2020 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season
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| 2020 season | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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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.
Transfers
Pre-season
In
| Player | Country | Position | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason McClelland | Midfielder | ||
| Robbie Benson | Midfielder | ||
| Rory Feely | Defender | ||
| Conor Kearns | Goalkeeper | ||
| Shane Griffin | Defender | ||
| Billy King | Midfielder | ||
| Dan Ward | Midfielder | ||
| Martin Rennie | Forward | ||
| Ollie Younger | Defender |
Out
| Player | Country | Position | Sold to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cian Coleman | Midfielder | ||
| Mikey Drennan | Forward | ||
| Glen McAuley | Forward | ||
| Gary Shaw | Forward | ||
| Conor Clifford | Midfielder | ||
| Rhys McCabe | Midfielder | ||
| Kevin Toner | Defender | ||
| David Webster | Defender | ||
| Barry Murphy | Goalkeeper | Retired | |
| Ciaran Kelly | Defender | ||
| Brian Maher | Goalkeeper | ||
| Paul Cleary | Defender |
Mid-season
In
| Player | Country | Position | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Cleary | Defender | ||
| Georgie Kelly | Forward | ||
| Jordan Gibson | Midfielder | ||
| David Titov | Defender |
Out
| Player | Country | Position | Sold to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Younger | Defender | ||
| Brian Maher | Goalkeeper | ||
| Dean Clarke | Midfielder | Released | |
| Jake Walker | Forward | ||
| Ronan Hale | Forward | ||
| Dan Ward | Midfielder | ||
| Martin Rennie | Forward |
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Georgie Kelly | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| 23 | Jordan Gibson | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| 7 | Robbie Benson | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| 19 | Chris Forrester | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| 14 | Luke McNally | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| 2 | Rory Feely | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| 15 | Billy King | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| 10 | Ronan Hale | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| N/A | Own goal | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
Top assists
Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 10 November 2020
| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Robbie Benson | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| 20 | Shane Griffin | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| 5 | Lee Desmond | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| 16 | Jason McClelland | 1 | 0 | — | — | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Country | 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.