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Chris Forrester
Editorial
Ronan O’Flaherty
Ruairi Kavanagh
@stpatsprogramme
Good Evening Welcome to our latest the Saint, ahead of
Brennan talks to Bundesliga legend and former
tonight's massive Dublin derby against
Saint, Noel Campbell about his career with
Bohemian FC. It's been a tough few weeks for
Fortuna Cologne. We also have an interview,
the Saints, but dealing with setbacks for the first
thanks to Damien Byrne, with a more recent
time this season will show the true measure and
hero, in the shape of the inimitable Kenny
mettle of the squad. From what we have seen
Browne. We also have a host of other great
for most of the season, I think we can be
features, including a look at the career of Paul
optimistic that we will bounce back. Let's hope
McGee from a man who knew him from
that starts tonight.
following Wimbledon. He was of course also a Saint. We also have history, stats, quizzes,
We have a really special issue for you tonight.
opposition analysis and much much more!
We're lucky enough to have three great interviews. Firstly, Brian Kerr gives us his musical
Sit back enjoy and come on the Saints.
memories and how they dovetailed into his career, this will be a multipart interview over the
Ruairi Kavanagh Editor
next few issues. Enjoy! Well done to Johnny Keegan for such a great piece. Elsewhere, Seán
The Saint
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Supersaint
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Noel Campbell
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Once a Saint...
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Club History
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Opposition Watch
46
Pats from the Past
35
Pensive Points
52
A View from Afar
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Tonight’s Squads Fáilte Tá áthas orainn fáilte a chur roimh mbainistíocht, imreoirí agus lucht tacaíochta Chlub Pheile Na Bóithéamaigh go Phairc Richmond anocht.
Welcome We are pleased to welcome the management, players and supporters of Bohemian Football Club to Richmond Park tonight.
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President’s Welcome Tom O’Mahony
@jimmyedwards41
Good Evening. You are very welcome to this evening's
expectations, but two successive defeats
match, wherever you may be watching
have brought us back to earth with a
from, and I extend a particularly warm
bang. The last-minute loss to the
welcome to the players, officials and
champions and league leaders was
supporters of Bohemian FC.
generally seen as undeserved, but we can have no complaints about last week's
There should be no doubt about it - this
reverse in Drogheda. The first half was
isn't just the real Dublin City Derby - at the
certainly our most disappointing 45
moment, it's the only one. Shamrock
minutes of the season so far - we could
Rovers have long since decamped to
not get to grips with the challenge of the
South County Dublin, while Shelbourne
pitch and were undone by two superb
and UCD are currently plying their trade in
strikes. We were much improved in the
the First Division. The heart of top-level
second half but, having scored, were
football in Dublin City is still beating
vulnerable as we went all-out for an
proudly, however, in the two clubs who
equaliser and were duly picked off.
share the record, throughout their long and distinguished histories, of being the
It's easy to go from extremes of optimism
only Irish clubs never to have been
to extremes of pessimism when a couple
relegated from the top flight. We've both
of results swing away from you, but, to put
enjoyed a lot of success in recent decades,
some perspective on it, the canny men in
and we also share deep roots in our
the bookies still have us placed best of the
respective communities and a strong focus
challengers to the very short-odds
on giving back to those communities in
favourites. There are strong characters in
many ways that go far beyond football.
this squad, as we have seen, and I am sure that they are capable of bouncing back
Bohemians enjoyed an outstanding
and putting together another string of
season in 2020, taking the runners-up spot
good results. Let's hope that begins
by a very wide margin over more fancied
tonight, even against the formidable
competitors. Their start to 2021 has been
challenge presented by the Dublin City
more difficult but they have proven quality
Derby.
and I expect them to be in contention for the European places as the season
Enjoy the game!
progresses. Tom O'Mahony In our own case, the last fortnight has
President
been something of a reality check. A haul
St Patrick's Athletic FC
of 21 points from the first round of 9
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Ronan O’Flaherty
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We would like to welcome Keith Long, his players and everybody connected with Bohemian FC to Richmond Park for this evening's Dublin derby. With matches coming thick and fast in recent weeks, it hasn't even been that long since we last faced Bohs. We came out on top at Dalymount Park on April 3 and we dearly hope for an identical outcome today. But you always know you're in for a tough match against Bohs. They finished runners-up in the league last season and have a number of quality players, so it will be tough but we are looking forward to it. After a very pleasing start to the season, the last two matches have not gone our way. Disappointments are going to happen over the course of the campaign and we are looking forward to seeing a positive reaction from the team this evening. The home defeat against Shamrock Rovers two weeks ago was particularly disappointing. Our biggest regret was probably that, after taking the lead early on, we didn’t build on it and allowed Rovers back into the game. That said, we were the better team for most of the second half and looked the most likely to score a winner. A draw probably would have been a fair reflection of the game in its entirety, but we were punished deep into injury time, which was hard to take. All you can do is accept it and try to learn from the experience. Last Friday's defeat in Drogheda was another strange one in that we enjoyed some good moments and maybe just lacked a bit of luck.
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Dane Massey's free kick aside, there was practically nothing between the teams in the first half. Despite the defeat there were a number of positives to take. Performances have generally been of a high standard since the first game of the season. That is a reflection of the hard work being put in at training. Standards remain high and the players are all aware of the specific areas we need to improve on as a team. This evening's game marks the beginning of another hectic spell, with three games in a week, including a trip to the Brandywell on Monday. Our squad size is a bit on the thin side, which creates its own challenges when players start to carry knocks. After next Fridays home match against Dundalk, there will be a decent gap to the next game. It is hoped that we can use some of that time to rest up and welcome one or two players back from injury. For now, however, our only focus is this evening's match. We hope to give our loyal fans – who continue to watch from home in large numbers – something to cheer about. Enjoy the match, Stephen O'Donnell and Alan Mathews
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Oh My Word! Ronan O’Flaherty
Cup competitions in the top European leagues don't carry the appeal of old. There’s no secret in that. Nor is it a secret that money is responsible for the decline. However, in the case of the FA Cup, the devaluing process was unnecessarily hastened. Manchester United's treblewinning season of 1999 went down in history, not only for the trophy haul, but the manner in which it was achieved. The Premier League title was only secured on the final day, courtesy of a come-from-behind victory against Tottenham. The Champions League final was won in such dramatic circumstances that divine intervention still seems a plausible contributory factor. Yet, for many, it was Ryan Giggs' winning goal in the FA Cup semi-final replay against Arsenal that defined the entire season. It was only natural that people would question if United could do the unthinkable and defend the treble the following season. But it was a question that couldn't be answered. Manchester United withdrew from the 1999-2000 FA Cup, in doing so becoming the competition's first winners not to defend the title. They withdrew to take part in the FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil, an eight-
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team tournament which would eventually be won by Corinthians. United finished third in their group of four and failed to progress to the next stage. Their entire involvement in Brazil, from the first game against Necaxa to the third against South Melbourne, lasted just five days. The English public criticised the Red Devils for pulling out of the FA Cup. It was seen by many as an act of complete disregard for a national institution. Over time, it became clear that the Football Association should also shoulder blame for their role in encouraging United to take part in the World Club Cup. The blame game is irrelevant, especially more than two decades later. Of greater importance is acknowledging the damage caused. That became quickly clear when "lucky losers" Darlington were drawn against Aston Villa in the third round of the cup. Darlington had already been eliminated in the previous round against Gillingham but found themselves back in the competition as a direct result of United’s withdrawal. They were duly knocked out, for the second time in the same season, against Villa.
TV presenters used to be tripping over themselves to shoehorn in references of the FA Cup being "the greatest knockout competition in the world". The description was largely abandoned after the season of the lucky loser. The 2000 FA Cup final was, appropriately, instantly forgettable. That's not to say there haven't been memorable cup moments in the intervening years, but they serve as light relief against a backdrop of palpable apathy among Premier League and Championship clubs. The competition remains popular among lower-division clubs dreaming of becoming the next giant killers, but that is not enough to slow down the decline. Mercifully, last Saturday's final at Wembley gave the FA Cup some of its dignity back. With 21,000 spectators allowed in, the ‘fan factor’ had a transformative effect on the viewing experience. Leicester City is a rare example of a top Premier League club that retains a meaningful relationship with its support base. Their victory, courtesy of Youri Tielemans’ stunning goal and a
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little help from VAR, was a popular outcome among neutral viewers. Gary Lineker's elated reaction during the BBC’s live TV coverage may have been difficult for Chelsea fans to stomach, but it felt right to embrace his joy. After a season of so many restrictions, when empty stadiums have made football harder to watch than we ever could have imagined, here was an occasion that brought much needed healing.
