2015 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
2015 season
Chairman Garrett Kelleher
Coach Liam Buckley
Stadium Richmond Park, Inchicore, County Dublin
League of Ireland 5th
FAI Cup Second Round
EA Sports Cup Quarter Final
Setanta Sports Cup First Round
Leinster Senior Cup Quarter Final
President's Cup Runners Up (to Dundalk)
Europa League First Qualifying Round
Top goalscorer League: Aaron Greene – 4 goals
All: Chris Forrester – 4 goals
Aaron Greene – 4 goals
Ciarán Kilduff – 4 goals
Highest home attendance 1,728 vs Cork City (10 April 2015)
Lowest home attendance 450 (Est.) vs Tolka Rovers (9 February 2015)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2014
2016 →

The 2015 season is St. Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 86th year in existence and is the Supersaint's 64th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It is the fourth year that Liam Buckley is the teams manager (in his current spell), following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011. The Saints will aim to retain their FAI Cup, President's Cup and Leinster Senior Cup titles that were won during the 2014 season. Pats will also compete in the UEFA Europa League, Setanta Cup, EA Sports Cup. The 2015 League of Ireland fixtures were released on 16 December 2014, with the Saints' first game being an away fixture against South Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers on 6 March 2015.[1]

Squad

No. Name Position(s) Nationality Hometown Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Year Signed Club Apps. Club Goals
Goalkeepers
1Brendan ClarkeGKRepublic of IrelandCelbridge, Kildare17 September 1985Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 20121500
16Conor O'MalleyGKRepublic of IrelandWestport, Mayo1 August 1994Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers B201590
25Pat JenningsGKEnglandEngland Watford, Hertfordshire24 September 1979Republic of Ireland Athlone Town201320
Defenders
2Ger O'Brien (Captain)RB/CBRepublic of IrelandBallyfermot, Dublin2 June 1984Republic of Ireland Bohemians 20121272
3Ian Bermingham (Vice-captain)LBRepublic of IrelandBallyfermot, Dublin6 June 1989Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 20102105
4Jason McGuinnessCBRepublic of IrelandFinglas, Dublin8 August 1982Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 201530
5Seán HoareCB/RBRepublic of IrelandCastleknock, Dublin5 March 1994Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's 2012483
12Lee DesmondCB/LBRepublic of IrelandDonaghmede, Dublin22 January 1995Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 201580
15Kenny BrowneCBRepublic of IrelandWaterford City, Waterford7 August 1986Republic of Ireland Waterford United 20121264
Midfielders
6Greg BolgerCDM/CMRepublic of IrelandNew Ross, Wexford9 September 1988Republic of Ireland Dundalk 20121237
7Conan ByrneRWRepublic of IrelandSwords, Dublin10 August 1985Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 201310441
8Morgan LangleyCAM/RW/LWUnited StatesUnited States Honolulu, Hawaii9 June 1989United States Harrisburg City Islanders 201541
11Killian BrennanCAM/CM/CBRepublic of IrelandDrogheda, Louth31 January 1984Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 20138317
14James ChambersCDM/CM/RBRepublic of IrelandBaldoyle, Dublin14 February 1987Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2014893
17Chris ForresterLW/RW/CAMRepublic of IrelandSmithfield, Dublin17 December 1992Republic of Ireland Bohemians 201213834
18Sam VerdonCM/STRepublic of IrelandKilbarrack, Dublin3 September 1995Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's 201384
19Jamie McGrathLW/RWRepublic of IrelandAthboy, Meath30 September 1996Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's 201450
20Aaron GreeneLW/ST/LBRepublic of IrelandTempleogue, Dublin2 January 1990Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 2014196
21Darragh MarkeyCAM/RWRepublic of IrelandLucan, Dublin23 May 1997Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's 201530
22Conor McCormackCDM/CM/RBRepublic of IrelandCarlingford, Louth19 June 1990Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2014480
26Jack BaylyCAM/CMRepublic of IrelandCelbridge, Kildare18 June 1996Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's 201331
Forwards
9Christy FaganST/CFRepublic of IrelandSmithfield, Dublin11 May 1989Republic of Ireland Bohemians 201212758
10Ciarán KilduffST/CFRepublic of IrelandKilcock, Kildare29 September 1988Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2015134
23Cyril GuedjéST/RWTogoTogo Lomé, Maritime Region19 June 1992Turkey Boluspor 201520

