'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 (in his current spell), following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011.

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.

St Patrick's Athletic were revealed to have Cork City at away on the first day of the season.

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.

[49] Win Draw Loss 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.

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.