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St Patrick’s Athletic vs Derry City Friday, 28th. August 2015 Kick off: 7.45 pm Richmond Park Inchicore, Dublin 8.

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St Patrick’s Athletic Derry City Manager: Liam Buckley Asst. Manager: Richie Smith

1. Brendan Clarke (Gk.) 16.Conor O’Malley (Gk.)

Manager: Mick Cooke Asst. Manager: Paul Hegarty

1. Gerard Doherty (Gk.) 20. Shaun Patton (Gk.)

2. Ger O’Brien (D) (Capt.)

3. Dean Jarvis (D)

3. Ian Bermingham (D)

4. Aaron McEneff (M)

4. Jason McGuinness (D)

5. Ryan McBride (D)

5. Seán Hoare (D)

6. Conor McCormack (M)

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7. Barry McNamee (M)

7. Conan Byrne (M)

8. Philip Lowry (M)

8. Morgan Langley (M)

9. Mark Quigley (F)

9. Christy Fagan (F)

10. Patrick McEleney (F)

11. Killian Brennan (M)

11. Stephen Dooley (M)

12. Lee Desmond (D)

12. Joshua Daniels (M)

14. James Chambers (M)

14. Ciaran O’Connor (F)

15. Kenny Browne (D)

15. Cillian Morrison (F)

17. Chris Forrester (M)

18. Rob Cornwall (D)

18. Sam Verdon (F)

19. Mark Timlin (M)

19. Jamie McGrath (M)

23. Ryan Curran (F)

20. Aaron Ggreene (M/F)

25. Séamus Sharkey (D)

21. Darragh Markey (M)

26. George Kelly (F)

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30. Aaron Barry (D)

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Season 2015 - Vol.27 – No. 15 – St Patrick’s Athletic Vs Derry City

A word from our President Good evening and welcome to Richmond Park, Inchicore, for this evening’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division game against Derry City.

I would like to especially welcome the management, players, officials and supporters of Derry City.

Games between St Pat’s and Derry City have been nothing but competitive affairs since the two clubs met for the first time back in the 1987/88 League of Ireland season.

We have shared FAI Cup finals on three occasions since then, with our visitors winning two and our never to be forgotten hoodoo-ending win over the Candystripes in last year’s FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium.

There has also been recent player transactions between the clubs with Conor McCormack ending a fruitful association with us by joining Derry City and Shane McEleney coming the opposite way to Richmond Park.

I’m sure both signings will be beneficial to Peter Hutton and Liam Buckley respectively.

With plenty still to play for this season, I expect an exciting run-in to the end of the season and both sides will be going all out for the valuable three points tonight.

It should make for a cracking contest.

Enjoy the match

Phil Mooney President St Patrick’s Athletic Football Club

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A word from our manager – Liam Buckley Under Age Team Off To A Flyer Notices Derry City League Table Candystripes are crucial Quiz Oh My Word Sponsor A Saint St Patts v Derry City Stats Appearances & Goals Pensive Points Fixtures/Results Season 2015 - Vol.27 – No. 15 – St Patrick’s Athletic Vs Derry City

Programme Contributors Ruairi Kavanagh Stephen Bennett Ronan O’Flaherty John Owens Jimmy Edwards Pat O’Callaghan Kieran Coughlan Damien Byrne Thomas Sargent The views expressed in our contributor’s own articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the staff or players of St Patrick’s Athletic F.C

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A word from our manager Liam Buckley

WELCOME We are pleased to welcome the management, players and supporters of Derry City Football Club to Richmond Park tonight.

I’d like to welcome Peter Hutton, his players, the directors, supporters and everyone connected with Derry City to Richmond Park for this evening’s Premier Division encounter.

Matches between ourselves and The Candystripes are always hard-fought and we are expecting a stern challenge this evening. Peter enjoyed an outstanding playing career with Derry City, winning plenty of honours along the way, and he is now building a strong squad that will give any team a tough game.

Last week was disappointing in terms of the defeats to Dundalk and Cork City. We have been working hard this week and are determined to bounce back in the best possible way. Prior to the match against Dundalk, we had accumulated a club-record nine consecutive league wins on the trot. So the quality of our panel was very much illustrated by that sequence of results and I have every hope that we can get back to winning ways this evening.

