St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

football club
St Patrick’s Athletic Football Club ( irish : Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa ) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played in the first place in Phoenix Park but they moved to their current ground Richmond Park in 1930. St Patrick ‘s Athletic have won many trophies in irish Club Football, including nine League Titles, the fifth most in Irish Football, a well as four FAI Cups and four League Cups. The current coach is Tim Clancy, who took over in 2021.

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The club graduated through the ranks of the Leinster Senior League and punctually took their place in the League of Ireland in 1951, and won the backing at their first attempt. The club ‘s glory years came in the 1950s and 1990s when they won 6 of their 8 league titles. The clubhouse besides have the commemorate for never having been relegated from the Premier Division. The golf club gambling in red and white colours, and their nicknames include The Saints, Supersaints and Pats. The Saints besides have a set of Dublin Derby games with the likes of Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians .

history [edit ]

Leinster Senior League years [edit ]

During the late 1940s and 1950s St Pats played in the Leinster Senior League. During this period they won the league entitle on six occasions. This included four consecutive titles between 1947 and 1948 and 1950–51. In 1947–48 St Pats completed a ternary after besides winning both the FAI Intermediate Cup and Leinster Senior Cup. The 1948–49 season would see St Pats win a Leinster Senior League / FAI Intermediate Cup doubly. In 1950–51 a young Shay Gibbons helped St Pats win the Leinster Senior League claim for a fourth time. After St Pats beginning team joined the League of Ireland in 1951–52, their modesty team won two foster Leinster Senior League titles in 1955–56 and 1956–57 .

Entering the League of Ireland [edit ]

