1997–98 League of Ireland First Division

League of Ireland First Division
Season	1997–98
Champions	Waterford United
Promoted	Bray Wanderers
Top goalscorer	Fergal Coleman: 13 (Galway United) ^[1]
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 League of Ireland First Division season was the 13th season of the League of Ireland First Division.

Overview

The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Waterford United won the division. ^[2]^[3]

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Waterford United F.C.	60	18	6	3	35	17	+18	Promoted to Premier Division
2	Bray Wanderers A.F.C.	54	17	3	7	51	21	+30	Promoted to Premier Division
3	Limerick F.C.	50	14	8	5	41	25	+16	Lost promotion/relegation play-off
4	Galway United F.C.	43	13	4	10	38	29	+9
5	Home Farm Everton F.C.	38	9	11	7	28	22	+6
6	Cobh Ramblers F.C.	35	10	5	12	32	41	-9
7	Athlone Town A.F.C.	31	8	7	12	31	37	-6
8	St Francis F.C.	29	7	8	12	29	40	-11
9	Monaghan United F.C.	22	6	4	17	26	44	-18
10	Longford Town F.C.	12	2	6	19	12	47	-35

5 May 1998	UCD	2–1	Limerick F.C.

8 May 1998	Limerick F.C.	1–3	UCD

UCD won 5–2 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division. ^[2]^[3]

↑ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
1 2 Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statisical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
1 2 "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

League of Ireland First Division

2017 Clubs	Athlone Town Cabinteely Cobh Ramblers Longford Town Shelbourne UCD Waterford United Wexford Youths

Seasons	1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

See also	Shield

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