2016 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
	2016 season
Chairman	Garrett Kelleher
Coach	Liam Buckley
Stadium	Richmond Park, Inchicore, County Dublin
League of Ireland	6th
FAI Cup	Second Round
EA Sports Cup	Second Round
Leinster Senior Cup	Fourth Round (Eliminated by Bray Wanderers)
Europa League	First Qualifying Round
Top goalscorer	League: Christy Fagan – 4 goals; All: Christy Fagan – 4 goals
Highest home attendance	1,718 (vs Bohemians 14 March)
Lowest home attendance	1,626 (vs Galway United 4 March)
Home colours	Away colours
← 2015	2017 →

Squad

No.	Name	Position(s)	Hometown	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Year Signed	Club Apps.	Club Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brendan Clarke	GK	Celbridge, Kildare	(1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 (age 38)	Sligo Rovers	2012	174	0
16	Conor O'Malley	GK	Westport, Mayo	(1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 29)	Shamrock Rovers B	2015	22	0
25	Pat Jennings	GK	Watford, Hertfordshire	(1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 (age 44)	Athlone Town	2013	3	0
Defenders
2	Ger O'Brien (Captain)	RB	Clondalkin, Dublin	(1984-06-02) 2 June 1984 (age 40)	Bohemians	2012	155	2
3	Ian Bermingham (Vice-captain)	LB	Ballyfermot, Dublin	(1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 35)	Shamrock Rovers	2010	245	5
4	Darren Dennehy	CB	Tralee, Kerry	(1988-09-21) 21 September 1988 (age 35)	Cork City	2016	6	0
5	Seán Hoare	CB	Castleknock, Dublin	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2012	69	3
12	Lee Desmond	CB/LB/RB	Donaghmede, Dublin	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29)	Shelbourne	2015	35	0
15	Shane McEleney	CB/CDM	Derry, Northern Ireland	(1992-09-26) 26 September 1992 (age 31)	Derry City	2015	15	0
22	Michael Barker	RB/LB	Dublin	(1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 30)	Bray Wanderers	2016	0	0
23	Jason McGuinness	CB	Finglas, Dublin	(1982-08-08) 8 August 1982 (age 41)	Shamrock Rovers	2015	19	1
Midfielders
6	David Cawley	CM	Castlebar, Mayo	(1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 32)	Sligo Rovers	2016	6	0
7	Conan Byrne	RW	Swords, Dublin	(1985-08-10) 10 August 1985 (age 38)	Shelbourne	2013	137	47
8	Keith Treacy	LW/CM	Sheriff Street, Dublin	(1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 35)	Drogheda United	2016	4	0
11	Mark Timlin	RW/LW	Buncrana, Donegal	(1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 29)	Derry City	2016	5	1
14	Graham Kelly	CM	Whitechurch, Dublin	(1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 32)	Bray Wanderers	2016	6	0
17	Dylan McGlade	LW	Swords, Dublin	(1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 29)	Shelbourne	2016	1	0
18	Sam Verdon	CM/ST	Kilbarrack, Dublin	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 28)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2013	24	4
19	Jamie McGrath	LW/RW/ST/CF	Athboy, Meath	(1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 27)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2014	35	3
20	Billy Dennehy	LW	Tralee, Kerry	(1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 37)	Cork City	2016	6	3
21	Darragh Markey	CAM/RW	Lucan, Dublin	(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2015	8	0
24	Jack Bayly	CAM/CM	Celbridge, Kildare	(1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2013	11	3
–	Rory Feely	CM/RW	Athy, Kildare	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2014	3	0
Forwards
9	Christy Fagan	ST/CF	Smithfield, Dublin	(1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 35)	Bohemians	2012	148	67
10	Daniel Corcoran	ST	Donabate, Dublin	(1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)	Sligo Rovers	2016	4	0

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Player	Position	Signed From
Graham Kelly	Midfielder	Bray Wanderers
Keith Treacy	Midfielder	Drogheda United
Mark Timlin	Midfielder	Derry City
Michael Barker	Defender	Bray Wanderers
David Cawley	Midfielder	Sligo Rovers
Daniel Corcoran	Forward	Sligo Rovers
Darren Dennehy	Defender	Cork City
Billy Dennehy	Midfielder	Cork City
Dylan McGlade	Midfielder	Shelbourne

Out

Player	Position	Sold To
Greg Bolger	Midfielder	Cork City
Kenny Browne	Defender	Cork City
Killian Brennan	Midfielder	Shamrock Rovers
Morgan Langley	Midfielder	Retired
James Chambers	Midfielder	Bethlehem Steel
Aaron Greene	Midfielder	Limerick
Ian Morris	Midfielder	Glenavon
Cyril Guedjé	Forward	Released

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last Updated – 31 March 2016

