2026 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
2026 season
Chairman	Garrett Kelleher
Manager	Stephen Kenny
Stadium	Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8
League of Ireland Premier Division	9th
FAI Cup	Second Round
Leinster Senior Cup	Round 4
Top goalscorer	League: All Players (0 goals); All: Aidan Keena (2 goals); Darragh Nugent (2 goals)

The 2026 season is St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 97th year in existence and was the Supersaint's 75th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. The league fixtures were announced on 16 December 2025, with Pats due to play rivals Bohemians in their opening league game of the season in a marquee game at the Aviva Stadium.^[1]

Squad

No.	Name	Position(s)	Hometown	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Year signed	Club apps.	Club goals
Goalkeepers
1	Danny Rogers	GK	New York City, New York State	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994	Oldham Athletic	2022	41	0
44	Luke Cullen	GK	Saggart, Dublin 24	(2008-12-10) 10 December 2008	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2026	1	0
49	Sean Molloy	GK	Dublin	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004	Inchicore Athletic	2025	1	0
94	Joseph Anang	GK	Teshie, Accra	(2000-06-08) 8 June 2000	West Ham United	2024	97	0
Defenders
2	Seán Hoare	CB	Castleknock, Dublin	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994	Shamrock Rovers	2025	115	4
3	Anthony Breslin	LB	Blanchardstown, Dublin	(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997	Bohemians	2022	148	4
4	Joe Redmond	CB	Tallaght, Dublin	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000	Drogheda United	2022	157	12
5	Tom Grivosti	CB	West Derby, Liverpool	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999	Ross County	2022	102	3
15	Ronan Boyce	RB	Ramelton, Donegal	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001	Derry City	2026	2	0
24	Luke Turner	CB	Drimnagh, Dublin	(2002-05-20) 20 May 2002	Cliftonville	2024	57	5
30	Josh O'Connor	CB/RB	Kilcoole, Wicklow	(2009-06-09) 9 June 2009	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2026	1	0
32	Billy Canny	RB	Dublin	(2008-05-28) 28 May 2008	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2025	1	0
33	Sean McHale	CB	Dunboyne, Meath	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2023	2	0
39	Sam Steward	CB	Tyrrelstown, Dublin	(2008-02-13) 13 February 2008	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2024	3	0
Midfielders
6	Jamie Lennon	CDM	Santry, Dublin	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2017	259	6
7	Zack Elbouzedi	RW	Swords, Dublin	(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998	AIK	2024	51	6
8	Chris Forrester	CM/CAM	Smithfield, Dublin	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992	Aberdeen	2019	422	94
10	Kian Leavy	CAM/LW/RW	Ardee, Louth	(2002-03-21) 21 March 2002	Reading	2023	95	6
11	Jason McClelland	LW/CM/LB	Templeogue, Dublin	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997	UCD	2020	171	11
16	Darragh Nugent	CM	Knocklyon, Dublin	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001	Shamrock Rovers	2026	3	2
17	Romal Palmer	CM	Wigan, Greater Manchester	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998	Göztepe	2024	33	3
19	Barry Baggley	CM/CDM	Turf Lodge, Belfast	(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002	Fleetwood Town	2025	48	2
25	Simon Power	RW/LW	Greystones, Wicklow	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998	Sligo Rovers	2025	39	4
34	Kian Quigley	CM	Greystones, Wicklow	(2009-01-29) 29 January 2009	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2025	2	0
37	Joe Carroll-Byrne	RW	Dublin	(2009-08-03) 3 August 2009	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2026	1	0
42	Glory Nzingo	CAM/ST	Blanchardstown, Dublin	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004	Swansea City	2026	2	0
45	Matthew O'Hara	CAM/CM	Leixlip, Kildare	(2006-04-15) 15 April 2006	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2024	8	0
47	Sammy Ogungbe	RW	Dublin	(2009-04-28) 28 April 2009	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2025	2	0
48	Ryan Sheridan	CM	Kilcullen, Kildare	(2009-03-31) 31 March 2009	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2025	2	0
Forwards
9	Aidan Keena	ST	Mullingar, Westmeath	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999	Cheltenham Town	2024	52	17
18	Max Mata	ST	Auckland, North Island	(2000-07-10) 10 July 2000	Auckland FC	2026	0	0
27	Ryan Edmondson	ST	Harrogate, North Yorkshire	(2001-05-20) 20 May 2001	Central Coast Mariners	2026	2	0
35	Sam Rooney	ST	Tallaght, Dublin	(2008-11-24) 24 November 2008	St Patrick's Athletic Academy	2025	2	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 December 2025	RW	Jason Folarin Oyenuga	Athlone Town	Return from loan	^[2]
1 December 2025	CB	Sean McHale	Dundalk	Return from loan	^[3]
1 December 2025	CM	Rhys Bartley	Bray Wanderers	Return from loan	^[4]
1 December 2025	CM	Luke Kehir	Wexford	Return from loan	^[5]
1 December 2025	ST	Max Mata	Auckland FC	Free transfer	^[6]
6 December 2025	RB	Ronan Boyce	Derry City	Free transfer	^[7]
8 January 2026	CM	Darragh Nugent	Shamrock Rovers	Swap deal	^[8]
27 January 2026	ST	Ryan Edmondson	Central Coast Mariners	Free transfer	^[9]
29 January 2026	CAM	Glory Nzingo	Swansea City	Free transfer	^[10]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	Next club	Fee	Ref.
21 November 2025	CAM	Brandon Kavanagh	Drogheda United	Undisclosed fee	^[11]
1 December 2025	CDM	Darren Robinson	Derby County	End of loan	^[12]
1 December 2025	RB	Axel Sjöberg	Eskilsminne	Released	^[12]
1 December 2025	RB	Ryan McLaughlin	Free agent	Released	^[12]
1 December 2025	LB	Al-Amin Kazeem	Galway United	Released	^[12]
1 December 2025	LW	Jordon Garrick	Free agent	Released	^[12]
1 December 2025	CM	Anthony Dodd	Kilbarrack United	Released	^[12]
12 December 2025	ST	Conor Carty	Waterford	€40,000	^[13]
1 January 2026^[a]	ST	Mason Melia	Tottenham Hotspur	€2,000,000	^[14]
8 January 2026	RW	Jake Mulraney	Shamrock Rovers	Swap deal	^[15]

