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06 Sept 2025
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Sam Verdon, who is back with Longford Town after signing from Bray Wanderers Photo: Ben McShane/Sportsfile
Sam Verdon is back for another spell with Longford Town FC while also signed from Bray Wanderers is 22-year-old attacker Ryan Graydon as the midlands club prepare for a return to the First Division under new manager Gary Cronin.
The Board of the Football Association of Ireland has approved a nine-team format for the 2022 SSE Airtricity First Division season with four rounds of games scheduled to begin on February 18th.
The decision was taken in light of the circumstances presented by the very recent merger of Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely and their new application for a First Division licence for 2022.
The nine-team format will see the SSE Airtricity First Division champions promoted automatically to the Premier Division with the sides finishing in second, third, fourth and fifth spots contesting a promotion/relegation play-off series alongside the team that finishes ninth in the Premier.
The First Division teams finishing second and fifth and the teams in third and fourth place will play each other in a two-legged play-off with the winners then contesting a one-legged final. The winner of this tie will then play the team that finishes ninth in the Premier Division to secure the final top flight spot for the 2023 season.
Fixtures for the nine-team SSE Airtricity First Division season will be released this Monday (December 20) along with the fixture list for the 2022 SSE Airtricity Premier Division. Plans for the 2023 First Division will be evaluated during the course of next season.
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