FA Cup winner Youri Tielemans with Belgium U15 v Ireland in 2012
It is rare to come across someone like Gary Lineker, who has accomplished so much in football yet still has a boyish enthusiasm for his local team. He did well to retain his composure when informing viewers that his late father, Barry, had travelled to Wembley for each of Leicester's previous FA Cup final appearances, in 1949, 1961, '63 and '69. All four finals ended in defeat, but last weekend they finally got their hands on the famous old trophy and Lineker expressed his wish that his dad was watching, somewhere.
the end of long, barren runs in the respective competitions. While Pat's had last won the FAI Cup in 1961, they had been losing finalists on seven occasions since. Suffice to say, when the long wait finally ended at the Aviva Stadium six and-ahalf years ago, it was well celebrated. One good thing about the League of Ireland not being awash with cash is that clubs still have a healthy relationship with the FAI Cup and desperately want to win it each season. Full-strength teams are deployed and supporters embrace the break it provides from the relentless nature of league involvement.
Comparisons exist between the Foxes of 2021 and the Saints of 2014. Both successes arrived at
Unfortunately, last Saturday's final is unlikely to bring about the renaissance of the FA Cup.
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Leicester City earned £3.4m for winning the competition, which is dwarfed by the £132m they received for finishing fifth in the Premier League last season. Even teams who get relegated from the Premier League make around £100m from their involvement in the top flight. With such riches on offer in the Premier League, it is no surprise that the cup is so low down in the order of priorities. Last weekend, for a little while at least, we put the reality of the situation to the back of our minds and enjoyed a genuinely feelgood football occasion. We could all benefit from more occasions like it.
Any views expressed in this article are the contributor's own.
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Dodge’s Data! John Owens
League Record v Bohemian FC HOME GAMES
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K Toner
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Richmond Park
FAI Cup 2nd Rd
Pike Rovers
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B Dennehy 2, M Timlin 2, M Barker, G Kelly 2, D Corcoran
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Richmond Park
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Dundalk
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C Forrester
2010
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Bohemians
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D Doyle, P Byrne, S Byrne
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Last 10 games v Bohemian FC Date
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GIOVANNI Trapattoni arrived at Richmond Park a half an hour late and left 20 minutes before time. Yet, the Ireland boss still witnessed what will certainly be the most exhilarating, full-blooded and heartpumping 40 minutes of football he is likely experience in his time on Irish soil. The Italian has always strenuously and, with respect, candidly insisted that this league does not possess the tempo or depth of talent to produce international footballers. Yet with all the Premier League stars and two World Cup teams on show in the next seven days, none will produce a game as remarkable as this. This Dublin derby had it all – controversy, atmosphere, crunching tackles, a thrilling comeback and one absolute pearler of a goal. Trapattoni missed one of the biggest flash-points in a breathless first half, as Mark Quigley somehow escaped a red card for a bone-crunching challenge on Gareth Coughlan, who was rushed to hospital afterwards with a double fracture of his right leg. He also missed Bohemians’ 11thminute opener, through Jason Byrne, who raced onto Anto Murphy ’s throughball following a poor Gary Rogers clearance before tucking the ball past the ‘keeper, who should have stopped a relatively tame strike. It had been a helter-skelter start and both sides looked well up for it in a repeat of last weekend’s Setanta Cup final. But the temperature rose to red-hot after 13 minutes, when Quigley launched into a horror-tackle which left Coughlan writhing on the ground as hell broke loose around him. Referee Damien Hancock, though, deemed the tackle
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worthy of only a booking. The home fans were incensed that their former hero stayed on the field, although he was withdrawn by Pat Fenlon minutes later – presumably for his own safety – and the atmosphere began to bubble. Then, the game was turned completely on its head in a hectic three-minute spell. Firs t, Coughlan’s replacement Derek Doyle levelled, tapping home when Barry Murphy could only parry Paul Byrne’s header. MISJUDGED The ‘keeper didn’t cover himself in glory and he fared even worse for the next, two minutes later, as he completely misjudged Derek Pender’s long free-kick, losing out to Shane Guthrie, who headed goalwards before Byrne slotted in from close-range. Byrne turned provider just a minute later when his cross wasn’t dealt with by the Gypsies defence and Stuart Byrne curled a stunning strike into Murphy’s top left-hand corner. While the second half ebbed and flowed, it didn’t quite produce the sparks of the previous 45 minutes as the Saints raced six points clear of the defending champions. ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC: Rogers, Pender, Kenna, Guthrie, Bermingham; Guy, S Byrne (Sinnott 84), Mulcahy, Coughlan (Doyle 13); P Byrne, Faherty (Williams 79). BOHEMIANS: B Murphy, Heary, McGuinness, Shelley, Gray (Burke 79); A Murphy, Keegan, Higgins, Brennan; Quigley (Madden 19), Byrne. REF – D Hancock (Dublin).
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Super Saints Brian Kerr Johnny Keegan
A life through music...Part I It’s Saturday morning following a disappointing result to Drogheda the night before, and neither Brian or myself are in the best of form, truth be told. But as is often the case, music has the power to pick you up and brighten your day. As most Pat’s fans will know, music plays a big part in Brian’s life, whether that’s at home listening to his favourite albums, tuning in to late night radio programmes after a busy work day, or attending new music gigs across the city; and it’s not long before Brian warms up and the stories start to flow.
GOOD VIBRATIONS
brother was working in a pub called The Gunnersbury Arms,
The year was 1966. Kerr’s
and interestingly, he was living
eldest brother, Frankie, was
with three girls at the time in
living in London, and knowing
an apartment. I always had this
of his younger brother’s love of
image of the apartment being
football, Frankie called home
huge… Frankie died in 2010,
to invite 13-year-old Brian over
and this is an interesting story,
them and telling them that I
to experience the World Cup in
he left a few quid to two of
wanted to meet them in
person.
those girls. He married one of
London in 2011.”
them, and they lived in London “We were real posh at that
for most of their lives, but his
“I went to see them and the
time, we had a phone,” Brian
wife died and we got him back
apartment was quite small,”
jokes. “We were posh in that
to Dublin, but he didn’t last
Brian laughs. “I had this image
we had a phone, that was it,
long, he was only around for
from when I was a kid of this
but we had it because my two
about a year after that. The
lovely big apartment with three
brothers were away. It was
other two girls were still alive
bedrooms in it. I associate that
arranged for me to go to
and living in that apartment.
time with Good Vibrations. The
London within a day or two.”
And I had
Beach Boys were the deal. Still
“So, I landed in Acton. My
the lovely task on contacting
to this day, for most people,
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Good Vibrations gives
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everyone a lift. I still play a Beach Boys CD every now and again in the groove of a lovely, sunny summer’s day. As a kid that time was really exciting, but the memories stick.”
ABBEY ROAD
Already a young season ticket holder with his beloved St. Patrick’s Athletic, attending a host of World Cup games across London in ‘66, including the final at Wembley, fuelled Brian’s obsession and love for the beautiful game even further. By the time he was a young adult, every spare minute was spent playing, watching or managing, and that never really changed. While playing for Shelbourne at the time, a teammate, Dessie Tyrrell, brought a copy of The Beatles Abbey Road to training.
“Somehow or other he had a record player in the dressing room, and I remember us listening to it before training, after training, and being fascinated by it. I thought the album was beautiful. ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Come Together’, ‘Maxwell's Silver Hammer’, there’s a lot of great songs on it. I was doing my Leaving Cert that year, managing Crumlin United U16s as well as playing for Shelbourne, and I associate Abbey Road with that time.”
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ZEROES
“I remember talking to Ronnie Drew a few times. I asked him
“Ollie Byrne, Lord rest him, he
what Rory was like. And he just
used to have a place called
confirmed what I already
Zeroes on the top of Mary
thought about him, that he was
Street, it was a mad place
a lovely shy fella. But the place
altogether, real nightclub stuff,
when he played, it was just electric. He’d come running
it was like an upstairs warehouse that was cleared out
Now he’s only two years
out, the hair flowing, the
on a Saturday night… He’d
younger than me but I’m
checked shirt, and he’d say
have big blow heaters to keep
manager of the team. So, I
‘Thanks very much! It’s great to
the place warm, and there was
changed the training and got
be back in Dublin. Here’s a little
carpet on the floor, old
tickets myself. I already knew
song I’m going to play for you.’
couches… But the music
Rory Gallagher from listening to
And away he’d go!”
would’ve been different, and I
the old Radio Caroline stuff. But
loved it, there was a great
the gig was sensational. I never
Brian is beaming at this point,
atmosphere. Ollie knew that I
lost that feeling, and I saw him
impersonating Gallagher and
was playing for Shelbourne
play loads of times. I walked
describing the energy as if it
U17s or youth team on a
behind him one day in a street
was yesterday.
Sunday morning, but I didn’t
in London and I was too
drink at all, and he wouldn’t say
starstruck to say hello to him.
