2013 League of Ireland Premier Division

The 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 29th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division featured 12 teams. St. Patrick's Athletic were champions, winning their eighth top level League of Ireland title. Dundalk finished as runners-up.

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2013
ChampionsSt. Patrick's Athletic
RelegatedShelbourne
Champions LeagueSt. Patrick's Athletic
Europa LeagueDundalk
Derry City
Sligo Rovers
Setanta CupSt. Patrick's Athletic
Dundalk
Sligo Rovers
Shamrock Rovers
Matches played198
Goals scored523 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerRory Patterson: 18
(Derry City)[1]
Highest attendance4,703 Shamrock Rovers 0–4 St. Patrick's Athletic
Total attendance307,355
Average attendance1,552[2][note 1]
← 2012
2014 →

Teams

Stadia and locations
Locations of Premier Division teams
Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams
Team Location Stadium
BohemiansPhibsboroughDalymount Park
Bray WanderersBrayCarlisle Grounds
Cork CityCorkTurners Cross
Derry CityDerryBrandywell Stadium
Drogheda UnitedDroghedaHunky Dorys Park
DundalkDundalkOriel Park
LimerickLimerickThomond Park
Shamrock RoversTallaghtTallaght Stadium
ShelbourneDrumcondraTolka Park
Sligo RoversSligoThe Showgrounds
St Patrick's AthleticInchicoreRichmond Park
UCDBelfieldUCD Bowl

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bohemians Owen Heary Owen Heary Macron Volkswagen
Bray Wanderers Pat Devlin Danny O'Connor Adidas Volkswagen
Cork City Tommy Dunne
Stuart Ashton/Paul O Brien		 Kevin Murray Umbro Clonakilty Blackpudding
Derry City Declan Devine Kevin Deery Umbro Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United Mick Cooke Derek Prendergast Nike Scotch Hall Shopping Center
Dundalk Stephen Kenny Stephen O'Donnell Umbro Fyffes
Limerick Stuart Taylor Joe Gamble Macron Greenheat Group
Shamrock Rovers Trevor Croly Patrick Sullivan Umbro SEAT
Shelbourne John McDonnell Ian Ryan Macron Volkswagen
Sligo Rovers Ian Baraclough Danny Ventre Umbro Volkswagen
St Patrick's Athletic Liam Buckley Conor Kenna Umbro Clune Construction LP
UCD Martin Russell Mick Leahy O'Neills O'Neills

Overview

The Premier Division featured 12 teams. Each team played each other three times, totalling 33 games. The regular season began on 8 March and concluded on 25 October.[3] St. Patrick's Athletic clinched the title on 13 October 2013, with two games to go, after a 2–0 win against the holders, Sligo Rovers.[4][5][6]

Final Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St Patrick's Athletic (C) 33 21 8 4 56 20 +36 71 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Dundalk 33 21 5 7 55 30 +25 68 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Sligo Rovers 33 19 9 5 53 22 +31 66
4 Derry City 33 17 5 11 57 39 +18 56
5 Shamrock Rovers 33 13 13 7 43 28 +15 52
6 Cork City 33 13 7 13 47 50 −3 46
7 Limerick 33 11 9 13 38 46 −8 42
8 Drogheda United 33 8 14 11 44 46 −2 38
9 UCD 33 8 6 19 45 73 −28 30
10 Bohemians 33 7 8 18 27 47 −20 29
11 Bray Wanderers (O) 33 7 6 20 33 66 −33 27 Qualification to Relegation play-off
12 Shelbourne (R) 33 5 6 22 25 56 −31 21 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Results

Matches 1–22
Home \ Away BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP UCD
Bohemians 3–2 1–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–2 2–1
Bray Wanderers 1–3 1–2 2–3 3–2 0–1 0–4 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2
Cork City 2–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–1
Derry City 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 2–4
Drogheda United 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–2
Dundalk 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–3
Limerick 2–1 4–4 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–1 7–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1
Shelbourne 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–3 2–0
Sligo Rovers 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 5–2
St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 5–0
UCD 1–0 4–5 3–0 0–6 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33
Home \ Away BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP UCD
Bohemians 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–3
Bray Wanderers 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1
Cork City 1–0 4–1 5–3 4–2 2–0
Derry City 2–0 0–2 6–0 0–0 3–1 1–2
Drogheda United 1–0 2–0 2–3 3–0 1–0
Dundalk 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0
Limerick 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–3
Shamrock Rovers 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–4
Shelbourne 0–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2
Sligo Rovers 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–0
St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
UCD 1–3 0–2 1–4 0–3 1–3
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/Relegation play-off

