Season | 2010 |
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Champions | Shamrock Rovers (16th title) |
UEFA Champions League | Shamrock Rovers |
UEFA Europa League | Bohemians Sligo Rovers St. Patrick's Athletic |
Setanta Cup | Shamrock Rovers Bohemians Sligo Rovers St. Patrick's Athletic Dundalk UCD |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 479 (2.66 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gary Twigg: 20 (Shamrock Rovers) [1] |
Biggest home win | Sligo Rovers 6–0 Drogheda United |
Biggest away win | Bray Wanderers 0–6 UCD |
Highest scoring | Sligo Rovers 4–3 Sporting Fingal |
Longest winning run | Shamrock Rovers (6) |
Longest unbeaten run | Shamrock Rovers (17) |
Longest losing run | Drogheda United (5)[ citation needed ] |
Highest attendance | Shamrock Rovers–St. Patrick's Athletic (5500) |
Lowest attendance | Bray Wanderers–Sligo Rovers (300)[ citation needed ] |
Average attendance | 1,657[ citation needed ] |
← 2009 2011 → |
The 2010 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 26th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 10 teams. Shamrock Rovers were champions while Bohemians finished as runners-up.
Airtricity were announced as the new main sponsor for the League of Ireland on 26 February. [2] [3] The prize fund for the season was set at €911,000. [4] [5] The 2010 Premier Division featured 10 clubs. The regular season began on 5 March and concluded on 29 October. Each team played every other team four times, totalling 36 matches. [6] On the final day of the season, Shamrock Rovers won the title with a 2–2 draw away to Bray Wanderers. [7] [8] Second placed Bohemians finished level on points with Rovers but lost out on goal difference. [9] [10]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Bohemians | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 67 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round [lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Sporting Fingal (R) | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 62 | Withdrew from league [lower-alpha 2] |
5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
6 | Dundalk | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 48 | |
7 | UCD | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 41 | |
8 | Galway United (O) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 38 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
9 | Bray Wanderers (O) | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 27 | |
10 | Drogheda United | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 74 | −44 | 21 | Spared from relegation [lower-alpha 3] |
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
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1 | Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers [1] | 20 |
2 | Pádraig Amond | Sligo Rovers | 17 |
3 | Ciarán Kilduff | UCD | 15 |
4 | Jake Kelly | Bray Wanderers | 14 |
5 | Jason Byrne | Bohemians | 12 |
Fahrudin Kuduzović | Dundalk | 12 |
The eighth and ninth placed teams from the Premier Division, Galway United and Bray Wanderers, played off after the regular season was completed. The winner would retain a place in the 2011 Premier Division. The loser would play off against the winner of the 2010 First Division play off. The winner of this match would also gain a place in the 2010 Premier Division.
2 November 2010 | Galway United | 1 – 0 | Bray Wanderers | Terryland Park |
19:45 GMT | Karl Sheppard 16' Derek O'Brien 90+2' | Report | Adam Mitchell 82' | Attendance: 1,432 Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
Galway United retain their place in the 2011 Premier Division
5 November 2010 | Monaghan United | 0 – 0 | Bray Wanderers | Kingspan Century Park |
19.45 GMT | Report | Matt Gregg 89' | Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin) |
8 November 2010 | Bray Wanderers | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (7 – 6 p) | Monaghan United | Carlisle Grounds |
19.45 GMT | Jake Kelly 120+2' | Report | Chris Shields 118' (o.g.) | Referee: Declan Hanney (Dublin) |
Penalties | ||||
Gary Dempsey Jake Kelly Gary Shaw Dane Massey Danny O'Connor Daire Doyle Shane O'Neill Chris Shields | Karl Bermingham Philip Hughes Brian Gartland Barry Clancy Alan Byrne Dom Tierney Stephen McCrossan Paul Whelan |
Bray Wanderers won 7 – 6 on penalties and retained their place in the Premier Division
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