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	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Matty Smith – 8 goals; All: Matty Smith – 8 goals
Highest home attendance	750 vs Drogheda United (17 July); vs Bray Wanderers (23 July); vs Waterford (13 August)
Lowest home attendance	0 - First 7 home fixtures
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020 →

The 2021 season is 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 is 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]

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 20)	Liverpool	2021	26	0
21	Barry Murphy	GK	Tallaght, Dublin	(1985-06-08) 8 June 1985 (age 36)	Free agent	2021	58	0
25	Josh Keeley	GK	Dunboyne, Meath	(2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 18)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2020	1	0
Defenders
2	John Mountney	RB/RW	Bohola, Mayo	(1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 28)	Dundalk	2021	21	1
3	Ian Bermingham (Captain)	LB/LW/CB	Ballyfermot, Dublin	(1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 (age 32)	Shamrock Rovers	2010	430	16
4	Sam Bone	CB/RB	Maidstone, Kent	(1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 23)	Waterford	2021	22	2
5	Lee Desmond	CB/CDM	Donaghmede, Dublin	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 26)	Shelbourne	2015	218	2
20	Shane Griffin	LB/LW	Carrigaline, Cork	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 26)	Cork City	2020	20	0
22	Jak Hickman	RB	Sandwell, West Midlands	(1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 22)	Bolton Wanderers	2021	1	0
28	Cian Kelly	CB	Tallaght, Dublin	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 19)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	1	0
29	Paddy Barrett	CB	Waterford City, Waterford	(1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 28)	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	2021	20	1
39	James Abankwah	CB	Longford	(2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 17)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	2	0
41	Sam Curtis	CB	Navan, Meath	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 15)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	1	0
Midfielders
6	Jamie Lennon	CDM/CM	Santry, Dublin	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 23)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2017	105	1
7	Robbie Benson	CAM/CM	Athlone, Westmeath	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 29)	Dundalk	2020	34	7
8	Chris Forrester	CM/CAM	Smithfield, Dublin	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 28)	Aberdeen	2019	235	54
11	Jason McClelland	LW/LB/RW/CAM	Templeogue, Dublin	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 24)	UCD	2020	34	2
12	Matty Smith	LW/ST	Dundee City, Dundee	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 24)	Waterford	2021	24	8
15	Billy King	LW/RW	Portobello, Edinburgh	(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 27)	Greenock Morton	2020	40	6
16	Alfie Lewis	CM/CDM	Leigh-on-Sea, Essex	(1999-09-28) 28 September 1999 (age 21)	West Ham United	2021	22	1
17	Darragh Burns	RW/LW	Dublin	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 19)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	23	2
18	Ben McCormack	CAM/RW/LW	Harmonstown, Dublin	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 18)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	23	1
27	Danny Norris	LW	Leixlip, Kildare		St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	0	0
31	Kian Corbally	RW/CM	Palmerstown, Dublin	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 17)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	3	1
34	Adam Murphy	CM	Dublin		St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	0	0
40	Ross Fay	CM	Dublin City, Dublin		St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2021	0	0
Forwards
9	Kyrian Nwoko	ST	Valletta, Malta	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 24)	Valletta	2021	2	0
10	Ronan Coughlan	ST	Limerick City, Limerick	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 24)	Sligo Rovers	2021	21	7
19	Nahum Melvin-Lambert	ST	Hackney, London	(2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 18)	Reading	2021	9	3
33	Kyle Robinson	ST	Lucan, Dublin	(2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 18)	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2019	3	2
38	Tommy Lonergan	ST	Dublin		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
10 November 2020	ST	Georgie Kelly	Dundalk	End of loan	^[17]
26 November 2020	GK	Brendan Clarke	Shelbourne	Free transfer	^[18]
29 November 2020	CAM	Darragh Markey	Drogheda United	Free Transfer	^[19]
22 December 2020	RB	Paul Cleary	Wexford	Free transfer	^[20]
22 December 2020	RW	James Doona	Athlone Town	Free transfer	^[21]
4 January 2021	RW	Jordan Gibson	Sligo Rovers	Free transfer	^[22]
5 January 2021	RB	Rory Feely	Bohemians	Free transfer	^[23]
23 January 2021	GK	Conor Kearns	Galway United	Free transfer	^[24]
29 January 2021	CB	Luke McNally	Oxford United	Undisclosed fee	^[25]
26 February 2021	ST	Kyle Robinson	Wexford	Loan	^[26]
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	^[27]
1 July 2021	ST	Kyle Robinson	Wexford	Loan extended	^[28]
9 July 2021	CM	Glory Nzingo	Stade de Reims	Undisclosed fee	^[29]
1 August 2021	LW	Danny Norris	UCD	Free transfer	^[30]

