The Airtricity League Premier Division continued on Friday evening with Shamrock Rovers claiming the League Title with a three nil victory over Finn Harps in Tallaght Stadium. St Patrick’s Athletic consolidated their second place with a four one success over relegated Longford Town at Bishopsgate. The four sides battling for third place faced each other with Derry City scoring an added time equaliser to draw one each with Bohemian in the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. Sligo Rovers retained their third place position with a two nil victory over Drogheda United in the Showgrounds. The remaining fixture saw Dundalk defeat Waterford with the only goal in Oriel Park.
P W D L F A G/D Pts
Shamrock Rovers 33 22 6 5 53 23 30 72
St Patrick’s Athletic 32 18 5 9 52 35 17 59
Sligo Rovers 32 14 8 10 38 29 9 50
Derry City 32 12 10 10 42 38 4 46
Bohemian 32 12 8 12 52 41 11 44
Drogheda United 32 12 7 13 43 38 5 43
Dundalk 33 11 9 13 40 44 -4 42
Waterford 32 12 3 17 31 49 -18 39
Finn Harps 32 10 8 14 36 49 -13 38
Longford Town(R) 32 2 8 22 21 62 -41 14
The final series of matches in the Airtricity League First Division regular season took place on Friday evening. Champions Shelbourne played out a one all draw with third place UCD in Tolka Park while second place Galway United journied South to Turners Cross where they suffered a three nil defeat by Cork City. Fourth place Treaty United visited Cabinteely and secured a two nil victory. Fifth place Bray Wanderers travelled to bottom side Wexford where they went down to a five two defeat. Athlone Town suffered a two one defeat by visitors Cobh Ramblers.
The 2 Leg Play-Off Semi-Finals will take place over the next two weekends and will see Galway United face Bray Wanderers while UCD take on Treaty United. The winners will contest the First Division Play-Off Final on the 19th November with the victors facing the side finishing 9th in the Premier Division in the Promotion/Relegation Final one week later.
P W D L F A G/D Pts
Shelbourne (Champions) 27 16 9 2 49 23 26 57
Galway United 27 15 6 6 39 25 14 51
UCD 27 13 7 7 55 38 17 46
Treaty United 27 11 9 7 36 27 9 42
Bray Wanderers 27 9 10 8 36 32 4 37
Cork City 27 8 9 10 37 28 9 33
Athlone Town 27 9 6 12 33 44 -11 33
Cobh Ramblers 27 8 4 15 25 46 -21 28
Cabinteely 27 8 1 18 26 47 -21 25
Wexford 27 6 3 18 30 56 -26 21