2020 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
2020 season
Chairman	Garrett Kelleher
Coach	Stephen O'Donnell
Stadium	Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8
League of Ireland	6th
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 – 3 goals; All: Georgie Kelly – 3 goals
Highest home attendance	2,807 vs Waterford (14 February)
Lowest home attendance	2,078 vs Cork City (6 March)
	← 2019 2021 →

Last updated September 18, 2024

The 2020 season was St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 91st year in existence and was the Supersaint's 69th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was the first full season with Stephen O'Donnell as manager, having taken over from Harry Kenny on 31 August 2019. The season was hit by the Coronavirus pandemic after just 4 league games, which resulted in the league being halted from March to July as well as being halved from 36 games to just 18, the League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup were also abandoned in earlier rounds than Pat's had entered into. The season finished with Pat's in 6th place, while they were knocked out of the FAI Cup by Finn Harps in the first round.

Squad

No.	Name	Position(s)	Hometown	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Year signed	Club apps.	Club goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brian Maher	GK	Raheny, Dublin	(2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 23)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2018	5	0
1	Josh Keeley	GK	Dunboyne, Meath	(2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2020	0	0
25	Conor Kearns	GK	Templeogue, Dublin	(1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 26)	UCD	2020	1	0
26	Brendan Clarke	GK	Inchicore, Dublin	(1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 (age 39)	Limerick	2018	279	1
Defenders
2	Rory Feely	RB/CB	Tramore, Waterford	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)	Waterford	2020	60	3
3	Ian Bermingham (Captain)	LB	Ballyfermot, Dublin	(1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 (age 35)	Shamrock Rovers	2010	408	15
5	Lee Desmond	CB/CDM/LB	Donaghmede, Dublin	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29)	Shelbourne	2015	193	1
12	Ollie Younger	CB	Skipton, Yorkshire	(1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 24)	Burnley (loan)	2020	2	0
14	Luke McNally	CB	Enfield, Meath	(1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 24)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	19	1
17	Simon Madden	RB	Tallaght, Dublin	(1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 36)	Shamrock Rovers	2018	73	3
20	Shane Griffin	LB/LW	Carrigaline, Cork	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30)	Cork City	2020	14	0
24	David Titov	RB	London, England	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24)	Brentford B	2020	5	0
30	Paul Cleary	RB/LB/CB	Lucan, Dublin	(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 25)	Drogheda United	2018	5	1
Midfielders
4	Dan Ward	CM	South Shields, Durham	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 26)	Spennymoor Town	2020	7	0
6	Jamie Lennon	CDM/CM	Santry, Dublin	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2017	86	1
7	Robbie Benson	CM	Athlone, Westmeath	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 32)	Dundalk	2020	17	2
8	Darragh Markey	CAM	Lucan, Dublin	(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2015	116	4
11	Dean Clarke	RW/LW/ST/RB	Dundrum, Dublin	(1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 31)	Limerick	2018	66	7
15	Billy King	RW/LW	Portobello, Edinburgh	(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30)	Greenock Morton	2020	14	1
16	Jason McClelland	RW/LW/CAM	Templeogue, Dublin	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27)	UCD	2020	16	0
19	Chris Forrester	CAM/LW/CDM	Smithfield, Dublin	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31)	Aberdeen	2019	210	47
22	James Doona	RW/LW	Inchicore, Dublin	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26)	Shamrock Rovers	2018	47	5
23	Jordan Gibson	RW/LW/ST	Birmingham, West Midlands	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26)	Bradford City	2020	15	2
34	Ben McCormack	LW/RW	Harmonstown, Dublin	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's	2019	3	0
35	Darragh Burns	RW	Stamullen, Meath	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 22)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2019	8	0
Forwards
9	Martin Rennie	ST	Kirkcaldy, Fife	(1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 30)	Montrose	2020	11	0
10	Ronan Hale	ST/LW	Belfast, Antrim	(1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 26)	Crusaders	2019	12	2
12	Georgie Kelly	ST	Tooban, Donegal	(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27)	Dundalk	2020	13	3
18	Jake Walker	ST	Clondalkin, Dublin	(2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 24)	St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's	2017	30	3

