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2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season
Shamrock Rovers F.C. 2011 football season
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.
| 2011 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Jonathan Roche [1] | |||
| Manager | Michael O'Neill[1] | |||
| Stadium | 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 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gary Twigg (15) All: Billy Dennehy (16) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 8,500 (15 December vs Tottenham Hotspur, Europa League) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 785 (22 March vs Lisburn Distillery, Setanta Sports Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 4,032 | |||
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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.
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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.[2]
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.
Win Draw Loss
| 1 February | Killarney Celtic | 1–6 | Shamrock Rovers | Celtic Park, Killarney |
| 19:30 IST | Pa McGrath  10' |
(Report) | Ciarán Kilduff 53' Anthony Murphy 77'Billy Dennehy 79', 86'Stephen O'Donnell 89'Karl Sheppard 91' |
| 4 February | Cork City | 1–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Musgrave Park, Cork |
| 19:45 IST | Vincent Escudé-Candau 30' |
(Report) | Gary McCabe 46' Patrick Kavanagh 75' |
| 7 February | Shamrock Rovers | 0–2 | Celtic XI | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | (Report) | Daryl Murphy 55' Graham Carey 58' |
Referee: Damien Hancock |
| 13 February | Shamrock Rovers | 0–0 | Monaghan United | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 18:00 IST | Dean Kelly  47'Conor McCormack 87' |
(Report) | Attendance: 400 Referee: Richie Winter |
| 15 February | Cliftonville | 2–5 | Shamrock Rovers | Solitude, Belfast |
| 19:45 IST | Eamon Seydak 15' Rory Donnelly 85' |
(Report) | Gary Twigg 1' Ciarán Kilduff 49'Enda Stevens 55'Karl Sheppard 68'Gary McCabe 75' |
| 18 February | Shelbourne | 1–0 | Shamrock Rovers | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| 19:30 IST | Stephen Paisley 39' |
(Report) | Referee: Damien Hancock |
| 25 February | Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | Waterford United | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Gary McCabe 35' Gary Twigg 49' |
(Report) | Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 23 November | Malmö FF | 2–0 | Shamrock Rovers | Swedbank Stadion, Malmö |
| 19:00 IST | Hamad 42' Nilsson 62' |
(Report) |
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.
| 4 March Round 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 3–1 | Dundalk | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 19:35 IWT | Gary McCabe 45+2' Gary Twigg 50' 55' |
(Report) | Jason Byrne 44' (pen) |
Attendance: 5,263 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 12 March Round 2 | Sligo Rovers | 0–1 | Shamrock Rovers | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
| 19:45 IWT | (Report) | Gary McCabe 6' |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Derek Tomney |
| 18 March Round 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IWT | Chris Turner 11' Ken Oman 81' |
(Report) | Attendance: 5,913 Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 25 March Round 4 | Derry City | 0–0 | Shamrock Rovers | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
| 19:45 IWT | (Report) | Referee: Richie Winter |
| 1 April Round 5 | Drogheda United | 0–4 | Shamrock Rovers | Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda |
| 19:45 IST | (Report) | Gary Twigg 28' 56' Ciaran Kilduff 50'Billy Dennehy 73' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 8 April Round 6 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–1 | Bray Wanderers | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | (Report) | Danny O'Connor 6' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Derek Tomney |
| 15 April Round 7 | Bohemians | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| 19:35 IST | Keith Buckley 72' |
(Report) | Gary McCabe 80' Ronan Finn 93' |
Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| 22 April Round 8 | Shamrock Rovers | 3–1 | UCD | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Karl Sheppard 69' Ronan Finn 73'Billy Dennehy 83' |
(Report) | Robbie Benson 82' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 29 April Round 9 | Galway United | 0–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Terryland Park, Galway |
| 19:35 IST | (Report) | Karl Sheppard 7' |
Attendance: 1,165 Referee: Paul Tuite |
| 2 May Round 10 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Oriel Park, Dundalk |
| 14:00 IST | Jason Byrne 37' |
(Report) | Karl Sheppard 16' |
Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Derek Tomney |
| 6 May Round 11 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Sligo Rovers | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Karl Sheppard 35' Ken Oman 81' |
(Report) | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| 9 May Round 12 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–0 | Shamrock Rovers | Richmond Park, Dublin |
| 20:05 IST | (Report) | Referee: Damien Hancock |
| 13 May Round 13 | Shamrock Rovers | postponed | Derry City | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20 May Round 14 | Shamrock Rovers | 3–0 | Drogheda United | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Craig Sives 49' Gary Twigg 56' 61' |
(Report) | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Padraig Sutton |
