2019 League of Ireland First Division#Play-offs

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}

{{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2018}}

{{Infobox football league season

|season = 2019

|dates = February 2019 –

October 2019

|competition = League of Ireland First Division

|winners = Shelbourne (1st title)

|promoted = Shelbourne

|matches = 135

|total goals = 501

|league topscorer = Rob Manley (17 goals)

|biggest home win = Shelbourne 7-0 Limerick
{{small|(21 September 2019)}}

|biggest away win = Athlone Town 0-5 Bray Wanderers
{{small|(17 May 2019)}}, Cabinteely 0-5 Drogheda United
{{small|(19 May 2019)}}

|highest scoring =

|attendance = 75,795

|average attendance = 561{{cite web |title=League of Ireland enjoys huge increase in crowds since last pre-Covid season |url=https://www.the42.ie/league-of-ireland-attendance-figures-5951751-Dec2022/ |website=the42 |access-date=20 December 2022}}

|prevseason = 2018

|nextseason = 2020

|updated =

}}

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. Shelbourne emerged as champions after beating title rivals Drogheda United 3–1 away from home on 13 September 2019, earning them promotion to the top flight for the first time since 2012.

Overview

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

Teams

{{Location map+ |Ireland |alt=Map of the Republic of Ireland with the ten League of Ireland First Division teams |caption=Locations of the First Division teams |float=right |width=280 |places=

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Athlone Town |background= |position=left|lat_deg=53.43 |lon_deg=-7.95}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |lat_deg=53|lat_min=12|lat_sec=10|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=6|lon_sec=30|position=bottom|background=|label=Bray Wanderers}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Cobh Ramblers |position=left|background= |lat_deg=51.851 |lon_deg=-8.29}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Drogheda United |position=right|background= |lat_deg=53.714 |lon_deg=-6.35}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Galway United |position=left|background= |lat_deg=53.272 |lon_deg=-9.049}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |lat_deg=52|lat_min=42|lat_sec=15|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=8|lon_min=35|lon_sec=15|position=bottom|background=|label=Limerick}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Longford Town |background= |position=right |lat_deg=53.727 |lon_deg=-7.799}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Wexford |background= |position=right |lat_deg=52.365564 |lon_deg=-6.515549}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland

|marksize=12|lat_dir=N|lat_deg=53|lat_min=20|lat_sec=52|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=15|lon_sec=35|position=left|background=|label=Dublin }}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1

|lat_dir=N|lat_deg=55|lat_min=24|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=10|lon_min=57|position=right|background=|label=Dublin teams
Cabinteely
Shelbourne
}}

}}

{{Location map+ |Dublin|alt=Map of Dublin with the two League of Ireland First Division Dublin teams |caption=Locations of Dublin First Division teams |float=right |width=280 |places=

{{Location map~ |Dublin|lat_deg=53|lat_min=22|lat_sec=3|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=15|lon_sec=7|position=top|background=|label=Shelbourne}}

{{Location map~ |Dublin|lat_deg=53.289051|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6.161216|position=right|background=|label=Cabinteely }}

}}

=Stadia and locations=

=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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Manager

! Captain

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

Athlone Town

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Terry Butler

|Committee

|Nike

|Nitro Sports

Bray Wanderers

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Gary Cronin

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Keegan

|Umbro

|Matt Britton Carpets

Cabinteely

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Pat Devlin

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen McGuinness

|Uhlsport

|Dublin School of Grinds

Cobh Ramblers

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen Henderson}}

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Hunt

|Joma

|Tony & William O'Shea Fuels Rushbrooke

Drogheda United

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Tim Clancy

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Jake Hyland

|CX+ Sport

|Scotch Hall Shopping Center

Galway United

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Alan Murphy

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen Walsh

|Puma

|Comer Property Management

Limerick

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Tommy Barrett

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Shaun Kelly

|Umbro

|Daly Car Sales

Longford Town

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Neale Fenn

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Dean Zambra

|Macron

|City Calling

Shelbourne

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Ian Morris

|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} Dean Delaney

|Umbro

|abbeyseals.ie

Wexford

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Brian O'Sullivan

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Craig McCabe

|Bodibro

|Premier Tickets

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|source=[https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-025K4DS1I8000003VUM100GLVVH56HPG-G#table SSE Airtricity League], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/first-division/2018/regular-season/r44153 Soccerway]

