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2013 League of Ireland First Division

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Season
  
2013

Matches played
  
112

Champions
  
Athlone Town

Goals scored
  
308 (2.75 per match)

2013 League of Ireland First Division

Top goalscorer
  
David O'Sullivan: 21 (Longford Town)

The 2013 League of Ireland First Division season was the 29th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The First Division was contested by 8 teams and Athlone Town won the title.

Contents

Overview

The 2013 First Division featured eight teams. Each team played every other team twice, totalling 28 games.

Final Table

  • ^1 Mervue United and Salthill Devon withdrew from the league to make way for Galway F.C. after the FAI declared that Galway city and County Galway should be represented in the League of Ireland by a single club.
  • ^2 Cobh Ramblers replaced Monaghan United as members of the League of Ireland.

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    Promotion/Relegation play-off

    The second and third placed First Division teams, Longford Town and Mervue United, played off to decide who would play Bray Wanderers, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division. The winner of this play off would play in the 2014 Premier Division.

    First Division

    The play-off finished 3–3 on aggregate. Longford Town won 3–0 on penalties

    First Division v Premier Division

    Bray Wanderers win 5–4 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division.

    Top scorers

    As of 21 October 2013.

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    References

    2013 League of Ireland First Division Wikipedia
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