2005 League of Ireland First Division

The 2005 League of Ireland First Division season was the 21st season of the League of Ireland First Division.

League of Ireland First Division
Season2005
ChampionsSligo Rovers
PromotedDublin City
Top goalscorerKieran O'Reilly: 17
(Cobh Ramblers) [1][2]
2004
2006

Overview

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The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Sligo Rovers won the division, finishing two points clear of Dublin City. Each team played the other teams four times, totalling 36 games.[3][4][2]

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Sligo Rovers 36 15 16 5 45 27 +18 61 Promoted to Premier Division
2 Dublin City 36 15 14 7 57 34 +23 59 Promoted to Premier Division after play-off
3 Cobh Ramblers 36 15 11 10 49 40 +9 56
4 Kilkenny City 36 15 8 13 46 35 +11 53
5 Galway United 36 14 11 11 46 43 +3 53
6 Dundalk 36 12 13 11 44 40 +4 49
7 Limerick 36 13 9 14 44 49 −5 48
8 Kildare County 36 10 11 15 33 42 −9 41
9 Monaghan United 36 9 9 18 36 66 −30 36
10 Athlone Town 36 6 10 20 28 52 −24 28
Source: [citation needed]

Promotion/relegation play-off

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Dublin City who finished second in the First Division played off against Shamrock Rovers who finished eleventh in the Premier Division.

1st Leg
22 November 2005 Shamrock Rovers 1–2 Dublin City Dalymount Park
Molloy   58pen' Lynch   45'
McGill   86'
2nd Leg
25 November 2005 Dublin City 1–1 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park
Collins   55' Tracey   57'

Dublin City win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to the Premier Division. [3][4][2]

Top scorers

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Player Club Goals
Kieran O'Reilly Cobh Ramblers 17
Ger McCarthy Dundalk 12 (5)
Barry Moran Galway United 11 (3)
Robbie Collins Dublin City 10
Tadhg Purcell Kilkenny City 10 (2)
Paul McTiernan Sligo Rovers 10

Source:[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ireland 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
  4. ^ a b "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.