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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| 6 | May 27, 2010 | 1183 |
| 5 | ||||||
| Change(s) in coach prior to the first matchday of the season | ||||||||||||
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| - | Feb 15, 2010 | 62 |
| 6 | ||||||
 |
| - | Dec 31, 2009 | 1095 |
| 7 | ||||||
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| - | Dec 9, 2009 | 161 |
| 9 | ||||||
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| - | Nov 30, 2009 | 321 |
| - | ||||||
Table League of Ireland First Division
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Derry City | 33 | 41 | 69 |
| 2 |  |
Waterford Utd | 33 | 32 | 66 |
| 3 |  |
Monaghan United | 33 | 30 | 62 |
| 4 |  |
Shelbourne | 33 | 26 | 61 |
| 5 |  |
Limerick FC | 33 | 20 | 57 |
| 6 |  |
Cork City | 33 | 8 | 52 |
| 7 |  |
Wexford Youths | 33 | -12 | 42 |
| 8 |  |
Finn Harps | 33 | -6 | 40 |
| 9 |  |
Longford Town | 33 | -14 | 35 |
| 10 |  |
Athlone Town | 33 | -15 | 31 |
| 11 |  |
Mervue United | 33 | -50 | 19 |
| 12 |  |
Salthill Devon | 33 | -60 | 15 |