2014 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season


The 2014 season was St. Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 85th year in existence and was their 63rd consecutive season in the League of Ireland top division. It was the third year that Liam Buckley is the team's manager, following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011. The Saints finished the previous season as the 2013 champions. The season was very successful on the field as the Saints began by winning the inaugural President's Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup. The biggest triumph of all however was when top scorer Christy Fagan wrote himself into the club's history books by scoring twice in a 2–0 win over Derry City in the 2014 FAI Cup Final, ending a 53-year hoodoo with the cup for the club. Pats also competed in the UEFA Champions League, the Setanta Cup and the League of Ireland Cup.

Squad

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Out

Summer

In

Out

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents.
Last Updated – 3 November 2014

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 3 November 2014
NumberNameAirtricity LeagueFAI CupEA Sports CupChampions LeagueSetanta CupLeinster Senior CupPresident's CupTotal
9Christy Fagan2060100027
7Conan Byrne1840021025
17Chris Forrester1100010012
11Killian Brennan13100005
8Keith Fahey21000115
21Daryl Kavanagh01101205
18Lee Lynch30001004
20Sean Hoare21000003
21Aaron Greene20000002
10Mark Quigley10002003
24Sam Verdon00000202
3Ian Bermingham20000002
26Jack Bayly00000101
15Kenny Browne10000001
6Greg Bolger00000101
14James Chambers10000001
-Own goal20000002

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 3 November 2014
NumberNameAirtricity LeagueFAI CupEA Sports CupChampions LeagueSetanta CupLeinster Senior CupPresident's CupTotal
17Chris Forrester1430011019
3Ian Bermingham910121014
7Conan Byrne1111000013
8Keith Fahey52001008
9Christy Fagan62000008
11Killian Brennan53000008
10Mark Quigley10001507
14James Chambers30000003
21Aaron Greene20000002
1Brendan Clarke20000002
6Greg Bolger11000002
22Conor McCormack11000002
21Daryl Kavanagh10100002
18Lee Lynch10001002
2Ger O'Brien01000001
-Jamie McGrath00000101
20Sean Hoare10000001
19Marco Chindea00001001
15Kenny Browne00000011

Top Clean Sheets

Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 3 November 2014
PositionNumberNameAirtricity LeagueFAI CupEA Sports CupChampions LeagueSetanta CupLeinster Senior CupPresident's CupTotal
GK1Brendan Clarke10/332/50/00/20/20/11/113/44
GK16Rene Gilmartin1/11/10/10/02/31/10/05/7
GK25Pat Jennings0/00/00/00/00/00/20/00/2

Disciplinary record

Captains

Most frequent starting line-up



Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4–3–3.
The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Club

Technical Staff

Televised Matches

Channels

Premier Division">2014 League of Ireland Premier Division">Premier Division

The 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division fixtures were announced on 20 December 2013. St Patrick's Athletic were revealed to have Cork City at away on the first day of the season. The Saints' first home fixture would be against UCD on the second day of the season.

Final Table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Cups

FAI Cup">2014 FAI Cup">FAI Cup

Second Round

Third Round

Third Round Replay

Quarter Final

Semi Final

Final

EA Sports Cup

Second Round

Champions League

The draw for the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League will take place on 23 June 2014, with the first leg to be played on 15/16 July and the second leg on the 22/23 July.

Second Qualifying Round

Setanta Cup

The draw for the 2014 Setanta Sports Cup was made on 11 December 2013 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The clubs set to compete in the competition were 2013 League of Ireland Champions St Patrick's Athletic, 2013 League of Ireland Runners-up Dundalk, 2013 FAI Cup Winners Sligo Rovers and 2013 League of Ireland Cup winners Shamrock Rivers, all from the Republic of Ireland. Representing Northern Ireland, 2012–13 IFA Premiership winners Cliftonville, 2012–13 IFA Premiership Runners-up Crusaders, 2012–13 Irish Cup Winners Glentoran and as Linfield who were next best placed in the league as Cliftonville also won the 2012–13 Irish League Cup. However Cliftonville and Linfield pulled out of the competition to concentrate on their league and cup ambitions, meaning the two next best placed league teams from the 2012–13 IFA Premiership would replace them. These sides were Ballinamallard United and Coleraine. The Saints were drawn away to competition débutantes, Ballinamallard United at Ferney Park, County Fermanagh on 24 February 2014 in the first leg, with the return leg at Richmond Park on 10 March.

Quarter Final

Semi Final

Leinster Senior Cup

Having lost the 2013 Leinster Senior Cup Final to Shamrock Rovers just two days after lifting the 2013 League of Ireland trophy, the Saints were hoping to go one step further in the 2014 competition, although the tournament would be last on their priorities of the seven they would play in over the season. Pats were drawn at home to Dundalk, the side who they pipped to the previous season's league title, on 17 February making it their first competitive game of the season.

Fourth Round

Quarter Final

Semi Final

Final

President's Cup

The 2014 season was the first year of the President's Cup. The fixture is between the previous season's league winners and the previous season's cup winners. With St Patrick's Athletic being 2013 League of Ireland Champions, they got home advantage against 2013 FAI Cup winners Sligo Rovers on 2 March 2014.

Final

Friendlies

Records

Overall