| 26 May Round 15 | Bray Wanderers | 1–0 | Shamrock Rovers | Carlisle Grounds, Bray |
| 19:45 IST | Jake Kelly 64' |
(Report) | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| 30 May Round 16 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Bohemians | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:05 IST | Karl Sheppard 42' |
(Report) | Aidan Price 52' |
Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 10 June Round 17 | UCD | 1–6 | Shamrock Rovers | UCD Bowl, Dublin |
| 19:45 IST | Michael Leahy 43' Darren Meenan 88' |
(Report) | Gary Twigg 33' 41' Karl Sheppard 51'Billy Dennehy 77'Ciarán Kilduff 87' 93' |
Attendance: 1,225 Referee: Graham Kelly |
| 13 June Round 13 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Derry City | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Gary McCabe 25' |
(Report) | Éamon Zayed 64' |
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Richie Winter |
| 17 June Round 18 | Shamrock Rovers | 4–0 | Galway United | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Stephen Rice 15' Gary McCabe 48'Gary Twigg 66'Billy Dennehy 90' |
(Report) | Attendance: 2,459 Referee: Padraig Sutton |
| 21 June Round 19 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–2 | Dundalk | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Chris Turner 79' Billy Dennehy 92' |
(Report) | Mark Griffin 23' 60' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 24 June Round 20 | Sligo Rovers | 2–0 | Shamrock Rovers | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
| 19:35 IST | Gavin Peers 38' Eoin Doyle 91' |
(Report) |
| 3 July Round 21 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 14:00 IST | Gary Twigg 53' |
(Report) | Referee: Dave McKeown |
| 8 July Round 22 | Derry City | 1–0 | Shamrock Rovers | Brandywell Stadium, Derry |
| 19:35 IST | Daniel Lafferty 52' |
(Report) | Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Damien Hancock |
| 15 July Round 23 | Drogheda United | 0–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda |
| 19:45 IST | (Report) | Gary Twigg 94' |
Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 22 July Round 24 | Shamrock Rovers | postponed | Bray Wanderers | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 5 August Round 25 | Bohemians | 0–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| 19:05 IST | (Report) | Gary Twigg 66' |
Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Damien Hancock |
| 12 August Round 26 | Shamrock Rovers | 6–0 | UCD | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Gary Twigg 62' Dan Murray 65'Billy Dennehy 67'Gary O'Neill 69'Ciarán Kilduff 84'Thomas Boyle 92' (own goal) |
(Report) | Attendance: 2,943 Referee: Paul Tuite |
| 21 August Round 27 | Galway United | 2–3 | Shamrock Rovers | Terryland Park, Galway |
| 18:30 IST | Mikey Gilmore 33' Eric Browne 46' |
(Report) | Ronan Finn 16' Craig Sives 51'Ciarán Kilduff 57' |
Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 3 September Round 28 | Dundalk | 1–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Oriel Park, Dundalk |
| 17:30 IST | Mark Quigley 93' |
(Report) | Billy Dennehy 58' Stephen O'Donnell 74' (pen) |
Referee: Richie Winter |
| 9 September Round 29 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–2 | Sligo Rovers | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IWT | Pat Sullivan  62'  Gary Twigg 62'Pat Flynn 89' |
(Report) | John Russell 80' John Dillon 91' |
Attendance: 4,000 approx. Referee: Damien Hancock |
| 12 September Round 30 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Richmond Park, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Stephen O'Donnell 19' |
(Report) | Danny North 68' |
Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 23 September Round 31 | Shamrock Rovers | postponed | Derry City | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 25 September Round 24 | Shamrock Rovers | 5–2 | Bray Wanderers | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 15:00 IST | Gary McCabe 44' Rohan Ricketts 49'Gary McCabe 57'Ronan Finn 68'Gary Twigg 91' |
(Report) | Jake Kelly 26' Shane O'Connor 35'Jake Kelly 92' |
Attendance: 3,500 (est.) Referee: Richie Winter |
| 2 October Round 32 | Shamrock Rovers | 4–0 | Drogheda United | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 14:00 IST | Karl Sheppard 23' Ciarán Kilduff 41' Billy Dennehy 70' (pen) Gary O'Neill 81' |
(Report) | Attendance: 2,500 (est.) Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 5 October Round 33 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Bohemians | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 19:05 IST | Dan Murray 32' |
(Report) | Aidan Downes 44' Glenn Cronin 60' |
Attendance: 4,082 Referee: Derek Tomney |
| 9 October Round 34 | Bray Wanderers | 1–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Carlisle Grounds, Bray |
| 19:45 IST | Gary Dempsey 64' |
(Report) | Karl Sheppard 7' 89' |
Attendance: 3,500 (est.) Referee: Dave McKeown |
| 13 October Round 31 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Derry City | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 19:05 IST | Rohan Ricketts 50' |
(Report) | Attendance: 3,500 (est.) Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 25 October Round 35 | UCD | 1–2 | Shamrock Rovers | UCD Bowl, Dublin |
| 19:05 IST | Robbie Benson 71' Darren Meenan 80' |
(Report) | Ken Oman 68' Craig Sives 47' Dean Kelly 94' |
Attendance: 2,552 Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 28 October Round 36 | Shamrock Rovers | 4–0 | Galway United | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 19:45 IST | Chris Turner 29' Billy Dennehy 37' Karl Sheppard 65'Ronan Finn 83' |