In 1951–52 the baseball club was admitted, along with Cork english Evergreen United, to the League of Ireland. St Pats made an immediate affect, winning the league championship at their beginning try. Two more league championship successes followed in 1954–55 and 1955–56. The clubhouse had to wait until 1959 before their beginning FAI Cup success, repeating the feat in 1961. Despite several appearances in the final examination since 1961, it took the Saints public treasury 2014 to win their third base many of the Pats players of that fortunate era are still recalled fondly today—Ginger O’Rourke, Harry Boland ( ‘The Legend ‘, 1926–2000 ), Jimmy ‘Timber ‘ Cummins ( a cousin of one of the founders—Bart Cummins ) Jimmy ‘Growler ‘ Cummins ( a brother of Bart Cummins ) Irish international Shay Gibbons, Ronnie Whelan Snr. and Willie Peyton are players who contributed greatly during this earned run average .
St Pats struggled throughout the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s with only the leftover cup final or unseasoned leading emerging to brighten things for farseeing suffering Pats fans. Among those players to emerge was Noel Campbell. Campbell spent a numeral of years with St Pats ( gaining the first of his Irish caps ) before moving to SC Fortuna Köln where he would play 8 seasons. possibly the brightest star to play for St Pats was Paul McGrath. McGrath was signed by Saints ‘ director Charlie Walker from junior slope Dalkey United. Within a year he had won the PFAI Player of the Year award and earned himself a motion to Manchester United. The World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks besides played one match for St Pats, making him by army for the liberation of rwanda the brightest leading to turn out for the clubhouse in 1977 .
The date of Brian Kerr as coach in 1986 was a major turning point in the fortunes of the club. Kerr worked on restrict resources to create a team able of challenging the best. The championship in the ten. At the end of the 1988–89 season St Pats left Richmond Park for what the board of directors called “ a short time ” while renovation study was done. 1989 saw a joint St Patrick ‘s Athletic & Bohemians side play a friendly against the Libya national team in Tripoli, drawing 1–1 in what was a highly controversial friendly during Colonel Gaddaffi ‘s reign as leader of Libya. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The year 1990 saw the Saints draw 0–0 with the Tunisia national team in Tunis and another 0–0 draw with the Iran national football team in Tehran. [ 3 ]
Playing in Harold ‘s Cross, Kerr ‘s blend of young players ( Paul Osam, Curtis Fleming, Pat Fenlon, John McDonnell ) and have campaigners disregarded by other clubs ( Damian Byrne, Dave Henderson ) won the club ‘s first league championship in 34 years on Easter Monday 1990. Most irish football commentators expected the young Saints to dominate Irish football for some time. A series of takeover attempts saw the club jab into tumult and Kerr was forced to break up the team. In the summer of 1992 the club were hours away from extinction before a group of local investors raised £82,000 to save the club. Having spent four years in Harold ‘s Cross the club returned to a modern spirit Richmond Park in 1993, their apparitional home in Dublin ‘s Inchicore. Brian Kerr began the task of creating a winning setup once again. With the care of a newly appointed Chief executive, and former musician, Pat Dolan and by the club ‘s newfangled chair, Tim O’Flaherty, the league trophy returned to Richmond Park in 1996. A new coevals of footballing heroes emerged in Pats colours with greats such as Eddie Gormley, Paul Osam and Ricky O’Flaherty together with exciting young stars such as Colin Hawkins and Trevor Molloy thousands flocked to Inchicore for Friday nights under the floodlights in Richmond Park. When Kerr resigned to take up the Director of Coaching problem with the FAI, the adept knead was continued by Pat Dolan and then Liam Buckley installed as coach. The aura continued as far league championships were secured in 1998 and 1999 which led to european qualification and a creditable 0–0 draw with the celebrated Celtic at Celtic Park, the club lost the recurrence leg in Tolka Park, Dublin but the away draw was a major hike for irish football against such a celebrated golf club in the global game. The club, however, suffered a humiliating reverse in the lapp competition one class later when they lost 10–0 on aggregate to Zimbru Chişinău .
Into the raw century, the success continued. St Pats won both the League of Ireland Cup and Leinster Senior Cup in 2000/01. Controversy dogged the club in the 2001/02 season due to actor registration irregularities. The clubhouse had 9 points deducted due to fielding an ineligible musician ( Paul Marney ) in their first base 3 games of the temper, but this decision was revoked upon arbitration, on 22 March 2002. They then had 15 points deducted for playing Charles Mbabazi Livingstone in the first 5 matches of the season in cattiness of not having registered him until 12 September 2001. An FAI arbitration panel rejected the Saints ‘ solicitation against the charge subtraction and Shelbourne finished the temper as league champions. That temper besides saw St Patrick ‘s semen close to merging with companion League of Ireland club St. Francis. This move was greeted with anger by cabaret supporters and although St. Francis went out of business ( and consequently the league ) the fusion never happened. New cabaret president Andrew O’Callaghan was appointed in the summer of 2002 and has worked to modernize the clubhouse and face the modern challenges of UEFA license and ground development. St Pats made irish footballing history in 2002 by becoming the first baseball club to progress in the Intertoto Cup with a victory over croatian team NK Rijeka over two legs—the club were finally knocked out of the competition only on away goals to KAA Gent of Belgium .

Johnny McDonnell Reign ( 2004–2009 ) [edit ]

The cabaret marked its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2004, besides in 2004 a change of management happened with erstwhile favourite Johnny McDonnell taking over the helm at the club. In 2005 the club were forced to investigate the mind of sharing a modern stadium in Tallaght with Shamrock Rovers in order to comply with the FAI ‘s wish for Dublin clubs to reason share. The move was met with angry protests by the golf club ‘s supporters and a group calling themselves ‘Pats for Richmond ‘ was set up to organise demonstrations. In July 2006 St Pats signalled their purpose to stay in Richmond Park by purchasing the Richmond House public house ( besides known as McDowell ‘s ) for use as an official clubhouse. The clubhouse lost yet another FAI Cup Final in December 2006 and their hunt for their third victory in the baffling competition continues. In early 2007 the golf club was purchased by affluent property baron Garrett Kelleher. After a number of months of negotiations, Kelleher last announced himself as Chairman of St Patrick ‘s Athletic on 19 July 2007. [ 4 ] One of his first acts on taking over St Pats was to appoint ex-manager Brian Kerr as director of football. It was widely reported in irish newspapers that Kelleher was preparing to spend €50 million on upgrading St Pats ‘ Richmond Park home.
During the 2007 season Pats were neck and neck with Drogheda United for the title, but Pats slipped away and Drogheda United finally finished up as champions.
It was the lapp again for the 2008 season with Pats battling up the crown with Bohemians for the entitle. besides this year Pats were in Europe because their second-place finish up in 2007 allowed them qualify for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. During their european discharge St Pats progressed through two rounds of the UEFA Cup beating JFK Olimps Riga and Elfsborg but the ply came to an end when they lost to Hertha BSC in the First Round proper. Pats besides lost out to Bohemians for the league championship .

