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{{Infobox football league season |
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Statistics of [[League of Ireland]] in the 2003 season. |
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| competition = [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] |
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| season = 2003 |
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| winners = [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] (11th title) |
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| relegated = [[University College Dublin A.F.C.|UCD]] |
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| continentalcup1 = [[UEFA Champions League]] |
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| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] |
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| continentalcup2 = [[UEFA Cup]] |
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| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]<br>[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]] |
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| continentalcup3 = [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] |
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| continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] |
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| league topscorer = [[Jason Byrne (footballer)|Jason Byrne]]: 21<br>([[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]) <ref name="rsssftop">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iertops.html |title=Ireland - List of Topscorers |access-date=6 July 2016 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html |archive-date=6 April 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Graham"/> |
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| biggest home win = |
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| biggest away win = |
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| highest scoring = |
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| matches = |
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| total goals = |
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| prevseason = [[2002–03 League of Ireland Premier Division|2002–03]] |
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| nextseason = [[2004 League of Ireland Premier Division|2004]] |
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}} |
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The '''2003 League of Ireland Premier Division''' was the 19th season of the [[League of Ireland Premier Division]]. The division was made up of 10 teams. [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] were champions. |
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==Overview== |
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The Premier Division was contested by 10 teams and [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] won the championship. |
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==Regular season== |
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The First Division was contested by 12 teams and [[Dublin City F.C.|Dublin City]] won the division. |
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The 2003 season would see the [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] change from a winter league to a summer league. Each team played four rounds of games, totalling 36 games each.<ref name="Graham"/><ref name="rsssfloe a">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierhist.html |title=(Republic of) Ireland League Tables |access-date=6 July 2016 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221000146/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ierhist.html |archive-date=21 February 2008 }}</ref><ref name="rsssf2003">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier03a.html|title=Ireland 2003|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref> |
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===Final table=== |
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<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
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|res_col_header=QR |
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|Pos||Club||Pts||W||D||L||GF||GA||GD |
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|1||[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]||69||19||12||5||52||28||+24 |
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|2||[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]||64||18||10||8||58||37||+21 |
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|3||[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]||53||13||14||9||43||33||+10 |
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|4||[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]||48||12||12||12||46||44||+2 |
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|5||[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]||46||10||16||10||48||48||0 |
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|6||[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]]||45||11||12||13||44||58||-14 |
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|7||[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]||44||10||14||12||45||46||-1 |
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|8||[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]]||37||9||10||17||38||50||-12 |
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|- bgcolor=#FFFF00 |
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|9||[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]||36||7||15||14||33||51||-18||Play-offs(Won) |
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|- bgcolor=#ffcccc |
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|10||[[University College Dublin A.F.C.|University College Dublin]]||34||7||13||16||27||39||-12||Relegated |
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|team1=SHE|name_SHE=[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] |
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Promotion/Relegation Play-offs: |
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|team2=BOH|name_BOH=[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] |
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*Semi Finals: |
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|team3=COR|name_COR=[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] |
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|team4=LON|name_LON=[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]] |
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[[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]] 1-0,2-1 [[Bray Wanderers A.F.C.|Bray Wanderers]] |
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|team5=StP|name_StP=[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] |
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*Final: |
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|team6=WAT|name_WAT=[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]] |
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[[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]] 0-0,1-2aet [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] |
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|team7=SHM|name_SHM=[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] |
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|team8=DRO|name_DRO=[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] |
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|team9=DER|name_DER=[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] |
