2014 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2014
Champions Dundalk (10th title)
Relegated Athlone Town
UCD
Champions League Dundalk
Europa League Cork City
St. Patrick's Athletic
Shamrock Rovers
UCD
Matches played198
Goals scored528 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorer Christy Fagan: 20
(St. Patrick's Athletic) [1]
Highest attendance6,219 [2] Cork City 1–0 Bohemians F.C.
Total attendance295,384
Average attendance1,523 [3] [note 1]
2013
2015

The 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 30th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division featured 12 teams. Dundalk were champions and Cork City finished as runners-up. [4]

Contents

Teams

Stadia and locations

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UCD
Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams
TeamLocationStadium
Athlone Town Athlone Athlone Town Stadium
Bohemians Phibsborough Dalymount Park
Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds
Cork City Cork Turners Cross
Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium
Drogheda United Drogheda United Park
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
Limerick Limerick Thomond Park
Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Tallaght Stadium
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds
St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore Richmond Park
UCD Belfield UCD Bowl

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Athlone Town Mick Cooke
Keith Long
Flag of Ireland.svg Aidan Collins Nike Nitro Sports
Bohemians Owen Heary Flag of Ireland.svg Dave Mulcahy Macron Mr Green
Bray Wanderers Alan Mathews Flag of Ireland.svg Danny O'Connor Macron Volkswagen
Cork City John Caulfield Flag of Ireland.svg John Dunleavy Umbro Clonakilty Sausages
Derry City Roddy Collins
Peter Hutton
Flag of Ireland.svg Barry Molloy Umbro Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United Robbie Horgan
Damien Richardson
Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin Brennan Nike Scotch Hall Shopping Center
Dundalk Stephen Kenny Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen O'Donnell Umbro Fyffes
Limerick Stuart Taylor
Martin Russell
Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Duggan Macron Pacdog.ie
Shamrock Rovers Trevor Croly
Pat Fenlon
Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Kenna Warrior Pepper
Sligo Rovers Ian Baraclough
John Coleman
Gavin Dykes
Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin Peers Umbro Volkswagen
St Patrick's Athletic Liam Buckley Flag of Ireland.svg Ger O'Brien Umbro Clune Construction Company L.P.
UCD Aaron Callaghan Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Benson O'Neills O'Neills

Overview

The 2014 Premier Division featured 12 teams. Each team played each other three times, for a total of 33 games each. The regular season began 7 March and concluded 24 October. [5] Dundalk won the title on the final day of the season with a 2-0 win at home against Cork City. [6] It was the first time Dundalk had won the Premier Division since 1994–95. [7] [8] [9]

Final Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C)3322837324+4974Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Cork City 3322655125+2672Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3 St Patrick's Athletic 3319866637+2965
4 Shamrock Rovers 3318874326+1762
5 Sligo Rovers 33127144436+843
6 Limerick 33125163745841
7 Bohemians 33913114041140
8 Derry City 33911134241+138
9 Drogheda United 331061740632336
10 Bray Wanderers 335111728613326
11 UCD (R)33672027714425Qualification for relegation play-off and
Europa League first qualifying round [a]
12 Athlone Town (R)334101935562122Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: [5] [10] [11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. UCD qualified for the UEFA Europa League via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking system. After the FAI finished third in the 2014–15 rankings, they nominated UCD for the extra European place.

