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1986–87 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season1986–87
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (14th title)
RelegatedHome Farm
Athlone Town
European CupShamrock Rovers
UEFA CupBohemians
UEFA Cup Winners' CupDundalk F.C.
Top goalscorerMick Byrne:12
(Shamrock Rovers) [1][2]

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.

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

Teams

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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

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Locations of Premier Division teams
Team Hometown/Suburb Stadium
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 22 18 3 1 51 16 +35 39 Qualification to 1987–88 European Cup
2 Dundalk 22 12 6 4 40 21 +19 30 Qualification to 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup[a]
3 Bohemians 22 11 7 4 32 23 +9 29 Qualification to 1987–88 UEFA Cup
4 Waterford United 22 12 4 6 42 24 +18 28
5 St Patrick's Athletic 22 7 9 6 22 21 +1 23
6 Galway United 22 8 6 8 25 25 0 22
7 Cork City 22 7 4 11 30 34 −4 18
8 Bray Wanderers 22 6 5 11 25 33 −8 17
9 Sligo Rovers 22 6 5 11 23 38 −15 17
10 Limerick City 22 7 3 12 24 38 −14 17
11 Home Farm (R) 22 6 1 15 24 48 −24 13 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Athlone Town (R) 22 3 5 14 18 35 −17 11
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

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Home \ Away ATH BOH BRW COR DUN GAL HOM LIM SHM SLI StP WAT
Athlone Town — 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–0
Bohemians 2–1 — 2–0 2–1 2–2 5–3 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–3
Bray Wanderers 2–2 1–3 — 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–3 2–1 0–0 3–0
Cork City 3–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–2 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–2
Dundalk 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 — 2–3 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–2
Galway United 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 — 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0
Home Farm 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–4 2–1 1–3 — 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 1–5
Limerick City 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 — 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–4
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 5–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 — 4–1 1–1 2–1
Sligo Rovers 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–8 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–3 — 0–2 2–2
St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 — 2–1
Waterford United 5–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 6–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

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References

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