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|team10=UCD|name_UCD=[[University College Dublin A.F.C.|UCD]] |
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|win_SHE=19|draw_SHE=12|loss_SHE=5|gf_SHE=52|ga_SHE=28|status_SHE=C |
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|win_BOH=18|draw_BOH=10|loss_BOH=8|gf_BOH=58|ga_BOH=37 |
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|win_COR=13|draw_COR=14|loss_COR=9|gf_COR=43|ga_COR=33 |
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|win_LON=12|draw_LON=12|loss_LON=12|gf_LON=46|ga_LON=44 |
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|win_StP=10|draw_StP=16|loss_StP=10|gf_StP=48|ga_StP=48 |
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|win_WAT=11|draw_WAT=12|loss_WAT=13|gf_WAT=44|ga_WAT=58 |
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|win_SHM=10|draw_SHM=14|loss_SHM=12|gf_SHM=45|ga_SHM=46 |
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|win_DRO=9|draw_DRO=10|loss_DRO=17|gf_DRO=38|ga_DRO=50 |
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|win_DER=7|draw_DER=15|loss_DER=14|gf_DER=33|ga_DER=51|status_DER=O |
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|win_UCD=7|draw_UCD=13|loss_UCD=16|gf_UCD=27|ga_UCD=39|status_UCD=R |
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|col_CL1Q=green1|text_CL1Q=Qualification to [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League#First qualifying round|Champions League first qualifying round]] |
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|result1=CL1Q |
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|col_UC1Q=blue1|text_UC1Q=Qualification to [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#First qualifying round|UEFA Cup first qualifying round]] |
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|result2=UC1Q |
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|col_IC1=#ccccff|text_IC1=Qualification to [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|Intertoto Cup first round]] |
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|result3=IC1 |
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|col_UCC1Q=blue1|text_UCC1Q=Qualification to [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#First qualifying round|UEFA Cup first qualifying round]] |
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|result4=UCC1Q |
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|note_res_UCC1Q=[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]] qualified for the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#First qualifying round|UEFA Cup first qualifying round]] after winning the 2003 FAI Cup. |
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|col_RPO=red2|text_RPO=Qualification to [[2003 League of Ireland Premier Division#Promotion/relegation play-off|Relegation play-off]] |
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|result9=RPO |
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|col_REL=red1|text_REL=Relegation to [[2004 League of Ireland First Division|League of Ireland First Division]] |
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|result10=REL |
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|update=complete|source=<ref name="Graham">{{cite book|last=Graham|first=Alex|title=Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005|publisher=Soccer Books Limited|isbn=1-86223-135-4}}</ref><ref name="rsssfloe">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierhist.html|title=(Republic of) Ireland League Tables|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="rsssf2003">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier03a.html|title=Ireland 2003|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref> |
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|show_limit=5 |
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}}</onlyinclude> |
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===Results=== |
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==== Matches 1–18 ==== |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
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{{#invoke:sports results|main |
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|Pos||Club||Pts||W||D||L||GF||GA||GD |
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|matches_style=FBR |
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|team1=BOH|team2=COR|team3=DER|team4=DRO|team5=LON |
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|- bgcolor=#00FF00 |
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|team6=SHM|team7=SHE|team8=StP|team9=UCD|team10=WAT |
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|1||[[Dublin City F.C.|Dublin City]]||67||19||10||4||44||26||+18||Promoted |
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|name_SHE=[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] |
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|- bgcolor=#FFFF00 |
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|match_SHE_BOH=2–2 |
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|2||[[Bray Wanderers A.F.C.|Bray Wanderers]]||64||18||10||5||59||35||+24||Play-offs(Lost) |
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|match_SHE_COR=1–1 |
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|- |
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|match_SHE_LON=3–2 |
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|- bgcolor=#FFFF00 |
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|match_SHE_StP=2–2 |
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|3||[[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]]||62||17||11||5||52||24||+28||Play-offs(Lost) |
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|match_SHE_WAT=1–1 |
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|- |
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|match_SHE_SHM=1–0 |
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|- bgcolor=#FFFF00 |
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|match_SHE_DRO=3–0 |
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|4||[[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]||57||16||9||8||55||38||+17||Play-offs(Lost) |
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|match_SHE_DER=1–0 |
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|match_SHE_UCD=1–1 |
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|5||[[Kildare County F.C.|Kildare County]]||53||17||8||8||50||39||+11 |
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|name_BOH=[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] |
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|6||[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]||46||11||13||9||39||39||0 |
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|match_BOH_SHE=1–0 |
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|match_BOH_COR=1–1 |
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|7||[[Galway United F.C.|Galway United]]||43||10||13||10||48||53||-5 |
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|match_BOH_LON=1–1 |
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|match_BOH_StP=1–2 |
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|8||[[Cobh Ramblers F.C.|Cobh Ramblers]]||38||9||11||13||33||45||-12 |
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|match_BOH_WAT=5–1 |
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|match_BOH_SHM=1–1 |
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|9||[[Athlone Town F.C.|Athlone Town]]||37||9||10||14||37||42||-5 |
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|match_BOH_DRO=1–0 |
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|match_BOH_DER=1–1 |
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|10||[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]||32||6||14||13||36||40||-4 |