“He’d go like that for an hour
anything. He was a promoter
But I saw enough of him in
and a half, then he’d slow it
around that time.”
relatively small venues to get to
down a bit and play the
know the personality of him.
acoustic guitar or mandolin or
RORY GALLAGHER
He’s one of my heroes.”
banjo, and the place would just
“One of the players I had at
Brian picks up a copy of Wheels
word, every movement on the
Crumlin United when I was 17
Within Wheels, a posthumous
string of the instrument. And
or 18, he said to me that he
release comprising of lost Rory
then he’d be off again,” Brian
couldn’t come training. ‘What
Gallagher recordings and
laughs. “And there was three
do you mean you can’t come
outtakes, featuring a plethora of
hours of it. It was just
training?’ ‘I’m going to see a
well-known musicians, amongst
incredible. And then at the end
bloke called Rory Gallagher.’
them, The Dubliners.
of it, he was just the most
go silent, you could hear every
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Ronan O’Flaherty @johnnykeegan
humble looking bloke, he
him, the old one, the plain
looked like he was amazed that
green one with the big
people liked it.”
shamrock on it, he’s sitting there in that and a leather
PHIL LYNOTT & THIN LIZZY
jacket. And I have me Bob Marley album and me bag. I went over and said ‘Howiya. You wouldn’t mind signing that?’ And he says ‘Where were ya?’ ‘I was over here at a match with a team,’ So he signs it. A
from Leighlin Road’. You look at
Bob Marley album signed by
Irish society now and where
Phil Lynott! It sounds cool,
we’ve got to go to. If he was on
doesn’t it. I still have it
the go now, what an inspiration
downstairs.”
he’d be for all these young new artists that are coming on the
“I was managing the Irish Technical Colleges team, this
“I like all Thin Lizzy stuff. If I had
scene now from a different Irish
was around 1982, and we were
to do my all-time top ten, Old
background, the likes of Denise
playing in a tournament in
Town would be in there,
Chaila and Tolü Makay. But the
Germany. I was coming back a
without a doubt. It’s my kind of
excitement of his live gigs, and
day late on me own, flying out
summer in Dublin song. Philo
then the softer side to him, it
of Hamburg. That morning I’d
walking around town, looking
was such a deadly mixture. I
rambled around a record shop
cool, looking smart, winking at
loved him.”
and bought a Bob Marley
the girls, walking across the
album.”
Ha’penny Bridge, that whole video, the image… It was just a
“So, I’m walking through the
perfect Irish, Dublin song.”
airport and I see Philo, and he’s getting the same plane back to
“Philo always said ‘I’m black
Dublin as me. You know that bit
and I’m Irish’ when people
where you’re sitting around
asked him where he was from.
where you board, he’s sitting
‘I’m from Ireland. I’m from
there, an Irish football jersey on
Dublin. I’m from Crumlin. I’m
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In part two, available in the next issue of The Saint, we focus on St Patrick’s Athletic and the tunes that soundtracked famous league wins in 1990 and 1996 with Kerr at the helm.
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Once A Saint... Kenny Browne Damien Byrne
The return of Liam Buckley to the St Pat’s hotseat in 2012 sparked an excitement that hadn’t been around the club for quite a long time. As Bucko began assembling what would turn out to be a hugely successful squad, conquering all domestic honours and performing admirably on the European stage, a couple of the signings would inevitably fall under the radar. Waterford man Kenny Browne had previously played for Bucko at Sporting Fingal before they went under, sandwiched between two spells at his hometown club. The latter spell in 2011 ultimately ended in huge disappointment with a mid-table finish in the First Division. The then 25-year-old was availing of the PFAI winter training camp when a new opportunity arose. “I went up and done the PFAI camp in the AUL over Christmas, Trevor Croly was taking it and I didn’t know at the time but he was going in as Bucko’s assistant. I was travelling up to Dublin from Waterford and was going to stop heading up. Trevor asked me did I fancy going to Pats and I jumped at it. My grandad is from Bluebell and I have family in Inchicore, so it was always a club I wanted to play for.” An eventual 3rd place finish that season, only 6 points behind winners Sligo, couple with a wonderful European run which seen the Saints conquer IBV of Iceland and Bosnian side NK Siroki Brijeg before succumbing to Bundesliga side Hannover 96. The experiences gained would bode well for the future and the commanding centre back knew how close the team was to silverware. “It was a brand-new squad, Greg Bolger had signed and me and Greg had been on the PFAI training camp together, we got to know each other in the camp. I hadn’t heard of Forrester at the time either, but you could tell after a few days training that it was a very good
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@DamienByrne92
Celebrating the FAI Cup win in 2014 with Bolger, Fahey and Bermingham.
squad. I knew we’d be decent, but I didn’t think we’d be as good as we were. We knew at the end of 2012 that if we got in one or two more, we could go and win the league”. Thankfully for players and fans alike, the recruitment leading in to the 2013 season coupled with some mid-season additions delivered a first league title, in the final table anyway, for 14 years. For Browne, the defensive base built that year provided the stage to go out and win the league with a couple of games to spare. “Myself and Conor Kenna formed a good partnership, Bermo and Ger O’Brien as well so it was the same back four for most of the season. Bisto chipped in with lots of important
goals and we had Christy Fagan, Forrester and Killian Brennan too. “Killian was the game changer, he had a bad time at Rovers but I think he was the one that was missing, he had been there and won it all before and he gave us that X factor. Signing Daryl Kavanagh that summer, who scored an important goal at home to Dundalk in the 2-0, gave us a boost too.” Despite picking up the League title, for a lot of the team there was still some unfinished business with the FAI Cup. The “hoodoo” as it was deemed at the time stood at 53 years heading into the 2014 season and armed with the disappointment and regret of the 2012 loss to Derry City an
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opportunity to make amends presented itself. As luck would have it, we again faced the Candystripes in a day that will never be forgotten by the Saints faithful. “For me, the cup was bigger than the league. I still felt I made a mistake for the winner in 2012 so I felt I had to make up for that. A lot of people said it wasn’t my fault but I always blame myself for that goal. There was a few offers on the table at the end of 2012 but I felt I couldn’t leave, I owed it to the fans to be part of winning the cup. Winning the FAI Cup with St Pats was my biggest achievement, it meant everything to me.” It was at the end of the 2015
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Once A Saint... Damien Byrne Kenny, “Cork was a culture shock. It was a totally different way of playing. Bucko was all about the football, but Cork was more of a running club! I was the fittest I had ever been but it wasn’t sustainable, I wanted to be home in Waterford.” An opportunity for a return home duly arrived as former Cork Assistant Alan Reynolds managed to convince Kenny to return to Waterford, then in the First Division and help them back to the Premier Division.
Aerial battle with Danny North
season when Browne decided it was time for pastures new. An indifferent league campaign and the decline of the team, whom most of which had now been together for four seasons, meant it was time to try something different. “I felt as though I was being rotated in 2015, I wasn’t playing every week and I felt it was time for a new challenge, I think I only played 15/20 league games that season. I’m not the fittest lad so I have to be playing every week to keep myself someway fit! I had a young girl at the time and it was better to be closer to the family.” A move south to an emerging Cork team where he would pick up another FAI Cup would present a whole different style of football for
“I was great mates with Rennie (Alan Reynolds) and he wanted me to go back to Waterford. He told me about Lee Power and his plans and ambitions. We won the first division which was to be expected. We done well in the Premier when we went up and got into Europe but lost it due to the ruling by the FAI.” Another season at Waterford would follow however at the end of 2019 campaign Browne decided to call it a day. The day job now at UPS is something Kenny had done during previous off-seasons, but there is an ambition to get back involved in football at some stage in the future. His time at St Pat’s still ranks as the best in his career according to the man himself and it is his intention to come back and watch the Saints play once the current situation allows. As he has told his mate and current St Pat’s player Paddy Barrett, “if you smash someone and give it your all the fans up there will love you”.
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We asked Kenny to pick the best XI he has played with at St Pat’s and there are probably no surprises in the selection below:
Brendan Clarke Ger O’Brien Conor Kenna Kenny Browne Ian Bermingham Greg Bolger Killian Brennan Keith Fahey Conan Byrne Christy Fagan Chris Forrester.
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Opposition Watch Paul Maguire
Bohemians started the season with plenty of fanfare off the pitch but not much to shout about. Their form in the first round of
losing talent the calibre of Danny
only a late goal for the home side
games up to the end of April
Grant and Andre Wright in the
denied Bohemians another away
would suggest a nailed-on win
close season, manager and ex-
win after a tight game where
for the Saints - Pats having taken
Saint Keith Long’s hand would
chances were few, most attacks
all three points from Dalymount
have been strengthened by the
petered out due to the lack of a
in our third game of the season
acquisition of Tyreke Wilson and
decent final ball and tough
(and the first there in what seems
Ali Coote from Waterford, Liam
tacking prevented flair players on
like decades..) but May has seen
Burt from Celtic plus signing
either side from showing their
a turn-around in the fortunes of
Bastien Hery when St. Pats
true qualities, particularly in the
our neighbours from just down
seemed set to complete the deal.
first half. The best move of the
the North Circular Rd and they
However, a slow start, partic-
match resulted in the lead goal
will be looking to further their
ularly at Dalymount Park where
for Bohs on the hour when
European aspirations this
they have only picked up four
Dawson Devoy clipped a ball into
evening.
points from five games at home
the path of Liam Burt who lobbed
so far this season sees Bohemians
the advancing Drogheda keeper.
