First Division 2026 Matchweek 2 · 20 Feb 2026
Wexford vs Cork City in the First Division 2026.
At Ferrycarrig Park, Newcastle, Crossabeg.
Cork City beat Wexford 4–1. S. Maguire opened the scoring for Cork City after 9 minutes. H. Mpongo made it 0–2 after 16 minutes, and that was the winner.
Wexford went into the match 1st and came out of it 4th, on 3 points. Cork City went into the match 4th and came out of it 1st, on 6 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Athlone Town | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Bray Wanderers | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Wexford | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Finn Harps | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | UCD | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Longford Town | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kerry | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 9 | Treaty United | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 | Cobh Ramblers | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.