League of Ireland First Division Shield

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| founded = 1985

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| most successful club = UCD: 2
Galway United: 2

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The League of Ireland First Division Shield was an association football competition featuring teams from the League of Ireland First Division. The inaugural winners were Derry City. It was also the first competition Derry City won after they joined the League of Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://rebelultras.com/2014/04/19/history-of-derry-city-fc/|title=History of Derry City FC|publisher=rebelultras.com|accessdate=11 July 2016}}

Format

The 1994–95 format saw the 10 participating teams divided into two groups of five – a northern group and a southern group. The teams played a single round of games against the other teams in their group. The two winners, UCD and Drogheda United, then played off in a two legged final. UCD won 2-1 on aggregate. The competition was played during the first half of the season with the two legged final played in October 1994.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier95.html|title=Ireland 1994/95|website=RSSSF|accessdate=11 July 2016}}

List of Finals

Possibly incomplete

class="wikitable collapsible" ! Season ! Winner ! Score ! Runners-up ! Venue
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1985–86	Derry City{{cite web\|url=http://rebelultras.com/2014/04/19/history-of-derry-city-fc/\|title=History of Derry City FC\|publisher=rebelultras.com\|accessdate=11 July 2016}}	6–1	Longford Town	{{ref\| 1\|(Note 1)}}
1986–87	\| EMFA	4–2	Finn Harps	Oriel Park

1990–91	Drogheda United	1–0	Home Farm	{{ref\| 1\|(Note 1)}}
1991–92	UCD	2–1	Waterford United	{{ref\| 1\|(Note 1)}}
1992–93	Galway United{{cite web\|url=http://galwayunitedfc.ie/club-history/\|title=Galway United FC – Club History\|publisher=galwayunitedfc.ie\|accessdate=25 March 2016}}	3–0	Home Farm	Dalymount Park
1993–94	Sligo Rovers{{cite web\|url=http://www.sligorovers.com/famous-days\|title=Famous Days \|publisher=www.sligorovers.com\|accessdate=10 September 2016}}	2–1	Waterford United	{{ref\| 1\|(Note 1)}}
1994–95	UCD{{cite web\|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier95.html\|title=Ireland 1994/95\|website=RSSSF\|accessdate=11 July 2016}}	2–1	Drogheda United	{{ref\| 1\|(Note 1)}}
1995–96	Bray Wanderers	3–3	Waterford United	{{ref\|2\|(Note 2)}}
1996–97	Galway United{{cite web\|url=http://galwayunitedfc.ie/club-history/\|title=Galway United FC – Club History\|publisher=galwayunitedfc.ie\|accessdate=25 March 2016}}	2–0	Limerick	Terryland Park
1997–98	Home Farm Everton	5–3	Cobh Ramblers	{{ref\| 1\|(Note 1)}}

{{small|Source:{{cite news|title=FAI National League Annual 1997/'98|newspaper=FAI National League Annual|page=61}}}}

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{{note|1|1}} Played over two legs.
{{note|2|2}} Played over two legs. Bray Wanderers won on penalties.

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References

Category:Defunct association football competitions in the Republic of Ireland

Category:League of Ireland First Division