First Division 2026 Matchweek 26 · 3 Aug 2026
Cork City vs Athlone Town in the First Division 2026.
At Turner's Cross, Cork.
Cork City beat Athlone Town 3–2. R. Keating opened the scoring for Cork City after 4 minutes. R. Keating made it 3–0 after 33 minutes, and that was the winner.
Cork City stayed 1st, on 60 points. Athlone Town went into the match 8th and came out of it 9th, on 28 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 26 | +32 | 60 |
| 2 | Bray Wanderers | 26 | +12 | 40 |
| 3 | UCD | 26 | +11 | 40 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 26 | +2 | 37 |
| 5 | Kerry | 26 | +3 | 35 |
| 6 | Wexford | 26 | -4 | 34 |
| 7 | Cobh Ramblers | 26 | -10 | 34 |
| 8 | Treaty United | 26 | -11 | 29 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 26 | -8 | 28 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 26 | -27 | 22 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.