2021 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season
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| 2021 season | |||
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| Chairman | Garrett Kelleher | ||
| Coach | Stephen O'Donnell | ||
| Stadium | Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8 | ||
| League of Ireland Premier Division | 2nd | ||
| FAI Cup | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Matty Smith – 11 goals All: Matty Smith – 12 goals | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,000 vs Dundalk (22 October) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 - First 7 home fixtures | ||
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The 2021 season was St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 92nd year in existence and is the Supersaint's 70th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was the second full season with Stephen O'Donnell as manager, having taken over from Harry Kenny on 31 August 2019. Pre-season training for the squad began on 1 February 2021, the same day the league fixtures were announced, with the Saints revealed to be playing rivals Shamrock Rovers away in the opening game of the season on 19 March.[1] The 2021 editions of the League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup were cancelled due to the delay in the start to the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The season was a hugely successful one for the club, as they secured a 2nd-place finish, securing UEFA Europa Conference League football for 2022, as well as winning the 2021 FAI Cup in front of an Aviva Stadium FAI Cup Final record crowd of 37,126.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December 2020 | ST | Ronan Coughlan | Free transfer | [3] | ||
| 7 January 2021 | RB | John Mountney | Free transfer | [4] | ||
| 12 January 2021 | RB | Sam Bone | Free transfer | [5] | ||
| 13 January 2021 | LW | Matty Smith | Free transfer | [6] | ||
| 3 February 2021 | GK | Vítězslav Jaroš | Loan | [7] | ||
| 23 February 2021 | CM | Alfie Lewis | Loan | [8] | ||
| 23 February 2021 | CB | Paddy Barrett | Free transfer | [9] | ||
| 25 February 2021 | ST | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | Loan | [10] | ||
| 11 March 2021 | GK | Barry Murphy | Free agent | Free transfer | [11] | |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Alfie Lewis | Free transfer | [12] | ||
| 25 July 2021 | CB | Sam Curtis | Free transfer | [13] | ||
| 28 July 2021 | ST | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | Loan | [14] | ||
| 28 July 2021 | ST | Kyrian Nwoko | Loan | [15] | ||
| 19 August 2021 | RB | Jak Hickman | Free transfer | [16] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 November 2020 | RB | Simon Madden | Released | |||
| 10 November 2020 | RB | David Titov | Released | [17] | ||
| 10 November 2020 | ST | Georgie Kelly | End of loan | [18] | ||
| 26 November 2020 | GK | Brendan Clarke | Free transfer | [19] | ||
| 29 November 2020 | CAM | Darragh Markey | Free Transfer | [20] | ||
| 22 December 2020 | RB | Paul Cleary | Free transfer | [21] | ||
| 22 December 2020 | RW | James Doona | Free transfer | [22] | ||
| 4 January 2021 | RW | Jordan Gibson | Free transfer | [23] | ||
| 5 January 2021 | RB | Rory Feely | Free transfer | [24] | ||
| 23 January 2021 | GK | Conor Kearns | Free transfer | [25] | ||
| 29 January 2021 | CB | Luke McNally | Undisclosed fee | [26] | ||
| 26 February 2021 | ST | Kyle Robinson | Loan | [27] | ||
| 1 June 2021 | ST | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | End of loan | |||
| 26 June 2021 | CM | Alfie Lewis | End of loan | |||
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Cian Kelly | Loan | [28] | ||
| 1 July 2021 | ST | Kyle Robinson | Loan extended | [29] | ||
| 9 July 2021 | CM | Glory Nzingo | Undisclosed fee | [30] | ||
| 1 August 2021 | LW | Danny Norris | Free transfer | [31] |
Squad statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 29 November 2021
| No. | Player | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| 1 | Vítězslav Jaroš | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | John Mountney | 20(2) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 21(3) | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | 29(7) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 34(7) | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | Sam Bone | 32(3) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 35(3) | 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | Lee Desmond | 30(2) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33(2) | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Jamie Lennon | 28(6) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33(6) | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Robbie Benson | 24(4) | 5 | 2(1) | 0 | 26(5) | 5 | ||||||||
| 8 | Chris Forrester | 35(2) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 39(2) | 10 | ||||||||
| 9 | Kyrian Nwoko | 8(6) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 9(7) | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | Ronan Coughlan | 28(7) | 7 | 4(2) | 1 | 32(9) | 8 | ||||||||
| 11 | Jason McClelland | 24(11) | 2 | 4(2) | 1 | 28(13) | 3 | ||||||||
| 12 | Matty Smith | 33(2) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 36(2) | 12 | ||||||||
| 15 | Billy King | 36(9) | 7 | 5(1) | 3 | 41(10) | 10 | ||||||||
| 16 | Alfie Lewis | 31(6) | 3 | 5(1) | 0 | 36(7) | 3 | ||||||||
| 17 | Darragh Burns | 26(10) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 30(10) | 7 | ||||||||
| 18 | Ben McCormack | 23(18) | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 26(19) | 1 | ||||||||
| 19 | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | 16(12) | 3 | 1(1) | 0 | 17(13) | 3 | ||||||||
| 20 | Shane Griffin | 14(3) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 16(5) | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | Barry Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | Jak Hickman | 7(3) | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 11(5) | 0 | ||||||||
| 25 | Josh Keeley | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | ||||||||
| 29 | Paddy Barrett | 28(4) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32(4) | 1 | ||||||||
| 31 | Kian Corbally | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | ||||||||
| 34 | Adam Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 38 | Tommy Lonergan | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | ||||||||
| 39 | James Abankwah | 9(3) | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 13(5) | 0 | ||||||||
| 40 | Ross Fay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 41 | Sam Curtis | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | ||||||||
| Players out on loan | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | Cian Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 33 | Kyle Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Players that left during the season | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Danny Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 29 November 2021
| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Matty Smith | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Chris Forrester | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Billy King | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Ronan Coughlan | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Darragh Burns | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Robbie Benson | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Jason McClelland | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Alfie Lewis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Sam Bone | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | John Mountney | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Paddy Barrett | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Ben McCormack | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Lee Desmond | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| N/A | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top assists
Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 29 November 2021
| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Darragh Burns | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Ronan Coughlan | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Robbie Benson | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Chris Forrester | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | Ben McCormack | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Billy King | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Jamie Lennon | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Matty Smith | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Jak Hickman | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | John Mountney | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Jason McClelland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Alfie Lewis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sam Bone | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 29 November 2021
| Position | Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Vítězslav Jaroš | 11/34 | 2/5 | 13/39 |
| GK | 21 | Barry Murphy | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| GK | 25 | Josh Keeley | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 |
Disciplinary record
Last updated 29 November 2021
| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jamie Lennon | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 12 | Matty Smith | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Sam Bone | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Lee Desmond | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 29 | Paddy Barrett | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Chris Forrester | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Darragh Burns | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | James Abankwah | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Ben McCormack | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Billy King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Alfie Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Ronan Coughlan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Jak Hickman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Shane Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Robbie Benson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | John Mountney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Vítězslav Jaroš | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jason McClelland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 79 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 88 | 6 | |
Captains
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Ian Bermingham | 27 | Captain | |
| 7 | DF | Robbie Benson | 10 | Vice-captain | |
| 8 | DF | Chris Forrester | 4 |
Last updated: 29 November 2021
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.