2015 League of Ireland First Division

League of Ireland First Division
Season 2015
Champions Wexford Youths
Promoted Finn Harps
Top goalscorer Daniel Furlong: 30
(Wexford Youths)[1]
2014
2016

The 2015 League of Ireland First Division season was the 31st season of the League of Ireland First Division. The First Division was contested by eight teams. Wexford Youths won the title and Finn Harps were also promoted after winning a play off.

Teams

Dublin
Locations of the First Division teams

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium
Athlone Town Athlone Athlone Town Stadium
Cabinteely Cabinteely Stradbrook Road
Cobh Ramblers Cobh St. Colman's Park
Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park
Shelbourne Drumcondra Tolka Park
UCD Belfield UCD Bowl
Waterford United Waterford Waterford RSC
Wexford Youths Crossabeg Ferrycarrig Park

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 Republic of Ireland Eddie Wallace
Republic of Ireland Alan Mathews
Republic of Ireland Brian Shortall Nike Nitro Sports
Cabinteely Republic of Ireland Eddie Gormley Umbro
Cobh Ramblers Republic of Ireland Martin Cambridge
Republic of Ireland Stephen Henderson
Nike Eirgrid
Finn Harps Republic of Ireland Ollie Horgan Republic of Ireland Kevin McHugh Legea McGettigan Group
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Kevin Doherty (footballer) Macron
UCD Republic of Ireland Collie O'Neill Republic of Ireland Robbie Benson O'Neills O'Neills
Waterford United Republic of Ireland Tommy Griffin
Republic of Ireland Roddy Collins
Republic of Ireland Vinny Sullivan Macron SportsWorld
Wexford Youths Republic of Ireland Shane Keegan Republic of Ireland Graham Doyle O'Neills Galenisys

Overview

The 2015 First Division featured eight teams. Each team played each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches during the season.[2] Wexford Youths secured their first League of Ireland First Division title and promotion to the Premier Division with a 3–0 victory against Athlone Town at Ferrycarrig Park. The Youths goals came from Danny Furlong, Eric Molloy and Aidan Keenan.[3]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wexford Youths (C, P) 28 20 1 7 63 32 +31 61 Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division
2 Finn Harps (O, P) 28 16 7 5 42 23 +19 55 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3 UCD 28 14 7 7 51 26 +25 49
4 Shelbourne 28 13 6 9 37 34 +3 45
5 Athlone Town 28 9 6 13 36 42 6 33
6 Cobh Ramblers 28 8 6 14 27 45 18 30
7 Waterford United 28 5 6 17 25 51 26 21
8 Cabinteely 28 5 5 18 22 50 28 20
Source:
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results

Matches 1–14

Home ╲ Away ATH CAB COBFHASHEUCDWATWEX
Athlone Town 22 40 10 23 11 10 01
Cabinteely 20 22 11 01 02 10 10
Cobh Ramblers 10 10 23 10 03 10 14
Finn Harps 10 20 20 10 22 32 13
Shelbourne 13 10 11 00 02 10 24
UCD 12 61 11 22 01 30 41
Waterford United 11 31 11 02 22 00 14
Wexford Youths 20 70 10 01 23 10 12

Matches 15–28

Home ╲ Away ATH CAB COBFHASHEUCDWATWEX
Athlone Town 01 14 11 21 22 34 31
Cabinteely 13 10 23 01 03[note 1] 11 23
Cobh Ramblers 21 21 01 22 11 02 03
Finn Harps 00 10 20 10 30 00 41
Shelbourne 31 00 20 32 21 30 00
UCD 31 10 30 10 21 51 12
Waterford United 01 10 13 03 12 01 23
Wexford Youths 30 32 21 20 41 10 40

Notes

  1. Cabinteely fielded an ineligible player, Dean Ebbe, in their game against UCD on 31 July 2015. They lost 3–1. The FAI subsequently awarded the match to UCD as a 3–0 win and fined Cabinteely €2,500.

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Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Daniel Furlong Wexford Youths 30
2 Republic of Ireland Ryan Swan UCD 12
3 Republic of Ireland Philip Gorman Athlone Town 10
4 Northern Ireland Kevin McHugh Finn Harps 9

Source:[1][5]

Promotion/relegation playoffs

The second and third placed First Division teams, Finn Harps and UCD, played off to decide who would play Limerick, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division. The winner of this play off would play in the 2016 Premier Division.[2]

First Division

Finn Harps won 3 – 1 on aggregate

First Division v Premier Division

Finn Harps won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2016 Premier Division. Limerick are relegated to the 2016 First Division.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Ireland 2015". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. "Wexford Youths win promotion to Premier Division". www.rte.ie. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. "Cabinteely sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". 4 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. "2015 SSE Airtricity League First Division". inform.fai.ie.
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