The travelling support in Oriel Park and Turner’s Cross was very pleasing and I want to thank everyone that made the journeys and paid into the matches. I’m very well aware that it’s

FÁILTE Tá áthas orainn fáilte a chur roimh mbainistíocht, fuireann agus lucht tacaíochta Chlub Peile Cathair Doire go Phairc Richmond anocht. not cheap supporting a football club the length and breadth of the county, but it is very much appreciated.

There is still an awful lot to play for between now and the rest of the season and I am determined that we finish as high as possible, with the objective of securing a place in next season’s Europa League. It is hard to see past Dundalk for the league title, but second and third place are very much up for grabs and we won’t be losing sight of that. There is also the significant matter of an EA Sports Cup final in a few weeks. So the message is clear: we have an awful lot to play for, starting from tonight. I hope you can help us along the way by keeping it loud and proud in the stands and terraces.

Yours in sport

Liam Buckley

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Under Age Team Off To A Flyer In what has been a tough past week for Liam and the squad, there has been much brighter news on other fronts for the club.

The newly formed Under-17 league structure is a welcome development in most circles, and seen as an ideal platform for young players to play at a higher standard and receive arguably a better standard of training and coaching. The launch was given a fairly good media coverage, with FAI officer Ruud Dokter joined by Senior Assistant Manager Roy Keane in unveiling the SSE Airtricity sponsored competition.

Our own under-17 team have started the season in blistering form, winning three out of three and notching eleven goals in the process, conceding only one. The management team of Jamie Moore and Darragh O’Reilly will no doubt be pleased with the start their players have made.

Speaking after the launch, Moore summed up the role himself and O’Reilly will provide, “We are providing a very professional environment for the players in terms of coaching, facilities, gym, strength and condition, and nutrition but the main work is on the pitch. The lads are training well and the real positive for me is that the things we have been trying to help them with tactically and how we want to play have been transferred onto the pitch and improved every game.”

Notable performances from Captain Conor Fowler have helped, while Evan Casey and Neil

Byrne have been on the score line on more than one occasion.

The development of the league now maps a deliberate path for a young player to progress through the ranks at a club playing at a consistent standard throughout. The middle ground between 17s and Senior football is of course the Under 19s, and first team members like Sam Verdon, Jack Bayly, Darragh Markey, Paul Rooney and last but not least Jamie McGrath have made the most of that path.

Next up for the under 17 team is a trip to the City Calling Stadium in Longford, whilst the Under 19s at the time of writing were due to play Bohemians on Tuesday 25th August. All support at these games is welcome as the club look to be successful at all age groups.

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Derry City are bogged down in a relegation scrap once again yet somehow doing well in the FAI Cup. Last season’s FAI Cup runner’s up sit only 6 points off the last automatic relegation spot currently occupied by Limerick.

The second lowest scorers in the league, with only 21 goals for, they have struggled to carve out goal scoring opportunities despite playing some nice football at times.

Peter Hutton, the Candystripes’ manager, has his work cut out with a stringent budget and a very youthful squad (average age of 22.9 years old). Derry play 3 teams from the top 4 in the next four games as they look to secure their top flight status. Following that they play 3 teams from the relegation battle in their last four games, with an FAI Cup quarter-final at home to Cork City in between.

Mark Timlin provides the main goal threat on

8 goals whilst Barry McNamee looks to pull the strings going from midfield. Ex-Super Saint Mark Quigley is also a member of the squad but has mainly been coming off the bench. Conor McCormack has also transferred north this summer.

The Brandywell club will be disappointed that they haven’t been able to progress from last season. They are in an almost identical situation. On that basis they will be again looking to the cup for such much needed cheer.

They have eased through to the quarter-final stage with two 3-0 victories against Edenderry Town and Drogheda United. Whilst they still have to beat Cork in that quarter-final, you could forgive Derry fans for thinking a favourable semi-final draw might see them reach the final again this year, and, thus an opportunity to avenge last season’s disappointment.

Even though the Candystripes have struggled this year they should be commended for giving a youthful side (only 3 players in the squad are over 25) a chance.

Whether through necessity or choice, it is always a brave decision to have so many players in a squad under the age of 25, and start so many of them on a weekly basis.

Derry are similar to our last opponents Bray in many ways. They again are struggling provincial team who are vital to a vibrant League of Ireland Premier Division.

I wish them the best of luck with their admirable player development and cup run.

