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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change(s) in coach at the end of the season | ||||||||||||
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| - | Nov 18, 2008 | 1083 |
| - | ||||||
 |
| - | Nov 17, 2008 | 839 |
| - | ||||||
| Change(s) in coach during the season | ||||||||||||
 |
| - | Oct 26, 2008 | 1434 |
| - | ||||||
| Change(s) in coach prior to the first matchday of the season | ||||||||||||
 |
| - | Dec 31, 2007 | 333 |
| - | ||||||
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| - | Dec 31, 2007 | 2009 |
| - | ||||||
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| - | Jul 6, 2007 | 576 |
| - | ||||||
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| - | Jul 26, 2006 | 238 |
| - | ||||||
Table Eircom League First Division
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Dundalk FC | 36 | 39 | 71 |
| 2 |  |
Shelbourne | 36 | 30 | 70 |
| 3 |  |
Sporting Fingal | 36 | 21 | 62 |
| 4 |  |
Waterford Utd | 36 | 17 | 61 |
| 5 |  |
Limerick FC | 36 | 4 | 52 |
| 6 |  |
Monaghan United | 36 | -13 | 47 |
| 7 |  |
Wexford Youths | 36 | -15 | 37 |
| 8 |  |
Longford Town | 36 | -19 | 35 |
| 9 |  |
Athlone Town | 36 | -25 | 33 |
| 10 |  |
Kildare County | 36 | -39 | 26 |