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 during the season | ||||||||||||
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| 11 | Jun 30, 2009 | 36 |
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| 11 | May 24, 2009 | 153 |
| 11 | ||||||
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| 10 | May 8, 2009 | 870 |
| - | ||||||
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| 12 | Apr 26, 2009 | 115 |
| - | ||||||
| Change(s) in coach prior to the first matchday of the season | ||||||||||||
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| - | Feb 20, 2009 | 428 |
| - | ||||||
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| - | Jan 12, 2009 | 1946 |
| - | ||||||
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| - | Dec 31, 2008 | 121 |
| 11 | ||||||
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| - | Dec 31, 2008 | 549 |
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| - | Dec 31, 2008 | 68 |
| 12 | ||||||
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| - | Aug 30, 2008 | 242 |
| - | ||||||
Table League of Ireland First Division
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
UCD | 33 | 42 | 74 |
| 2 |  |
Shelbourne | 33 | 35 | 73 |
| 3 |  |
Sporting Fingal | 33 | 40 | 69 |
| 4 |  |
Waterford Utd | 33 | 30 | 66 |
| 5 |  |
Monaghan United | 33 | 10 | 55 |
| 6 |  |
Wexford Youths | 33 | -4 | 50 |
| 7 |  |
Limerick FC | 33 | 5 | 42 |
| 8 |  |
Finn Harps | 33 | -16 | 33 |
| 9 |  |
Longford Town | 33 | -15 | 29 |
| 10 |  |
Athlone Town | 33 | -31 | 27 |
| 11 |  |
Mervue United | 33 | -36 | 23 |
| 12 |  |
Kildare County | 33 | -60 | 15 |