Thomas Sargent

Down the Years St. Patrick’s Athletic’s record v Derry City

Competitive games between the clubs. Season 1951-52 to Date (Up to & including most recent game, League, (away), Friday 5th, June, 2015)

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P

W

D

L

F

A

HOME

47

18

19

10

69

35

AWAY

50

12

16

22

52

40

3

1

-

2

100

31

35

34

121

174

NEUTRAL TOTAL:

Three games played on Neutral grounds were the 2006, 2012 and 2014 F.A.I. Cup Finals. All were played at Lansdown Road, called the Aviva Stadium since 2009.

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League Table Up to and including games played on

Monday, 17th. August, 2015

SSE Airtricity League Table Pos

Name

P

W

D

L

F

A

G/D +/-

PTS

1

Dundalk

24

19

4

1

56

15

41 +

61

2

Cork City

24

15

6

3

45

17

28 +

51

3

Shamrock Rovers

23

14

7

2

41

16

24 +

49

4

St. Patrick's Athletic

24

15

4

5

43

20

23 +

49

5

Bohemian FC

25

12

4

9

36

33

3+

40

6

Bray Wanderers

24

9

2

13

19

34

-15

29

7

Longford Town

25

6

7

12

26

40

-16

25

8

Drogheda United

25

6

5

14

22

39

-17

23

9

Galway United

25

7

2

16

31

50

-19

23

10

Derry City

25

5

7

13

21

32

-11

22

11

Sligo Rovers

25

5

7

13

27

42

-15

22

12

Limerick F.C.

25

3

7

15

30

59

-29

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Saturday, 29th. August, 2015

Bohemian F.C. v Dundalk

Longford Town v Bray Wanderers 7.30 p.m.

Cork City v Galway United

Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers

Drogheda United v Limerick F.C. St. Patrick’s Athletic v Derry City

Monday, 31st. August, 2015 Cork City v St. Patrick’s Athletic

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Candystripes are crucial

There were recent rumblings in the Northern Irish media about the possibility of Derry City quitting the League of Ireland and entering the Irish League.

It came at a time when Derry were on a losing streak and faring badly in the Premier Division. The response from the Brandywell, however, was clear.

The club is happy to stay in the League of Ireland and have no intention of jumping ship.

It was good news for our league.

Since their arrival in the League of Ireland, Derry City have enhanced the profile of an entity that has, more often than not, failed to grab the attention of the so-called Great Irish Sporting Public.

Actually, their arrival into the League, firstly in the First Division back in the 1986-87 season, was one of those phenomena that did grab the attention of the wider sporting public, namely due to the numbers that travelled to Derry’s away games and the professional set-up on Foyleside.

Promotion from the First Division was a given, and the Candystripes once again brought these huge crowds to Premier Division grounds the length and breadth of the country.

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No doubt the respective chairmen of these clubs, include St Pats, would have been rubbing their hands at the prospect of a big away crowd arriving at their ground.

I remember the first time this happened in Richmond Park – the result, however, didn’t go to plan for the Derry hoardes as a Paddy Dillon-led Saints handsomely beat the visitors 3-0.

The one thing that stuck out was the atmosphere.

It was electric, primarily due to the boisterous Candystriped collective in The Shed.

Pats had a bit of a hoodoo over Derry in the early days, and perhaps the turning point of the club’s successful 1989-90 Premier Division campaign was the 1-0 win up in the Brandywell, courtesy of a Paul Osam header.

My first trip to the Brandywell came in the 198889 season with my Dad, and like most Pats fans on the trip we looked forward to seeing the stadium and the special atmosphere. My Dad called it a ‘Mecca’ and it was in a way, because there was nothing like it in the League at the time.

After a stop-off in Castleblayney, our coach arrived in Derry a couple of hours before the Sunday afternoon kick-off.

We decided to take a stroll into the city centre which was eerily empty. With nothing doing, we decided to make our way back through the city walls.

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To have such a big club as part of its league is always a huge asset.

Ryan McBride, Derry City, in action against Ciaran Kilduff But just before that we met a British soldier, hunkered down at one of the points on the diamond. Noticing my scarf, he asked me “Oo’s Derry playin’ today mate?”

He was a football fan, from London, and probably would love to have been in our shoes going to a game.

We had a chat for a few minutes before he had to change his position on the diamond. He was a Norwich City fan.

It gave the whole trip a different slant. It wasn’t a war zone, and yet, there, in the city centre, was a soldier in full fatigues with a machine gun in hand, talking to us.

