League of Ireland First Division

The League of Ireland First Division (Irish: Céad Roinn Sraith na hÉireann) is the second level division of the Republic of Ireland football league system. The division was formed in 1985 as a result of the decision to split the League of Ireland into two divisions. This also created the League of Ireland Premier Division. In 2009, the FAI rejected proposals from clubs to remove the division and restore the League of Ireland to its original structure.

2016 Clubs

Athlone Town

Cobh Ramblers

Drogheda United

Limerick

Waterford United

Dublin

Dublin teams
Cabinteely
Shelbourne
UCD

Locations of the First Division teams

Team	Home city/suburb	Stadium
Athlone Town	Athlone	Lissywoolen Stadium
Cabinteely	Cabinteely	Stradbrook Road
Cobh Ramblers	Cobh	St. Colman's Park
Drogheda United	Drogheda	United Park
Limerick	Limerick	Markets Field
Shelbourne	Drumcondra, Dublin	Tolka Park
UCD	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown	UCD Bowl
Waterford United	Waterford	RSC

Previous Seasons

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Third Place	Last Place	Top goalscorer	Teams Promoted	Teams Relegated
1985–86	Bray Wanderers (1st title)	Sligo Rovers	Longford Town	E.M.F.A.	Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) (11) Harry McLoughlin (Sligo Rovers) (11)	Bray Wanderers Sligo Rovers
1986–87	Derry City (1st title)	Shelbourne	Drogheda United	Longford Town	Aleksandar Krstić (Derry City) (18)	Derry City Shelbourne
1987–88	Athlone Town (1st title)	Cobh Ramblers	Finn Harps	E.M.F.A.	Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) (19)	Athlone Town Cobh Ramblers
1988–89	Drogheda United (1st title)	UCD	Bray Wanderers	Sligo Rovers	Pat O'Connor (Home Farm) (14)	Drogheda United UCD
1989–90	Waterford United (1st title)	Sligo Rovers	Bray Wanderers	Monaghan United	John Ryan (Bray Wanderers) (16)	Waterford United Sligo Rovers	Newcastlewesta
1990–91	Drogheda United (2nd title)	Bray Wanderers	Cobh Ramblers	Monaghan United	Jim Barr (Monaghan United) (12) Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) (12)	Drogheda United Bray Wanderers
1991–92	Limerick City (1st title)	Waterford United	Cobh Ramblers	Longford Town	Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) (12) Barry Ryan (Limerick City) (12)	Limerick City Waterford United
1992–93	Galway United (1st title)	Cobh Ramblers	Monaghan United	St. James's Gate	Mick Byrne (Monaghan United) (15) Richie Parsons (Longford Town) (15)	Galway United Cobh Ramblers Monaghan United
1993–94	Sligo Rovers (1st title)	Athlone Town	Finn Harps	St. James's Gate	Karl Gannon (Home Farm) (16)	Sligo Rovers Athlone Town
1994–95	UCD (1st title)	Drogheda United	Finn Harps	Kilkenny City	Michael O'Byrne (UCD) (14) Philip Power (Home Farm) (14)	UCD Drogheda United
1995–96	Bray Wanderers (2nd title)	Finn Harps	Home Farm Everton	Monaghan United	Jonathan Speak (Finn Harps) (17)	Bray Wanderers Finn Harps Home Farm Everton
1996–97	Kilkenny City (1st title)	Drogheda United	Waterford United	Limerick	Richie Hale (Kilkenny City) (13) Tony Izzi (Cobh Ramblers) (13)	Kilkenny City Drogheda United	St. James's Gateb
1997–98	Waterford United (2nd title)	Bray Wanderers	Limerick	Longford Town	Fergal Coleman (Galway United) (13)	Waterford United Bray Wanderers
1998–99	Drogheda United (3rd title)	Galway United	Cobh Ramblers	St. Francis	Tony Izzi (Cobh Ramblers) (13)	Drogheda United Galway United
1999–00	Bray Wanderers (3rd title)	Longford Town	Kilkenny City	Limerick	Robbie Farrell (Home Farm Fingal) (17) Andrew Myler (Monaghan United) (17) Keith O'Connor (Longford Town) (17)	Bray Wanderers Longford Town Kilkenny City
2000–01	Dundalk (1st title)	Monaghan United	Athlone Town	Fingal-St. Francis	Andrew Myler (Athlone Town) (29)	Dundalk Monaghan United
2001–02	Drogheda United (4th title)	Finn Harps	Dublin City	Limerick	Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) (27)	Drogheda United	Fingal-St. Francisc
2002–03	Waterford United (3rd title)	Finn Harps	Galway United	Kilkenny City	Willie Bruton (Cobh Ramblers) (14) Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) (14)	Waterford United
2003	Dublin City (1st title)	Bray Wanderers	Finn Harps	Kilkenny City	Alan Murphy (Galway United) (21)	Dublin City
2004	Finn Harps (1st title)	UCD	Bray Wanderers	Limerick	Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) (24)	Finn Harps UCD Bray Wanderers
2005	Sligo Rovers (2nd title)	Dublin City	Cobh Ramblers	Athlone Town	Kieran O'Reilly (Cobh Ramblers) (17)	Sligo Rovers Dublin City
2006	Shamrock Rovers (1st title)	Dundalk	Galway United	Kilkenny City	Philip Hughes (Dundalk) (21)	Shamrock Rovers Galway United
2007	Cobh Ramblers (1st title)	Finn Harps	Dundalk	Kilkenny City	Conor Gethins (Finn Harps) (15)	Cobh Ramblers Finn Harps	Kilkenny Citya
2008	Dundalk (2nd title)	Shelbourne	Waterford United	Kildare County	Robbie Doyle (Sporting Fingal) (17)	Dundalk
2009	UCD (2nd title)	Shelbourne	Sporting Fingal	Kildare County	Conan Byrne (Sporting Fingal) (21)	UCD Sporting Fingal	Kildare County
2010	Derry City (2nd title)	Waterford United	Monaghan United	Salthill Devon	Graham Cummins (Cork City) (18) Mark Farren (Derry City Willie John Kiely (Waterford United)	Derry City
2011	Cork City (1st title)	Shelbourne	Monaghan United	Salthill Devon	Graham Cummins (Cork City) (24)	Cork City Shelbourne Monaghan United
2012	Limerick (2nd title)	Waterford United	Longford Town	SD Galway	Seán Maguire (Waterford United) (13) Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) Danny Furlong (Wexford Youths)	Limerick
2013	Athlone Town (2nd title)	Longford Town	Mervue United	Salthill Devon	David O'Sullivan (Longford Town) (21)	Athlone Town	Mervue Unitedd Salthill Devond
2014	Longford Town (1st title)	Shelbourne	Galway F.C.	Cobh Ramblers	David O'Sullivan (Longford Town) (21)	Longford Town Galway F.C.

^a: Resigned from the league at the end of the season.
^b: Expelled from the league due to financial reasons before the season started.
^c: Taken over and merged with St Patrick's Athletic before the start of the season.
^d: Merged with Galway FA and GUST to form Galway FC at the end of the season.

See also

• League of Ireland
• League of Ireland Premier Division
• Republic of Ireland football league system

References

External links

• Official Website
• Extratime.ie