2019 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season explained

Club:	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
Season:	2019
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Manager:	Harry Kenny (until 24 August) Stephen O'Donnell (from 31 August)
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Chairman:	Garrett Kelleher
Stadium:	Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8
League:	League of Ireland
League Result:	5th
Cup1:	FAI Cup
Cup1 Result:	Second round (Eliminated by UCD)
Cup2:	EA Sports Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round (Eliminated by Dundalk)
Cup4:	Leinster Senior Cup
Cup4 Result:	Champions
Cup6:	Europa League
Cup6 Result:	First qualifying round (Eliminated by IFK Norrköping)
League Topscorer:	Mikey Drennan – 6 goals
Season Topscorer:	Mikey Drennan – 6 goals
Highest Attendance:	5,340 vs Chelsea (13 July)
Lowest Attendance:	250 (Est.) vs Wexford (18 February)
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Prevseason:	2018
Nextseason:	2020

The 2019 season was St. Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 90th year in existence and was the Supersaint's 68th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was the first season Harry Kenny took charge of the club, following Liam Buckley's spell in charge for the previous seven seasons. The fixtures were announced on 19 December 2018, with the Saints facing Cork City at home on the opening day of the season for the second year in a row, with the Inchicore side set to play champions Dundalk away from home on the final night of the season. Harry Kenny left his post on 24 August following a 3–1 loss away to bottom of the table UCD in the FAI Cup. He was replaced by Stephen O'Donnell on 31 August, his first managerial role. Pats finished 5th in the league and won the Leinster Senior Cup, playing the semi-final and final with their underage sides after the league season had ended for the senior team.

Squad

No.	Name	Position(s)	Nationality	Hometown	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Year signed	Club apps.	Club goals
Goalkeepers
1	Barry Murphy	GK		Tallaght, Dublin	8 June 1985	Shamrock Rovers	2017	58	0
16	Brian Maher	GK		Raheny, Dublin	1 November 2000	St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2018	5	0
26	Brendan Clarke	GK		Inchicore, Dublin	17 September 1985	Limerick	2018	261	1
Defenders
2	David Webster	CB/RB		Firhouse, Dublin	9 August 1989	Waterford	2019	28	2
3	Ian Bermingham (Captain)	LB		Ballyfermot, Dublin	6 June 1989	Shamrock Rovers	2010	396	15
4	Kevin Toner	CB		Ashbourne, Meath	18 July 1996	Aston Villa	2018	67	9
5	Lee Desmond	CB/CDM/LB		Donaghmede, Dublin	22 January 1995	Shelbourne	2015	175	1
12	Ciaran Kelly	CB/LB		Lucan, Dublin	4 July 1998	Drogheda United	2019	35	1
17	Simon Madden	RB		Tallaght, Dublin	1 May 1988	Shamrock Rovers	2018	73	3
30	Paul Cleary	RB/LB		Lucan, Dublin	9 February 1999	Drogheda United	2018	5	1
	Padraig Finnerty	CB		Dunshaughlin, Meath		St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	1	0
	Kevin O'Reilly	LB		Clondalkin, Dublin	9 July 2001	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	3	0
	Cian Kelly	CB		Tallaght, Dublin	4 March 2002	St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2019	1	0
	Brandon Holt	LB		Kilbarrack, Dublin	25 April 2002	St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2019	2	1
	Keith Carter	CB		Swords, Dublin		St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	2	0
	Sean Madden	RB		Clondalkin, Dublin	11 April 2001	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	2	0
Midfielders
6	Conor Clifford	CM		Ballyfermot, Dublin	29 January 1988	Limerick	2018	42	6
8	Darragh Markey	CAM		Lucan, Dublin	23 May 1997	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2015	105	4
10	Brandon Miele	CAM/RW		Tallaght, Dublin	28 August 1994	Shamrock Rovers	2019	8	0
11	James Doona	CAM/LW/RW		Inchicore, Dublin	15 January 1998	Shamrock Rovers	2018	39	5
14	Georgie Poynton	CM/RW/RB		Laytown, Meath	8 September 1997	Dundalk	2019	1	0
18	Dean Clarke	RW/LW/ST		Sandyford, Dublin	29 March 1993	Limerick	2018	62	7
19	Chris Forrester	CAM/LW/CDM		Smithfield, Dublin	17 December 1992	Aberdeen	2019	192	45
20	Jamie Lennon	CM		Santry, Dublin	9 May 1998	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2017	69	1
23	Cian Coleman	CM		Cork City, Cork	1 January 1997	Limerick	2019	27	0
24	Rhys McCabe	CM		Polbeth, West Lothian	24 July 1992	Sligo Rovers	2019	27	1
32	Kevin Kelly	LW		Dublin	17 October 2000	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	2	0
35	Darragh Burns	RW		Stamullen, Meath	8 June 2002	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	2	0
	Cian Hughes	CM		Ratoath, Meath	7 March 2000	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2017	4	0
	Ben McCormack	LW		Harmonstown, Dublin	4 April 2003	St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2019	1	0
	Daniel Dobbin	CM		Dublin		St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	2	2
	Jamie Whelan	CM		Clondalkin, Dublin		St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2019	2	0
	Kian Corbally	RW		Palmerstown, Dublin	31 December 2003	St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2019	2	1
Forwards
7	Gary Shaw	ST		Newbridge, Kildare	10 May 1992	Shamrock Rovers	2019	35	2
9	Mikey Drennan	ST		Kilkenny City, Kilkenny	2 February 1994	Sligo Rovers	2019	30	6
21	Glen McAuley	ST		Tallaght, Dublin	24 February 2000	Liverpool	2019	10	2
25	Ronan Hale	ST		Belfast, Antrim	8 September 1998	Crusaders	2019	9	1
28	Cian Kavanagh	ST		Baldoyle, Dublin	3 January 2003	St Patrick's Athletic Under 15's	2019	0	0
31	Jake Walker	ST		Clondalkin, Dublin	19 August 2000	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2017	29	3
	Kyle Robinson	ST		Lucan, Dublin	8 November 2002	St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2019	3	2
	Dara McGuinness	ST		Athlone, Westmeath	12 February 2004	St Patrick's Athletic Under 15's	2019	1	0

