2011 Sligo Rovers F.C. season

Sligo Rovers F.C.
2011 season
Chairman Michael Toolan
Coach Paul Cook
Stadium The Showgrounds, Sligo
League of Ireland 2nd
FAI Cup Winners
League of Ireland Cup Semi-Finalists
Setanta Sports Cup Semi-Finalists
Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round
Top goalscorer League: Eoin Doyle (20)
All: Eoin Doyle (25)
Highest home attendance 4,200 (12 March vs Shamrock Rovers, League of Ireland)
Lowest home attendance 965 (3 June vs Pike Rovers, FAI Cup)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2011 Sligo Rovers F.C. season is the club's 67th season competing in the League of Ireland and the team's fifth season under the management of Paul Cook.

Contents

Squad

All players used during the season:

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Brendan Clarke
2 DF Alan Keane
3 DF Iarfhlaith Davoren
4 DF Gavin Peers
5 MF Danny Ventre
6 MF Richie Ryan (Captain)
7 MF John Dillon
8 MF John Russell
9 FW Matthew Blinkhorn
10 FW Raffaele Cretaro
No. Position Player
11 FW Eoin Doyle
12 MF Alan Kirby
14 FW Mark McGoldrick
15 MF Joseph Ndo
16 DF Derek Foran
17 MF Daryl Horgan
17 DF Conor Powell
19 GK Ciaran Kelly
20 DF Jason McGuinness
22 MF Aaron Greene

Transfers

In

Player Country Position Signed From
Brendan Clarke Goalkeeper Sporting Fingal
Jason McGuinness Defender Bohemians
Alan Kirby Midfielder Sporting Fingal
Daryl Horgan Midfielder Salthill Devon
Aaron Greene Midfielder Bohemians
Raffaele Cretaro Forward Bohemians
Conor Powell Defender Colchester United

Out

Player Country Position Sold To
Conor O'Grady Midfielder Finn Harps
Jim Lauchlan Defender Ayr United
Romauld Boco Midfielder Shanghai East Asia
Gary McCabe Midfielder Shamrock Rovers
Richard Brush Goalkeeper Shamrock Rovers
Daryl Horgan Midfielder Cork City (Loan)
Mark McGoldrick Forward Finn Harps (Loan)
Kevin Devaney Midfielder Finn Harps

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last Updated – 15 Novemer 2011

No. Pos. Name League FAI Cup League Cup Setanta Cup Europa League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Brendan Clarke 31 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 43 0 1 1
2 DF Alan Keane 29(2) 2 4 0 1(1) 0 3 0 1 0 38 2 4 0
3 DF Iarfhlaith Davoren 26(2) 0 6 1 1 0 4 0 0(1) 0 37 1 5 0
4 DF Gavin Peers 32 3 5 1 3 0 4 0 2 0 45 3 5 2
5 MF Danny Ventre 18(5) 1 5 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 29 3 6 1
6 MF Richie Ryan 34 2 5(1) 0 1(1) 1 2 0 2 0 45 3 7 0
7 MF John Dillon 18(11) 9 1(4) 0 1(1) 0 1 1 0(1) 0 21 10 1 0
8 MF John Russell 24(10) 4 5 0 3 0 2 1 0(2) 0 34 5 5 0
9 FW Matthew Blinkhorn 20(9) 12 1(5) 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 28 12 3 0
10 FW Raffaele Cretaro 19(14) 6 3(3) 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 26 9 2 0
11 MF Eoin Doyle 28(6) 20 5 1 3 3 4 1 0(2) 0 40 25 2 0
12 MF Alan Kirby 18(12) 6 2(1) 1 1(1) 0 2 0 2 0 25 7 0 0
14 FW Liam Martin 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Mark McGoldrick 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF Joseph Ndo 24(5) 2 4 0 2(1) 1 2 1 2 0 34 4 0 0
16 DF Derek Foran 7(1) 0 1(2) 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
17 MF Daryl Horgan 3(7) 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7 3 1 0
17 DF Conor Powell 5(5) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0
19 GK Ciaran Kelly 5 0 1(2) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 1 0
20 DF Jason McGuinness 32 0 6 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 42 3 5 0
21 MF Kevin Devaney 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Aaron Greene 23(12) 4 6 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 37 6 3 0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Last updated 15/11/11