^ Transfer agreed on 4 February 2025, but the player only officially moved on 1 January 2026

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 20 February 2026

No.	Player	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
No.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	Danny Rogers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Seán Hoare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Anthony Breslin	1(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0
4	Joe Redmond	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	Tom Grivosti	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	Jamie Lennon	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	Zack Elbouzedi	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	0
8	Chris Forrester	1(1)	0	0	0	1	0	2(1)	0
9	Aidan Keena	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2
10	Kian Leavy	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	Jason McClelland	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	Ronan Boyce	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	0
16	Darragh Nugent	2(1)	0	0	0	1	2	3(1)	2
17	Romal Palmer	2(2)	0	0	0	0	0	2(2)	0
18	Max Mata	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Barry Baggley	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	1
24	Luke Turner	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
25	Simon Power	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Ryan Edmondson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30	Josh O'Connor	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0
32	Billy Canny	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
33	Sean McHale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Kian Quigley	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0
35	Sam Rooney	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
37	Joe Carroll-Byrne	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
39	Sam Steward	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
42	Glory Nzingo	2(2)	0	0	0	0	0	2(2)	0
44	Luke Cullen	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0
45	Matthew O'Hara	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
47	Sammy Ogungbe	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0
48	Ryan Sheridan	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0
49	Sean Molloy	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
94	Joseph Anang	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 20 February 2026

Number	Name	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
9	Aidan Keena	2	2
16	Darragh Nugent	2	2
19	Barry Baggley	1	1

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 20 February 2026

Number	Name	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
19	Barry Baggley	2	2
48	Ryan Sheridan	1	1
24	Luke Turner	1	1
9	Aidan Keena	1	1

Top clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Number in brackets indicates clean sheet from substitute appearances. Last updated 20 February 2026

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League	FAI Cup	Leinster Senior Cup	Total
1	Danny Rogers	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
44	Luke Cullen	0/0	0/0	(1)/1	(1)/1
49	Sean Molloy	0/0	0/0	1/1	1/1
94	Joseph Anang	1/2	0/0	0/0	1/2

Disciplinary record

Last updated 20 February 2026

Number	Name	SSE Airtricity League		FAI Cup		Leinster Senior Cup		Total
Number	Name
24	Luke Turner	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Tom Grivosti	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	Chris Forrester	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
32	Billy Canny	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Totals		2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
4	DF	Joe Redmond		2	Captain
8	MF	Chris Forrester		1	Vice-captain

Last updated: 20 February 2026
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Club

Coaching staff

^[16]^[17]