Thankfully, times have changed since and the North is a more hospitable place, which brings into focus Derry City’s possible involvement in the North’s League.

The now defunct Setanta Sports Cup would have gone some way to healing old wounds and allowing

games between the likes of Linfield, Glentoran and Derry City to go ahead, it remains that Derry City simply have no appetite to play under the auspices of the Irish Football Association.

The FAI should be delighted with this. To have such a big club as part of its league is always a huge asset.

Hopefully it will stay this way. Unless the unthinkable happens and we’re all part of an AllIreland League.

We can only wait and wonder.

Enjoy the game.

Stephen Bennett @stebenn15

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Quiz

Kieran Coughlan’s Test of 10 Can you pit your sporting wits against our resident quizmaster?

1. Name the 2 non-league clubs that made it through to the quarter finals of the FAI cup last weekend?

2. Who was the first Derry City player to win a Player of the Month Award?

3. which 2 players under contract to Man Utd have represented Northern Ireland in a World Cup Tournament?

4. Which 2 players have made appearances at the last 4 European Championship Tournaments?

5. Who was the only uncapped player in England’s Euro 2012 squad?

6. Which 3 clubs have won all 4 Divisions in England?

7. Who was the first English club to have an all seater stadium?

8. Name the 2 cities where Notts forest won the European Cup? 9. Which Spanish club play their home games at the La Rosaleda?

10. In which Spanish city are Espanyol based?

Answers: 1: Killester, Sheriff YC 2:Alex Kristic 1987 3. Harry Gregg, Norman Whiteside 4. Olaf Mellberg, Iker Casillas 5. Jack Butland 6. Preston, Wolves, Burnley 7. Coventry City 8. Munich, Madrid 9. Malaga FC 10. Barcelona 14

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Oh My Word LAST week was a tough one. In the space of four days, our league and cup hopes evaporated.

All is not lost though. Far from it.

Tonight, against Derry City, the process of securing European football for next season - by finishing second or third - begins in earnest.

A swift glance at the current league standings confirms that this is a very achievable goal.

On September 19, we will journey into the west in search of silverware. Any Saints fan who thinks the season is all but over mustn’t have been around during the lean years, of which there have been plenty.

Since entering the League of Ireland 64 years ago, this club has won a major trophy in 14 of those years. For the purposes of clarity, a major trophy is the league title (nine), FAI Cup (three) and League Cup (two). So that means 50 trophyless campaigns have been endured by the Richmond Park faithful. With the aforementioned facts in mind, it is time for all Supersaints to approach the remaining ten weeks of the season with renewed vigour as the team goes in search of a trophy and a lofty league placing.

The support in Dundalk last Monday week was particularly good. I, for one, was delighted to avail of a bus that was booked and organised by the brilliant Aaron Dunne. Aaron has organised supporters’ buses time and again and, no doubt, he has had to tolerate plenty of hassle along the way. Last Thursday he was let down by a bus company ahead of the Cork match the following day but, in reality, when supporters are so important to the team, it is disappointing that the club can’t take more of an active involvement in the booking and promotion of bus services. The away section in Turner’s Cross last Friday was

James Chambers, St Patrick’s Athletic, in action against Andy Boyle, Dundalk.

very sparsely populated and it should not fall on the shoulders of one fan to bolster our support base on away days.

The first 45 minutes in Dundalk 11 days ago proved to be something of an exercise in restraint for the travelling Pat’s fans. On an evening when we were well beaten, the last thing we needed was salt rubbed into our wounds from an official source. Following Dundalk’s first goal, the gentleman tasked with providing public announcements gleefully proclaimed the scorer, Brian Gartland as “the man for the big occasion”.

That, I could live with. However, his proclamation that “sexy football is back” after the second goal was irritating. Similar comments greeted Dundalk’s third and fourth goals. For a club making great strides on and off the pitch, they need to rethink their announcing situation. Not all fanbases are as polite as ours and it’s only a matter of time before the PA gloat gets on someone’s goat.

Come on you Supersaints!