Jeff Kenna season : european run and domestic clamber ( 2009 ) [edit ]

For the 2009 season Pats replaced Johnny McDonnell with Jeff Kenna in January 2009. He did n’t have the best of starts with a 3–0 home kill to erstwhile club Galway United. He was immediately put under press when bad run of results put them into a relegation battle. Despite the poor league form, once again Pats had another european run in the Europa League again progressing through two rounds of the Europa League, therefore becoming only the second League of Ireland club ( after Cork City in 2004 and 2005 ) to achieve such advance in two back-to-back european campaigns. Pats this time won games against Valletta FC and Russian Premier League side Krylia Sovetov to reach the play-off round where they were defeated by FC Steaua București. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In September 2009 with Pats struggling, Kenna resigned and was replaced for two games by Maurice O’Driscoll. Pete Mahon then took over until the end of the temper and avoid delegating, winning two must win games on the concluding two weeks of the season, away to Drogheda United and at home to Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers .

Pete Mahon years ( 2009–2011 ) [edit ]

Pete Mahon was appointed as coach for the 2010 season with John Gill as his adjunct. The Super Saints reached their first base Setanta Sports Cup final, where they met local rivals Bohemians after overcoming Sligo Rovers 6–2 over two legs. They lost the final at the Tallaght Stadium 1–0, however. The Saints were knocked out of the FAI Cup by archrivals Shamrock Rovers in a semi-final replay at Richmond Park, after knocking Dundalk, Belgrove and Sporting Fingal out. They were near the peak of the mesa for the majority of the season ; however, fell off reasonably near the end and finished in mid-table. The death of Sporting Fingal saw the Saints take their european identify for the 2011 temper. Mahon led a successful Europa League political campaign, knocking out Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja from Iceland and FC Shakhter Karagandy from Kazakhstan before finally being knocked out in the third qualifying round by ukrainian side FC Karpaty Lviv. The Saints won the 2011 Leinster Senior Cup after beating Dublin rivals Bohemians 2–0 at Dalymount Park. The Saints ‘ offer to end their 50-year drought of winning the FAI Cup came to an end, after knocking Crumlin United, Waterford United and Cork City away, the Saints faced old rivals Shelbourne in the semi-final. The Saints drew 1–1 at Tolka Park, failing to make habit of their one-man advantage for the wholly second half. The plot went to a replay at Richmond Park and things were going well when David McMillan opened the score for the Saints, but goalkeeper Gary Rogers was highly harshly sent off early on and Shels went on to win, 3–1. similar to the 2010 temper, the Saints were near the top of the table for the most part of the season in 2011, but their championship challenge petered out towards the end of the season and the Saints finished fourthly entail they would participate in UEFA Europa League qualifiers in the 2012 season .

rejoinder of Liam Buckley : return of success ( 2012–2018 ) [edit ]

