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2008 League of Ireland First Division

January 09, 2023

The 2008 League of Ireland First Division season was the 24th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Dundalk won the division.

Club information

Team Base Manager Main sponsor Kit supplier Stadium Capacity
Athlone Town Athlone   Brendan Place Ganly's Hardware O'Neills Athlone Town Stadium 2,000
Dundalk Dundalk   John Gill IJM Umbro Oriel Park 6,000
Kildare County Newbridge   Joe Somerville Cill Dara Betting O'Neills Station Road 2,500
Limerick 37 Limerick   Michael Kerley Limerick's Live 95FM Jako Jackman Park 8,000
Longford Town Longford   Alan Gough Flancare Umbro Flancare Park 4,500
Monaghan United Monaghan   Mick Cooke The Squeeling Pig Nike Century Homes Park 3,000
Shelbourne Drumcondra   Dermot Keely Cab 2000 Umbro Tolka Park 9,700
Sporting Fingal Fingal   Liam Buckley Keelings O'Neills Morton Stadium 10,000
Waterford United Waterford   Gareth Cronin Hutchison 3G Azzurri Waterford RSC 8,000
Wexford Youths Crossabeg   Mick Wallace Wallace Construction O'Neills Ferrycarraig Park 5,000

Overview

The regular season began on 7 March and concluded on 15 November. Each team played the other teams four times, totaling 36 games. Only the champions, Dundalk, were automatically promoted and there was no promotion/relegation play-off between Premier Division and First Division teams. This was because the 2009 Premier Division would be reduced to 10 clubs.[2]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 36 21 8 7 69 30 +39 71 Premier Division
2 Shelbourne 36 20 10 6 55 25 +30 70
3 Waterford United 36 18 9 9 55 35 +20 63
4 Sporting Fingal[a] 36 17 11 8 53 32 +21 62
5 Limerick 37 36 15 7 14 49 45 +4 52
6 Monaghan United 36 13 8 15 38 51 −13 47
7 Wexford Youths 36 10 7 19 36 51 −15 37
8 Longford Town 36 9 8 19 36 55 −19 35
9 Athlone Town 36 6 14 16 23 51 −28 32
10 Kildare County[b] 36 6 8 22 34 73 −39 26 Lost promotion/relegation play-off
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Sporting Fingal replaced Kilkenny City who withdrew from the league before the season started.
  2. ^ Kildare County were initially relegated to the A Championship after losing a promotion/relegation play-off. However they subsequently gained a reprieve after Cobh Ramblers were refused a First Division licence and were relegated directly from the Premier Division to the A Championship .

Results

Matches 1 to 18

Home \ Away ATH DUN KIL L37 LON MON SHE SFI WAT WEX
Athlone Town 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 3–1
Dundalk 1–0 6–0 0–2 0–0 3–0 1–3 3–2 1–0 2–1
Kildare County 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 1–2 2–0
Limerick 37 0–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–3 2–0
Longford Town 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 5–1 0–2 0–1
Monaghan United 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2
Shelbourne 2–0 0–0 5–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
Sporting Fingal 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 3–1 2–0
Waterford United 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
Wexford Youths 2–0 0–5 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–2
Source: www.rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 19 and 36

Home \ Away ATH DUN KIL L37 LON MON SHE SFI WAT WEX
Athlone Town 2–2 3–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0
Dundalk 7–0 4–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0
Kildare County 1–0 1–6 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2
Limerick 37 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 5–1 1–1
Longford Town 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–4
Monaghan United 3–0 2–2 3–3 0–2 5–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Shelbourne 3–3 0–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
Sporting Fingal 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–3
Waterford United 3–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0
Wexford Youths 0–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–1
Source: www.rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/Relegation play-offs

Kildare County and Mervue United, the highest ranked non-reserve team from the 2008 A Championship, played off to see who would play in the 2009 First Division.

18 November 2008 Mervue United 2 – 2 Kildare County Fahy's Field
20:00 Keogh   10'
Goldbey   28'		 Report Hughes   54'   76' Referee: Pádraig Sutton (Clare)
21 November 2008 Kildare County 0 – 3 Mervue United Station Road
19:45 O'Brien   15'
Goldbey   64'   81'		 Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford)

Mervue United won 5–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the First Division.[2]

Top scorers

Goalscorers Goals Team
  Robbie Doyle 16 Sporting Fingal[1]
  Anthony Flood 15 Shelbourne
  Darren McKenna 13 Longford Town
  Robbie Farrell 11 Dundalk
  Vinny Sullivan 11 Waterford United

Gallery

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    The clubs competing in the 2008 FAI eircom League of Ireland

See also

References

  1. ^ a b . www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Ireland 2008". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

