2021 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
2021 season
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
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020 2022 →

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 Coronavirus 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.

Squad

No.	Name	Position(s)	Hometown	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Year signed	Club apps.	Club goals
Goalkeepers
1	Vítězslav Jaroš	GK	Příbram, Central Bohemian Region	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23)	Liverpool	2021	39	0
21	Barry Murphy	GK	Tallaght, Dublin	(1985-06-08) 8 June 1985 (age 39)	Free agent	2021	59	0
25	Josh Keeley	GK	Dunboyne, County Meath	(2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2020	2	0
Defenders
2	John Mountney	RB/RW	Bohola, County Mayo	(1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31)	Dundalk	2021	21	1
3	Ian Bermingham (Captain)	LB/CB	Ballyfermot, Dublin	(1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 (age 35)	Shamrock Rovers	2010	442	16
4	Sam Bone	CB/RB	Maidstone, Kent	(1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 26)	Waterford	2021	35	2
5	Lee Desmond	CB/CDM	Donaghmede, Dublin	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29)	Shelbourne	2015	226	2
20	Shane Griffin	LB/CB	Carrigaline, County Cork	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30)	Cork City	2020	29	0
22	Jak Hickman	RB	Sandwell, West Midlands	(1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26)	Bolton Wanderers	2021	11	0
28	Cian Kelly	CB	Tallaght, Dublin	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 22)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	1	0
29	Paddy Barrett	CB	Waterford	(1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 31)	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	2021	32	1
39	James Abankwah	CB	Waterford	(2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	13	0
41	Sam Curtis	CB	Navan, County Meath	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 18)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	1	0
Midfielders
6	Jamie Lennon	CDM/CM	Santry, Dublin	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2017	119	1
7	Robbie Benson	CAM/CM	Athlone, County Westmeath	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 32)	Dundalk	2020	43	7
8	Chris Forrester	CM/CAM	Smithfield, Dublin	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31)	Aberdeen	2019	249	57
11	Jason McClelland	LW/LB	Templeogue, Dublin	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27)	UCD	2020	44	3
12	Matty Smith	LW/ST	Dundee, Dundee City	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27)	Waterford	2021	36	12
15	Billy King	LW/RW/CAM	Portobello, City of Edinburgh	(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30)	Greenock Morton	2020	55	11
16	Alfie Lewis	CM/CDM	Leigh-on-Sea, Essex	(1999-09-28) 28 September 1999 (age 25)	West Ham United	2021	36	3
17	Darragh Burns	RW	Stamullen, County Meath	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 22)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	36	7
18	Ben McCormack	CAM	Harmonstown, Dublin	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	29	1
27	Danny Norris	LW	Leixlip, County Kildare	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	0	0
31	Kian Corbally	CM	Palmerstown, Dublin	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	4	1
34	Adam Murphy	CM	Donnycarney, Dublin	(2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 (age 19)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	0	0
40	Ross Fay	CM	East Wall, Dublin	(2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 21)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	0	0
Forwards
9	Kyrian Nwoko	ST	Valletta, Malta	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27)	Valletta	2021	9	0
10	Ronan Coughlan	ST	Limerick	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28)	Sligo Rovers	2021	32	8
19	Nahum Melvin-Lambert	ST	Hackney, London	(2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 22)	Reading	2021	17	3
33	Kyle Robinson	ST	Lucan, County Dublin	(2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	3	2
38	Tommy Lonergan	ST	Dunboyne, County Meath	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	1	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
22 December 2020	ST	Ronan Coughlan	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer	^[3]
7 January 2021	RB	John Mountney	Dundalk	Free transfer	^[4]
12 January 2021	RB	Sam Bone	Waterford	Free transfer	^[5]
13 January 2021	LW	Matty Smith	Waterford	Free transfer	^[6]
3 February 2021	GK	Vítězslav Jaroš	Liverpool	Loan	^[7]
23 February 2021	CM	Alfie Lewis	West Ham United	Loan	^[8]
23 February 2021	CB	Paddy Barrett	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	Free transfer	^[9]
25 February 2021	ST	Nahum Melvin-Lambert	Reading	Loan	^[10]
11 March 2021	GK	Barry Murphy	Free agent	Free transfer	^[11]
1 July 2021	CM	Alfie Lewis	West Ham United	Free transfer	^[12]
25 July 2021	CB	Sam Curtis	Shamrock Rovers	Free transfer	^[13]
28 July 2021	ST	Nahum Melvin-Lambert	Reading	Loan	^[14]
28 July 2021	ST	Kyrian Nwoko	Valletta	Loan	^[15]
19 August 2021	RB	Jak Hickman	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	^[16]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
10 November 2020	RB	Simon Madden	Retired	Released
10 November 2020	RB	David Titov	Unattached	Released	^[17]
10 November 2020	ST	Georgie Kelly	Dundalk	End of loan	^[18]
26 November 2020	GK	Brendan Clarke	Shelbourne	Free transfer	^[19]
29 November 2020	CAM	Darragh Markey	Drogheda United	Free Transfer	^[20]
22 December 2020	RB	Paul Cleary	Wexford	Free transfer	^[21]
22 December 2020	RW	James Doona	Athlone Town	Free transfer	^[22]
4 January 2021	RW	Jordan Gibson	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer	^[23]
5 January 2021	RB	Rory Feely	Bohemians	Free transfer	^[24]
23 January 2021	GK	Conor Kearns	Galway United	Free transfer	^[25]
29 January 2021	CB	Luke McNally	Oxford United	Undisclosed fee	^[26]
26 February 2021	ST	Kyle Robinson	Wexford	Loan	^[27]
1 June 2021	ST	Nahum Melvin-Lambert	Reading	End of loan
26 June 2021	CM	Alfie Lewis	West Ham United	End of loan
1 July 2021	CB	Cian Kelly	Wexford	Loan	^[28]
1 July 2021	ST	Kyle Robinson	Wexford	Loan extended	^[29]
9 July 2021	CM	Glory Nzingo	Stade de Reims	Undisclosed fee	^[30]
1 August 2021	LW	Danny Norris	UCD	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
No.	Player	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
Number	Name
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	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.