13 points off the top of the table
Despite conceding a late
in sixth place. But, as previously
equaliser from a corner in injury
stated their form has improved of
time the draw halted their run of
late so let’s have a more in-depth
defeats.
Having finished third and second in the 2019 and 2020 seasons respectively, Bohs would have been expected to challenge for top honours this year. Despite
look at Bohs last three performances.
Dalymount, not the easiest fixture
Successive defeats to Sligo,
considering Harps decent start to
Shamrock Rovers and Derry City -
the season and Bohs poor home
all teams being seen as genuine
record this year however, all that
European contenders – could
went out the window as the
have signalled that Bohs fortunes
game was effectively over by
were on the wain after a
halftime! Ross Tierney opened
consistent couple of years in the
the scoring from close range
league’s top three.
when the ball fell to him
Their current run of good form began against Drogheda at Head in the Game Park, not an easy Keith Long
place to go as Pats found out last Friday. On a cold wet afternoon
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Next up was Finn Harps in
unmarked in the six-yard box, exSaint Rory Feely found Ali Coote who was allowed to advance to the edge of the box and he found the net for his first goal for his new club. Cootes’ second
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Ronan O’Flaherty @PaulGoS
followed before the break in
time lead. They were well
similar fashion and skipper Keith
worth their advantage as
Buckley wrapped up the points
Georgie Kelly and Ross Tierney
and a comfortable first home
had gone close, Ali Coote had
win of the season with a goal in
the ball in the net but his
injury time at the end of the
delicate chip was disallowed
game.
for handball. The Scottish
Bohs last game was away to
winger would register his third goal of the season after Tierneys low cross wasn’t cleared Coote swept the ball into the net to cement a second win on the trot for his team.
Ali Coote
So tonight we have a Bohs team on a run of 3 without defeat against a Pat’s side coming off the back of 2 consecutive losses. Form would suggest that Pats have a difficult task ahead of them if they are to get back to winning ways. The Liam Burt
main threat will probably come from their two Scottish wingers, as we outlined above both Burt and Coote like to get into goal
Longford who had come back
scoring positions while Georgie
from 2-0 down to snatch a draw
Kelly is the latest in a line of ex-
in Dalymount last March in the
Pats forwards who struggled
second round of games. There
with the Saints but vastly
was no repeat as Longford’s run
improved playing elsewhere. All
of nine games without a win
three have scored 3 goals so far
continued as Bohs deservedly
this season. Speaking of ex-
took all three points at
Saints, Rory Feely has provided a
Bishopsgate, Liam Burt again
couple of assists as has Ross
scoring from outside the box
Tierney so there will be several
after being set up by Tyreke
attacking avenues that
Wilson to give them a 1-0 half-
Bohemians will look to explore
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tonight. At the back, two consecutive clean sheets will give Rob Cornwall and his fellow defenders’ confidence going into tonight’s match while James Talbot in goal will be looking to continue his good form. All in all, this actually makes for an intriguing match, a Bohs win could see them in 4th place after this round of games. While there is still a long way to go, after the start they had it would be a decent position to find themselves in to mount a serious push for one of those coveted European places.
Any views expressed in this article are the contributor's own.
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Who’s Who at The Saint? Like so many other things on match night, it takes considerable effort to compile the issue of The Saint you’re viewing. So who’s who? RUAIRI KAVANAGH: EDITOR
KIERAN COUGHLAN
Works with the club, contributors and designers ato deliver each issue. Apart from that he specialises in getting randomers to come along to their first Pats game. This tactic has yielded a 100% win ratio to date.
When not found on the Camac, Kieran is to be found finding inventive ways to torture Saints fans with his fiendishly tricky questions.
JOE O’ROURKE: DESIGNER Part of the All Saints Show, having previously designed the club murals among other things Joe has spearheaded the redesign of The Saint and was a major reason for us being named Programme of the Year. Thanks Joe! PAT O’CALLAGHAN Long club serving historian and programme curator. Pat has been involved with the club and the programme for decades. He’s also one of the friendly faces you encounter when entering the ground to buy your programme. JIMMY EDWARDS Following on from his father's (of the same name) 30 years of writing for the programme, Jimmy Edwards (Junior) continues the Pensive Points tradition. JOHN OWENS Statto supreme, we reckon he has shares in Microsoft Excel. An incredible range of knowledge, John was way too modest when he once described himself as just a ‘guy with a few spread sheets!’. IAN TEMPLEMAN Our foreign correspondent. Writes, with considerable eloquence, from the UK with his observations on our league and particularly the Saints. Ever reliable, always has his copy in first. RONAN O’FLAHERTY Journalist with a passion for Pats, Ronan comes from good Saints stock, as his surname might suggest. Ever the optimist Ronan can put a positive slant on the most dismal run of form. We know, we gave him plenty of opportunities last season!
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STEPHEN BENNETT Journalist with the Herald and a lifelong Saints fan. Inchicore born and bred, a lover of soccer history both home and abroad. He's not great at getting trains back from away matches, however. DERMOT LOONEY Dermot is from Greenhills and has followed Pat's since he was a teenager in the 1990's. He is working on a St Pat's History project, researching and collecting information on the history of our club. You can check it out at @HistoryStPats on Twitter. Get in touch with him with any memories or memorabilia from the club's history. SEÁN BRENNAN Seán is a full time languages teacher in Dublin a part time writer on football culture and cooking. He has been following St Pats since the early noughties and Serie A since the late nineties. A former resident of France, UK and Germany, he enjoys train journeys, radio, pasta and everything with the prefix ‘Euro-‘. PAUL MAGUIRE Inchicore born & bred, Paul has been following the Saints since the late 80s. Favourite ever Pats player is Eddie Gormley. Used to host The All Saints Show and Pats match commentary until the FAI closed it down so now writes about the opposition rather than talking about them. Has around 50 Pats jerseys but can only fit into 10 of them. Plays guitar and sings, likes trains. SEAN CREEDON A Kerryman living in Dublin... a long time. He has been attending League of Ireland and Republic of Ireland home games for over 50 years. Interested in all sports, but mainly GAA, Soccer and Rugby. A member of the Soccer Writers’Association. Writes on LOI and international matters.
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Melvin-Lambert 82mins
Starting XI 1
Jaroš
2
Mountney
3
Bermingham
4
Bone
5
Desmond
6
Lennon
8
Forrester
10
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12
Smith
16
Lewis
15
King
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Pensive PointsRonan O’Flaherty Jimmy Edwards
@jimmyedwards41
Good Evening All I would like to give a warm welcome to Keith
Boh's come into this game on the back of two
Long, Trevor Croly and all at Bohemian FC.
wins with Ali Coote being instrumental in those
Tonight's game will be entertaining no doubt
games and also scoring in both so he will have to
because both sides like to get the ball down and
be watched. Although it's still early in the season
play and with it being a Dublin derby there's
both sides will see this as a big game with the
always that little bit more spice attached to the
three points important for their overall
mix.
development this season. Bohs will be looking to avenge their earlier defeat to us when Ronan
We come into this game on the back of two
Coughlan scored a fine header in Dalymount
disappointing results with losing to a last-minute
while we will be looking to make it two from two
goal against Shamrock Rovers, when we were
against our friendly rivals. There are currently
definitely deserving of a point, and then we
seven points between the teams and Boh's will
followed that game up against Drogheda with
be looking to cut that down to four while the
what was our poorest performance of the season
considerable incentive for Pat's will be to
when losing 3-1. The only positive of the night
increase it to ten. The games are coming thick
was when Nahum Melvin-Lambert came on and
and fast now as we follow up tonight's game with
showed what he can bring to the team with his
an away trip to the in-form Derry City on Monday
strength and skill when he scored our only goal
and then we welcome Dundalk next Friday.
of the game.
Here's hoping for an enjoyable game with a Pat's win. We have started the season well, so it’s now
Tonight’s visitors haven’t had a very steady start
a challenge for the team to rebound from the
to the season but they have been showing signs
recent setbacks.
of steady progress. After all, this is still much of the same team that finished second last season,
Enjoy the game,
so we should expect them to continue to
Up the Saints,
improve. Jimmy
Any views expressed in this article are the contributor's own.
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Noel Campbell - A Return to the Rhine Seán Brennan
Former St Patrick’s star and Irish international Noel Campbell talks to The Saint about life in Cologne, the 1974 World Cup and playing against ‘Der Kaiser’. Seán: Noel, after 5 years at St Pats,
S: What were your first impressions
Simonsen at Gladbach was top
you received interest from Fortuna
of Cologne as a city, especially
class. I think Kevin Keegan was the
Köln. How did that happen in the
compared to Dublin?
first big import from the UK. He moved to Hamburg in ’77, and won
much less inter-connected world of 1971?
