League of Ireland 1987/88

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League of Ireland 1987/88
master Dundalk FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Dundalk FC
Uefa cup St Patrick's Athletic
Cup winners Dundalk FC
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Derry City
Relegated Bray Wanderers
Sligo Rovers
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 525  (ø 3.98 per game)
Top scorer Jonathan Speak
(Derry City, 24 goals)
← League of Ireland 1986/87
First Division ↓

The League of Ireland 1987/88 was the 67th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champions were the Shamrock Rovers .

The Dundalk FC won the league and cup double.

mode

Three instead of two games were played between the twelve teams. As a result, each team played 33 games during the season. The last two clubs were relegated to the First Division .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Dundalk FC  33  19th  8th  6th 054:320 +22 46:20
 2. St Patrick's Athletic  33  18th  9  6th 052:250 +27 45:21
 3. Bohemians Dublin  33  17th  11  5 057:320 +25 45:21
 4th Shamrock Rovers (M, P)  33  16  9  8th 053:300 +23 41:25
 5. Galway United  33  15th  10  8th 048:340 +14 40:26
 6th Waterford United  33  10  14th  9 040:310  +9 34:32
 7th Cork City  33  12  10  11 041:470  −6 34:32
 8th. Derry City (N)  33  13  5  15th 059:440 +15 31:35
 9. Limerick City  33  9  7th  17th 033:600 −27 25:41
10. Shelbourne FC (N)  33  8th  8th  17th 031:440 −13 24:42
11. Bray Wanderers  33  4th  10  19th 027:650 −38 18:48
12. Sligo Rovers  33  4th  5  24 030:810 −51 13:53

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Irish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1988/89
  • Participation in the 1988/89 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1988/89 as a cup finalist
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner
    (N) Newcomers from the First Division

    Crosstab

    First round (rounds 1–22) 1987/88 Second round (rounds 23-33)
    Dundalk FC St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians Dublin Shamrock Rovers Galway United Waterford FC Cork City Derry City Limerick FC Shelbourne FC Bray Wanderers Sligo Rovers society Dundalk FC St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians Dublin Shamrock Rovers Galway United Waterford FC Cork City Derry City Limerick FC Shelbourne FC Bray Wanderers Sligo Rovers
    0: 2 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 3: 1 2-0 1-0 Dundalk FC 1: 1 0: 2 - - 1: 1 - 3: 2 4-0 - 5: 1 -
    2: 2 2: 2 2-0 0-0 1: 1 3-0 3-0 4: 1 2: 1 0: 1 4: 2 St Patrick's Athletic - 1-0 1: 1 - 0: 2 - 1-0 3-0 - 1: 1 -
    3: 2 2-0 1: 4 0-0 0-0 5: 1 3: 1 3-0 1-0 1: 1 4: 2 Bohemians Dublin - - 1: 1 0: 1 - - - 2-0 - 1-0 3: 2
    0: 1 0: 2 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 2: 2 2: 1 2-0 0: 1 7: 1 2: 1 Shamrock Rovers 0: 1 - - 0-0 - 2-0 1: 3 - 2-0 - 2-0
    1-0 1-0 1: 1 3: 2 2: 2 1: 1 3: 1 0: 2 0: 2 2-0 5: 1 Galway United 2-0 2: 2 - - - 3: 1 1: 1 - 1-0 - 3: 1
    2: 3 0: 1 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 2 3: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 3-0 Waterford FC - - 1: 1 0: 2 1-0 - 0-0 0-0 - 0: 1 -
    0: 2 0-0 2: 2 0-0 1: 3 1: 2 1-0 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 3: 1 Cork City 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 - - 3-0 - 0-0 - 1: 1 -
    3-0 0: 3 3: 2 0: 1 3-0 1: 2 7: 2 5-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 Derry City - - 0: 1 - - - 0: 1 3: 2 0: 3 6-0 -
    0: 3 0: 3 0: 2 1: 4 3-0 2: 1 1: 1 2: 2 2-0 0-0 1-0 Limerick FC - - - 0: 4 1: 5 - - - 5-0 3-0 2-0
    0: 2 1-0 1: 3 1: 2 1: 1 0: 2 1: 2 0: 1 4: 1 1: 1 1: 1 Shelbourne FC 0: 1 2-0 2: 2 - - 1: 1 1: 1 - - - -
    2: 3 1: 3 0: 4 1: 3 1: 3 0-0 1: 3 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 3: 3 Bray Wanderers - - - 1: 3 1: 2 - - - - 1: 2 -
    2: 2 1: 3 3: 2 2-0 1-0 1: 7 0: 2 0: 3 1: 2 1-0 1: 2 Sligo Rovers 0-0 0: 1 - - - 0: 2 0: 3 2: 7 - 1: 1 0: 3

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