2021 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
2021 season
Chairman	Garrett Kelleher
Coach	Stephen O'Donnell
Stadium	Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8
League of Ireland Premier Division	1st
FAI Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: All Players – 0 goals; All: All Players – 0 goals
Highest home attendance	0 vs Anyone (date)
Lowest home attendance	0 vs Anyone (date)
Home colours	Third colours
	← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 season is St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 92nd year in existence and is the Supersaint's 70th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It is the second full season with Stephen O'Donnell as manager, having taken over from Harry Kenny on the 31st August 2019. Pre-season training for the squad began on the 1st February 2021, the same day the league fixtures were announced, with the Saints revealed to be playing rivals Shamrock Rovers away in the opening game of the season on the 19th March.^[1] The 2021 editions of the League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup were cancelled due to the delay in the start to the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

Squad

No.	Name	Position(s)	Hometown	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Year signed	Club apps.	Club goals
Goalkeepers
1	Vítězslav Jaroš	GK	Příbram, Central Bohemian Region	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 22)	Liverpool	2021	0	0
25	Josh Keeley	GK	Dunboyne, Meath	(2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2020	0	0
Defenders
3	Ian Bermingham (Captain)	LB/LW/CB	Ballyfermot, Dublin	(1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 (age 35)	Shamrock Rovers	2010	408	15
4	Sam Bone	RB/CB/CDM	Maidstone, Kent	(1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 26)	Waterford	2021	0	0
5	Lee Desmond	CB/CDM	Donaghmede, Dublin	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29)	Shelbourne	2015	193	1
20	Shane Griffin	LB/LW	Carrigaline, Cork	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 29)	Cork City	2020	14	0
28	Cian Kelly	CB	Tallaght, Dublin	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 22)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	1	0
Midfielders
2	John Mountney	RW/RB	Bohola, Mayo	(1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31)	Dundalk	2021	0	0
6	Jamie Lennon	CDM/CM	Santry, Dublin	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2017	86	1
7	Robbie Benson	CM	Athlone, Westmeath	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 32)	Dundalk	2020	17	2
8	Chris Forrester	CM/CAM/CDM	Smithfield, Dublin	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31)	Aberdeen	2019	210	47
11	Jason McClelland	RW/LW/CAM	Templeogue, Dublin	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27)	UCD	2020	16	0
12	Matty Smith	LW/CAM	Dundee City, Dundee	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27)	Waterford	2021	0	0
15	Billy King	LW/RW	Portobello, Edinburgh	(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30)	Greenock Morton	2020	14	1
17	Darragh Burns	RW/LW	Dublin	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 22)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	8	0
18	Ben McCormack	CAM/RW/LW	Harmonstown, Dublin	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	3	0
31	Kian Corbally	RW	Palmerstown, Dublin	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	2	1
Forwards
10	Ronan Coughlan	ST	Limerick City, Limerick	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 27)	Sligo Rovers	2021	0	0
33	Kyle Robinson	ST	Lucan, Dublin	(2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 21)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	3	2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
22 December 2020	ST	Ronan Coughlan	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer	^[3]
7 January 2021	RW	John Mountney	Dundalk	Free transfer	^[4]
12 January 2021	RB	Sam Bone	Waterford	Free transfer	^[5]
13 January 2021	LW	Matty Smith	Waterford	Free transfer	^[6]
3 February 2021	GK	Vítězslav Jaroš	Liverpool	Loan	^[7]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
10 November 2020	RB	Simon Madden	Retired	Released
10 November 2020	RB	David Titov	Unattached	Released
10 November 2020	ST	Georgie Kelly	Dundalk	End of loan	^[8]
26 November 2020	GK	Brendan Clarke	Shelbourne	Free transfer	^[9]
29 November 2020	CAM	Darragh Markey	Drogheda United	Free Transfer	^[10]
22 December 2020	RB	Paul Cleary	Wexford	Free transfer	^[11]
22 December 2020	RW	James Doona	Athlone Town	Free transfer	^[12]
4 January 2021	RW	Jordan Gibson	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer	^[13]
5 January 2021	RB	Rory Feely	Bohemians	Free transfer	^[14]
23 January 2021	GK	Conor Kearns	Galway United	Free transfer	^[15]
29 January 2021	CB	Luke McNally	Oxford United	Undisclosed fee	^[16]