N: Definitely a big city. I was only
the Ballon d’Or the season after.
21 at the time. It’s a traditional city, Noel: Let me cast my mind back. It
with very proud people. I tried
S: Was there any stadium you
was shortly after my first interna-
concentrating on the football really,
played in which amazed you partic-
tional. Ben Hannigan (then Sligo
the players were very good at
ularly?
Rovers striker) had gone around
integrating me too. N: Yeah, the Olympiastadion in
looking for a club, and mentioned my name. So I went over and they were pleased with my trial.
S: On promotion to the Bundesliga,
Berlin was amazing architecture,
you encountered some big clubs
and Dortmund had a massive
and big players (Franz
ground, real tight and English-style.
Beckenbauer, for instance). How was it adapting to that standard?
S: With “Effzeh” (1. FC Köln) dominating the city, what do clubs
N: Hard. Bayern had Gerd Müller
such as Fortuna or Viktoria
too. It was the time of the
represent? Any differences in the
legendary Mönchengladbach team
fan scene?
with Jupp Heynckes and Günter Netzer. We had a good team, and put in an honest effort, but sadly fell just short of staying up.
N: Absolutely. FC always had a big fanbase, but could be fickle at times, coming or going depending on performance. Us and Viktoria
S: With West Germany winning the
came from the South of the city, not
World Cup in 1974, did the profile
as high profile. We shared a
of the Bundesliga rise in the years
ground, originally a cycling
after?
stadium, with FC the season we were in the Bundesliga, we’d be
N: Bayern had 6 or 7 players in the
getting 28 or 30,000 fans in.
’74 team. It’s always been a high
Noel with Fortuna Köln
standard, but then it was still a
S: Living 8 years in the city, how
German dominated league. You
would you spend your free time
had a few other Europeans, a good
there? Any tips for visitors?
few Yugoslavs and Danes; Allan
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@SBahnManc keep in contact with a lot of the other lads too. There was a bittersweet trip in 1983, Fortuna had gotten to the cup final, to play of all teams, FC Köln. The final took place in Cologne too, was a massive festival for the city. Sadly FC won 1-0 though.
Noel flanked by the legends Gerd Muller and Franz Beckenbauer
N: It’s an old city, beautiful. You’ve
the armed borders at the
the River Rhine, lovely restaurants,
Brandenburger Gate. You had the
the cathedral. It gets a bit rough at
attack at the Munich Olympics and
night though. When we were going
the Baader-Meinhof gang as well, a
out we’d go to the old city to avoid
high profile politician was shot in
any hassle.
Cologne during that time. Certainly a different atmosphere to the relative
S: Did you find German a difficult
peace of Dublin at the time.
language to learn? S: In terms of the national team, did N: It took me a while to get going,
you ever feel that you were
but I got more and more
overlooked in favour of players
comfortable in everyday situations. I
playing at a similar or lower standard
can have a chat with old friends in
in the UK?
conversational German for 10 hours, although the more formal language
N: Nah, not at all. I played with John
is always harder. I still get a small
Giles, he looked after me well. I was
pension from Germany, the letters
a decent player, but not anything to
they send me in ‘Official German’ are
write home about.
Fortuna Köln are no longer hosting Beckenbauer and Netzer, and the crowds of 30,000 belong to a byegone era. Now playing in the 4th tier Regionalliga West, in the company of other former high-fliers such as Rot-Weiß Essen and Alemannia Achen, the club proceed
a nightmare to try and read! S: Do you look back fondly on your
in their mission to break out of a
S: 1970s Germany was a politically
time in Germany? Have you been
notoriously tight league to escape.
charged place. Did that have a
back to visit much?
Meanwhile a defender of theirs continues the Irish tradition at
bearing on everyday life? N: Yeah I’ve been back 20 times! I’m
Fortuna, former underage interna-
N: Not directly, but you’d be aware
good pals with Wolfgang Fahrian
tional Noe Baba. For Noel Campbell,
of what’s going on. We had to fly to
(Former German international), he
the memories of 1970s Germany are
away games in West Berlin, we’d see
was our goalkeeper and captain. I
clearly lasting a lifetime.
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1 Which Man Utd player, who played in
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both legs of the semi-final win over
Which country was former Saint Rory Feely born in?
Barcelona, was left out of the matchday squad for the Champions
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What member of the Northern Ireland World Cup squad in 1982
League Final against Chelsea in 2008
also won an FAI cup medal in the 2 Name the two players that played in
80s?
three FA cup finals in 3 different decades for 3 different clubs?
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Name the four Scots that have scored a goal at a European championship
3 Which Irish international was the only
tournament?
non-Englishman to play in the FA Cup Final in 1975?
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Who did Tony Adams replace as captain of Arsenal?
4 Which goalkeeper won the FAI Cup with Bohs in 1992 and Dundalk in 2002?
10 Who did Kai Havertz play for before joining Chelsea?
5 When did Galway win their only league title?
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Tony O’Connell Seán Creedon
First Kerryman to play for Ireland That was a European
were signed by Shamrock Rovers.
Championship qualifier at
I got to play a few games with
Dalymount and little did
the legendary Paddy Coad and
O’Connell realise that he would
his ‘Colts’ before Paddy returned
go on to have such strong links
to his native Waterford.’’
with the Phibsboro club. A great performance for the
The late Con Houlihan often said that most Irish people were introduced to soccer in 1966 when the World Cup Final was played in England and some of the games were shown live on
Tony O’Connell was born in
League of Ireland team against
Caherslee, Tralee in February
an English League selection at
1941 and his family moved to
Dalymount in October 1963 had
Dublin when he was six years
the scouts on O’Connell’s trail
old. Initially the family lived on
after Tony ran England captain
Clonliffe Road, in the shadow of
Jimmy Armfield ragged in a 2-1
Croke Park.
win for the home side.
O’Connell attended the famous
Instead of accepting any of the
O’Connell Schools on the North
offers from England Tony went in
Circular Road and he played
the other direction, to New York
Gaelic football for the school and
where he spent one season in
for the O’Tooles club while also
the Big Apple. He later moved to
playing soccer for Home Farm.
Canada where he linked up with
RTE Television. The national
the flamboyant Malcolm Allison
station had only been launched
Tony said: ‘‘I tried to combine
four and a half years earlier.
both codes and often played for
The ‘beautiful game’ was already popular in big towns and cities and 1966 was also the year that Tralee-born Tony O’Connell became the first player from Kerry to be capped at senior
and Toronto City.
three different clubs at
O’Connell returned to Rovers
weekends, but the GAA’s
and won three FAI Cup medals
infamous ‘Ban’ on foreign games
with The Hoops, beating
was in force back then and
Shelbourne in the 1962 final and
eventually I had to decide
Limerick in the ‘65 and ‘66 finals.
between Soccer and Gaelic
Then came an offer from
football.
Glentoran. On the way north to
level for The Republic of Ireland.
sign for the Belfast club he
O’Connell won the first of his two
‘‘I left Home Farm and moved to
stopped in Dundalk and signed
caps in a 0-0 draw against Spain
Stella Maris and then the whole
for the Lilywhites. Tony would go
on October 23, 1966.
of the Stella Maris under 16 team
on to help Dundalk win the
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Tony managed two Dublin junior clubs Tolka Rovers and Ashtownvilla, the latter famously knocked Dundalk and Derry City out of the FAI Cup in 1991. Then his Jodi connections brought him in contact with drapery store owner Harry Corry, who at the time was President of Irish League club Crusaders. O’Connell began to ferry players Tony (front row, second from the right) with Rovers in 1965
from Dublin to play for Crusaders and with the addition of the
League of Ireland title in the
year to concentrate on his
1965-66 season.
business interests. ‘‘Before I went to the US I had acquired a few
In March 1969, Tony bought out
agencies and later somebody
his contract with Dundalk to sign
suggested to me that instead of
for Bohemians. In doing so, he
importing goods I should get in
became Bohemians’ first ever
the business of manufacturing
professional after the club
stretch covers for car seats. I
members changed their 79-year-
established the Jodi company in
old constitution to allow payment
Duleek where we made the
to players.
stretch covers and curtains and my sales’ director was another
Tony won his fourth FAI Cup
former Bohemians player
medal in 1970 when Bohs beat
Turlough O’Connor,’’ said Tony.
Sligo Rovers 2-1, O’Connell getting the winner in the second
Jodi would later become
replay. Later that year he won his
Bohemians first shirt sponsors in
second international cap against
the nineties and the main stand
Poland at Dalymount.
in Dalymount is known as the
southern players the Shore Road club won the Irish League twice in the nineties. Tony was rewarded when he was elected Vice-President of Crusaders. O’Connell was elected President of Bohemians in 1993 and is now an Honorary Life President. He was inducted in the club’s Hall of Fame in 2007. When crowds are allowed back to LOI games you will find Kerry’s first-ever senior soccer international among old friends in the Jackie Jameson Lounge at Dalymount every second Friday night.
