2003 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2003
Champions Shelbourne (11th title)
Relegated UCD
UEFA Champions League Shelbourne
UEFA Cup Bohemians
Longford Town
UEFA Intertoto Cup Cork City
Top goalscorer Jason Byrne: 21
(Shelbourne) [1] [2]
2004 →

The 2003 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 19th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 10 teams. Shelbourne were champions.

Contents

Regular season

The 2003 season would see the League of Ireland Premier Division change from a winter league to a summer league. Each team played four rounds of games, totalling 36 games each. [2] [3] [4]

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Shelbourne (C)36191255228+2469Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Bohemians 36181085837+2164Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Cork City 36131494333+1053Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
4 Longford Town 361212124644+248Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round [a]
5 St Patrick's Athletic 361016104848046
6 Waterford United 361112134458−1445
7 Shamrock Rovers 361014124546−144
8 Drogheda United 36910173850−1237
9 Derry City (O)36715143351−1836Qualification to Relegation play-off
10 UCD (R)36713162739−1234Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: [2] [5] [4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Longford Town qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round after winning the 2003 FAI Cup.

Results

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away BOH COR DER DRO LON SHM SHE StP UCD WAT
Bohemians —1–11–11–01–11–11–01–21–05–1
Cork City 3–2—1–14–04–11–00–00–01–01–1
Derry City 3–01–0—0–12–31–12–02–21–04–1
Drogheda United 1–23–11–0—2–21–21–14–22–01–3
Longford Town 1–10–34–00–0—0–00–21–12–11–0
Shamrock Rovers 1–22–15–10–02–3—2–41–01–00–1
Shelbourne 2–21–11–03–03–21–0—2–21–11–1
St Patrick's Athletic 1–01–14–13–11–11–10–0—2–04–1
UCD 2–10–31–11–00–32–20–20–0—1–2
Waterford United 1–32–11–12–11–12–00–44–21–1—
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–36

Home \ Away BOH COR DER DRO LON SHM SHE StP UCD WAT
Bohemians —1–03–11–11–12–10–13–02–11–1
Cork City 1–2—1–01–00–02–21–10–20–02–2
Derry City 1–01–1—0–01–11–10–01–10–21–2
Drogheda United 2–00–11–1—0–50–10–12–20–03–0
Longford Town 2–40–10–10–2—1–22–12–02–10–1
Shamrock Rovers 0–00–21–13–20–1—1–13–52–01–1
Shelbourne 1–32–03–12–02–10–2—2–00–03–1
St Patrick's Athletic 2–40–22–23–31–21–00–1—0–01–0
UCD 0–11–12–02–12–01–10–10–0—3–0
Waterford United 2–13–00–10–20–03–31–20–02–2—
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

PlayerClubGoals
Flag of Ireland.svg Jason Byrne Shelbourne 21
Flag of Ireland.svg Glen Crowe Bohemians 19
Flag of Ireland.svg John O'Flynn Cork City 14
Flag of Ireland.svg Andrew Myler Drogheda United 14
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tony Bird St Patrick's Athletic 14

Source: [2] [4]

Promotion/relegation play-off

Four teams entered the promotion/relegation play-off. The second, third and fourth placed teams from the 2003 League of Ireland First Division were joined by the ninth placed team from the Premier Division.

Semi-final

1st Legs
3 December 2003 Limerick 0–0 Derry City
2nd Legs
6 December 2003 Derry City 4–0 Limerick

Derry City win 4–0 on aggregate

Finn Harps win 3–1 on aggregate

Final

10 December 2003 Finn Harps 0–0 Derry City
13 December 2003 Derry City 2–1
(a.e.t.)		 Finn Harps
Farren Soccerball shade.svg13'
Coyle Soccerball shade.svg101'		 McHugh Soccerball shade.svg95'

Derry City win 2–1 on aggregate and retain their place in the Premier Division. [2] [4] [6]

Attendances

#Football clubAverage attendance [7]
1 Cork City 4,147
2 St. Patrick's Athletic 2,971
3 Bohemians 2,741
4 Shelbourne 2,573
5 Waterford United 2,467
6 Derry City 2,265
7 Shamrock Rovers 2,038
8 Drogheda United 2,038
9 Longford Town 1,586
10 UCD AFC 783

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN   1-86223-135-4.
  3. ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ireland 2003". RSSSF . Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF . Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ↑ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/irl/aveirl03.htm
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