League of Ireland 1989/90

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League of Ireland 1989/90
master St Patrick's Athletic
European Cup of
National Champions		 St Patrick's Athletic
Uefa cup Derry City
Relegated Drogheda United
University College Dublin AFC
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 467  (ø 3.54 per game)
Top scorer Mark Ennis
(St Patrick's Athletic, 19 goals)
← League of Ireland 1988/89
First Division ↓

The League of Ireland 1989/90 was the 69th season of the top Irish football league . Defending champion was Derry City .

St Patrick's Athletic won its fourth championship, and the first since 1956 .

mode

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. St Patrick's Athletic  33  22nd  8th  3 051:220 +29 52:14
 2. Derry City (M, P)  33  20th  9  4th 072:180 +54 49:17
 3. Dundalk FC  33  17th  8th  8th 050:260 +24 42:24
 4th Shamrock Rovers  33  16  8th  9 045:370  +8 40:26
 5. Cork City  33  14th  9  10 035:240 +11 37:29
 6th Bohemians Dublin  33  14th  7th  12 035:320  +3 35:31
 7th Shelbourne FC  33  10  13  10 039:390  ± 0 33:33
 8th. Galway United  33  10  9  14th 039:610 −22 29:37
 9. Limerick City  33  7th  8th  18th 028:500 −22 22:44
10. Athlone Town  33  5  12  16 028:530 −25 22:44
11. Drogheda United (N)  33  5  8th  20th 020:440 −24 18:48
12. University College Dublin AFC (N)  33  6th  5  22nd 025:610 −36 17:49

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

  • Irish champion and participation in the 1990/91 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1990/91 UEFA Cup
  • 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) 1989/90 Second round (rounds 23-33)
    St Patrick's Athletic Derry City Dundalk FC Shamrock Rovers Cork City Bohemians Dublin Shelbourne FC Galway United Limerick FC Athlone Town Drogheda United University College Dublin AFC society St Patrick's Athletic Derry City Dundalk FC Shamrock Rovers Cork City Bohemians Dublin Shelbourne FC Galway United Limerick FC Athlone Town Drogheda United University College Dublin AFC
    2-0 2: 1 0: 3 1-0 1-0 1-0 3: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1-0 St Patrick's Athletic 1: 1 0-0 3: 1 - 0-0 - - - 1: 1 - 4-0
    0: 1 0-0 5-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 9: 1 2-0 6: 1 2-0 2-0 Derry City - - 1: 1 - - 1: 1 3-0 7-0 - 2: 2 3-0
    2: 1 0: 2 1-0 1: 2 1: 1 4: 3 3-0 4-0 2-0 1-0 5-0 Dundalk FC - 1: 3 1: 2 0-0 - - - 0: 1 3: 2 3: 1 -
    1: 1 1: 1 0-0 0: 1 3: 1 1: 4 1: 1 0: 1 2-0 2: 1 2: 1 Shamrock Rovers - - - 0-0 2: 1 2: 3 1: 1 2: 1 - - 1-0
    0: 3 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 2: 1 2-0 1: 1 2-0 Cork City 0: 1 2-0 - - 1-0 4-0 - - - 2-0 -
    1: 2 1: 3 0: 2 1: 2 0-0 1-0 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 4-0 3-0 Bohemians Dublin - 0-0 1-0 - - - - 0-0 1-0 - 1: 2
    1: 1 0-0 0-0 1: 3 0: 1 0-0 1-0 2-0 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 Shelbourne FC 0: 3 - 0: 4 - - 0: 2 4-0 - 1: 1 - -
    2: 2 0: 6 1-0 1: 2 2: 1 2: 3 1: 4 3-0 2: 1 2-0 2-0 Galway United 1: 1 - 1: 1 - 1: 1 1: 2 - - 3: 1 2: 1 -
    0: 1 1: 2 0: 1 0: 1 2: 1 0: 1 0-0 4-0 2: 2 0-0 3: 1 Limerick FC 0: 3 - - - 1: 3 - 2-0 1: 1 - 1: 1 -
    1-0 0: 3 0: 1 0: 3 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 3: 3 3: 2 1: 1 1: 1 Athlone Town - 0: 1 - 0: 1 0: 4 - - - 0-0 - 2: 1
    0: 1 2-0 0: 1 2: 1 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0: 2 1-0 0-0 1-0 Drogheda United 0: 2 - - 1-0 - 1: 2 2: 2 - - 0: 1 -
    1: 2 0: 3 3: 3 1: 3 2: 1 3: 1 1: 2 0: 1 1: 2 0: 2 1-0 University College Dublin AFC - - 0: 3 - 1: 2 - 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 - 1-0

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