Premier Division Final Table: 1.Saint Patrick's Athletic 33 19 11 3 46-24 68 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Shelbourne 33 20 7 6 58-32 67 UEFA Cup 3.Cork City 33 14 11 8 50-40 53 CWC 4.Shamrock Rovers 33 14 10 9 41-32 52 UIC 5.Bohemians 33 13 11 9 50-36 50 6.Dundalk 33 12 9 12 41-43 45 7.Sligo Rovers 33 10 14 9 46-49 44 8.Finn Harps 33 12 7 14 41-43 43 9.Derry City 33 10 10 13 30-31 40 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.University College Dublin 33 9 12 12 36-38 39 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------------- 11.Kilkenny City 33 4 7 22 27-63 19 Relegated 12.Drogheda United 33 2 9 22 20-55 15 Relegated Round 1 [Aug 31] Finn Harps 2-0 Drogheda U St Pats 0-0 Derry C Shelbourne 2-1 Kilkenny C Cork C 3-0 Dundalk UCD 0-3 Shamrock R Sligo R 2-2 Bohemians Round 2 Bohemians 4-2 Finn Harps Shamrock R 1-1 Sligo R Dundalk 1-1 UCD Kilkenny C 0-2 Cork C Derry C 2-2 Shelbourne Drogheda 1-3 St Pats Round 3 Shelbourne 5-0 Drogheda U Sligo R 3-3 Dundalk Cork C 2-0 Derry C Bohemians 1-1 Shamrock R UCD 1-2 Kilkenny C Finn Harps 1-2 St Pats Round 4 Dundalk 2-2 Bohemians Drogheda 1-2 Cork C St Pats 2-3 Shelbourne Shamrock R 2-1 Finn Harps Derry C 1-1 UCD Kilkenny C 0-1 Sligo R Round 5 Bohemians 8-1 Kilkenny C Shamrock R 1-2 Dundalk Finn Harps 3-1 Shelbourne Sligo R 3-0 Derry C Cork C 0-1 St Pats UCD 3-0 Drogheda U Round 6 Drogheda 2-4 Sligo R Shelbourne 3-1 Cork C Derry C 1-0 Bohemians Kilkenny C 1-2 Shamrock R St Pats 1-1 UCD Dundalk 2-0 Finn Harps Round 7 [Oct 12] Sligo R 3-4 St Pats Bohemians 1-1 Drogheda U Finn Harps 2-1 Cork C UCD 2-1 Shelbourne Dundalk 3-0 Kilkenny C Shamrock R 1-0 Derry C Round 8 [Oct 17] Drogheda 1-3 Shamrock R Shelbourne 3-0 Sligo R St Pats 0-0 Bohemians Derry C 1-2 Dundalk Kilkenny C 2-3 Finn Harps Cork C 1-0 UCD Round 9 [Oct 24] Dundalk 1-1 Drogheda Shamrock R 0-1 St Pats Kilkenny C 0-5 Derry C Sligo R 0-2 Cork C Finn Harps 1-0 UCD Bohemians 1-0 Shelbourne Round 10 Drogheda 0-0 Kilkenny C Shelbourne 1-1 Shamrock R Derry C 1-0 Finn Harps Cork C 1-1 Bohemians St Pats 1-0 Dundalk UCD 1-1 Sligo R Round 11 [Nov 8] Dundalk 0-1 Shelbourne Bohemians 0-0 UCD Derry C 4-1 Drogheda Kilkenny C 0-2 St Pats Sligo R 2-2 Finn Harps Shamrock R 1-3 Cork C Round 12 [Nov 15] Drogheda 0-1 Derry C Finn Harps 1-1 Sligo R St Pats 1-0 Kilkenny C Shelbourne 2-0 Dundalk Cork C 2-1 Shamrock R UCD 2-1 Bohemians Round 13 [Nov 21-23] Bohemians 1-1 Sligo R Drogheda 0-2 Finn Harps Shamrock R 2-0 UCD Derry