2020 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
2020 season
Chairman	Garrett Kelleher
Coach	Stephen O'Donnell
Stadium	Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8
League of Ireland	4th
FAI Cup	First Round
EA Sports Cup	Second Round (Competition Deferred)
Leinster Senior Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy King – 1 goal; Chris Forrester – 1 goal; Ronan Hale – 1 goal; All: Billy King – 1 goal; Chris Forrester – 1 goal; Ronan Hale – 1 goal
Highest home attendance	2,807 vs Waterford (14 February)
Lowest home attendance	2,078 vs Cork City (6 March)

The 2020 season is St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 91st year in existence and is the Supersaint's 69th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It is the first full season with Stephen O'Donnell as manager, having taken over from Harry Kenny on the 31st August 2019.

Squad

No.	Name	Position(s)	Hometown	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Year signed	Club apps.	Club goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brian Maher	GK	Raheny, Dublin	(2000-11-01) 1 November 2000	St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2018	5	0
25	Conor Kearns	GK	Templeogue, Dublin	(1998-05-06) 6 May 1998	UCD	2020	0	0
26	Brendan Clarke	GK	Inchicore, Dublin	(1985-09-17) 17 September 1985	Limerick	2018	265	1
Defenders
2	Rory Feely	RB/CB	Tramore, Waterford	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997	Waterford	2020	45	2
3	Ian Bermingham (Captain)	LB	Ballyfermot, Dublin	(1989-06-16) 16 June 1989	Shamrock Rovers	2010	400	15
5	Lee Desmond	CB/CDM/LB	Donaghmede, Dublin	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995	Shelbourne	2015	179	1
12	Ollie Younger	CB	Skipton, Yorkshire	(1999-11-14) 14 November 1999	Burnley (loan)	2020	2	0
14	Luke McNally	CB	Enfield, Meath	(1999-09-20) 20 September 1999	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	4	0
20	Shane Griffin	LB/CB	Carrigaline, Cork	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	Cork City	2020	1	0
30	Paul Cleary	RB/LB	Lucan, Dublin	(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999	Drogheda United	2018	5	1
Midfielders
4	Dan Ward	CM	South Shields, Durham	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997	Spennymoor Town	2020	1	0
6	Jamie Lennon	CDM/CM	Santry, Dublin	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2017	72	1
7	Robbie Benson	CM	Athlone, Westmeath	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992	Dundalk	2020	2	0
8	Darragh Markey	CAM	Lucan, Dublin	(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2015	106	4
11	Dean Clarke	RW/LW/ST/RB	Dundrum, Dublin	(1993-03-29) 29 March 1993	Limerick	2018	66	7
15	Billy King	RW/LW	Portobello, Edinburgh	(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994	Greenock Morton	2020	4	1
16	Jason McClelland	LW	Templeogue, Dublin	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997	UCD	2020	3	0
19	Chris Forrester	CAM/LW/CDM	Smithfield, Dublin	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992	Aberdeen	2019	196	46
22	James Doona	CAM/LW/RW	Inchicore, Dublin	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998	Shamrock Rovers	2018	43	5
34	Ben McCormack	LW/RW	Harmonstown, Dublin	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003	St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2019	1	0
35	Darragh Burns	RW	Dublin	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	2	0
Forwards
9	Martin Rennie	ST	Kirkcaldy, Fife	(1994-05-09) 9 May 1994	Montrose	2020	4	0
10	Ronan Hale	ST/LW	Belfast, Antrim	(1998-09-08) 8 September 1998	Crusaders	2019	12	2
18	Jake Walker	ST	Clondalkin, Dublin	(2000-08-19) 19 August 2000	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2017	30	3

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Player	Position	Signed from
Jason McClelland	Midfielder	UCD
Robbie Benson	Midfielder	Dundalk
Rory Feely	Defender	Waterford
Conor Kearns	Goalkeeper	UCD
Shane Griffin	Defender	Cork City
Billy King	Midfielder	Greenock Morton
Dan Ward	Midfielder	Spennymoor Town
Martin Rennie	Forward	Montrose
Ollie Younger	Defender	Burnley (loan)

Out

Player	Position	Sold to
Cian Coleman	Midfielder	Cork City
Mikey Drennan	Forward	Evergreen
Glen McAuley	Forward	Bohemians
Gary Shaw	Forward	Bray Wanderers
Conor Clifford	Midfielder	Derry City
Rhys McCabe	Midfielder	Brechin City
Kevin Toner	Defender	Kilmore Celtic
David Webster	Defender	Finn Harps
Barry Murphy	Goalkeeper	Released
Ciaran Kelly	Defender	Bohemians
Brian Maher	Goalkeeper	Bray Wanderers (loan)
Paul Cleary	Defender	Wexford (loan)

