1988–89 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season	1988–89
Champions	Derry City
Relegated	Cobh Ramblers Waterford United
European Cup	Derry City
UEFA Cup	Dundalk F.C.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Cork City
Top goalscorer	Billy Hamilton: 21 (Limerick City)^[1]^[2]
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 League of Ireland Premier Division was the fourth season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.

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Overview

The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Derry City F.C. won the championship. ^[2]^[3]

Final Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Derry City (C)	33	24	5	4	70	21	+49	53	Qualification to 1989–90 European Cup
2	Dundalk	33	20	11	2	55	27	+28	51	Qualification to 1989–90 UEFA Cup
3	Limerick City	33	18	9	6	57	37	+20	45
4	St Patrick's Athletic	33	16	11	6	40	19	+21	43
5	Bohemians	33	12	6	15	41	43	−2	30
6	Athlone Town	33	11	7	15	30	33	−3	29
7	Shamrock Rovers	33	8	13	12	34	42	−8	29
8	Cork City	33	8	10	15	29	36	−7	26	Qualification to 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup^[a]
9	Shelbourne	33	8	10	15	26	40	−14	26
10	Galway United	33	8	9	16	34	56	−22	25
11	Cobh Ramblers (R)	33	6	9	18	29	54	−25	21	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12	Waterford United (R)	33	6	6	21	21	58	−37	18	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Cork City qualified for the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup after reaching the 1988–89 FAI Cup final.

Results

Matches 1–22

Home \ Away	ATH	BOH	COB	COR	DER	DUN	GAL	LIM	SHM	SHE	StP	WAT
Athlone Town	—	0–2	0–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	3–1	0–1	1–1	0–1
Bohemians	0–1	—	2–0	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–2	1–0	1–3	3–0
Cobh Ramblers	0–0	0–2	—	0–1	2–5	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	2–2	1–2	4–0
Cork City	1–2	0–0	3–0	—	0–1	1–2	0–0	0–2	0–0	2–1	0–1	3–0
Derry City	3–0	3–0	5–0	4–2	—	1–1	5–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–0	2–0
Dundalk	0–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	—	5–2	2–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	3–0
Galway United	2–4	2–1	0–1	2–1	0–3	1–3	—	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–0
Limerick City	1–0	3–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–1	—	4–1	1–0	0–0	2–2
Shamrock Rovers	0–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	—	1–1	0–4	1–0
Shelbourne	1–0	0–2	3–2	0–1	0–5	0–0	2–0	2–3	0–0	—	0–0	1–0
St Patrick's Athletic	0–0	2–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	0–1	3–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	—	2–0
Waterford United	0–2	0–3	2–0	0–0	1–2	1–1	0–3	1–2	2–0	0–0	1–4	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Home \ Away	ATH	BOH	COB	COR	DER	DUN	GAL	LIM	SHM	SHE	StP	WAT
Athlone Town	—	4–1	—	—	0–1	1–2	—	0–3	—	—	0–1	1–2
Bohemians	—	—	—	1–1	1–2	0–1	—	—	—	1–0	0–1	4–0
Cobh Ramblers	2–1	0–2	—	—	—	—	1–2	1–2	1–1	—	—	—
Cork City	2–1	—	1–1	—	0–2	—	4–0	—	0–1	0–0	—	—
Derry City	—	—	2–0	—	—	2–0	2–1	—	0–1	—	1–0	2–0
Dundalk	—	—	3–1	1–0	—	—	1–1	—	2–1	1–0	—	—
Galway United	1–2	4–0	—	—	—	—	—	0–3	2–0	—	—	2–1
Limerick City	—	1–0	—	1–1	1–3	2–5	—	—	—	—	3–1	2–1
Shamrock Rovers	2–1	3–0	—	—	—	—	—	0–0	—	—	0–1	4–0
Shelbourne	0–2	—	0–2	—	1–3	—	1–0	0–1	1–1	—	—	—
St Patrick's Athletic	—	—	0–0	0–0	—	0–1	1–1	—	—	2–1	—	—
Waterford United	—	—	1–0	1–2	—	1–1	—	—	—	2–0	1–2	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

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Awards

v t e 1988–89 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '88 '89 England Faroe Islands '88 '89 Finland '88 '89 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '88 '89 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '88 '89 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '88 '89 Spain Sweden '88 '89 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '88 '89 Finland '88 '89 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '88 '89 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '88 '89 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union '88 '89
Supercups	West Germany
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '87–'88 '88–'89

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