2020 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season
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.
2020 season | ||||
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Chairman | Garrett Kelleher | |||
Coach | Stephen O'Donnell | |||
Stadium | Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8 | |||
League of Ireland | 4th | |||
FAI Cup | First Round (Knocked out by Finn Harps) | |||
EA Sports Cup | Second Round (Competition Deferred) | |||
Leinster Senior Cup | Fourth Round (Competition Abandoned) | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Georgie Kelly – 2 goals All: Georgie Kelly – 2 goals | |||
Highest home attendance | 2,807 vs Waterford (14 February) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 2,078 vs Cork City (6 March) | |||
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Squad
Transfers
Pre-season
In
Player | Country | Position | Signed from |
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Jason McClelland | Midfielder | ||
Robbie Benson | Midfielder | ||
Rory Feely | Defender | ||
Conor Kearns | Goalkeeper | ||
Shane Griffin | Defender | ||
Billy King | Midfielder | ||
Dan Ward | Midfielder | ||
Martin Rennie | Forward | ||
Ollie Younger | Defender |
Out
Player | Country | Position | Sold to |
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Cian Coleman | Midfielder | ||
Mikey Drennan | Forward | ||
Glen McAuley | Forward | ||
Gary Shaw | Forward | ||
Conor Clifford | Midfielder | ||
Rhys McCabe | Midfielder | ||
Kevin Toner | Defender | ||
David Webster | Defender | ||
Barry Murphy | Goalkeeper | Released | |
Ciaran Kelly | Defender | ||
Brian Maher | Goalkeeper | ||
Paul Cleary | Defender |
Mid-season
In
Player | Country | Position | Signed from |
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Paul Cleary | Defender | ||
Georgie Kelly | Forward | ||
Jordan Gibson | Midfielder | ||
David Titov | Defender |
Out
Player | Country | Position | Sold to |
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Ollie Younger | Defender | ||
Brian Maher | Goalkeeper | ||
Dean Clarke | Midfielder | Released | |
Jake Walker | Forward | Released | |
Ronan Hale | Forward |
Squad statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 11 August 2020
No. | Player | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1 | Brian Maher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | Rory Feely | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
3 | Ian Bermingham | 5(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6(1) | 0 | ||
4 | Dan Ward | 4(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5(1) | 0 | ||
5 | Lee Desmond | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7(1) | 0 | ||
6 | Jamie Lennon | 6(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7(2) | 0 | ||
7 | Robbie Benson | 5 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | — | — | 6(1) | 1 | ||
8 | Darragh Markey | 4(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5(3) | 0 | ||
9 | Martin Rennie | 6(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7(4) | 0 | ||
10 | Ronan Hale | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3(1) | 1 | ||
11 | Dean Clarke | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4(1) | 0 | ||
12 | Ollie Younger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
12 | Georgie Kelly | 2 | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | — | — | 3(1) | 2 | ||
14 | Luke McNally | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
15 | Billy King | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
16 | Jason McClelland | 6(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7(2) | 0 | ||
18 | Jake Walker | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1(1) | 0 | ||
19 | Chris Forrester | 7(2) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | — | — | 8(2) | 1 | ||
20 | Shane Griffin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
22 | James Doona | 4(3) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | — | — | 5(4) | 0 | ||
23 | Jordan Gibson | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4(1) | 0 | ||
24 | David Titov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
25 | Conor Kearns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
26 | Brendan Clarke | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
30 | Paul Cleary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
34 | Ben McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
35 | Darragh Burns | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1(1) | 0 |
Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 11 August 2020
Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
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12 | Georgie Kelly | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
7 | Robbie Benson | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
15 | Billy King | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
19 | Chris Forrester | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
10 | Ronan Hale | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
Top assists
Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 11 August 2020
Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
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7 | Robbie Benson | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
20 | Shane Griffin | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
5 | Lee Desmond | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
Top clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 11 August 2020
Position | Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
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GK | 1 | Brian Maher | 0/0 | 0/0 | — | — | 0/0 |
GK | 25 | Conor Kearns | 0/0 | 0/1 | — | — | 0/1 |
GK | 26 | Brendan Clarke | 3/7 | 0/0 | — | — | 3/7 |
Disciplinary record
Last updated 11 August 2020
Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total | |||||
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2 | Rory Feely | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
12 | Ollie Younger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
6 | Jamie Lennon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
24 | David Titov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
8 | Darragh Markey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
20 | Shane Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
19 | Chris Forrester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
4 | Dan Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | Dean Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
5 | Lee Desmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
10 | Ronan Hale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Totals | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 |
Captains
No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
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3 | DF | Ian Bermingham | 5 | Captain | |
19 | MF | Chris Forrester | 2 | Vice Captain | |
7 | MF | Robbie Benson | 1 |
Last updated: 11 August 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
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Away
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Third
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Pre-season Home
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Pre-season Away
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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 |
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Home | Red/White Shoulders | White | Red | Worn 7 times; against Waterford (LOI) (H), Cork City (LOI) (H), Longford Town (FRN) (H), Drogheda United (FRN) (A), Derry City (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (FAI) (A) |
Away | Black/Grey Stripes | Black | Black | Worn 3 times; against Sligo Rovers (LOI) (A), Shelbourne (LOI) (A), Dundalk (LOI) (A) |
Third | White | Red | White | Worn 2 times; against Galway United (FRN) (N), UCD (FRN) (A) |
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) (H) |
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 |
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1 | Shamrock Rovers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 21 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Bohemians | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 18 | Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | Dundalk | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 14 | |
4 | Waterford | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 11 | |
5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | |
6 | Shelbourne | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 10 | |
7 | Derry City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
8 | Cork City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 7 | |
9 | Sligo Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
10 | Finn Harps | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 4 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[1]
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 |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Last updated: 1 August 2020.
