1994–95 League of Ireland First Division

The 1994–95 League of Ireland First Division season was the 10th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The division was contested by 10 teams and University College Dublin A.F.C. finished as champions. UCD completed a First Division double having already won the League of Ireland First Division Shield. Drogheda United finished as runners up in both competitions.

League of Ireland First Division

Season	1994–95
Champions	UCD
Promoted	Drogheda United
Top goalscorer	Michael O'Byrne: 14 (UCD) Philip Power: 14 (Home Farm)[1][2]
← 1993–94 1995–96 →

Shield

The League of Ireland First Division Shield saw the 10 participating teams divided into two groups of five – a Northern Group and a Southern Group. The teams played a single round of games against the other teams in their group.

Final tables

Northern Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Drogheda United F.C.	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	9	Qualified for Shield final
2	Finn Harps F.C.	4	2	2	0	6	4	+2	8
3	Sligo Rovers F.C.[a]	4	1	2	1	5	6	−1	5
4	Bray Wanderers A.F.C.	4	1	0	3	7	7	0	3
5	Longford Town F.C.	4	0	2	2	3	9	−6	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. RSSSF lists Sligo Rovers F.C. as entering Shield in place of St James's Gate F.C.

Southern Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	University College Dublin A.F.C.	4	3	1	0	11	3	+8	10	Qualified for Shield final
2	Waterford United F.C.	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
3	Home Farm F.C.	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	4
4	Limerick F.C.	4	1	1	2	7	10	−3	4
5	Kilkenny City A.F.C.	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final

The two group winners, UCD and Drogheda United, played off in a two legged final.

1st leg

UCD v Drogheda United

25 October 1994

UCD

0–0

Drogheda United

2nd leg

Drogheda United v UCD

30 October 1994	Drogheda United	1–2	UCD
	O'Connor		O'Byrne Palmer

UCD won 2-1 on aggregate. ^[3]

Regular season

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	University College Dublin A.F.C.	27	20	4	3	56	12	+44	64	Promoted to Premier Division
2	Drogheda United F.C.	27	16	8	3	48	23	+25	56
3	Finn Harps F.C.	27	12	7	8	44	30	+14	43	Lost promotion/relegation play-off
4	Limerick F.C.	27	11	10	6	30	22	+8	43
5	Waterford United F.C.	27	11	8	8	31	24	+7	41
6	Home Farm F.C.[a]	27	9	6	12	43	47	−4	33
7	Longford Town F.C.	27	8	9	10	26	39	−13	33
8	Bray Wanderers A.F.C.	27	8	8	11	33	31	+2	32
9	St James's Gate F.C.	27	4	10	13	35	49	−14	22
10	Kilkenny City A.F.C.	27	0	2	25	14	83	−69	2

Source: ^[2][3][4]
Notes:

1. Home Farm F.C. changed their club name to Home Farm Everton F.C. for the 1995–96 season after agreeing a sponsorship deal with Everton F.C.

Promotion/relegation play-off

Third placed Finn Harps F.C. played off against Athlone Town who finished in tenth place in the 1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division. The winner would compete in the 1995–96 League of Ireland Premier Division.

1st leg

Finn Harps F.C. v Athlone Town

Finn Harps F.C.

0–0

Athlone Town

2nd leg

Athlone Town v Finn Harps F.C.

Athlone Town

0–0

Finn Harps F.C.

Athlone Town won 5–3 on penalties and retain their place in the Premier Division ^[2][3][4]

See also

• 1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division

Notes