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|match_BOH_UCD=1–0 |
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|11||[[Monaghan United F.C.|Monaghan United]]*||15||3||9||21||28||60||-32 |
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|name_COR=[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] |
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|- |
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|match_COR_SHE=0–0 |
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|12||[[Kilkenny City A.F.C.|Kilkenny City]]||12||2||6||25||25||65||-40 |
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|match_COR_BOH=3–2 |
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|match_COR_LON=4–1 |
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|match_COR_StP=0–0 |
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|match_COR_WAT=1–1 |
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|match_COR_SHM=1–0 |
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|match_COR_DRO=4–0 |
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|match_COR_DER=1–1 |
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|match_COR_UCD=1–0 |
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|name_LON=[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]] |
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|match_LON_SHE=0–2 |
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|match_LON_BOH=1–1 |
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|match_LON_COR=0–3 |
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|match_LON_StP=1–1 |
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|match_LON_WAT=1–0 |
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|match_LON_SHM=0–0 |
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|match_LON_DRO=0–0 |
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|match_LON_DER=4–0 |
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|match_LON_UCD=2–1 |
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|name_StP=[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] |
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|match_StP_SHE=0–0 |
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|match_StP_BOH=1–0 |
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|match_StP_COR=1–1 |
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|match_StP_LON=1–1 |
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|match_StP_WAT=4–1 |
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|match_StP_SHM=1–1 |
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|match_StP_DRO=3–1 |
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|match_StP_DER=4–1 |
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|match_StP_UCD=2–0 |
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|name_WAT=[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]] |
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|match_WAT_SHE=0–4 |
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|match_WAT_BOH=1–3 |
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|match_WAT_COR=2–1 |
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|match_WAT_LON=1–1 |
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|match_WAT_StP=4–2 |
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|match_WAT_SHM=2–0 |
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|match_WAT_DRO=2–1 |
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|match_WAT_DER=1–1 |
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|match_WAT_UCD=1–1 |
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|name_SHM=[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] |
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|match_SHM_SHE=2–4 |
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|match_SHM_BOH=1–2 |
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|match_SHM_COR=2–1 |
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|match_SHM_LON=2–3 |
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|match_SHM_StP=1–0 |
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|match_SHM_WAT=0–1 |
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|match_SHM_DRO=0–0 |
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|match_SHM_DER=5–1 |
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|match_SHM_UCD=1–0 |
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|name_DRO=[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] |
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|match_DRO_SHE=1–1 |
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|match_DRO_BOH=1–2 |
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|match_DRO_COR=3–1 |
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|match_DRO_LON=2–2 |
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|match_DRO_StP=4–2 |
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|match_DRO_WAT=1–3 |
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|match_DRO_SHM=1–2 |
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|match_DRO_DER=1–0 |
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|match_DRO_UCD=2–0 |
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|name_DER=[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] |
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|match_DER_SHE=2–0 |
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|match_DER_BOH=3–0 |
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|match_DER_COR=1–0 |
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|match_DER_LON=2–3 |
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|match_DER_StP=2–2 |
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|match_DER_WAT=4–1 |
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|match_DER_SHM=1–1 |
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|match_DER_DRO=0–1 |
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|match_DER_UCD=1–0 |
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|name_UCD=[[University College Dublin A.F.C.|UCD]] |
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|match_UCD_SHE=0–2 |
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|match_UCD_BOH=2–1 |
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|match_UCD_COR=0–3 |
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|match_UCD_LON=0–3 |
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|match_UCD_StP=0–0 |
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|match_UCD_WAT=1–2 |
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|match_UCD_SHM=2–2 |
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|match_UCD_DRO=1–0 |
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|match_UCD_DER=1–1 |
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|update=complete |
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|source=<ref name="rsssf2003"/> |
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}} |
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==== Matches 19–36 ==== |
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{{#invoke:sports results|main |
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|matches_style=FBR |
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|team1=BOH|team2=COR|team3=DER|team4=DRO|team5=LON |
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|team6=SHM|team7=SHE|team8=StP|team9=UCD|team10=WAT |
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|name_SHE=[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] |
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|match_SHE_BOH=1–3 |
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|match_SHE_COR=2–0 |
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|match_SHE_LON=2–1 |
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|match_SHE_StP=2–0 |