No.	Player	Airtricity League		FAI Cup		EA Sports Cup		Europa League		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
No.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	B.Clarke	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2	G.O'Brien	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
3	I.Bermingham	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
4	D.Dennehy	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
5	S.Hoare	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	0
6	D.Cawley	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
7	C.Byrne	5(3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6(3)	0
8	K.Treacy	4(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4(1)	0
9	C.Fagan	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	4
10	D.Corcoran	3(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	4(4)	0
11	M.Timlin	5(1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5(1)	1
12	L.Desmond	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	G.Kelly	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
15	S.McEleney	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
16	C.O'Malley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
17	D.McGlade	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0
18	S.Verdon	3(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4(3)	0
19	J.McGrath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	B.Dennehy	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	3
21	D.Markey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	M.Barker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	J.McGuinness	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	J.Bayly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	P.Jennings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
–	R.Feely	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 31 March 2016

Number	Name	Airtricity League	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
9	Christy Fagan	4	0	4
20	Billy Dennehy	2	1	3
11	Mark Timlin	1	0	1

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 31 March 2016

Number	Name	Airtricity League	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
7	Conan Byrne	1	1	2
20	Billy Dennehy	2	0	2
11	Mark Timlin	1	0	1
4	Darren Dennehy	1	0	1
3	Ian Bermingham	1	0	1
14	Graham Kelly	1	0	1

Top Clean Sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 31 March 2016

Position	Number	Name	Airtricity League	FAI Cup	EA Sports Cup	Europa League	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
GK	1	Brendan Clarke	3/5	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	3/5
GK	16	Conor O'Malley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/1
GK	25	Pat Jennings	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0

Disciplinary record

Number	Name
Number	Name	Airtricity League		FAI Cup		EA Sports Cup		Europa League		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
8	Keith Treacy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
20	Billy Dennehy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	Graham Kelly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	David Cawley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	TOTALS	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
3	DF	Ger O'Brien		6	Captain

Last updated: 31 March 2016
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

Technical Staff

Manager: Liam Buckley
Assistant Manager: Richie Smith
Head Of Player Recruitment / Coach: Dave Campbell
Coach: Darius Kierans
Goalkeeping Coach: Pat Jennings
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Paul Stewart
Video Analyst: Jason Donohue
Coaches Assistant: Graeme Buckley
Chartered Physiotherapist: Fionn Daly
Physiotherapist: Christy O'Neill
Club Doctor: Dr Matt Corcoran
Kit Man: Derek Haines
Equipment Manager: Gerry Molloy
Under 19's Management: Gareth Dodrill
Under 17's Management: Jamie Moore

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Clune Construction Company L.P. (Front of Jersey), Iceland (Sleeve of jersey)

Home

Away

Away Alt

The club released a new Home kit was retained for the season, with the Away kit being retained from the 2015 season.

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	Info
Home	Red/White Shoulders	White	Red	Worn 4 times; against Galway United (H) (LOI), Bohemians (H) (LOI), Shamrock Rovers (A) (LOI), Dundalk (H) (LOI)
Away	Navy/Navy Red Sleeves	Navy	Navy	Worn 1 time; against Longford Town (A) (LOI)
Away Alt	Navy/Navy Red Sleeves	White	White	Worn 6 times; against Athlone Town (N) (FRN), Cabinteely (N) (FRN), Shelbourne (N) (FRN), Bray Wanderers (A) (LSC), Bluebell United (H) (FRN), Tolka Rovers (H) (FRN)

Key:
LOI=League of Ireland
FAI=FAI Cup
EAC= EA Sports Cup
UEL=Europa League
LSC=Leinster Senior Cup
PRC=President's 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	Dundalk	14	12	1	1	35	7	+28	37	Qualification to Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Cork City	14	10	3	1	26	6	+20	33	Qualification to Europa League First qualifying round
3	Derry City	14	8	3	3	21	12	+9	27	Qualification to Europa League First qualifying round
4	Shamrock Rovers	14	8	1	5	19	12	+7	25
5	St Patrick's Athletic	15	7	2	6	25	20	+5	23
6	Galway United	14	6	3	5	21	18	+3	21
7	Sligo Rovers	14	5	4	5	15	16	−1	19
8	Bohemians	14	4	2	8	13	19	−6	14
9	Finn Harps	15	3	5	7	11	27	−16	14
10	Wexford Youths	14	3	3	8	18	28	−10	12
11	Bray Wanderers	14	2	1	11	8	25	−17	7	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
12	Longford Town	14	1	4	9	11	33	−22	7	Relegation to First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2016. Source: 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
5	3	0	2	7	7	0	9	1	0	2	4	7	−3	2	0	0	3	0	+3

Last updated: 31 March 2016.
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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	L
Position	8	7	6	3	6

Last updated: 14 March 2016.
Source: Wikipedia article
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Win Draw Loss

4 March 2016 Round 1	St Patrick's Athletic	1–3	Galway United	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT	Christy Fagan 47' Billy Dennehy 54'	^[3]	Stephen Walsh 6' John Sullivan 33' Vinny Faherty 58' John Sullivan 83' Enda Curran 90' Enda Curran 90+2'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Robert Harvey

11 March 2016 Round 2	Longford Town	0–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Mullolagher, Longford
20:00 GMT	Conor Powell 23' Conor Powell 45'	^[4]	Billy Dennehy 28' Christy Fagan 65' Keith Treacy 83'	Stadium: City Calling Stadium Attendance: 725 Referee: Jim McKell

