2013 League of Ireland First Division
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Athlone Town |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Goals scored | 308 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | David O'Sullivan: 21 (Longford Town)[1] |
← 2012 2014 → | |
The 2013 League of Ireland First Division season was the 29th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The First Division was contested by 8 teams and Athlone Town won the title.
Teams
Wexford Youths
| Team | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | Athlone | Athlone Town Stadium |
| Cobh Ramblers | Cobh | St. Colman's Park
|
| Finn Harps | Ballybofey | Finn Park |
| Longford Town | Longford | City Calling Stadium
|
| Mervue United | Galway | Fahy's Field
|
| Salthill Devon | Salthill | Drom Soccer Park |
Waterford United |
Waterford | Waterford RSC |
Wexford Youths |
Wexford | Ferrycarrig Park |
Overview
The 2013 First Division featured eight teams. Each team played every other team twice, totalling 28 games. [2]
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athlone Town (C, P) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 55 | Promoted to Premier Division |
| 2 | Longford Town | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 50 | Lost promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 3 | Mervue United[a] | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 49 | Lost promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 4 | Waterford United
|
28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 47 | |
| 5 | Wexford Youths
|
28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 33 | |
| 6 | Finn Harps | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 31 | |
| 7 | Cobh Ramblers[b] | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 31 | |
| 8 | Salthill Devon[a] | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 17 | Withdrew from league. |
- ^ Galway F.C. after the FAI declared that Galway city and County Galway should be represented in the League of Irelandby a single club.
- ^ Cobh Ramblers replaced Monaghan United as members of the League of Ireland.
Results
Matches 1–14
Matches 15–28
Promotion/relegation play-off
The second and third placed First Division teams,
Bray Wanderers, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division. The winner of this play off would play in the 2014 Premier Division. [2]
- First Division
| 18 October 2013 | Fahy's Field | |||
| 19:45 | Jason Molloy  14' |
Report | Corie Treacy  26' |
Attendance: 607 Referee: Keith Callanan |
| 25 October 2013 | City Calling Stadium | |||
| 19:45 | Daniel Purdy 29' David O'Sullivan 66', 102' |
Report | Jason Molloy 7' Paul Sinnott 120+2' Ryan Manning 80' |
Attendance: 999 Referee: Kevin O'Regan (Kerry) |
| Penalties | ||||
David O'Sullivan  |
 Jason Molloy Stephen Walsh Barry O'Mahony |
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The play-off finished 3–3 on aggregate. Longford Town won 3–0 on penalties
- First Division v Premier Division
| 28 October 2013 | Bray Wanderers | 2–2 | Longford Town | Carlisle Grounds |
| 19.45 | Jason Byrne 8', 31' |
Report | Dean Ebbe 61' David O'Sullivan 83' |
Attendance: 900 (estimated) Referee: Graham Kelly |
| 1 November 2013 | City Calling Stadium | |||
| 19.45 | Daniel Purdy 58', 79' Noel Haverty 90+2' |
Report | Kevin O'Connor 86' Shane O'Connor 90+2' |
Attendance: unknown Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin) |
Bray Wanderers win 5–4 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division.
Goal scorers
Top scorers
- As of 21 October 2013.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David O'Sullivan | Longford Town | 21 |
| 2 | Conor Meade | Waterford United | 17 |
| Philip Gorman | Athlone Town | 17 | |
| 4 | Enda Curran | Athlone Town | 12 |
| 5 | Gary Shanahan | Mervue United | 10 |
Hat-Tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David O'Sullivan | Longford Town | SD Galway | 5–0[5] | 8 March 2013 |
| Enda Curran | Salthill Devon | Athlone Town | 3–3[6] | 29 March 2013 |
| Conor Meade | Cobh Ramblers | Mervue United | 5–3[7] | 13 April 2013 |
| Philip Gorman | Athlone Town | Mervue United | 3–0[8] | 28 June 2013 |
Awards
Player of the Year
| Winner | Club |
|---|---|
| Philip Gorman | Athlone Town |
Team of the Year
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Paul Skinner | Athlone Town | ||
| 2 | DF | Gavin Kavanagh | Waterford United
| ||
| 3 | DF | Aidan Collins | Athlone Town | ||
| 4 | DF | Noel Haverty | Longford Town | ||
| 5 | DF | Tom King | Mervue United | ||
| 6 | MF | Barry O'Mahony | Mervue United | ||
| 7 | MF | Mark Hughes | Athlone Town | ||
| 8 | MF | Graham Kelly | Athlone Town | ||
| 9 | MF | Ryan Manning | Mervue United | ||
| 10 | FW | Philip Gorman | Athlone Town | ||
| 11 | FW | David O'Sullivan | Longford Town |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ireland 2013". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Football's comin' home — compromise reached as Galway FC applies to league". www.advertiser.ie. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Airtricity League of Ireland First Division Top Scorers". www.extratime.ie. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ O'Flaherty, Deniese (9 March 2013). "Salthill Devon 0 – 5 Longford Town". Extratime. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Pollard, Stephen (29 March 2013). "Athlone Town 3 – 3 Salthill Devon". extratime.ie. extratime.ie. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Flaherty, Terry (15 April 2013). "Cobh Ramblers 5 – 3 Mervue United". extratime.ie. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Athlone Town 3 – 0 Mervue United". extratime.ie. extratime.ie. Retrieved 27 August 2013.