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|match_SHE_WAT=3–1 |
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|match_SHE_SHM=0–2 |
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|match_SHE_DRO=2–0 |
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|match_SHE_DER=3–1 |
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|match_SHE_UCD=0–0 |
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|name_BOH=[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] |
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|match_BOH_SHE=0–1 |
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|match_BOH_COR=1–0 |
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|match_BOH_LON=1–1 |
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|match_BOH_StP=3–0 |
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|match_BOH_WAT=1–1 |
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|match_BOH_SHM=2–1 |
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|match_BOH_DRO=1–1 |
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|match_BOH_DER=3–1 |
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|match_BOH_UCD=2–1 |
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|name_COR=[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] |
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|match_COR_SHE=1–1 |
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|match_COR_BOH=1–2 |
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|match_COR_LON=0–0 |
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|match_COR_StP=0–2 |
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|match_COR_WAT=2–2 |
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|match_COR_SHM=2–2 |
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|match_COR_DRO=1–0 |
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|match_COR_DER=1–0 |
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|match_COR_UCD=0–0 |
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|name_LON=[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]] |
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|match_LON_SHE=2–1 |
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|match_LON_BOH=2–4 |
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|match_LON_COR=0–1 |
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|match_LON_StP=2–0 |
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|match_LON_WAT=0–1 |
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|match_LON_SHM=1–2 |
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|match_LON_DRO=0–2 |
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|match_LON_DER=0–1 |
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|match_LON_UCD=2–1 |
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|name_StP=[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] |
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|match_StP_SHE=0–1 |
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|match_StP_BOH=2–4 |
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|match_StP_COR=0–2 |
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|match_StP_LON=1–2 |
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|match_StP_WAT=1–0 |
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|match_StP_SHM=1–0 |
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|match_StP_DRO=3–3 |
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|match_StP_DER=2–2 |
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|match_StP_UCD=0–0 |
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|name_WAT=[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]] |
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|match_WAT_SHE=1–2 |
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|match_WAT_BOH=2–1 |
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|match_WAT_COR=3–0 |
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|match_WAT_LON=0–0 |
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|match_WAT_StP=0–0 |
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|match_WAT_SHM=3–3 |
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|match_WAT_DRO=0–2 |
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|match_WAT_DER=0–1 |
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|match_WAT_UCD=2–2 |
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|name_SHM=[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] |
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|match_SHM_SHE=1–1 |
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|match_SHM_BOH=0–0 |
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|match_SHM_COR=0–2 |
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|match_SHM_LON=0–1 |
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|match_SHM_StP=3–5 |
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|match_SHM_WAT=1–1 |
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|match_SHM_DRO=3–2 |
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|match_SHM_DER=1–1 |
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|match_SHM_UCD=2–0 |
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|name_DRO=[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] |
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|match_DRO_SHE=0–1 |
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|match_DRO_BOH=2–0 |
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|match_DRO_COR=0–1 |
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|match_DRO_LON=0–5 |
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|match_DRO_StP=2–2 |
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|match_DRO_WAT=3–0 |
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|match_DRO_SHM=0–1 |
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|match_DRO_DER=1–1 |
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|match_DRO_UCD=0–0 |
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|name_DER=[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] |
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|match_DER_SHE=0–0 |
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|match_DER_BOH=1–0 |
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|match_DER_COR=1–1 |
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|match_DER_LON=1–1 |
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|match_DER_StP=1–1 |
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|match_DER_WAT=1–2 |
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|match_DER_SHM=1–1 |
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|match_DER_DRO=0–0 |
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|match_DER_UCD=0–2 |
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|name_UCD=[[University College Dublin A.F.C.|UCD]] |
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|match_UCD_SHE=0–1 |
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|match_UCD_BOH=0–1 |
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|match_UCD_COR=1–1 |
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|match_UCD_LON=2–0 |
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|match_UCD_StP=0–0 |
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|match_UCD_WAT=3–0 |
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|match_UCD_SHM=1–1 |
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|match_UCD_DRO=2–1 |
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|match_UCD_DER=2–0 |
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|update=complete |
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|source=<ref name="rsssf2003"/> |
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}} |
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===Top scorers=== |
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{|class="wikitable sortable" |