Transfers

Preseason

In

Player	Country	Position	Signed from
Gary Shaw		Forward	Shamrock Rovers
David Webster		Defender	Waterford
Ciaran Kelly		Defender	Drogheda United
Cian Coleman		Midfielder	Limerick
Georgie Poynton		Midfielder	Dundalk
Brandon Miele		Midfielder	Shamrock Rovers
Mikey Drennan		Forward	Sligo Rovers
Rhys McCabe		Midfielder	Sligo Rovers
Chris Forrester		Midfielder	Aberdeen

Out

Player	Country	Position	Sold to
Conan Byrne		Midfielder	Shelbourne
Ryan Brennan		Midfielder	Shelbourne
Michael Barker		Defender	Bohemians
Thomas Byrne		Midfielder	Drogheda United
Killian Brennan		Midfielder	Retired
Michael Leahy		Defender	UNSW FC
Ian Turner		Midfielder	Cobh Ramblers
Joe Manley		Defender	Longford Town
Jake Keegan		Forward	Greenville Triumph
Luke Heeney		Midfielder	Drogheda United
Achille Campion		Forward	Released
Christy Fagan		Forward	Retired
Luke McNally		Defender	Drogheda United (loan)
Georgie Poynton		Midfielder	Waterford

Mid-season

In

Player	Country	Position	Signed from
Glen McAuley		Forward	Liverpool
Ronan Hale		Forward	Crusaders

Out

Player	Country	Position	Sold to
Brandon Miele		Midfielder	Released
Cian Kavanagh		Forward	Hearts

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON).Last updated – 17 November 2019