|update=complete

| team1= SHE | team2= DRO | team3= LON | team4= CAB | team5= BRW | team6= COB | team7= GAL | team8= ATH | team9= WEX | team10= LIM

|result1=PRO |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO

|win_ATH=4 |draw_ATH=6 |loss_ATH=17 |gf_ATH=30 |ga_ATH=61

|win_BRW=14 |draw_BRW=4 |loss_BRW=9 |gf_BRW=44 |ga_BRW=26

|win_CAB=14 |draw_CAB=8 |loss_CAB=5 |gf_CAB=39 |ga_CAB=28

|win_COB=8 |draw_COB=7 |loss_COB=12 |gf_COB=38 |ga_COB=51

|win_DRO=16 |draw_DRO=3 |loss_DRO=8 |gf_DRO=59 |ga_DRO=36

|win_GAL=7 |draw_GAL=5 |loss_GAL=15 |gf_GAL=36 |ga_GAL=42

|win_LIM=10 |draw_LIM=6 |loss_LIM=11 |gf_LIM=33 |ga_LIM=41| adjust_points_LIM=-26

|win_LON=16 |draw_LON=3 |loss_LON=8 |gf_LON=41 |ga_LON=23

|win_SHE=19 |draw_SHE=3 |loss_SHE=5 |gf_SHE=50 |ga_SHE=19

|win_WEX=2 |draw_WEX=5 |loss_WEX=20 |gf_WEX=22 |ga_WEX=65

|hth_LIM=Limerick were deducted 26 points for failure to comply with LOI profitability and sustainability rules.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/1106/1089153-limerick-fc-prop-up-table-after-26-point-deduction/ |title =Limerick FC prop up First Division after 26-point deduction|date=6 November 2019|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=12 November 2019}}

|status_SHE=CP

|status_DRO=Q

|status_LON=Q

|status_CAB=Q

| name_ATH = Athlone Town

| name_BRW = Bray Wanderers

| name_CAB = Cabinteely

| name_COB = Cobh Ramblers

| name_DRO = Drogheda United

| name_GAL = Galway United

| name_LIM = Limerick

| name_LON = Longford Town

| name_SHE = Shelbourne

| name_WEX = Wexford

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/first-division/2019/regular-season/r50388/|title=First Division 2019|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=6 February 2020}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division

|col_PO=green2 |text_PO=Qualification for Promotion play-offs

}}

Results

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=Matches 1–18=

Teams play each other twice (once at home, once away).

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-01UNBSJKMC000000VUM100GLVSCQPIVT-G#matches SSE Airtricity League]

| update = future | start_date = 22 February 2019

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ATH | team2= BRW | team3= CAB | team4= COB | team5= DRO | team6= GAL | team7= LIM | team8= LON | team9= SHE | team10= WEX