The Saints decided not to renew director Pete Mahon ‘s contract for the 2012 season, appointing early player and director Liam Buckley to the job, giving him a biennial contract with erstwhile player and assistant director at the baseball club, Trevor Croly as his adjunct. Buckley refurbished the police squad by bringing in fourteen and getting rid of sixteen. Among the new signings were six bohemian players, notably Chris Forrester, Christy Fagan, and Ger O’Brien. meanwhile, six of those not retained by Pats went in the inverse guidance, an indication of the deepen in circumstances at both clubs. Buckley immediately introduced a more attractive brand of football than was witnessed under Mahon, whose sides had broadly punched above their weight but ultimately lacked the quality to seriously challenge for the title. Pats started the temper off well with the team dally fantastic football and being unbeaten in its foremost six games, which included the game against Shamrock Rovers which they demonstrated their fantastic football brilliantly in a 5–1 win over their boisterous rivals. [ 8 ] Buckley took the reins of the cabaret know of the european expectations at the baseball club and he did n’t disappoint, managing his side to a one-third qualifying-round place after knocking both Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja and NK Široki Brijeg out after supernumerary time, to earn a tie with german powerhouse Hannover 96, who knocked the Saints out in the third gear modification cycle. Buckley ‘s side finished 3rd in the league, 6 points off champions Sligo Rovers. He besides guided his side to the 2012 FAI Cup Final, the clubhouse ‘s first game at the Aviva Stadium, but lost 3–2 in extra clock time to Derry City and extending the Saints ‘ FAI Cup -winning drought to 52 years. The Saints then endured a disruptive pre-season, losing Sean O’Connor, James Chambers, and Barry Murphy, a well as Buckley ‘s number two, Trevor Croly, to rivals Shamrock Rovers. Crucially, though, Pats held on to a number of early players who had been strongly linked with Rovers, including Chris Forrester and Ian Bermingham, and added some quality to the first xi in the form of Killian Brennan ( who would go on to win both the PFAI Players ‘ Player of the year and FAI National League Player of the Year awards ), and Conan Byrne ( who contributed an impressive 9 league goals during the season ). St Patrick ‘s Athletic clinched the 2013 League of Ireland title on 13 October 2013 after a 2–0 winnings against holders Sligo Rovers with two games to spare. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] They lifted the league trophy a week late at home to Derry City on 18 October and two days late played the 2013 Leinster Senior Cup Final against Shamrock Rovers, lose, 1–0, at Richmond Park. [ 11 ] The 2014 season started off with silverware for the Saints as they beat Sligo Rovers 1–0 in the inauguration President of Ireland ‘s Cup, with Keith Fahey scoring a brilliant volley into the top corner from 25 yards clinching the trophy. [ 12 ] The cabaret crashed out of the UEFA Champions League at the first vault in the irregular round, bowing out to Legia Warsaw. In the foremost stage they were denied a celebrated away win as Legia equalised in injury time to claim a 1–1 draw. [ 13 ] An wound plagued Pats slope lost the second stage 5–0 at Tallaght Stadium, conceding 3 in the last 10 minutes. On 9 September 2014, a team of second-string players and young Saints beat Longford Town 2–1 away from home to win the 2014 Leinster Senior Cup with Sam Verdon and Jack Bayly scoring. [ 14 ] The temper ended in a perfect manner for Pats as they won the FAI Cup after a 53-year wait with a 2–0 winnings over Derry City at the Aviva Stadium, with Christy Fagan immortalising himself with the baseball club ‘s fans by scoring a brace. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Fagan besides won the 2014 League of Ireland Golden Boot with 20 goals vitamin a well as being voted the PFAI Player of the year for 2014. [ 17 ] On 19 September 2015, the Saints won their third base League of Ireland Cup, beating Galway United on penalties at Eamonn Deacy Park following a 0–0 draw after extra time, with young goalkeeper Conor O’Malley saving Andy O’Connell ‘s final spot recoil to win the cup. [ 18 ] In 2016 the Saints knocked Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg out of the UEFA Europa League on away goals before being narrowly beaten 2–1 on sum to Dinamo Minsk of Belarus in the second gear qualify round. Pats finished 7th in the 2016 season, meaning they would be without european football for the first time in 7 years for 2017. They did, however, successfully retain their league of Ireland Cup crown, beating Limerick 4–1 in the final examination at the Markets Field with two goals from Conan Byrne and one each for Jamie McGrath and Graham Kelly. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] The 2017 season was the first in a change of the League of Ireland layout, meaning the bottom three teams in the Premier Division would be relegated in order to make the league a 10-team division preferably than a 12-team one. The season turned out to be a struggle for the Saints and they sat bottom of the board come the halfway point. The mid-season signings including fan front-runner Killian Brennan, former Premier League midfielder Owen Garvan and particularly Dutch center back Jordi Balk, proved to be pivotal as the baseball club went on to win 6 of their last 11 games after picking astir barely 3 wins in their first gear 21 games of the temper. They went into the last day of the season in need of a target away to Derry City, which they earned via a 1–1 draw with a finish from Killian Brennan keeping their record of never having been relegated entire. [ 21 ] The surveil season was a great improvement on the field as Pats sat in a european set at the center point in the league but later went on their worst losing streak in the baseball club ‘s history as they lost 8 games in a course, scoring equitable 3 goals along the way. They then managed to pick up their form, winning 4 out of 6 games but on 22 September 2018 the Saints suffered a 3–1 personnel casualty at home to a sabotage Bohemians side with several of their under-19 side playing among the 11 changes to their previous starting 11. [ 22 ] This turned out to be Liam Buckley ‘s last game in care of the club as it was announced on 25 September that Buckley had left his military post by common accept after a 7-year spell in charge of the club. [ 23 ] Assistant director to Buckley and former golf club captain Ger O’Brien took caretaker charge for the last 5 games of the season, the foremost of those being the Leinster Senior Cup Final which they lost on penalties against Shelbourne at Tolka Park. He besides saw out a draw away to champions Dundalk, and had an aggregate score of 9–0 against Limerick and Derry City as the baseball club ended the season on a high note in 5th space. [ 24 ]