Club

Coaching staff

Head coach: Stephen O'Donnell
Assistant manager: Pat Cregg
First-team coach: Alan Mathews
Director of Football: Ger O'Brien
Coach: Seán O'Connor
Opposition Analyst: Martin Doyle
Goalkeeping coach: Pat Jennings
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Chris Colburn
Physiotherapist: Mark Kenneally
Physiotherapist: Lee Van Haeften
Physiotherapist: Christy O'Neill
Club Doctor: Dr Matt Corcoran
Equipment Manager: David McGill
Under 19s Head Coach: Seán O'Connor
Under 19s Coach: Niall Cully
Under 19s Coach: John Donohue
Under 17s Head Coach: Marc Kenny
Under 17s Coach: Paul Webb
Under 17s Coach: Sean Gahan
Under 15s Head Coach: Seán O'Connor
Under 15s Coach: Daniel McGuinness
Under 15s Coach: Billy Smith
Under 13s Head Coach: Mark Connolly
Under 13s Coach: Phil Power
Under 13s Coach: Craig Dempsey

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): MIG Insurance Brokers (Front of Jersey)
Manguard Plus (Back of Jersey - Top)
Clune Construction Company (Back of Jersey - Bottom)
Bill Griffin Motors (Sleeves of Jersey)
Flomax (Shorts - Front)
U Store It (Shorts - Back)

Home

Away

Pre-season Home

Pre-season Away

The club released new Home & Away kits for the season.

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	Info
Home	Red/White Shoulders	White	Red	Worn 27 times; against Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (A), Drogheda United (LOI) (H), Derry City (LOI) (H), Waterford (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (A), Longford Town (LOI) (H), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (H), Bohemians (LOI) (H), Dundalk (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (H), Waterford (LOI) (A), Derry City (LOI) (H), Drogheda United (LOI) (H), Bray Wanderers (FAI) (H), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (A), Waterford (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (A), Cork City (FAI) (A), Longford Town (LOI) (H), Wexford (FAI) (H), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (H), Drogheda United (LOI) (A), Dundalk (FAI) (H), Dundalk (LOI) (H), Bohemians (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (H), Waterford (LOI) (A)
Away	Navy/Red Trim	Navy	Navy	Worn 14 times; against Bohemians (LOI) (A), Dundalk (LOI) (A), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (A), Drogheda United (LOI) (A), Derry City (LOI) (A), Longford Town (LOI) (A), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (H), Bohemians (LOI) (A), Dundalk (LOI) (A), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (A), Derry City (LOI) (A), Longford Town (LOI) (A), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (H), Bohemians (FAI) (N)
Pre-season Home	Red/White Sleeves	White	Red	Worn 3 times; against Wexford (FRN) (H), Cobh Ramblers (FRN) (N), UCD (A)
Pre-season Away	White	White	White	Worn 1 time; against Cork City (FRN) (N)