C 1-1 St Pats Kilkenny C 1-3 Shelbourne Dundalk 1-0 Cork C Round 14 [Nov 28-30] St Pats 2-0 Drogheda Shelbourne 1-0 Derry C Finn Harps 3-2 Bohemians Sligo R 0-1 Shamrock R Cork C 1-0 Kilkenny C UCD 1-3 Dundalk Round 15 [Dec 4-7] Dundalk 5-0 Sligo R Drogheda 0-1 Shelbourne St Pats 1-0 Finn Harps Shamrock R 2-1 Bohemians Kilkenny C 1-1 UCD Derry C 1-1 Cork C Round 16 [Dec 12-14] Shelbourne 0-2 St Pats Finn Harps 2-1 Shamrock R Sligo R 2-0 Kilkenny C Bohemians 2-0 Dundalk Cork C 1-1 Drogheda UCD 1-2 Derry C Round 17 [Dec 18-20] Dundalk 0-0 Shamrock R St Pats 3-3 Cork C Shelbourne 3-2 Finn Harps Drogheda 0-0 UCD [Jan 28; originally abandoned at 1-1 Derry C 0-0 Sligo R in 47' due to fog] Kilkenny C 1-1 Bohemians [Feb 7; originally abandoned at 1-1 in 54' due to fog] Round 18 [Dec 26-28] Shamrock R 1-0 Kilkenny C Finn Harps 0-1 Dundalk Sligo R 2-1 Drogheda Bohemians 1-0 Derry C Cork C 4-4 Shelbourne UCD 1-1 St Pats Round 19 [Jan 2,3] Drogheda 0-1 Bohemians St Pats 1-2 Sligo R Shelbourne 3-1 UCD Derry C 0-1 Shamrock R Kilkenny C 1-2 Dundalk [Mar 17] Cork C 3-1 Finn Harps [Mar 17] Round 20 [Jan 15-18] Dundalk 0-1 Derry C Finn Harps 2-1 Kilkenny C Sligo R 1-1 Shelbourne Bohemians 0-0 St Pats UCD 0-0 Cork C Shamrock R 0-0 Drogheda [Feb 17] Round 21 [Jan 23-25] Drogheda 1-0 Dundalk Shelbourne 0-1 Bohemians Derry C 1-1 Kilkenny C Cork C 1-1 Sligo R St Pats 2-0 Shamrock R UCD 0-0 Finn Harps Round 22 [Jan 29-Feb 1] Dundalk 0-0 St Pats Shamrock R 0-2 Shelbourne Kilkenny C 2-1 Drogheda Sligo R 2-1 UCD Finn Harps 1-0 Derry C Bohemians 4-2 Cork C Round 23 [Feb 12-15] Shelbourne 3-0 Kilkenny St Pats 1-0 Derry C Finn Harps 1-0 Drogheda Sligo R 2-1 Bohemians Cork C 0-0 Dundalk UCD 0-0 Shamrock R Round 24 [Feb 19-22] Dundalk 1-2 UCD Bohemians 1-0 Finn Harps Shamrock R 0-0 Sligo R Kilkenny C 1-2 Cork C Derry C 1-2 Shelbourne Drogheda 1-2 St Pats Round 25 [Feb 27-Mar 1] Bohemians 0-1 Shamrock R Sligo R 3-0 Dundalk Shelbourne 1-0 Drogheda Finn Harps 0-2 St Pats [Apr 13] Cork C 0-1 Derry C UCD 1-0 Kilkenny Round 26 [Mar 13-15] Dundalk 3-3 Bohemians St Pats 0-0 Shelbourne Shamrock R 2-2 Finn Harps Derry C 0-3 UCD Drogheda 1-2 Cork C Kilkenny C 2-1 Sligo R Round 27 [Mar 20-22] Bohemians 4-3 Kilkenny Finn Harps 0-0 Shelbourne Sligo R 1-1 Derry C Cork C 1-1 St Pats Shamrock R 5-2 Dundalk UCD 1-1 Drogheda Round 28 [Mar 26-29] Dundalk 2-1 Finn Harps Drogheda 1-1 Sligo R St Pats 1-0 UCD Shelbourne 1-1 Cork C Kilkenny C 1-1 Shamrock R Derry C 1-0 Bohemians Round 29 [Apr 