(Report) | Rory Gartlan 64' |
Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 19 | +54 | 73 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Derry City | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 68 | Banned from 2012–13 European competitions[lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Bohemians | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 60 | |
| 6 | Bray Wanderers | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 51 | |
| 7 | Dundalk | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 44 | |
| 8 | UCD | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 42 | 80 | −38 | 34 | |
| 9 | Drogheda United | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 77 | −45 | 25 | |
| 10 | Galway United[lower-alpha 3] | 36 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 115 | −95 | 6 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2011 FAI Cup Final.
- Derry City were banned from European competitions for three seasons after going into liquidation.
- Galway United were originally relegated but subsequently withdrew from the league.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 77 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 11 | +32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 |
Last updated: 29 October 2011.
Source: extratime.ie
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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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| 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 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
FAI Cup
Shamrock Rovers, along with the other 20 League of Ireland clubs, entered the 2011 FAI Cup in the third round,[7] the draw for which was made on 9 May 2011. Rovers were drawn at home with First Division side Athlone Town.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] Having played Partizan Belgrade away in the Europa League just 4 days previously, manager O'Neill decided to alter his starting line-up.[10] After a goalless first half which contained chances for both sides,[10] 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.[10] Pat Flynn, Rovers' captain on the night,[10] was then sent off in the 80th minute for a cynical block on a UCD player as the last man.[10] UCD scored from the resulting free-kick to earn a replay at their home ground.[10] 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.[11] The replay was a much more one-sided affair as Rovers won 6–0, with Billy Dennehy scoring a hat-trick.[12]
Sligo Rovers also won their replay, so they were Rovers' opposition in the quarter-finals. Sligo, who would go on to win the tournament,[13] knocked Rovers out of the competition by winning 1–0.[14] Rovers had the best of the early stages.[14] 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.[14] Eoin Doyle scored Sligo's goal shortly afterwards.[14] 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.[14]
| 3 June Third round | Shamrock Rovers | 4–0 | Athlone Town | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Gary McCabe 12' Chris Turner 46'Dean Kelly 75'Billy Dennehy 82' |
(Report) | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 29 August Fourth round | Shamrock Rovers | 2–2 | UCD | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Karl Sheppard 61' Ciarán Kilduff 70'Pat Flynn 80' |
(Report) | Samir Belhout 74' Robbie Creevy 81' |
Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 5 September Fourth round (replay) | UCD | 0–6 | Shamrock Rovers | UCD Bowl, Dublin |
| 19:45 IST | Michael Leahy 25' |
(Report) | Billy Dennehy 4', 41', 71' Chris Turner 18'Gary McCabe 25' (pen)Gary O'Neill 91' |
Attendance: 782 Referee: Dave McKeown |
| 19 September Quarter-finals | Sligo Rovers | 1–0 | Shamrock Rovers | Showgrounds, Sligo |
| 20:00 IST | Eoin Doyle 22' |
(Report) | Attendance: 3,210 Referee: Alan Kelly |
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,[15] the draw for which was made on 30 March 2011. Shamrock Rovers were given away tie against Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic.[16]
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 minute[17] but St. Patrick's Athletic equalised with a penalty of their own in the 88th minute, scored by Danny North.[17] The teams were forced to play into extra-time, in which neither side scored, thus forcing a penalty-shootout. Rovers only scored one penalty[17] while St. Patrick's Athletic scored three of their four penalties to win the shoot-out and eliminate Rovers.[17]
| 25 April Second round | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Shamrock Rovers | Richmond Park, Dublin |
| 18:00 IST | Danny North 88' |
(Report) | Dean Kelly 58' |
Attendance: 1,293 Referee: Rob Rogers |
| Penalties | ||||
John Flood  Danny North  Stephen Bradley Evan McMillan |
Conor McCormack Colm Corcoran Pat Flynn Ciarán Kilduff |
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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.[18] The match was played on 22 February at Oriel Park,[19] before the start of the league season.[19] Gary O'Neill scored the opening goal in the 35th minute to put Shamrock Rovers ahead.[19] Dundalk had several opportunities to draw level in the second half,[19] although the game finished 2–0 following Stephen O'Donnell's goal in the 78th minute.[19]
Rovers were given an away tie against Bohemians in the quarter-finals.[20] Bohemians had been due to play Sporting Fingal in the previous round, but received a bye as the opposition club was dissolved.[20]
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.
