| 2010 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman |  Garrett Kelleher | |||
| Manager | Pete Mahon | |||
| Premier Division | 5th | |||
| FAI Cup | Semi-final | |||
| League of Ireland Cup | Quarter-final | |||
| Setanta Cup | Runners up | |||
| Leinster Senior Cup | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Faherty (14) All: Faherty (19) | |||
The 2010 season is St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 81st year in existence, and their 59th year in the top division. The previous season the Saints finished 7th, failing to qualify for any European Competition.
When the 2009 season finished, St Pats underwent a revamp. Most of the squad from the 2009 season was let go, only 5 players from 2009 were kept for 2010.
On 9 December Pete Mahon was appointed manager after successfully leading the Saints out of relegation trouble last season. [1] Pete Mahon signed 13 players during pre-season, creating a good deal of excitement amongst the fans.
The team spent a weekend in Wexford where they defeated Wexford Youths 3–0. Up next were 2 home friendlies against Longford Town F.C., 3–1 and Limerick F.C., 1–1. These were followed by 2 away matches against Waterford United F.C., 0–0 and Bray Wanderers F.C., 1–3.
On 15 January it was announced that St Pats secured a kit deal with Umbro to add 4 years onto the deal already in place. [2] Nissan were announced as the new main sponsors of the club after the deal with Paddy Power ran out. A new home and away jersey were issued for the 2010 season.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date Of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Gary Rogers | | GK | 25 September 1981 | Galway United | |
| 20 | Dan Connor | | GK | 31 January 1981 | Cork City | (left in July) |
| 20 | Chris Bennion |  | GK | 30 August 1980 | Athlone Town | (signed in July) |
| 30 | Paul Hunt |  | GK | 6 April 1990 | Youth system | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Derek Pender | | RB | 2 October 1984 | Bray Wanderers | |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | | LB | 8 January 1989 | Shamrock Rovers | |
| 4 | Conor Kenna | | CB | 21 November 1984 | Drogheda United | |
| 5 | Shane Guthrie | | CB | 11 December 1984 | Galway United | |
| 6 | Damien Lynch | | RB | 31 July 1979 | Drogheda United | Captain |
| 16 | Neil Harney | | RB | 20 February 1991 | Youth system | |
| 19 | Noel Haverty | | CB | 24 February 1989 | Youth system | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 7 | David McAllister | | CM | 29 December 1988 | Shelbourne | |
| 8 | Stuart Byrne | | CM | 4 November 1976 | Drogheda United | Vice captain |
| 12 | James O'Brien | | CM | 8 June 1990 | Bradford City | (signed in July) |
| 14 | Brian Cash | | RW | 24 November 1982 | Sligo Rovers | |
| 15 | Gareth Coughlan | | LW | 2 May 1990 | Bray Wanderers | |
| 17 | Dave Mulcahy | | CM | 28 January 1978 | Bray Wanderers | |
| 18 | Conor Sinnott | | CM | 19 January 1986 | Wexford Youths | (left in July) |
| 21 | Ryan Guy |  | RW | 5 September 1985 | University of San Diego | |
| 25 | Derek Doyle | | LW | 30 April 1986 | Shelbourne | |
| Strikers | ||||||
| 9 | Alex Williams | | ST | 15 January 1983 | Dundalk | (left in July) |
| 9 | Danny North (signed in July) | | ST | 7 September 1987 | Alfreton Town | (signed in July) |
| 10 | Vinny Faherty | | ST | 13 June 1987 | Galway United | |
| 11 | Paul Byrne | | ST | 19 May 1986 | Bray Wanderers | |
| Andy Haran | | ST | 5 January 1991 | Youth system | On loan at Shelbourne | |
Win Draw Loss
| 5 March 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2–0 | Galway United | Inchicore, Dublin |
Ryan Guy  8'Shane Guthrie  11'Ian Bermingham 19'Alex Williams 68'Vinny Faherty 74' | [3] | Stephen O'Donnell 12' Stephen O'Donnell 17'  Rhys Meynell 58' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,575 Referee: Padraig Sutton |
| 16 March 2010 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | Tallaght, Dublin |
| James Chambers 79' Danny Murphy 82' | [4] | Alex Williams 17' Shane Guthrie 25'Ian Bermingham 57'Vinny Faherty 58'Vinny Faherty 58' | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Declan Hanney |
| 19 March 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 3–0 | UCD | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Vinny Faherty 45' Ryan Guy 87'Ryan Guy 89' | [5] | Ciarán Kilduff 90' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,563 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 26 March 2010 | Dundalk | 0–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Dundalk, Louth |
