Family death triggered Ferguson exit
Sir Alex Ferguson says he would have continued as Manchester United manager but for the death of his wife's twin sister.
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League Table & Stats
 Republic of Ireland Premier Division
| Home | Away | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Shelbourne | 30 | +33 | 62 | L0-1 | L0-1 | L1-5 | - | |
| 2 | Derry City | 30 | +26 | 62 | L1-2 | L0-1 | L0-4 | - | |
| 3 | Drogheda United | 30 | +14 | 58 | L2-3 | - | L0-4 | L0-1 | |
| 4 | Cork City | 30 | +22 | 56 | D0-0 | - | L0-2 | L1-4 | |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 30 | -9 | 40 | L1-2 | - | L1-3 | D0-0 | |
| 6 | UCD | 30 | 0 | 38 | L0-1 | D0-0 | L1-2 | - | |
| 7 | St Patrick's Ath | 30 | +3 | 37 | L1-3 | - | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 8 | Longford Town | 30 | -4 | 34 | D0-0 | L1-2 | L0-3 | - | |
| 9 | Bohemians | 30 | -5 | 29 | L1-3 | - | L2-4 | L1-3 | |
| 10 | Bray Wanderers | 30 | -42 | 17 | D1-1 | W3-0 | L1-3 | - | |
| 11 | Waterford United | 30 | -38 | 12 | |||||
| Waterford United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 11th | 11th | 10th |
| Played | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| Won | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Drawn | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Lost | 22 | 10 | 12 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 10th | 10th | 10th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 0-1-5 | 1-1-4 | 1-1-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 2-9 | 6-7 | 3-12 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 11th | 11th | 9th |
| Goals scored | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Failed to score | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 10th | 10th | 10th |
| Goals conceded | 58 | 20 | 38 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 10th | 11th | 10th |
| Goal difference | -38 | -9 | -29 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 6th | 1st |
| Goal total | 78 | 31 | 47 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last 4, w/o win in last 8 |
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| Home | lost last 3 | ||
| Away | w/o win in last 4 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-2-11 | 1-1-4 | 1-1-9 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 3-20 | 2-10 | 1-10 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L0-1 L1-3 D0-0 |
L0-1 |
L1-3 |
| Occurence | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Waterford United | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Premier Division | 11th | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 58 | -38 | .167 |
| TOTAL | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 58 | -38 | .167 | |