| 22 February Fourth round | Dundalk | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Oriel Park, Dundalk |
| 19:45 IST | (Report) | Gary O'Neill 35' Stephen O'Donnell 78' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Rob Rogers |
| 4 July Quarter-finals | Bohemians | 2–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| 19:45 IST | Ryan McEvoy 68' Kevin Feely 124' |
(Report) | Dean Kelly 43' |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Damian Hancock |
Shamrock Rovers competed in the Setanta Cup for the first time this season.[21] As winners of the 2010 League of Ireland, the club received a bye into the quarter-finals,[22] where they played against IFA Premiership side Lisburn Distillery, who had overcome UCD in the first round.[23] 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.[24] The second leg took place on 22 March and finished 4–2;[25] 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.[25] Sheppard had already had a shot cleared off the line before the equaliser.[25] 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.[25]
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 23 March in Belfast.[26] 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.[26] 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.[27] 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.[28] Their lead lasted only five minutes, however, as a goal from Karl Sheppard levelled the match.[28] Ronan Finn then hit the post before providing the assist for Dennehy's 25th-minute goal which gave Rovers the lead.[28] The game finished 2–1,[28] 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,[29] Glentoran[30] and Cliftonville,[31] 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.[21] Rovers won the final 2–0 and claimed their first piece of silverware this season.[32] Gary O'Neill opened the scoring in the second half.[32] Billy Dennehy scored in the 93rd minute to secure the title for Rovers.[32]
| 14 March Quarter-finals (1st Leg) | Lisburn Distillery | 0–3 | Shamrock Rovers | New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh |
| 19:45 IST | Colm Cooling 78' |
(Report) | Karl Sheppard 35' Ciarán Kilduff 40'Dean Kelly 68' |
| 22 March Quarter-finals (2nd leg) | Shamrock Rovers | 4–2 | Lisburn Distillery | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 19:45 IST | Ciaran Kilduff 42' Stephen Rice 47'Patrick Kavanagh 82', 89' |
(Report) | Gary Liggett 14', 57' |
Attendance: 785 Referee: Neil Doyle |
Shamrock Rovers won 7–2 on aggregate
| 11 April Semi-finals (1st leg) | Sligo Rovers | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Showgrounds, Sligo |
| 19:45 IST | John Russell 74' |
(Report) | Ronan Finn 27' Karl Sheppard 58' |
| 19 April Semi-finals (2nd leg) | Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | Sligo Rovers | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 19:45 IST | Karl Sheppard 8' Billy Dennehy 25' |
Report | Eoin Doyle 3' |
Referee: Raymond Crangle |
Shamrock Rovers won 4–1 on aggregate
| 14 May Final | Dundalk | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 18:15 IST | (Report) | Gary O'Neill 65' Billy Dennehy 90+3' |
Attendance: 4,789 Referee: Alan Kelly, Cork |
UEFA Champions League
Shamrock Rovers began their UEFA Champions League campaign in the second qualifying round after winning the 2010 League of Ireland.[33][34] The draw for this round was made in Nyon, Switzerland on 20 June 2011.[35] As one of the League Champions based in Western Europe, the club was seeded in Group 3.[36] The draw paired Rovers with Estonian champions Flora Tallinn.[37]
Rovers played the first leg on 12 July at Tallaght Stadium.[38] 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.[39] Chris Turner scored the winning goal in the 34th minute, just one minute after Flora Tallinn had missed a penalty.[38] Rovers travelled to A. Le Coq Arena in Estonia for the second leg on 19 July.[40] The game ended 0–0, which was enough for Rovers to progress to the next stage of the competition.[40]
The draw for the third qualifying round took place on 15 July;[41] as winners in the second qualifying round, they were placed in the "Champions Route" section.[42] Rovers were drawn with Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen,[43] who had appeared in the group stages of the competition the previous season.[42] 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.[44] The game took place on 27 July and was broadcast live by Setanta Sports.[45] Copenhagen went ahead after 4 minutes when Sölvi Ottesen beat Rovers' goalkeeper Ryan Thompson with a header.[46] Both sides had scoring opportunities[46][47] but the game finished 1–0.[47]
The return leg was held on 2 August and was broadcast live on RTÉ Two.[47] Copenhagen again opened the scoring, through Dame N'Doye, although Chris Turner had earlier hit the crossbar.[48] They scored their second of the game, and third on aggregate, in the 73rd minute through Christian Bolaños.[48] There were no further goals; Rovers' defeat consigned the club to the Europa League play-off round.[49]
Shamrock Rovers v 
Flora Tallinn