2-5] Dundalk 1-0 Kilkenny Bohemians 2-1 Drogheda Shamrock R 3-1 Derry C Sligo R 1-1 St Pats UCD 2-3 Shelbourne [Apr 21] Finn Harps 1-2 Cork C [Apr 22] Round 30 [Apr 9-11] Drogheda 0-1 Shamrock R St Pats 0-2 Bohemians Kilkenny C 2-2 Finn Harps Shelbourne 2-0 Sligo R Derry C 0-0 Dundalk Cork C 1-2 UCD Round 31 [Apr 16-19] Dundalk 0-2 Drogheda Bohemians 0-1 Shelbourne Finn Harps 1-2 UCD Kilkenny C 1-0 Derry C Sligo R 4-1 Cork C Shamrock R 0-1 St Pats Round 32 [Apr 24-26] Drogheda 1-1 Kilkenny Shelbourne 2-1 Shamrock R Derry C 0-0 Finn Harps Cork C 2-0 Bohemians St Pats 4-2 Dundalk UCD 5-1 Sligo R Round 33 [May 1-3] Dundalk 2-1 Shelbourne Kilkenny C 1-2 St Pats Shamrock R 2-2 Cork C Bohemians 2-0 UCD Derry C 3-0 Drogheda Sligo R 0-2 Finn Harps Final Table: 1.Saint Patrick's Athletic 33 19 11 3 46-24 68 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Shelbourne 33 20 7 6 58-32 67 UEFA Cup 3.Cork City 33 14 11 8 50-40 53 CWC 4.Shamrock Rovers 33 14 10 9 41-32 52 UIC 5.Bohemians 33 13 11 9 50-36 50 6.Dundalk 33 12 9 12 41-43 45 7.Sligo Rovers 33 10 14 9 46-49 44 8.Finn Harps 33 12 7 14 41-43 43 9.Derry City 33 10 10 13 30-31 40 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.University College Dublin 33 9 12 12 36-38 39 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------------- 11.Kilkenny City 33 4 7 22 27-63 19 Relegated 12.Drogheda United 33 2 9 22 20-55 15 Relegated Promoted: Waterford United and Bray Wanderers. Playoff against UCD: Limerick FC. Promotion/Relegation Playoff: First Leg [May 5] UCD 2-1 Limerick Second Leg [May 8] Limerick 1-3 UCD UCD remain in Premier Division. Ireland Cup 1997/98 First Round [Jan 8-11] Bohemians 0-1 Cork Drogheda 1-1 Shamrock Rovers Waterford 2-2 St.Pat's Derry 7-0 Rockmount Kilkenny 0-4 UCD Cobh Wanderers 0-2 Galway Home Farm/Everton 3-1 Home Farm Athlone 3-0 College Corinthians Wayside Celtic 0-0 Longford Fanad United 0-3 Whitehall Rangers Sligo 1-1 Mervue United St. Francis 1-0 Cherry Orchard Finn Harps 2-0 Bray Dundalk 5-0 Swilly Rovers Shelbourne 4-1 Limerick Replays [Jan 12-14] St. Pat's 3-0 Waterford Longford 1-1 Wayside Celtic [aet] Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Drogheda Mervue United 0-2 Sligo Second Replay Wayside Celtic 0-1 Longford [aet] Second Round [Feb 5-8] Dundalk 0-0 Shelbourne Sligo 2-0 St. Francis Athlone 2-1 Shamrock Rovers Longford 1-0 Whitehall Rangers Cobh Ramblers 1-3 St.Pat's Galway 2-2 Finn Harps UCD 1-1 Home Farm/Everton Cork 1-1 Derry Replays [Feb 