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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| - | Dec 31, 2004 | 1164 |
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| - | Nov 30, 2004 | 491 |
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| - | Nov 30, 2004 | 365 |
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| - | Nov 4, 2004 | 101 |
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| - | Nov 1, 2004 | 61 |
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| - | Sep 25, 2004 | 87 |
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| - | Jul 26, 2004 | 541 |
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Table League of Ireland First Division
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sligo Rovers | 36 | 18 | 61 |
| 2 |  |
Dublin City | 36 | 23 | 59 |
| 3 |  |
Cobh Ramblers | 36 | 9 | 56 |
| 4 |  |
Kilkenny City | 36 | 11 | 53 |
| 5 |  |
Galway United | 36 | 3 | 53 |
| 6 |  |
Dundalk FC | 36 | 4 | 49 |
| 7 |  |
Limerick FC | 36 | -5 | 48 |
| 8 |  |
Kildare County | 36 | -9 | 41 |
| 9 |  |
Monaghan United | 36 | -30 | 36 |
| 10 |  |
Athlone Town | 36 | -24 | 28 |