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|- align=center style="background:#efefef;" |
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!Player |
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!Club |
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!Goals |
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|- align=left |
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| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Jason Byrne (footballer)|Jason Byrne]] |
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| [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] |
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| align="center" |21 |
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|- align=left |
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| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Glen Crowe]] |
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| [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] |
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| align="center" |19 |
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|- align=left |
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| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[John O'Flynn]] |
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| [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] |
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| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Andrew Myler]] |
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| [[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] |
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| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Tony Bird (footballer, born 1974)|Tony Bird]] |
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| [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] |
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==Promotion/relegation play-off== |
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===Semi-final=== |
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;1st Legs |
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''[[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]] win 3–1 on aggregate'' |
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===Final=== |
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|goals1 = [[Mark Farren|Farren]] {{goal|13}}<br>[[Liam Coyle (footballer, born 1968)|Coyle]] {{goal|101}} |
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''[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] win 2–1 on aggregate and retain their place in the Premier Division.'' <ref name="Graham"/><ref name="rsssf2003" /><ref name="rsssfloe2">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier2hist.html |title=(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level |access-date=10 July 2016 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603033056/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ier2hist.html |archive-date=3 June 2009 }}</ref> |
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{{Location map+ |Ireland |alt=Map of the Republic of Ireland with the ten League of Ireland Premier Division teams |caption=Locations of the Premier Division teams |float=right |width=280 |places= |
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{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] |background=#FFFFFF |lat_deg=51.897 |lon_deg=-8.47}} |
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{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]] |position=left |background=#FFFFFF |lat_deg=53.727 |lon_deg=-7.799}} |
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{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] |background=#FFFFFF |position=right |lat_deg=53.713 |lon_deg=-6.35}} |
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{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] |background=#FFFFFF |position=right |lat_deg=54.995 |lon_deg=-7.30}} |
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{{Location map~ |Ireland |label='''Dublin''' |marksize=12 |background=#FFFFFF |position=right |lat_dir=N |lat_deg=53 |lat_min=20 |lat_sec=52 |lon_dir=W |lon_deg=6 |lon_min=15 |lon_sec=35}} |
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==See also== |
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* [[2003 Shelbourne F.C. season]] |
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* [[2003 League of Ireland First Division]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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Season | 2003 |
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Champions | Shelbourne (11th title) |
Relegated | UCD |
UEFA Champions League | Shelbourne |
UEFA Cup | Bohemians Longford Town |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | Cork City |
Top goalscorer | Jason Byrne: 21 (Shelbourne) [1][2] |
← 2002–03 2004 → |
The 2003 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 19th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 10 teams. Shelbourne were champions.
Regular season
[edit]The 2003 season would see the League of Ireland Premier Division change from a winter league to a summer league. Each team played four rounds of games, totalling 36 games each.[2][3][4]
Final table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shelbourne (C) | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Bohemians | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Cork City | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 53 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Longford Town | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 | |
6 | Waterford United | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 45 | |
7 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 44 | |
8 | Drogheda United | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 37 | |
9 | Derry City (O) | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 36 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
10 | UCD (R) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 34 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
- ^ Longford Town qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round after winning the 2003 FAI Cup.
Results
[edit]Matches 1–18
[edit]Matches 19–36
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Player | Club | Goals |
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Shelbourne | 21 |
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Bohemians | 19 |
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Cork City | 14 |
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Drogheda United | 14 |
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St Patrick's Athletic | 14 |
Promotion/relegation play-off
[edit]Four teams entered the promotion/relegation play-off. The second, third and fourth placed teams from the 2003 League of Ireland First Division were joined by the ninth placed team from the Premier Division.
Semi-final
[edit]- 1st Legs
3 December 2003 | Limerick | 0–0 | Derry City |
3 December 2003 | Finn Harps | 1–0 | Bray Wanderers |
- 2nd Legs
6 December 2003 | Derry City | 4–0 | Limerick |
Derry City win 4–0 on aggregate
6 December 2003 | Bray Wanderers | 1–2 | Finn Harps |
Finn Harps win 3–1 on aggregate
Final
[edit]10 December 2003 | Finn Harps | 0–0 | Derry City |
13 December 2003 | Derry City | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Finn Harps | |
Farren ![]() Coyle ![]() |
McHugh ![]() |
Derry City win 2–1 on aggregate and retain their place in the Premier Division. [2][4][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ireland 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.