Squad statistics[]

Appearances, goals and cards[]

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 21 August 2021

No.	Player	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		Total
No.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	Vítězslav Jaroš	25	0	1	0	26	0
2	John Mountney	20(2)	1	1(1)	0	21(3)	1
3	Ian Bermingham	21(4)	1	1	0	22(4)	1
4	Sam Bone	21(2)	1	1	1	22(2)	2
5	Lee Desmond	23	1	1	0	24	1
6	Jamie Lennon	19(5)	0	1	0	20(5)	0
7	Robbie Benson	17(2)	5	0	0	17(2)	5
8	Chris Forrester	25(1)	7	0	0	25(1)	7
9	Kyrian Nwoko	2(2)	0	0	0	2(2)	0
10	Ronan Coughlan	21(5)	7	0	0	21(5)	7
11	Jason McClelland	17(9)	1	1	1	18(9)	2
12	Matty Smith	23(1)	8	1	0	24(1)	8
15	Billy King	25(5)	3	1	2	26(5)	5
16	Alfie Lewis	21(5)	1	1	0	22(5)	1
17	Darragh Burns	16(8)	2	0	0	16(8)	2
18	Ben McCormack	19(14)	0	1	1	20(14)	1
19	Nahum Melvin-Lambert	9(6)	3	0	0	9(6)	3
20	Shane Griffin	7(2)	0	0	0	7(2)	0
21	Barry Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Jak Hickman	1(1)	0	0	0	1(1)	0
25	Josh Keeley	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0
29	Paddy Barrett	20(3)	0	1	1	21(3)	1
31	Kian Corbally	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0
34	Adam Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	Tommy Lonergan	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0
39	James Abankwah	2(2)	0	0	0	2(2)	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 21 August 2021

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	Total
12	Matty Smith	8	0	8
8	Chris Forrester	7	0	7
10	Ronan Coughlan	7	0	7
15	Billy King	3	2	5
7	Robbie Benson	5	0	5
9	Nahum Melvin-Lambert	3	0	3
4	Sam Bone	1	1	2
11	Jason McClelland	1	1	2
17	Darragh Burns	2	0	2
2	John Mountney	1	0	1
29	Paddy Barrett	0	1	1
18	Ben McCormack	0	1	1
16	Alfie Lewis	1	0	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 21 August 2021

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	Total
17	Darragh Burns	8	0	8
10	Ronan Coughlan	6	0	6
7	Robbie Benson	5	0	5
18	Ben McCormack	3	1	4
3	Ian Bermingham	1	1	2
19	Chris Forrester	2	0	2
2	John Mountney	2	0	2
9	Nahum Melvin-Lambert	1	0	1
11	Jason McClelland	0	1	1
15	Billy King	0	1	1
6	Jamie Lennon	0	1	1
16	Alfie Lewis	1	0	1
12	Matty Smith	1	0	1
4	Sam Bone	1	0	1

Top clean sheets[]

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 21 August 2021

Position	Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	Total
GK	1	Vítězslav Jaroš	8/25	1/1	9/26
GK	21	Barry Murphy	0/0	0/0	0/0
GK	25	Josh Keeley	0/0	1/1	1/1

Disciplinary record[]

Last updated 21 August 2021

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		Total
Number	Name
6	Jamie Lennon	8	1	0	0	8	1
5	Lee Desmond	7	1	0	0	7	1
4	Sam Bone	6	0	1	0	7	0
3	Ian Bermingham	5	1	0	0	5	1
12	Matty Smith	6	0	0	0	6	0
29	Paddy Barrett	5	0	0	0	5	0
19	Chris Forrester	4	0	0	0	4	0
18	Ben McCormack	4	0	0	0	4	0
12	Alfie Lewis	1	1	0	0	1	1
15	Billy King	2	0	0	0	2	0
2	John Mountney	2	0	0	0	2	0
11	Jason McClelland	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	Darragh Burns	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	Shane Griffin	1	0	0	0	1	0
7	Robbie Benson	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	Ronan Coughlan	1	0	0	0	1	0
Totals		55	4	1	0	56	4

