# 2018 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

The 2018 Season was St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 89th year in existence and was the Supersaints' 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Irish football. It was the seventh year that Liam Buckley is the team's manager (in his current spell), following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011. Buckley resigned from his post as manager on 25 September with assistant Ger O'Brien taking over for the remainder of the season. It was the first year of the new format of the League of Ireland Premier Division where by there will be 10 teams playing each other four times, twice home and twice away. On 19 December 2017 the fixtures were announced with Pat's down to play champions Cork City on the opening day of the season on 16 February 2018.

## Squad

| No. | Name | Position(s) | Hometown | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Year signed | Club apps. | Club goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Barry Murphy | GK | Tallaght, Dublin | (1985-06-08) 8 June 1985 (age 39) | Shamrock Rovers | 2017 | 54 | 0 |
| 16 | Brian Maher | GK | Raheny, Dublin | (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 24) | St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Tyson Farago | GK | Winnipeg, Manitoba | (1991-05-01) 1 May 1991 (age 33) | FC Edmonton | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Pat Jennings | GK | Watford, Hertfordshire | (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 (age 45) | Athlone Town | 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Brendan Clarke | GK | Celbridge, Kildare | (1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 (age 39) | Limerick | 2018 | 223 | 1 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Michael Barker | RB/LB | Dublin | (1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 31) | Bray Wanderers | 2016 | 64 | 2 |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham (Captain) | LB | Ballyfermot, Dublin | (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 35) | Shamrock Rovers | 2010 | 355 | 15 |
| 4 | Kevin Toner | CB | Ashbourne, Meath | (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28) | Aston Villa | 2018 | 37 | 6 |
| 5 | Lee Desmond | CB/CDM/LB | Donaghmede, Dublin | (1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 30) | Shelbourne | 2015 | 139 | 0 |
| 17 | Simon Madden | RB | Tallaght, Dublin | (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 36) | Shamrock Rovers | 2018 | 41 | 2 |
| 23 | Michael Leahy | CB | Stillorgan, Dublin | (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 35) | Sligo Rovers | 2018 | 14 | 5 |
| 29 | Joe Manley | CB | Dublin | (1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 25) | St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Paul Cleary | LB | Lucan, Dublin | (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 26) | St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Owen Garvan | CM/CDM | Dublin | (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 37) | Colchester United | 2017 | 21 | 0 |
| 6 | Conor Clifford | CM | Ballyfermot, Dublin | (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 37) | Limerick | 2018 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | Conan Byrne | RW | Swords, Dublin | (1985-08-10) 10 August 1985 (age 39) | Shelbourne | 2013 | 251 | 77 |
| 8 | Graham Kelly | CM/CDM/CAM | Whitechurch, Dublin | (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 33) | Bray Wanderers | 2016 | 93 | 12 |
| 10 | Killian Brennan | CAM/CM/CDM | Drogheda, Louth | (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 41) | Drogheda United | 2017 | 138 | 22 |
| 11 | Ryan Brennan | CM/RW | Drogheda, Louth | (1991-11-11) 11 November 1991 (age 33) | Bray Wanderers | 2018 | 38 | 5 |
| 12 | James Doona | CAM/LW/RW | Inchicore, Dublin | (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 27) | Shamrock Rovers | 2018 | 21 | 2 |
| 14 | Ian Turner | RW/LW/RB/ST | Wilton, Cork | (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 35) | Limerick | 2017 | 25 | 2 |
| 15 | Darragh Markey | CAM | Lucan, Dublin | (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27) | St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's | 2015 | 75 | 2 |
| 18 | Dean Clarke | LW/ST | Sandyford, Dublin | (1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 31) | Limerick | 2018 | 36 | 5 |
| 19 | Thomas Byrne | RW/LW/ST | Dunleer, Louth | (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 26) | Drogheda United | 2018 | 16 | 4 |
| 20 | Jamie Lennon | CAM | Santry, Dublin | (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26) | St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's | 2017 | 37 | 1 |
| 28 | Luke Heeney | RW/CM | Duleek, Louth | (1999-02-06) 6 February 1999 (age 26) | St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Christy Fagan | ST | Smithfield, Dublin | (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 35) | Bohemians | 2012 | 229 | 93 |
| 21 | Jake Keegan | ST | Stormville, New York | (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33) | FC Edmonton | 2018 | 36 | 12 |
| 99 | Achille Campion | ST | Levallois-Perret, Paris | (1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 (age 34) | Cork City | 2018 | 8 | 3 |
| 33 | Neill Byrne | STRW/LW | Dunshaughlin, Meath | (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25) | St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's | 2018 | 1 | 0 |

