The 2022 season was St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 93rd year in existence and was the Supersaint's 71st consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was the first season in charge for manager Tim Clancy, having taken over from Stephen O'Donnell in December 2021. Pre-season training for the squad began in December 2021. The fixtures were released on 20 December 2021, with Pat's down to play rivals Shelbourne on the opening night of the season. In addition to the league and defence of their FAI Cup title, the club also competed in the UEFA Europa Conference League and the President of Ireland's Cup.
Squad No.NamePosition(s)NationalityHometownDate of birth (age)Previous clubYear signedClub apps.Club goalsGoalkeepers1Joseph AnangGKTeshie, Accra West Ham United202230021Danny RogersGK New York City, United States Oldham Athletic202210023David OdumosuGKDundalk, County Louth Drogheda United20222025Josh KeeleyGKDunboyne, County Meath St Patrick's Athletic Academy20202036Sean MolloyGKDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy202200Defenders2Jack ScottRBTandragee, County Armagh Wolverhampton Wanderers20221712Barry CotterRBEnnis, County Clare Shamrock Rovers20221623Ian Bermingham (Captain)LB/CBBallyfermot, Dublin Shamrock Rovers2010455164Joe RedmondCBTallaght, Dublin Drogheda United20224215Tom GrivostiCBWest Derby, Liverpool Ross County202236212Harry BrockbankRB/CBBolton, Greater Manchester El Paso Locomotive202215019Anthony BreslinLBBlanchardstown, Dublin Bohemians202238220James AbankwahCB/RBWaterford St Patrick's Athletic Academy202125022Sam CurtisRB/CBNavan, County Meath St Patrick's Athletic Academy202121024Ben CurtisCBNavan, County Meath St Patrick's Athletic Academy20220028Cian KellyCBTallaght, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20191029Paddy BarrettCBWaterford Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng2021351Midfielders6Jamie LennonCDM/CMSantry, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy201713717Serge AtakayiRW/ST Kinshasa, DR Congo SJK20221758Chris ForresterCM/CAMSmithfield, Dublin Aberdeen20192896211Jason McClellandLW/LBTempleogue, Dublin UCD202066414Mark DoyleLW/STSkerries, County Dublin Drogheda United202235515Billy KingLW/RW/CAMPortobello, Edinburgh Greenock Morton2020891516Adam O'ReillyCMMahon, Cork Preston North End202240217Darragh BurnsRWStamullen, County Meath St Patrick's Athletic Academy2019611118Ben McCormackCAMHarmonstown, County Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy201946325Thijs TimmermansCMHazerswoude-Dorp, Alphen aan den Rijn PAEEK202210030Ross FayCMEast Wall, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20210031Kian CorballyCMPalmerstown, County Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20194132Darius LipsiucLW/RWDunboyne, Meath St Patrick's Athletic Academy20221034Adam MurphyCMDonnycarney, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20214035Anthony DoddCMDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy202200Forwards9Eoin DoyleSTFirhouse, Dublin Bolton Wanderers2022421510Ronan CoughlanSTLimerick Sligo Rovers202145933Kyle RobinsonSTLucan, County Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy201910345Tunde OwolabiSTAntwerp, Flemish Region Finn Harps2022325
Transfers
Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 18 December 2021 LB Anthony Breslin Bohemians Free transfer 18 December 2021 LW Mark Doyle Drogheda United Undisclosed fee 18 December 2021 CB Joe Redmond Drogheda United Free transfer 24 December 2021 ST Tunde Owolabi Finn Harps Free transfer 7 January 2022 ST Eoin Doyle Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 17 January 2022 RB Jack Scott Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan 20 January 2022 CM Adam O'Reilly Preston North End Loan 20 January 2022 CB Tom Grivosti Ross County Undisclosed fee 26 January 2022 CB James Abankwah Udinese Loan 28 January 2022 GK Joseph Anang West Ham United Loan 18 February 2022 GK David Odumosu Drogheda United Undisclosed fee 1 July 2022 CM Thijs Timmermans PAEEK Free transfer St Patrick's Athletic FC @stpatsfc: "𝙎𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙎 𝘼𝘿𝘿 𝘿𝙊𝙐𝘽𝙇𝙀 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 📝 We are delighted to announce the signings of right-back Harry Brockbank & midfielder Thijs Timmermans" 1 July 2022 RB Harry Brockbank El Paso Locomotive Free transfer 15 July 2022 RW Serge Atakayi SJK Undisclosed fee 19 July 2022 CM Adam O'Reilly Preston North End Loan extension 20 July 2022 RB Barry Cotter Shamrock Rovers Loan 14 August 2022 GK Danny Rogers Oldham Athletic Free transfer