Captains[]

No.	P	Name	No. games	Notes
3	DF	Ian Bermingham	18	Captain
7	DF	Robbie Benson	7	Vice-captain
8	DF	Chris Forrester	1

Last updated: 21 August 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: Jamie Moore
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 16 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), Waterford (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (A)
Away	Navy/Red Trim	Navy	Navy	Worn 9 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)
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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shamrock Rovers	23	15	5	3	39	18	+21	50	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2	St Patrick's Athletic	25	14	5	6	43	28	+15	47	Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3	Sligo Rovers	23	11	5	7	28	18	+10	38
4	Derry City	25	10	7	8	31	29	+2	37
5	Bohemians	22	10	4	8	35	24	+11	34
6	Drogheda United	25	9	6	10	37	32	+5	33
7	Finn Harps	24	8	5	11	24	32	−8	29
8	Waterford	25	9	1	15	23	43	−20	28
9	Dundalk	23	7	6	10	27	34	−7	27	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10	Longford Town	25	1	8	16	16	45	−29	11	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2021. Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[31]

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
25	14	5	6	43	28	+15	47	10	0	2	22	8	+14	4	5	4	21	20	+1

Last updated: 21 August 2021.
Source: ^[32]

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	H	A	H	A	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
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

Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 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	showTallaght, 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	showInchicore, 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

3 April 2021 3	Bohemians	0–1	St Patrick's Athletic	showPhibsborough, 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

9 April 2021 4	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	Derry City	showInchicore, 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	showDundalk, 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

20 April 2021 6	St Patrick's Athletic	1–0	Waterford	showInchicore, 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	showBallybofey, 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

30 April 2021 8	St Patrick's Athletic	3–0	Longford Town	showInchicore, 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

3 May 2021 9	Sligo Rovers	1–1	St Patrick's Athletic	showSligo, 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

8 May 2021 10	St Patrick's Athletic	1–2	Shamrock Rovers	showInchicore, 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

14 May 2021 11	Drogheda United	3–1	St Patrick's Athletic	showDrogheda, 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

21 May 2021 12	St Patrick's Athletic	2–1	Bohemians	showInchicore, 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

24 May 2021 13	Derry City	2–2	St Patrick's Athletic	showDerry, 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

28 May 2021 14	St Patrick's Athletic	0–2	Dundalk	showInchicore, 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

12 June 2021 15	Longford Town	1–3	St Patrick's Athletic	showMullolagher, 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

18 June 2021 16	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	Sligo Rovers	showInchicore, 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

21 June 2021 17	St Patrick's Athletic	4–1	Finn Harps	showInchicore, 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

25 June 2021 18	Waterford	1–1	St Patrick's Athletic	showWaterford 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

2 July 2021 19	Bohemians	3–2	St Patrick's Athletic	showPhibsborough, 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

9 July 2021 20	St Patrick's Athletic	1–0	Derry City	showInchicore, 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

16 July 2021 21	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	Drogheda United	showInchicore, 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

30 July 2021 22	Shamrock Rovers	3–1	St Patrick's Athletic	showTallaght, 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

8 August 2021 23	Dundalk	1–4	St Patrick's Athletic	showDundalk, 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

13 August 2021 24	St Patrick's Athletic	2–1	Waterford	showInchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT	Matty Smith 23' Ben McCormack 45+1' Paddy Barrett 55' Nahum Melvin-Lambert 58'	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

20 August 2021 25	Finn Harps	3–1	St Patrick's Athletic	showBallybofey, 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

3 September 2021 26	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Longford Town	showInchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

11 September 2021 27	Sligo Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	showSligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

24 September 2021 28	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shamrock Rovers	showInchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

1 October 2021 29	Drogheda United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	showDrogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Head In The Game Park

8 October 2021 30	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Bohemians	showInchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

15 October 2021 31	Derry City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	showDerry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

25 October 2021 32	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Dundalk	showInchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

30 October 2021 33	Longford Town	v	St Patrick's Athletic	showMullolagher, County Longford
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Bishopsgate

5 November 2021 34	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Sligo Rovers	showInchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

12 November 2021 35	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Finn Harps	showInchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

