2004 League of Ireland First Division explained

Competition:	League of Ireland First Division
Season:	2004
Winners:	Finn Harps
Promoted:	UCD Bray Wanderers
League Topscorer:	Kevin McHugh 22 (2) (Finn Harps)^[1] ^[2]
Prevseason:	2003
Nextseason:	2005

The 2004 League of Ireland First Division season was the 20th season of the League of Ireland First Division.

Overview

The First Division was contested by 12 teams and Finn Harps won the division. Each team played the other teams three times, totalling 33 games. The 2005 season would see the League of Ireland Premier Division revert to 12 twelve teams. To facilitate this expansion there was no promotion/relegation play-off this season and the second and third placed teams, UCD and Bray Wanderers, were automatically promoted.^{[3] [4]}

Top scorers

Player	Club	Goals
Kevin McHugh	Finn Harps	22
Éamon Zayed	Bray Wanderers	17
Martin Reilly	Kildare County	16
Willie Doyle	UCD	16
Trevor Vaughan	Dundalk	14

See also

• 2004 League of Ireland Premier Division
• 2004 League of Ireland Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ireland - List of Topscorers . 6 July 2016 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html . 6 April 2012 .
2. Web site: Ireland 2004. 16 July 2016. RSSSF.
3. Book: Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. 1-86223-135-4.
4. Web site: (Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level . 10 July 2016 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090603033056/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ier2hist.html . 3 June 2009 .