2016 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season
The 2016 season was St. Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 87th year in existence and was the Supersaint's 65th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It was the fifth year that Liam Buckley was the team's manager, following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011. The league season was poor from the Saints, finishing 7th, meaning they would be without European football next season for the first time since 2010. They did however knock Jeunesse Esch out of the Europa League before being narrowly knocked out by Dinamo Minsk of Belarus. They also retained their League Cup crown by winning the 2016 League of Ireland Cup by beating Limerick 4–1 at the Markets Field on 17 September 2016.Squad
Transfers
Pre-season
In
Out
Mid-season
In
Out
Squad statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
Number in brackets represents.
Last Updated – 29 October 2016Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 29 October 2016
| Number | Name | Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Europa League | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
| 9 | Chris Fagan | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Conan Byrne | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Mark Timlin | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | Billy Dennehy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 19 | Jamie McGrath | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Graham Kelly | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Sam Verdon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Darren Dennehy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Jonathan Lunney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Keith Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Dinny Corcoran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Michael Barker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Seán Hoare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Rory Feely | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top assists
Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 29 October 2016
| Number | Name | Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Europa League | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
| 7 | Conan Byrne | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 20 | Billy Dennehy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Chris Fagan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Ian Bermingham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Jamie McGrath | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Mark Timlin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Ger O'Brien | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Michael Barker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Graham Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Sean Hoare | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Lee Desmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Darren Dennehy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Sam Verdon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Dinny Corcoran | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Keith Treacy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Steven Kinsella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Darragh Markey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Dylan McGlade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 29 October 2016
| Position | Number | Name | Airtricity League | FAI Cup | EA Sports Cup | Europa League | Leinster Senior Cup | Total |
| GK | 1 | Brendan Clarke | 9/29 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 13/39 |
| GK | 16 | Conor O'Malley | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/6 |
| GK | 25 | Pat Jennings | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 |
Disciplinary record
Captains
Club
Technical Staff
- Manager: Liam Buckley
- Assistant Manager: Richie Smith
- Head Of Player Recruitment / Coach: Dave Campbell
- Coach: Darius Kierans
- Goalkeeping Coach: Pat Jennings
- Strength and Conditioning Coach: Paul Stewart
- Video Analyst: Jason Donohue
- Coaches Assistant: Graeme Buckley
- Chartered Physiotherapist: Fionn Daly
- Physiotherapist: Christy O'Neill
- Club Doctor: Dr Matt Corcoran
- Kit Man: Derek Haines
- Equipment Manager: Gerry Molloy
- Under 19's Management: Gareth Dodrill
- Under 17's Management: Jamie Moore
Kit
Competitions
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
FAI Cup
EA Sports Cup
Europa League
First Qualifying Round
St Patrick's Athletic won on away goals.Second Qualifying Round
Leinster Senior Cup
Friendlies
Pre-season