Jodi Stand. O’Connell retired the following
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Club History Dermot Looney
1944/45 Part 1: Leinster Junior Cup and Saxone Cup Winners As Europe moved towards the end of World War II, provincial football at home continued to see further changes. Division II of the Leinster Senior League was expanded to 20 teams, with St Patrick’s Athletic joined by newcomers including 6th Brigade B, Transport, and 44th LDF. The presence of two army teams was not a surprise as there were estimated to be up to 200 defence forces teams in the country at the time. The League expansion also led to a different format in which the division was divided into two sections. No tables or details of the sections have been published in any of the available newspaper archives, but Pat’s section seem to have included Strandville, St Paul’s, 6th Brigade B, Buccaneers, Bohemians C, Ierne, Midland, Clontarf and Portobello. While results from most of the matches are available, goalscorer details and match reports are in short supply. The confusion is added to by the fact that for several weekends each month, there were no games at
all for the Saints. I have only been able to note 11 League games from the available records, which in a section of 10 teams is an unusual number. A mixed start to the season saw an opening win against Strandville and a 3-0 away loss to St Paul’s, who had moved from Richmond Park to Seaview Rd. Pat’s knocked the 6th Brigade for six on September 30th on a 7-1 scoreline. The Athletic returned to League action on December 16th with another 2-2 draw, this time at home to Midland. Around this time Pat’s were in second place in the League with a game in hand on the section leaders. The Saints rounded off 1944 with a 4-1 win away to Buccaneers in Vernon Avenue on December 30th. League matches remained sporadic in the New Year. On January 13th Pat’s drew 1-1 with St Paul’s at Richmond Park. February’s one League game saw a 3-1 win over Clontarf, while another 1-1 draw came on March 10th at home to Ierne. April 22nd saw Brogan net a hat-trick as Pat’s defeated Portobello 3-2. No tables were published but Ierne were winners of the
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section, and they defeated the other section winners Transport in the replay of the test match for the league championship in June. Pat’s finishing position was not published in any available archive but it is likely that they were second in their section given the record in matches published is 6 wins, 4 draws and one loss. Cup competitions were again to be the source of Saints silverware this season. Pat’s had last won the Leinster Junior Cup before the war, in 1938/39, and since then had struggled in the competition, only once progressing past the third round. But this season saw wins against Meathville B (8-4), Clontarf (4-1), Longford Celtic (3-2) and Postal Arcadians (3-1) before a 2-1 semi-final replay win against Home Farm, following a 2-2 draw. The final took place against the 44th Local Defence Force on May 13th at Dalymount Park. The game finished in a 0-0 draw with high wind a factor, according to the Herald. Although Patrick’s did most of the attacking, “the forward lines lacked finish.” The replay took place at Dalymount on June 3rd. Pat’s lifted the Leinster Junior Cup for
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the first round of the FAI Junior Cup on a 2-1 scoreline. Pat’s reached the semi-final of the Johnson Cup, the League Cup for Division II of the LSL, being beaten 3-1 by Ierne.
the second time after a 1-0 win thanks to a 25th minute goal from Wall. The Herald described it as “a hard and fast game.” The Saints made several team changes, including three players from their successful Minor side. These youngsters justified their selection, according to the match report. Outstanding for Pat’s, according to the Herald, were O’Byrne, Maher, Mullally, O’Brien and Hartnett, from the minors. St Pat’s entered the Saxone Cup for the first time in June 1945. This was a new competition for the season, run by the FAI. “Owing to the lateness in the season,” explained Nat in the Herald, it was confined to areas where teams had done well in the major junior competitions; i.e. Dublin and the DundalkDrogheda area. Pat’s were joined by Transport, Aer Corps and Aughrim in the Dublin area. Pat’s defeated Aughrim on June 9th in the Dublin semi-final on a 3-2 scoreline. The Dublin Area final against Aer Corps, the Eastern Command champions, was brought forward to Wednesday, June 20th at Tolka Park. Pat’s ran out 2-0 winners, with goals from Cummins and Wall. Unusually, the winning players received replicas of the trophy, rather than medals.
Among the goalscorers this season were Horton, Downing, Timery, Myles, O’Sullivan, Russell, McCallion, Maher, Stokes, Brogan, Mooney, Foley, Lanigan, Wylie, Daly and Wall, while Mullally, O’Byrne, O’Brien and Roche are also noted for their performances. Several of the players debuting this season went on to extraordinary careers, among them three men with the name Jimmy – Kinihan, Hartnett and Cummins. Jimmy Kinihan had lined out for St James’ Gate in the 1942/43 season, scoring 2 League of Ireland goals, but the Gate had since dropped out of LOI football. A forward who scored at least 14 goals this season, Kinihan continued to play for Pat’s until they entered the League of Ireland. Remarkably, from 1947 on he rotated between the forward line and goalkeeper, eventually settling on the latter position from 1949, going on to become our first netminder of the League of Ireland era. Jimmy Hartnett and Jimmy “Timber” Cummins both starred for the extraordinary St Patrick’s Athletic minor team this season; we’ll have more on that successful side in our next edition.
The Saints were defeated by new club Transport in
Season Statistics League position:
Likely 2nd (in their section).
Cup record:
Leinster Junior Cup Winners, Saxone Cup(Dublin Area) Winners, Johnson Cup SF, FAI Junior Cup 1R
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Stephen Bennett@stebenn15
Harp Lager National League Premier Division Irish Independent - Saturday 19th September 1998
ST PATRICK'S ATH 3 BOHEMIANS 0 THREE players were sent off, two from beleaguered Bohemians, as St Patrick's maintained their 100 per cent record at the top of the Premier Division, and Bohemians hit rock bottom. St Patrick's also had Keith Doyle red-carded, but they left the field much the happier after a thrilling match that also provided the crowd of some 4,000 with a missed penalty and a bizarre own goal. After a tentative start, the game came to the boil in the 26th minute, when St Pat's should have taken the lead, and Bohemians mid-fielder, Raffaele De Gregorio, was sent off for a deliberate hand ball.
Robbie Bruton of Bohs and Ian Gilzean of St Pats batle for possession in last night’s game at Richmond Park.
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A Robbie Devereux corner was headed against the Bohemians cross bar by Paul Osam, and in the scramble that followed De Gregorio raised his arm against the ball to keep it out of the net, and was sent off by referee Jim O’Neill.
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superb saves from Devereux and Gormley, before St Pat's got their second goal on 64 minutes.
driving home from the edge of the box, after Molloy had cleverly dummied Martin Riley’s cross.
Martin Russell floated a free kick into the area and Ian Gilzean volleyed home his fourth goal of the season.
ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC
Ten minutes later a scuffle between Bohemians Captain, Tony O'Connor, and teenager Doyle, resulted in referee O'Neill sending both of them off.
HEADS I WIN... Derek Swan and Keith Doyle battle it out at Richmond Park.
There was a reprieve for Bohemians, when Trevor Molloy shot the penalty against the foot of Jason Batty’s right-hand post. Down to 10 men, Bohemians really struggled in the run up to half-time, and Osam wasted a clear chance to put St Pat's in front during firsthalf injury time, when blazing over the top from Doyle's cross.
Wood; Croly. McGuinness, Lynch, Doyle; Devereux, Gormley, Russell, Osam; Molloy, Gilzean. Sub. Riley for Gilzean 89 minutes. BOHEMIANS
Bohemians then almost snatched a goal back on 83 minutes, when Trevor Croly cleared off the line from substitute Graham Lawlor, and Trevor Wood tipped over from Brendan Place.
Batty: O'Hanlon, Maher, Place, Brunton; Harkin, O'Connor, De Gregorio, Mooney; Swan, Ngata.
But it was undoubtedly Pat's night, and Osam had the last say with a tremendous third goal in injury time when
REFEREE J O'Neill (Waterford).
Sub. Lawlor for Swan 50 mins. Broughan for Ngata 80 minutes.
Bohemians house then really began to fall in, within two minutes of the start of the second-half when they gifted St Pats with the lead when Robbie Brunton, under no pressure at all, shot Eddie Gormley's cross into his own net. That lifted St Patrick's and the crowd, and Bohemians simply fell under. Batty worked miracles to keep them in the match with JUMP TO IT... McGuinness of St Pats gets above Packie Lynch of Bohs.
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Local Heroes Kay Mills Stephen Bennett
Our fourth Local Hero is Kathleen 'Kay' Mills - the legendary Dublin camogie player who won a record 15 All-Ireland titles and 18 Leinster championships... If Kathleen Mills and St Patrick's Athletic had one thing in common, it would be the playing field known as The Plant in Inchicore's CIE Estate. It was on this field, once known as the 'pond field' (for the simple reason that a pond existed on the site before it became a recreational ground), that St Pat's played their first recognised game of football, being founded in the CIE Works which lies only metres away.
she started playing at the age of five before joining the CIE Camogie club. Through her father, who worked at the Great Southern and Western Railway, the two pence deducted from his wages every week to fund his children's sporting activities seemed to be well spent. Kay made her camogie debut with the Great Southern Railways club in 1938 at the age of 14, and it was here where her name started to carry across the capital.
