2026 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
2026 season
Chairman	Garrett Kelleher
Manager	Stephen Kenny
Stadium	Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8
League of Ireland Premier Division	1st
FAI Cup	Second Round
Leinster Senior Cup	Round 3
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2025 2027 →

Last updated December 23, 2025

The 2026 season is St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 97th year in existence and was the Supersaint's 75th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. The league fixtures were announced on 16 December 2025, with Pats due to play rivals Bohemians in their opening league game of the season in a marquee game at the Aviva Stadium.^[1]

Squad

No.	Name	Position(s)	Hometown	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Year signed	Club apps.	Club goals
Goalkeepers
1	Danny Rogers	GK	New York City, New York State	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 31)	Oldham Athletic	2022	41	0
49	Sean Molloy	GK	Dublin	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 21)	Inchicore Athletic	2025	0	0
94	Joseph Anang	GK	Teshie, Accra	(2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 25)	West Ham United	2024	95	0
Defenders
2	Seán Hoare	CB	Castleknock, Dublin	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 31)	Shamrock Rovers	2025	115	4
3	Anthony Breslin	LB	Blanchardstown, Dublin	(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 28)	Bohemians	2022	147	4
4	Joe Redmond	CB	Tallaght, Dublin	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 25)	Drogheda United	2022	155	12
5	Tom Grivosti	CB	West Derby, Liverpool	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 26)	Ross County	2022	100	3
15	Ronan Boyce	RB	Ramelton, Donegal	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 24)	Derry City	2026	0	0
24	Luke Turner	CB	Drimnagh, Dublin	(2002-05-20) 20 May 2002 (age 23)	Cliftonville	2024	54	5
Midfielders
6	Jamie Lennon	CDM	Santry, Dublin	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 27)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2017	257	6
7	Zack Elbouzedi	RW	Swords, Dublin	(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 27)	AIK	2024	49	6
8	Chris Forrester	CM/CAM	Smithfield, Dublin	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 33)	Aberdeen	2019	420	94
10	Kian Leavy	CAM/LW/RW	Ardee, Louth	(2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 23)	Reading	2023	93	6
11	Jason McClelland	LW/CM/LB	Templeogue, Dublin	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 28)	UCD	2020	169	11
17	Romal Palmer	CM	Wigan, Greater Manchester	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 27)	Göztepe	2024	31	3
19	Barry Baggley	CM/CDM	Turf Lodge, Belfast	(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 23)	Fleetwood Town	2025	45	1
20	Jake Mulraney	LW/RW	Drimnagh, Dublin	(1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 29)	Orlando City	2023	123	19
25	Simon Power	RW/LW	Greystones, Wicklow	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 27)	Sligo Rovers	2025	39	4
Forwards
9	Aidan Keena	ST	Mullingar, Westmeath	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 26)	Cheltenham Town	2024	50	14
18	Max Mata	ST	Auckland, North Island	(2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 25)	Auckland FC	2026	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 December 2025	RW	Jason Folarin Oyenuga	Athlone Town	Return from loan	^[2]
1 December 2025	CB	Sean McHale	Dundalk	Return from loan	^[3]
1 December 2025	CM	Rhys Bartley	Bray Wanderers	Return from loan	^[4]
1 December 2025	CM	Luke Kehir	Wexford	Return from loan	^[5]
1 December 2025	ST	Max Mata	Auckland FC	Free transfer	^[6]
6 December 2025	RB	Ronan Boyce	Derry City	Free transfer	^[7]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
21 November 2025	CAM	Brandon Kavanagh	Drogheda United	Undisclosed fee	^[8]
1 December 2025	CDM	Darren Robinson	Derby County	End of loan	^[9]
1 December 2025	RB	Axel Sjöberg	Free agent	Released	^[9]
1 December 2025	RB	Ryan McLaughlin	Free agent	Released	^[9]
1 December 2025	LB	Al-Amin Kazeem	Free agent	Released	^[9]
1 December 2025	LW	Jordon Garrick	Free agent	Released	^[9]
1 December 2025	CM	Anthony Dodd	Free agent	Released	^[9]
12 December 2025	ST	Conor Carty	Waterford	Undisclosed fee	^[10]
1 January 2026^[a]	ST	Mason Melia	Tottenham Hotspur	€2,000,000	^[11]