Key:
LOI=League of Ireland Premier Division
FAI=FAI Cup
FRN=Friendly

Competitions

League of Ireland

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shamrock Rovers (C)	36	24	6	6	59	28	+31	78	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2	St Patrick's Athletic	36	18	8	10	56	42	+14	62	Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round^[a]
3	Sligo Rovers	36	16	9	11	43	32	+11	57	Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
4	Derry City	36	14	12	10	49	42	+7	54
5	Bohemians	36	14	10	12	60	46	+14	52
6	Dundalk	36	13	9	14	44	46	−2	48
7	Drogheda United	36	12	8	16	45	43	+2	44
8	Finn Harps	36	11	11	14	44	52	−8	44
9	Waterford (R)	36	12	6	18	36	56	−20	42	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10	Longford Town (R)	36	2	9	25	22	71	−49	15	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[32]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Since the winners of the 2021 FAI Cup (St Patrick's Athletic) qualified for European competition based on their league position, the final spot awarded to the Cup winner passed to the next best-placed team i.e fourth-placed team.

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
36	18	8	10	56	42	+14	62	12	2	4	30	18	+12	6	6	6	26	24	+2

Last updated: 22 November 2021.
Source: ^[33]

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	D
Position	4	3	1	1	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2021. Source: 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

19 March 2021 1	Shamrock Rovers	1–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
19:45 GMT	Sean Gannon 5' Aaron Greene 89'	Report	Ronan Coughlan 18' Lee Desmond 43' Shane Griffin 61' Roberto Lopes 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Hennessy
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on RTÉ Two

27 March 2021 2	St Patrick's Athletic	2–1	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
16:00 GMT	Jamie Lennon 22' Ronan Coughlan 60' Robbie Benson 70' Lee Desmond 82' Billy King 90+1'	Report	Gary Deegan 21' Chris Lyons 21' Dinny Corcoran 69'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John McLouglin
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

3 April 2021 3	Bohemians	0–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
18:00 GMT	Anthony Breslin 54' Georgie Kelly 87'	Report	Sam Bone 57' Ronan Coughlan 62'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Doyle
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

9 April 2021 4	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
17:45 GMT	Matty Smith 56' Robbie Benson 60' Darragh Burns 71'	Report	Danny Lupano 11' Danny Lupano 32'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Connolly
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions

17 April 2021 5	Dundalk	1–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, County Louth
18:00 GMT	Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe 85'	Report	Sam Bone 40' Sam Bone 56' Jamie Lennon 77' Chris Forrester 83'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Damien McGrath
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

20 April 2021 6	St Patrick's Athletic	1–0	Waterford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Darragh Burns 2'	Report	John Martin 33' Niall O'Keefe 48' Jamie Mascoll 53' Prince Mutswunguma 67' James Waite 83' Tunmise Sobowale 90'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Kelly

23 April 2021 7	Finn Harps	0–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballybofey, County Donegal
17:45 GMT	Ryan Rainey 88' Will Seymore 90+4'	Report	Billy King 15' Matty Smith 61'	Stadium: Finn Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Harvey
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

30 April 2021 8	St Patrick's Athletic	3–0	Longford Town	Inchicore, Dublin 8
17:45 GMT	Sam Bone 44' Ronan Coughlan 47' Chris Forrester 52' Lee Desmond 66' Matty Smith 83' Chris Forrester 90+1'	Report	Aaron Bolger 65' Joe Manley 86'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ray Matthews
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

3 May 2021 9	Sligo Rovers	1–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo, County Sligo
17:45 GMT	Jordan Gibson 49' (pen.) Greg Bolger 56' Jordan Gibson 58' Garry Buckley 72'	Report	Lee Desmond 2' Jamie Lennon 58' Ian Bermingham 90+5'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Doyle
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