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Player	Position	Signed from
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	Position	Sold to
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	Retired
Ciaran Kelly	Defender	Bohemians
Brian Maher	Goalkeeper	Bray Wanderers (loan)
Paul Cleary	Defender	Wexford (loan)

Mid-season

In

Player	Position	Signed from
Paul Cleary	Defender	Wexford (Returning of loan)
Georgie Kelly	Forward	Dundalk (loan)
Jordan Gibson	Midfielder	Bradford City
David Titov	Defender	Brentford B

Out

Player	Position	Sold to
Ollie Younger	Defender	Burnley (End of loan)
Brian Maher	Goalkeeper	Bray Wanderers
Dean Clarke	Midfielder	Released
Jake Walker	Forward	Cherry Orchard
Ronan Hale	Forward	Larne
Dan Ward	Midfielder	Gateshead
Martin Rennie	Forward	Montrose

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 10 November 2020

No.	Player	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		EA Sports Cup		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
No.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	Josh Keeley	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
2	Rory Feely	17	1	1	0	—		—		18	1
3	Ian Bermingham	11(3)	0	1	0	—		—		12(3)	0
5	Lee Desmond	18(1)	0	0	0	—		—		18(1)	0
6	Jamie Lennon	16(2)	0	1	0	—		—		17(2)	0
7	Robbie Benson	16	2	1(1)	0	—		—		17(1)	2
8	Darragh Markey	10(8)	0	1	0	—		—		11(8)	0
12	Georgie Kelly	12	3	1(1)	0	—		—		13(1)	3
14	Luke McNally	18	1	1	0	—		—		19	1
15	Billy King	14(4)	1	0	0	—		—		14(4)	1
16	Jason McClelland	15(8)	0	1	0	—		—		16(8)	0
17	Simon Madden	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
19	Chris Forrester	17(2)	2	1(1)	0	—		—		18(2)	2
20	Shane Griffin	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
22	James Doona	7(6)	0	1(1)	0	—		—		8(7)	0
23	Jordan Gibson	14(2)	2	1	0	—		—		15(2)	2
24	David Titov	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
25	Conor Kearns	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
26	Brendan Clarke	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
30	Paul Cleary	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
34	Ben McCormack	2(2)	0	0	0	—		—		2(2)	0
35	Darragh Burns	6(6)	0	0	0	—		—		6(6)	0
Players that left during the season
1	Brian Maher	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
4	Dan Ward	6(2)	0	1	0	—		—		7(2)	0
9	Martin Rennie	10(8)	0	1	0	—		—		11(8)	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
18	Jake Walker	1(1)	0	0	0	—		—		1(1)	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 10 November 2020

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	EA Sports Cup	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
12	Georgie Kelly	3	—	—	3
23	Jordan Gibson	2	—	—	2
7	Robbie Benson	2	—	—	2
19	Chris Forrester	2	—	—	2
14	Luke McNally	1	—	—	1
2	Rory Feely	1	—	—	1
15	Billy King	1	—	—	1
10	Ronan Hale	1	—	—	1
N/A	Own goal	1	—	—	1

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 10 November 2020

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	EA Sports Cup	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
7	Robbie Benson	5	—	—	5
20	Shane Griffin	3	—	—	3
5	Lee Desmond	2	—	—	2
16	Jason McClelland	1	—	—	1

Top clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 10 November 2020

Position	Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	EA Sports Cup	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
GK	1	Brian Maher	0/0	0/0	—	—	0/0
GK	1	Josh Keeley	0/0	0/0	—	—	0/0
GK	25	Conor Kearns	0/0	0/1	—	—	0/1
GK	26	Brendan Clarke	8/18	0/0	—	—	8/18