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 29 November 2021 GK Vítězslav Jaroš Liverpool End of loan 29 November 2021 ST Nahum Melvin-Lambert Reading End of loan 29 November 2021 ST Kyrian Nwoko Valletta End of loan 30 November 2021 GK Barry Murphy N/A Retired 3 December 2021 LB Shane Griffin Shelbourne Free transfer 10 December 2021 RB Jak Hickman Stourbridge Free transfer 17 December 2021 CAM Robbie Benson Dundalk Free transfer 23 December 2021 CB Lee Desmond Sacramento Republic Free transfer 24 December 2021 RB John Mountney Dundalk Free transfer 27 December 2021 CB Sam Bone Dundalk Free transfer 5 January 2022 CM Alfie Lewis Plymouth Argyle Free transfer 21 January 2022 ST Tommy Lonergan UCD Free transfer 26 January 2022 CB James Abankwah Udinese Undisclosed fee 31 January 2022 LW Matty Smith Derry City Free transfer 23 February 2022 CB Cian Kelly Athlone Town Loan 1 July 2022 CB James Abankwah Udinese End of loan 1 July 2022 GK Josh Keeley Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed fee 4 July 2022 RW Darragh Burns Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed fee 12 July 2022 RB Jack Scott Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan terminated St Patrick's Athletic FC @stpatsfc: "𝙎𝘾𝙊𝙏𝙏 𝘿𝙀𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙎 Jack Scott’s loan spell at the club has come to an end" 14 July 2022 CM Kian Corbally Longford Town Loan St Patrick's Athletic FC @stpatsfc: "@KianCorbally has joined 1st Division @LongfordTownFC on loan until the end of the season" 14 August 2022 GK Joseph Anang West Ham United Recalled from loan
Squad statistics
Appearances, goals and cards Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 6 November 2022 No.PlayerSSE Airtricity LeagueFAI CupUEFA Europa Conference LeaguePresident of Ireland's CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2Barry Cotter11(1)210400016(1)23Ian Bermingham12(6)000000012(6)04Joe Redmond3611040104215Tom Grivosti30(1)111401(1)036(2)26Jamie Lennon12(3)0104(1)01018(4)07Serge Atakayi13(3)4103(3)10017(6)58Chris Forrester3451(1)0411040(1)69Eoin Doyle36(2)141(1)0401143(3)1510Ronan Coughlan10(7)0112(2)00013(9)111Jason McClelland20(12)1001(1)01(1)022(14)112Harry Brockbank11(2)000400015(2)014Mark Doyle32(14)510101035(14)515Billy King29(8)41(1)0301034(9)416Adam O'Reilly34(3)21(1)0401(1)040(5)218Ben McCormack17(10)200000017(10)219Anthony Breslin32(1)210401038(1)221Danny Rogers10000000010022Sam Curtis180002(2)00020(2)023David Odumosu200000002024Ben Curtis000000000025Thijs Timmermans7(1)1102(1)00010(2)129Paddy Barrett201000003030Ross Fay000000000032Darius Lipsiuc1(1)00000001(1)033Kyle Robinson7(7)10000007(7)134Adam Murphy4(3)00000004(3)035Anthony Dodd000000000036Sean Molloy000000000045Tunde Owolabi28(24)51(1)02(2)01(1)032(28)5Players out on loan28Cian Kelly000000000031Kian Corbally0000000000Players that left during the season1Joseph Anang2401040103002Jack Scott16(4)100001017(4)117Darragh Burns22(4)400001023(4)420James Abankwah11(6)000001012(6)025Josh Keeley0000000000
Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 6 November 2022
NumberNameSSE Airtricity LeagueFAI CupUEFA Europa Conference LeaguePresident of Ireland's CupTotal9Eoin Doyle14 0 0 1 15 8Chris Forrester5 0 1 0 6 7Serge Atakayi4 0 1 0 545Tunde Owolabi5 0 0 0 5 14Mark Doyle5 0 0 0 5 15Billy King4 0 0 0 4 17Darragh Burns4 0 0 0 4 18Ben McCormack2 0 0 0 2 19Anthony Breslin2 0 0 0 2 16Adam O'Reilly2 0 0 0 2 2Barry Cotter2 0 0 0 2 5Tom Grivosti1 1 0 0 2 25Thijs Timmermans1 0 0 0 110Ronan Coughlan0 1 0 0 1 4Joe Redmond1 0 0 0 1 33Kyle Robinson1 0 0 0 1 2Jack Scott1 0 0 0 1 11Jason McClelland1 0 0 0 1 N/AOwn goal1 0 0 0 1
Top assists Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 6 November 2022
