2014 League of Ireland First Division

July 2016 League of Ireland First Division 2014 Longford Town Galway 112 294 David O'Sullivan: 19 (Longford Town)https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iertops.html Ireland - List of Topscorers 6 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html 6 April 2012 2013 2015 The 2014 League of Ireland First Division season was the 30th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The First Division was contested by eight teams and Longford Town won the title. Galway were also promoted. Teams Ireland Map of the Republic of Ireland with the eight League of Ireland First Division teams Locations of the First Division teams right 280 Ireland Cobh Ramblers left #FFFFFF 51.851 -8.29 Ireland Finn Harps #FFFFFF left N 54 48 W 7 47 Ireland Longford Town #FFFFFF left 53.727 -7.799 Ireland N 53 16 19 W 9 2 56 left #FFFFFF Galway Ireland Shamrock Rovers B #FFFFFF bottom N 53 16 3 W 6 15 7 Ireland Shelbourne left N 53 24 3 W 6 15 7 Ireland Waterford United #FFFFFF left N 52 15 24 W 7 7 45 Ireland Wexford Youths #FFFFFF right 52.365564 -6.515549 Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Cobh Ramblers Cobh St. Colman's Park Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park Galway Galway Eamonn Deacy Park Longford Town Longford City Calling Stadium Shamrock Rovers B Tallaght Tallaght Stadium Shelbourne Drumcondra Tolka Park Waterford United Waterford Waterford RSC Wexford Youths Crossabeg Ferrycarrig Park Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Cobh RamblersIRL Martin CambridgeNikeEirgridFinn HarpsIRL Ollie HorganMacronMcGettigan GroupGalwayIRL Tommy DunneMacronComer Property ManagementLongford TownIRL Tony CousinsMacronCity CallingShamrock Rovers BIRL Colin HawkinsWarriorPepperShelbourneIRL Johnny McDonnellMacronVolkswagenWaterford UnitedIRL Tommy GriffinMacronSportsWorld / DVF PrintWexford YouthsIRL Shane KeeganO'NeillsGalenisy's Overview The 2014 First Division featured eight teams. Aside from Shelbourne, who were relegated from the Premier Division, replacing the 2013 First Division champions, Athlone Town, there were two other team changes from the previous season. In 2012 an FAI commissioned report recommended that Galway city and County Galway should be represented in the League of Ireland by a single club or team based at Eamonn Deacy Park. The O'Connor Report also recommended that the Galway United Supporters Trust, Salthill Devon, Mervue United and the Galway Football Association, should work together to form such a club.http://connachttribune.ie/one-club-or-nothing-warns-fai-on-impasse/ One club or nothing warns FAI on impasse connachttribune.ie 26 March 2015 27 August 2013 Following the conclusion of the 2013 First Division season, both Mervue United and Salthill Devon withdrew from the League of Ireland to make way for a new team known as Galway F.C.http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/63631/footballs-comin-home-compromise-reached-as-galway-fc-applies-to-league Football's comin' home — compromise reached as Galway FC applies to league www.advertiser.ie 25 March 2015 12 September 2013 This still left another vacancy and in December 2013 Shamrock Rovers F.C. received permission from the FAI to enter their reserve team in the First Division for the 2014 season.FAI allow Shamrock Rovers to field second team in First Division http://www.independent.ie/sport/fai-allow-shamrock-rovers-to-field-second-team-in-first-division-29855859.html Irish Independent Independent News & Media 20 December 2013 21 December 2013 The Hoops will field a second team in the Airtricity First Division following the withdrawal of Mervue United and Salthill Devon http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2013/12/20/4492870/airtricity-league-confirms-participation-of-shamrock-rovers Goal.com 20 December 2013 21 December 2013 Shamrock Rovers to field team in First Division http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2013/1220/494099-shamrock-rovers-to-field-team-in-first-division/ RTÉ.ie Raidió Teilifís Éireann 20 December 2013 21 December 2013 Each team played each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches during the season. Longford Town clinched the title following a resounding 5–0 victory at home to Shamrock Rovers B on 3 October 2014. Longford Town ended a seven-season stint in the First Division as they were promoted to the 2015 Premier Division.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2014/1003/649946-longford-town-v-shamrock-rovers-b/ Longford Town claim First Division crown and promotion www.rte.ie 11 August 2016 8 October 2014 Galway also secured promotion after defeating UCD in a play off.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier2014.html Ireland 2014 11 August 2016 RSSSF Shamrock Rovers B withdrew from the First Division after just one season. Rovers decided it was not financially viable to continue fielding two teams in the League of Ireland.http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/history A Brief History of Shamrock Rovers www.shamrockrovers.ie 11 August 2016 21 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110221043440/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/history dead Final table main WDL Q 5 LON Longford Town SHE Shelbourne GAL Galway WEX Wexford Youths FHA Finn Harps SRB Shamrock Rovers B WAT Waterford United COB Cobh Ramblers 18 6 4 56 19 C,P 14 10 4 46 30 13 10 5 47 23 O,P 13 7 8 45 35 7 11 10 26 28 7 5 16 25 50 6 7 15 25 43 2 8 18 24 66 green1 Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division P green2 Qualification for Promotion play-offs PO PO red1 Withdrew from league WIT 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete https://int.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/first-division/2014/regular-season/r23893/ First Division ie.soccerway.com 10 September 2014 Promotion/relegation playoffs The second and third placed First Division teams, Shelbourne and Galway, played off to decide who would play UCD, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division. The winner of this play off would play in the 2015 Premier Division. First Division 18 October 2014 19:45 Galway 2 – 0 Report Shelbourne Ryan Connolly 19 Gary Shanahan 84 Nathan Murphy 19 Eamonn Deacy Park 1,764 Ray Matthews 24 October 2014 19:45 Shelbourne 1 – 2 Report Galway Conor Murphy 34 Ryan Connolly 59 Jake Keegan 82 Tolka Park 1,202 Robert Harvey (Kerry) Galway won 4 – 1 on aggregate First Division v Premier Division 28 October 2014 19:45 UCD 1 – 2 Report Galway Timmy Molloy 18 Colm Crowe 27 Gareth Matthews 39 Jason Molloy 23 Paddy Barrett 89 Ryan Manning 90 UCD Bowl 643 James McKell 1 November 2014 20:45 Galway 3 – 0 Report UCD Alex Byrne 20 Gary Shanahan 45 Ryan Manning 71 Alex Byrne 80 Eamonn Deacy Park 2,890 Dave McKeon Galway won 5–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2015 Premier Division. UCD are relegated to 2015 First Division. Awards Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1David O'SullivanLongford Town19 (1 pen.) 2Danny FurlongWexford Youths16 (5 pen.)3Dylan ConnollyShelbourne12 (1 pen.)4Jake KeeganGalway115Gary ShawLongford Town10 Source:https://int.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/first-division/2014/regular-season/r23893/ First Division ie.soccerway.com 10 September 2014 Player of the Year Winner ClubDavid O'SullivanLongford Town Team of the Year 1 GK Graham Doyle Wexford Youths 2 DF Colm Horgan Galway 3 DF Paddy Barrett Galway 4 DF Patrick Sullivan Longford Town 5 DF Lee Desmond Shelbourne 6 MF Dylan Connolly Shelbourne 7 MF Stephen Rice Longford Town 8 MF Ryan Connolly Galway 9 FW Danny Furlong Wexford Youths 10 FW David O'Sullivan Longford Town 11 FW Gary Shaw Longford Town See also 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division 2014 League of Ireland Cup References 2 Category:League of Ireland First Division seasons Ireland Ireland