| 12 July Second qualifying round (1st Leg) | Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Flora Tallinn | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:00 IST | Chris Turner 34' |
(Report) | Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
Flora Tallinn v Shamrock Rovers
| 19 July Second qualifying round (2nd Leg) | Flora Tallinn | 0–0 | Shamrock Rovers | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| 16:45 IST | (Report) | Attendance: 2,970 Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia) |
Shamrock Rovers won 1–0 on aggregate
F.C. Copenhagen v Shamrock Rovers
| 27 July Third qualifying round (1st Leg) | F.C. Copenhagen | 1–0 | Shamrock Rovers | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen |
| 19:00 IST | Sölvi Ottesen 4' |
(Report) | Attendance: 11,571 Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro) |
Shamrock Rovers v F.C. Copenhagen
| 2 August Third qualifying round (2nd Leg) | Shamrock Rovers | 0–2 | F.C. Copenhagen | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 19:45 IST | (Report) | Dame N'Doye 42' Christian Bolaños 73' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey) |
Shamrock Rovers lost 3–0 on aggregate.
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.[50] 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.[51] Partizan had also exited the Champions League at the third qualifying round after defeat to Belgian side Genk.[52] In the previous season, Partizan had reached the group stages of the Champions League,[51] so many considered Shamrock Rovers the underdogs.
The first leg, which was broadcast live on RTÉ Two,[53] took place on 18 August at Tallaght Stadium.[54] 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.[55] Rovers did improve towards the end of the half, but only after Partizan had wasted several opportunities to increase their lead.[55] Partizan were again the better side in the beginning of the second half,[55] however the introduction of Gary O'Neill brought Shamrock Rovers back into the game as an attacking force.[55] In the 81st minute, Gary McCabe broke through the Partizan defense with the aid of Gary Twigg and scored the equalising goal.[55] Despite further chances for Rovers,[55] the match ended 1–1, leaving the tie in the balance.
The second leg took place on 25 August at Partizan Stadium.[56] The match was broadcast live on Setanta Ireland.[57] 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.[58] Vladimir Volkov forced a save from Ryan Thompson in the 28th minute,[59] before the Partizan player put his side in front after 35 minutes.[58] Shortly after the interval, Chris Turner came close to scoring for Rovers when his header hit the post.[58] The breakthrough for Rovers came in the 58th minute - a spectacular volley from Patrick Sullivan put the teams back on level terms again.[58] The match went to extra-time as Partizan were unable to convert several chances.[59] Rovers were fortunate to remain level in the game following Stefan Babović's free-kick which hit the woodwork[58] and a reckless challenge by Ryan Thompson which could have resulted in a penalty to the home side.[59] 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.[59] 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.[60]
Shamrock Rovers v 
Partizan Belgrade
| 18 August Play-off round (1st Leg) | Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Partizan Belgrade | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 20:45 IST | Gary McCabe 81' |
(Report) | Nemanja Tomić 14' |
Attendance: 4,650 Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia) |
Partizan Belgrade v Shamrock Rovers
| 25 August Play-off round (2nd Leg) | Partizan Belgrade | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Shamrock Rovers | Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade |
| 19:30 IST | Vladimir Volkov 35' Medo Kamara |
(Report) | Patrick Sullivan 58' Stephen O'Donnell 113' (pen) |
Attendance: 13,706 Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia) |
Shamrock Rovers won 3–2 on aggregate
Group stage
The draw for the Europa League Group Stages took place on 26 August in Monaco.[61] 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 Greek Super League. All matches were broadcast live on TV3.[62]
Rovers' first group stage fixture took place on 15 September against Rubin Kazan.[63] Rubin Kazan started off well with a goal from Obafemi Martins in the 3rd minute.[63] Rovers got into the game after the goal but the away side still dominated possession during the first half.[64] Both sides missed penalties in the match,[63] although goals from Christian Noboa and Gökdeniz Karadeniz in the second half ensured victory for Rubin Kazan.[63]
Rovers then travelled to White Hart Lane to face Tottenham Hotspur on 29 September.[65] Tottenham started off well with both Jermain Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko hitting the woodwork before half-time.[65] Stephen O'Donnell cleared Roman Pavlyuchenko's header off the line to maintain the deadlock at the end of the first half.[65] 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.[65] Their lead did not last long however - in the 60th minute, Pavlyuchenko equalised from a header.[66] One minute later, Defoe scored to put Spurs ahead.[66] Giovani dos Santos completed the scoring in the 65th minute.[66] 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.[67] 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.[67] However, Rovers suffered another defeat due to another long range goal from Vieirinha.[67] 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.[68] Billy Dennehy scored what proved to be only a consolation goal for Rovers from a free kick early in the second half.[68]
