# 2010 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

The 2010 season is St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 81st year in existence, and their 59th year in the top division. The previous season the Saints finished 7th, failing to qualify for any European Competition.

## Pre-season

When the 2009 season finished, St Pats underwent a revamp. Most of the squad from the 2009 season was let go, only 5 players from 2009 were kept for 2010.
On 9 December Pete Mahon was appointed manager after successfully leading the Saints out of relegation trouble last season. Pete Mahon signed 13 players during pre-season, creating a good deal of excitement amongst the fans.
The team spent a weekend in Wexford where they defeated Wexford Youths 3–0. Up next were 2 home friendlies against Longford Town F.C., 3–1 and Limerick F.C., 1–1. These were followed by 2 away matches against Waterford United F.C., 0–0 and Bray Wanderers F.C., 1–3.

## Team kit

On 15 January it was announced that St Pats secured a kit deal with Umbro to add 4 years onto the deal already in place. Nissan were announced as the new main sponsors of the club after the deal with Paddy Power ran out. A new home and away jersey were issued for the 2010 season.

## First-team squad

| No. | Name | Position | Date Of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Gary Rogers | GK | (1981-09-25) 25 September 1981 (age 43) | Galway United | |
| 20 | Dan Connor | GK | (1981-01-31) 31 January 1981 (age 43) | Cork City | (left in July) |
| 20 | Chris Bennion | GK | (1980-08-30) 30 August 1980 (age 44) | Athlone Town | (signed in July) |
| 30 | Paul Hunt | GK | (1990-04-06) 6 April 1990 (age 34) | Youth system | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Derek Pender | RB | (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 40) | Bray Wanderers | |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | LB | (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 35) | Shamrock Rovers | |
| 4 | Conor Kenna | CB | (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 39) | Drogheda United | |
| 5 | Shane Guthrie | CB | (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39) | Galway United | |
| 6 | Damien Lynch | RB | (1979-07-31) 31 July 1979 (age 45) | Drogheda United | Captain |
| 16 | Neil Harney | RB | (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 33) | Youth system | |
| 19 | Noel Haverty | CB | (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35) | Youth system | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 7 | David McAllister | CM | (1988-12-29) 29 December 1988 (age 35) | Shelbourne | |
| 8 | Stuart Byrne | CM | (1976-11-04) 4 November 1976 (age 47) | Drogheda United | Vice captain |
| 12 | James O'Brien | CM | (1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 34) | Bradford City | (signed in July) |
| 14 | Brian Cash | RW | (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 (age 41) | Sligo Rovers | |
| 15 | Gareth Coughlan | LW | (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 34) | Bray Wanderers | |
| 17 | Dave Mulcahy | CM | (1978-01-28) 28 January 1978 (age 46) | Bray Wanderers | |
| 18 | Conor Sinnott | CM | (1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 (age 38) | Wexford Youths | (left in July) |
| 21 | Ryan Guy | RW | (1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 39) | University of San Diego | |
| 25 | Derek Doyle | LW | (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 38) | Shelbourne | |
| Strikers |||||||
| 9 | Alex Williams | ST | (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41) | Dundalk | (left in July) |
| 9 | Danny North (signed in July) | ST | (1987-09-07) 7 September 1987 (age 37) | Alfreton Town | (signed in July) |
| 10 | Vinny Faherty | ST | (1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 (age 37) | Galway United | |
| 11 | Paul Byrne | ST | (1986-05-19) 19 May 1986 (age 38) | Bray Wanderers | |
| | Andy Haran | ST | (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 33) | Youth system | On loan at Shelbourne |

## Premier Division
### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Final Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Sporting Fingal (R) | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 62 | Withdrew from league |
| 5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Dundalk | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 48 | |
| 7 | UCD | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 41 | |
* ↑ Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round after winning the 2010 FAI Cup Final.
* ↑ Sporting Fingal withdrew from League of Ireland due to financial difficulties shortly before the 2011 Premier Division season.