Across from the field lies the house where Kay Mill was born in South Square back Three years later, and still only in October 1923, and even aged 16, Kay made her though a green exists in senior debut for Dublin front of the houses, it The plaque which hangs outside 1 Abercorn Terrace, and never looked back. wouldn't be inconceivable Inchicore in memory of Kay Mills to suggest that the Plant She was part of the team was used by her on a that went all the way to the 1938 All-Ireland final, regular basis to hone her obvious skills with a hurl. losing to Cork. Did a young Kay Mills and her friends go to the Plant to watch St Pat's play? It's quite possible, because what we do know is that as a pupil at the local Goldenbridge convent, Kathleen was a keen soccer and table tennis player. But her legacy to the rich sporting landscape of Inchicore still holds today.
But revenge would be swift as a year later, following a replay, a 17-year-old Kay Mills won her first All-Ireland title with the Dubs. Kay had to wait another five years for her next AllIreland, finally seeing off Cork after two previous defeats to the Leesiders in the previous years.
Following the death of her mother when Kay was just 18 months old, she moved across the CIE estate to live with her maternal grandmother Charlotte Wills in Abercorn Terrace, and it is there where a plaque paying tribute to her was unveiled back in 2010.
Her 50-yard goal in that 1943 final was regarded as the highlight of the game. Another All-Ireland win followed in 1944, but a dispute in the 1945 and '46 seasons with the GAA kept the Dublin side out of the All-Ireland championship, despite the county being Leinster champions.
Despite her prowess at soccer and table tennis, it became clear that her first love became camogie, which
In 1947, Kathleen got married to George Hill and
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outside of camogie they ran the Red Seal Handbag company on the North Circular Road before moving the business to Hill Street - a case of Hill Street Blues, perhaps. Back on the field of play, Mills and Dublin reclaimed their crown in 1948 - a fourth All-Ireland winner's medal for the Inchicore star. The 1950s heralded a period of dominance for Mills and Dublin as she helped her native county to a famous six-in-a-row of All-Ireland titles between 1950 and 1955. Despite losing their title to Antrim in the 1957 decider, Dublin wrestled their crown back in 1958 for Mills' 12th All-Ireland gold. Kay captured three more All-Irelands in 1959, '60 and '61 - with that appearance becoming her last in a Dublin shirt. Ironically, the occasion also fell on her 38th birthday. One of Inchicore's brightest sporting lights, Kathleen gave a stellar 22 years of service to Dublin camogie and is rightly regarded as one of the all-time greats of the game. Later in life Kathleen and her husband George became vintners, running the Seventh Lock pub on the Grand Canal near Ballyfermot. She had also moved up to live on the Naas Road by that time. Kathleen Mills passed away in August 1996 - the plaudits and tributes were many, but something had to be done to preserve her legacy. In 2010, the silverware for the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship was renamed the Kay Mills Cup. A plaque in her honour was also erected at her home in Abercorn Terrace in Inchicore where she grew up.
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Kay Mills after one of her 15 All-Ireland camogie final wins
When it was decided that a new bridge built in Dublin city centre between O'Connell Bridge and Butt Bridge would be the subject of a public vote, the Dublin Camogie Board campaigned to have it named the Kay Mills Bridge. Kathleen made Dublin City Council's shortlist of five names for the naming of the new bridge, but sadly she narrowly lost the vote to Rosie Hackett. She was, however, in esteemed company with Bram Stoker, Willie Bermingham and Frank Duff all losing out. Nevertheless, the girl from Inchicore who became a camogie icon, will be forever remembered.
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A View from Afar Ian Templeman
In the last edition of “The Saint”, I wrote about some programmes I had found on a visit to my attic, which prompted some memories of my first League of Ireland games. At the same time, I also came across the match programme from my first ever visit to Richmond Park, which was on Friday 8th November 1996 when Home Farm Everton were the visitors. I was over for a weekend break in Dublin, and with a Friday night game available, I made what is now the familiar journey by bus from the City Centre to the bus stop across the road on Emmet Road, to experience a match night in Inchicore for the first time. A glance through the programme reveals that Brian Kerr was the manager at the time, Pat Dolan was Chief Executive and the Pats squad included plenty of names that are well known to me now but weren’t back then – among them, Keith Long, Johnny McDonnell, Eddie Gormley, Paul Osam, Trevor Croly and Liam Buckley. But there is one other name in the Pats squad, who requires a special mention - a man who played in the game that night, and a man who is responsible for attracting my attention towards St Patrick’s Athletic, and establishing them as my League of Ireland favourites. Back in the late 1980s I lived in London for a few years, and having settled in Wimbledon, I began following the local team. At that time, Wimbledon FC were infamously known as the “Crazy Gang” and for a five-year period I was there watching all the big games as they upset illustrious opponents on their way to finishing in the top half of the old English Division One, and winning the FA Cup in 1988. I had a number of favourite players during that period and one of them was Paul McGee. He arrived at Plough
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Lane fairly unheralded, joining after a brief spell at Colchester United, but he soon became a firm favourite of the fans, mainly because he was a fairly diminutive figure but was a ferocious competitor who gave 100% for the cause. Probably his most famous moment arrived on his 21st birthday, when he scored a cracking goal against Arsenal at Highbury, that eventually earned Wimbledon a draw in a result that severely dented the Gunners’ title hopes. I left London to move back up to the North of England towards the end of Paul’s best season at Wimbledon, the 1990–91 season, when he was Wimbledon's second highest scorer in the league with six goals. From then until that November evening in 1996 in Richmond Park, I had lost track of Paul’s career, but as soon as I saw him run out on to the pitch in a red and white jersey, on the spot I decided that I was not going to be a neutral on the night – I was supporting the Saints, as they were fielding one of my favourite players from the previous decade, who I had enjoyed watching many times in the blue of Wimbledon. The game itself ended in a 2-1 win for Home Farm Everton, but none the less, my interest in following the Saints had begun. Bringing the story up to date, just after coming across the programme from 1996 around Christmas-time, I began reading a newly published book by Damian Lawlor called “When the World Stops Watching: Life After the Game”, one of the books on my Christmas list.
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Ronan O’Flaherty @iantemplemanloi The book, which is a compelling read, tells the stories of sixteen Irish sports stars, and how they adjusted to normal life after retirement from playing at the top level of their chosen sports. Among those featured are Tommy Bowe, Paul Carberry, Niall Quinn – and Paul McGee. I naturally turned to that story first of all, for obvious reasons - but Paul’s story of life after retirement from professional football wasn’t quite what I had expected. As I read on, I was to find out that Paul’s career in England came pretty much to a halt shortly after I left London. His performances for Wimbledon had alerted the manager who originally signed him, Bobby Gould, who had then moved to take at Coventry City, and a £2.5 million transfer was agreed. Paul called into the Wimbledon training ground to say his farewells, and fatefully decided to take part in one last training session before travelling up to Coventry for a medical. About 20 minutes into the session, he fell awkwardly after challenging for a cross – and suffered an injury that would affect his career from that moment onwards. He was rushed to hospital, an operation was needed, and the move to Coventry was cancelled. As he lay in his hospital bed on the day of his operation, a letter arrived for him – it was from Jack Charlton, calling him up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the first time. But fate had decreed Paul would never be able to add any senior appearances for the Republic to the Under 21 caps he had earned. The recovery from his injury was long and torturous, and although he remained on Wimbledon’s books for several years, he never played regularly in the first team again. He came back home to Ireland, had a spell at Linfield, and then after coming south to join Bohemians, he
made the trip across the city to Richmond Park, where he made 13 appearances in the red and white. After dropping into the Leinster Senior League to finish his playing career, he worked in different jobs, but life was becoming more difficult. In 2011, he contemplated taking his own life, only to be saved by a friend who had followed him home from a meeting in the pub and who had been concerned about Paul’s state of mind. Happily, the story ends on a more upbeat note as we are told that Paul has got his life back on track, now works as a courier and is also involved in working for the suicideprevention charity Pieta House. Where previously it was hard to talk about his career, he now enjoys sharing stories from his time as a professional footballer, which is good to hear. It was a sobering read none the less, and one which I hadn’t expected when I started on the story. At the same time it made me reflect on my own experience of watching Paul McGee in his playing days, and how easily hopes and dreams can be shattered in one life-defining moment. It is very sad, to say the least, that Paul’s playing career ended in such a heartbreaking way and left him with so many thoughts about what might have been, while at the same time I got a lot of pleasure out of watching him. It may never be possible, but one day I would like to meet Paul, and shake him by the hand. I’d like to tell him in person about the enjoyment he gave me while I watched him play for Wimbledon all those years ago, but more than that, about his appearance in a Pats jersey on that November evening in 1996. It was
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his presence that attracted me to follow the club, and have done ever since, and for that I am indebted to him. It’s a strange quirk of life that the paths we end up taking can often be shaped by chance encounters. We can start journeys at different times and places, but when we encounter others, we end up sharing moments, events and experiences. Paul McGee only made 13 appearances for St Patrick’s Athletic, but I will be eternally grateful that one of them happened to be on the night that I turned up to watch a game at Richmond Park for the first time. It maybe wasn’t a game that will live long in Paul’s memory – but it’s certainly one that I will never forget. It’s taken me longer than it should have done to say this – thank you Paul.
