First Division 2026 Matchweek 7 · 27 Mar 2026
Cork City vs Athlone Town in the First Division 2026.
At Turner's Cross, Cork.
Cork City beat Athlone Town 4–1. H. Mpongo opened the scoring for Cork City after 6 minutes. C. Drinan made it 2–0 after 35 minutes, and that was the winner.
Cork City stayed 1st, on 19 points. Athlone Town went into the match 3rd and came out of it 4th, on 10 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 7 | +10 | 19 |
| 2 | Bray Wanderers | 7 | +3 | 14 |
| 3 | UCD | 7 | +4 | 10 |
| 4 | Athlone Town | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 5 | Wexford | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | Longford Town | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Finn Harps | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Kerry | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Cobh Ramblers | 7 | -8 | 6 |
| 10 | Treaty United | 7 | -3 | 5 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.