| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dundalk F.C. (7th title) |
| Relegated | Bray Wanderers Sligo Rovers |
| European Cup | Dundalk F.C. |
| UEFA Cup | St Patrick's Athletic |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Derry City |
| Top goalscorer | Jonathan Speak:24 (Derry City) |
| ← 1986–87 1988–89 → | |
The 1987–88 League of Ireland Premier Division was the third season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.
Overview
The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Dundalk F.C. won the championship.
Final Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundalk (C) | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 46 | Qualification to 1988–89 European Cup |
| 2 | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 45 | Qualification to 1988–89 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Bohemians | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 45 | |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 41 | |
| 5 | Galway United | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 40 | |
| 6 | Waterford United | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 34 | |
| 7 | Cork City | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 34 | |
| 8 | Derry City | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 31 | Qualification to 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 9 | Limerick City | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 25 | |
| 10 | Shelbourne | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 65 | −38 | 24 | |
| 11 | Bray Wanderers (R) | 33 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 65 | −38 | 18 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
| 12 | Sligo Rovers (R) | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 81 | −51 | 13 |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Derry City qualified for the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup after reaching the 1987–88 FAI Cup final.
Results
Matches 1–22
| Home \ Away | BOH | BRW | COR | DER | DUN | GAL | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Bray Wanderers | 0–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Cork City | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Derry City | 3–2 | 0–0 | 7–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Dundalk | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Galway United | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Limerick City | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Shelbourne | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Sligo Rovers | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–7 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Waterford United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–33
| Home \ Away | BOH | BRW | COR | DER | DUN | GAL | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | — | — |
| Bray Wanderers | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Cork City | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Derry City | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 3–2 | — | 0–3 | — | — | — |
| Dundalk | 0–2 | 5–1 | — | 3–2 | — | — | 4–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Galway United | — | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — |
| Limerick City | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | 1–5 | — | 0–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | — | — |
| Shamrock Rovers | — | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — |
| Shelbourne | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Sligo Rovers | — | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–7 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–2 |
| Waterford United | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
See also
References
- "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ 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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