No.	Player	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		EA Sports Cup		Europa League		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	Barry Murphy	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
2	David Webster	24(1)	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	28(1)	2
3	Ian Bermingham	35	0	2	0	1(1)	0	2	0	0	0	40(1)	0
4	Kevin Toner	26	3	1(1)	0	0	0	2	0	1(1)	0	30(2)	3
5	Lee Desmond	31	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	36	1
6	Conor Clifford	25(3)	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	30(3)	4
7	Gary Shaw	29(9)	1	1(1)	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	35(10)	2
8	Darragh Markey	25(5)	2	2	0	1	0	1(1)	0	1	0	30(6)	2
9	Mikey Drennan	26	6	0	0	1(1)	0	2	0	1	0	30(1)	6
10	Brandon Miele	7(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8(3)	0
11	James Doona	15(14)	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	18(14)	3
12	Ciaran Kelly	25(1)	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	32(1)	1
14	Georgie Poynton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
16	Brian Maher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
17	Simon Madden	28	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	32	1
18	Dean Clarke	21(7)	2	2	0	1	0	2(2)	0	0	0	26(9)	2
19	Chris Forrester	30(10)	2	1(1)	0	1(1)	0	0	0	2	1	34(12)	3
20	Jamie Lennon	28(5)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	31(5)	0
21	Glen McAuley	8(5)	1	2(1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10(6)	2
23	Cian Coleman	19(7)	0	2(1)	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	26(8)	0
24	Rhys McCabe	25(4)	1	0	0	0	0	2(2)	0	0	0	27(6)	1
25	Ronan Hale	7(4)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9(4)	1
26	Brendan Clarke	34	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	38	0
28	Cian Kavanagh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Paul Cleary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1
31	Jake Walker	22(18)	1	1(1)	0	0	0	1(1)	0	4(1)	2	28(21)	3
32	Kevin Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(2)	0	2(2)	0
35	Darragh Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	0	2(1)	0
	Cian Hughes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3(1)	0	3(1)	0
	Padraig Finnerty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Kevin O'Reilly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
	Kyle Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3(2)	2	3(2)	2
	Cian Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Ben McCormack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Brandon Holt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
	Daniel Dobbin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2
	Jamie Whelan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	Keith Carter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	0	2(1)	0
	Sean Madden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(2)	0	2(2)	0
	Kian Corbally	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	1	2(1)	1
	Dara McGuinness	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches.Last updated 17 November 2019

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9	Mikey Drennan	6	0	0	0	0	6
6	Conor Clifford	2	1	0	1	0	4
31	Jake Walker	1	0	0	0	2	3
11	James Doona	2	0	1	0	0	3
19	Chris Forrester	2	0	0	0	1	3
4	Kevin Toner	3	0	0	0	0	3
	Daniel Dobbin	0	0	0	0	2	2
	Kyle Robinson	0	0	0	0	2	2
7	Gary Shaw	1	0	0	0	1	2
8	Darragh Markey	2	0	0	0	0	2
2	David Webster	1	1	0	0	0	2
21	Glen McAuley	1	1	0	0	0	2
18	Dean Clarke	2	0	0	0	0	2
	Brandon Holt	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Daniel Dobbin	0	0	0	0	1	1
24	Rhys McCabe	1	0	0	0	0	1
25	Ronan Hale	1	0	0	0	0	1
17	Simon Madden	1	0	0	0	0	1
12	Ciaran Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	1
5	Lee Desmond	1	0	0	0	0	1
30	Paul Cleary	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Own Goals	1	0	0	0	0	1

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches.Last updated 17 November 2019

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31	Jake Walker	2	0	0	0	2	4
9	Mikey Drennan	4	0	0	0	0	4
	Cian Hughes	0	0	0	0	3	3
20	Jamie Lennon	3	0	0	0	0	3
8	Darragh Markey	2	0	0	1	0	3
7	Gary Shaw	3	0	0	0	0	3
24	Rhys McCabe	3	0	0	0	0	3
3	Ian Bermingham	2	0	0	0	0	2
4	Kevin Toner	1	1	0	0	0	2
18	Dean Clarke	1	1	0	0	0	2
23	Cian Coleman	1	0	0	0	1	2
5	Lee Desmond	1	0	1	0	0	2
11	James Doona	0	0	0	0	2	2
6	Conor Clifford	2	0	0	0	0	2
	Sean Madden	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Kevin O'Reilly	0	0	0	0	1	1
17	Simon Madden	1	0	0	0	0	1