↑ Transfer agreed on 4 February 2025, but the player only officially moved on 1 January 2026

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 1 January 2026

No.	Player	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
No.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	Danny Rogers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Seán Hoare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Anthony Breslin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Joe Redmond	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Tom Grivosti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Jamie Lennon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Zack Elbouzedi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Chris Forrester	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Aidan Keena	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Kian Leavy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Jason McClelland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ronan Boyce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Romal Palmer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Max Mata	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Barry Baggley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Jake Mulraney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Luke Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Simon Power	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	Sean Molloy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	Joseph Anang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 1 January 2026

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
N/A	All Players	0	0	0	0

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 1 January 2026

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
N/A	All Players	0	0	0	0

Top clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 1 January 2026

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
1	Danny Rogers	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
50	Sean Molloy	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
94	Joseph Anang	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0

Disciplinary record

Last updated 1 January 2026

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
Number	Name
N/A	All Players	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
4	DF	Joe Redmond		0	Captain

Last updated: 1 January 2026
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

^[12]^[13]

First-team Manager: Stephen Kenny
Assistant Coach: Brian Gartland
Assistant Coach: Seán O'Connor
Goalkeeping coach: Pat Jennings
Director of Football: Ger O'Brien
Technical Director: Alan Mathews
Head of Performance: Graham Byrne
Assistant Head of Performance: Harry Cornally
Head of Medical: Sam Rice
Athletic Therapist: David Mugalu
Club Doctor: Eoin Godkin
Masseuse: Christy O'Neill
Equipment Manager: David McGill
Head of Academy Football: Ian Bermingham
Assistant Head of Academy: Jamie Moore
Lead Academy Player Development Coach: Karl Lambe
Academy Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach: James McCrudden
Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brian Hayes
Head of Academy Goalkeeping: Pat Jennings
Head of Academy Medical: David Mugalu
Academy Physio: Christy O'Neill
Head of Academy Data: Philip Power
Head of Academy Equipment: Paul Quigley
Under 20s Head Coach: Thomas Morgan
Under 20s Assistant Coach: Barry Slattery
Under 20s Goalkeeping Coach: Jamie Quinn
Under 17s Head Coach: Alan Brady
Under 17s Assistant Coach: Ciaran Creagh
Under 17s Assistant Coach: Kevin Beggy
Under 17s Goalkeeping Coach: Mick Coakley
Under 15s Head Coach: Jamie Moore
Under 15s Assistant Coach: Ian Cully
Under 15s Goalkeeping Coach: Sean Molloy
Under 14s Head Coach: Mark Connolly
Under 14s Assistant Coach: Philip Power
Under 14s Goalkeeping Coach: Sean Molloy

Kit

Supplier: Umbro

Home

Away

The club released new Home and Away kits for the season, with the third kit continuing to be used from the previous season.

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	Info
Home	Red/White Sleeves	White	White	Worn 0 times; againstAnyone
Away	Sky Blue	White	Sky Blue	Worn 0 times; againstAnyone

Key:
LOI=League of Ireland Premier Division
FAI=FAI Cup
UCL=UEFA Conference League
PIC=President of Ireland's Cup
LSC=Leinster Senior Cup
FRN=Friendly

Competitions

League of Ireland Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	Bohemians	Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2	Derry City	Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
3	Drogheda United	Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round
4	Dundalk
5	Galway United
6	Shamrock Rovers
7	Shelbourne
8	Sligo Rovers
9	St Patrick's Athletic	Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off
10	Waterford	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

First match(es) will be played: 6 February 2026. Source: SSE Airtricity League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 1 January 2026.
Source: ^[14]

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	34	35	36
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2026. Source: 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

8 February 20261	Bohemians	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Aviva Stadium

13 February 20262	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Galway United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

20 February 20263	Shamrock Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

27 February 20264	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

6 March 20265	Shelbourne	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Tolka Park

13 March 20266	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

16 March 20267	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

20 March 20268	Waterford	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC

3 April 20269	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

6 April 202610	Dundalk	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

10 April 202611	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

17 April 202612	Drogheda United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Sullivan and Lambe Park

24 April 202613	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

1 May 202614	Galway United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

4 May 202615	Sligo Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo, County Sligo
17:00 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