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 10 March 2020

No.	Player	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		EA Sports Cup		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
No.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	Brian Maher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Rory Feely	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	Ian Bermingham	4(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4(1)	0
4	Dan Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Lee Desmond	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6	Jamie Lennon	3(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3(2)	0
7	Robbie Benson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	Darragh Markey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	Martin Rennie	4(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4(2)	0
10	Ronan Hale	3(1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3(1)	1
11	Dean Clarke	4(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4(1)	0
12	Ollie Younger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	Luke McNally	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
15	Billy King	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
16	Jason McClelland	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18	Jake Walker	1(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0
19	Chris Forrester	4(1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4(1)	1
20	Shane Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	Paul Cleary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	James Doona	4(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4(3)	0
25	Conor Kearns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Brendan Clarke	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
34	Ben McCormack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Darragh Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 10 March 2020

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	Total
15	Billy King	1	1
19	Chris Forrester	1	1
10	Ronan Hale	1	1

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 10 March 2020

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	EA Sports Cup	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
5	Lee Desmond	1	0	0	0	1
7	Robbie Benson	1	0	0	0	1

Top clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 10 March 2020

Position	Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	EA Sports Cup	Europa League	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
GK	1	Brian Maher	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
GK	25	Conor Kearns	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
GK	26	Brendan Clarke	2/4	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	2/4

Disciplinary record

Last updated 2 March 2020

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		EA Sports Cup		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
Number	Name
2	Rory Feely	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
12	Ollie Younger	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
20	Shane Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	Chris Forrester	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	Dean Clarke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	Darragh Markey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Lee Desmond	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	Ronan Hale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	Jamie Lennon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals		12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
3	DF	Ian Bermingham		3	Captain
19	MF	Chris Forrester		1	Vice Captain

Last updated: 10 March 2020
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Club

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Stephen O'Donnell
Assistant Manager: Pat Cregg
First Team Coach: Alan Mathews
Director of Football: Ger O'Brien
Coach: Seán O'Connor
Opposition Analyst: Martin Doyle
Goalkeeping Coach: Pat Jennings
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Chris Colburn
Physio: Mark Kenneally
Physio: Lee Van Haeften
Physio: Christy O'Neill
Club Doctor: Dr Matt Corcoran
Equipment Manager: David McGill
Under 19s Manager: Jamie Moore
Under 19s Coach: Sean Doody
Under 17s Manager: Darragh O'Reilly
Under 17s Assistant Manager: Sean Gahan
Under 15s Manager: Seán O'Connor
Under 15s Coach: Ian Bermingham
Under 13s Manager: Mark Connolly
Under 13s Coach: Brendan Clarke
Under 19s/17s Goalkeeping Coach: Stephen O'Reilly

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): MIG Insurance Brokers (Front of Jersey)
Bill Griffin Motors (Back of Jersey)
Greenisle Hotel (Sleeves of Jersey)

Home

Away

Third

Pre-season Home

Pre-season Away

The club released new Home & Away kits for the season, with the 2019 season's away kit being used as the Third kit for the season.

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	Info
Home	Red/White Shoulders	White	Red	Worn 2 times; against Waterford (LOI) (H), Cork City (LOI) (H)
Away	Black/Grey Stripes	Black	Black	Worn 2 times; against Sligo Rovers (LOI) (A), Shelbourne (LOI) (A)
Third	White	Red	White	Worn 1 time; against Galway United (FRN) (N)
Pre-season Home	Red/White Sleeves	White	Red	Worn 4 times; against Fermoy (FRN) (N), Wexford (FRN) (N), Athlone Town (FRN) (A) , Drogheda United (FRN) (N)
Pre-season Away	Blue	Blue	Blue	Worn 1 time; against Cobh Ramblers (FRN) (N)

Key:
LOI=League of Ireland Premier Division
FAI=FAI Cup
EAC=EA Sports Cup
LSC=Leinster Senior Cup
FRN=Friendly

Competitions

League of Ireland

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shamrock Rovers	5	5	0	0	15	4	+11	15	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2	Dundalk	5	4	0	1	12	4	+8	12	Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3	Bohemians	5	3	0	2	6	3	+3	9
4	St Patrick's Athletic	4	2	0	2	3	2	+1	6
5	Shelbourne	4	2	0	2	3	4	−1	6
6	Waterford	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	6
7	Derry City	4	1	1	2	4	4	0	4
8	Finn Harps	4	1	1	2	2	6	−4	4
9	Cork City	5	1	0	4	1	11	−10	3	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10	Sligo Rovers	4	0	0	4	2	8	−6	0	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[1]

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
4	2	0	2	3	2	+1	6	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	+1

Last updated: 10 March 2020.
Source: [2]