First-team Manager: Stephen Kenny
Assistant Coach: Brian Gartland
Assistant Coach: Seán O'Connor
Goalkeeping coach: Pat Jennings
Director of Football: Ger O'Brien
Technical Director: Alan Mathews
Head of Performance: Graham Byrne
Assistant Head of Performance: Harry Cornally
Analyst: Chris Jenkins
Head of Medical: Sam Rice
Physio: David Mugalu
Athletic Therapist: Cian O'Malley
Club Doctor: Eoin Godkin
Masseuse: Christy O'Neill
Equipment Manager: David McGill
Head of Academy Football: Ian Bermingham
Assistant Head of Academy: Jamie Moore
Lead Academy Player Development Coach: Karl Lambe
Academy Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach: James McCrudden
Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brian Hayes
Head of Academy Goalkeeping: Pat Jennings
Head of Academy Medical: David Mugalu
Academy Physio: Christy O'Neill
Head of Academy Data: Philip Power
Head of Academy Equipment: Paul Quigley
Under 20s Head Coach: Thomas Morgan
Under 20s Assistant Coach: Barry Slattery
Under 20s Goalkeeping Coach: Jamie Quinn
Under 17s Head Coach: Alan Brady
Under 17s Assistant Coach: Ciaran Creagh
Under 17s Assistant Coach: Kevin Beggy
Under 17s Goalkeeping Coach: Mick Coakley
Under 15s Head Coach: Jamie Moore
Under 15s Assistant Coach: Ian Cully
Under 15s Goalkeeping Coach: Sean Molloy
Under 14s Head Coach: Mark Connolly
Under 14s Assistant Coach: Philip Power
Under 14s Goalkeeping Coach: Sean Molloy

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Clune (Front of Jersey)
Bill Griffin Motors (Sleeves)
LHK (Shorts)

Home

Away

Third

The club released new Home and Away kits for the season, with the previous season's Away kit being repurposed as the Third kit.

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	Info
Home	Red/White Sleeves	White	White	Worn 7 times; against Wexford (FRN) (N), Bray Wanderers (FRN) (A), Cork City (FRN) (N), Longford Town (LSC) (N), Treaty United (FRN) (N), UCD (FRN) (A), Shamrock Rovers (LOI) (A)
Away	Blue & Burgundy Stripes/Navy Sleeves	Navy	Navy	Worn 0 times; against Anyone
Third	Sky Blue	White	Sky Blue	Worn 1 time; against Bohemians (LOI) (N)

Key:
LOI=League of Ireland Premier Division
FAI=FAI Cup
LSC=Leinster Senior Cup
FRN=Friendly

Competitions

League of Ireland Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bohemians	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7	Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2	Drogheda United	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
3	Derry City	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round
4	Shamrock Rovers	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
5	Dundalk	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
6	Shelbourne	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
7	Waterford	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
8	Galway United	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
9	St Patrick's Athletic	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1	Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off
10	Sligo Rovers	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. Source: SSE Airtricity League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	−2

Last updated: 20 February 2026.
Source: ^[18]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L
Position	5	9

Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. Source: 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

8 February 2026 1	Bohemians	0–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
14:00 GMT	Senan Mullen 11'	Report	Tom Grivosti 27' Luke Turner 72'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 21,472 Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan
Note: Live on Virgin Media Two

20 February 2026 2	Shamrock Rovers	2–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00 GMT	Michael Noonan 69' Adam Brennan 80'			Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 7,573 Referee: Rob Harvey

27 February 2026 3	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

2 March 2026 4	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Galway United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 February but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.^[19]

6 March 2026 5	Shelbourne	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Tolka Park
Note: Live on Virgin Media Two

13 March 2026 6	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

16 March 2026 7	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

20 March 2026 8	Waterford	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC

3 April 2026 9	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

6 April 2026 10	Dundalk	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

10 April 2026 11	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

17 April 2026 12	Drogheda United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Sullivan and Lambe Park

24 April 2026 13	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

1 May 2026 14	Galway United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

4 May 2026 15	Sligo Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo, County Sligo
17:00 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

8 May 2026 16	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Waterford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

15 May 2026 17	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

22 May 2026 18	Derry City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

29 May 2026 19	Shamrock Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

12 June 2026 20	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Drogheda United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

19 June 2026 21	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Sligo Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

26 June 2026 22	Bohemians	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Dalymount Park

3 July 2026 23	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Galway United	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

10 July 2026 24	Waterford	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Waterford, County Waterford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: RSC

24 July 2026 25	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Dundalk	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

31 July 2026 26	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Derry City	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

7 August 2026 27	Shelbourne	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Tolka Park

21 August 2026 28	Drogheda United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Sullivan and Lambe Park

28 August 2026 29	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Waterford	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

4 September 2026 30	Dundalk	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Oriel Park

11 September 2026 31	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shamrock Rovers	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

19 September 2026 32	Sligo Rovers	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Sligo, County Sligo
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Showgrounds

9 October 2026 33	Derry City	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

16 October 2026 34	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Shelbourne	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

23 October 2026 35	Galway United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Galway, County Galway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

30 October 2026 36	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Bohemians	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

