The Saint (Vol 34 #1)

2022 Premier Division • Vol. 34 • No. 01 • €4.00

Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8 • KO:7.45PM

VERSUS

Fri 25 Feb 2022

Fri 04 Mar 2022

Eoin Doyle

Editorial

Ronan O’Flaherty

Ruairi Kavanagh

@stpatsprogramme

Good Evening Welcome along to Richmond Park for the first game of the 2022 season, and you hold in your hands the first printed copy of The Saint for almost exactly years. It's great to have it back in its traditional format, and we will continue to publish it digitally too. In fact, our best ever issues were produced in the digital realm, and we have had to cut back on pagination to physically produce the programme on a cost effective basis, but I'm sure there is still plenty in these pages for you to enjoy. Great to be working with Joe O'Rourke on design and the rest of the programme team again.

After such a dramatic, and rewarding, end to the 2021 season, we enjoyed (and at times endured) a very eventful off season with plenty of departures and arrivals. Most notably on the managerial front. I'd like to welcome Tim Clancy to Richmond Park, and early signs are indeed providing reassurance that we have a very capable management team in our dugout. We

also have a host of new players, and a significant percentage of familiar faces, wo thr balance feels about right as we look into an exciting season, both at home and abroad. Last week's win over Shels was very satisfactory, with great displays all over the pitch. It's great to see Christ Forrester running games in the centre of the park, wearing the armband when required with authority. It's great to see Chris playing the game with a smile on his face, and his loyalty to the club, and commitment to what makes St Patrick's Athletic special is very evident.

Anyway, let's enjoy tonight's game (and the game against Shamrock Rovers as this is a double edition), it's only the start of a long journey. Buckle up, it's going to be exciting, and The Saint will be with you every step of the way.

All the best, Ruairi Kavanagh Editor The Saint

Contents 11 Dodge’s Data!

22 A View from Afar

15 Pensive Points

25 Pats from the Past

16 One Cap Irish Players

32 Eurozone

18 Oh my Word!

34 Club History

Programme Production Editor Ruairi Kavanagh

Design Joe O’Rourke

Photography Sportsfile & Inpho

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Saints v Sligo Rovers St Patrick’s Athletic Manager:

Fáilte Tá áthas orainn fáilte a chur roimh an mbainistíocht, imreoirí agus lucht tacaíochta Chlub Pheile Ruagairí Na Shligigh go Phairc Richmond anocht

Tim Clancy

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Asst Manager: Jon Daly

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Welcome We are pleased to welcome the management, players and supporters of Sligo Rovers Football Club to Richmond Park tonight.

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Sligo Rovers

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Half-Time

Assistant 1 Dermot Broughton

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Assistant 2 Darren Carey

4th Official John McLoughlin

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President’s Welcome Tom O’Mahony

@jimmyedwards41

Good Evening Good evening and a very warm welcome back to Richmond Park. It's almost two years since you've been able to enjoy the ritual of leafing through the printed programme as you wait for the match to start, so I hope you'll enjoy the experience once again. I must compliment Ruairi, Joe and the team on the very high quality of the digital version but it's great to be able to reestablish this important part of the matchday experience.

This programme covers our first two home games and what games they are, with both of the other members of last season's top three coming to test our 2022 credentials. I welcome the players, officials and supporters of both Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers.

There is a genuine sense of optimism around our league as the new season gets underway. The deprivations of the last two years have made people realise just how much they miss football when they can't access it, and, like other clubs, we've seen a big jump in season ticket sales.

Our season opener away to Shelbourne felt like a throwback to the golden days of the Pats-Shels rivalry twenty years ago, with a sold-out stadium, ticket touts on Richmond Road and a gripping encounter that was a good bit closer than the 3-0 scoreline suggests.

Since my last set of programme notes, we've had an eventful time on and off the pitch. The FAI Cup Final was a wonderful occasion, our team and our fans did the club proud, and the excitement was nailbiting to the very last kick of the ball.

Some subsequent events won't be commented on here, but we are very happy to have Tim Clancy and Jon Daly on board and I'm sure that supporters have been impressed with the squad they have assembled and the performances to date.

We also saw change in our Community Programme, with the departure of Dave Morrissey to a new role with Dublin City Council. We were overwhelmed by the quality of applicants to replace Dave, and after a very close competition we were very happy to appoint Niall Cully to the post. We thank Dave for a superb job over the last four years and wish Niall every success in the role. We've also ventured into new territory for an Irish club, working with the Pakistani authorities and an international sports agency in their efforts to improve the game in that country, including through offering young players the opportunity to spend time in our Academy. This in turn has seen the beginning of a relationship between the club and the Pakistani community in Ireland which we hope will develop over time.

As close seasons go, it's fair to say it has been a busy one. I'm convinced that we're going in the right direction, both on and off the pitch, and I believe you'll see the proof of that this season.

In the meantime, enjoy the football!

Tom O'Mahony President St Patrick's Athletic FC

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The Dugout

Ronan O’Flaherty

Tim Clancy

Welcome to Richmond Park for our first home game of the 2022 Premier Division campaign.

Allow me to start by saying it is an honour to be the manager of St Patrick's Athletic. I was grateful to be given the opportunity by one of the biggest clubs in the country and this is a night myself, the players and the staff have been looking forward to for weeks.

There is a strong squad of players here at St Pat's and we feel we are a match for any team in the division. Since the end of last season, there have been plenty of comings and goings and the aim is to bed the new lads in as quickly as possible, which has been working out well. Our options have been bolstered in recent days with the return of Ronan Coughlan to training, while Paddy Barrett isn't too far away either.

Jon Daly has come in as my assistant, which I'm very happy about. Myself and Jon came up against each other during our playing days in Scotland and we subsequently did our A Licence together. He is a great addition to the club and the players will benefit immensely from his contribution. I also feel fortunate to have people of such high calibre here, including

Alan Mathews, Sean O'Connor, Pat Jennings, Sam Rice, Chris Colburn and Christy O'Neill.

We go into this evening's game against Sligo Rovers on the back of a very encouraging 3-0 victory over Shelbourne on the opening night of the season.

After losing the President's Cup on penalties the previous week – a game we were unfortunate not to win – we were confident the team would put in another good shift at Tolka Park.

There was a great buzz around the occasion last Friday, with the Damien Duff factor obviously playing a part in that. But derbies are always big occasions and we were just delighted to get off to a winning start.

All three goals were outstanding in different ways and there was much to enthuse over in our overall play, particularly going forward. That said, it wasn't a perfect performance – there's no such thing – and we identified a number of areas to work on in training.

Sligo Rovers had a very good season last year, finishing third, so opponents don't come much stronger in this league. Their

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manager, Liam Buckley, is no stranger to these parts having enjoyed two successful spells as manager of St Pat's. I would like to extend a warm welcome to Liam, his players and everyone connected with Rovers in attendance.

There is nothing quite like 7.45pm on a Friday under the floodlights. All the hard graft you put in on the training ground is geared towards these nights. As a player, I always enjoyed coming to Richmond Park. It is compact and atmospheric, which we will look to use to our advantage.

The travelling support in Drumcondra last week and Tallaght a fortnight ago was outstanding. The 900-or-so who cheered the team on in Tolka Park, on a bitterly cold night, really made their presence felt and we look forward to more of that this evening. We know it takes positive results to entice the crowds back every week and that is at the forefront of our thoughts ahead of tonight's encounter.

Enjoy the match, Tim Clancy

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Josh Keeley

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Joe Redmond

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Jamie Lennon

O’Mahoney Family

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Finance Solutions

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Jason McClelland

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The Clock

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Billy King

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Darragh Burns

Thompson Solicitors

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Dodge’s Data!Ronan O’Flaherty John Owens

@seidodge

LEAGUE RECORD V SLIGO ROVERS HOME GAMES

AWAY GAMES

TOTAL GAMES

15

41

26 27

75 44

77

152

71

16 40

24 147

GOALS

79

104

GOALS

113

251

GOALS

192

LAST 10 GAMES BETWEEN THE CLUBS 05 Nov 2021

Richmond Park

League

0-3

10 Sep 2021

Showgrounds

League

0-2

18 Jun 2021

Richmond Park

League

2-0

M Smith, R Coughlan (p)

03 May 2021

Showgrounds

League

1-1

I Bermingham

12 Sep 2020

Richmond Park

League

0-0

21 Feb 2020

Showgrounds

League

2-0

R Hale, C Forrester

16 Aug 2019

Richmond Park

League

2-1

G McAuley, D Webster

08 June 2019

Showgrounds

League

1-1

K Toner

19 Apr 2019

Richmond Park

League

2-1

C Forrester, M Drennan (p)

22 Feb 2019

Showgrounds

League

1-0

M Drennan

FEBRUARY

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ON THIS DAY - LAST 5 GAMES 2019

Richmond Park

LOI

Finn Harps

0-0

2013

Richmond Park

LSC R1

Bangor Celtic

3-1

K Browne 2, S Gannon

1996

Showgrounds

LOI

Sligo Rovers

1-1

D Campbell

1990

Terryland Park

LOI

Galway United

1-1

M Ennis

1979

Richmond Park

LOI

Waterford

3-0

D Carty, P Doyle, J Jameson

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Quiz Time Kieran Coughlan

1 Former Saint Aidan Keena left which Scottish club in January before signing for Sligo?

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Who are the six Frenchmen to have scored in a Manchester Derby?

2 Paddy Barrett is a native of which county?

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Who was the only player to score 4 goals in a Premier League game last season?

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Aaron Hickey became the 4th Scottish player to score in Serie A. Name the previous 3?

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Which player scored a goal for Liverpool in a Champions League final and never played for the club again?

3 Who scored for the Saints in the penalty shootout win over Bohs in the Aviva and also scored in the penalty shootout win over Cork in a previous round?

4 In which year did Cabinteely join the league?

5 Who was the only Englishman to be sent off twice in the Premier League last season?

10 Who did Steven Gerrard replace as manager of Glasgow Rangers?

Answers Q.10 Graham Murty.

Joe Jordan, Denis Law, Graham Souness. Q.9 Vladimir smicer.

Louis Saha, Paul Pogba, Nicklas Anelka. Q.7 Son Heung Min. Q.8 Q.5 Lewis Dunk. Q.6 Eric Cantona, Anthony Martial, Samir Nasri, Q.1 Falkirk. Q.2 Waterford. Q.3 Jason McClelland. Q.4. 2016.

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Ronan O’Flaherty Opposition Watch Paul Maguire

@PaulGoS

Most of the coverage Sligo

Division and any faint hopes of a

to LOI watchers – Will Fitzgerald

received in the media during the

title challenge evaporate in the

played 35 games for Derry last

close season has been focused

space of a few weeks.

season while Paddy Kirk was one of the few stand-outs in a

on the departures of two their most influential performers from

With the postponement of their

Longford Town team which

last season, John Mahon and

opening game last Friday,

struggled in 2021, Karl

Johnny Kenny, both of whom

tonights match is Sligo's first

O’Sullivan arrived from Finn

were snapped up by clubs from

league game this season which

Harps and is a typical technically

the Scottish Premiership but

may cause some trepidation

gifted Bucko-type player and

Liam Buckley’s side will still be

among their fans as remarkably

Pats fans will also be familiar

looking to finish in the all-

they haven’t won their season

with their acquisition from

important European places for a

opener since 2014 when they

Falkirk – Aidan Keena. A couple

third year in a row. The Bit O’

beat Athlone 2-1 nevertheless

of the more intriguing signings

Red will also be determined to

Bucko is raring to go despite

this year are the arrival of a

put in a better performance on

two difficult ties in a matter of

couple of New Zealanders to

the European stage this time

days (Sligo visit the Brandywell

the Showgrounds. Defender

around, having been eliminated

on Monday) “It is great to get to

Nando Pijnaker whose previous

tamely at the first hurdle last

the point where the season is

clubs include Grasshopper of

season by FH of Iceland. That

about to begin. Pre-season has

Switzerland and Helsingor in

exit seemed to be the catalyst

involved a lot of hard work and

Denmark and striker Max Mata

for a serious downturn in form

commitment from the players.

an under-20 international who

that saw Sligo beaten in the FAI

“It’s a period of trying to be as

joins from Real Monarchs in the

Cup by Cork City of the First

best prepared as you can for the

US.

first game and the next nine months that come with it. It’s

As with all Liam Buckley teams

only the competitive matches

we know they will play a good

that truly bring you on and test

fluid brand of football but will

you.” he told Sligo's website

have the likes of Greg Bolger

adding that “I’ve been

policing the centre of the park

delighted with the players

and in Ed McGinty they have

we’ve retained here. They’ve

one of the best keepers in the

done fantastically well and now

league. While a title charge may

we’ve brought in some new

be beyond them they should be

faces who we also feel are

in the hunt for one of those all-

driven and ambitious and want

important European spots come

to bring us forward again.

the end of the season.

That’s the challenge and one Liam Buckley

that excites us all.” Speaking of new faces, some will be familiar

Any views expressed in this article are the contributor's own.

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Pensive PointsRonan O’Flaherty Jimmy Edwards

@jimmyedwards41

Good Evening All, Welcome back to Richmond for the start of another season of hopefully great night’s with plenty of excitement and wins this season.

Let’s make our home games count, make

Stephen Bradley was fulsome in his praise when

Richmond a fortress with plenty of noise and

he said Pats were very good and the better team

colour from our great fans that our own players

on the night. I think we have a superb young

will look forward to playing in front of each week.

manager in Tim Clancy that wants to play attractive, aggressive, high-energy football and

As this is a double edition, welcome first of all to

we are going to have exciting times with Tim at

our good friend Liam Buckley and all from Sligo

the helm. Jon Daly is a great appointment to

Rovers for our first home game (25/2/22) and also

bring in as Tim’s assistant as Jon has played and

to Stephen Bradley and all from Shamrock Rovers

coached at a very high level. We have made some

for our second home game (4/3/22). It will no

really exciting signings, which I will go into in

doubt take a number of weeks before the league

future editions, but the capture of Eoin Doyle has

table takes shape but I don’t think anyone will

been eye catching to say the least. I was both sad

disagree that both Sligo and Rovers will be nearer

and delighted that James Abankwah sealed his

the top end of the table fighting it out for honours

brilliant move to Udinese in Italy, sad because his

this season so both of these games are two tough

time with us is ticking down but delighted for

opening home fixtures for us.

James that he has the chance to go and play in

But we also hope to be up there in that group slugging it out as the season progresses. Rovers have been the best team in the league for the last couple of years and in all truth they won the league almost too easily the last 2 years. The games between ourselves and Rovers were close

one of the best leagues in the world. So let’s enjoy him while we can. Let’s hope this season brings brilliant nights that will culminate in more silverware to add to the brilliant memories we have of beating Boh’s in The FAI Cup final last November.

run affairs where late goals decided most of them

Enjoy the games,

in Rovers favour. I must say I was very impressed

Up the Saints,

with how we kept the ball down and played in the

Jimmy

President's Cup final away to Rovers in horrendous weather conditions with only narrowly losing out on penalties after having the majority of possession and chances on the night.

Any views expressed in this article are the contributor's own.

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One Cap Irish players Seán Creedon I don’t have the exact number,

didn’t win a second cap.

Charlie, who played for

but it’s close to 100, the

Goalkeeper Frank Collins from

Brideville, won his solitary cap

number of players over the

Jacobs, Alec Kirkland of

in a 1-1 draw against Spain in

past 96 the years who have

Shamrock Rovers, Tommy

Barcelona in April 1931. I

won one Irish senior cap and

Muldoon of Aston Villa and

reckon it’s a game he never

never got to wear the green

Christy Martin who played for a

forgot as the attendance at the

jersey again.

Scottish club named Bo’ness

Mountjuich Stadium was as

United, were gone by the time

given as 100,000. Mature

Up until 1934 we had only one

we played out next game

readers may remember that

international in each calendar

against Belgium in February

Charlie was the father of

year and players didn’t have an

1928.

showband singer Eileen Reid.

games. Or in one case it was a

Boe’ness is a town in the

Here at St Pat’s we have had a

question of being in the right

Falkirk Council area and is

few one cap connections.

place at the right time.

short for Borrowstounness; it’s

Former CEO Richard Sadlier

located on the nose of land

won his only cap in a friendly

Our first ever international

jutting into the Firth of Forth.

against Russia at Lansdowne

under the auspices of the FAI

They played in the Scottish

Road in February 2002.

was a 3-0 defeat to Italy in

League from 1921 to 1932.

Richard, who was playing with

opportunity to play many

Turin in March 1926.

Millwall at that time, replaced Another interesting one-cap

Robbie Keane after 71 minutes.

Four of the players who played

international in the early days

Sadlier was included in the

in our first home international

of the FAI was Charlie Reid.

official World Cup squad

against Italy in April 1927

photograph, but a hip injury ended his international career.

Back in 1962 goalkeeper Dinny Lowry, then with the Saints, won his solitary cap in a friendly against Austria at Dalymount Park. Alan Kelly was injured making a save from Hof after 23 minutes, but in doing so, landed on his head and was concussed. So Lowry was called from the bench and it wasn’t really a game to remember for the new keeper

Joe Lapira’s solitary appearance for the Boys in Green v Ecuador in the Giants Stadium, New Jersey, 2007.

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as we lost 3-2.

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Other goalkeepers in the ‘one-

Murphy (Bohemians) and

cap’ club include: Willie Hayes

Peter Eccles (Shamrock

and Kevin Fitzpatrick from

Rovers), who played in Jack

Limerick, Maurice Swan, Mick

Charlton’s second game in

Smyth, Kelham O’Hanlon and

charge against Uruguay in

Keith Branagan.

April 1986.

In 2007 Joe Lapira was a

Austin Hayes (RIP) was

student at Notre Dame

capped against Denmark in

University and qualified for The

May 1979 and Paul Butler

Republic through his Irish-born

played half a game against

mother. Somehow Steven

the Czech Republic in 2000.

Staunton got stuck with giving

Waterford-born Jim Goodwin,

Lapira his debut as a late sub

who is now manager of

for Daryl Murphy in the 1-1

Aberdeen, won his solitary

draw Ecuador at the Giant’s

Irish cap against Finland in

Stadium, New Jersey in May

2002.

2007.

Owen Coyle - lone cap earned versus Netherlands in April 1994.

November 1956, but was never capped again. The game

Tallaght native Michael Doyle,

against Germany was a friendly

Down through the years

who has made over 800

and our next game was a

League of Ireland players

English League appearances,

World Cup qualifier against

never got much of a look in at

got seven minutes of interna-

England at Wembley six

international level, but when

tional football as a late sub for

months later when some of the

Liam Tuohy took over from

Andy Reid against Holland in

more established players

Mick Meagan as manager in

2004. Mike Milligan and Denis

returned.

1971 he used ten League of

Irwin were colleagues at

Ireland players and a former

Oldham Athletic and Milligan

Now can you name the six

LOI player Paddy Mulligan,

replaced the Corkman to win

former Irish internationals who

then with Chelsea, for the

his solitary cap against the US

have gone on to manage

European Championship game

in 1992. Anybody remember

teams in the Premier League?

against Austria in Linz.

strikers Mickey Evans or Jon

There’s Joe Kinnear, David

Macken, all one cap men.

O’Leary, Mick McCarthy, Roy

We lost 6-0 and two of the

Keane and Chris Hughton. The

players involved that day Mick

I suppose the unluckiest

sixth is Scottish-born Owen

Kearin of Shamrock Rovers and

member of the ‘one cap’ club

Coyle, who won his solitary cap

Shelbourne’s Mick Gannon

was Jimmy ‘Maxi’ McCann of

against Holland in April 1994,

didn’t feature again. Other

Shamrock Rovers. Maxi scored

replacing another Scottish-

League of Ireland players who

in his debut, a 3-0 win over

born striker Tommy Coyne.

won one cap include Barry

West Germany at Dalymount in

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Oh My Word!

Ronan O’Flaherty

Something is happening. More people are following the floodlights.

The signs were there before the pandemic. The Irish public had started waking up to what was on their doorstep. An environment conducive to positive change had finally emerged. As the rich clubs in the biggest leagues have become detached from their local communities, clubs in this country have actively become more immersed in theirs.

It is nearly three months to the day – what a day – that 37,126 congregated at Lansdowne Road. St Patrick's and Bohemians received precious little assistance in the promotion of the match and yet they pulled in the biggest FAI Cup final attendance since 1968. Next time, with just a little bit of help spreading the word, the final will be a sellout.

The President's Cup is viewed by many as little more than a glorified pre-season friendly. In previous years, it has barely registered. The latest instalment, at Tallaght Stadium two weeks ago, drew a crowd of 5,426 – a record.

The attendance of 4,150 at Tolka Park for the season opener last Friday was the latest indication of how far we have come. Had there been room for more, that figure would have been bigger. On the same evening, 5,232 punters paid in to see Shamrock Rovers versus UCD. It all points to a growing appetite for live football.

Tolka Park is no longer the jewel in the crown. The Ballybough End has been downgraded from a stand to a terrace, while the Drumcondra Stand is no longer deemed safe to house spectators. The Riverside Stand is still in operation, but at a vastly reduced capacity.

Until recently, Tolka was condemned. The clock was ticking down to the arrival of the bulldozers on Richmond Road. With no incentive to carry out work, or even just maintain the ground, it fell into disrepair. That was then.

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This is now. An awakening-of-sorts has happened and the Shelbourne board is fighting hard to retain the famous old venue. We wish them well in their endeavours. This is bigger than any one club. Our league has already lost too many grounds.

Not so long ago, pressure was quietly but intensely being placed on St Patrick's Athletic to groundshare with Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium. The Pat's For Richmond group played an important role in ensuring this never happened, as did the arrival of Garrett Kelleher as club owner.

We can relate to Shels' current plight. In the same way that St Patrick's didn't want to play second fiddle to Rovers in Tallaght Stadium, Shelbourne have no desire to be considered the secondary act to Bohemians at the traditional home of Irish football.

There has been bad blood between St Patrick's and Shels in the past. The kind of bad blood that is not worth revisiting on these pages. Last Friday felt like a trip to Tolka pre-2002. It was fun again. The live cameras were rolling and “Sold out” signs adorned the turnstile gates.

Away fans congregated in the Ballybough End. On the day when Storm Eunice raged, it seemed an inhospitable act to make your visitors stand for two-plus hours on a cement mound completely open to the elements. Mercifully, warmth was provided by Darragh Burns' breathtaking goal.

By the time Jason McClelland put the finishing touch to a well-worked move, the insulation provided by the embrace of visiting supporters kept the biting cold away. Earlier, Mark Doyle had glided up the pitch before slotting home. No wonder Tim Clancy was so keen to bring him with him.

Any 3-0 win is a good win. A 3-0 victory away to a

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@ronanoflaherty Dublin rival on the first night of the season is extra-special. And it could have been more.

Chris Forrester, outstanding throughout, stung the palms of Lewis Webb. Before that, Billy King found the upright from all of 30 yards.

It was a memorable night for the Saints on a night when so much of the narrative seemed to revolve around Damien Duff. Duffer's postmatch interview was a curious one, as he chose not to credit his opponents with a deserved victory. Such interviews are, understandably, difficult things for some managers. Emotions are running high and the right words can prove inaccessible. We hope this was the case and that, upon closer inspection of the game later that night, his take on proceedings was altered, and perhaps more humble.

Earlier on Friday, Shelbourne officially pulled out of the plan to groundshare with Bohemians.

What that now means for Dalymount Park is unclear but, unlike Tolka, it isn't under threat of demolition.

Shelbourne's request to purchase the ground from Dublin City Council has been met with a positive response. However, the financial responsibility associated with seeing through such a request is daunting, as outlined by the Council's statement.

It said: "Dublin City Council has agreed in good faith to examine the proposal in detail and will reconvene meetings with the board of Shelbourne FC when further detail has been provided, which is expected to be received from Shelbourne FC within the next two weeks. The City Council will then carry out its due diligence on the proposal.

"Dublin City Council bought out the legal interests of various parties in both Dalymount and Tolka Park in 2016 as part of its strategic plan to develop a municipal stadium at Dalymount Park to ensure the viability of League of Ireland football on the northside of Dublin.

"Since acquiring both grounds, significant costs have been incurred by the City Council on an

annual basis to ensure that both stadiums meet the required League of Ireland stadium certification.

"The City Council is willing to examine the proposal. However, it would be based on a cost recovery model for expenditure incurred by the City Council and a firm commitment from Shelbourne FC that Tolka Park can be re-developed in a reasonable period and that adequate finance is in place. We understand that the proposals will have no financial implications for either the City Council or the State."

It's a financial challenge the likes of which no Irish football club has ever seen through.

Whether they manage to save Tolka Park remains to be seen. The money involved is sobering. Twenty years ago, we might have had a different take on it all. But this is 2022, not 2002. We have all grown up.

Any views expressed in this article are the contributor's own.

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Patron Saints Dear Patron...

What a season we had in 2021, 2nd in the league and that unforgettable penalty shootout win in a packed Aviva for our 4th ever FAI cup win. Hopefully we can match or improve on that this year.

We all wish Tim Clancy and his management team and the new squad the best for this coming year and we hope that you realise that all Patron Saints play a big part in the continuing development of the club.

The season started early for the committee with 3 committee meetings so far and we also had a very productive one with Anthony Delaney in the club last week – we plan to do this at least once a quarter.

At the meeting we were told that, unfortunately, the work on the Camac toilets has been delayed but the club are working on getting this done asap The Patron Saints hope to organise more events this year and become more interactive with all Patron Saints and with this in mind we ask you to keep an eye on your E-mails and Patron Saints and Club social media platforms to be informed about forthcoming events.

The first event to look out for is the raffle of last years sponsored players jersey. The Patron Saints sponsored Alfie Lewis last year

and the raffle will take place next week if all goes to plan. The Patrons would also like to announce that we are sponsoring a young, up and coming player in the form of Adam Murphy this year and hope he has a good season.

As you are aware Away Tickets to Dublin Derbies will be in short supply this year and we wish to confirm that all Patron Saints that are not Season Ticket holders will be included in pre-sale ticket releases so again keep an eye on your email.

As an aside if your Season Ticket was bought as a present, the pre-sale email may go to the person that purchased the ticket and not the bearer of the Season Ticket.

If you are not getting the pre-sale email as a Patron Saint contact us at stpatssc@gmail.com or at the Patrons desk in the club shop on match nights.