8 May 202616	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Waterford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

15 May 202617	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

22 May 202618	Derry City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

29 May 202619	Shamrock Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

12 June 202620	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

19 June 202621	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

26 June 202622	Bohemians	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

3 July 202623	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Galway United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

10 July 202624	Waterford	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC

24 July 202625	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

31 July 202626	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

7 August 202627	Shelbourne	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Tolka Park

21 August 202628	Drogheda United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Sullivan and Lambe Park

28 August 202629	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Waterford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

4 September 202630	Dundalk	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

11 September 202631	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

19 September 202632	Sligo Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

9 October 202633	Derry City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

16 October 202634	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

23 October 202635	Galway United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

30 October 202636	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

Second Round

17/18/19 July 2026Second Round	St Patrick's Athletic	v	TBC	TBC
TBC GMT				Stadium: TBC

Leinster Senior Cup

Win Draw Loss

Round 3 - Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
St Patrick's Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drogheda United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Longford Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montpelier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TBC 2026Match 1	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Drogheda United	TBC
TBC GMT				Stadium: TBC

TBC 2026Match 2	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Longford Town	TBC
TBC GMT				Stadium: TBC

TBC 2026Match 3	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Montpelier	TBC
TBC GMT				Stadium: TBC

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

12 January 2026	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Wexford	Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
15:30 GMT				Stadium: National Indoor Arena

16 January 2026	Bray Wanderers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Bray, County Wicklow
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Carlisle Grounds

23 January 2026	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Cork City	Baldonnel, Dublin 22
14:00 GMT				Stadium: John Hyland Park

31 January 2026	St Patrick's Athletic	v	UCD	Inchicore, Dublin 8
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

References

↑ Sneyd, David (15 December 2025). "Bohemians to play St Patrick's Athletic in Aviva Stadium for 2026 League of Ireland opener". The 42.
↑ https://x.com/athlonetownafc/status/1992201729773879633?s=46
↑ https://x.com/dundalkfc/status/1993045621444583593?s=46
↑ "Squad Announcement". www.braywanderersfc.ie.
↑ "Luke Kehir Loan Signing – Wexford FC".
↑ https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=9886
↑ https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=9887
↑ "Brandon Kavanagh signs for Drogheda United – Drogheda".
1 2 3 4 5 6 https://x.com/stpatsfc/status/2000643039740436500?s=46
↑ "Welcome to Waterford FC, Conor Carty!". Waterford FC | Official Site. 12 December 2025.
↑ "Melia To Join Tottenham In 2026". www.stpatsfc.com.
↑ "Coaching Staff". www.stpatsfc.com.
↑ "Academy Coaching Staff". www.stpatsfc.com.
↑ "Summary - Premier Division - Republic of Ireland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

[11] Transfer agreed on 4 February 2025, but the player only officially moved on 1 January 2026

[1] Sneyd, David (15 December 2025). "Bohemians to play St Patrick's Athletic in Aviva Stadium for 2026 League of Ireland opener". The 42.

[2] ttps://x.com/athlonetownafc/status/1992201729773879633?s=46

[3] ttps://x.com/dundalkfc/status/1993045621444583593?s=46

[4] "Squad Announcement". www.braywanderersfc.ie.

[5] "Luke Kehir Loan Signing – Wexford FC".

[6] ttps://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=9886

[7] ttps://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=9887

[8] "Brandon Kavanagh signs for Drogheda United – Drogheda".

[auto-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 https://x.com/stpatsfc/status/2000643039740436500?s=46

[10] "Welcome to Waterford FC, Conor Carty!". Waterford FC | Official Site. 12 December 2025.

[12] "Melia To Join Tottenham In 2026". www.stpatsfc.com.

[13] "Coaching Staff". www.stpatsfc.com.

[14] "Academy Coaching Staff". www.stpatsfc.com.

[15] "Summary - Premier Division - Republic of Ireland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

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2026 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

Contents

Squad

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers 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 Premier Division

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

FAI Cup

Second Round

Leinster Senior Cup

Round 3 - Group B

Friendlies

Pre-season

References