2023 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season
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Jon Daly (from 2 May)
| 2023 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Garrett Kelleher | |||
| Manager | Tim Clancy (until 2 May) Jon Daly (from 2 May) | |||
| Stadium | Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8 | |||
| League of Ireland Premier Division | 3rd | |||
| FAI Cup | Champions | |||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | First Qualifying Round (Eliminated by F91 Dudelange) | |||
| Leinster Senior Cup | Fourth Round (Eliminated by Wexford) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chris Forrester – 13 goals All: Chris Forrester – 15 goals | |||
| Highest home attendance | 5,022 vs Shamrock Rovers (27 October) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 800 (Est.) vs Wexford (31 January) | |||
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The 2023 season was St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 94th year in existence and was the Supersaint's 72nd consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was the second season in charge for manager Tim Clancy, having taken over from Stephen O'Donnell in December 2021. Pre-season training for the squad began in January 2023. The fixtures were released on 15 December 2022, with Pat's down to play the previous season's runners up Derry City at home on the opening night of the season.[1][2] On 2 May 2023, manager Tim Clancy was sacked, with his assistant Jon Daly taking over as interim manager initially, before being made permanent manager on 22 May 2023.
The club exited the Leinster Senior Cup at the first hurdle, losing to Wexford in January with a mostly under 19s team playing. The also existed the UEFA Europa Conference League at the first hurdle, losing at home and away to F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg, before going on to finish 3rd in the league and winning their 5th ever FAI Cup title by defeating Bohemians 3–1 in the final at the Aviva Stadium, in front of a record domestic crowd of 43,881 people.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 November 2022 | ST | Tommy Lonergan | Free transfer | [3] | ||
| 12 January 2023 | CM | Vladislav Kreida | Loan | [4] | ||
| 18 January 2023 | LW | Jake Mulraney | Undisclosed fee | [5] | ||
| 26 January 2023 | CB | Noah Lewis | Free transfer | [6] | ||
| 4 February 2023 | ST | Conor Carty | Loan | [7] | ||
| 14 February 2023 | CB | Jay McGrath | Loan | [8] | ||
| 3 March 2023 | GK | Dean Lyness | Free transfer | |||
| 3 March 2023 | RB | Axel Sjöberg | Free transfer | |||
| 1 July 2023 | CB | David Norman Jr. | Free transfer | [9] | ||
| 1 July 2023 | GK | Matt Boylan | Free transfer | [9] | ||
| 1 July 2023 | CB | Jay McGrath | Free transfer | [10] | ||
| 6 July 2023 | LW | Alex Nolan | Free transfer | [11] | ||
| 6 July 2023 | CAM | Kian Leavy | Free transfer | [11] | ||
| 28 July 2023 | RB | Ryan McLaughlin | Free transfer | [12] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November 2022 | ST | Kyle Robinson | Free transfer | [13] | ||
| 30 November 2022 | LB | Ian Bermingham | Retired | |||
| 30 November 2022 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | End of loan | |||
| 30 November 2022 | RB | Barry Cotter | End of loan | |||
| 10 December 2022 | ST | Tunde Owolabi | Free transfer | [14] | ||
| 12 December 2022 | CB | Paddy Barrett | Mutual Consent | [15][16] | ||
| 17 January 2023 | CM | Ross Fay | Free transfer | [17] | ||
| 25 January 2023 | CB | Cian Kelly | Free transfer | [18] | ||
| 27 January 2023 | LW | Billy King | Free transfer | [19] | ||
| 14 February 2023 | ST | Ronan Coughlan | Free transfer | [20] | ||
| 20 February 2023 | CM | Kian Corbally | Free transfer | [21] | ||
| 1 July 2023 | RW | Serge Atakayi | Loan | [22] | ||
| 1 July 2023 | CM | Vladislav Kreida | End of loan | [10] | ||
| 1 July 2023 | CB | Jay McGrath | End of loan | [10] | ||
| 6 July 2023 | GK | David Odumosu | Loan | [23] | ||
| 27 July 2023 | ST | Eoin Doyle | Retired | [24] | ||
| 12 August 2023 | CB | Noah Lewis | N/A | Mutual Consent | [25] | |
Squad statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 14 November 2023
| No. | Player | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Leinster Senior Cup | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | Danny Rogers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | Anthony Breslin | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | Joe Redmond | 20 | 3 | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25(1) | 3 | ||||
| 5 | Tom Grivosti | 8(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(2) | 0 | ||||
| 6 | Jamie Lennon | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | Chris Forrester | 36(2) | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44(2) | 15 | ||||
| 10 | Tommy Lonergan | 31(20) | 4 | 5(4) | 2 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38(26) | 6 | ||||
| 11 | Jason McClelland | 23(7) | 4 | 5(2) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30(10) | 4 | ||||
| 12 | Harry Brockbank | 6(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9(2) | 0 | ||||
| 13 | David Norman Jr. | 8(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13(4) | 0 | ||||
| 14 | Mark Doyle | 31(11) | 7 | 5(1) | 2 | 2(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38(13) | 10 | ||||
| 15 | Conor Carty | 34(16) | 5 | 5(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41(17) | 6 | ||||
| 17 | Kian Leavy | 9(1) | 1 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(2) | 1 | ||||
| 18 | Ben McCormack | 22(14) | 1 | 2(2) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26(17) | 1 | ||||
| 19 | Alex Nolan | 8(7) | 0 | 5(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13(12) | 0 | ||||
| 20 | Jake Mulraney | 29(7) | 6 | 5(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36(9) | 6 | ||||
| 21 | Axel Sjöberg | 7(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(2) | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Sam Curtis | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 23 | Ryan McLaughlin | 2(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | ||||
| 24 | Adam Murphy | 29(12) | 1 | 4(1) | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 36(15) | 3 | ||||
| 25 | Thijs Timmermans | 18(12) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21(13) | 0 | ||||
| 26 | Jay McGrath | 27(6) | 1 | 4(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32(7) | 1 | ||||
| 28 | Rhys Bartley | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | ||||
| 29 | Matt Boylan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | Darius Lipsiuc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | ||||