Ronan O’Flaherty @ronanoflaherty

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Saints All Time League Record v Derry City Home

P

W

D

L

F

A

43

18

18

7

56

36

Away

43

12

14

17

40

46

Total

86

30

32

24

96

82

Last 10 league games between Saints and Derry City Date 5 June 2015 24 March 2015 29 August 2014

Venue

Pats 1st

Pats Scorers

Brandywell

3-0

A Greene, J Chambers, C Forrester

Richmond Park

2-0

G Bolger, M Langley

Brandywell

1-0

A Greene

Richmond Park

5-2

C Fagan 3, S Hoare, C Byrne

28 March 2014

Brandywell

0-0

18 October 2013

Richmond Park

1-1

A Flood

Brandywell

1-0

K Brennan

30 May 2014

3 September 2013 26 April 2013 19 October 2012 3 September 2012

Richmond Park

1-1

C Byrne

Brandywell

1-2

C Forrester

Richmond Park

3-0

S O’Connor, J Kelly, V Faherty

League Records for Saints v Derry City Home win

3-0

18 October 1987

Richmond Park

3-0

19 March 2002

Richmond Park

4-1

25 April 2003

Richmond Park

3-0

3 September 2012

Richmond Park

5-2

30 May 2014

Richmond Park

Home Defeat

0-3

7 April 2009

Richmond Park

Away win

3-0

28 December 1987

Brandywell

3-0

16 October 1994

Brandywell

3-0

7 November 1999

Brandywell

3-0

27 June 2008

Brandywell

3-0

5 June 2015

Brandywell

1-5

10 December 1995

Brandywell

Away Defeat

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SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Squad No.

Played

Brendan Clarke

1

14

Conor O'Malley

16

10

Ger O'Brien

2

14

Ian Bermingham

3

21

Jason McGuinness

4

7 + 3s

NAME

Goals

FORD F.A.I. Cup Played

Goals

Played

1

1

1

1

2

President’s Cup Final

U.E.F.A. Europa League

Goals Played Goals Played 1

2 1

2

5

15 + 1s

15

15

Greg Bolger

6

18 + 1s

2

1

Conan Byrne

7

20

6 (1p)

2

1 1

1

1

1 + 1s

James Chambers

14 20 + 3s 11

19

Left July 15

5 + 10s

17

24

11 (1p)

1

1 1

1

3

2

1

4 (2p)

2

1s

1s 2

Christy Fagan

9

10

4

Ciaran Kilduff

Left July 15

9 + 4s

3

1

21

2

20

1

2

30

1

1

1

1s

12 + 4s

2

1

1

1

19 + 2s

2

20

1

1

2

24 + 1s

2

2

1

1

27

8 (1p)

1

27 + 4s

5

2

25 + 2s

5 (2p)

2

31 + 2s 12 (1p)

1

1

1 + 1s

1

1

2

1

1

1 + 2s

1

1s

1s

1

1

1s

2

1

9 + 11s 1

1

2

Lee Desmond

12 12 + 6s

Darragh Markey

21

2s

Jamie McGrath

19

7 + 6s

2

2s

3

2s

Aaron Greene

20 21 + 2s

5

2

1s

2

Cyril Guadje

23

1s

Morgan Langley

8

12s

2

2s

2 + 1s

Sam Verdon

18

4s

2

Jack Bayly

26

1s

2

Ian Morris

27

2s

1s

Shane McEleaney Joined July 2015

22

3

2

1

2

1s

1s

1s

1s

1 + 1s

15

5

9+ 7s

5

18 + 8s 5s

1

1

10 + 10s

2

24 + 3s

6

1 +1s 1s

2+ 16 s

2

2

2 + 4s

2

2

2 + 1s

2

3s 3

1

1

Note: Above includes all competitive games up to and including the F.A.I. Irish Daily Mail Cup game (away) vs Cork City on Friday, 21st. August, 2015.

20

Goals

3

2 + 1s 1

Played

12

2

Killian Brennan

o.g

Goals

Total

2

2

Seán Hoare

Chris Forrester

Played

EA Sports Cup

2

Kenny Browne

Conor McCormack

Goals

Leinster Senior Cup

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Pensive Points Good evening all, Welcome to Richmond Park for our SSE Airtricity match versus Derry City, about which more anon.

The first thing to be done is to congratulate everybody connected with the marvellous run of nine successive wins in the league, surpassing the great eight win run by our League Champions side in the late 1990’s.

Manager Liam Buckley, his coaching staff, and of course the players all take a bow. It was a job well done, not only that, it was done by playing open, attacking football which was easy on the eye and a joy to watch. Once again, thank you all and well done.