| name_ATH = Athlone Town

| name_BRW = Bray Wanderers

| name_CAB = Cabinteely

| name_COB = Cobh Ramblers

| name_DRO = Drogheda United

| name_GAL = Galway United

| name_LIM = Limerick

| name_LON = Longford Town

| name_SHE = Shelbourne

| name_WEX = Wexford

| match_ATH_BRW = 0-5

| match_ATH_CAB = 2-2

| match_ATH_COB = 1-1

| match_ATH_DRO = 3-5

| match_ATH_GAL = 0-4

| match_ATH_LIM = 1-1

| match_ATH_LON = 0-1

| match_ATH_SHE = 0-2

| match_ATH_WEX = 4-2

| match_BRW_ATH = 0-1

| match_BRW_CAB = 1-1

| match_BRW_COB = 1-0

| match_BRW_DRO = 3-1

| match_BRW_GAL = 2-1

| match_BRW_LIM = 2-0

| match_BRW_LON = 3-2

| match_BRW_SHE = 0-1

| match_BRW_WEX = 2-1

| match_CAB_ATH = 3-2

| match_CAB_BRW = 0-3

| match_CAB_COB = 2-2

| match_CAB_DRO = 0-5

| match_CAB_GAL = 1-0

| match_CAB_LIM = 1-2

| match_CAB_LON = 1-1

| match_CAB_SHE = 1-0

| match_CAB_WEX = 2-0

| match_COB_ATH = 0-1

| match_COB_BRW = 1-0

| match_COB_CAB = 0-1

| match_COB_DRO = 1-4

| match_COB_GAL = 2-1

| match_COB_LIM = 2-3

| match_COB_LON = 0-0

| match_COB_SHE = 2-1

| match_COB_WEX = 6-1

| match_DRO_ATH = 4-2

| match_DRO_BRW = 1-0

| match_DRO_CAB = 1-4

| match_DRO_COB = 4-0

| match_DRO_GAL = 3-0

| match_DRO_LIM = 3-2

| match_DRO_LON = 0-1

| match_DRO_SHE = 0-0

| match_DRO_WEX = 2-1

| match_GAL_ATH = 1-1

| match_GAL_BRW = 0-1

| match_GAL_CAB = 0-0

| match_GAL_COB = 1-2

| match_GAL_DRO = 0-1

| match_GAL_LIM = 0-1

| match_GAL_LON = 2-1

| match_GAL_SHE = 2-3

| match_GAL_WEX = 2-0

| match_LIM_ATH = 2-0

| match_LIM_BRW = 1-0

| match_LIM_CAB = 1-0

| match_LIM_COB = 3-1

| match_LIM_DRO = 0-0

| match_LIM_GAL = 2-1

| match_LIM_LON = 0-0

| match_LIM_SHE = 0-1

| match_LIM_WEX = 1-1

| match_LON_ATH = 3-1

| match_LON_BRW = 2-0

| match_LON_CAB = 0-1

| match_LON_COB = 1-0

| match_LON_DRO = 3-0

| match_LON_GAL = 2-1

| match_LON_LIM = 1-0

| match_LON_SHE = 2-0

| match_LON_WEX = 1-0

| match_SHE_ATH = 2-1

| match_SHE_BRW = 1-0

| match_SHE_CAB = 2-3

| match_SHE_COB = 1-0

| match_SHE_DRO = 2-1

| match_SHE_GAL = 3-0

| match_SHE_LIM = 2-0

| match_SHE_LON = 1-0

| match_SHE_WEX = 3-0

| match_WEX_ATH = 2-0

| match_WEX_BRW = 2-0

| match_WEX_CAB = 0-2

| match_WEX_COB = 2-2

| match_WEX_DRO = 1-2

| match_WEX_GAL = 0-4

| match_WEX_LIM = 0-0

| match_WEX_LON = 1-2

| match_WEX_SHE = 1-2

}}

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=Matches 19–27=

Teams play each other once.

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-01UNBSJKMC000000VUM100GLVSCQPIVT-G#matches SSE Airtricity League]

| update = future | start_date = 05 July 2019

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ATH | team2= BRW | team3= CAB | team4= COB | team5= DRO | team6= GAL | team7= LIM | team8= LON | team9= SHE | team10= WEX

