The 2004 League of Ireland First Division season was the 20th season of the League of Ireland First Division.
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Finn Harps |
| Promoted | UCD Bray Wanderers |
| Top goalscorer | Kevin McHugh: 22 (2) (Finn Harps)[1][2] |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Overview edit
The First Division was contested by 12 teams and Finn Harps won the division. Each team played the other teams three times, totalling 33 games. The 2005 season would see the League of Ireland Premier Division revert to 12 twelve teams. To facilitate this expansion there was no promotion/relegation play-off this season and the second and third placed teams, UCD and Bray Wanderers, were automatically promoted.[3][4][2]
Final table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finn Harps | 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 76 | Promoted to Premier Division |
| 2 | UCD | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 75 | Promoted to Premier Division |
| 3 | Bray Wanderers | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 65 | |
| 4 | Kildare County | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 62 | |
| 5 | Galway United | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 52 | |
| 6 | Dundalk | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 46 | |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 32 | |
| 9 | Kilkenny City | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 27 | |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 33 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 68 | −26 | 26[a] | |
| 11 | Monaghan United | 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 26[b] | |
| 12 | Limerick | 33 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 55 | −37 | 20 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Athlone Town deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player.
- ^ Monaghan United deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player.
Top scorers edit
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 Kevin McHugh
|
Finn Harps | 22 (2) |
 Éamon Zayed
|
Bray Wanderers | 17 (3) |
| Martin Reilly | Kildare County | 16 |
| Willie Doyle | UCD | 16 |
| Trevor Vaughan | Dundalk | 14 (4) |
Gallery edit
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The locations of the clubs that competed in the 2004 League of Ireland season
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ireland 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.