7-10] Shelbourne 2-0 Dundalk Derry 0-1 Cork Home Farm/Everton 0-1 UCD Finn Harps 3-1 Galway [Feb 18] Quarterfinals [Mar 6,8] St.Pat's 2-2 Shelbourne Cork 2-0 Sligo UCD 0-1 Finn Harps Athlone 1-1 Longford [Mar 10] Replays Shelbourne 1-1 St.Pat's [Mar 9, aet] Longford 1-2 Athlone [Mar 17] Second Replay [Mar 16] Shelbourne 1-1 St.Pat's [5-3 pen] Semifinals [Apr 4] Athlone 1-3 Cork Finn Harps 0-0 Shelbourne Semifinal Replay [Apr 7] Shelbourne 1-0 Finn Harps Final [May 10] Shelbourne 0-0 Cork Final Replay [May 16] Cork 1-0 Shelbourne [73' Coughlan] Ireland League Cup 1997/98 First Stage Group A 15/8 Waterford 0 Cobh 5 17/8 Cork 3 Kilkenny 0 23/8 Kilkenny 0 Cobh 1 21/8 Waterford 0 Kilkenny 0 24/8 Cork 5 Waterford 0 26/8 Cobh 1 Cork 1 1.Cork City 3 2 1 0 9- 1 7 2.Cobh Ramblers 3 2 1 0 7- 1 7 3.Kilkenny City 3 0 1 2 0- 4 1 4.Waterford United 3 0 1 2 0-10 1 Group B 16/8 Finn Harps 2 Sligo 2 17/8 Fanad United 1 Derry 1 23/8 Derry 1 Finn Harps 2 24/8 Fanad 1 Sligo 1 26/8 Sligo 3 Derry 1 27/8 Finn Harps 0 Fanad 0 1.Sligo Rovers 3 1 2 0 6- 4 5 2.Finn Harps 3 1 2 0 4- 3 5 3.Fanad United 3 0 3 0 2- 2 3 4.Derry City 3 0 1 2 3- 6 1 Group C 15/8 Athlone 3 Mervue 0 16/8 Galway 0 Limerick 1 22/8 Athlone 0 Galway 1 24/8 Limerick 5 Mervue 1 27/8 Limerick 0 Athlone 0 27/8 Mervue 1 Galway 4 1.Limerick FC 3 2 1 0 6- 1 7 2.Galway United 3 2 0 1 5- 2 6 3.Athlone Town 3 1 1 1 3- 1 4 4.Mervue United 3 0 0 3 2-12 0 Group D 17/8 Monaghan 0 Dundalk 3 18/8 Drogheda 2 Longford 1 22/8 Drogheda 2 Monaghan 0 23/8 Longford 1 Dundalk 4 26/8 Dundalk 5 Drogheda 0 27/8 Monaghan 4 Longford 1 1.Dundalk 3 3 0 0 12- 1 9 2.Drogheda United 3 2 0 1 4- 6 6 3.Monaghan United 3 1 0 2 4- 6 3 4.Longford Town 3 0 0 3 3-10 0 Group E 8/8 Shelbourne 2 Home Farm 1 15/8 Shamrock Rovers 0 Home Farm 1 17/8 St. Francis 0 Shelbourne 1 22/8 Shamrock Rovers 0 Shelbourne 3 24/8 Home Farm 3 St. Francis 0 27/8 St. Francis 1 Shamrock Rovers 1 1.Shelbourne 3 3 0 0 6- 1 9 2.Home Farm Everton 3 2 0 1 5- 2 6 3.Shamrock Rovers 3 0 1 2 1- 5 1 4.Saint Francis 3 0 1 2 1- 5 1 Group F 15/8 St. Pat's 1 Bray 2 17/8 UCD 2 Bohemians 2 22/8 St. Pat's 1 Bohemians 0 22/8 Bray 2 UCD 1 24/8 UCD 1 St. Pat's 1 27/8 Bohemians 2 Bray 1 1.Bray Wanderers 3 2 0 1 5- 4 6 2.Bohemians 3 1 1 1 4- 4 4 3.St. Patrick's A. 3 1 1 1 3- 3 4 4.UCD 3 0 2 1 4- 5 2 Group winners and two best runners-up to quarterfinals. Second-best Runners-up Playoff Home Farm 2 Galway 0 (in Athlone) Quarterfinals Dundalk 2 Cork 1 AET Shelbourne 2 Limerick 1 Bray 