The season witnessed a decline in the fortunes of one of the League of Ireland's oldest surviving members.
[3][4] Going into the final month of the league season only goal difference could separate leaders Cork City from second placed Derry City and title would be decided on the final day of the season when the two met at Turner's Cross on 18 November.
Cork City started the better and nearly scored inside thirty seconds when John O'Flynn headed just over the crossbar.
They were not to be denied however, and struck the deserved lead goal when O'Flynn headed home from a Roy O'Donovan cross.
It eventually arrived in the 16th minute of the second half when Denis Behan set up Liam Kearney to score.
The main terms of the agreement are: TV viewing figures for the season proved to be in excess of 1 million.
In the end 44 matches were televised live with the highest viewing figure of 355,000 for the league title decider.