Airtricity League First Division…20/10/2020

The Airtricity League First Division enters the final stages with the promotion and play-off stakes still very much in the balance.

The confirmation on Wednesday, that Wexford had been found guilty of fielding an ineligible player in four matches has resulted in an amendment to the League Table.  The matches with original scores were Athlone Town (1-3), Cabinteely (0-0), Cobh Ramblers (4-0), Shamrock Rovers II (2-0).  The disciplinary committee has revised the Athlone, Cabinteely and Shamrock Rovers results to 3-0 wins for each club while Cobh retain their 4-0 scoreline.

Second place Drogheda United were set to welcome bottom side Wexford to United Park on Friday evening but the fixture has been postponed following a positive Covid-19 test within the Wexford camp. UCD and Cabinteely went head to head in The Bowl where the ‘Students’ crushed their visitors by five goals to one.

Two more contenders, Longford Town and Cobh Ramblers, met in Bishopsgate on Saturday evening where the visitors scored the only goal for victory while earlier in the afternoon Shamrock Rovers II came from behind to defeat visitors Athlone Town by three goals to one in Tallaght Stadium.

Drogheda United were back in action on Tuesday evening when they visited Eamonn Deacy Park and defeated hosts Galway United by three goals to one.

                     P  W  D  L   F  A  G/D  Pts
Bray Wanderers      16 11  2  3  29 12  17   35
Drogheda United     16 10  3  3  35 17  18   33
UCD                 17  9  2  6  42 27  15   29
Longford Town       17  9  2  6  25 21   4   29
Cabinteely          17  9  1  7  25 31  -6   28
Cobh Ramblers       17  8  2  7  22 20   2   26  

Galway United       16  6  5  5  23 17   6   23
Athlone Town        17  4  3 10  23 39 -16   15
Shamrock Rovers II  17  4  2 11  22 28  -6   14
Wexford             16  1  2 11   8 42 -34    5