Leinster League Division One, as the name implies, is the first division of the Leinster League and started in the 1994/95 season.
Suttonians, Co. Carlow, Arklow, Mullingar, Garda, Navan, Naas, Wexford Wanderers, Portlaoise, Dundalk and Enniscorthy entered the division through the qualifying matches in the 1993/1994 season.
The number of teams in the division was reduced from 14 to 12 in the 2007/08 season, but this was reversed in the 2008/09 season.
2008/2009 Season Boyne Cill Dara Dundalk Enniscorthy Garda Monkstown Navan Newbridge Portlaoise Seapoint Skerries Tullamore Tullow Wicklow
2008/2009 Table 2008–2009 Leinster League Division One League TableClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints differenceBonus PointsPoints Navan 770021931188331 Seapoint 76011417170226 Monkstown 76011485296226 Skerries 750220388115525 Boyne 75021349836222 Dundalk 75021218734222 Cill Dara 741219685422 Tullamore 74031527280420 Portlaoise 6204106109−3412 Garda 720571171−10108 Tullow 711576160−8428 Enniscorthy 600683158−7533 Newbridge 700771238−16711 Wicklow 700731305−27411Correct as of 19 November 2008
2007/2008 Season Ashbourne Boyne Cill Dara Dundalk Garda Monkstown Navan Portlaoise Seapoint Skerries Tullamore Wicklow
At the end of the season, Ashbourne were relegated to Division Two and Enniscorthy, Newbridge and Tullow were promoted, making it 14 teams once again for 2008/2009.
2007/2008 Table 2008–2009 Leinster League Division One League TableClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints differenceBonus PointsPoints Cill Dara 11101027918396446 Seapoint 1192032997232444 Navan 11812247111136438 Tullamore 1161420217725329 Dundalk 1150618616426525 Portlaoise 11416184248−64523 Monkstown 11416136221−85220 Boyne 11407175255−80420 Garda 11416163230−67119 Skerries 11308127170−43517 Wicklow 11317121223−102317 Ashbourne 11119110180−70410Correct as of 3 March 2008
2006/2007 Season Boyne Cill Dara Dundalk Enniscorthy Garda Kilkenny Monkstown Mullingar Naas Navan Portlaoise Seapoint Skerries Tullamore
At the end of the season, Mullingar, Enniscorthy and Kilkenny were relegated to Division Two and Ashbourne and Wicklow were promoted. Naas won promotion to AIB Division Three.
2006/2007 Table 2006–2007 Leinster League Division One League TableClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints differenceBonus PointsPoints Naas 131201364141223957 Seapoint 131003335156179848 Navan 13100335726691747 Tullamore 138142092063337 Boyne 1371523820731535 Cill Dara 13706187194−7533 Skerries 13607191286−95529 Garda 13508191215−24525 Portlaoise 13418184196−12624 Monkstown 13409220228−8723 Dundalk 13409215234−19622 Mullingar 13508189326−137−119 Enniscorthy 13409154243−89319 Kilkenny 13319129165−136115Correct as of 21 November 2007
Past winners
1994/1995 Dundalk 1995/1996 Suttonians 1996/1997 Co Carlow 1997/1998 Naas 1998/1999 Barnhall 1999/2000 Naas 2000/2001 Navan 2001/2002 Kilkenny 2002/2003 Kilkenny 2003/2004 Seapoint RFC 2004/2005 Naas 2005/2006 Monkstown 2006/2007 Naas 2007/2008 Cill Dara 2008/2009 Navan 2009/2010 Seapoint RFC
Wins by club
Naas (4 times) Kilkenny (twice) Navan (Twice) Seapoint RFC (Twice) Barnhall (once) Cill Dara (once) Co Carlow (once) Dundalk (once) Monkstown (once) Suttonians (once)
References
External links Leinster Rugby : Leinster League History: Division One