The 2013 season was

St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Ir ...

's 84th year in existence and their 62nd consecutive season in the

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. It was the second year that

Liam Buckley Liam Buckley (born 14 April 1960), is an Irish former professional footballer. He made two appearances for the Republic of Ireland national football team. He was most recently the manager of League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rover ...

was the team's manager, following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011. St Pat's finished the season as the

2013 League of Ireland Premier Division The 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 29th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division featured 12 teams. St. Patrick's Athletic were champions, winning their eighth top level League of Ireland title. Dundalk f ...

champions. They were also Leinster Senior Cup runners up. They also competed in the

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

, the

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, the

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and the

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Squad

Transfers

Preseason

In

Out

Summer

In

Out

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents (of which were substituted ON). ''Last Updated – 26 October 2013''

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 26 October 2013

Top Assists

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 26 October 2013

Top Clean Sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 26 October 2013

Disciplinary record

Captains

Club

Technical Staff

*Manager:

*Assistant Manager:

Harry Kenny Harry Kenny (born 13 April 1962) is an Irish footballer who last managed at St Patrick's Athletic before resigning in August 2019. During his playing career he spent 13 seasons playing for Shamrock Rovers. Harry, or 'H' as his friends nickn ...

*Head Of Player Recruitment, Chief Scout, Coach: Dave Campbell *Strength and Conditioning Coach: Ger McDermott *Video Analysis: Graham Buckley *Goalkeeping Coach: Pat Jennings Jr.

Kit

, , , , , , The club's home and home alternate kits were retained from the 2012 season, with new away and third kits released for the season.

Matchdays

Days

Times

Televised Matches

Channels

Competitions

League of Ireland

The

2013 League of Ireland The 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 29th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division featured 12 teams. St. Patrick's Athletic were champions, winning their eighth top level League of Ireland title. Dundalk f ...

fixtures were announced on 19 December 2013. St Patrick's Athletic were revealed to have

Drogheda United Drogheda United Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Dhroichead Átha Aontaithe) is a semi-professional Irish association football club based in Drogheda, County Louth playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division. They play their home matches ...

at home in the first day of the season, with an extra special

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

derby away to

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

on the second day of the season following Pats' signing

Killian Brennan Killian Brennan (born 31 January 1984) is an Irish retired footballer who played as a midfielder in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Career Early career Noted for his wing play and ability to fire in accurate crosses, Brennan was signe ...

and Sean Gannon, whilst Rovers signed James Chambers, Sean O'Connor, Barry Murphy and also assistant manager

Trevor Croly Trevor Croly, (born 23 February 1974), is an Irish football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager of Bohemians in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Playing career Drogheda United Croly started his career with Drogheda ...

as manager, from the Saints.

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

FAI Cup

Second round

Third round

Quarter-final

Setanta Cup

The draw for the first round of the

took place on the sixth of December 2012.

St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...

were drawn to play Irish League side

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, with the first leg at home in

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on Monday 11 February 2013 live on

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and the return leg on the 18th at

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Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

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First round

EA Sports Cup

Second round

Quarter-final

Leinster Senior Cup

Fourth round

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

Europa League

1st qualifying round

Preseason friendlies

Records

Overall

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, VMFD Žalgiris , , 3-0 vs

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Conan Byrne Conan Byrne (born 10 July 1985) is a retired Irish footballer who last played for NIFL Premiership club Glenavon, having spent six seasons with St Patrick's Athletic, three seasons with Sporting Fingal, three seasons with Shelbourne and thre ...

– 44 , ,

– 24 , ,

Ger O'Brien Gerard O'Brien (born 2 July 1984) is an Irish former professional footballer who played in the League of Ireland as a defender. He is the current Director of Football of St Patrick's Athletic, who he spent 5 seasons playing with. His former ...

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References

External links

St Patrick's Athletic FC WebsiteSt Patrick's Athletic Supporters Forum2013 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season at Soccerway
{{St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

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