0 Sligo 1 Home Farm 3 Cobh 2 Semifinals First Legs Home Farm 0 Sligo 0 Dundalk 0 Shelbourne 1 Second Legs Sligo 1 Home Farm 0 Shelbourne 3 Dundalk 0 Final First Leg [Feb 17] Sligo Rovers 1-0 Shelbourne Second Leg [Feb 23] Shelbourne 0-0 Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers win 1-0 on aggregate Ireland First Division (Second Level) 1997/98. Final Table: 1.Waterford United 27 18 6 3 35-17 60 Promoted 2.Bray Wanderers 27 17 3 7 51-21 54 Promoted ------------------------------------------ 3.Limerick FC 27 14 8 5 41-25 50 Promotion Playoff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.Galway United 27 13 4 10 37-28 43 5.Home Farm Everton 27 9 11 7 28-22 38 6.Cobh Ramblers 27 10 5 12 32-41 35 7.Athlone Town 27 8 7 12 31-37 31 8.Saint Francis 27 7 8 12 29-40 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Monaghan United 27 6 4 17 26-44 22 Apply for Re-election 10.Longford Town 27 2 6 19 12-47 12 Apply for Re-election Round 1 [Aug 29-31] Athlone 2-0 Cobh Waterford 0-3 Bray Galway 2-2 Limerick Monaghan 3-3 Home Farm St Francis 0-0 Longford Round 2 [Sep 5-7] Bray 1-0 St Francis Cobh 1-2 Waterford Home Farm 1-1 Galway Longford 0-2 Monaghan Limerick 0-0 Athlone Round 3 [Sep 12-14] Athlone 1-4 St Francis Galway 1-4 Bray Home Farm 1-0 Longford Limerick 1-0 Cobh Monaghan 1-2 Waterford Round 4 [Sep 19-21] Bray 2-0 Home Farm Waterford 3-0 Limerick Cobh 1-0 Galway Longford 2-2 Athlone St Francis 0-1 Monaghan Round 5 [Sep 26-28] Galway 5-0 St Francis Longford 0-0 Waterford Home Farm 2-1 Cobh Limerick 1-0 Bray Monaghan 0-2 Athlone Round 6 [Oct 3-5] Athlone 2-1 Galway Bray 4-0 Monaghan Waterford 1-0 Home Farm Cobh 1-0 Longford St Francis 1-2 Limerick Round 7 [Oct 10-12] Waterford 1-0 Galway Cobh 2-3 St Francis Home Farm 1-2 Athlone Longford 1-0 Bray Monaghan 1-2 Limerick Round 8 [Oct 17-19] Athlone 0-1 Waterford Bray 7-0 Cobh Galway 3-1 Monaghan Limerick 1-0 Longford St Francis 1-1 Home Farm Round 9 [Oct 24-26] Bray 2-1 Athlone Waterford 1-1 St Francis Cobh 0-1 Monaghan Home Farm 1-2 Limerick Longford 1-2 Galway Round 10 [Oct 31-Nov 2] Athlone 1-2 Bray Galway 1-0 Longford Monaghan 2-1 Cobh Limerick 1-1 Home Farm St Francis 1-4 Waterford Round 11 [Nov 7-9] Bray 0-1 Waterford Cobh 2-1 Athlone Home Farm 2-1 Monaghan Longford 1-1 St Francis Limerick 1-0 Galway Round 12 [Nov 14-16] Athlone 1-1 Limerick Waterford 1-1 Cobh Galway 2-1 Home Farm Monaghan 1-3 Longford St Francis 4-3 Bray Round 13 [Nov 21-24] Bray 2-1 Galway Cobh 2-1 Limerick