2020 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season
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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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
Transfers
Pre-season
In
Player | Country | Position | Signed from |
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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 | Country | Position | Sold to |
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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) |
Mid-season
In
Player | Country | Position | Signed from |
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Paul Cleary | Defender | Wexford (Returning of loan) | |
Georgie Kelly | Forward | Dundalk (loan) | |
Jordan Gibson | Midfielder | Bradford City | |
David Titov | Defender | Brentford B |
Out
Player | Country | Position | Sold to |
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Ollie Younger | Defender | Burnley (End of loan) | |
Brian Maher | Goalkeeper | Bray Wanderers | |
Dean Clarke | Midfielder | Released | |
Jake Walker | Forward | Released | |
Ronan Hale | Forward | Larne |
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 (C) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | +37 | 48 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Bohemians | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 37 | Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Dundalk | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 26 | |
4 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 25 | |
5 | Waterford | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 24 | |
6 | St Patrick's Athletic | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 21 | |
7 | Derry City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
8 | Finn Harps | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 20 | |
9 | Shelbourne (R) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 19 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
10 | Cork City (R) | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 11 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2020 FAI Cup (Dundalk) 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 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 |
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 |
31 July 2020 5 | Dundalk | 1–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Dundalk, County Louth |
19:45 GMT | Patrick Hoban 23' Daniel Cleary 71' David McMillan 90+4' |
Report | Robbie Benson 25' Jamie Lennon 49' Rory Feely 66' |
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 21' Dan Ward 27' Rory Feely 67' |
Report | Ally Gilchrist 32' James Akintunde 50' Conor McCormack 72' |
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 14' Georgie Kelly 28' Jamie Lennon 36' Chris Forrester 63' Shane Griffin 89' |
Report | David Webster 58' Raffaele Cretaro 63' Kosovar Sadiki 66' Stephen Folan 89' |
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 5' David Webster 19' Aidy Delap 74' Aidy Delap 82' |
Report | Darragh Markey 34' David Titov 77' |
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 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 |
Mid-season
17 July 2020 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2–1 | Longford Town | Inchicore, Dublin 8 |
19:30 GMT | Ronan Hale 63' Ronan Hale 72' |
Report | Callum Warfield 85' | 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 28' Ben McCormack 50' David Titov 70' |
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 60' | Report | Jason McClelland 75' | 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.
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