FAI Cup

Win Draw Loss

Second Round

17/18/19 July 2026 Second Round	St Patrick's Athletic	v	TBC	TBC
TBC GMT				Stadium: TBC

Leinster Senior Cup

Win Draw Loss

Round 3 - Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Drogheda United	2	1	1	0	5	1	4	4
St Patrick's Athletic	1	1	0	0	5	0	5	3
Longford Town	3	0	2	1	2	7	–5	2
Montpelier	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4	1

24 January 2026 Match 1	St Patrick's Athletic	5–0	Longford Town	Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
18:00 GMT	Billy Canny 23' Aidan Keena 27' Darragh Nugent 48' Darragh Nugent 56' Chris Forrester 59' Sam Rooney 63' Aidan Keena 71' Barry Baggley 75'		Conor Errity 63' Daragh Murtagh 66'	Stadium: FAI National Training Centre Attendance: 200 (Est.) Referee: Robert Dowling

TBC 2026 Match 2	St Patrick's Athletic	v	Montpelier	Inchicore, Dublin 8
TBC GMT				Stadium: Richmond Park

TBC 2026 Match 3	Drogheda United	v	St Patrick's Athletic	Drogheda, County Louth
TBC GMT				Stadium: Sullivan & Lambe Park

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

12 January 2026	St Patrick's Athletic	4–1	Wexford	Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
15:30 GMT	Anthony Breslin 58' Glory Nzingo (trialist) 60' Aidan Keena 75' Aidan Keena 85'		Jake Doyle 15' Ryan Butler 62'	Stadium: National Indoor Arena Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors) Referee: Darragh White

16 January 2026	Bray Wanderers	0–3	St Patrick's Athletic	Bray, County Wicklow
19:45 GMT			Max Mata 5' Sam Rooney 79' Kian Leavy 85'	Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors) Referee: Rob Harvey

23 January 2026	St Patrick's Athletic	1–1	Cork City	Baldonnel, Dublin 22
14:00 GMT	Romal Palmer 32'		Ruairí Keating 48'	Stadium: John Hyland Park Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors) Referee: Neil Doyle

27 January 2026	St Patrick's Athletic	2–1	Treaty United	Athlone, County Westmeath
14:00 GMT	Josh O'Connor 76' Romal Palmer 78'		Mark Byrne 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors) Referee: Declan Toland

31 January 2026	UCD	0–3	St Patrick's Athletic	Belfield, Dublin 4
14:00 GMT			Kian Leavy 36' Barry Baggley 54' (pen.) Kian Leavy 58'	Stadium: UCD Astro Belfield Attendance: 120 (Est.) Referee: Jason Ray

References

^ Sneyd, David (15 December 2025). "Bohemians to play St Patrick's Athletic in Aviva Stadium for 2026 League of Ireland opener". The 42.
^ https://x.com/athlonetownafc/status/1992201729773879633?s=46
^ Seery, Paul. "Dundalk confirm quintet of departures". extratime.com.
^ "Squad Announcement". www.braywanderersfc.ie.
^ "Luke Kehir Loan Signing – Wexford FC".
^ "Max Mata Is A Saint". stpatsfc.com. 1 December 2025.
^ "Ronan Boyce Joins St Pat's". stpatsfc.com. 8 December 2025.
^ "Darragh Nugent Signs For The Saints". stpatsfc.com. 8 January 2026.
^ "Ryan Edmondson Joins St Pat's". stpatsfc.com. 27 January 2026.
^ "Glory Nzingo Returns To The Saints". St Patrick's Athletic FC. 29 January 2026.
^ "Brandon Kavanagh signs for Drogheda United – Drogheda".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "First Team Departures". stpatsfc.com. 15 December 2025.
^ "Welcome to Waterford FC, Conor Carty!". Waterford FC | Official Site. 12 December 2025.
^ "Melia To Join Tottenham In 2026". www.stpatsfc.com.
^ https://www.shamrockrovers.ie/2026/01/08/jake-mulraney-signs-for-rovers/
^ "Coaching Staff". www.stpatsfc.com.
^ "Academy Coaching Staff". www.stpatsfc.com.
^ "Summary - Premier Division - Republic of Ireland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
^ https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=9903

[14] Transfer agreed on 4 February 2025, but the player only officially moved on 1 January 2026

[1] Sneyd, David (15 December 2025). "Bohemians to play St Patrick's Athletic in Aviva Stadium for 2026 League of Ireland opener". The 42.

[2] ttps://x.com/athlonetownafc/status/1992201729773879633?s=46

[3] Seery, Paul. "Dundalk confirm quintet of departures". extratime.com.

[4] "Squad Announcement". www.braywanderersfc.ie.

[5] "Luke Kehir Loan Signing – Wexford FC".

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