14 March 2016 Round 3	St Patrick's Athletic	3–0	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT	Mark Timlin 5' Christy Fagan 13' David Cawley 80' Billy Dennehy 89' Billy Dennehy 90+2'	^[5]	Ismahil Akinade 14' Paddy Kavanagh 34' Ismahil Akinade 65' Eoin Wearen 90+1'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,718 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

18 March 2016 Round 4	Shamrock Rovers	0–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin
20:00 GMT	Gary Shaw 18' Michael Drennan 40'	^[6]	Keith Treacy 15' Billy Dennehy 45' Christy Fagan 52' Graham Kelly 89'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 3,750 (Est.) Referee: Tomas Connolly

26 March 2016 Round 5	St Patrick's Athletic	0–4	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT	Keith Treacy 24' Graham Kelly 44'	^[7]	Stephen O'Donnell 9' David McMillan 64' Daryl Horgan 71' Andy Boyle 75' Darren Meenan 87' Brian Gartland 90'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,150 Referee: David McKeon

1 April 2016 Round 6	Finn Harps	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballybofey, Donegal
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Finn Harps

8 April 2016 Round 7	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

15 April 2016 Round 8	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Wexford Youths	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

23 April 2016 Round 9	Bray Wanderers	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Bray, County Wicklow
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Carlisle Grounds

29 April 2016 Round 10	Cork City	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Turners Cross, Cork
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Turners Cross

6 May 2016 Round 11	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

9/10 May 2016 Round 12	Galway United	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Galway City, Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

13 May 2016 Round 13	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Longford Town	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

29 May 2016 Round 14	Bohemians	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Phibsborough, Dublin
TBC GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

3 June 2016 Round 15	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

24 June 2016 Round 16	Dundalk	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

1 July 2016 Round 17	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Finn Harps	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

9 July 2016 Round 18	Sligo Rovers	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo Town, Sligo
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

15 July 2016 Round 19	Wexford Youths	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Crossabeg, Wexford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ferrycarraig Park

22 July 2016 Round 20	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Bray Wanderers	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

29 July 2016 Round 21	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Cork City	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

5 August 2016 Round 22	Derry City	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Brandywell

12 August 2016 Round 23	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Galway United	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

15 August 2016 Round 24	Longford Town	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Mullolagher, Longford
20:00 GMT				Stadium: City Calling Stadium

26 August 2016 Round 25	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

2 September 2016 Round 26	Shamrock Rovers	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

16 September 2016 Round 27	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

23 September 2016 Round 28	Finn Harps	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballybofey, Donegal
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Finn Park

30 September 2016 Round 29	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

7 October 2016 Round 30	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Wexford Youths	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

15 October 2016 Round 31	Bray Wanderers	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Bray, Wicklow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Carlisle Grounds

21 October 2016 Round 32	Cork City	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Turners Cross, Cork
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Turners Cross

28 October 2016 Round 33	St Patrick's Athletic	?–?	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

EA Sports Cup

Win Draw Loss

Second Round

18 April 2016	Dundalk	?–?	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

Leinster Senior Cup

Win Draw Loss

Fourth Round

20 February 2016	Bray Wanderers	3–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Bray, Wicklow
19:30 GMT	Ryan Brennan 32' Sean Harding 45' Ryan Brennan 54' Dean Kelly 65'	^[8]	Billy Dennehy 29'	Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 250 (Est.) Referee: Paul Tuite

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

5 February 2016	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	Athlone Town	Baldonnel, Dublin
19:45 GMT	Conan Byrne 3' Graeme Kelly 75'			Stadium: John Hyland Park Attendance: 100 (Est.) Referee: Neil Doyle

12 February 2016	Cabinteely	0–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Kilternan, Dublin
19:30 GMT			Dinny Corcoran 60'	Stadium: Jackson Park Attendance: 100 (Est.) Referee: Neil Doyle

16 February 2016	St Patrick's Athletic	7–1	Shelbourne	Baldonnel, Dublin
19:45 GMT	Christy Fagan 5' Conan Byrne 6' Conan Byrne 15' (pen.) Ian Bermingham 18' Christy Fagan 35' Dinny Corcoran 59' Conan Byrne 68'		Jamie Doyle 23'	Stadium: John Hyland Park Attendance: 70 (Est.) Referee: ???

23 February 2016	St Patrick's Athletic	4–2	Bluebell United	Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT	Daniel Corcoran Conan Byrne Billy Dennehy Dylan McGlade Daniel Corcoran		??? ???	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 50 (Est.) Referee: ???

27 February 2016	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	Tolka Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin
12:00 GMT	Conan Byrne 33' Graham Kelly 39' Sean Hoare 44' Conan Byrne 53' (pen.)		??? 54'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 60 (Est.) Referee: ???

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2016 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

Contents

Squad

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Out

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Top scorers

Top assists

Top Clean Sheets

Disciplinary record

Captains

Club

Technical Staff

Kit

Competitions

League of Ireland

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

EA Sports Cup

Second Round

Leinster Senior Cup

Fourth Round

Friendlies

Pre-season

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