Position Nation Number Name Premier League Setanta Cup FAI Cup League Cup Total
1 11 Eoin Doyle 20 1 1 3 25
2 9 Matthew Blinkhorn 12 0 0 0 12
3 7 John Dillon 9 1 0 0 10
4 10 Raffaele Cretaro 6 1 1 1 9
5 12 Alan Kirby 6 0 1 0 7
6 22 Aaron Greene 4 0 2 0 6
7 8 John Russell 4 1 0 0 5
8 4 Gavin Peers 3 0 1 0 4
8 15 Joseph Ndo 2 1 0 1 4
10 5 Danny Ventre 1 0 0 2 3
10 6 Richie Ryan 2 0 0 1 3
10 17 Daryl Horgan 1 1 0 1 3
10 20 Jason McGuinness 0 0 3 0 3
14 2 Alan Keane 2 0 0 0 2
15 3 Iarfhlaith Davoren 0 0 1 0 1

Disciplinary record

N
P
Nat.
Name
Y YY R Notes
1 GK IRL Clarke 1 1
2 DF IRL Keane 4
3 DF IRL Davoren 5
4 DF IRL Peers 5 2
5 MF ENG Ventre 6 1
6 MF IRL Ryan 7
8 MF IRL Dillon 1
8 MF IRL Russell 5
9 FW ENG Blinkhorn 3
10 FW IRL Cretaro 3
11 FW IRL Doyle 2
16 DF IRL Foran 1
17 MF IRL Horgan 1
19 GK IRL Kelly 1
20 DF IRL McGuinness 5
22 MF IRL Greene 3

Last updated: 31 October 2011
Source:
Only competitive matches

Y = Number of bookings;  YY = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  R = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Notes: League only

Starting XI

No.
Pos
Nat
Name
GS Notes
1 GK IRL Clarke 43
2 RB IRL Keane 38
4 CB IRL Peers 46
20 CB IRL McGuinness 42
3 LB IRL Davoren 36 Greene has 8 starts
6 DM IRL Ryan 44
12 CM IRL Kirby 25
15 AM CMR Ndo 34 Russell has 33 starts
10 RW IRL Cretaro 26 Dillon has 22 starts
11 LW IRL Doyle 40 Greene has 36 starts
9 SS ENG Blinkhorn 28
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Last updated: 15 November
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Technical staff

Competitions

League of Ireland

League table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shamrock Rovers 36 23 8 5 69 24 +45 77
2 Sligo Rovers 36 22 7 7 73 19 +54 73
3 Derry City 36 18 14 4 63 23 +37 68
4 St. Pats 36 17 12 7 62 35 +27 63

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 22 7 7 70 19 +51 73 13 2 3 41 10 +31 9 5 4 29 9 +20

Last updated: 31 October 2011
Source: [1]

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
Ground A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H
Result W L D W W W D L L W L W W W L W D W D W W W W D D L W D W W W W W L W W
Position 4 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 4 6 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2

Last updated: 31 Octobber 2011.
Source: Wikipedia article
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss

FAI Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss

Third Round

Fourth Round

Fourth Round(replay)

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Final

Setanta Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

EA Sports Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss

Second Round

Quarter Final

Semi Final

Europa League

      Win       Draw       Loss

3rd Qualifying Round

Records

Overall

Total Home Away
Games played 51 24 26
Games won 31 16 14
Games drawn 9 3 6
Games lost 11 5 6
Biggest win 8–0 vs Galway United 7-1 vs Galway United 8–0 vs Galway United
Biggest loss 0–2 vs Shamrock Rovers & FC Vorskla Poltava 0–2 vs FC Vorskla Poltava 0–2 vs Shamrock Rovers
Biggest win (League) 8–0 vs Galway United 7-1 vs Galway United 8–0 vs Galway United
Biggest win (Cup) 4-0 vs Cockhill Celtic 3-0 vs Portadown 4-0 vs Cockhill Celtic & Monaghan United
Biggest loss (League) 2-1 vs Bohemians & St Pats & UCD 2-1 vs Bohemians 2-1 vs St Pats & UCD
Biggest loss (Cup) 2-0 vs Shamrock Rovers 2-0 vs Shamrock Rovers 2-1 vs Shamrock Rovers
Biggest loss (Europe) 2-0 vs FC Vorskla Poltava 2-0 vs FC Vorskla Poltava
Clean sheets 30 14 16
Goals scored 98 51 46
Goals conceded 32 16 15
Goal difference +66 +35 +31
Consecutive Victories 5 8 3
Unbeaten run 12 9 8
Consecutive Defeats 2 2 2
Winless Run 5 5 3
Average GF per game 1.92 2.13 1.77
Average GA per game 0.63 0.67 0.58
Yellow cards 53 23 28
Red cards 4 3 1
Most appearances Gavin Peers (46)
Most minutes played Richie Ryan (3,148)
Top scorer Eoin Doyle (25)
Points 67/102 (67.59%) 41/54 (75.93%) 32/54 (59.26%)
Winning rate 61.11% 72.22% 50%

Last updated: 15 November 2011
Source: Competitive matches

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