2010 League of Ireland First Division

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League of Ireland First Division
Season 2010
Champions Derry City
Matches played 198
Goals scored 547 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorer Graham Cummins: 18
(Cork City)
Mark Farren: 18
(Derry City)
Willie John Kiely: 18
(Waterford United) [1]
Biggest home win Waterford United 8–0 Salthill Devon
Biggest away win Salthill Devon 0–7 Derry City
Highest scoring Shelbourne 6–3 Athlone Town
Longest winning run Derry City (8)[citation needed]
Longest unbeaten run Derry City (15)[citation needed]
Longest losing run Mervue United(6)
Highest attendance Cork City v Waterford United (4401)[2]
Lowest attendance Mervue United v Monaghan United (50)[citation needed]
Average attendance 741[citation needed]
← 2009
2011 →

The 2010 League of Ireland First Division season was the 26th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The First Division was contested by 12 teams and Derry City won the title.

Teams

Location of teams in the 2010 League of Ireland First Division
Team Base Stadium
Athlone Town Athlone Athlone Town Stadium
Cork City FORAS Co-op Cork Turner's Cross
Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium
Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park
Limerick Limerick Jackman Park
Longford Town Longford Flancare Park
Mervue United Galway Terryland Park
Monaghan United Monaghan Kingspan Century Park
Salthill Devon Salthill Drom Soccer Park
Shelbourne Drumcondra Tolka Park
Waterford United Waterford Waterford RSC
Wexford Youths Crossabeg Ferrycarraig Park

Overview

This season the division featured 12 clubs. The regular season began on 6 March and concluded on 30 October. Each team played the other teams three times, totaling 33 games. Derry City finished as champions and were automatically promoted to the Premier Division.[3]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Derry City (C) 33 20 9 4 65 24 +41 69 Promoted to Premier Division
2 Waterford United 33 20 6 7 59 27 +32 66 Lost promotion/relegation play off
3 Monaghan United 33 18 8 7 59 29 +30 62
4 Shelbourne 33 18 7 8 57 31 +26 61
5 Limerick F.C. 33 17 6 10 55 35 +20 57
6 Cork City FORAS Co-op[lower-alpha 1] 33 15 7 11 39 31 +8 52
7 Wexford Youths 33 12 6 15 42 54 −12 42
8 Finn Harps 33 10 10 13 37 43 −6 40
9 Longford Town 33 9 8 16 39 53 −14 35
10 Athlone Town 33 6 13 14 35 50 −15 31
11 Mervue United 33 5 4 24 34 84 −50 19
12 Salthill Devon 33 3 6 24 26 86 −60 15 Won promotion/relegation play off
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ After Cork City were liquidated following the 2009 Premier Division season, the supporters' trust, FORAS, re-entered the club in the First Division under a temporary name.

Results

Matches 1–22

Home \ Away ATH COR DER FHA LIM LON MER MON SAL SHE WAT WEX
Athlone Town — 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 4–4 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1
Cork City 0–1 — 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 4–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0
Derry City 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1
Finn Harps 0–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–3 2–0 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Limerick 3–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 — 2–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Longford Town 2–1 1–1 1–3 3–2 1–0 — 2–1 0–3 2–2 3–5 2–1 0–1
Mervue United 1–0 2–4 1–2 1–3 1–1 4–3 — 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 0–1
Monaghan United 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 — 3–0 0–2 1–0 4–2
Salthill Devon 0–1 1–3 0–7 0–1 2–3 0–3 2–0 1–6 — 0–2 0–1 0–0
Shelbourne 6–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–4 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 — 0–1 1–2
Waterford United 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 8–0 0–3 — 3–0
Wexford Youths 2–1 0–2 1–5 3–0 5–3 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 —
Source: loi.ie

Matches 23–33

Home \ Away ATH COR DER FHA LIM LON MER MON SAL SHE WAT WEX
Athlone Town — 0–1 null null 1–5 0–0 1–0 null null 0–2 null null
Cork City null — null null null 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 null 0–1 null
Derry City 2–2 0–1 — 2–2 null null 6–0 null null 3–0 null null
Finn Harps 2–2 1–0 null — 1–1 null 4–0 null 3–2 null null 1–1
Limerick null 1–3 0–1 null — 3–1 null null null 0–1 null 1–0
Longford Town null null 1–1 1–0 null — 2–2 null null 1–2 0–2 1–2
Mervue United null null null null 0–1 null — 2–1 2–1 null 1–6 2–5
Monaghan United 2–0 null 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 null — null null 4–2 null
Salthill Devon 1–1 null 1–5 null 1–3 1–4 null 0–3 — null 1–1 null
Shelbourne null 2–0 null 3–1 null null 3–0 2–1 5–0 — 1–2 null
Waterford United 3–2 null 2–0 3–1 3–0 null null null null null — 1–0
Wexford Youths 1–3 2–1 1–1 null null null null 1–4 2–1 1–1 null —
Source: loi.ie

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Premier Division

The second and third placed First Division teams, Waterford United and Monaghan United, played off to decide who would play the winner of the Premier Division play-off. The winner of this play off would play in the 2011 Premier Division.[3]

First Division
First Division v Premier Division

Bray Wanderers won 7 – 6 on penalties and retained their place in the Premier Division

First Division

The tenth placed First Division team, Salthill Devon, played the highest placed non-reserve team, Cobh Ramblers, from the 2010 A Championship. The winner of this play off would play in the 2011 First Division.[3]

Salthill Devon won 3 – 1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2011 First Division

Top goalscorers

Includes goals scored in regular season only.

Rank Scorer Team Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Graham Cummins Cork City[1] 18
Republic of Ireland Mark Farren Derry City[1] 18
Republic of Ireland Willie John Kiely Waterford United[1] 18
4 Republic of Ireland Philip Hughes Monaghan United 14
5 Republic of Ireland Patrick McEleney Derry City 12
Republic of Ireland Kevin McHugh Finn Harps 12

See also

References

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