### Transfers
#### In

| Player | Position | Signed from |
| Ryan Brennan | Midfielder | Bray Wanderers |
| Dean Clarke | Midfielder | Limerick |
| Thomas Byrne | Midfielder | Drogheda United |
| Simon Madden | Defender | Shamrock Rovers |
| James Doona | Midfielder | Shamrock Rovers |
| Kevin Toner | Defender | Aston Villa |
| Michael Leahy | Defender | Sligo Rovers |
| Jake Keegan | Forward | FC Edmonton |
| Tyson Farago | Goalkeeper | FC Edmonton |

#### Out

| Player | Position | Sold to |
| Josh O'Hanlon | Forward | Cork City |
| Gavin Peers | Defender | Derry City |
| Kurtis Byrne | Forward | Linfield |
| Jonathan Lunney | Midfielder | Bohemians |
| Jordi Balk | Defender | FC Lienden |
| Rory Feely | Defender | Waterford |
| Paul O’Conor | Midfielder | Bray Wanderers |
| Ciaran Kelly | Defender | Drogheda United |
| Steven Grogan | Midfielder | Released |
| Łukasz Skowron | Goalkeeper | Released |
| Ger O'Brien | Defender | Retired |
| Billy Dennehy | Midfielder | Limerick |
| Darren Dennehy | Defender | Limerick |
| Alex O'Hanlon | Midfielder | Glentoran |

#### In

| Player | Position | Signed from |
| Brendan Clarke | Goalkeeper | Limerick |
| Conor Clifford | Midfielder | Limerick |
| Achille Campion | Forward | Cork City |

#### Out

| Player | Position | Sold to |
| Owen Garvan | Midfielder | Released |
| Tyson Farago | Goalkeeper | WSA Winnipeg |
| Graham Kelly | Midfielder | Released |

### Squad statistics
#### Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 28 October 2018
| No. | Player | Airtricity League | Airtricity League | FAI Cup | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | Barry Murphy | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | Michael Barker | 6(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8(2) | 0 |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | 34(1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39(1) | 2 |
| 4 | Kevin Toner | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 37(1) | 6 |
| 5 | Lee Desmond | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 6 | Owen Garvan | 10(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11(1) | 0 |
| 6 | Conor Clifford | 9(2) | 2 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12(3) | 2 |
| 7 | Conan Byrne | 33(5) | 7 | 2(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 37(7) | 8 |
| 8 | Graham Kelly | 14(8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18(8) | 3 |
| 9 | Christy Fagan | 15(9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17(9) | 3 |
| 10 | Killian Brennan | 15(8) | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(9) | 1 |
| 11 | Ryan Brennan | 34(2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 39(3) | 5 |
| 12 | James Doona | 17(10) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 21(11) | 2 |
| 14 | Ian Turner | 11(9) | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16(10) | 2 |
| 15 | Darragh Markey | 30(10) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 36(12) | 2 |
| 16 | Brian Maher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Simon Madden | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41(1) | 2 |
| 18 | Dean Clarke | 30(2) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 36(4) | 5 |
| 19 | Thomas Byrne | 14(8) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16(7) | 4 |
| 20 | Jamie Lennon | 29(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 36(3) | 0 |
| 21 | Jake Keegan | 32(9) | 9 | 1(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 36(11) | 12 |
| 23 | Michael Leahy | 10(1) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14(2) | 5 |
| 24 | Tyson Farago | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 |
| 25 | Pat Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Brendan Clarke | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 28 | Luke Heeney | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 29 | Joe Manley | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 4(2) | 0 |
| 31 | Paul Cleary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 33 | Neill Byrne | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 99 | Achille Campion | 5(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 8(2) | 3 |

#### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 28 October 2018
| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
| 21 | Jake Keegan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Conan Byrne | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Kevin Toner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | Michael Leahy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Dean Clarke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Ryan Brennan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Thomas Byrne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 99 | Achille Campion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Christy Fagan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | James Doona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Conor Clifford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Simon Madden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Darragh Markey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Graham Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Ian Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Brendan Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Killian Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

#### Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 28 October 2018
| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
| 7 | Conan Byrne | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Darragh Markey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Simon Madden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Ian Turner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Owen Garvan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Jake Keegan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Ryan Brennan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | James Doona | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin Toner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Dean Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Jamie Lennon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Christy Fagan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Graham Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Conor Clifford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Michael Leahy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Lee Desmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 99 | Achille Campion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Thomas Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

#### Top clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 28 October 2018
| Position | Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
| GK | 1 | Barry Murphy | 9/22 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 10/23 |
| GK | 16 | Brian Maher | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| GK | 24 | Tyson Farago | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/4 |
| GK | 25 | Pat Jennings | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| GK | 26 | Brendan Clarke | 4/12 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 5/15 |

#### Disciplinary record

| Number | Name | SSE Airtricity League | SSE Airtricity League | FAI Cup | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | EA Sports Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Leinster Senior Cup | Total | Total |
| 20 | Jamie Lennon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | Thomas Byrne | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Kevin Toner | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Ryan Brennan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Dean Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 99 | Achille Campion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Darragh Markey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Killian Brennan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Simon Madden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Owen Garvan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Joe Manley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Lee Desmond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Graham Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Conan Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Brendan Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Michael Leahy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jake Keegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Michael Barker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Barry Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 64 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 75 | 6 |

#### Captains

| No. | P | Name | No. games | Notes |
| 3 | DF | Ian Bermingham | 37 | Captain |
| 26 | GK | Brendan Clarke | 2 | |
| 5 | DF | Lee Desmond | 2 | |
| 7 | DF | Conan Byrne | 1 | |
Last updated: 28 October 2018 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

* Manager: Liam Buckley
* Head Of Player Recruitment/Coach: Dave Campbell
* Assistant coach/Director of Football: Ger O'Brien
* Coach: Martin Doyle
* Goalkeeping coach: Pat Jennings
* Chartered Physiotherapist/Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mark Kenneally
* Coaches Assistant: Graeme Buckley
* Physiotherapist: Christy O'Neill
* Club Doctor: Dr Matt Corcoran
* Kit Man: Derek Haines
* Equipment Manager: David McGill
* Under 19's Manager: Darius Kierans
* Under 19's Assistant Manager: Simon Madden
* Under 17's Manager: Jamie Moore
* Under 17's Assistant Manager: Darragh O'Reilly
* Under 17's Assistant Manager: Sean Gahan
* Under 15's Manager: Denis Hyland
* Under 15's Assistant Manager: Sean O'Connor
* Under 15's Coach: Paul Webb
* Under 19's/17's/15's Coach: Keith Andrews
* Under 19's/17's Goalkeeping Coach: Stephen O'Reilly

### Kit

Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): MIG Insurance Brokers (Front of Jersey) Bill Griffin Motors (Back of Jersey) Flomax.ie (Back of Jersey) Greenisle Hotel (Sleeves)
| Home | Away | Third |
The club released a new home kit for the season, with the away kit being retained from the 2017 season. During the season, a new limited edition third kit was released for the friendly game with Newcastle United.

## Competitions
### League of Ireland
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 62 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Waterford | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 59 | |
| 5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 50 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Bohemians | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 48 | |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 42 | |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2018 FAI Cup, Dundalk, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) would normally pass to the next best-placed team (the fourth-placed team). However, as Waterford were adjudged by UEFA to have not passed the "three-year rule" as they were reformed in 2016, the spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 October 2018. Source:

#### 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### FAI Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

### EA Sports Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

### Leinster Senior Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

### Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss