St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 2020 football season
The 2020 season was St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 91st year in existence and was the Supersaint's 69th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was the first full season with Stephen O'Donnell as manager, having taken over from Harry Kenny on 31 August 2019. The season was hit by the Coronavirus pandemic after just 4 league games, which resulted in the league being halted from March to July as well as being halved from 36 games to just 18, the League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup were also abandoned in earlier rounds than Pat's had entered into. The season finished with Pat's in 6th place, while they were knocked out of the FAI Cup by Finn Harps in the first round.
Squad
| No.
|
Name
|
Position(s)
|
Nationality
|
Hometown
|
Date of birth (age)
|
Previous club
|
Year signed
|
Club apps.
|
Club goals
|
| Goalkeepers
|
| 1 |
Brian Maher |
GK |
 |
Raheny, Dublin |
(2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 23) |
St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's
|
2018 |
5 |
0
|
| 1 |
Josh Keeley |
GK |
|
Dunboyne, Meath |
(2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) |
St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's
|
2020 |
0 |
0
|
| 25 |
Conor Kearns |
GK |
|
Templeogue, Dublin |
(1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 26) |
UCD
|
2020 |
1 |
0
|
| 26 |
Brendan Clarke |
GK |
|
Inchicore, Dublin |
(1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 (age 38) |
Limerick |
2018 |
279 |
1
|
| Defenders
|
| 2 |
Rory Feely |
RB/CB |
|
Tramore, Waterford |
(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) |
Waterford
|
2020 |
60 |
3
|
| 3 |
Ian Bermingham (Captain) |
LB |
|
Ballyfermot, Dublin |
(1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 (age 35) |
Shamrock Rovers
|
2010 |
408 |
15
|
| 5 |
Lee Desmond |
CB/CDM/LB |
|
Donaghmede, Dublin |
(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29) |
Shelbourne
|
2015 |
193 |
1
|
| 12 |
Ollie Younger |
CB |
 |
Skipton, Yorkshire |
(1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 24) |
Burnley (loan)
|
2020 |
2 |
0
|
| 14 |
Luke McNally |
CB |
|
Enfield, Meath |
(1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 24) |
St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's
|
2019 |
19 |
1
|
| 17 |
Simon Madden |
RB |
|
Tallaght, Dublin |
(1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 36) |
Shamrock Rovers
|
2018 |
73 |
3
|
| 20 |
Shane Griffin |
LB/LW |
|
Carrigaline, Cork |
(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 29) |
Cork City
|
2020 |
14 |
0
|
| 24 |
David Titov |
RB |
 |
London, England |
(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24) |
Brentford B
|
2020 |
5 |
0
|
| 30 |
Paul Cleary |
RB/LB/CB |
|
Lucan, Dublin |
(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 25) |
Drogheda United
|
2018 |
5 |
1
|
| Midfielders
|
| 4 |
Dan Ward |
CM |
|
South Shields, Durham |
(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 26) |
Spennymoor Town
|
2020 |
7 |
0
|
| 6 |
Jamie Lennon |
CDM/CM |
|
Santry, Dublin |
(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26) |
St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's
|
2017 |
86 |
1
|
| 7 |
Robbie Benson |
CM |
|
Athlone, Westmeath |
(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 32) |
Dundalk
|
2020 |
17 |
2
|
| 8 |
Darragh Markey |
CAM |
|
Lucan, Dublin |
(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27) |
St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's
|
2015 |
116 |
4
|
| 11 |
Dean Clarke |
RW/LW/ST/RB |
|
Dundrum, Dublin |
(1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 31) |
Limerick
|
2018 |
66 |
7
|
| 15 |
Billy King |
RW/LW |
 |
Portobello, Edinburgh |
(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30) |
Greenock Morton
|
2020 |
14 |
1
|
| 16 |
Jason McClelland |
RW/LW/CAM |
|
Templeogue, Dublin |
(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27) |
UCD
|
2020 |
16 |
0
|
| 19 |
Chris Forrester |
CAM/LW/CDM |
|
Smithfield, Dublin |
(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31) |
Aberdeen
|
2019 |
210 |
47
|
| 22 |
James Doona |
RW/LW |
|
Inchicore, Dublin |
(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) |
Shamrock Rovers
|
2018 |
47 |
5
|
| 23 |
Jordan Gibson |
RW/LW/ST |
|
Birmingham, West Midlands |
(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26) |
Bradford City
|
2020 |
15 |
2
|
| 34 |
Ben McCormack |
LW/RW |
|
Harmonstown, Dublin |
(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21) |
St Patrick's Athletic Under 17's
|
2019 |
3 |
0
|
| 35 |
Darragh Burns |
RW |
|
Stamullen, Meath |
(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 22) |
St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's
|
2019 |
8 |
0
|
| Forwards
|
| 9 |
Martin Rennie |
ST |
|
Kirkcaldy, Fife |
(1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 30) |
Montrose
|
2020 |
11 |
0
|
| 10 |
Ronan Hale |
ST/LW |
|
Belfast, Antrim |
(1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 25) |
 Crusaders
|
2019 |
12 |
2
|
| 12 |
Georgie Kelly |
ST |
|
Tooban, Donegal |
(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27) |
Dundalk
|
2020 |
13 |
3
|
| 18 |
Jake Walker |
ST |
|
Clondalkin, Dublin |
(2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 23) |
St Patrick's Athletic Under 19's
|
2017 |
30 |
3
|
Transfers
Pre-season
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