We are hoping to have a free Patrons 2022 pin badge available to all members in early March. When this comes in you can collect it at the Patrons Desk at any home match and if members are outside Ireland they can contact us and we should be able to sort out delivery by post.

Patron Saints Committee CHAIRPERSON

VICE CHAIRPERSON

TREASURER

SECRETARY

Liam Temple

Danny Quinn

Ger Sweeney

Philip Bergin

MEDIA OFFICER

ASST MEDIA OFFICER

MEMBERSHIP SEC

ASST MEMBERSHIP SEC

Paul Maguire

Ian Walsh

Ulick O'Sullivan

Joan Stapleton

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Ronan O’Flaherty

Some other events we are hoping to organise this year include:

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PATRON SAINTS IN THE DIRECTORS BOX The Patron Saints have organised spaces in the directors box at some matches this year. This is an opportunity for all Patron Saints to view a home match in the comfort of the Directors box and partake in half time refreshment in 125. This offer will be emailed to the chosen Patrons on the week of the game and if the Patron is not available will go to the next patron on the list. If You do NOT want to take part in this offer please contact us at stpatssc@gmail.com.

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FREE RAFFLE FOR 2023 SEASON TICKET

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HOME GAME MASCOT PACKAGE

4

VOUCHERS (For the club shop and other goodies)

5

PLAYER OF THE YEAR EVENT

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SANTA IN RICHMOND (Hopefully will return this year)

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SAINTS ON A TRAIN (Overnight Stay) The Patron Saints are hoping to organise a fully guided trip to Sligo for match on Sat 14 May. Trip to include train to Sligo, overnight stay in hotel including meal and breakfast and match ticket. If you are interested in this trip that will be limited to 30 people please Email stpatssc@gmail.com ASAP as we expect places to fill up quickly.

The Patron Saints would like to wish all the best to Dave Morrissey and thank him for the Trojan work he did for the Club as Community Officer and to welcome Niall Cully to that position. We know Niall has big boots to fill but have every confidence that he will be a huge success in his new role.

Finally the Patrons are handing out Fixture Cards at the Sligo Rovers Home game on Friday 25/02/22 and if you don't get one going in they will be available from our team at the Patrons desk in the club shop before the game and at half time.

Come on the Saints!

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A View from Afar Ian Templeman

So here we are again, another season is under way and the usual hopes, expectations and anticipation we all enjoy as football fans is back with us once more.

From a personal point of view,

The halt in production resulting

Division and Women's National

I’m delighted once again to be

from fixtures being played

League”, and also that “matches

invited to share my thoughts on

behind closed doors has

will only be available through a

the footballing landscape over

become concerningly prevalent

single match pass in order to

the coming season, for what is

in various parts of the

facilitate fans who cannot attend

now my seventh season as a

footballing landscape in the UK,

any matches as well as fans

contributor to The Saint.

and it is undeniably a fact that

living overseas”. For regular

even with plenty of willing

readers of this column, you will

It’s also pleasing to be back in

volunteers ready, able and

know that as an overseas

print again, with paying

willing to provide content, the

supporter of Pats and the league

customers able to take

number of man hours involved

in general, those words are

advantage of having a copy of

in producing a match

music to my ears. At long last, it

The Saint to read as part of the

programme such as this one is

appears that my long held wish

match day experience here at

considerable. Thankfully, there

pre-pandemic of being able to

Richmond Park. Over here in

are enough of us involved in The

access football in this league

England, increasing numbers of

Saint team to ensure that the

when I wanted to looks like

clubs have been looking closely

tradition of printed programmes

being granted for the

at the issuing of programmes

continues once again this season

foreseeable future.

and once the English Football

as part of the match day

League announced a couple of

experience here at Richmond

With each Premier Division

years ago that producing a

Park, and long may that

fixture available to watch for €7,

printed match day programme

continue.

I am happy to allocate some of

was no longer mandatory, a

my hard-earned cash to pay to

number of clubs have adopted

However, for those of us not

follow Pats home and away over

the approach that an online

within striking distance of

the coming months, and I’m sure

version is sufficient. It’s even

Emmet Road, the great news is

I might dip into the occasional

worse in Scotland, where several

that it seems LOITV is here to

other non-Pats game too. At the

clubs don’t produce any

stay. At the launch of the latest

time of writing I’ve seen mention

programme at all. Covid has

version of the streaming service I

of the league’s media team

been responsible for altering

was encouraged to hear the

being involved in putting

life’s landscape in many ways,

words of League of Ireland

highlights packages together for

and sadly it could be that it has

Director Mark Scanlon, whose

social media, and if that is

begun to usher in the beginning

comments included “it is

delivered then I can assure them

of the end as far as football

obvious LOITV has been a huge

that they have one happy

programmes are concerned.

benefit to the League of Ireland

customer in the UK.

across the Premier & First

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Ronan O’Flaherty @iantemplemanloi

As far as the season ahead is concerned, there are, of course, many new faces in the red and white ranks for us to get used to in the red and white, and I am looking forward to seeing how the squad gels together and who makes the quickest and biggest impact. The one signing that did interest me more that most was that of Eoin Doyle, who joined the club from Bolton Wanderers. As a resident of Bolton, and therefore someone who has the acquaintance of several Wanderers fans, it was obviously an eye-catching signing from my perspective, given that Eoin has been a favourite of fans in my neck of the woods over the time he has been plying his trade in

“People will always look more into things and see

Bolton. When news broke that he was coming back

more than there actually is. Eoin is a wonderful

across the water, the local paper – The Bolton News

person and a big part of what we achieved in the

- revealed that Eoin will continue to help

last 18 months but it was time to move on and

Wanderers, even though he has left the building, so

we’ve done it in the best possible terms – in fact,

to speak.

Eoin will still be doing some work for us”.

He will be keeping in regular touch with Wanderers

It’s an interesting slant on the transfer, but I’m sure

manager Ian Evatt to discuss some of the best

that it’s only a side issue and more to the point, if

young players in the LOI, and has agreed to act as

Eoin can continue the form he showed in a Bolton

Bolton’s official scout in Ireland, as manager Evatt

shirt over the past 18 months, we can look forward

explained in the paper:

to some good goalscoring action from Pats in the

“Even though Eoin has left, he will still play some part in this football club. He will be working closely with me and keeping an eye on the talent that the

coming season. He made a great start getting off the mark in the President’s Cup game, and hopefully it will be the first of many.

Irish league has in abundance, and that will help us

So, the scene is set for the first two home games of

to hopefully get the best of it.

2022 – let’s hope the first printed issue of The Saint

“For now, we thank him for everything he has done.

He was a fantastic player for us. We wish him and his family well for the future.

this year serves as an accompaniment to a great start on the field.

Bring it on.

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League Fixtures 2022 SSE Airtricity Premier League Fri 18 Feb

Shelbourne

Tolka Park

Fri 25 Feb

Sligo Rovers

Richmond Park

-

Mon 28 Feb

Bohemians

Dalymount Park

-

Fri 04 March

Shamrock Rovers

Richmond Park

-

Fri 11 March

Finn Harps

Finn Park

-

Mon 14 March

UCD

Richmond Park

-

Fri 18 March

Derry City

The Brandywell

-

Fri 01 April

Drogheda United

Richmond Park

-

Fri 08 April

Dundalk

Richmond Park

-

Fri 15 April

Shamrock Rovers

Tallaght Stadium

-

Mon 18 April

UCD

The UCD Bowl

-

Fri 22 April

Finn Harps

Richmond Park

-

Fri 29 April

Derry City

Richmond Park

-

Fri 06 May

Drogheda United

United Park

-

Sat 14 May

Sligo Rovers

The Showgrounds

-

Fri 20 May

Shelbourne

Richmond Park

-

Mon 23 May

Bohemians

Richmond Park

-

Fri 27 May

Dundalk

Oriel Park

-

Fri 10 June

Shamrock Rovers

Richmond Park

-

Fri 17 June

UCD

Richmond Park

-

Fri 24 June

Finn Harps

Finn Park

-

Fri 01 July

Drogheda United

Richmond Park

-

Fri 08 July

Derry City

The Brandywell

-

Fri 15 July

Dundalk

Richmond Park

-

Fri 22 July

Bohemians

Dalymount Park

-

Fri 05 Aug

Shelbourne

Tolka Park

-

Fri 12 Aug

Sligo Rovers

Richmond Park

-

Fri 19 Aug

UCD

The UCD Bowl

-

Fri 02 Sept

Finn Harps

Richmond Park

-

Fri 09 Sept

Drogheda United

United Park

-

Fri 30 Sept

Derry City

Richmond Park

-

Fri 07 Oct

Dundalk

Oriel Park

-

Fri 14 Oct

Bohemians

Richmond Park

-

Fri 21 Oct

Shamrock Rovers

Tallaght Stadium

-

Sat 29 Oct

Sligo Rovers

The Showgrounds

-

Fri 04 Nov

Shelbourne

Richmond Park

-

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Irish Independent Monday 26 February, 1996 League of Ireland Premier Division • The Showgrounds FEBRUARY

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SLIGO ROVERS 1 ST PATRICK'S ATH 1

AS hard-earned points go, they don't come much harder than this.

A goal down after four minutes andwith the Showgrounds faiihful in full cry, the championship mettle of St Patrick's Athletic was on the line.

That the Saints survived was due to those trademark characteristics of theirs - resilience, organisation and patience.

St Pat's have now drawn three games on the trot to allow Shelbourne and Bohemians close right up but this was a point gained, not two dropped, for Brian Kerrs men.

PROBLEMS “Nothing is ever easy down here.

Sligo were up for the game and they gave us lots of problems in the first twenty minules” admitted Kerr.

Needing nothing less than a win to rekindle their own championship ambitions. Sligo hit St Pats with everything in their armoury but ran out of bullets after a rapid-fire start.

Fittingly, Dave Campbell was the man who plucked the fat from the fire with thc 52nd minute equaliser to lift thc Saints back on lop of the Premier Division pile.

As Sligo opened up with both barrels in a ferocious opening salvo, Campbell and his defensive

colleague, John McDonnell had more than one anxious moment. Both subsequently earned their corn.

Campbell was caught flat-footed when Padraig Moran hared into thc inside-right channel to tack on to a threaded pass from David Reid.

Moran got goal-side of Campbell, checked inside on to his favoured left-foot before spearing an angled drive between Gareth Byrne and the near post.

It was Moran's tenth League goal of the season and the score set the tempo for a breathless opening half hour.

Both teams had a goal disallowed, both 'keepers were kept on their toes as play pin-balled from box to box.

Strikes from PauI Campbell and Brian Morris-Roe with two excellent fingertip saves while Andy Ramage shot straight at Gareth Byrne and Moran dragged into the side netting at the other end.

It was fast, furious, stuff and the RTE OB Unit, present in Sligo for the first time since 1983, were kept on their toes.

What a pity then that the entertainment level dipped appreciably thereafter. There were flurries of goal-mouth action here and there but once Campbell

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equalised, a draw seemed inevitable.

The central defender was given the freedom of the six-yard box after cousin Paul Campbell slung over a right wing cross.

Campbell's first headed effort was parried by Mark McLean but Campbell moved in for the kill lo nod home his fourth goal of the season.

All from play too which is not half bad for a centre-half.

After St Pat's threatened briefly to get on top, Sligo rallied and Ian Gilzean forced a superb diving parry from Gareth Byrne on the hour.

RESCUED James Mulligan then beat the off-side trap but instead of shooting, elected to square the ball across thc face of goal and McDonnell rescued the Saints with an 11th hour clearance.

With time running out, Saints substitute Johnny Glynn flicked on for Paul Osam, who cut inside his marker, but was denied a matchwinning strike by the flailing legs of McLean.

To lose three points would have been an injustice for Sligo. As it is, they trail St Pats by nine points with eight games to go.

Steve Cotterill certainly won't concede the title fight but it's a long shot now.

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Saints v Shamrock Rovers St Patrick’s Athletic Manager:

Fáilte Tá áthas orainn

Shamrock Rovers

Tim Clancy

Manager:

Asst Manager: Jon Daly 1 Joseph Anang

Stephen Bradley

Head Coach: Glenn Cronin GK o

fáilte a chur roimh

25 Josh Keeley

GK o

an mbainistíocht,

23 David Odumosu

GK o

1 Alan Mannus 25 Leon Pohis

GK o GK o D

o

imreoirí agus lucht

2 Jack Scott

D

o

3 Seán Hoare

D

o

tacaíochta Chlub

3 Ian Bermingham (C) D

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4 Roberto Lopes

D

o

Pheile

4 Joe Redmond

D

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5 Lee Grace

D

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5 Tom Grivosti

D

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6 Barry Cotter

D

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6 Jamie Lennon

M

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7 Dylan Watts

M

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8 Chris Forrester

M

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8 Ronan Finn (C)

M

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9 Eoin Doyle

Ruagairí Na Seamreoige go Phairc Richmond

2 Seán Gannon

ar Dé Haoine 4rú

F

o

9 Aaron Greene

F

o

10 Ronan Coughlan

F

10 Graham Burke

F

Marta, 2022

o

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11 Jason McClelland

F

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11 Seán Kavanagh

D

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14 Mark Doyle

F

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14 Danny Mandroiu

M

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Welcome

15 Billy King

F

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16 Gary O’Neill

M

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We are pleased

16 Adam O’Reilly

M

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17 Richie Towell

M

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to welcome the

17 Darragh Burns

F

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20 Rory Gaffney

F

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management,

18 Ben McCormack

M

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22 Andy Lyons

D

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players and

19 Anto Breslin

D

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23 Neil Farrugia

M

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supporters of

20 James Abankwah

D

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24 Seán Carey

D

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22 Sam Curtis

D

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26 Chris McCann

M

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24 Ben Curtis

D

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29 Jack Byrne

M

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28 Cian Kelly

D

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32 Conan Noonan

M

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29 Paddy Barrett

M

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38 Aidomo Emakhu

F

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31 Kian Corbally

F

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33 Kyle Robinson

M

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34 Adam Murphy

D

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45 Tunde Owolabi

F

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Shamrock Rovers Football Club to Richmond Park on Friday 4th March, 2022 /stpatsfc stpatsfc /stpatsfc

Match Officials

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Assistant 1

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Dodge’s Data!Ronan O’Flaherty John Owens

@seidodge

LEAGUE RECORD V SHAMROCK ROVERS HOME GAMES

AWAY GAMES

TOTAL GAMES

25 60

33

35

90

91 26

22 111

GOALS

118

94

73

181

40

48 GOALS

120

GOALS

205

238

LAST 10 GAMES BETWEEN THE CLUBS 11 Feb 2022

Tallaght Stadium

Pres Cup

1-1

24 Sep 2021

Richmond Park

League

0-1

30 Jul 2021

Tallaght Stadium

League

1-3

J Mountney

08 May 2021

Richmond Park

League

1-2

C Forrester

19 Mar 2021

Tallaght Stadium

League

1-1

Lopes OG

04 Nov 2020

Tallaght Stadium

League

0-0

16 Aug 2020

Richmond Park

League

0-0

29 Sep 2019

Tallaght Stadium

League

0-0

01 Jul 2019

Richmond Park

League

0-2

29 Apr 2019

Tallaght Stadium

League

0-1

E Doyle

(Lost 5-4 on pens)

MARCH

04

ON THIS DAY - LAST 5 GAMES 2016

Richmond Park

LOI

Galway United

1-3

C Fagan

2011

Terryland Park

LOI

Galway United

3-0

A Murphy, D McMillan D Pender

1994

Richmond Park

LOI

Drogheda United 1-3

M Ennis

1990

Harolds Cross (H)

LOI

Shamrock Rovers 3-0

M Moody 2, M Ennis

1984

Harolds Cross (A)

LOI

Shelbourne

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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 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

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

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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Ronan O’Flaherty Opposition Watch Paul Maguire

@PaulGoS

League champions Shamrock

squad than last year with Andy

Gannon & Ronan Finn were left

Rovers will be looking to make

Lyons making the switch to

on the bench against UCD)

it three titles in a row and most

Tallaght from Bohemians and

there could be a slight concern

wouldn’t be backing against

Irish International Jack Byrne

re a central striker as both Rory

them achieving that however

returning from Apoel Nicosia to

Gaffney and Aaron Greene are

tonight’s game, with all due

rejoin the side where he won

in their early thirties whoever

respect to UCD, will be their

the league in 2020 and was

there are high hopes for

first significant test against a

also instrumental in Rovers

Aidomo Emakhu who became

potential title rival.

ending a 32-year wait for FAI

became Rovers’ youngest ever

Cup honours in 2019. Byrne

goalscorer in Europe last

The President’s Cup tie a few

seems to have picked up where

season. He replaced Gaffney

weeks ago was a very tight

he left off as he provided

on 73 mins against UCD and

affair with only a penalty shoot-

assists for Rovers first two goals

will be looking to add to the 14

out separating the sides after

against UCD in their league

appearances (scoring twice) he

Ronan Finn equalised with 20

opener. The first for ex-Saint

made at the end of 2021.

minutes remaining following

Sean Hoare to head into the

Eoin Doyle opening the scoring

Students net, the second was

It is generally agreed that late

and his account for Pats.

another cross, this time for

goals and the impact of their

Danny Mandroiu. The third goal

bench were crucial factors in

Despite only making two

came courtesy of Graham

Rovers successful league

signings in the close season

Burke who latched on to a pass

campaign in 2021 and it’s also

Rovers are arguably a stronger

from centre-half Sam Todd to

true in the head-to-head

secure the three points. In

comparison with the Saints last

reality it could have been

year. Late goals conceded

many more but manager

against the Hoops cost the

Stephen Bradley will be

Saints 7 points against them

frustrated at the chances

last season and while a team

missed but he will be more

that wins the league by 16

concerned with the injury

points deserves it who knows

picked up by Neil Farrugia

what may have happened if

who looked to have

there had been a proper title

aggravated a previous

race. Ourselves and Derry look

hamstring problem and will be

to have stronger squads than

unavailable for some time.

last year so who knows…

While the depth in Rovers Stephen Bradley

squad is there for all to see (for instance, the likes of Sean

Any views expressed in this article are the contributor's own.

