Patrick Joseph Christopher "Paddy" Roche (born 4 January 1951) is an Irish former football goalkeeper. Born in Dublin, Roche started his career with Shelbourne with whom he won the first of his eight full international caps. During his time with Shelbourne he made 100 League of Ireland appearances and scored one league goal. He was on the losing side in the 1973 FAI Cup Final as they lost to Cork Hibernians in a replay. He transferred to Manchester United in 1973 for a fee of £15,000. Roche played 8 games for the Republic of Ireland national football team, keeping three clean sheets.