But all good things must come to an end and so it did at Oriel Park. A totally forgettable game (a 4-1 loss) from a Saints perspective was further spoiled by an ugly kick to the face of our 19 year old centre forward as he lay on the ground. The guilty party, a Dundalk midfielder, received a yellow card for the act, but there is no place for this in the game and if a player is not sent off for a kick like that, what will he do next?

However, I believe an apology was tendered to the player directly, so let that be the end of it in this case.

Later the same week, our reign as cupholders came to an end, as a strong Cork City

side rediscovered their lost form to run out 4-0 winners at Turner’s Cross and knock us out of the cup. It was a strange game, Pats could have been several goals to the good by the interval but that’s what can happen if chances aren’t taken.

But let’s be positive. We still have eight league games ahead, plus Leinster Senior Cup games and the EA Sports Cup Finals to look forward to, the latter a day out in Galway. So there’s no way we can fold up our tents just yet.

Finally I’d like to welcome Derry City to Richmond Park this evening. Pat’s fans have huge respect for the Foylesiders, and they are recently beginning to play like we know they can. Manager Peter Hutton was a great player and has been a loyal servant to Derry down the years, I wish him every success with the ‘Candystripes’.

See you soon,

Jimmy Edwards

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Tolka Rovers

Dundalk

Sat. 28th.

Bray Wan.

Dundalk

Derry City

Limerick

Fri. 13th.

Fri. 20th.

Tues. 24th.

Sat. 28th.

Crumlin Utd.

Cork City

Bohemians

Drogheda Utd.

Sligo Rov.

Tues. 7th.

Fri. 10th.

Fri. 17th.

Mon. 20th.

Fri. 24th.

League

Bray Wand.

Cork City

Dundalk

Shamrock Rov.

Sat. 16th.

Tues. 19th.

Fri. 22nd.

Fri. 29th.

Bohemians

Limerick Longford Town

Tues 9th.

Fri. 12th.

Fri. 26th.

Cork City

Skonto FC

Drogheda Utd.

Sligo Rov.

Galway Utd.

Fri. 3rd.

Thurs. 9th.

Fri. 17th.

Fri. 24th.

Fri. 31st.

Shamrock Rov.

Bray Wan.

Dundalk

Cork City

Derry City

Fri. 7th.

Fri. 14th.

Mon. 17th.

Fri. 21st.

Fri. 28th.

Cork City

Galway Utd.

Longford Town

Fri. 18th.

Sat. 19th.

Sat. 26th.

Bohemians

Drogheda Utd.

Sligo Rov.

Galway Utd.

Fri. 9th.

Fri. 16th.

Fri. 23rd.

Fri. 30th.

October

Limerick

Sat. 5th.

September

Shamrock Rov.

Mon. 3rd.

AUGUST

Skonto FC

Thurs. 2nd.

JULY

Derry City

Fri. 5th.

JUNE

League

Shamrock Rov.

League

League

League

League

League

EA Sports Cup Final

League

League

Cup Rd. 3

Daily Mail F.A.I.

League

League

EA Sports Cup S/F League

League

League

League

Europa League QR1 L2

League

Europa League QR1 L1

League League

League

League

Cup Rd. 2

Daily Mail F.A.I.

League

EA Sports Cup Q/F

League

League

Galway Utd

Shamrock Rov.

Fri. 8th.

Fri. 1st.