8 May 2021 10	St Patrick's Athletic	1–2	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
18:00 GMT	Chris Forrester 5' Jamie Lennon 35' Matty Smith 86'	Report	Liam Scales 35' Graham Burke 41' Graham Burke 42' Danny Mandroiu 90+2'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ray Matthews
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

14 May 2021 11	Drogheda United	3–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT	Gary Deegan 19' Dane Massey 22' Mark Doyle 45' Daniel O'Reilly 72' Chris Lyons 85' Jordan Adeyemo 88'	Report	John Mountney 7' Jamie Lennon 20' Nahum Melvin-Lambert 82' Matty Smith 85'	Stadium: Head In The Game Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul McLoughlin
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

21 May 2021 12	St Patrick's Athletic	2–1	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
17:45 GMT	Ian Bermingham 9' Sam Bone 69' Jamie Lennon 84' Billy King 84' John Mountney 89' Paddy Barrett 89' Ben McCormack 89' Robbie Benson 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Georgie Kelly 10' Ali Coote 60' Rob Cornwall 72' Liam Burt 83' Dawson Devoy 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Hennessey
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

24 May 2021 13	Derry City	2–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, Northern Ireland
17:45 GMT	Ronan Boyce 27' Joe Thomson 69' Ciaron Harkin 85' Joe Thomson 88'	Report	Lee Desmond 22' Billy King 84'	Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Harvey
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

28 May 2021 14	St Patrick's Athletic	0–2	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Sam Bone 14'	Report	Sam Bone 32' (o.g.) David McMillan 51' Alessio Abibi 77' Val Adedokun 85'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Doyle
Note: Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on WatchLOI

12 June 2021 15	Longford Town	1–3	St Patrick's Athletic	Mullolagher, County Longford
19:30 GMT	Aaron O'Driscoll 10' Aaron Robinson 25' Dylan Grimes 31' Aodh Dervin 43' Aaron Dobbs 48' (pen.)	Report	Ian Bermingham 37' Robbie Benson 41' Alfie Lewis 48' Paddy Barrett 50' Matty Smith 63' Ronan Coughlan 81'	Stadium: Bishopsgate Attendance: 200 Referee: Derek Tomney
Note: Attendance restricted to 200 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

18 June 2021 16	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Matty Smith 7' Paddy Barrett 15' Ronan Coughlan 73' (pen.)	Report	Greg Bolger 72' John Mahon 72'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Note: Attendance restricted to 200 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

21 June 2021 17	St Patrick's Athletic	4–1	Finn Harps	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Ronan Coughlan 38' Robbie Benson 62' Ronan Coughlan 67' Alfie Lewis 86'	Report	Adam Foley 73' Kosovar Sadiki 77'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Rob Harvey
Note: Attendance restricted to 200 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

25 June 2021 18	Waterford	1–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford City, County Waterford
19:45 GMT	Niall O'Keefe 26' Shane Griffin 35' Adam O'Reilly 60' Jamie Mascoll 84'	Report	Matty Smith 8' Alfie Lewis 18' Darragh Burns 24' Chris Forrester 86'	Stadium: RSC Attendance: 200 Referee: John McLoughlin
Note: Attendance restricted to 200 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

2 July 2021 19	Bohemians	3–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 GMT	Georgie Kelly 44' Tyreke Wilson 73' Ali Coote 80' Liam Burt 81'	Report	Sam Bone 10' Billy King 14' Lee Desmond 40' Andy Lyons 53' (o.g.) Lee Desmond 72' Ian Bermingham 79' Ian Bermingham 85' Chris Forrester 89' Jason McClelland 90+2'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Rob Hennessey
Note: Attendance restricted to 100 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

9 July 2021 20	St Patrick's Athletic	1–0	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Chris Forrester 24' Jamie Lennon 35' Jamie Lennon 57' Ben McCormack 90+3'	Report	Jack Malone 18' Eoin Toal 87'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Neil Doyle
Note: Attendance restricted to 500 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

16 July 2021 21	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Matty Smith 45+1' Chris Forrester 61' Jason McClelland 68' Robbie Benson 79' Chris Forrester 88'	Report	Jake Hyland 90+2'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 750 Referee: Derek Tomney
Note: Attendance restricted to 750 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

30 July 2021 22	Shamrock Rovers	3–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00 GMT	Danny Mandroiu 30' Dylan Watts 40' Lee Grace 42' Roberto Lopes 60' Roberto Lopes 64' Danny Mandroiu 71'	Report	Paddy Barrett 43' John Mountney 45+1'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Derek Tomney
Note: Attendance restricted to 1,500 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

