First Division 2026 Matchweek 27 · 7 Aug 2026
Athlone Town vs Longford Town in the First Division 2026.
At Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone.
Athlone Town beat Longford Town 2–1. W. Smith opened the scoring for Athlone Town after 14 minutes. G. Lomboto made it 2–0 after 37 minutes, and that was the winner.
Athlone Town went into the match 9th and came out of it 8th, on 31 points. Longford Town stayed 4th, on 37 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 27 | +34 | 63 |
| 2 | Bray Wanderers | 27 | +17 | 43 |
| 3 | UCD | 27 | +14 | 43 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 27 | +1 | 37 |
| 5 | Cobh Ramblers | 27 | -8 | 37 |
| 6 | Kerry | 27 | +1 | 35 |
| 7 | Wexford | 27 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 | Athlone Town | 27 | -7 | 31 |
| 9 | Treaty United | 27 | -13 | 29 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 27 | -32 | 22 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.