2019 League of Ireland First Division

The 2019 League of Ireland First Division season was the 35th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The league began in February 2019 and concluded in October 2019.

League of Ireland First Division
Season2019
DatesFebruary 2019 – October 2019
Top goalscorerRob Manley (17 goals)
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Overview

The First Division has 10 teams. Each team plays each other three times for a total of 27 matches in the season.

Teams
Locations of the First Division teams
Locations of Dublin First Division teams

Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Athlone TownAthloneAthlone Town Stadium5,000
Bray WanderersBrayCarlisle Grounds4,000
CabinteelyCabinteelyStradbrook Road1,620
Cobh RamblersCobhSt. Colman's Park3,000
Drogheda UnitedDroghedaUnited Park2,000
Galway UnitedGalwayEamonn Deacy Park5,000
LimerickLimerickMarkets Field5,000
Longford TownLongfordCity Calling Stadium4,960
ShelbourneDrumcondraTolka Park3,500
WexfordCrossabegFerrycarrig Park2,500

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Athlone Town Terry Butler Committee Nike Nitro Sports
Bray Wanderers Gary Cronin Paul Keegan Umbro Matt Britton Carpets
Cabinteely Pat Devlin Stephen McGuinness Uhlsport Dublin School of Grinds
Cobh Ramblers Stephen Henderson Paul Hunt Joma Tony & William O'Shea Fuels Rushbrooke
Drogheda United Tim Clancy Jake Hyland CX+ Sport Scotch Hall Shopping Center
Galway United Alan Murphy Stephen Walsh Puma Comer Property Management
Limerick Tommy Barrett Shaun Kelly Umbro Betsat.com
Longford Town Neale Fenn Dean Zambra Macron City Calling
Shelbourne Ian Morris Dean Delaney Umbro abbeyseals.ie
Wexford Brian O'Sullivan Craig McCabe Bodibro Premier Tickets

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shelbourne (C, P) 27 19 3 5 50 19 +31 60 Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division
2 Drogheda United (Q) 27 16 3 8 59 36 +23 51 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3 Longford Town (Q) 27 16 3 8 41 23 +18 51
4 Cabinteely (Q) 28 15 8 5 39 28 +11 53
5 Bray Wanderers 27 14 4 9 44 26 +18 46
6 Cobh Ramblers 27 8 7 12 38 51 −13 31
7 Galway United 27 7 5 15 36 42 −6 26
8 Athlone Town 27 4 6 17 30 61 −31 18
9 Wexford 27 2 5 20 22 65 −43 11
10 Limerick 27 10 6 11 33 41 −8 10[lower-alpha 1]
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[2]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Limerick were deducted 26 points for failure to comply with LOI profitability and sustainability rules.[1]

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Rob Manley Cabinteely 17
2 Chris Lyons Drogheda United 13
3 Dean Byrne Longford Town 12
Mark Doyle Drogheda United 12
5 Ciarán Kilduff Shelbourne 10
Dylan McGlade Bray Wanderers 10
Stephen Meaney Drogheda United 10
8 Danny Furlong Wexford 9
9 Jaze Kabia Shelbourne 8
Sam Verdon Longford Town 8

Last updated: 25 September 2019.
Source: SSE Airtricity League of Ireland

Play-Offs

3rd vs. 4th-place Play-Off
4 October 2019 Cabinteely0-0Longford TownStradbrook Road
11 October 2019 Longford Town1-1
(1-1 agg.)		CabinteelyStrokestown Road

2nd vs. Winner 3rd/4th Play-Off
18 October 2019 Cabinteely1-1Drogheda UnitedStradbrook Road
25 October 2019 Drogheda United5-1
(6-2 agg.)		CabinteelyUnited Park

Promotion/relegation playoff
27 October 2019 Drogheda United1-0Finn HarpsUnited Park
31 October 2019 Finn Harps2-0
(2-1 agg.)		Drogheda UnitedFinn Park

See also

References
  1. "Limerick FC prop up First Division after 26-point deduction". RTE Sport. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. "First Division 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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