The Harry Kenny months ( October 2018 – August 2019 ) [edit ]

On 24 October 2018 it was announced that Harry Kenny ( who had been adjunct director in the 2013 league-winning campaign ) would be the raw director of the club, signing a biennial abridge. [ 25 ] His new signings ahead of the 2019 season were Gary Shaw, David Webster, Ciaran Kelly, Cian Coleman, Georgie Poynton, Brandon Miele, Michael Drennan, Rhys McCabe and old sports fan front-runner Chris Forrester, stating that his draw a bead on was to get the club back competing in european contest. [ 26 ] Kenny ‘s first competitive game in charge of the Saints was on 15 February 2019, a 1–0 opening-day victory over league runner-up Cork City at Richmond Park, with the game attracting the biggest attendance at a domestic game since October 2010. [ 27 ] This was followed by a sell-out against rivals Shamorck Rovers on 8 March. [ 28 ] On 25 April 2019 it was announced that the club had been awarded a license to compete in UEFA Europa League action for the 2019–20 crusade ahead of Waterford, who had finished one place ahead of Pats in fourth place the previous temper, but were not awarded a license due to their club reform in late 2016 and frankincense breaking UEFA ‘s ‘three-year rule ‘. [ 29 ] Pats drew IFK Norrköping of Sweden and were beaten 2–0 at home and 2–1 aside, knocking them out at the first hurdle. [ 30 ] With the team score precisely 24 goals in 29 games and attendances steadily dropping, fans became restless with Kenny and after a shock cup die to UCD on 23 August 2019, [ 31 ] Kenny resigned by common consent the following day. [ 32 ]

Stephen O’Donnell earned run average ( August 2019 – December 2021 ) [edit ]

