2004 League of Ireland First Division

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 →

The 2004 League of Ireland First Division season was the 20th season of the League of Ireland First Division.

Overview

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

Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
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
Promoted to Premier Division
4
 Kildare County
33
18
8
7
54
32
+23
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 [note 1]
33
9
2
22
42
68
-26
26
11
 Monaghan United [note 2]
33
8
5
20
28
63
-35
26
12
 Limerick
33
4
8
21
18
55
-37
20

Notes

  1. ↑ Athlone Town deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player.
  2. ↑ Monaghan United deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player.

Top Scorers

Player Club Goals
Republic of Ireland Kevin McHugh Finn Harps 22 (2)
Libya Éamon Zayed Bray Wanderers 17 (3)
Martin Reilly Kildare County 16
Willie Doyle UCD 16
Trevor Vaughan Dundalk 14 (4)

Source: [1][2]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ireland 2004". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statisical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
  4. ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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