Top clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.Last updated 17 November 2019

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GK	1	Barry Murphy	1/2	0/0	0/1	0/0	1/1	2/4
GK	16	Brian Maher	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	2/3	2/3
GK	26	Brendan Clarke	12/34	0/2	0/0	0/2	0/0	12/38

Disciplinary record

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		EA Sports Cup		Europa League		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
6	Conor Clifford	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
4	Kevin Toner	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	1
12	Ciaran Kelly	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	8	1
9	Mikey Drennan	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
2	David Webster	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	1
18	Dean Clarke	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
20	Jamie Lennon	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
17	Simon Madden	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
3	Ian Bermingham	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
24	Rhys McCabe	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
31	Jake Walker	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
8	Darragh Markey	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
26	Brendan Clarke	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7	Gary Shaw	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	Cian Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
11	James Doona	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
21	Glen McAuley	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19	Chris Forrester	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	Lee Desmond	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Brandon Holt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Jamie Whelan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Kyle Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Cian Hughes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Darragh Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Cian Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Totals		71	4	5	0	0	0	6	1	9	0	92	5

Captains

Club

Coaching staff

• Manager: Stephen O'Donnell
• Assistant manager: Pat Cregg
• Director of Football: Ger O'Brien
• Coach: Martin Doyle
• Coach: Seán O'Connor
• Goalkeeping coach: Pat Jennings
• Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mark Kenneally
• Physio: Lee Van Keeftan
• Physio: Christy O'Neill
• Club Doctor: Dr Matt Corcoran
• Equipment Manager: David McGill
• Under 19s Manager: Jamie Moore
• Under 19s Coach: Simon Madden
• 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

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The club released a new Away kit for the season, with the Home and Third kits being retained from the 2018 season.

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	Info
Home	Red/White Shoulders	White	Red	Worn 34 times; against Cork City (LOI) (H), Wexford (LSC) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (H), UCD (LOI) (A), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (H), Waterford (LOI) (A), Dundalk (LOI) (H), Cork City (LOI) (A), Dundalk (LOI) (H), Derry City (LOI) (H), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (A), UCD (LOI) (H), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (A), Waterford (LOI) (H), Bohemians (LOI) (H), Derry City (LOI) (H), Cork City (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (H), UCD (LOI) (A), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (H), Waterford (LOI) (A), IFK Norrköping (UEL) (H), Chelsea (FRN) (H), IFK Norrköping (UEL) (A), Dundalk (LOI) (H), Bray Wanderers (FAI) (H), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (H), UCD (FAI) (A), Finn Harps (LOI) (A), UCD (LOI) (H), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (A), Waterford (LOI) (H), Bohemians (LOI) (H)
Away	White	Red	White	Worn 5 times; against Sligo Rovers (LOI) (A), Bohemians (LOI) (A), Dundalk (EAC) (H), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (A), Bohemians (LOI) (A)
Third	Blue	Blue	Blue	Worn 7 times; against Derry City (LOI) (A), Dundalk (LOI) (A), Cabinteely (LSC) (A), Derry City (LOI) (A), Dundalk (LOI) (A), Sheriff YC (LSC) (A), Athlone Town (LSC) (H)
Fourth	Red/White Sash	White	Red	Worn 7 times; against Wexford (FRN) (N), Cobh Ramblers (FRN) (N), Bray Wanderers (FRN) (N), FAI ETB (FRN) (A), Shelbourne (FRN) (N), Athlone Town (FRN) (N), Drogheda United (FRN) (H)

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

Competitions

League of Ireland

See main article: 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division.

Matches

FAI Cup

See main article: 2019 FAI Cup.

EA Sports Cup

See main article: 2019 League of Ireland Cup.

Europa League

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

First qualifying round

Leinster Senior Cup

See main article: 2018-19 Leinster Senior Cup.