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.[69] Their lead did not last long, however, as Ken Oman equalised for Rovers two minutes later.[69] 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.[69] Rubin Kazan scored twice in the second half to complete the scoring, although Karl Sheppard did hit the bar late in the game.[69]
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.[70] In what was only their second competitive fixture since the end of the domestic season, Rovers had the better of the opening minutes[70] and should have taken the lead after only 2 minutes, but James Paterson's effort was wrongly ruled out for offside.[70] Steven Pienaar's first goal for Tottenham was the first goal of the match.[70] Andros Townsend and Jermain Defoe scored Tottenham's second and third goals respectively. Although Tottenham did score a fourth goal through Harry Kane,[70] it was Rovers who had the best of the second half,[70] while both Jake Livermore and Carlo Cudicini were lucky to avoid red cards after bringing down Rovers players when they were through on goal.[71] This was Michael O'Neill's final match in charge of the club.[72]
Group table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PAOK |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 |
 Rubin Kazan |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 |
 Tottenham Hotspur |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| Shamrock Rovers |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
Results
Shamrock Rovers v Rubin Kazan
| 15 September Group Stages (R. 1) | Shamrock Rovers | 0–3 | Rubin Kazan | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 18:00 IST | (Report) | Obafemi Martins 3' Christian Noboa 50' Gökdeniz Karadeniz 60' |
Attendance: 6,920 Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary) |
Tottenham Hotspur v Shamrock Rovers
| 29 September Group Stages (R. 2) | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Shamrock Rovers | White Hart Lane, London |
| 20:05 IST | Roman Pavlyuchenko 60' Jermain Defoe 61' Giovani dos Santos 65' |
(Report) | Stephen Rice 48' |
Attendance: 34,350 Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
PAOK v Shamrock Rovers
| 20 October Group Stages (R. 3) | PAOK | 2–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki |
| 20:05 IST | Costin Lazăr 12' Vieirinha 63' |
(Report) | Karl Sheppard 48' |
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland) |
Shamrock Rovers v PAOK
| 3 November Group Stages (R. 4) | Shamrock Rovers | 1–3 | PAOK | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 18:00 IST | Billy Dennehy 51' |
(Report) | Dimitris Salpingidis 7' 38' Giorgos Fotakis 35' |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
Rubin Kazan v Shamrock Rovers
| 30 November Group Stages (R. 5) | Rubin Kazan | 4–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Central Stadium, Kazan |
| 18:00 IST | Nelson Haedo Valdez 10', 51' Bibras Natcho 36'Obafemi Martins 62' |
Report | Ken Oman 12' |
Attendance: 15,740[73] Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
Shamrock Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur
| 15 December Group Stages (R. 6) | Shamrock Rovers | 0–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin |
| 18:00 IST | (Report) | Steven Pienaar 29' Andros Townsend 38' Jermain Defoe 45' Harry Kane 90+1' |
Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland) |
Appearances/Goals
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | Cup | Setanta Cup | EA Sports Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total | Discipline | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
 | |||
| 1 | GK | Richard Brush |
7(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Patrick Sullivan |
32(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 4(0) | 0 | 6(0) | 1 | 49 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Enda Stevens |
27(1) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 4(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 4(0) | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  Craig Sives |
19(1) | 2 | 3(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 4(0) | 0 | 5(0) | 0 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Dan Murray |
32(0) | 2 | 3(1) | 0 | 4(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 6(0) | 0 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Stephen Rice |
19(9) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 5(0) | 1 | 0(0) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 5(1) | 1 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Gary McCabe |
26(5) | 6 | 4(0) | 2 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 4(1) | 1 | 45 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Stephen O'Donnell |