8 August 2021 23	Dundalk	1–4	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, County Louth
15:00 GMT	Patrick Hoban 26' David McMillan 72'	Report	Nahum Melvin-Lambert 12' Lee Desmond 30' Matty Smith 42' Matty Smith 57' Ian Bermingham 66' Ben McCormack 70' Chris Forrester 72' (pen.) Matty Smith 79'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Rob Harvey
Note: Attendance restricted to 200 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

13 August 2021 24	St Patrick's Athletic	2–1	Waterford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Matty Smith 23' Ben McCormack 45+1' Paddy Barrett 55' Nahum Melvin-Lambert 58' Sam Bone 90'	Report	Niall O'Keefe 28' Eddie Nolan 51' Junior Quitirna 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 750 Referee: John McLoughlin
Note: Attendance restricted to 750 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

20 August 2021 25	Finn Harps	3–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballybofey, County Donegal
20:00 GMT	Tunde Owolabi 12' Tunde Owolabi 42' Tunde Owolabi 53'	Report	Chris Forrester 16' (pen.)	Stadium: Finn Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Damien McGrath
Note: Attendance restricted to 800 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

3 September 2021 26	St Patrick's Athletic	3–2	Longford Town	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	James Abankwah 19' Billy King 29' Chris Forrester 67' Darragh Burns 88'	Report	Dean Williams 51' Conor Davis 90+6'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,000 (Est.) Referee: Rob Hennessy
Note: Attendance restricted to 2,500 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

10 September 2021 27	Sligo Rovers	2–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT	Johnny Kenny 3' (pen.) Garry Buckley 17' Adam McDonnell 25' Johnny Kenny 33' Ryan De Vries 44' Walter Figueira 90'	Report	Matty Smith 36' Billy King 56'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Note: Attendance restricted to 2,100 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on RTÉ Two

24 September 2021 28	St Patrick's Athletic	0–1	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT		Report	Barry Cotter 66' Nahum Melvin-Lambert 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rob Hennessey
Note: Attendance restricted to 2,500 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on RTÉ Two

1 October 2021 29	Drogheda United	0–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT	Conor Kane 73'	Report	Ben McCormack 79' Alfie Lewis 90+4'	Stadium: Head In The Game Park Referee: Damien McGrath
Note: Live on RTÉ Two

15 October 2021 30	Derry City	1–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT	Ronan Boyce 40' Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe 63' Daniel Lafferty 75' Daniel Lafferty 84' Jack Malone 90+5'	Report	Matty Smith 28' Ronan Coughlan 84' Chris Forrester	Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rob Harvey
Note: Attendance restricted to 2,500 due to COVID-19 restrictions Live on LOITV

25 October 2021 31	St Patrick's Athletic	1–0	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Billy King 26' Alfie Lewis 54' Vítězslav Jaroš 74'	Report	Will Patching 62' Cameron Dummigan 89'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,500 (Est.) Referee: Graham Kelly
Note: Live on LOITV

29 October 2021 32	Longford Town	1–4	St Patrick's Athletic	Mullolagher, County Longford
19:30 GMT	Dean Williams 10' Dean Williams 51'	Report	Matty Smith 29' Chris Forrester 33' Matty Smith 44' James Abankwah 57' Matty Smith 75' Darragh Burns 78' Alfie Lewis 84' Matty Smith 90+1'	Stadium: Bishopsgate Attendance: 600 (Est.) Referee: Ray Matthews
Note: Live on LOITV

1 November 2021 33	St Patrick's Athletic	2–2	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Billy King 12' Jason McClelland 48' Nahum Melvin-Lambert 68' Paddy Barrett 69' Jak Hickman 82' Darragh Burns 85' James Abankwah 90+4' Robbie Benson 90+5'	Report	Anthony Breslin 36' Ross Tierney 56' Ross Tierney 60' Promise Omochere 65' James Finnerty 71' Promise Omochere 83' Ali Coote 87'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,800 (Est.) Referee: Rob Harvey
Note: Fixture was originally set for 8 October 2021 but was postponed due to international call ups Live on LOITV