NumberNameSSE Airtricity LeagueFAI CupUEFA Europa Conference LeaguePresident of Ireland's CupTotal8Chris Forrester8 0 0 0 8 14Mark Doyle5 1 0 0 6 9Eoin Doyle4 0 1 0 5 19Anthony Breslin5 0 0 0 5 18Ben McCormack4 0 0 0 4 45Tunde Owolabi4 0 0 0 4 22Sam Curtis3 0 0 0 3 4Joe Redmond3 0 0 0 3 15Billy King3 0 0 0 3 17Darragh Burns3 0 0 0 3 2Barry Cotter1 0 0 0 1 7Serge Atakayi1 0 0 0 1 33Kyle Robinson1 0 0 0 13Ian Bermingham1 0 0 0 1 6Jamie Lennon0 0 0 1 1
Top clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 6 November 2022
NumberNameSSE Airtricity LeagueFAI CupUEFA Europa Conference LeaguePresident of Ireland's CupTotal1Joseph Anang10/240/12/40/112/3021Danny Rogers2/100/00/00/02/1023David Odumosu1/20/00/00/01/225Josh Keeley0/00/00/00/00/036Sean Molloy0/00/00/00/00/0
Disciplinary record Last updated 6 November 2022 NumberNameSSE Airtricity LeagueFAI CupUEFA Europa Conference LeaguePresident of Ireland's CupTotal16Adam O'Reilly1200011001318Chris Forrester10100100011119Anthony Breslin62001000724Joe Redmond600000006012Harry Brockbank40003000705Tom Grivosti31002000516Jamie Lennon311010005122Sam Curtis60000000602Barry Cotter301010005014Mark Doyle210001002217Darragh Burns400000004045Tunde Owolabi200010003018Ben McCormack200000002015Billy King20000000209Eoin Doyle200000002021Danny Rogers20000000207Serge Atakayi001010002023David Odumosu100000001029Paddy Barrett001000001020James Abankwah100000001011Jason McClelland10000000103Ian Bermingham10000000102Jack Scott1000000010Totals7464012200908
Captains
Club
Coaching staff First-team manager: Tim Clancy Assistant manager: Jon Daly Technical director: Alan Mathews Director of football: Ger O'Brien Coach: Seán O'Connor Opposition analyst: Martin Doyle Goalkeeping coach: Pat Jennings Strength and conditioning coach: Chris Coburn Head of medical: Sam Rice Club doctor: Dr Matt Corcoran Physiotherapist: Christy O'Neill Equipment manager: David McGill Academy director: Ger O'Brien Assistant academy director: Jamie Moore Academy lead strength and conditioning coach: Seán Fogarty Head of academy medical: David Mugalu Head of academy recruitment: Ian Cully Head of academy data: Phil Power Under 19s manager: Seán O'Connor Under 19s assistant manager: Niall Cully Under 19s coach: Paul Webb Under 19s goalkeeping coach: Seán Fogarty Under 17s manager: John Donohue Under 17s goalkeeping coach: Seán Fogarty Under 15s manager: Alan Brady Under 15s assistant manager: Willie Tyrell Under 15s coach: Ciarán Creagh Under 15s goalkeeping coach: Jamie Quinn Under 14s manager: Mark Connolly Under 14s assistant manager: Dan Tannim Under 14s goalkeeping coach: Alex Regan
Kit
The club released new Home & Away kits for the season.
Type Shirt Shorts Socks Info Home Red/White Sleeves White Red Worn 25 times; against Shamrock Rovers (PRC) (A), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (H), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (A), UCD (LOI) (H), Drogheda United (LOI) (H), Dundalk (LOI) (H), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (A), UCD (LOI) (A), Finn Harps (LOI) (H), Derry City (LOI) (H), Shelbourne (LOI) (H), UCD (LOI) (H), Finn Harps (LOI) (A), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (H), NŠ Mura (UEC) (H), NŠ Mura (UEC) (A), Waterford (FAI) (H), CSKA Sofia (UEC) (H), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (H), UCD (LOI) (A), Finn Harps (LOI) (H), Derry City (LOI) (H), Dundalk (LOI) (H), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (A) Away White/Navy Sleeves Navy Navy Worn 16 times; against Shelbourne (LOI) (A), Bohemians (LOI) (A), Derry City (LOI) (A), Drogheda United (LOI) (A), Derry City (LOI) (A), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (A), Bohemians (LOI) (H), Drogheda United (LOI) (H), Dundalk (LOI) (H), CSKA Sofia (UEC) (A), Bohemians (LOI) (A), Drogheda United (LOI) (H), Shelbourne (LOI) (A), Bohemians (LOI) (H), Sligo Rovers (LOI) (A), Shelbourne (LOI) (H) Preseason Red/White Shoulders White Red Worn 3 times; against Bohemians (FRN) (N), Galway United (FRN) (N), Wexford (FRN) (N)
Key:LOI=League of Ireland Premier DivisionFAI=FAI CupUEC=UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePRC=President of Ireland's CupFRN=Friendly
Competitions