7(5) | 2 | 3(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 4(1) | 1 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Gary Twigg |
24(3) | 15 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 4(0) | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Karl Sheppard |
18(6) | 10 | 1(2) | 1 | 5(0) | 3 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Ciarán Kilduff |
8(19) | 6 | 4(0) | 1 | 2(1) | 2 | 1(0) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(5) | 0 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Pat Flynn |
3(4) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | Dean Kelly |
5(6) | 1 | 0(1) | 1 | 3(1) | 1 | 1(0) | 1 | 3(1) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Paddy Kavanagh |
1(6) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 2 | 1(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK |  Ryan Thompson |
7(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 5(0) | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Ken Oman |
19(1) | 2 | 0(0) | 0 | 4(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 3(0) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | MF |  Chris Turner |
15(8) | 3 | 2(1) | 2 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 3(0) | 1 | 3(2) | 0 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Gary O'Neill |
20(5) | 2 | 3(0) | 1 | 3(0) | 1 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Billy Dennehy |
23(12) | 9 | 3(0) | 4 | 2(1) | 2 | 0(0) | 0 | 4(0) | 0 | 5(1) | 1 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Ronan Finn |
27(6) | 4 | 1(2) | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 1(0) | 0 | 4(0) | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Conor McCormack |
18(3) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 5(0) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Sean Gannon |
1(0) | 0 | 3(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Karl Moore |
1(2) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Craig Hyland |
0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Jim Paterson |
8(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Rohan Ricketts |
7(3) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ## | MF | Lorcan Shannon |
0(0) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ## | DF | Jack Memery |
0(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ## | DF | Mick Doyle |
0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ## | MF | Sean Byrne |
0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ## | MF | Colm Corcoran |
0(1) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ## | MF | Jack Flood |
0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ## | MF | Darragh Satelle |
0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ## | MF | Paul Connolly |
0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ## | GK | Alan Mannus |
22(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 3(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 0(0) | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Updated 4 November 2011
Top scorers
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier Division | Setanta Cup | FAI Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
20 | Billy Dennehy | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | |
9 | Gary Twigg | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | |
10 | Karl Sheppard | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | |
11 | Ciarán Kilduff | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | |
7 | Gary McCabe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | |
21 | Ronan Finn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | |
18 | Chris Turner | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | |
19 | Gary O'Neill | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | |
14 | Dean Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | |
8 | Stephen O'Donnell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | |
6 | Stephen Rice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | |
4 | Craig Sives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | |
5 | Dan Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | |
27 | Rohan Ricketts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | |
17 | Ken Oman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | |
15 | Paddy Kavanagh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | |
2 | Pat Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 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