19 November 2021 36	Waterford	v	St Patrick's Athletic	showWaterford City, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC

FAI Cup[]

Win Draw Loss

23 July 2021 First Round	St Patrick's Athletic	6–0	Bray Wanderers	showInchicore, 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	v	St Patrick's Athletic	showTurners Cross, County Cork
19:45				Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 900
Note: Attendance restricted to 900 due to COVID-19 restrictions

Friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season[]

21 February 2021	Cork City	1–2	St Patrick's Athletic	showBlarney, 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	showInchicore, 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	showBlanchardstown, 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	showBelfield, Dublin 4
12:00			Ronan Coughlan 60' Matty Smith 83'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)

References[]

^ https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8849
^ https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/2021-sse-airtricity-premier-division-fixture-list-confirmed-/id-3588
^ "Ronan Coughlan Joins For 2021". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Mountney Joins Saints For 2021". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Saints flesh out squad with Bone acquisition". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Saints Add Smith And Promote Under 19's To First Team". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Czech Goalkeeper Jaros Joing On Loan From Liverpool". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "Lewis Joins On Loan From West Ham". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "Saints Complete Paddy Barrett Signing". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "Reading's Melvin-Lambert Signs On Loan". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "Murphy Returns For Third Saints Spell". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Lewis Signs For The Saints!". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "St Pats sign Sam Curtis from Shamrock Rovers". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "Melvin-Lambert Returns On Loan". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Nwoko Signs On Loan". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Jak Hickman Signs For The Saints!". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ "Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians targeting Georgie Kelly move ahead of new season". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Experienced goalkeeper Clarke ends third spell with St Patrick's Athletic to join Shelbourne". The 42. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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[1] ttps://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=8849

[2] ttps://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/2021-sse-airtricity-premier-division-fixture-list-confirmed-/id-3588

[3] "Ronan Coughlan Joins For 2021". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[4] "Mountney Joins Saints For 2021". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[5] "Saints flesh out squad with Bone acquisition". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[6] "Saints Add Smith And Promote Under 19's To First Team". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[7] "Czech Goalkeeper Jaros Joing On Loan From Liverpool". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[8] "Lewis Joins On Loan From West Ham". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[9] "Saints Complete Paddy Barrett Signing". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[10] "Reading's Melvin-Lambert Signs On Loan". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[11] "Murphy Returns For Third Saints Spell". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[12] "Lewis Signs For The Saints!". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[13] "St Pats sign Sam Curtis from Shamrock Rovers". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[14] "Melvin-Lambert Returns On Loan". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[15] "Nwoko Signs On Loan". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[16] "Jak Hickman Signs For The Saints!". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[Youngsters_Released-17] "Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians targeting Georgie Kelly move ahead of new season". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[18] "Experienced goalkeeper Clarke ends third spell with St Patrick's Athletic to join Shelbourne". The 42. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[19] "Darragh Markey Signs For Drogheda United". Drogheda United. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[20] "Paul Cleary back at Wexford FC for 2021". Wexford FC. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[21] "James Doona joins Athlone Town after spell at St Patrick's Athletic comes to an end". Extratime. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[22] "Jordan Gibson signs for Sligo Rovers". Sligo Rovers. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[23] "Bohemians sign Feely from St Pat's". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[24] "Conor Kearns heads west to join Galway United". Galway Daily. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[25] "McNally Signs For League 1 Oxford". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[26] "Kyle Robinson loan from St Patrick's Athletic agreed". Wexford FC. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

[27] "SUMMER SIGNING: WEXFORD FC SECURE LOAN SIGNING OF CIAN KELLY TO THE END OF THE YEAR". Wexford FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[28] "BOHS MIDFIELDER JACK MOYLAN JOINS WEXFORD FC ON LOAN". Wexford FC. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[29] "Nzingo Joins Stade De Reims". Wexford FC. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[30] "Danny Norris - Player Profile 2021". Transfermarkt. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

[31] "Premier Division 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[32] ttps://int.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/premier-league/2021/regular-season/r61303/

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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
25	14	5	6	43	28	+15	47	10	0	2	22	8	+14	4	5	4	21	20	+1

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	14	5	6	43	28	+15	47	10	0	2	22	8	+14	4	5	4	21	20	+1

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	14	5	6	43	28	+15	47	10	0	2	22	8	+14	4	5	4	21	20	+1