League

League

League

League

League EA Sprts Cup

League

League

League

League

League

President's Cup Final

Leins. Sen. Cup

O'Malley

O'Malley

O'Malley

O'Malley

O'Malley

O'Malley

O'Malley

O'Malley

O'Malley

O'Malley

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

O'Brien

O'Brien ¹

O'Brien

O'Brien

O'Brien

L 0-4

L 1-4

W 1-0

W 2-0

W 0-0 Ж Ω

W 3-1

W 3-0

W 2-0

L 0-2

Deferred

L 1-2

W 3-1 W 3-0

W 3-1

W 3-0

W 2-1

L 0-2

L 0-1 W 1-1 Ж Ω

D 0-0

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

O'Malley

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

Clarke

O'Malley

²

O'Brien ¹ O'Brien

O'Brien ¹

Chambers

Chambers

McCormack

McCormack

McCormack

McCormack

Hoare

O'Brien

McEleaney

McEleaney

O'Brien

O'Brien

O'Brien

O'Brien

O'Brien

O'Brien

O'Brien

²

Desmond

Desmond

Desmond

Desmond

Desmond

McEleaney

McGuinness McGuinness ¹

Desmond

Hoare

Hoare

O'Brien

Hoare

McGuinness

Hoare

McGuinness

Browne Browne²

Desmond

Desmond

Browne

Browne

Browne

McGuinness

McGuinness

Browne

Desmond

Hoare

McGuinness ^

Browne

Desmond Browne

McGuinness

³

Desmond

Browne

Browne

Browne

Browne

Browne

Desmond

Browne

Browne

Browne

Browne

Browne

Browne

Hoare

Desmond

Hoare

McGuinness

Hoare

²

Hoare

Desmond

Hoare

Desmond

Hoare

Hoare

Hoare

Hoare

Hoare

Hoare

Hoare

McGuinness

McGuinness ²

McGuinness

McGuinness

O'Brien

O'Brien ¹

O'Brien ¹

Desmond

Chambers

McCormack

McCormack

Chambers

Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

W 4-1

W 3-0

D 2-2

W 1-0

D 0-0

W 4# -1

D 2-2

W 2-1

W 2-0

L 0-3

W 3-0

L 0-1

L 1-2

W 7-0 #

St. Pat's scores first Competition Score

Mon. 11th.

MAY

Longford Town

Sat. 4th.

APRIL

Shamrock Rov.

Fri. 6th.

MARCH

Mon. 9th.

FEBRUARY

Home games in bold print Date Opponents

Bermingham

Bermingham

Greene

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Desmond

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Desmond

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham

Bermingham ^

³

¹

²

^ ^

^ ²

³

Chambers

Bolger ³

Bolger

Bolger ^ Bolger ¹

Chambers

Bolger ³

Chambers

Chambers

Bolger

Bolger

Bolger

^ ³ Forrester ^^ ( p)

²

^^ (p)

Byrne Byrne ²

Byrne

Byrne Byrne ³

Byrne

Byrne

Byrne

Byrne

Chambers ¹

^¹

Forrester

^ ^ ³

Greene ¹

Forrester

Forrester

^

Greene ³

² McGrath Chambers

Chambers ^

McGrath ² McGrath ¹

McGrath

McGrath ^

McGrath

McGrath ¹

Greene

³ Fagan ²

Fagan

McGrath

²

^ ^ ²

Fagan ² Fagan ^

Fagan

Chambers

Chambers

Greene Greene ³

Greene ¹

Greene ^

Greene

Greene ^

Greene

Greene ^

Greene

Fagan

³ Fagan ¹

Kilduff McGrath ³

Greene Greene

Forrester ¹ Forrester

^

Kilduff

Kilduff

Kilduff

Verdon ²

Greene

Greene

Greene ^ ^

Forrester ^

Forrester ^ ²

Forrester

Forrester

Forrester

Forrester

Forrester

Chambers

Forrester ^

² Forrester ¹ Bayly ^ ¹ Forrester ¹ Forrester ³

Forrester Forrester

Chambers ²

Chambers ^ ³

Byrne

Byrne

Byrne

Byrne

Byrne

Byrne

Greene Greene

Greene

McGrath

¹ Forrester ² Forrester ^ Forrester

¹

³ Guedje ² Fagan ¹ Kilduff ^ Kilduff ^ Fagan

Kilduff

Greene ^ ^ Chambers

Fagan

Fagan

Fagan ^¹

Fagan

Fagan ^ ¹ Fagan

Greene

Chambers ¹

Chambers

Chambers

Chambers

Chambers ²

Forrester

Verdon ^ ^

Forrester ^

Forrester

Forrester

³ Forrester ^ ² Forrester ³ Forrester

McCormack ³ Brennan ¹

Bolger

Bolger

Bolger

Chambers

Bolger

Chambers

Chambers

Bolger

Bolger

Byrne

Byrne ¹ ^

Chambers ³ Bolger

Byrne

Byrne

^ ² Bayly ³

Byrne

Byrne

Byrne

Byrne ²

Byrne

Byrne ¹

Byrne ^ Byrne ²

Bolger

Chambers

McCormack

Bolger

Bolger

Bolger ^

Bolger

Bolger

Bolger

Bolger

Bolger

Fixtures, Results and Lineouts 2015

³

^ (p)