| Tom Miller 24' Wayne Hatswell 59'Stephen Maher 65' | [6] | Dave Mulcahy 24' Alex Williams 38'Dave McAllister 80' | Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| 2 April 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–0 | Sporting Fingal | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Dave McAllister 14' Ryan Guy 35' | [7] | Kenny Browne 43' John Frost 85' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| 6 April 2010 | Bohemians | 1–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Phibsborough, Dublin |
| Jason Byrne 47' | [8] | Vinny Faherty 15' Shane Guthrie 25'Brian Cash 70' | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Dave McKeon |
| 9 April 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–1 | Drogheda United | Inchicore, Dublin |
| [9] | Alan McNally 79' Eoghan Osborne 90+3' | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Richie Winter |
| 20 April 2010 | Bray Wanderers | 0–4 | St Patrick's Athletic | Bray, Wicklow |
| [10] | Paul Byrne 27' Conor Kenna 33'Shane Guthrie 37'Gareth Coughlan 40' | Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 900 Referee: Dave McKeon |
| 23 April 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–0 | Sligo Rovers | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Dave McAllister 57' | [11] | Gavin Peers 84' Alan Keane 90+4' | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 26 April 2010 | Galway United | 0–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | Galway City, Galway |
| Paul Sinnott 57' Barry Ryan 74' | [12] | Paul Byrne 5' Stuart Byrne 19'David McAllister | Stadium: Terryland Park Attendance: 805 Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 30 April 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Vinny Faherty 24' Damian Lynch 33'Derek Pender 61'Alex Williams 90' | [13] | Thomas Stewart 35' Thomas Stewart 56' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 3,400 |
| 3 May 2010 | UCD | 1–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Belfield, Dublin |
| David McMillan 33' Greg Bolger 66'Andy Boyle 84'Brian Shortall 90+4' | [14] | Conor Sinnott 7' Derek Pender 27' | Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 643 Referee: Padraig Sutton |
| 7 May 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–0 | Dundalk | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Paul Byrne 4' Dave McAllister 36'Dave Mulcahy 52' | [15] | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Declan Hanney |
| 21 May 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 3–1 | Bohemians | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Derek Doyle 39' Paul Byrne 40'Stuart Byrne 42' | [16] | Jason Byrne 13' Mark Quigley 16' | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| 29 May 2010 | Drogheda United | 2–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Drogheda, Louth |
| Paul Crowley 30' Eric McGill 44'John Flood 86'Joe Kendrick 87' | [17] | Vinny Faherty 45' Damian Lynch 90+1' | Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 1,500 (Est.) Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 8 June 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 3–0 | Bray Wanderers | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Vinny Faherty 2' Vinny Faherty 14'Conor Sinnott 90+2' | [18] | Dane Massey 49' | Stadium: Richmond Park |
| 26 June 2010 | Sligo Rovers | 0–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Sligo Town, Sligo |
| Gavin Peers 25' Danny Ventre 87' | [19] | Vinny Faherty 75' | Stadium: The Showground Referee: Padraig Sutton |
| 2 July 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 4–2 | Galway United | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Derek Doyle 2' Vinny Faherty 59'Derek Doyle 72'Ryan Guy 74'Derek Doyle 82' (pen.) | [20] | Anthony Flood 38' Gary Curran 45'Anthony Flood 60' | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Damien Hancock |
| 5 July 2010 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Tallaght, Dublin |