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Ronan O’Flaherty Safety at Richmond Park Stadium Regulations • All persons entering the stadium are admitted only subject to the following ground regulations and to the regulations of the Football Association. Entry to the ground shall be deemed to constitute unqualified acceptance of all these rules and regulations.

• There is a no smoking policy in effect in both stands.

• The climbing of walls, floodlight pylons, stands or any structure inside theg round is strictly forbidden.

• Any persons found damaging or defacing the property of St Patrick’s Athletic FC will be liable to prosecution.

• Firework, smoke canisters, bottles, glasses, cans, flags, banners, poles, flares and any other articles or containers which could or might be used as a weapon or likely to cause a nuisance to other people in the stadium are not permitted within the stadium and any person in possession of such an article or container may be refused entry or ejected from the stadium.

• Any excessive noise, such as that from the use of radio sets megaphones and/or behaviour likely to cause confusion or nuisance i.e.: Laser lights of any kind is not permitted inside the stadium.

• Foul or abusive language is not permitted inside the stadium and will result in ejection from the stadium.

• Children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an Adult and that adult must accept respon sibility for those in his/her charge.

• No form of racist abuse will be tolerated inside the stadium and will result in ejection from the stadium and may result in a prosecution by An Garda. St Patrick's Athletic shows the red card to racism.

• Spectators are not permitted to bring alcohol or any banned substances into the stadium.

• Any person who does not comply with instructions from a steward may be ejected from the stadium.

• In general, the right of admission is reserved to the Club Management of St Patrick’s Athletic FC. • St Patrick’s Athletic FC reserves the right to refuse admission or eject any person from the stadium who refuses to be searched by a police officer.

• Any person who blocks, or obstructs a gangway in any way and refuses to move on request may be ejected from the stadium.

• St Patrick’s Athletic FC reserves the right for its servants or agents to remove from the stadium any person who does not comply with the stadium regulations or whose presence inside the stadium could reasonably be construed as a source of danger, nuisance or annoyance to any spectator.

Safety Notice • St Patrick’s Athletic Football Club are committed to ensuring the safety of all spectators at Richmond Park.

It is therefore important that the following information is read and strictly adhered to.

• Anyone requiring medical attention during the game should alert their nearest steward or club official and will be directed to the St John’s Ambulance attendant or First Aid Room.

• Parents, Guardians or any adult responsible for children inside the stadium should ensure that children are supervised at all times.

• Cigarettes should be properly extinguished as they can be a major cause of fire.

• The use of flares inside the stadium is strictly forbidden.

Emergency Procedure WC

CAMAC TERRACE

WEST STAND

SHED END

E1

E2

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F

E D C B MAIN STAND

A E4

WC

In the event of an emergency at Richmond Park requiring evacuation of the ground in part or whole, spectators are requested to remain where they are and listen for announcements over the public address system. The announcements may direct spectators in a specific area of the ground, or the stadium as a whole, to evacuate the through exit gates to the outside of the stadium, or through perimeter gates onto the pitch. Club stewards and members of the Garda Siochana will assist in directing spectators. If requested to vacate a specified area of the ground, spectators should do so as calmly and quickly as possible to assist in a safe and speedy evacuation. Do not, under any circumstances, re-enter an evacuated area. Please take note of your nearest exit.

EMMET ROAD

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Irish Press Monday 05 March, 1990 League of Ireland Premier Division • Harold’s Cross MARCH

04 1990

ST PATRICK'S ATH 3 SHAMROCK ROVERS 1

ST. PATRICK'S ATHLETIC took another giant step towards what they hope will be their first League of Ireland championship title in over thirty years with this victory ot Harold's Cross yesterday.

At the end of the day it was St Patrick's who had achieved everything, though they had to do so amid a volume of opinion that they had survived a clear offside decision for their first goal.

The lead goal for Rovers came in spectacular fashion after only nine minutes. Curtis Fleming, the St. Patrick's right full, lunged in with a superbly timed tackle to deny Rovers dangerman Vinny Arkins and put the ball out over his own end line.

When the kick from thecorner by John Mannion came across the St. Pat's penalty area, John Devine met it on the volley to drive the ball, to the net off John McDonnell's legs from thirty yards.

St. Patrick's were stunned but, to their credit, they never became flustered and although it took them 28 minutes to have their first shot at goal they swung the game in their favour with two goals in a dramatic four minute spell.

When central defender Damien Byrne tapped back a free kick to Dave Henderson in the 32nd minute, the goalkeeper launched a thundering clearance upfield. The ball found both Mick Moody and Mark

Ennis in what appeared clear offside positions inside the Rovers' half and as the Rovers defence stood rooted to the spot. Moody, having taken the ball under control, raced on, with Ennis alongside him; and brilliantly put the ball pas1 Byrne in the Rovers' goal.

Four minutes later when Ennis took full advantage of Jody Byrne's generosity to put St. Pat's ahead with a linesman flagging, apparently for offside.

Referee Michael Caulfield over-ruled his fellow official as the ball which had put the Rovers goalkeeper in trouble had been played back to him by his own teammate Wayne Cooney.

The match clinching goal came from Mick Moody in the 63rd minute when St. Pat's were awarded a free and from Tony O'Connor's kick Pat Fenlon, brilliantly took the ball through the Rovers' 'wall' before laying it off to Moody.

ST. PATRICKS ATHLETIC: Henderson; Fleming, McDonnell, Byrne, Kelch; O'Connor, Tracey, Moody; Osam, Kelly, Ennis.

Sub: Fenlon for Kelly (56 minutes).

SHAMROCK ROVERS: Byrne; Brazil, Murphy, Eccles, Cooney; Connell, Craig, Devine, Mannion; Arkins, Treacy.

Subs: Kobb for Devine (65 mins), O'Connor for Devine (70 mins).

REFEREE: M. Caulfield (Dublin).

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Eurozone Seán Brennan

Udinese – Three of the Best James Abankwah’s recent

interest will follow the

transfer to Serie A side

progress of the new

Udinese was exciting news for

generation searching for La

fans of League of Ireland and

Dolce Vita.

Serie A. A league record sale to a firmly recognisable continental power was not only a vote of confidence in the league’s player development systems, but also an exciting destination away from the traditional lower division UK sides. Added to Kevin Zefi at Internazionale, Cathal Heffernan at city rivals AC, and Louise Quinn’s recent

Based in the North Eastern

lined out for them; Zico, Oliver

province of Friuli, close to the

Bierhoff, and Antonio di

Slovenian border, Udinese

Natale.

have been established as top flight mid table regulars for a

Attacking midfielder and free

long time now; since 1995

kick specialist Zico is widely

they have been ever present in

considered to be the best

Serie A. What is surprising

Brazilian to never win a World

about this otherwise ordinary

Cup. Following 12 years at

provincial club is three

hometown club Flamengo, an

veritable superstars who have

era in which he led them to

spell at Fiorentina, much

four championships and one Copa Libertadores, Zico completed a big money move to the Bianconeri in 1983. In his debut season he lit up Serie A, scoring 19 goals, amongst them several trademark free kicks. Despite that, the club could only manage a mid table position.

Zico’s second season was dogged by injuries, and he would eventually return to Flamenco. Later turning to

Nervous Milan defenders face Zico's free kick.

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@SBahnManc The other case of a Capocannoniere at the Stadio Friuli came more recently, with Antonio di Natale topping the scoring charts in both 2010 and 2011. The striker from Naples played 12 seasons with Udinese, and fired them to Champions League qualification in his first season in 2004/05. During his reign in Friuli, Di Natale lead the line alongside Vincenzo Iaquinta, Fabio Quagliarella and Alexis Sánchez, making Udinese an unlikely attacking power.

After twice breaking his intentions of retirement, Di Natale left the club in 2006, and now manages Carrarese in Serie C. Oliver Bierhoff celebrates yet another goal for Udinese.

During their club careers in Udine, these 3 management, his playing career culminated in winning the 1995 Beach Soccer World Cup for Brazil, appropriate for the boy from the Copacabana.

renowned players never won anything. Indeed Le Zebrette’s most prominent title is an Italian Youth Championship. Nonetheless, their consistent participation at the top level of Italian football shows they are a powerful outfit, and we wish James buona fortuna at his new club.

That the scorer of both goals in a European Championship final played with as unglamorous a club as Udinese is surprising, however Oliver Bierhoff had earned his place in Die Mannschaft by scoring consistently for smaller clubs.

