1996–97 League of Ireland First Division

League of Ireland First Division 1996–97 Kilkenny City Drogheda United Richie Hale: 13 (Kilkenny City)Tony Izzi: 13 (Cobh Ramblers)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 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 League of Ireland First Division season was the 12th season of the League of Ireland First Division. Overview The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Kilkenny City won the division.Graham Alex Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005 Soccer Books Limited 1-86223-135-4https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier2hist.html (Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level 10 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20090603033056/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ier2hist.html 3 June 2009 Final table main WDL PQ y KC Kilkenny City A.F.C. DRO Drogheda United F.C. WAT Waterford United F.C. ATH Athlone Town A.F.C. COB Cobh Ramblers F.C. GAL Galway United F.C. LON Longford Town F.C. MON Monaghan United F.C. STF St Francis F.C. LIM Limerick F.C. 15 10 2 47 20 12 8 7 44 27 12 8 7 41 28 10 7 10 40 39 9 8 10 34 28 9 8 10 33 38 7 13 7 31 38 7 9 11 30 46 7 7 13 29 33 4 8 15 23 55 St Francis F.C. replaced St James's Gate F.C. before the season started. The latter were expelled from the league as they were unable to meet financial guarantees. green1 Promoted to Premier Division P P green3 Lost promotion/relegation play-off QP complete Promotion/relegation play-off Third placed Waterford United played off against Dundalk F.C. who finished in tenth place in the 1996–97 League of Ireland Premier Division. The winner would compete in the 1997–98 League of Ireland Premier Division. 1st leg Dundalk F.C. 3–0 Waterford United 2nd leg Waterford United 1–0 Dundalk F.C. Dundalk F.C. won 3–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier2hist.html (Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level 10 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20090603033056/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ier2hist.html 3 June 2009 See also 1996–97 League of Ireland Premier Division References Category:League of Ireland First Division seasons 2 Ireland