2010 A Championship

The 2010 A Championship was the third season of the A Championship in Ireland. The season was sponsored by Newstalk. The league featured 18 teams. UCD A were the champions, winning the title for a second time while Bohemians A finished as runners up.

Location of teams in 2010 A Championship
Newstalk A Championship
Season2010
ChampionsUCD A
← 2009
2011 →

Group 1

Teams
Team Base Stadium
Castlebar CelticCastlebarCeltic Park
Bohemians APhibsboroughAUL Complex
Drogheda United ADroghedaUnited Park
Dundalk ADundalkOriel Park
Finn Harps ABallybofeyFinn Park
Shelbourne ADrumcondraTolka Park
Sporting Fingal AFingalALSAA Sports Complex
Sligo Rovers ASligoShowgrounds
Tullamore TownTullamoreLeah Victoria Park

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bohemians A (A) 16 12 1 3 40 14 +26 37 Qualification for A Championship play-off
2 Sporting Fingal A 16 11 3 2 39 20 +19 36
3 Dundalk A 16 8 2 6 34 31 +3 26
4 Sligo Rovers A 16 7 1 8 26 28 −2 22
5 Finn Harps A 16 6 2 8 24 31 −7 20
6 Shelbourne A 16 6 2 8 19 32 −13 20
7 Castlebar Celtic 16 4 4 8 30 35 −5 16
8 Tullamore Town 16 4 3 9 18 33 −15 15
9 Drogheda United A 16 3 4 9 24 30 −6 13
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(A) Advance to a further round

Results
Home \ Away BOH CAS DRO DUN FHA SHB SLI SFI TUL
Bohemians A 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 5–0
Castlebar Celtic 0–4 3–3 3–6 3–0 1–2 5–0 1–3 4–0
Drogheda United A 0–3 0–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 5–0 6–3 0–0 2–3 4–1
Dundalk A 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–0 4–0 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 0–4 2–1
Finn Harps A 1–2 4–1 2–0 6–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–1
Shelbourne A 0–4 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 1–4 0–0
Sligo Rovers A 2–3 3–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–0
Sporting Fingal A 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–0 3–2 3–2
Tullamore Town 1–1 4–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–3
Source: loi.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Drogheda United A v Castlebar Celtic was not played and was awarded 0-0.
  2. The match was awarded 3-0 to Dundalk A after Sligo Rovers A failed to show up.
  3. The match was awarded 3-0 to Sligo Rovers A after Shelbourne A could not field a team.

Group 2

Teams
Team Base Stadium
Bray Wanderers ABrayJackson Park
F.C. CarlowBallonThe Valley
Cobh RamblersCobhSt Colman's Park
Galway United AGalwayAthenry
Limerick ALimerickRiverside Park
St Patrick's Athletic AInchicoreRichmond Park
Shamrock Rovers ATallaghtTallaght Stadium
Tralee DynamosTraleeCahermoneen
UCD ABelfieldUCD Bowl

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UCD A (C, A) 16 12 3 1 47 6 +41 39 Qualification for A Championship play-off
2 Cobh Ramblers (A) 16 9 2 5 27 19 +8 29 Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off
3 St Patrick's Athletic A 16 8 2 6 25 21 +4 26
4 Shamrock Rovers A 16 7 4 5 31 17 +14 25
5 F.C. Carlow 16 7 4 5 25 20 +5 25
6 Limerick A 16 6 3 7 16 20 −4 21
7 Tralee Dynamos 16 5 3 8 19 34 −15 18
8 Bray Wanderers A 16 5 2 9 15 30 −15 17
9 Galway United A 16 1 1 14 10 48 −38 4
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions

Results
Home \ Away BRW COB CAR GAL LIM StP SHA TRA UCD
Bray Wanderers A 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–3[lower-alpha 1]
Cobh Ramblers 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 5–0 0–0
F.C. Carlow 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
Galway United A 1–2 1–3 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–8
Limerick A 3–0[lower-alpha 4] 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–4
St Patrick's Athletic A 1–3 5–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2
Shamrock Rovers A 4–1 2–1 0–0 5–2 0–0 1–0 10–2 0–0
Tralee Dynamos 1–2 2–4 2–5 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–3
UCD A 2–2 1–0 4–0 6–0 4–0 5–0 3–1 1–0
Source: loi.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match was awarded 3-0 to UCD A after Bray Wanderers Acould not field a team.
  2. The match was awarded 3-0 to F.C. Carlow after Bray Wanderers A could not field a team.
  3. The match originally finished 2–1, but it was later awarded 3–0 to F.C. Carlow due to Galway United A having fielded an ineligible player.
  4. The match was awarded 3-0 to Limerick A after Bray Wanderers A could not field a team.

Play-Offs

A Championship Final
1 November 2010 UCD A 2 – 1 Bohemians A UCD Bowl[1][2]
19.45 GMT Graham Rusk 1' 90+4' Paddy Madden 70' Referee: Rhona Daly (Roscommon)

Promotion/Relegation

The tenth placed team from the 2010 First Division, Salthill Devon, played the highest placed non-reserve team, Cobh Ramblers, from the 2010 A Championship. The winner of this play off would play in the 2011 First Division.[3]

2 November 2010 Cobh Ramblers 0 – 1 Salthill Devon St Colman's Park
19:45 GMT Report Mikey Gilmore 35' Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
6 November 2010 Salthill Devon 2 – 1 Cobh Ramblers Drom Soccer Park
19:45 GMT Robbie Porter 8'
Ciprian Straut 90+3'		 Report Jamie Murphy 55' Referee: John Grimes (Dublin)

Salthill Devon won 3 – 1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2011 First Division

See also

References
  1. "Graham Rusk double gives UCD Newstalk A Championship title". www.sseairtricityleague.ie. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. "U.C.D v Bohemians - Newstalk A Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. "Ireland 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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