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 1 February 2021

No.	Player	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		Total
No.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	Vítězslav Jaroš	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	John Mountney	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ian Bermingham	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Sam Bone	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Lee Desmond	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Jamie Lennon	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Robbie Benson	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Chris Forrester	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Ronan Coughlan	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Jason McClelland	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Matty Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Billy King	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Darragh Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Ben McCormack	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Shane Griffin	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Josh Keeley	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Cian Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Kian Corbally	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Kyle Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 1 February 2021

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	Total
N/A	All Players	0	0	0

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 1 February 2021

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	Total
N/A	All Players	0	0	0

Top clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 1 February 2021

Position	Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	Total
GK	25	Josh Keeley	0/0	0/0	0/0
GK	TBA	Vítězslav Jaroš	0/0	0/0	0/0

Disciplinary record

Last updated 1 February 2021

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		Total
Number	Name
N/A	All Players	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		0	0	0	0	0	0

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
3	DF	Ian Bermingham		0	Captain

Last updated: 1 February 2021
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
Physiotherapist: Mark Kenneally
Physiotherapist: Lee Van Haeften
Physiotherapist: Christy O'Neill
Club Doctor: Dr Matt Corcoran
Equipment Manager: David McGill
Under 19s Head Coach: Jamie Moore
Under 19s Coach: Niall Cully
Under 19s Coach: John Donohue
Under 17s Head Coach: Marc Kenny
Under 17s Coach: Paul Webb
Under 17s Coach: Sean Gahan
Under 15s Head Coach: Seán O'Connor
Under 15s Coach: Daniel McGuinness
Under 15s Coach: Billy Smith
Under 13s Head Coach: Mark Connolly
Under 13s Coach: Phil Power
Under 13s Coach: Craig Dempsey

Kit

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

Home

Third

The club released new Home & Away kits for the season, with the 2020 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 0 times; against Anyone
Third	Black/Grey Stripes	Black	Black	Worn 0 times; against Anyone

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shamrock Rovers (C)	36	24	6	6	59	28	+31	78	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2	St Patrick's Athletic	36	18	8	10	56	42	+14	62	Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round^[a]
3	Sligo Rovers	36	16	9	11	43	32	+11	57	Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
4	Derry City	36	14	12	10	49	42	+7	54
5	Bohemians	36	14	10	12	60	46	+14	52
6	Dundalk	36	13	9	14	44	46	−2	48
7	Drogheda United	36	12	8	16	45	43	+2	44
8	Finn Harps	36	11	11	14	44	52	−8	44
9	Waterford (R)	36	12	6	18	36	56	−20	42	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10	Longford Town (R)	36	2	9	25	22	71	−49	15	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[17]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Since the winners of the 2021 FAI Cup (St Patrick's Athletic) qualified for European competition based on their league position, the final spot awarded to the Cup winner passed to the next best-placed team i.e fourth-placed team.

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 1 February 2021.
Source: ^[18]

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	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2021. Source: 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

19 March 2021 1	Shamrock Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

26 March 2021 2	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

2 April 2021 3	Bohemians	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

9 April 2021 4	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

16 April 2021 5	Dundalk	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

19 April 2021 6	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Waterford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

23 April 2021 7	Finn Harps	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballybofey, County Donegal
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Finn Park

30 April 2021 8	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Longford Town	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

3 May 2021 9	Sligo Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

7 May 2021 10	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

14 May 2021 11	Drogheda United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: United Park

21 May 2021 12	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

24 May 2021 13	Derry City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, County Londonderry
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