| Dan Murray 34' Thomas Stewart 64'Thomas Stewart 81'Billy Dennehy 90' | [21] | Derek Doyle 50' Shane Guthrie 75'Damian Lynch 79'Ryan Guy  90'Brian Cash 90+3' | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 4,803 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 9 July 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2–1 | UCD | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Shane Guthrie 17' Derek Doyle 21'Stuart Byrne 44'Shane Guthrie 81' | [22] | Brian Shortall 11' | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 18 July 2010 | Dundalk | 0–3 | St Patrick's Athletic | Dundalk, Louth |
| Stephen Maher 34' Tom Miller 53'Stuart Byrne 44'Shane Guthrie 81' | [23] | Dave Mulcahy 6' Dave Mulcahy 18'Ryan Guy 45'Conor Kenna 51'Paul Byrne 65' | Stadium: Oriel Park Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 25 July 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | Sporting Fingal | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Damian Lynch 65' Dave Mulcahy 88' | [24] | Conan Byrne 66' Shane McFaul 90+3' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| 30 July 2010 | Bohemians | 1–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Phibsborough, Dublin |
| Owen Heary 4' Paddy Madden 31'Killian Brennan 70' | [25] | Dave Mulcahy 44' Dave Mulcahy 90+3' | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 6 August 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2–0 | Drogheda United | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Dave McAllister 23' Danny North 27'Derek Doyle 30'Derek Pender 36'Derek Doyle 45'James O'Brien 67' | [26] | Michael Daly 61' John Flood 80' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,269 Referee: Derek Tomney |
| 13 August 2010 | Bray Wanderers | 3–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | Bray, Wicklow |
| Shane O'Neill 6' Jake Kelly 47'Jake Kelly 54'Matt Gregg 73' | [27] | Danny North 8' Derek Doyle 56'Danny North 69'Danny North 90+4' | Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 20 August 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–0 | Sligo Rovers | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Stuart Byrne 38' Dave McAllister 60' | [28] | Iarflaith Davoren 33' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 23 August 2010 | Sporting Fingal | 2–3 | St Patrick's Athletic | Santry, Dublin |
| Shaun Williams 38' Conan Byrne 76' | [29] | Vinny Faherty 59' Dave McAllister 63'Derek Doyle 89' | Stadium: Morton Stadium Attendance: 792 Referee: Padraigh Sutton |
| 3 September 2010 | Galway United | 1–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Galway City, Galway |
| Stephen O'Donnell 42' Karl Sheppard 45+1'>br />Phillip Reilly 68'Seamus Conneely 75'Paul Sinnott 85'Phillip Reilly 90+2' | [30] | Ryan Guy 12' Dave McAllister 34'Garreth O'Connor 57'Derek Pender 76' | Stadium: Terryland Park Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| 10 September 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–3 | Shamrock Rovers | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Ryan Guy 2' Dave Mulcahy 26'Stuart Byrne 79' | [31] | Stephen Bradley 21' Stephen Rice 25'Gary Twigg 45'Thomas Stewart 57'Billy Dennehy 63' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 13 September 2010 | UCD | 3–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | Belfield, Dublin |
| David McMillan 46' Ciarán Kilduff 64'Greg Bolger 68' (pen.)Gareth Matthews 90+1' | [32] | Danny North 20' Danny North 75'Damian Lynch 84'Sean Stewart 90+2' | Stadium: UCD Bowl Referee: Richie Winter |
| 24 September 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–2 | Dundalk | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Ian Bermingham 29' Danny North 64'Damian Lynch 64' | [33] | Ross Gaynor 24' Matthew Tipton 26'Ross Gaynor 52'Liam Burns 63'Wayne Hatswell 83'Dean Barrett 85' | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 2 October 2010 | Sporting Fingal | 2–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | Santry, Dublin |
| Glen Crowe 76' Ronan Finn 84' | [34] | Dave Mulcahy 8' Danny North 54' | Stadium: Morton Stadium Attendance: 712 Referee: Declan Hanney |
| 5 October 2010 | Drogheda United | 0–3 | St Patrick's Athletic | Drogheda, Louth |
| Paul Crowley 45+1' Eric McGill 62'Robert Duggan 63' | [35] | Ryan Guy 13' Danny North 18'Danny North 59'Garreth O'Connor 84' | Stadium: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 9 October 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–1 | Bohemians | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Dave Mulcahy 25' Dave McAllister 32'Danny North 90+1' | [36] | Killian Brennan 25' Raffaele Cretaro 26' | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Richie Winter |