5 November 2021 34	St Patrick's Athletic	0–3	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Matty Smith 80' Ian Bermingham 90+1'	Report	Ryan De Vries 11' Johnny Kenny 43' Adam McDonnell 90+1'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,000 (Est.) Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Note: Live on RTÉ Two

12 November 2021 35	St Patrick's Athletic	2–2	Finn Harps	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Billy King 14' Darragh Burns 23' Sam Bone 31' Jamie Lennon 45+3' Shane Griffin 63'	Report	Sean Boyd 16' Sean Boyd 20' Kosovar Sadiki 36' Sean Boyd 45+3' Mark Coyle 81' Kosovar Sadiki 82'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,200 (Est.) Referee: Neil Doyle
Note: Live on LOITV

19 November 2021 36	Waterford	0–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford City, County Waterford
19:45 GMT	Jeremie Milambo 76'	Report	Jak Hickman 56'	Stadium: RSC Attendance: 2,612 Referee: Ben Connolly
Note: Live on LOITV

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

23 July 2021 First Round	St Patrick's Athletic	6–0	Bray Wanderers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45	Sam Bone 11' Billy King 23' Jason McClelland 38' Ben McCormack 55' Sam Bone 57' Paddy Barrett 62' Billy King 77'	Report	Daniel Jones 32'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 750 Referee: John McLoughlin
Note: Attendance restricted to 750 due to COVID-19 restrictions

27 August 2021 Second Round	Cork City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	St Patrick's Athletic	Turners Cross, County Cork
19:45	Darragh Crowley 26' Gordon Walker 59' Dylan McGlade 71' Cian Bargary 90+1' Barry Coffey 90+5' Sean Kennedy 108'	Report	Ian Bermingham 59' Jamie Lennon 74' Chris Forrester 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 900 Referee: Derek Tomney
	Penalties
	Dylan McGlade Barry Coffey Darragh Crowley		Chris Forrester Ben McCormack Jason McClelland Alfie Lewis
Note: Attendance restricted to 900 due to COVID-19 restrictions

17 September 2021 Quarter Final	St Patrick's Athletic	3–0	Wexford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45	Sam Bone 7' Paddy Barrett 7' Darragh Burns 34' Darragh Burns 63' Ronan Coughlan 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Conor Crowley 33' Paul Fox 38' Lorcan Fitzgerald 40' Conor Crowley 40' Paul Cleary 90+4'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,800 (Est.) Referee: Derek Tomney
Note: Attendance restricted to 2,500 due to COVID-19 restrictions

22 October 2021 Semi Final	St Patrick's Athletic	3–1	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45	Billy King 26' James Abankwah 44' Jamie Lennon 50' Matty Smith 57' Paddy Barrett 67' Darragh Burns 86'	Report	Patrick Hoban 41' Sam Stanton 87'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Neil Doyle

28 November 2021 Final	St Patrick's Athletic	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Bohemians	Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
16:00	Darragh Burns 37' Lee Desmond 100' Chris Forrester 105+2'	Report	Keith Buckley 90' Rory Feely 107'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 37,126 Referee: Rob Hennessey
	Penalties
	Ronan Coughlan Billy King Chris Forrester Jason McClelland Robbie Benson		Dawson Devoy Conor Levingston Stephen Mallon Tyreke Wilson Keith Ward

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

21 February 2021	Cork City	1–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Blarney, County Cork
14:30	Ronan Hurley 70'	Report	Ronan Coughlan 5' Ronan Murray 55' (pen.)	Stadium: O'Shea Park Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)

26 February 2021	St Patrick's Athletic	4–0	Wexford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45	Ben McCormack 21' Chris Forrester 30' Jamie Lennon 38' Billy King 60'	Report		Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)

6 March 2021	St Patrick's Athletic	4–0	Cobh Ramblers	Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
14:30	Shane Griffin 15' Jason McClelland 38' Billy King 45' Chris Forrester 80' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: FAI National Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)

13 March 2021	UCD	0–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Belfield, Dublin 4
12:00			Ronan Coughlan 60' Matty Smith 83'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	18	8	10	56	42	+14	62	12	2	4	30	18	+12	6	6	6	26	24	+2

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	18	8	10	56	42	+14	62	12	2	4	30	18	+12	6	6	6	26	24	+2

2021 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	18	8	10	56	42	+14	62	12	2	4	30	18	+12	6	6	6	26	24	+2