1994–95 League of Ireland First Division

Football league season

League of Ireland First DivisionSeason| 1994–95

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Champions| UCD
Promoted| Drogheda United
Top goalscorer| Michael O'Byrne: 14
(UCD)
Philip Power: 14
(Home Farm)[1][2]

← 1993–94

1995–96 →

The 1994–95 League of Ireland First Division season was the 10th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The division was contested by 10 teams and University College Dublin A.F.C. finished as champions. UCD completed a First Division double having already won the League of Ireland First Division Shield. Drogheda United finished as runners up in both competitions.

## Shield

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The League of Ireland First Division Shield saw the 10 participating teams divided into two groups of five – a Northern Group and a Southern Group. The teams played a single round of games against the other teams in their group.

### Final tables

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#### Northern Group

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Drogheda United F.C. | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 4  | +5  | 9  | Qualified for Shield final
2  | Finn Harps F.C. | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 8  |
3  | Sligo Rovers F.C.[a] | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 5
4  | Bray Wanderers A.F.C. | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 3
5  | Longford Town F.C. | 4  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 9  | −6  | 2

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ RSSSF lists Sligo Rovers F.C. as entering Shield in place of St James's Gate F.C.

#### Southern Group

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | University College Dublin A.F.C. | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 11  | 3  | +8  | 10  | Qualified for Shield final
2  | Waterford United F.C. | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 7  | 5  | +2  | 7  |
3  | Home Farm F.C. | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 4
4  | Limerick F.C. | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 10  | −3  | 4
5  | Kilkenny City A.F.C. | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 8  | −5  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

### Final

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The two group winners, UCD and Drogheda United, played off in a two legged final.

### 1st leg

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UCD v Drogheda United 25 October 1994 |  UCD | 0–0|  Drogheda United |

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### 2nd leg

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Drogheda United v UCD 30 October 1994 |  Drogheda United | 1–2|  UCD |

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| O'Connor |  | O'Byrne
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UCD won 2-1 on aggregate. [3]

## Regular season

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### Final table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification

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1  | University College Dublin A.F.C. | 27  | 20  | 4  | 3  | 56  | 12  | +44  | 64  | Promoted to Premier Division
2  | Drogheda United F.C. | 27  | 16  | 8  | 3  | 48  | 23  | +25  | 56
3  | Finn Harps F.C. | 27  | 12  | 7  | 8  | 44  | 30  | +14  | 43  | Lost promotion/relegation play-off
4  | Limerick F.C. | 27  | 11  | 10  | 6  | 30  | 22  | +8  | 43  |
5  | Waterford United F.C. | 27  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 31  | 24  | +7  | 41
6  | Home Farm F.C.[a] | 27  | 9  | 6  | 12  | 43  | 47  | −4  | 33
7  | Longford Town F.C. | 27  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 26  | 39  | −13  | 33
8  | Bray Wanderers A.F.C. | 27  | 8  | 8  | 11  | 33  | 31  | +2  | 32
9  | St James's Gate F.C. | 27  | 4  | 10  | 13  | 35  | 49  | −14  | 22
10  | Kilkenny City A.F.C. | 27  | 0  | 2  | 25  | 14  | 83  | −69  | 2

Source: [2][3][4]
Notes:

1. ^ Home Farm F.C. changed their club name to Home Farm Everton F.C. for the 1995–96 season after agreeing a sponsorship deal with Everton F.C.

## Promotion/relegation play-off

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Third placed Finn Harps F.C. played off against Athlone Town who finished in tenth place in the 1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division. The winner would compete in the 1995–96 League of Ireland Premier Division.

### 1st leg

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Finn Harps F.C. v Athlone Town |  Finn Harps F.C. | 0–0|  Athlone Town |

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### 2nd leg

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Athlone Town v Finn Harps F.C. |  Athlone Town | 0–0|  Finn Harps F.C. |

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Athlone Town won 5–3 on penalties and retain their place in the Premier Division [2][3][4]

## See also

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* 1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
2. ^ a b c Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
3. ^ a b c "Ireland 1994/95". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
4. ^ a b "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

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