Transfers

In

Player Country Position Signed From
Ciarán Kilduff Republic of Ireland Forward Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Jason McGuinness Republic of Ireland Defender Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Lee Desmond Republic of Ireland Defender Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
Conor O'Malley Republic of Ireland Goalkeeper Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers B
Cyril Guedjé Togo Midfielder Free agent
Morgan Langley United States Midfielder United States Harrisburg City Islanders

Out

Player Country Position Sold To
Keith Fahey Republic of Ireland Midfielder Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Marco Chindea Romania Midfielder Republic of Ireland Athlone Town
Lorcan Fitzgerald Republic of Ireland Defender Republic of Ireland Bohemians
Peter Durrad Republic of Ireland Forward Republic of Ireland Bray Wanderers
Ken Oman Republic of Ireland Defender Northern Ireland Portadown
Derek Foran Republic of Ireland Defender United States Sacramento Republic
Mark Quigley Republic of Ireland Forward Released

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last Updated – 26 April 2015

No. Player Airtricity League FAI Cup EA Sports Cup Europa League Setanta Cup Leinster Senior Cup President's Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1B.Clarke 2000000000101040
2G.O'Brien 5000100000100070
3I.Bermingham 90001000001110121
4J.McGuinness 1000000000101030
5S.Hoare 80001000000010100
6G.Bolger 9(1)100000000101011(1)1
7C.Byrne 102000000001110123
8M.Langley 3(3)10010000000004(3)1
9C.Fagan 6100000000111082
10C.Kilduff 10(4)2001(1)000001(1)21(1)013(7)4
11K.Brennan 71000000001(1)1109(1)2
12L.Desmond 5(3)000100000101(1)08(4)0
14J.Chambers 10(2)0001(1)10000101013(3)1
15K.Browne 100000000000000100
16C.O'Malley 8000100000000090
17C.Forrester 103001(1)00000101113(1)4
18S.Verdon 0000120000000012
19J.McGrath 2(2)00010000000003(2)0
20A.Greene 9(2)40000000000009(2)4
21D.Markey 1(1)0000000001(1)01(1)03(3)0
22C.McCormack 7(4)000100000101010(4)0
23C.Guedjé 1(1)00010000000002(1)0
25P.Jennings 0000000000000000
26J.Bayly 0000100000000010

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 26 April 2015

Number Name Airtricity League FAI Cup EA Sports Cup Champions League Setanta Cup Leinster Senior Cup President's Cup Total
17 Chris Forrester 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
20 Aaron Greene 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
10 Ciarán Kilduff 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
7 Conan Byrne 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
18 Sam Verdon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
9 Christy Fagan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
11 Killian Brennan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
14 James Chambers 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
8 Morgan Langley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Greg Bolger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Ian Bermingham 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
- Own Goal 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 26 April 2015

Number Name Airtricity League FAI Cup EA Sports Cup Champions League Setanta Cup Leinster Senior Cup President's Cup Total
7 Conan Byrne 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 7
10 Ciaran Kilduff 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
17 Chris Forrester 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
3 Ian Bermingham 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
6 Greg Bolger 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
2 Ger O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
22 Conor McCormack 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
19 Jamie McGrath 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Christy Fagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 James Chambers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Killian Brennan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 Jason McGuinness 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Top Clean Sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 26 April 2015

Position Number Name Airtricity League FAI Cup EA Sports Cup Champions League Setanta Cup Leinster Senior Cup President's Cup Total
GK 1 Brendan Clarke 1/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/1 2/4
GK 16 Conor O'Malley 4/8 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/9
GK 25 Pat Jennings 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

Disciplinary record

Number Name Airtricity League FAI Cup EA Sports Cup Champions League Setanta Cup Leinster Senior Cup President's Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
6 Greg Bolger 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
22 Conor McCormack 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
12 Lee Desmond 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
3 Ian Bermingham 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
17 Chris Forrester 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 James Chambers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
15 Kenny Browne 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 Killian Brennan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
10 Ciarán Kilduff 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 Morgan Langley 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 Christy Fagan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 Ger O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 Seán Hoare 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 Aaron Greene 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 Jason McGuinness 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 28 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 32 4

Captains

No. P Name Country No. Games Notes
2 DF Ger O'Brien Republic of Ireland 7 Captain
3 DF Ian Bermingham Republic of Ireland 6 Vice-captain

Last updated: 26 April 2015
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

Technical Staff

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Clune Construction Company L.P. (Front of Jersey), Iceland (Sleeve of jersey)

Home
Home Alt
Away
Third

The club's Home kit was retained from the 2014 season, with the 2014 Away kit becoming the Third kit for 2015 and a new Away kit released for the season.

