1986–87 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season1986–87
Champions Shamrock Rovers (14th title)
Relegated Home Farm
Athlone Town
European Cup Shamrock Rovers
UEFA Cup Bohemians
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Dundalk F.C.
Top goalscorer Mick Byrne:12
(Shamrock Rovers) [1] [2]
1987–88 →

The 1986–87 League of Ireland Premier Division was the second season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.

Contents

Shamrock Rovers F.C. won the championship, their 14th title. [2] [3]

Teams

The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams, the top 10 teams for the prior season and two promoted teams. The promoted teams were Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers. They replaced Shelbourne and University College Dublin who were relegated to the First Division. [3]

Stadia and locations

TeamHometown/SuburbStadium
Athlone Town Athlone St Mel's Park
Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds
Bohemians Phibsborough Dalymount Park
Cork City Cork Turners Cross
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
Galway United Galway Terryland Park
Home Farm Drumcondra, Dublin Tolka Park
Limerick City Limerick Jackman Park
Shamrock Rovers Milltown, Dublin Glenmalure Park
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds
St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore Richmond Park
Waterford United Waterford Kilcohan Park

Final Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C)2218315116+3539Qualification to 1987–88 European Cup
2 Dundalk 2212644021+1930Qualification to 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup [a]
3 Bohemians 2211743223+929Qualification to 1987–88 UEFA Cup
4 Waterford United 2212464224+1828
5 St Patrick's Athletic 227962221+123
6 Galway United 228682525022
7 Cork City 2274113034−418
8 Bray Wanderers 2265112533−817
9 Limerick City 2273122438−1417
10 Sligo Rovers 2265112338−1517
11 Home Farm (R)2261152448−2413Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Athlone Town (R)2235141835−1711
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Dundalk qualified for the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup after reaching the 1986–87 FAI Cup final.

Results

Home \ Away ATH BOH BRW COR DUN GAL HOM LIM SHM SLI StP WAT
Athlone Town —0–12–13–11–10–01–21–20–20–12–30–0
Bohemians 2–1—2–02–12–25–33–11–01–12–10–11–3
Bray Wanderers 2–21–3—1–00–11–12–33–21–32–10–03–0
Cork City 3–11–10–1—1–20–13–21–21–23–22–11–2
Dundalk 1–00–01–03–0—2–34–02–12–02–00–01–2
Galway United 2–00–02–11–11–2—2–10–00–11–22–10–0
Home Farm 0–11–22–11–42–11–3—0–11–31–31–01–5
Limerick City 3–10–11–31–32–21–01–0—0–30–12–12–4
Shamrock Rovers 1–03–24–12–05–03–13–02–1—4–11–12–1
Sligo Rovers 1–10–01–10–01–82–11–22–11–3—0–22–2
St Patrick's Athletic 1–01–10–02–20–01–01–11–11–31–0—2–1
Waterford United 5–12–02–01–20–30–13–16–00–01–02–1—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN   1-86223-135-4.
  3. 1 2 "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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