Ineffective at Ürdingen, Hamburg and Mönchengladbach, he found form with Austria Salzburg, then Ascoli, before switching to Udinese in 1995. Top scorer in Serie A in 1998, his 27 goals put him ahead of Ronaldo, Roberto Baggio, and Gábriel Batistuta. After leading Udinese to third place and European qualification, a move to AC Milan followed. Bierhoff went on to become a serial endorser, appearing in advertisements for companies such as Danone, Nike, Deutsche Telecom and L’Oréal.

A tearful Antonio Di Natale bids farewell to his club of 12 years.

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Club History Dermot Looney

1951-52: ENTRY TO THE LOI PART ONE: BUILD UP AND THE FIRST GAME St Pat’s elevation to the League of Ireland on their fourth attempt saw an inauspicious start; an ad in the Evening Herald on Tuesday July 31st detailing a trial of sorts for prospective new players.

“Training now in progress in Richmond Park, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7.30. Junior players desiring to make the grade invited to attend ground tomorrow (Wednesday) or Thursday at 7.30oc or write Hon Sec W McCormack, 79 Kilworth Rd, North Crumlin.” The ad also noted that membership cards were now available by applying at the grounds.

The Irish Independent reported on the squad-building with a week to go to the season opener under the headline “St Patrick’s Are Getting League Team Together.”

“The majority of last year’s team are in training,” it noted, listing goalkeepers Kinahan and Dunne, backs Staunton, Crowley, Marshall, Coughlan; half-backs Byrne, O’Connor, Cummins, Mulville, Stokes and Deegan; and forwards Mountaine, Cassidy, Gibbons, Connolly and White.

Several of these players had featured primarily for the B team the previous season.

Newcomers training with the Saints were Johnny Coyle, formerly of Shamrock Rovers and Grimsby Town, who had guested

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in the past for the Saints; Tommy Desay, the ex-Bohs Amateur international, Liam Galvin, from Shamrock Rovers, a former Pat’s player, and “promising youngsters” Troy, a junior interprovincial player from Merrion Rovers, and Harry Boland from Longford Town. A later edition of the Irish Press also reported that Eamon (Eddie) Hamilton, a Scottish inside-left formerly of Dundalk, who had just returned from Barnsley in England’s Division Two, would challenge for a place in the attack.

The Press reported that the club would field three teams for the season ahead, in a major expansion of the club; the first team in the League of Ireland, the

second team in the LSL Division One, and the third team in the AUL Division One (Saturday), with the latter two teams playing out of Richmond Park and all three training in Inchicore.

The club colours, it was reported, would continue to be red with white sleeves, with an alternate colour of a white shirt with red facings. The famous red and white was about to be launched on the League of Ireland stage for the first time.

The Athletic’s debut as a League of Ireland club would take place in the Dublin City Cup. Despite its name, the competition featured all League of Ireland clubs. In the years previous, it had been a round-robin tournament, but with

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@dlooney

the League’s expansion to 12 clubs and the resultant pressure on fixture lists, it was played from this season on as a knock-out competition.

The St Patrick’s Athletic team to face Drumcondra was named as Jimmy Kinahan, Jimmy Staunton, Johnny Coyle, Dessie Byrne, Jimmy ‘Timber’ Cummins, Billy Mulville, Harry Boland, John ‘Barreller’ Cassidy, Shay Gibbons, Tommy ‘Longo’ White, Liam Galvin. Reserves were Tommy Desay and Connolly. The game kicked off at 3.30pm on Saturday, August 18th at Tolka Park.

The preview in the Irish Times referred to the Saints as a “side who specialise in upsetting calculations.”

“At this stage it is, perhaps, opportune to wish St Patrick’s and Evergreen, the newcomers to the League of Ireland, the best of luck in their new surroundings, and to add the hope that their stay in senior ranks will be a long and successful one,” noted the Times football correspondent.

“They Lost 4-1, But St Patrick’s Put Up Fine Show Against Drums” ran the headline on the extensive match report from Seumas Devlin in the following day’s Sunday Independent. “St Patrick’s Athletic will have cause to remember their debut in League of Ireland football,” he wrote. “Taking the game as a whole, they put up a very creditable performance.

Individually, they were quite good, in fact their inside-left, White, was easily the best player on the field, but they lacked the cohesion of their opponents.”

“The St Patrick’s defence was not at all steady. Staunton was too often out of position, and, indeed, the entire back line will have to improve considerably if they are to stand up to League of Ireland football.” Mulville, Galvin, Cassidy and Kinahan were also praised by the reporter, who noted the game was played before “a fair attendance.” Daly had opened the scoring for Drums after 10 minutes. Gibbons equalised with Pat’s first ever goal as a League

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club, rising highest to head home after the goalkeeper failed to deal with a Galvin cross. Daly scored a second before the break, with Kelly and Kinsella scoring in the second half to secure a 4-1 win for Drumcondra.

St Pat’s were “not disgraced,” reported Monday’s Irish Press, which also noted they had “little luck.” The Herald noted Pat’s strong efforts to get back on terms at the start of the second half following an early “period of aimless kicking.”

“With some sharpening up the St Patrick’s forwards will be a menace to the best,” noted the Herald, somewhat presciently.

“Cummins is a fine pivot and Mulville is as clever as ever.” The Irish Independent was less favourable to the Saints, noting only “individual flashes” from the newcomers, while the Irish Times’ correspondent was more critical again, noting Pat’s were “wellbeaten” under the headline “Newcomers Did Not Shine.”

The early exit from the Dublin City Cup brought the next competition into sharp focus; the League of Ireland Shield, a precursor to the League campaign proper, which we will cover in Part Two of this season overview in the next edition.

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Results & Lineouts 2021 DATE

