,837) |- |align=left| Top scorer || colspan="3"| IRL Billy Dennehy (16) |- |align=left| Points || 77/108 (%) || 42/54 (%) || 35/54 (%) |- |align=left| Winning rate (League) || % || % || % |- 4 November 2011 Competitive matches November 2011 Leinster Senior Cup Matches not counted for the purposes of this table References External links 2011 Fixture List & Match Reports Category:Shamrock Rovers F.C. seasons Shamrock Rovers