erstwhile Dundalk captain Stephen O’Donnell was announced as the lead coach on a biennial contract on 31 August 2019, his beginning speculate in senior management, following the resignation of Harry Kenny. [ 33 ] His bring in his former Arsenal youth and Falkirk teammate ( and former Pats player ) Pat Cregg as his adjunct. [ 34 ] His beginning crippled in management came on 6 September 2019 as his Pats side came from behind to win 2−1 away to Finn Harps thanks to goals from Darragh Markey and substitute Rhys McCabe. [ 35 ] The club finished in 5th place by the end of the season, missing out on a UEFA Europa League plaza but they did however win the 2018–19 Leinster Senior Cup, beating Wexford 3–0 in the Fourth Round ( under Harry Kenny, Cabinteely 1–0 in the Quarter Final, with Under 19 ‘s director Jamie Moore managing a side made up of Under 15, Under 17 and Under 19 ‘s players in the Semi Final ( beating Sheriff YC 3–1 away ) and Final ( beating Athlone Town 4–0 ), as both games were scheduled after the elder team ‘s temper had finished. [ 36 ] O’Donnell ‘s first pre-season see him make wholesale changes to the police squad, releasing 10 players including some who were still in sign and delivery in 9 new signings ; Jason McClelland, Robbie Benson, Conor Kearns, Rory Feely, Shane Griffin, Billy King, Dan Ward, Martin Rennie and Ollie Younger. [ 37 ] The season was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic after 4 games and following 4 months of postponements, a decision was made to half the season from 36 games to 18. The season finished in disappointment for Pats as they missed out on european football on the final day of the season, while they had previously been knocked out of the FAI Cup in the First Round by Finn Harps. The 2021 season was a enormously successful one for the clubhouse, as they secured a second locate complete, securing UEFA Europa Conference League football for 2022 [ 38 ], angstrom well as winning the 2021 FAI Cup by beating Bohemians in a penalty gunfight in the Final, in front of an Aviva Stadium FAI Cup Final criminal record crowd of 37,126. [ 39 ]

Tim Clancy era ( December 2021 – Present ) [edit ]

On 2 December 2021, good 4 days after the cabaret ‘s 2021 FAI Cup Final win, it was announced that Tim Clancy had joined the club on a 2 class contract to replace the outgoing Stephen O’Donnell, who ‘s controversial departure to Dundalk had even to be confirmed amid a legal battle between the clubs. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ]

Kits [edit ]

home kits [edit ]

1930’s

1975–76
1980–82
1982–83
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–94
1994–95
1997–98

2004

2005–06
2007–08
2009
2010–11

2012

2013

2014–15
2016–17
2018–19
2020
2021
The baseball club ‘s first kit was a red shirt with a white collar and a white chevron, with white shorts and red socks. [ 43 ] Since then they have changed to a kit of a crimson jersey with white sleeves, white shorts and crimson socks, rarely changing from this format .

away kits [edit ]

1990–92

third gear kits [edit ]

2004
2008
2010
2011
2013
2016–17

2018–19
The club have released some dedicate one-third kits in holocene years, while in years that they have n’t, they ‘ve normally used the previous seasons away kit as a third base kit out .

Fans [edit ]

Pats fans in the Shed end Saints fans have widely become known as some of the most active and vocal throughout the nation. Throughout the clubhouse ‘s history, any period of agitation was always met with protest by the firm saints. In 2001, an ultras group called the Shed End Invincibles [ 44 ] were set up, for four years they created huge tifo displays, choreographed chants and created Richmond Park into a fortress. After a period of exile, the ultras group were reignited under new leadership. Since then, their work has been applauded by early fans. big banners, flares, and pot screens are a common view at St Pats matches. Overseas visitor are regularly found at Richmond Park on a match night, including a norwegian Pats ‘ supporters club. arsenic well as this, the club ‘s supporters share friendships with supporters of clubs such as Ravenna from Italy, Sheffield United of England, and Hannover 96 of Germany. Fans of these clubs, along with Pats fans, regularly travel to one another ‘s matches. celebrated fans include former Irish coach Brian Kerr and American actor Wendell Pierce. [ 45 ]

Community [edit ]

The club motto is Ní neart go cur le chéile ( as Gaeilge ). It translates to No strength without unity. St Patrick ‘s Athletic is powerfully linked with Inchicore and the local confederacy west Dublin community. The club manoeuver schoolboy teams at every old age group from under 10 to under 18 .
In 1996 St Patrick ‘s Athletic F.C. took over the local women ‘s football team O’Connell Chics .