Disciplinary record

Last updated 10 November 2020

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		EA Sports Cup	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
Number	Name
2	Rory Feely	7	1	0	0	—	—	7	1
6	Jamie Lennon	8	0	0	0	—	—	8	0
20	Shane Griffin	6	1	0	0	—	—	6	1
19	Chris Forrester	6	0	0	0	—	—	6	0
12	Georgie Kelly	4	0	0	0	—	—	4	0
12	Ollie Younger	2	1	0	0	—	—	2	1
8	Darragh Markey	2	0	1	0	—	—	3	0
24	David Titov	2	0	1	0	—	—	3	0
23	Jordan Gibson	2	0	0	0	—	—	2	0
14	Luke McNally	2	0	0	0	—	—	2	0
7	Robbie Benson	2	0	0	0	—	—	2	0
5	Lee Desmond	2	0	0	0	—	—	2	0
9	Martin Rennie	1	0	0	0	—	—	1	0
4	Dan Ward	1	0	0	0	—	—	1	0
11	Dean Clarke	1	0	0	0	—	—	1	0
10	Ronan Hale	1	0	0	0	—	—	1	0
Totals		49	3	2	0	—	—	51	3

Captains

No.	P	Name	No. games	Notes
7	MF	Robbie Benson	9	Vice Captain
3	DF	Ian Bermingham	8	Captain
19	MF	Chris Forrester	2

Last updated: 10 November 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)
Manguard Plus (Back of Jersey - Top)
Bill Griffin Motors (Back of Jersey - Bottom)
Greenisle Hotel (Sleeves of Jersey)

Home

Away

Third

Pre-season Home

Pre-season Away

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
Home	Red/White Shoulders	White	Red	Worn 16 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), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (H), Waterford (LOI) (A), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (H), Shelbourne (LOI) (H), Cork City (LOI) (A), Finn Harps (LOI) (A), Dundalk (LOI) (H), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (A), Bohemians (LOI) (H)
Away	Black/Grey Stripes	Black	Black	Worn 4 times; against Sligo Rovers (LOI) (A), Shelbourne (LOI) (A), Dundalk (LOI) (A), Derry City (LOI) (A)
Third	White	Red	White	Worn 3 times; against Galway United (FRN) (N), UCD (FRN) (A), Bohemians (LOI) (A)
Pre-season Home	Red/White Sleeves	White	Red	Worn 4 times; againstFermoy (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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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

Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
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
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	5	6	7	14	16	−2	21	3	3	3	7	6	+1	2	3	4	7	10	−3

Last updated: 10 November 2020.
Source: ^[2]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	L
Position	6	4	7	4	5	7	4	4	6	8	8	8	6	4	7	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2020. Source: 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

14 February 20201	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 20202	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 20203	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 20204	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 20205	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 13 March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. RTÉ Man of the Match: Robbie Benson

3 August 20206	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 24 February due to a waterlogged pitch. Further postponed from 16 March due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

7 August 20207	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 20 March due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

16 August 20208	St Patrick's Athletic	0–0	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
17:00 GMT	David Titov 26' Shane Griffin 37' Jamie Lennon 41' Shane Griffin 49' Jordan Gibson 63'	Report	Graham Burke 69' Jack Byrne 82' Liam Scales 90+5'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Note: Game postponed from 27 March due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

22 August 20209	Bohemians	2–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
14:00 GMT	Anthony Breslin 16' Danny Grant 22' Andre Wright 24' Keith Ward 52' Kris Twardek 66' Anthony Breslin 82'	Report	Lee Desmond 18' Robbie Benson 70'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Derek Tomney
Note: Game postponed from 3 April due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

4 September 202010	Waterford	3–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford City, County Waterford
19:45 GMT	Ali Coote 24' John Martin 28' Matty Smith 34' Robbie Weir 58' Shane Griffin 71' Michael O'Connor 80'	Report	Georgie Kelly 78'	Stadium: RSC Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Paul McLoughlin
Note: Game postponed from 10 April due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