Bray Wanderers, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division, played off against Longford Town, the winners of the 2013 First Division play off. The winner of this play off would play in the 2014 Premier Division.[3]

28 October 2013 Bray Wanderers 2–2 Longford Town Carlisle Grounds
19.45 Jason Byrne  8', 31' Report Dean Ebbe  61'
David O'Sullivan  83'		 Attendance: 900 (estimated)
Referee: Graham Kelly
1 November 2013 Longford Town 2–3 Bray Wanderers City Calling Stadium
19.45 Daniel Purdy  58', 79'
Noel Haverty  90+2'		 Report Gary Dempsey  3'
Kieran Waters  73'
Kevin O'Connor  86'
Shane O'Connor  90+2'		 Attendance: unknown
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

Bray Wanderers win 5–4 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division.

Goal scorers

Top scorers
Player Club Goals
Rory Patterson Derry City 18 (3 pen.)[1]
Declan O'Brien Drogheda United 14 (3 pen.)
Ciarán Kilduff Cork City 13
Patrick Hoban Dundalk 13
David McMillan Sligo Rovers 13 (6 pen.)

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateGoals
Rory PattersonDerry CityUniversity College Dublin6–0[8]15 March 2013
3
Chris ForresterSt Patrick's AthleticShelbourne4–0[9]15 April 2013
3
Jason ByrneBray WanderersDrogheda United3–2[10] 24 May 2013
3
Jason ByrneBray WanderersUCD5–4[11]8 June 2013
4
Patrick HobanDundalkBohemians3–0[12]12 July 2013
3
Conan ByrneSt Patrick's AthleticShamrock Rovers4–0[13]10 August 2013
4
Danny MorrisseyCork CityDerry City4–1[14] 30 August 2013
3
Richie TowellDundalkDerry City3–0[15] 30 September 2013
3
Ciarán KilduffCork CityShelbourne5–3[16] 10 October 2013
4
David McDaidDerry CityLimerick6–0[17]25 October 2013
3

Awards

Player of the Month
Month Player Club
March Anthony Elding Sligo Rovers[18]
April Barry McNamee Derry City[19]
May Killian Brennan St Patrick's Athletic[20]
June Jason Byrne Bray Wanderers[21]
July Patrick Hoban Dundalk[22]
August Richie Towell Dundalk[23]
September Anthony Flood St Patrick's Athletic[24]
October Ciaran Kilduff Cork City[25]
November Danny North Sligo Rovers

PFAI Players' Player of the Year
Winner Club
Killian Brennan St. Patrick's Athletic

PFAI Young Player of the Year
Winner Club
Richie Towell Dundalk

Team of the Year
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Brendan Clarke St Patrick's Athletic
2 2DF Ger O'Brien St Patrick's Athletic
3 2DF Kenny Browne St Patrick's Athletic
4 2DF Andy Boyle Dundalk
5 2DF Ian Bermingham St Patrick's Athletic
6 3MF Killian Brennan St Patrick's Athletic
7 3MF Greg Bolger St Patrick's Athletic
8 3MF Daryl Horgan Cork City
9 3MF Richie Towell Dundalk
10 4FW Patrick Hoban Dundalk
11 4FW Rory Patterson Derry City

[26]

Television coverage

Live coverage of matches in Ireland were shown on RTÉ Two and Setanta Sports. MNS on RTÉ Two showed match highlights and analysis on each Monday night during the season.

See also

Notes
  1. One attendance figure is missing from the 2013 season https://www.researchgate.net/figure/League-of-Ireland-Premier-Division-Attendance_tbl1_286919999

References
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  11. Pollard, Stephen (9 June 2013). "UCD 4 – 5 Bray Wanderers". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  12. Crawley, Darren (12 July 2013). "Dundalk FC 3 – 0 Bohemians FC". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  13. http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19223/2/
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  15. "Dundalk 3 – 0 Derry City". Extra Time. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  16. "Cork City 5 – 3 Shelbourne". Extra Time. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  17. http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/11335/derry-city-6---0-limerick-fc/
  18. "Anthony Elding named SWAI". SWAI.ie. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  19. "Barry McNamee named SWAI". SWAI.ie. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  20. "Killian Brennan named SWAI". SWAI.ie. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  21. "Jason Byrne named SWAI". SWAI.ie. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  22. "Patrick Hoban named SWAI". SWAI.ie. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  23. "Dundalk's Richie Towell picks up player of the month award". rte.ie. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  24. "Anto Flood named Airtricity/SWAI Player of the Month for September". RTÉ News. 21 October 2013.
  25. "Kilduff is player of the month for October". RTÉ News. 31 October 2013.
  26. "Here's the Premier Division Team of the Year". The Score. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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