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Notes | |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MF | | McCabe | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | DF | | Flynn | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | | Sullivan | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | | Oman | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | | Sives | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | | Turner | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | | Stevens | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | Twigg | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | | Dennehy | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | | McCormack | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | | O'Donnell | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | | Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | | Paterson | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | | Kilduff | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | | Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | | Finn | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | | Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | | O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | | Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | | Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| ## | GK | | Mannus | Left the club in July | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 29 October 2011
Source: [citation needed]
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
Transfers
In
| Squad No. | Position | Country | Name | Age | Previous Club | Type | Transfer window | Contract Ends | Transfer Fee | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Goalkeeper | |
Ryan Thompson | 26 | Portland Phoenix  |
Transfer | Pre-Season | Dec. 2011 | Free | [74] |
| 1 | Goalkeeper | |
Richard Brush | 26 | Sligo Rovers |
Transfer | Summer | Dec. 2011 | Free | [75] |
| 8 | Midfielder | |
Stephen O'Donnell | 25 | Galway United |
Transfer | Pre-Season | Dec. 2011 | Free | [76] |
| 7 | Midfielder | |
Gary McCabe | 23 | Sligo Rovers |
Transfer | Pre-Season | Dec. 2011 | Free | [76] |
| 10 | Forward | |
Karl Sheppard | 20 | Galway United |
Transfer | Pre-Season | Dec. 2011 | Free | [76] |
| 11 | Forward | |
Ciarán Kilduff | 22 | UCD |
Transfer | Pre-Season | Dec. 2011 | Free | [77] |
| 14 | Forward | |
Dean Kelly | 26 | Oldham Athletic |
Transfer | Pre-Season | Dec. 2011 | Free | [78] |
| 17 | Defender | |
Ken Oman | 29 | Bohemians |
Transfer | Pre-Season | Dec. 2011 | Free | [79] |
| 19 | Forward | |
Gary O'Neill | 29 | Sporting Fingal |
Transfer | Pre-Season | Dec. 2011 | Free | [80] |
| 21 | Midfielder | |
Ronan Finn | 23 | Sporting Fingal |
Transfer | Pre-Season | Nov. 2012 | Free | [74] |
| 22 | Midfielder | |
Conor McCormack | 21 | Triestina  |
Transfer | Pre-Season | Dec. 2011 | Free | [74] |
| 24 | Midfielder | |
Karl Moore | 22 | Galway United |
Transfer | Summer | Dec. 2011 | Free | [81] |
| 26 | Defender | |
Jim Paterson | 31 | Plymouth Argyle |
Transfer | Summer | TBA | Free | [82] |
| 27 | Midfielder | |
Rohan Ricketts | 28 | SV Wilhelmshaven  |
Transfer | Summer | TBA | Free | [82] |
Out
| Player | Country | Position | Transferred To | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Mannus | |
Goalkeeper | St Johnstone | [83] |
| Neale Fenn | |
Forward | Retired | |
| Dessie Baker | |
Forward | Retired | |
| James Chambers | |
Midfielder | Hamilton Academical | [84] |
| Aidan Price | |
Defender | Bohemians | |
| Stephen Bradley | |
Midfielder | St. Patrick's Athletic | [85] |
| Pat Jennings Jr. | |
Goalkeeper | Glenavon | [86] |
| Aidan Downes | |
Midfielder | Bohemians | |
| Robert Bayly | |
Midfielder | Bohemians | |
| Danny Murphy | |
Defender | Cork City | [87] |
| Thomas Stewart | |
Forward | Partick Thistle |
Rovers played a record number of 56 games in the whole 2011 season.
Overall
| Total | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 56 | 27 | 29 |
| Games won | 32 | 17 | 15 |
| Games drawn | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Games lost | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Biggest win | 6–0 vs UCD & 0–6 vs UCD | 6–0 vs UCD | 6-0 vs UCD |
| Biggest loss | 0–3 vs FC Rubin Kazan | 0–3 vs FC Rubin Kazan | 0-2 vs Sligo Rovers |
| Biggest win (League) | 6–0 vs UCD | 6–0 vs UCD | 4-0 vs Drogheda United |
| Biggest win (Cup) | 6-0 vs UCD | 4-0 vs Athlone Town | 6-0 vs UCD |
| 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 |
| Biggest loss (League) | 0-2 vs Sligo Rovers | 0-1 vs Bray Wanderers | 0-2 vs Sligo Rovers |
| Biggest loss (Cup) | 0-1 vs Sligo Rovers | N/A | 0-1 vs Sligo Rovers |
| Biggest loss (Europe) | 0–3 vs FC Rubin Kazan | 0–3 vs FC Rubin Kazan | 1-3 vs Tottenham Hotspur |
| Clean sheets | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| Goals scored | 102 | 58 | 44 |
| Goals conceded | 47 | 25 | 22 |
| Goal difference | +55 | +33 | +22 |
| Consecutive Victories | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Unbeaten run | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Consecutive Defeats | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Winless Run | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Average GF per game | 1.82 | 2.15 | 1.52 |
| Average GA per game | 0.84 | 0.93 | 0.76 |
| Yellow cards | 103 | 41 | 62 |
| Red cards | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Most appearances | Billy Dennehy (51) | ||
| Most minutes played (League) | Dan Murray (2,837) | ||
| Top scorer | Billy Dennehy (16) | ||
| Points | 77/108 (71.3%) | 42/54 (77.78%) | 35/54 (64.81%) |
| Winning rate (League) | 63.89% | 72.22% | 55.56% |
Last updated: 4 November 2011
Source: Competitive matches
Leinster Senior Cup Matches not counted for the purposes of this table
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