| 33 | Sean McHale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | Dan McHale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | Anthony Dodd | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | ||||
| 36 | Dean Lyness | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | Jason Folarin Oyenuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 39 | Luke O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | Darragh Mooney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 41 | Mason Melia | 10(9) | 2 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 13(12) | 3 | ||||
| 44 | James Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | ||||
| – | Jamie Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| – | Evan Harte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| – | Darragh Dunne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | ||||
| Players that left during the season | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Noah Lewis | 17(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(4) | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Serge Atakayi | 10(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(9) | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Eoin Doyle | 21(9) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22(10) | 4 | ||||
| 17 | Vladislav Kreida | 11(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(2) | 0 | ||||
| 23 | David Odumosu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 14 November 2023
| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chris Forrester | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Mark Doyle | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Tommy Lonergan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Conor Carty | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Jake Mulraney | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Jason McClelland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Eoin Doyle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 41 | Mason Melia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Joe Redmond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Sam Curtis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Adam Murphy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Noah Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Kian Leavy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Jay McGrath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ben McCormack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Jamie Lennon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N/A | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Top assists
Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 14 November 2023
| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Jake Mulraney | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Jamie Lennon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Chris Forrester | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Ben McCormack | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Adam Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Tommy Lonergan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Jay McGrath | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Jason McClelland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Ryan McLaughlin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Joe Redmond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Conor Carty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Anthony Breslin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Vladislav Kreida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Sam Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Dean Lyness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Mark Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Thijs Timmermans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Mason Melia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Tom Grivosti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Noah Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 14 November 2023
| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Rogers | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| 23 | David Odumosu | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/5 |
| 29 | Matt Boylan | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 36 | Dean Lyness | 12/31 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 14/38 |
| 40 | Darragh Mooney | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Disciplinary record
Last updated 14 November 2023
| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Leinster Senior Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jamie Lennon | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 26 | Jay McGrath | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | Sam Curtis | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | Jake Mulraney | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Adam Murphy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Tommy Lonergan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Chris Forrester | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Conor Carty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | David Norman Jr. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Anthony Breslin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Noah Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Vladislav Kreida | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Eoin Doyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Mark Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Thijs Timmermans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Ben McCormack | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Joe Redmond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Axel Sjöberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Tom Grivosti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Alex Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Dean Lyness | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Mason Melia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jason McClelland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | David Odumosu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| – | Sean McHale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| – | Darragh Dunne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 80 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 7 | |
Captains
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | Joe Redmond | 24 | Captain | |
| 8 | MF | Chris Forrester | 16 | Vice-captain | |
| 3 | MF | Anthony Breslin | 4 |
Last updated: 14 November 2023
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.