January 09, 2023
2008, league, ireland, first, division, season, 24th, season, league, ireland, first, division, first, division, contested, teams, dundalk, division, league, ireland, first, divisionseason2008championsdundalktop, goalscorerrobbie, doyle, sporting, fingal, 2007. The 2008 League of Ireland First Division season was the 24th season of the League of Ireland First Division The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Dundalk won the division League of Ireland First DivisionSeason2008ChampionsDundalkTop goalscorerRobbie Doyle 16 Sporting Fingal 1 20072009 Contents 1 Club information 2 Overview 3 Final table 4 Results 4 1 Matches 1 to 18 4 2 Rounds 19 and 36 5 Promotion Relegation play offs 6 Top scorers 7 Gallery 8 See also 9 ReferencesClub information EditTeam Base Manager Main sponsor Kit supplier Stadium CapacityAthlone Town Athlone Brendan Place Ganly s Hardware O Neills Athlone Town Stadium 2 000Dundalk Dundalk John Gill IJM Umbro Oriel Park 6 000Kildare County Newbridge Joe Somerville Cill Dara Betting O Neills Station Road 2 500Limerick 37 Limerick Michael Kerley Limerick s Live 95FM Jako Jackman Park 8 000Longford Town Longford Alan Gough Flancare Umbro Flancare Park 4 500Monaghan United Monaghan Mick Cooke The Squeeling Pig Nike Century Homes Park 3 000Shelbourne Drumcondra Dermot Keely Cab 2000 Umbro Tolka Park 9 700Sporting Fingal Fingal Liam Buckley Keelings O Neills Morton Stadium 10 000Waterford United Waterford Gareth Cronin Hutchison 3G Azzurri Waterford RSC 8 000Wexford Youths Crossabeg Mick Wallace Wallace Construction O Neills Ferrycarraig Park 5 000Overview EditThe regular season began on 7 March and concluded on 15 November Each team played the other teams four times totaling 36 games Only the champions Dundalk were automatically promoted and there was no promotion relegation play off between Premier Division and First Division teams This was because the 2009 Premier Division would be reduced to 10 clubs 2 Final table EditPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Dundalk C 36 21 8 7 69 30 39 71 Premier Division2 Shelbourne 36 20 10 6 55 25 30 703 Waterford United 36 18 9 9 55 35 20 634 Sporting Fingal a 36 17 11 8 53 32 21 625 Limerick 37 36 15 7 14 49 45 4 526 Monaghan United 36 13 8 15 38 51 13 477 Wexford Youths 36 10 7 19 36 51 15 378 Longford Town 36 9 8 19 36 55 19 359 Athlone Town 36 6 14 16 23 51 28 3210 Kildare County b 36 6 8 22 34 73 39 26 Lost promotion relegation play offSource 2 Rules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C ChampionNotes Sporting Fingal replaced Kilkenny City who withdrew from the league before the season started Kildare County were initially relegated to the A Championship after losing a promotion relegation play off However they subsequently gained a reprieve after Cobh Ramblers were refused a First Division licence and were relegated directly from the Premier Division to the A Championship Results EditMatches 1 to 18 Edit Home Away ATH DUN KIL L37 LON MON SHE SFI WAT WEXAthlone Town 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 1Dundalk 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 2 1Kildare County 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 4 0 1 3 0 2 1 2 2 0Limerick 37 0 0 1 2 4 0 2 1 2 2 0 3 1 3 0 3 2 0Longford Town 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 5 1 0 2 0 1Monaghan United 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2Shelbourne 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0Sporting Fingal 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 2 0Waterford United 1 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 5 0 1 1 2 0 1 0Wexford Youths 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2Source www rsssf comLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Rounds 19 and 36 Edit Home Away ATH DUN KIL L37 LON MON SHE SFI WAT WEXAthlone Town 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0Dundalk 7 0 4 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 0Kildare County 1 0 1 6 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2Limerick 37 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 1Longford Town 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 3 0 3 2 4Monaghan United 3 0 2 2 3 3 0 2 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 2Shelbourne 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Sporting Fingal 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 2 3Waterford United 3 0 0 1 3 1 3 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0Wexford Youths 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 3 0 3 2 2 1 1Source www rsssf comLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Promotion Relegation play offs EditKildare County and Mervue United the highest ranked non reserve team from the 2008 A Championship played off to see who would play in the 2009 First Division Mervue United v Kildare County 18 November 2008Mervue United2 2Kildare CountyFahy s Field20 00 Keogh 10 Goldbey 28 Report Hughes 54 76 Referee Padraig Sutton Clare Kildare County v Mervue United 21 November 2008Kildare County0 3Mervue UnitedStation Road19 45 Report O Brien 15 Goldbey 64 81 Referee Sean Grant Wexford Mervue United won 5 2 on aggregate and were promoted to the First Division 2 Top scorers EditGoalscorers Goals Team Robbie Doyle 16 Sporting Fingal 1 Anthony Flood 15 Shelbourne Darren McKenna 13 Longford Town Robbie Farrell 11 Dundalk Vinny Sullivan 11 Waterford UnitedGallery Edit The clubs competing in the 2008 FAI eircom League of IrelandSee also Edit2008 League of Ireland Premier Division 2008 League of Ireland Cup 2008 A ChampionshipReferences Edit a b Ireland List of Topscorers www rsssf com Archived from the original on 6 April 2012 Retrieved 6 July 2016 a b c Ireland 2008 www rsssf com Retrieved 25 July 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 League of Ireland First Division amp oldid 978835361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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