Any views expressed in this article are the contributor's own.
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Player Apps & Goals 2021 League of Ireland
FAI Cup
Total
Start
Sub
App
Goals
Start
Sub
App
Goals
Start
Sub
App
Goals
Vítězslav Jaroš
11
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
11
0
John Mountney
9
2
11
1
0
0
0
0
9
2
11
1
Ian Bermingham
8
2
10
1
0
0
0
0
8
2
10
1
Sam Bone
9
0
9
1
0
0
0
0
9
0
9
1
Lee Desmond
11
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
11
0
Jamie Lennon
0
10
1
11
0
0
0
0
0
10
1
11
Robbie Benson
5
1
6
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
6
1
Chris Forrester
11
0
11
3
0
0
0
0
11
0
11
3
Nahum Melvin-Lambert
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Ronan Coughlan
9
1
10
3
0
0
0
0
9
1
10
3
Jason McClellend
2
4
6
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
0
10
1
11
1
0
0
0
0
10
1
11
1
Paddy Barrett
5
2
7
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
7
0
Billy King
8
2
10
1
0
0
0
0
8
2
10
1
Alfie Lewis
3
4
7
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
7
0
Darragh Burns
3
3
6
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
2
Ben McCormack
1
5
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
0
Shane Griffin
4
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
6
0
Barry Murphy
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Josh Keeley
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cian Kelly
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kian Corbally
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Daniel Norris
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jamie Whelan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Own Goal
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Matty Smith
PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Shamrock Rovers
11
8
3
0
19
7
12
27
W W W W
LAST 5 MATCHES
2
St Patrick’s Athletic
11
6
3
2
16
9
7
21
W W
D
L
L
3
Sligo Rovers
10
5
4
1
12
7
5
19
W
L
D
D
W
4
Drogheda United
11
4
4
3
21
10
11
16
L
D
D
W W
5
Finn Harps
11
4
3
4
9
14
-5
15
L
L
W
L
6
Bohemians
11
4
2
5
14
12
2
14
L
L
D
W W
D
D
7
Dundalk
11
2
5
4
13
13
0
11
W W
D
L
D
8
Derry City
11
2
4
5
9
15
-6
10
W W
L
D
D
9
Longford Town
11
1
4
6
8
18
-10
7
L
L
D
D
L
10
2
0
8
5
21
-16
6
L
W
L
L
L
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Results & Lineouts 2021 Date
Opposition
Venue Comp Score
Fri 19 Mar
Shamrock Rovers
Away
Series 1
1-1
Jaroš
Mountney
Griffin
Desmond
Barrett
Lennon
King
Sat 27 Mar
Drogheda Utd
Home Series 2
2-1
Jaroš
Mountney
Griffin
Desmond
Bone
Lennon
McClelland
Sat 03 Apr
Bohemians
Away
Series 3
1-0
Jaroš
Mountney
Bermingham
Desmond
Bone
Lennon
Burns
Fri 09 Apr
Derry City
Home Series 4
2-0
Jaroš
Mountney
Bermingham
Desmond
Bone
Lennon
King
Sat 17 Apr
Dundalk
Away
Series 5
1-1
Jaroš
Mountney
Bermingham
Desmond
Bone
Lennon
McClelland
Tue 20 Apr
Waterford
Home Series 6
1-0
Jaroš
Griffin
Bermingham
Desmond
Barrett
Lewis
McCormack
Fri 23 Apr
Finn Harps
Away
Series 7
2-0
Jaroš
Mountney
Bermingham
Desmond
Bone
Barrett
Lennon
Fri 30 Apr
Longford Town
Home Series 8
3-0
Jaroš
Griffin
Barrett
Desmond
Bone
Lennon
Burns
Mon 03 May
Sligo Rovers
Away
Series 9
1-1
Jaroš
Mountney
Bermingham 1
Desmond
Bone
Barrett
Lennon
Sat 08 May
Shamrock Rovers
Home Series 10
1-2
Jaroš
Mountney
Bermingham
Desmond
Bone
Lennon
King
Fri 14 May
Drogheda Utd
Away
Series 11
1-3
Jaroš
Mountney
Bermingham
Desmond
Bone
Lennon
King
Fri 21 May
Bohemians
Home Series 12
0-1
Mon 24 May
Derry City
Away
Series 13
0-1
Fri 28 May
Dundalk
Home Series 14
0-1
Sat 12 June
Longford Town
Away
Series 15
0-1
Fri 18 June
Sligo Rovers
Home Series 16
0-1
Mon 21 June Finn Harps
Home Series 17
0-1
Fri 25 June
Waterford
Away
Series 18
0-1
Fri 02 July
Bohemians
Away
Series 19
0-1
Fri 09 July
Derry City
Home Series 20
0-1
Fri 16 July
Drogheda Utd
Home Series 21
0-1
Fri 30 July
Shamrock Rovers
Away
Series 22
0-1
Fri 06 Aug
Dundalk
Away
Series 23
0-1
Fri 13 Aug
Waterford
Home Series 24
0-1
Fri 20 Aug
Finn Harps
Away
Series 25
0-1
Fri 03 Sept
Longford Town
Home Series 26
0-1
Sat 11 Sept
Sligo Rovers
Away
Series 27
0-1
Fri 24 Sept
Shamrock Rovers
Home Series 28
0-1
Fri 01 Oct
Drogheda Utd
Away
Series 29
0-1
Fri 08 Oct
Bohemians
Home Series 30
0-1
Fri 15 Oct
Derry City
Away
Series 31
0-1
Mon 25 Oct
Dundalk
Home Series 32
0-1
Sat 30 Oct
Longford Town
Away
Series 33
0-1
Fri 05 Nov
Sligo Rovers
Home Series 34
0-1
Fri 12 Nov
Finn Harps
Home Series 35
0-1
Fri 19 Nov
Waterford
Away
Series 36
0-1
Starting XI
Chris
Extra.ie FAI Cup Dates
EA Sports Cup
1st Round - Week Ending 25th July
The 2021 edition of the EA Sports Cup has been cancelled
2nd Round - Week Ending 29th August
1
Quarter Finals - Week Ending 19th September Semi-Finals - Week Ending 24th October Final - Week Ending November 28th
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League
FAI Cup
1st Sub
2nd Sub 3rd Sub
4th Sub
5th Sub 1 Goals Scored
P Penalty OG Own Goal For
* Own Goal
Yellow Card
Red Card
Substitutes Benson
Coughlan
Forrester
Smith
McClelland
Bone
Bermingham
Benson
Coughlan 1
Forrester
Smith
Bermingham
Burns
King
Coughlan 1
Forrester
Smith
Barrett
McClelland
Coughlan
Forrester
Smith
Burns
McClelland
Benson
Coughlan
Forrester
Smith
Barrett
King
Coughlan
Forrester
Burns
Coughlan
Forrester
Smith
Benson Benson
King
1
1
Lewis
King
Forrester
King
Coughlan
Forrester
Lewis
Coughlan
Forrester
Lewis
Coughlan
Forrester
2
1
Burns
Kelly
McCormack
Melvin-Lambert
Murphy
Keeley
Corbally
Lewis
McCormack
Melvin-Lambert
Murphy
Keeley
King
Corbally
Lewis
McCormack
Melvin-Lambert
Murphy
Keeley
Lewis
Melvin-Lambert
Barrett
McCormack
Corbally
Murphy
Keeley
King
Lewis
Corbally
Burns
McCormack
Melvin-Lambert
Murphy
Keeley
1 Benson
Mountney
Smith
Lennon
Bone
Corbally
Melvin-Lambert
Murphy
Keeley
1 Lewis
Griffin
McCormack
Corbally
Burns
Norris
Melvin-Lambert
Keeley
1
1
Smith
Coughlan 1
Mountney
Bermingham
McCormack
Corbally
Norris
Melvin-Lambert
Murphy
Smith
Burns
Lewis
McCormack
Corbally
Griffin
Norris
Melvin-Lambert
Murphy
Smith
Griffin
McClelland
McCormack
Melvin-Lambert
Norris
Corbally
Murphy
Keeley
Smith
McCormack
Barrett
Benson
Griffin
Corbally
Norris
Murphy
Melvin-Lambert 1
Keeley
s Forrester’s strike flies past Alan Mannus to put the Saints ahead against Rovers.
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