28 May 2021 14	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

12 June 2021 15	Longford Town	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Mullolagher, County Longford
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Bishopsgate

18 June 2021 16	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

21 June 2021 17	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Finn Harps	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

25 June 2021 18	Waterford	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford City, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC

2 July 2021 19	Bohemians	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

9 July 2021 20	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

16 July 2021 21	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

30 July 2021 22	Shamrock Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

6 August 2021 23	Dundalk	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

13 August 2021 24	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Waterford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

20 August 2021 25	Finn Harps	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballybofey, County Donegal
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Finn Park

3 September 2021 26	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Longford Town	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

11 September 2021 27	Sligo Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

24 September 2021 28	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

1 October 2021 29	Drogheda United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: United Park

8 October 2021 30	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

15 October 2021 31	Derry City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, County Londonderry
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

25 October 2021 32	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

30 October 2021 33	Longford Town	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Mullolagher, County Longford
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Bishopsgate

5 November 2021 34	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

12 November 2021 35	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Finn Harps	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

19 November 2021 36	Waterford	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford City, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

23/24/25 July 2021 First Round

St Patrick's Athletic

v

TBC

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

St Patrick's Athletic

v

TBC

References

^ https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8849
^ https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/2021-sse-airtricity-premier-division-fixture-list-confirmed-/id-3588
^ "Ronan Coughlan Joins For 2021". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Mountney Joins Saints For 2021". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Saints flesh out squad with Bone acquisition". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Saints Add Smith And Promote Under 19's To First Team". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Czech Goalkeeper Jaros Joing On Loan From Liverpool". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians targeting Georgie Kelly move ahead of new season". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Experienced goalkeeper Clarke ends third spell with St Patrick's Athletic to join Shelbourne". The 42. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Darragh Markey Signs For Drogheda United". Drogheda United. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Paul Cleary back at Wexford FC for 2021". Wexford FC. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "James Doona joins Athlone Town after spell at St Patrick's Athletic comes to an end". Extratime. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Jordan Gibson signs for Sligo Rovers". Sligo Rovers. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Bohemians sign Feely from St Pat's". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Conor Kearns heads west to join Galway United". Galway Daily. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "McNally Signs For League 1 Oxford". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Premier Division 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ https://int.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/premier-league/2021/regular-season/r61303/

[table_note_res_ECL2Q0.31214924776561-17] Since the winners of the 2021 FAI Cup (St Patrick's Athletic) qualified for European competition based on their league position, the final spot awarded to the Cup winner passed to the next best-placed team i.e fourth-placed team.

[1] ttps://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8849

[2] ttps://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/2021-sse-airtricity-premier-division-fixture-list-confirmed-/id-3588

[3] "Ronan Coughlan Joins For 2021". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[4] "Mountney Joins Saints For 2021". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[5] "Saints flesh out squad with Bone acquisition". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[6] "Saints Add Smith And Promote Under 19's To First Team". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[7] "Czech Goalkeeper Jaros Joing On Loan From Liverpool". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[Youngsters_Released-8] "Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians targeting Georgie Kelly move ahead of new season". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[9] "Experienced goalkeeper Clarke ends third spell with St Patrick's Athletic to join Shelbourne". The 42. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[10] "Darragh Markey Signs For Drogheda United". Drogheda United. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[11] "Paul Cleary back at Wexford FC for 2021". Wexford FC. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[12] "James Doona joins Athlone Town after spell at St Patrick's Athletic comes to an end". Extratime. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[13] "Jordan Gibson signs for Sligo Rovers". Sligo Rovers. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[14] "Bohemians sign Feely from St Pat's". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[15] "Conor Kearns heads west to join Galway United". Galway Daily. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[16] "McNally Signs For League 1 Oxford". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[18] "Premier Division 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[19] ttps://int.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/premier-league/2021/regular-season/r61303/

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