Results

Matches 1–22

Home \ Away ATH BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN LIM SHM SLI StP UCD
Athlone Town 1–30–00–30–16–00–13–01–40–20–22–0
Bohemians 2–21–10–21–12–20–20–11–30–21–10–0
Bray Wanderers 1–10–50–20–01–31–01–00–31–01–33–5
Cork City 1–01–13–12–03–11–23–03–01–11–12–1
Derry City 3–24–05–00–12–02–20–00–11–00–01–1
Drogheda United 3–21–00–20–11–14–11–42–31–20–44–0
Dundalk 2–01–15–14–03–07–02–12–23–00–05–2
Limerick 2–11–20–01–20–40–11–24–10–32–02–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–00–02–10–21–10–10–11–11–02–12–0
Sligo Rovers 2–13–23–00–02–21–10–12–00–12–25–0
St Patrick's Athletic 4–03–13–23–25–26–01–41–11–01–03–2
UCD 2–10–30–00–11–62–11–41–10–21–01–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Home \ Away ATH BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN LIM SHM SLI StP UCD
Athlone Town 0–01–10–20–31–1
Bohemians 2–12–12–12–01–12–2
Bray Wanderers 1–11–10–12–42–0
Cork City 1–01–12–11–02–11–0
Derry City 1–10–11–22–10–10–1
Drogheda United 1–11–11–01–10–22–3
Dundalk 3–22–05–01–00–0
Limerick 4–24–10–10–31–0
Shamrock Rovers 1–02–01–01–03–0
Sligo Rovers 3–10–21–44–0
St Patrick's Athletic 0–23–11–00–11–13–2
UCD 1–10–00–41–00–21–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/relegation playoff

UCD, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division played off against Galway, the winner of the 2014 First Division play off, to decide who would play in the 2015 Premier Division. [5]

27 October 2014 UCD 1 – 2 Galway UCD Bowl
19:45Timmy Molloy Soccerball shade.svg18'
Colm Crowe Yellow card.svg 27'
Gareth Matthews Yellow card.svg 39'
Report Jason Molloy Yellow card.svg 23'
Paddy Barrett Soccerball shade.svg89'
Ryan Manning Soccerball shade.svg90'
Attendance: 643
Referee: James McKell
31 October 2014 Galway 3 – 0 UCD Eamonn Deacy Park
20:45Alex Byrne Yellow card.svg 20'
Gary Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg45'
Ryan Manning Soccerball shade.svg71'
Alex Byrne Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Attendance: 2,890
Referee: Dave McKeon

Galway won 5–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division. UCD are relegated to the First Division.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic 20
1 Patrick Hoban Dundalk 20 (1 pen.)
3 Conan Byrne St Patrick's Athletic 18 (2 pen.)
4Rory Gaffney Limerick 14
5 Billy Dennehy Cork City 13 (5 pen.)
5Daniel Corcoran Bohemians 13 (3 pen.)

Source: [1] [12]

Awards

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClub
MarchGary O'Neill Drogheda United
April Christopher Forrester St Patrick's Athletic
May Daryl Horgan Dundalk
JuneMark O'Sullivan Cork City
July Richie Towell Dundalk
AugustRory Gaffney Limerick
SeptemberDane Massey Dundalk
October Patrick Hoban Dundalk
November Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic

PFAI Players' Player of the Year

WinnerClub
Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic

PFAI Young Player of the Year

WinnerClub
Daryl Horgan Dundalk

Team of the Year

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Mark McNulty Cork City
22 DF Seán Gannon Dundalk
32 DF Andy Boyle Dundalk
42 DF Brian Gartland Dundalk
52 DF Ian Bermingham St Patrick's Athletic
63 MF Colin Healy Cork City
73 MF Daryl Horgan Dundalk
83 MF Richie Towell Dundalk
94 FW Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic
104 FW Patrick Hoban Dundalk
114 FW Mark O'Sullivan Cork City

Television coverage

The rights to 10 games was awarded to Setanta Sports while RTÉ Two will also show games during the season. MNS on RTÉ Two was the highlights programme between 2008 and 2013 but in 2014 it was replaced by a new programme called Soccer Republic which will show match highlights and analysis on each Monday night during the season and will also include UEFA Champions League highlights. [13]

Attendances

#Football clubAverage attendance [14]
1 Cork City FC 3,777
2 Dundalk FC 2,534
3 Shamrock Rovers 2,319
4 Sligo Rovers 2,087
5 Bohemians FC 1,480
6 St. Patrick's Athletic FC 1,359
7 Derry City FC 1,298
8 Drogheda United 1,023
9 Limerick FC 865
10 Bray Wanderers 855
11 Athlone Town AFC 682
12 UCD AFC 431

See also

Notes

References

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  14. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/irl/aveirl14.htm