League of Ireland First Division
Ireland
League level:
Second Tier
- Number of teams: 10 teams
- Players: 310
- Foreigners: 41 Players 13.2%
- ø-Market value: €2k
- ø-Age: 22.2
Managerial changes during the season
Manager changes
| Club | Coach | Rank | Leaving date | Days in charge | Successor | Rank | ||||||
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| Change(s) in coach prior to the first matchday of the season | ||||||||||||
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| - | Jun 30, 2002 | 729 |
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| - | Jun 30, 2002 | 729 |
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| - | Apr 30, 2002 | 515 |
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| - | Dec 6, 2001 | 523 |
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| - | Oct 30, 2001 | 121 |
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Table League of Ireland First Division
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Waterford Utd | 22 | 12 | 46 |
| 2 |  |
Finn Harps | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 |  |
Galway United | 22 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 |  |
Cobh Ramblers | 22 | 1 | 35 |
| 5 |  |
Kildare County | 22 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 |  |
Sligo Rovers | 22 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 |  |
Dublin City | 22 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 |  |
Monaghan United | 22 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 |  |
Dundalk FC | 22 | -8 | 23 |
| 10 |  |
Limerick FC | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 11 |  |
Athlone Town | 22 | -14 | 21 |
| 12 |  |
Kilkenny City | 22 | -15 | 16 |