²

^³

Greene Brennan ¹

Brennan

Brennan

Brennan

Brennan ¹

Brennan ^ Brennan ²

Brennan

Brennan

McCormack

Brennan ¹

Brennan

Brennan

Brennan

Brennan

Langley

Brennan

Brennan

Brennan

Brennan

¹

²

Brennan

Brennan

Brennan

Langley

Greene

Brennan ¹

Kilduff

Brennan

Brennan^ ℗

Kilduff

Forrester ^

Forrester

Fixtures, Results and Lineouts 2015

¹

¹

¹

¹

¹ ¹

McGrath ¹

McGuinness ¹

Langley ^ ¹ Langley ¹

Greene ¹

Morris

Langley¹ Morris ¹

Langley

Desmond ¹

Verdon

¹

¹

¹

McCormack ¹

Desmond

Hoare¹

McGrath

McGuinness ¹

Markey

Langley¹

McCormack

Chambers ¹

Chambers

¹ Langley ¹ Chambers ¹

Kilduff

Chambers ¹ ^

McCormack ¹

Langley

^ ¹ McCormack ¹

Desmond ¹

Kilduff

McGrath ¹

Kilduff ¹

Kilduff ^^ ¹

²

²

²

² ² ² Langley ²

²

²

Hoare ²

Bayly Markey

Langley

²

²

²

McGuinness ²

Verdon

McCormack ² Langley ²

McGrath ²

McGuinness ²

Langley

McGrath

McGrath

² McGrath ² Brennan ² Desmond ² Langley ² Verdon

McCormack

McCormack

Bolger

McCormack ²

Bayly

Kilduff

Langley ²

Bayly

Bayly

Kilduff

Greene ²

Desmond ²

Desmond ²

Brennan ^ ²

³ ³

³

³ ³

³

³

³ ³

³

³

Ball Langley ³

Hoare

Bayly

Morris ³

Bayly Verdon ³

Langley ³

Chambers

McGrath

³ Desmond ³ McGrath

McCormack

McCormack

McCormack ³

McGrath

Forrester ³

Bayly

Browne

Langley ³

Desmond

McGrath

Bayly

Langley

Forrester

Kilduff

Desmond

Guedje

³ Guedje ³ Greene ³ Markey

Markey

Markey

Bayly

Bayly

Markey

Markey

Bayly

Baly

Bayly

Guedje

McCormack

Byrne

Browne

Bermingham

Langley

Langley

Browne

Kilduff

Desmond

Browne

Langley

McGrath

Langley

Hoare

Langley

McCormack

Byrne

Desmond

Guedje

Markey

Guedje

Desmond

Greene

Browne

Bayly

Substitutes

Markey

Rooney

Rooney

Rooney

Markey

Browne

Guedje

Kilduff

McGuinness

Langley

Byrne

Browne

Kilduff

Kilduff

Kilduff

Langley

Kilduff

McGuinness

McGrath

McGuinness

McGrath

McCormack

McGuinness

McGrath

Markey

Guedje

Langley

Rooney

Langley

McGrath

Guedje

Greene

Browne

Verdon

Verdon

Verdon

Verdon

McGuinness

Markey

Markey

Verdon

Verdon

McCormack

Kilduff

Kilduff

McGuinness

Verdon

Verdon

McCormack

Rooney

Verdon

McGuinness

Verdon

McGuinness

McGuinness

Verdon

Verdon

Rooney

Verdon

Verdon

Verdon

Verdon

Verdon

Verdon

Verdon

McGrath

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

Clarke (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley(Gk.)

O'Malley(Gk.)

O'Malley(Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

Jennings(Gk.)

Jennings(Gk.)

Clarke (Gk.)

Clarke (Gk.)

Clarke (Gk.)

Clarke (Gk.)

Clarke (Gk.)

Jennings(Gk.)

Jennings(Gk.)

Jennings(Gk.)

Jennings(Gk.)

Jennings(Gk.)

Jennings(Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley (Gk.)

O'Malley(Gk.)

Safety in 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.

- 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.

- Children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an Adult and that adult must accept responsibility for those in His/her charge - Spectators are not permitted to bring alcohol or any banned substances into the stadium.

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

- The climbing of walls, floodlight pylons, stands or any structure inside the ground is strictly forbidden.

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

- 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.

- 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.

- 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 the Stadium of Light.

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 In the event of an emergency at the Stadium of Light 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.

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