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W
Position	6	4	7	4

Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

14 February 2020 1	St Patrick's Athletic	0–1	Waterford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Jamie Lennon 4' Rory Feely 58'	Report	Scott Allardice 7' Kevin O'Connor 49' Kevin O'Connor 81'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,807 Referee: Sean Grant

21 February 2020 2	Sligo Rovers	0–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT	Niall Morahan 45' John Dunleavy 63'	Report	Ronan Hale 26' Chris Forrester 35' Ronan Hale 45' Ollie Younger 65' Ollie Younger 68'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Neil Doyle

24 February 2020 3	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Sean Grant
Note: Rescheduled to March 16th due to a waterlogged pitch.[3]

28 February 2020 3	Shelbourne	1–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
19:45 GMT	Jaze Kabia 23' Gary Deegan 34' Shane Farrell 47' Alex O'Hanlon 72' Karl Sheppard 90'	Report	Rory Feely 11' Lee Desmond 50' Darragh Markey 68' Rory Feely 70' Dean Clarke 90'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,054 Referee: Sean Grant

6 March 2020 4	St Patrick's Athletic	1–0	Cork City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Billy King 56' Chris Forrester 68' Shane Griffin 83'	Report	Henry Ochieng 47' Reyon Dillon 73'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,078 Referee: Derek Tomney

13 March 2020 5	Dundalk	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

16 March 2020 6	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Rescheduled from 24th February due to a waterlogged pitch. Further suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

20 March 2020 7	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Finn Harps	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

27 March 2020 8	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

3 April 2020 9	Bohemians	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

10 April 2020 10	Waterford	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford City, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

17 April 2020 11	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

20 April 2020 12	Derry City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

24 April 2020 13	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

27 April 2020 14	Cork City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Turners Cross, County Cork
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Turners Cross
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

1 May 2020 15	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

8 May 2020 16	Finn Harps	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballybofey, County Donegal
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Finn Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

15 May 2020 17	Shamrock Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

22 May 2020 18	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

29 May 2020 19	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Waterford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

6 June 2020 20	Sligo Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

12 June 2020 21	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Game suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

26 June 2020 22	Shelbourne	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Tolka Park

29 June 2020 23	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Cork City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

3 July 2020 24	Dundalk	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

10 July 2020 25	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Finn Harps	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

17 July 2020 26	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

24 July 2020 27	Bohemians	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

31 July 2020 28	Waterford	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford City, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC

14 August 2020 29	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

28 August 2020 30	Derry City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

11 September 2020 31	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

18 September 2020 32	Cork City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Turners Cross, County Cork
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Turners Cross

2 October 2020 33	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

9 October 2020 34	Finn Harps	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballybofey, County Donegal
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Finn Park

16 October 2020 35	Shamrock Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

23 October 2020 36	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

7 August 2020 First Round	St Patrick's Athletic	v	TBD
TBC GMT

EA Sports Cup

Win Draw Loss

13 April 2020 Second Round	St Patrick's Athletic	v	N/A
TBC GMT
Note: Competition deferred indefinitely due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Leinster Senior Cup

Win Draw Loss

TBC 2020 Fourth Round	St Patrick's Athletic	v	TBD
TBC GMT

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

16 January 2020	Cobh Ramblers	1–5	St Patrick's Athletic	Mayfield, County Cork
20:00 GMT	Stephen O'Leary 54'	Report	Jamie Lennon 32' James Doona 34' James Doona 51' Ronan Hale 68' Ian Bermingham 76'	Stadium: Lotamore Grounds Attendance: 100 (Est.) Referee: Anthony Buttimer

18 January 2020	Fermoy	0–6	St Patrick's Athletic	Fermoy, County Cork
14:00 GMT		Report	Billy King 12' Billy King 31' Ronan Hale 33' (pen.) Robbie Benson 51' Billy King 59' (pen.) Lee Desmond 90'	Stadium: Carrig Park Attendance: 250 (Est.)

26 January 2020	St Patrick's Athletic	0–0	Wexford	Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
14:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: TUD Blanchardstown Campus Attendance: 100 (Est.)

29 January 2020	Athlone Town	1–6	St Patrick's Athletic	Athlone, County Westmeath
19:30 GMT	Mamoud Mansaray 35'	Report	Jason McClelland 14' Chris Forrester 27' Martin Rennie 44' Ronan Hale 87' Ronan Hale 88' Jake Walker 90'	Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium Attendance: 100 (Est.)

4 February 2020	Galway United	1–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Athlone, County Westmeath
19:00 GMT	Timmy Molloy 75'	Report	James Doona 54' Ronan Hale 56'	Stadium: DPD Park Attendance: 100 (Est.)

7 February 2020	St Patrick's Athletic	1–0	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Darragh Markey 75'	Report		Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 500 (Est.) Referee: Neil Doyle

References

"Premier Division 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8657

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[1] "Premier Division 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttps://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8657