2004–05 Irish First Division

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Irish First Division
Champions	Armagh City
Promoted	Armagh City Glenavon
Relegated	Ballinamallard United
Matches played	132
Goals scored	355 (2.69 per match)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Belfast

Armagh City

Ballinamallard United

Belfast teams : Donegal Celtic
Dundela
H&W Welders

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Location of teams in the 2004–05 Irish First Division

2004–05 Irish First Division is located in Greater Belfast

Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2004–05 Irish First Division

The 2004–05 Irish First Division was the tenth season of second-tier football in Northern Ireland under the league system at the time. The division consisted of 12 clubs.

Armagh City were the champions and were promoted to the 2005–06 Irish Premier League. Glenavon finished second and entered the promotion play-off, defeating Crusaders 3–2 on aggregate and gaining promotion. Ballinamallard United were relegated to the Irish Second Division. Ballymoney United were also due to be relegated, but were given a reprieve due to Omagh Town (who were relegated from the Premier League) going out of business.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Armagh City (C, P)	22	15	7	0	35	11	+24	52	Promotion to Irish Premier League
2	Glenavon (P)	22	14	4	4	43	17	+26	46	Qualification to promotion play-off
3	Donegal Celtic	22	10	6	6	34	19	+15	36
4	Harland & Wolff Welders	22	10	6	6	35	29	+6	36
5	Bangor	22	9	6	7	33	29	+4	33
6	Coagh United	22	8	5	9	39	42	−3	29
7	Ballyclare Comrades	22	7	7	8	22	24	−2	28
8	Dundela	22	7	6	9	28	33	−5	27
9	Moyola Park	22	6	5	11	18	29	−11	23
10	Carrick Rangers	22	6	4	12	25	37	−12	22
11	Ballymoney United	22	6	2	14	29	45	−16	20
12	Ballinamallard United (R)	22	3	4	15	14	40	−26	13	Relegation to Irish Second Division

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

^ "Northern Ireland 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

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v t e 2004–05 in Northern Irish football
Domestic leagues	Irish Premier League Irish First Division
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Irish League Cup County Antrim Shield
All-Ireland competitions	Setanta Sports Cup
European competitions	UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 6)

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