OPPOSITION

VENUE

COMP

SCORE

Fri 19 Mar Sat 27 Mar

STARTING XI

Shamrock Rovers

Away

Series 1

1-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Griffin

Desmond

Barrett

Lennon

King

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

2-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Bone

Lennon

King

Mon 24 May

Derry City

Away

Series 13

2-2

Jaroš

Mountney

Griffin

Desmond

Bone

Barrett

King

Fri 28 May

Dundalk

Home Series 14

0-2

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Bone

Barrett

Lennon

Sat 12 June

Longford Town

Away

Series 15

3-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Barrett

Lewis

Benson

Fri 18 June

Sligo Rovers

Home Series 16

2-0

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Barrett

Lewis

Benson

Mon 21 June Finn Harps

Home Series 17

4-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Barrett

Lewis

Fri 25 June

Waterford

Away

Series 18

1-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bone

Desmond

Lewis

Burns

Benson

Fri 02 July

Bohemians

Away

Series 19

2-3

Jaroš

Barrett

Bermingham

Bone

Desmond

Lennon

Burns

Fri 09 July

Derry City

Home Series 20

1-0

Jaroš

Barrett

Bone

Lennon

Lewis

Burns

Benson

Fri 16 July

Drogheda Utd

Home Series 21

2-0

Jaroš

Barrett

Bone

Desmond

Lewis

Burns

Benson

Fri 23 July

Bray Wanderers

Home

Rnd 1

6-0

Jaroš

Barrett

Bermingham

Bone

Desmond

Lennon

Lewis

Fri 30 July

Shamrock Rovers

Away

Series 22

1-3

Jaroš

Mountney 1

Barrett

Bone

Desmond

Lewis

Benson

Fri 06 Aug

Dundalk

Away

Series 23

4-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Barrett

Desmond

Lewis

McCormack

Fri 13 Aug

Waterford

Home Series 24

2-1

Jaroš

Bone

Bermingham

Barrett

Desmond

Lewis

McCormack

Fri 20 Aug

Finn Harps

Away

Series 25

1-3

Jaroš

Bone

Bermingham

Barrett

McClelland

Lewis

McCormack

Fri 27 Aug

Cork City

Away

Rnd 2

1-1

Jaroš

Hickman

Bermingham

Abankwah

McClelland

Lewis

Lennon

Fri 03 Sept

Longford Town

Home Series 26

3-2

Murphy

Bone

Bermingham

Abankwah

Barrett

Lewis

Forrester

Sat 11 Sept

Sligo Rovers

Away

Series 27

0-2

Jaroš

Hickman

Bermingham

Bone

Barrett

Lewis

Forrester

Fri 17 Sept

Wexford

Home Qtr Final

3-0

Jaroš

Hickman

Bermingham

Bone

Barrett

Lennon

McCormack

Fri 24 Sept

Shamrock Rovers

Home Series 28

0-1

Jaroš

Abankwah

Bermingham

Bone

Barrett

Lennon

Lewis

Fri 01 Oct

Drogheda Utd

Away

Series 29

1-0

Jaroš

Abankwah

Griffin

Bone

Barrett

Lennon

Lewis

Fri 15 Oct

Derry City

Away

Series 31

0-1

Jaroš

Abankwah

Griffin

Bone

Desmond

Lennon

Lewis

Fri 22 Oct

Dundalk

Home Semi Final

2-1

Jaroš

Abankwah

Bermingham

Barrett

Desmond

Lennon

Lewis

Mon 25 Oct

Dundalk

Home Series 32

1-0

Jaroš

Hickman

Griffin

Bone

Desmond

Lennon

Lewis

Fri 29 Oct

Longford Town

Away

Series 33

4-1

Jaroš

Abankwah

Bermingham

Bone

Barrett

Lennon

Forrester

Mon 01 Nov Bohemians

Home Series 30

2-2

Jaroš

Hickman

Griffin

Bone

Barrett

Lewis

Forrester

Fri 05 Nov

Sligo Rovers

Home Series 34

0-3

Jaroš

Hickman

Bermingham

Desmond

Barrett

Lennon

Burns

Fri 12 Nov

Finn Harps

Home Series 35

2-2

Keeley

Griffin

Bone

Desmond

Lennon

Lewis

Burns

1

Fri 19 Nov

Waterford

Away

Series 36

0-0

Jaroš

Griffin

Abankwah

Desmond

Bone

Lennon

Benson

1

Sun 28 Nov

Bohemians

AVIVA FINAL

1-1

Jaroš

Bone

Bermingham

Desmond

Barrett

Lennon

Benson

1

1

1

1

1

Benson

Won 4-1 on Penalties AET Won 4-3 on Penalties AET

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1

1

1

1

1

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

2

1

Burns

Kelly

McCormack

Melvin-Lambert

B Murphy

Keeley

Corbally

Lewis

McCormack

Melvin-Lambert

B Murphy

Keeley

King

Corbally

Lewis

McCormack

Melvin-Lambert

B Murphy

Keeley

Lewis

Melvin-Lambert

Barrett

McCormack

Corbally

B Murphy

Keeley

King

Lewis

Corbally

Burns

McCormack

Melvin-Lambert

B Murphy

Keeley

1 Benson

Mountney

Smith

Lennon

Bone

Corbally

Melvin-Lambert

B Murphy

Keeley

1 Lewis

Griffin

McCormack

Corbally

Burns

Norris

Melvin-Lambert

Keeley B Murphy

1

1

Smith

Coughlan 1

Mountney

Bermingham

McCormack

Corbally

Norris

Melvin-Lambert

Smith

Burns

Lewis

McCormack

Corbally

Griffin

Norris

Melvin-Lambert

B Murphy

Smith

Griffin

McClelland

McCormack

Melvin-Lambert

Norris

Corbally

B Murphy

Keeley

Barrett

Benson

Griffin

Corbally

Norris

B Murphy

Keeley

Barrett

Melvin-Lambert

Griffin

Norris

Corbally

B Murphy

Keeley

McCormack

Norris

Corbally

B Murphy

Keeley

Lewis

Coughlan

Forrester

Smith

Lewis

Coughlan

Forrester

Smith

Lewis

Coughlan

Forrester

Benson

Bermingham Melvin-Lambert Coughlan

McCormack

1 Benson

Melvin-Lambert 1

1 McCormack

King

Smith

Forrester

Benson

Lewis

Melvin-Lambert McCormack

Corbally

Norris

Corbally

B Murphy

King

Smith

1

Forrester

Coughlan 1 Burns

McClelland

McCormack Norris

Corbally

Lonergan

B Murphy

Keeley

King

Smith

1

Forrester

Coughlan 1 Burns

Lennon

McClelland

McCormack

Bone

Norris

Lonergan

B Murphy

Keeley

King

Smith

Forrester

Coughlan 2 Burns

McClelland

McCormack

Bone

Corbally

Norris

Lonergan

B Murphy

Keeley

King

Smith

McClelland

McCormack

Forrester

Barrett

Bermingham

Lennon

Corbally

Norris

Lonergan

B Murphy

Keeley

Benson

King

Smith

Forrester

McClelland 1 McCormack

A Murphy

Abankwah

Corbally

Norris

Lonergan

B Murphy

Keeley

McClelland

Coughlan

Smith

Forrester

1 King

Abankwah

McCormack

Lonergan

B Murphy

Keeley

Smith

Forrester

1

McCormack

Bermingham

Lonergan

Abankwah

Corbally

Fay

B Murphy

Keeley

Smith

McCormack 1

Mountney

Corbally

Lonergan

Abankwah

Burns

Benson

Forrester

B Murphy

Keeley

McClelland

Coughlan

Melvin-Lambert

McCormack

Nwoko

Bermingham

Lennon

Abankwah

B Murphy

Keeley

McClelland

Bone

King

Lennon

Coughlan

Nwoko

Corbally

Curtis

B Murphy

1

McClelland

King

McClelland 1

King

Burns

King

Forrester

Melvin-Lambert 1

Forrester

King

Melvin-Lambert 1

Forrester

Burns

Lennon

Coughlan

McClelland

Curtis

Corbally

Nwoko

Lonergan

B Murphy

King

Melvin-Lambert

Forrester

1

Smith

Hickman

Burns

Coughlan

Nwoko

Abankwah

Corbally

Lennon

Curtis

B Murphy

Burns

King

Forrester

1

Coughlan

Melvin-Lambert Griffin

McCormack

Nwoko

Curtis

Corbally

Lonergan

B Murphy

Keeley

Coughlan

Smith

Hickman

McCormack

Griffin

Nwoko

Melvin-Lambert Corbally

Lennon

McClelland

Keeley

King

Coughlan

Smith

McCormack

Melvin-Lambert

Lennon

Nwoko

Abankwah

Corbally

Griffin

McClelland

B Murphy

King

Forrester

Smith

Lewis

Coughlan 1

Abankwah

McClelland

Melvin-Lambert Corbally

Griffin

Nwoko

B Murphy

Burns

Coughlan

Forrester

Smith

King

Griffin

Melvin-Lambert

McCormack

McClelland

Corbally

Hickman

Nwoko

B Murphy

Burns

Coughlan

Forrester

Smith

Desmond

King

McCormack

Nwoko

Melvin-Lambert

McClelland

Hickman

Corbally

B Murphy

Burns

King

Forrester

Smith

Benson

McClelland

Bermingham

Coughlan

Nwoko

Melvin-Lambert

Hickman

Corbally

B Murphy

Hickman

Benson

Coughlan

McClelland

Griffin

Melvin-Lambert

Nwoko

Keeley

B Murphy

Barrett

Abankwah

Corbally

A Murphy

Keeley

B Murphy

Hickman

Griffin

Melvin-Lambert

Nwoko

Keeley

B Murphy

Lonergan

Corbally

Keeley

B Murphy

Nwoko

Abankwah

Keeley

B Murphy

Smith

2

Burns

1

Burns Burns

2

King

2

1

1

Smith

1

King

1

Forrester

Smith

Benson

King

1

Nwoko

McClelland

Burns

Melvin-Lambert

Bermingham

Benson

Burns

Smith

McClelland

Desmond

King

Lewis

Melvin-Lambert

Smith

McClelland 1 Abankwah

Burns

Benson

Bermingham Desmond

Lewis

Coughlan

Forrester

Benson

Smith

King

Melvin-Lambert

Bone

McClelland

Griffin

Benson

Smith

King

1

McClelland

Forrester

Nwoko

Melvin-Lambert

Hickman

Barrett

B Murphy

King

Nwoko

Forrester

1

McClelland

Hickman

Coughlan

Melvin-Lambert

Corbally

Smith

Burns

Curtis

Keeley

Lewis

Burns

Forrester

1

Smith

King

McClelland

Abankwah

Hickman

Coughlan

Nwoko

Griffin

Melvin-Lambert B Murphy

Burns

King

1

1

3

1

1

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UEFA Conference

TOTAL

Start

Sub

App

Goals

Start

Sub

App

Goals

Start

Sub

App

Goals

Start

Sub

App

Goals

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

25 Josh Keeley

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23 David Odumosu

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Jack Scott

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

3

Ian Bermingham

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

Joe Redmond

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

5

Tom Grivosti

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

6

Jamie Lennon

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

8

Chris Forrester

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

9

Eoin Doyle

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

10 Ronan Coughlan

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11 Jason McClelland

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

14 Mark Doyle

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

15 Billy King

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

16 Adam O’Reilly

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

17 Darragh Burns

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

18 Ben McCormack

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19 Anto Breslin

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

20 James Abankwah

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

22 Sam Curtis

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24 Ben Curtis

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28 Cian Kelly

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29 Paddy Barrett

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31 Kian Corbally

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

33 Kyle Robinson

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34 Adam Murphy

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45 Tunde Owolabi

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

1

PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC

1

1

0

0

3

0

3

3

W

2

SHAMROCK ROVERS

1

1

0

0

3

0

3

3

W

3

DERRY CITY

1

0

1

0

2

2

0

1

D

4

DUNDALK

1

0

1

0

2

2

0

1

D

5

BOHEMIANS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

DROGHEDA UNITED

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

FINN HARPS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

SLIGO ROVERS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

SHELBOURNE

1

0

0

1

0

3

-3

0

L

10

UCD

1

0

0

1

0

3

-3

0

L

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