| name_ATH = Athlone Town

| name_BRW = Bray Wanderers

| name_CAB = Cabinteely

| name_COB = Cobh Ramblers

| name_DRO = Drogheda United

| name_GAL = Galway United

| name_LIM = Limerick

| name_LON = Longford Town

| name_SHE = Shelbourne

| name_WEX = Wexford

| match_ATH_BRW = —

| match_ATH_CAB = —

| match_ATH_COB = —

| match_ATH_DRO = 0-2

| match_ATH_GAL =

| match_ATH_LIM = —

| match_ATH_LON = 1-5

| match_ATH_SHE = 1-2

| match_ATH_WEX = 3-1

| match_BRW_ATH = 3-0

| match_BRW_CAB = —

| match_BRW_COB = 3-3

| match_BRW_DRO =

| match_BRW_GAL = —

| match_BRW_LIM = 1-0

| match_BRW_LON = —

| match_BRW_SHE = —

| match_BRW_WEX = —

| match_CAB_ATH = 3-1

| match_CAB_BRW = 2-1

| match_CAB_COB = —

| match_CAB_DRO = —

| match_CAB_GAL = 0-1

| match_CAB_LIM = 3-0

| match_CAB_LON = 2-0

| match_CAB_SHE = —

| match_CAB_WEX = —

| match_COB_ATH = 2-1

| match_COB_BRW = —

| match_COB_CAB = 1-1

| match_COB_DRO = —

| match_COB_GAL = —

| match_COB_LIM = —

| match_COB_LON =

| match_COB_SHE = 1-0

| match_COB_WEX = 1-1

| match_DRO_ATH = —

| match_DRO_BRW = —

| match_DRO_CAB = 0-0

| match_DRO_COB = 4-2

| match_DRO_GAL = —

| match_DRO_LIM = —

| match_DRO_LON = —

| match_DRO_SHE = 1-3

| match_DRO_WEX = 6-0

| match_GAL_ATH = —

| match_GAL_BRW = 2-2

| match_GAL_CAB = —

| match_GAL_COB = 7-1

| match_GAL_DRO = 1-3

| match_GAL_LIM =

| match_GAL_LON = —

| match_GAL_SHE = 0-3

| match_GAL_WEX = —

| match_LIM_ATH = 1-1

| match_LIM_BRW = —

| match_LIM_CAB = —

| match_LIM_COB = 3-4

| match_LIM_DRO = 1-4

| match_LIM_GAL = —

| match_LIM_LON = 3-1

| match_LIM_SHE = —

| match_LIM_WEX = 4-1

| match_LON_ATH = —

| match_LON_BRW = 1-2

| match_LON_CAB = —

| match_LON_COB = —

| match_LON_DRO = 2-1

| match_LON_GAL = 4-0

| match_LON_LIM = —

| match_LON_SHE = 0-2

| match_LON_WEX = —

| match_SHE_ATH = —

| match_SHE_BRW = 0-0

| match_SHE_CAB = 1-1

| match_SHE_COB = —

| match_SHE_DRO = —

| match_SHE_GAL = —

| match_SHE_LIM =

| match_SHE_LON = —

| match_SHE_WEX = 5-2

| match_WEX_ATH = —

| match_WEX_BRW = 1-5

| match_WEX_CAB = 1-2

| match_WEX_COB = —

| match_WEX_DRO = —

| match_WEX_GAL = 0-0

| match_WEX_LIM = —

| match_WEX_LON = 0-2

| match_WEX_SHE = —

}}

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Season statistics

=Top scorers=

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Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan=1|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Rob Manley

|align="left"|Cabinteely

|17

rowspan=1|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Chris Lyons

|align="left"|Drogheda United

|13

rowspan=2|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Dean Byrne

|align="left"|Longford Town

|12

align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Mark Doyle

|align="left"|Drogheda United

|12

rowspan=3|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Ciarán Kilduff

|align="left"|Shelbourne

|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Dylan McGlade

|align="left"|Bray Wanderers

|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen Meaney

|align="left"|Drogheda United

|10

rowspan=1|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Danny Furlong

|align="left"|Wexford

|9

rowspan=2|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Jaze Kabia

|align="left"|Shelbourne

|8

align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Sam Verdon

|align="left"|Longford Town

|8

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Play-offs

=3rd vs. 4th-place play-off=

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|date = 4 October 2019

|time =

|team1 = Cabinteely

|score = 0-0

|report =

|team2 = Longford Town

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stradbrook Road

|attendance =

|referee =

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|date = 11 October 2019

|time =

|team1 = Longford Town

|score = 1-1

|report =

|team2 = Cabinteely

|aggregatescore = 1-1

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Strokestown Road

|attendance =

|referee =

}}Cabinteely advances on away goals.

=2nd vs. Winner 3rd/4th play-off=

{{football box collapsible

|date = 18 October 2019

|time =

|team1 = Cabinteely

|score = 1-1

|report =

|team2 = Drogheda United

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stradbrook Road

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 25 October 2019

|time =

|team1 = Drogheda United

|score = 5-1

|report =

|team2 = Cabinteely

|aggregatescore = 6-2

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = United Park

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

=Promotion/relegation playoff=

{{football box collapsible

|id=|date = 27 October 2019

|time =

|team1 = Drogheda United

|round=|score =1-0

|report =

|team2 = Finn Harps

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = United Park

|location=|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 31 October 2019

|time =

|team1 = Finn Harps

|score = 2-0

|report =

|team2 = Drogheda United

|aggregatescore = 2-1

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Finn Park

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

See also

References

{{Reflist|2}}

{{League of Ireland First Division}}

{{2019 in Republic of Ireland association football}}

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Category:League of Ireland First Division seasons

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