| 22 October 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2–0 | Bray Wanderers | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Danny North 36' Danny North 33' | [37] | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Dave McKeon |
| 29 October 2010 | Sligo Rovers | 0–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Alan Keane 90+2' (pen.) | [38] | Dave McAllister 68' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Dave McKeon |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round [lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Sporting Fingal (R) | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 62 | Withdrew from league [lower-alpha 2] |
| 5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Dundalk | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 48 | |
| 7 | UCD | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 41 |
| 4 June 2010 | Dundalk | 0–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Dundalk, Louth |
| JJ Meligan 10' Ciarán McGuigan 43'JJ Melligan 45'Garry Breen 90+2'Ross Gaynor 90+3' | [41] | Ryan Guy 18' Damian Lynch 26'Shane Guthrie 62'Brian Cash 90' | Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| 27 August 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–1 | Belgrove | Dundalk, Louth |
| Derek Doyle 2' Derek Doyle 26'Ian Bermingham 45' | [42] | Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 1,044 Referee: Declan Hanney |
| 18 September 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 3–1 | Sporting Fingal | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Ryan Guy 22' Damian Lynch 30'James O'Brien 47'Dave Mulcahy 51'Damian Lynch 51'Vinny Faherty 86' | [43] | Shaun Williams 52' Shaun Williams 90+3' | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Richie Winter |
| 17 October 2010 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | Tallaght, Dublin |
| Chris Turner 18' Aidan Price 28'Gary Twigg 65'Billy Dennehy 73' | [44] | Ian Bermingham 10' Dave McAllister 31'Derek Pender 45+2'Paddy Kavanagh 90' (o.g.)Dave McAllister 90+1'Stuart Byrne 90+4' | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 5,165 Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 19 October 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Damian Lynch 53' Dave McAllister 68' | [45] | Pat Flynn 40' Craig Sives 62'Dessie Baker 68'Chris Turner 70'Thomas Stewart 74' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 10 May 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2–0 | Bray Wanderers | Inchicore, Dublin |
| Vinny Faherty 17' Alex Williams 68' | [46] | Shane O'Connor 10' Richie Baker 41'Chris Shields 48'Robbie Doyle 82' | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 1 June 2010 | Sligo Rovers | 4–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Sligo Town, Sligo |
| John Russell 22' Joseph N'Do 31'Alan Keane 80'Eoin Doyle 85'Padraig Amond 90' | [47] | Damien Lynch 31' Alex Williams 66'Conor Sinnott 70' | Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 26 February 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | Linfield | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Alex Williams 15' | [46] | Jim Ervin 36' (pen.) | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 13 March 2010 | Linfield | 1–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Peter Thompson 90' | [48] | Stadium: Windsor Park |
| 13 April 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 4–1 | Sligo Rovers | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Paul Byrne 9' David McAllister 37'Shane Guthrie 41'Gareth Coughlan 50'Ryan Guy 84' | [49] | Mark Donninger 45' | Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Declan Hanney |
| 17 April 2010 | Sligo Rovers | 1–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | Sligo, Republic of Ireland |
| Conor O'Grady 10' | [49] | Paul Byrne 23' Damian Lynch 60' | Stadium: The Showgrounds |
| 15 May 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–1 | Bohemians | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| [50] | Anthony Murphy 24' | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 3,896 Referee:  Alan Black |
| 22 March 2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–1 | Drogheda United | Inchicore, Dublin |
| [49] | Paul Crowley 15' Garreth O'Connor | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Rob Rogers |
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