Source: [2]
Results by round
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 Rory Feely |
Report | Scott Allardice Kevin O'Connor Kevin O'Connor |
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 John Dunleavy |
Report | Ronan Hale Chris Forrester Ronan Hale Ollie Younger Ollie Younger |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Neil Doyle |
28 February 2020 3 | Shelbourne | 1–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Drumcondra, Dublin 3 |
19:45 GMT | Jaze Kabia Gary Deegan Shane Farrell Alex O'Hanlon Karl Sheppard |
Report | Rory Feely Lee Desmond Darragh Markey Rory Feely Dean Clarke |
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 Chris Forrester Shane Griffin |
Report | Henry Ochieng Reyon Dillon |
Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,078 Referee: Derek Tomney |
31 July 2020 5 | Dundalk | 1–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Dundalk, County Louth |
19:45 GMT | Patrick Hoban Daniel Cleary David McMillan |
Report | Robbie Benson Jamie Lennon Rory Feely |
Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Rob Harvey |
Note: Game postponed from the 13th March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. RTÉ Man of the Match: Robbie Benson |
3 August 2020 6 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | Derry City | Inchicore, Dublin 8 |
19:45 GMT | David Titov Dan Ward Rory Feely |
Report | Ally Gilchrist James Akintunde Conor McCormack |
Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Rob Hennessey |
Note: Ponstponed from 24th February due to a waterlogged pitch. Further postponed from 16th March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
7 August 2020 7 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2–0 | Finn Harps | Inchicore, Dublin 8 |
19:45 GMT | Georgie Kelly Georgie Kelly Jamie Lennon Chris Forrester Shane Griffin |
Report | David Webster Raffaele Cretaro Kosovar Sadiki Stephen Folan |
Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Sean Grant |
Note: Game postponed from 20th March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
16 August 2020 8 | St Patrick's Athletic | v | Shamrock Rovers | Inchicore, Dublin 8 |
17:00 GMT | Stadium: Richmond Park | |||
Note: Game postponed from 27th March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
22 August 2020 9 | Bohemians | v | St Patrick's Athletic | Phibsborough, Dublin 7 |
14:00 GMT | Stadium: Dalymount Park | |||
Note: Game postponed from 3rd April due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
4 September 2020 10 | Waterford | v | St Patrick's Athletic | Waterford City, County Waterford |
17:45 GMT | Stadium: RSC | |||
Note: Game postponed from 10th April due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
12 September 2020 11 | St Patrick's Athletic | v | Sligo Rovers | Inchicore, Dublin 8 |
17:00 GMT | Stadium: Richmond Park | |||
Note: Game postponed from 17th April due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
18 September 2020 12 | Derry City | v | St Patrick's Athletic | Derry, Northern Ireland |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium | |||
Note: Game postponed from 20th April due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
25 September 2020 13 | St Patrick's Athletic | v | Shelbourne | Inchicore, Dublin 8 |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Richmond Park | |||
Note: Game postponed from 24th April due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
2 October 2020 14 | Cork City | v | St Patrick's Athletic | Turners Cross, County Cork |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Turners Cross | |||
Note: Game postponed from 27th April due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
9 October 2020 15 | St Patrick's Athletic | v | Dundalk | Inchicore, Dublin |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Richmond Park | |||
Note: Game postponed from 1st May due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
16 October 2020 16 | Finn Harps | v | St Patrick's Athletic | Ballybofey, County Donegal |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Finn Park | |||
Note: Game postponed from 8th May due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
23 October 2020 17 | Shamrock Rovers | v | St Patrick's Athletic | Tallaght, Dublin 24 |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium | |||
Note: Game postponed from 15th May due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
30 October 2020 18 | St Patrick's Athletic | v | Bohemians | Inchicore, Dublin 8 |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Richmond Park | |||
Note: Game postponed from 22nd May due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
FAI Cup
Win Draw Loss
10 August 2020 First Round | Finn Harps | 1–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Ballybofey, County Donegal |
19:45 GMT | Ryan Connolly David Webster Aidy Delap Aidy Delap |
Report | Darragh Markey David Titov |
Stadium: Finn Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Neil Doyle |
EA Sports Cup
Win Draw Loss
13 April 2020 Second Round | St Patrick's Athletic | v | N/A | |
N/A GMT | Report | |||
Note: Competition deferred indefinitely due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
Leinster Senior Cup
Win Draw Loss
N/A 2020 Fourth Round | St Patrick's Athletic | v | N/A | |
N/A GMT | Report | |||
Note: Competition abandoned at the Third Round stage due to the Coronavirus pandemic. |
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 |
Report | Jamie Lennon James Doona James Doona Ronan Hale Ian Bermingham |
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 Billy King Ronan Hale Robbie Benson Billy King Lee Desmond |
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 |
Report | Jason McClelland Chris Forrester Martin Rennie Ronan Hale Ronan Hale Jake Walker |
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 |
Report | James Doona Ronan Hale |
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 |
Report | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 500 (Est.) Referee: Neil Doyle |
Mid-season
17 July 2020 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2–1 | Longford Town | Inchicore, Dublin 8 |
19:30 GMT | Ronan Hale Ronan Hale |
Report | Callum Warfield |
Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
18 July 2020 | UCD | 0–3 | St Patrick's Athletic | Belfield, Dublin 4 |
12:00 GMT | Jason McClelland Ben McCormack David Titov |
Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
22 July 2020 | Drogheda United | 1–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Drogheda, County Louth |
19:30 GMT | Jordan Adeyemo |
Report | Jason McClelland |
Stadium: United Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Derek Tomney |
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)