2014 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season 2014
Champions Dundalk (10th title)
Relegated Athlone Town
UCD
Champions League Dundalk
Europa League Cork City
St. Patrick's Athletic
Shamrock Rovers
UCD
Matches played 198
Goals scored 528 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorer Christy Fagan: 20
(St. Patrick's Athletic)[1]
Highest attendance 6,219[2] Cork City 1–0 Bohemians F.C.
Total attendance 295,384
Average attendance 1,523[3][note 1]
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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]

Teams

Stadia and locations

Locations of Premier Division teams

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Team Location Stadium
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.

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

Pos
Team
Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) (Q) 33 22 8 3 73 24 +49 74 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Cork City (Q) 33 22 6 5 51 25 +26 72 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1
3 St Patrick's Athletic (Q) 33 19 8 6 66 37 +29 65
4 Shamrock Rovers (Q) 33 18 8 7 43 26 +17 62
5 Sligo Rovers 33 12 7 14 44 36 +8 43
6 Limerick 33 12 5 16 37 45 −8 41
7 Bohemians 33 9 13 11 40 41 −1 40
8 Derry City 33 9 11 13 42 41 +1 38
9 Drogheda United 33 10 6 17 40 63 −23 36
10 Bray Wanderers 33 5 11 17 28 61 −33 26
11 UCD (R) (Q) 33 6 7 20 27 71 –44 25 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 2
Promotion/Relegation play-off
12 Athlone Town (R) 33 4 10 19 35 56 −21 22 Relegation to First Division

Updated to games played on 24 October 2014.
Source: League of Ireland
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 St Patrick's Athletic qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round as 2014 FAI Cup winners.
2 Republic of Ireland was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, UCD received the qualifying spot for their ranking in League of Ireland Premier Division Fair Play ranking.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Matches 1–22

Home \ Away ATH BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN LIM SHM SLI StP UCD
Athlone Town — 1-3 0-0 0-3 0-1 6-0 0-1 3-0 1-4 0-2 0-2 2-0
Bohemians 2-2 — 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-2 0-2 0-1 1-3 0-2 1-1 0-0
Bray Wanderers 1-1 0-5 — 0-2 0-0 1-3 1-0 1-0 0-3 1-0 1-3 3-5
Cork City 1-0 1-1 3-1 — 2-0 3-1 1-2 3-0 3-0 1-1 1-1 2-1
Derry City 3-2 4-0 5-0 0-1 — 2-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-1
Drogheda United 3-2 1-0 0-2 0-1 1-1 — 4-1 1-4 2-3 1-2 0-4 4-0
Dundalk 2-0 1-1 5-1 4-0 3-0 7-0 — 2-1 2-2 3-0 0-0 5-2
Limerick 2-1 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-4 0-1 1-2 — 4-1 0-3 2-0 2-1
Shamrock Rovers 1-0 0-0 2-1 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 — 1-0 2-1 2-0
Sligo Rovers 2-1 3-2 3-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-1 2-0 0-1 — 2-2 5-0
St Patrick's Athletic 4-0 3-1 3-2 3-2 5-2 6-0 1-4 1-1 1-0 1-0 — 3-2
UCD 2-1 0-3 0-0 0-1 1-6 2-1 1-4 1-1 0-2 1-0 1-1 —
Source:

Matches 23–33

Home \ Away ATH BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN LIM SHM SLI StP UCD
Athlone Town — 0-0 1-1 0-2 null null 0-3 null 1-1 null null null
Bohemians null — 2-1 null 2-1 2-1 null 2-0 1-1 2-2 null null
Bray Wanderers null null — null 1-1 null 1-1 null null 0-1 2-4 2-0
Cork City null 1-0 1-1 — null 2-1 null null 1-0 2-1 1-0 null
Derry City 1-1 null null 0-1 — null null 1-2 null 2-1 0-1 0-1
Drogheda United 1-1 null 1-1 null 1-0 — 1-1 null 0-2 null 2-3 null
Dundalk null 3-2 null 2-0 5-0 null — 1-0 0-0 null null null
Limerick 4-2 null 4-1 0-1 null 0-3 null — null 1-0 null null
Shamrock Rovers null null 1-0 null 2-0 null null 1-0 — 1-0 null 3-0
Sligo Rovers 3-1 null null null null 0-2 null null null — 1-4 4-0
St Patrick's Athletic 0-2 3-1 null null null null 1-0 0-1 1-1 null — 3-2
UCD 1-1 0-0 null 0-4 null 1-0 0-2 1-3 null null null —
Source:

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]

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

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
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.)
4 Rory Gaffney Limerick 14
5 Billy Dennehy Cork City 13 (5 pen.)
5 Daniel Corcoran Bohemians 13 (3 pen.)

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Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Club
March Gary O'Neill Drogheda United
April Christopher Forrester St Patrick's Athletic
May Daryl Horgan Dundalk
June Mark O'Sullivan Cork City
July Richie Towell Dundalk
August Rory Gaffney Limerick
September Dane Massey Dundalk
October Patrick Hoban Dundalk
November Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic

PFAI Players' Player of the Year

Winner Club
Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic

PFAI Young Player of the Year

Winner Club
Daryl Horgan Dundalk

Team of the Year

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Mark McNulty Cork City
2 2DF Seán Gannon Dundalk
3 2DF Andy Boyle Dundalk
4 2DF Brian Gartland Dundalk
5 2DF Ian Bermingham St Patrick's Athletic
6 3MF Colin Healy Cork City
7 3MF Daryl Horgan Dundalk
8 3MF Richie Towell Dundalk
9 4FW Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic
10 4FW Patrick Hoban Dundalk
11 4FW 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.[11]

See also

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