12 September 202011	St Patrick's Athletic	0–0	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
17:00 GMT	Jamie Lennon 38' Robbie Benson 58' Rory Feely 59' Luke McNally 80' Darragh Markey 90+5'	Report	Jesse Devers 55' Niall Morahan 58' Ronan Coughlan 66' Will Seymore 73' Niall Morahan 90+2' Lewis Banks 90+5'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Derek Tomney
Note: Game postponed from 17 April due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

18 September 202012	Derry City	0–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, Northern Ireland
17:45 GMT	Ciaron Harkin 32'	Report	Chris Forrester 32' Martin Rennie 90+1' Luke McNally 90+2'	Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Rob Harvey
Note: Game postponed from 20 April due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

26 September 202013	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:30 GMT	Chris Forrester 17' Georgie Kelly 31' Jordan Gibson 40' Rory Feely 55'	Report	Shane Farrell 84'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Rob Hennessey
Note: Game postponed from 24 April due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

3 October 202014	Cork City	1–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Turners Cross, County Cork
17:00 GMT	Cian Coleman 30' Gearóid Morrissey 45+2'	Report	Alan Bennett 8' (o.g.) Jordan Gibson 10' Shane Griffin 17' Georgie Kelly 51' Chris Forrester 65' Jamie Lennon 90+4'	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 100 (Restricted capacity) Referee: Derek Tomney
Note: Game postponed from 27 April due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

28 October 202015	Finn Harps	3–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballybofey, County Donegal
19:45 GMT	Adam Foley 3' Stephen Folan 11' Ryan Connolly 37' Shane McEleney 58' Tony McNamee 63' Ryan Connolly 74' (pen.) Mark McGinley 83' David Webster 88' Ruairi Harkin 90+2'	Report	Luke McNally 12' Georgie Kelly 54' Georgie Kelly 70' Jamie Lennon 90'	Stadium: Finn Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Rob Harvey
Note: Game postponed from 8 May due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

1 November 202016	St Patrick's Athletic	1–1	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin 8
17:45 GMT	Chris Forrester 58' Robbie Benson 64'	Report	Patrick Hoban 23' Patrick Hoban 58' Jordan Flores 63'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Note: Game postponed from 1 May due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Further postponed from 9 October due to a positive COVID-19 case within the St Patrick's Athletic squad.^[3]

4 November 202017	Shamrock Rovers	0–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
19:45 GMT	Joey O'Brien 11' Joey O'Brien 70' Aaron Greene 86'	Report	Jamie Lennon 90+2'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Sean Grant
Note: Game postponed from 15 May due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Further postponed from 27 October due to two positive COVID-19 cases within the Shamrock Rovers squad.^[4] RTÉ Man of the Match: Lee Desmond

9 November 202018	St Patrick's Athletic	1–2	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:30 GMT	Shane Griffin 28' Jordan Gibson 37' Rory Feely 62' Chris Forrester 64'	Report	Jonathan Lunney 36' Danny Grant 45+1' Andre Wright 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Rob Hennessey
Note: Game postponed from 22 May due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

10 August 2020First 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 2020Second 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

Fourth Round	St Patrick's Athletic	v	N/A
		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' Jordan Gibson 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

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References

↑ "Premier Division 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
↑ "League of Ireland Premier Division Table 2011". extratime.ie. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
↑ "Dundalk League Match Postponed".
↑ "Rovers Game Postponed".

[table_note_res_ECL1Q0.14078983810767-1] 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.

[2] "Premier Division 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[3] "League of Ireland Premier Division Table 2011". extratime.ie. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[4] "Dundalk League Match Postponed".

[5] "Rovers Game Postponed".

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2020 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

Contents

Squad

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Out

Mid-season

In

Out

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Top scorers

Top assists

Top clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Captains

Club

Coaching staff

Kit

Competitions

League of Ireland

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

FAI Cup

EA Sports Cup

Leinster Senior Cup

Friendlies

Pre-season

Mid-season

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