League of Ireland 1988/89

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League of Ireland 1988/89
master Derry City
European Cup of
National Champions		 Derry City
Uefa cup Dundalk FC
Cup winners Derry City
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Cork City
Relegated Cobh Ramblers
Waterford United
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 466  (ø 3.53 per game)
Top scorer Billy Hamilton
(Limerick City, 21 goals)
← League of Ireland 1987/88
First Division ↓

The League of Ireland 1988/89 was the 68th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champion was Dundalk FC .

Derry City won the Irish Championship, the Cup and League Cup for the first time.

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The twelve teams each played against each other three times. 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. Derry City  33  24  5  4th 070:210 +49 53:13
 2. Dundalk FC (M, P)  33  20th  11  2 055:270 +28 51:15
 3. Limerick City  33  18th  9  6th 057:370 +20 45:21
 4th St Patrick's Athletic  33  16  11  6th 040:190 +21 43:23
 5. Bohemians Dublin  33  12  6th  15th 041:430  −2 30:36
 6th Athlone Town (N)  33  11  7th  15th 030:330  −3 29:37
 7th Shamrock Rovers  33  8th  13  12 034:420  −8 29:37
 8th. Cork City  33  8th  10  15th 029:360  −7 26:40
 9. Shelbourne FC  33  8th  10  15th 026:400 −14 26:40
10. Galway United  33  8th  9  16 034:560 −22 25:41
11. Cobh Ramblers (N)  33  6th  9  18th 029:540 −25 21:45
12. Waterford United  33  6th  6th  21st 021:580 −37 18:48

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

  • Irish champion and participation in the 1989/90 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1989/90 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1989/90 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) 1988/89 Second round (rounds 23-33)
    Derry City Dundalk FC Limerick FC St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians Dublin Athlone Town Shamrock Rovers Cork City Shelbourne FC Galway United Cobh Ramblers Waterford FC society Derry City Dundalk FC Limerick FC St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians Dublin Athlone Town Shamrock Rovers Cork City Shelbourne FC Galway United Cobh Ramblers Waterford FC
    1: 1 1: 1 1-0 3-0 3-0 1: 1 4: 2 2: 3 5: 1 5-0 2-0 Derry City 2-0 - 1-0 - - 0: 1 - - 2: 1 2-0 2-0
    1: 1 2-0 2: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 1 2-0 2: 2 5: 2 3: 1 3-0 Dundalk FC - - - - - 2: 1 1-0 1-0 1: 1 3: 1 -
    1: 1 1: 2 0-0 3: 1 1-0 4: 1 2-0 1-0 2: 1 3: 3 2: 2 Limerick FC 1: 3 2: 5 3: 1 1-0 - - 1: 1 - - - 2: 1
    1-0 0: 1 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 2: 1 1: 1 3-0 3-0 2-0 St Patrick's Athletic - 0: 1 - - - - 0-0 2: 1 1: 1 0-0 -
    0: 2 1: 1 4: 2 1: 3 0: 1 2: 2 3-0 1-0 1: 1 2-0 3-0 Bohemians Dublin 1: 2 0: 1 - 0: 1 - - 1: 1 1-0 - - 4-0
    1-0 1: 2 0-0 1: 1 0: 2 3: 1 1-0 0: 1 0-0 0-0 0: 1 Athlone Town 0: 1 1: 2 0: 3 0: 1 4: 1 - - - - - 1: 2
    0: 2 1: 1 3: 2 0: 4 3: 1 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 0: 2 1: 2 1-0 Shamrock Rovers - - 0-0 0: 1 3-0 2: 1 - - - - 4-0
    0: 1 1: 2 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 1: 2 0-0 2: 1 0-0 3-0 3-0 Cork City 0: 2 - - - - 2: 1 0: 1 0-0 4-0 1: 1 -
    0: 5 0-0 2: 3 0-0 0: 2 1-0 0-0 0: 1 2-0 3: 2 1-0 Shelbourne FC 1: 3 - 0: 1 - - 0: 2 1: 1 - 1-0 0: 2 -
    0: 3 1: 3 1: 5 1: 1 2: 1 2: 4 1: 1 2: 1 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 Galway United - - 0: 3 - 4-0 1: 2 2-0 - - - 2: 1
    2: 5 1-0 0: 1 1: 2 0: 2 0-0 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 0-0 4-0 Cobh Ramblers - - 1: 2 - 0: 2 2: 1 1: 1 - - 1: 2 -
    1: 2 1: 1 1: 2 1: 4 0: 3 0: 2 2-0 0-0 0-0 0: 3 2-0 Waterford FC - 1: 1 - 1: 2 - - - 1: 2 2-0 - 1-0

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