First team squad [edit ]

[ 46 ] note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

technical staff [edit ]

young structure [edit ]

The golf club field an Under-19, an Under-17, an Under-15 and an Under-14 team that compete in the League of Ireland U19 Division, League of Ireland U17 Division, League of Ireland U15 Division and League of Ireland U14 Division respectively .

NUI Maynooth Scholarship Scheme [edit ]

Set up in 2010, St Patrick ‘s Athletic have a eruditeness scheme in set with NUI Maynooth. The scheme allows Pats to offer young players the opportunity to play with the club ‘s Youth sides whilst undergoing their one-third horizontal surface studies on a sports eruditeness. There is a big St Pats charm in the scheme with the Soccer Development Officer at Maynooth being former Pats defender Barry Prenderville a well as club captain Ger O’Brien managing the side to their first ever Collingwood Cup gain in 2014, with teammate Brendan Clarke as his adjunct. The eruditeness scheme is a bad asset to St Pats, as it helps attract the top young endowment in the state to the club ahead of their rivals. The scheme has besides been a huge success, with the Saints Under-19s side winning the Dr. Tony O’Neill Cup in 2015 to become the best side in the state, a well as a whole host of players graduating from the Youth Setup into the First Team team. Among the top players to have come through the Programme are Jake Carroll, Seán Hoare, Jamie McGrath, Darragh Markey, Ciaran Kelly, Paul Rooney and Fuad Sule among others. [ 47 ] [ 48 ]

young person Club Affiliations [edit ]

In 2016, the club opted to disband their own young person teams that played in the Dublin & District Schoolboys Leagues, moving forward into a new model for the League of Ireland Under-19, Under-17 and energetic Under-15s leagues. Pats struck up Affiliations with 4 of Ireland ‘s top schoolboy clubs Crumlin United, Belvedere, Cherry Orchard and Esker Celtic in the best interest of both clubs and their players/facilities .

Crumlin United [edit ]

On 1 March 2016, the Saints announced an Affiliation Agreement with local side Crumlin United, one of the country ‘s peak schoolboy clubs, to improve Pats Youth Setup while besides benefiting Crumlin and their young players. [ 49 ]

Belvedere [edit ]

On 29 March 2017, the Saints announced an official partnership with Belvedere. [ 50 ]

Cherry Orchard [edit ]

On 24 May 2017 St Patrick ‘s Athletic announced an official partnership with local anesthetic Ballyfermot side Cherry Orchard. [ 51 ]

Esker Celtic [edit ]

On 13 July 2018 St Patrick ‘s Athletic announced an official partnership with Lucan side Esker Celtic. [ 52 ]

Honours [edit ]

noteworthy players [edit ]

Internationals [edit ]

Republic of Ireland internationals

League of Ireland XI representatives

Republic of Ireland B internationals

Republic of Ireland U23 internationals

Republic of Ireland U21 internationals

Other internationals

Award winners [edit ]

SWAI Goalkeeper of the Year

League of Ireland Player of the Year;

Harry Boland Hall of Fame

Notes

^1Brian Kerr was a manager only.

Source : [ 53 ]

St Patrick’s Athletic Player of the Year

League of Ireland Top Goalscorer [edit ]

Source : [ 54 ]

Records [edit ]

St. Pats Full League Record

P 2026 W 842 D 528 L 655 F 2939 A 2618 Pts 2649 Statistics are correct up to 29/11/2021
Above points tally is the number of points earned in real terms. In most seasons the league used a ‘two points for a win’, system.
If using a straight ‘three points for a win, one for a draw’, system, St Pats would have earned 3056 points .
Source: [ 55 ]

League of Ireland Placing History [edit ]

european record [edit ]

overview [edit ]

As of 18 July 2019

Matches [edit ]

Notes

(a): (Away goals rule)
(aet): (After Extra Time)
1R: First round
2R: Second round
PR: Preliminary round
1Q: First qualifying round
2Q: Second qualifying round
3Q: Third qualifying round
PO: Play-off round

Managers [edit ]

director records [edit ]

As of 2 December 2021