St Francis 1-0 Athlone Longford 0-1 Home Farm Waterford 2-0 Monaghan [Dec 7] Round 14 [Nov 28-30] Athlone 2-0 Longford Galway 4-1 Cobh Home Farm 0-0 Bray Limerick 1-2 Waterford Monaghan 1-2 St Francis Round 15 [Dec 5-7] Athlone 2-1 Monaghan Bray 3-2 Limerick Waterford 1-0 Longford Cobh 1-0 Home Farm St Francis 1-2 Galway Round 16 [Dec 13,14] Galway 2-1 Athlone Longford 2-2 Cobh Home Farm 3-0 Waterford Limerick 2-0 St Francis Monaghan 0-2 Bray Round 17 [Dec 19-21] Athlone 0-1 Home Farm Bray 4-0 Longford Galway 0-1 Waterford Limerick 3-1 Monaghan St Francis 1-3 Cobh Round 18 [Dec 26-28] Waterford 2-0 Athlone Cobh 0-1 Bray Home Farm 1-1 St Francis Longford 0-2 Limerick Monaghan 2-1 Galway Round 19 Athlone 2-4 Cobh Waterford 1-3 Bray Galway 2-1 Limerick Monaghan 0-0 Home Farm St Francis 2-0 Longford Round 20 [Feb 27-Mar 1] Bray 2-1 St Francis Home Farm 0-0 Galway Longford 0-4 Monaghan Cobh 0-1 Waterford Limerick 1-1 Athlone Round 21 Athlone 1-1 St Francis Galway 1-0 Bray Home Farm 0-0 Longford Limerick 2-2 Cobh Monaghan 0-2 Waterford Round 22 Bray 0-1 Home Farm Waterford 0-0 Limerick Cobh 1-1 Galway Longford 1-2 Athlone St Francis 0-0 Monaghan Round 23 [Mar 28,29] Galway 1-0 St Francis Home Farm 0-1 Cobh Limerick 2-1 Bray Monaghan 1-1 Athlone Longford 0-2 Waterford Round 24 [Apr 4,5] Cobh 2-0 Longford St Francis 0-2 Limerick Athlone 2-0 Galway [Apr 13] Waterford 1-1 Home Farm [Apr 13] Bray 1-0 Monaghan [Apr 21] Round 25 [Apr 9-11] Home Farm 4-1 Athlone Waterford 2-1 Galway Cobh 1-3 St Francis Longford 1-3 Bray Monaghan 1-2 Limerick Round 26 [Apr 17-19] Athlone 0-1 Waterford Bray 0-0 Cobh Galway 2-0 Monaghan Limerick 6-0 Longford St Francis 0-2 Home Farm Round 27 [Apr 24,25] Bray 1-1 Athlone Longford 0-2 Galway Waterford 0-0 St Francis Cobh 2-1 Monaghan Home Farm 0-0 Limerick Final Table: 1.Waterford United 27 18 6 3 35-17 60 Promoted 2.Bray Wanderers 27 17 3 7 51-21 54 Promoted ------------------------------------------ 3.Limerick FC 27 14 8 5 41-25 50 Promotion Playoff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.Galway United 27 13 4 10 37-28 43 5.Home Farm Everton 27 9 11 7 28-22 38 6.Cobh Ramblers 27 10 5 12 32-41 35 7.Athlone Town 27 8 7 12 31-37 31 8.Saint Francis 27 7 8 12 29-40 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Monaghan United 27 6 4 17 26-44 22 Apply for Re-election 10.Longford Town 27 2 6 19 12-47 12 Apply for Re-electionlist of champions (2nd level).
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