Type Shirt Shorts Socks Info
Home Red/White Sleeves White Red Worn 8 times; against Bray Wanderers (H) (LOI), Derry City (H) (LOI), Limerick (A) LOI), Longford Town (A) (LOI), Crumlin United (A) (EAC), Cork City (H) (LOI), Drogheda United (H) (LOI), Sligo Rovers (H) (LOI)
Home Alt Red/White Sleeves White White Worn 1 time; against Bohemians (A) (LOI)
Away Navy/Red Sleeves Navy Navy Worn 3 times; against Dundalk (A) (PRC), Shamrock Rovers (A) (LOI), Dundalk (A) (LOI)
Third Blue/Wine Stripes Blue Blue Worn 4 times; against Wexford Youths (A) (FRN), Cabinteely (H) (FRN), Shelbourne (A) (FRN), Tolka Rovers (H) (LSC)

Key:
LOI=League of Ireland
FAI=FAI Cup
EAC= EA Sports Cup
CHL=Champions League
SSC=Setanta Sports Cup
LSC=Leinster Senior Cup
PRC=President's Cup
FRN=Friendly

Televised Matches

Time and Date Channel Competition Opposition Score Location
19:45 GMT 6 March 2015 RTÉ Two League of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Loss Tallaght Stadium

Competitions

League of Ireland

The 2015 League of Ireland fixtures were announced on 16 December 2014. St Patrick's Athletic were revealed to have a Dublin Derby against Shamrock Rovers away from home on the first day of the season. The Saints' first home fixture would be against Bray Wanderers on the second day of the season.[2]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk 10 8 2 0 20 4 +16 26 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Shamrock Rovers 11 6 5 0 15 4 +11 23 2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Cork City 10 6 3 1 17 4 +13 21
4 St Patrick's Athletic 11 6 3 2 19 10 +9 21
5 Bohemians 10 6 2 2 11 5 +6 20
6 Longford Town 10 3 3 4 12 13 −1 12
7 Derry City 10 3 3 4 9 10 −1 12
8 Galway United 11 3 0 8 12 21 −9 9
9 Drogheda United 11 2 2 7 8 17 −9 8
10 Sligo Rovers 10 1 4 5 8 17 −9 7
11 Bray Wanderers 10 2 1 7 7 17 −10 7 Relegation play-offs
12 Limerick 10 0 4 6 8 24 −16 4 Relegation to First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 01/05/2015. Source: League of Ireland

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 5 3 2 15 9 +6 18 3 2 0 10 2 +8 2 1 2 5 7 −2

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHA
Result L W L W W D D W D W                                              
Position 9 6 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5                                              

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: Wikipedia article
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss

FAI Cup

Main article: 2015 FAI Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss

Second Round

EA Sports Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss

Second Round

Quarter Final

Europa League

      Win       Draw       Loss

First Qualifying Round

First Leg
Second Leg

Setanta Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss

First Round

First Leg
Second Leg

Leinster Senior Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss

Fourth Round

Quarter Final

President's Cup

Main article: 2015 President's Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss

Final

Friendlies

      Win       Draw       Loss

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=6587
  2. ↑ http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=6587
  3. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27207/2/
  4. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/100/2022/27215/2/
  5. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27217/2/
  6. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27227/2/
  7. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27234/2/
  8. ↑ http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/100/2022/27239/2/
  9. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27245/2/
  10. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27247/2/
  11. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27257/2/
  12. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27262/2/
  13. ↑ http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27727/2/
  14. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27414/2/
  15. ↑ http://stpatsfc.com/report.php?report=668
  16. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/107/2022/27449/1/
  17. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/27605/2/
  18. ↑ http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/107/2022/27411/1/