1987–88 League of Ireland Premier Division

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The 1987–88 League of Ireland Premier Division was the third season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.

Season1987–88
ChampionsDundalk F.C. (7th title)
RelegatedBray Wanderers
Sligo Rovers
European CupDundalk F.C.
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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season1987–88
ChampionsDundalk F.C. (7th title)
RelegatedBray Wanderers
Sligo Rovers
European CupDundalk F.C.
UEFA CupSt Patrick's Athletic
UEFA Cup Winners' CupDerry City
Top goalscorerJonathan Speak:24
(Derry City) [1][2]
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Overview

The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Dundalk F.C. won the championship. [2][3]

Final Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 33 19 8 6 54 32 +22 46 Qualification to 1988–89 European Cup
2 St Patrick's Athletic 33 18 9 6 52 25 +27 45 Qualification to 1988–89 UEFA Cup
3 Bohemians 33 17 11 5 57 32 +25 45
4 Shamrock Rovers 33 16 9 8 53 30 +23 41
5 Galway United 33 15 10 8 48 34 +14 40
6 Waterford United 33 10 14 9 40 31 +9 34
7 Cork City 33 12 10 11 41 47 −6 34
8 Derry City 33 13 5 15 59 44 +15 31 Qualification to 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup[a]
9 Limerick City 33 9 7 17 33 60 −27 25
10 Shelbourne 33 8 8 17 31 44 −13 24
11 Bray Wanderers (R) 33 4 10 19 27 65 −38 18 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Sligo Rovers (R) 33 4 5 24 30 81 −51 13
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(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Derry City qualified for the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup after reaching the 1987–88 FAI Cup final.

Results

Matches 1–22

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Home \ Away BOH BRW COR DER DUN GAL LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Bohemians — 1–1 5–1 3–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 1–4 1–0 4–2 2–0 0–0
Bray Wanderers 0–4 — 1–3 0–1 2–3 1–3 0–0 1–3 0–1 3–3 1–3 0–0
Cork City 2–2 2–1 — 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–2
Derry City 3–2 0–0 7–2 — 3–0 3–0 5–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 0–3 1–2
Dundalk 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 — 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–0
Galway United 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 — 0–2 3–2 0–2 5–1 1–0 2–2
Limerick City 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 3–0 — 1–4 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–1 7–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 — 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–1
Shelbourne 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–2 — 1–1 1–0 0–2
Sligo Rovers 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 — 1–3 1–7
St Patrick's Athletic 2–2 0–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 4–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 — 1–1
Waterford United 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 —
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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

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Home \ Away BOH BRW COR DER DUN GAL LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Bohemians — 1–0 — — — 0–1 2–0 1–1 — 3–2 — —
Bray Wanderers — — — — — 1–2 — 1–3 1–2 — — —
Cork City 0–1 1–1 — — 1–1 — 0–0 — — — 0–1 3–0
Derry City 0–1 6–0 0–1 — — — 3–2 — 0–3 — — —
Dundalk 0–2 5–1 — 3–2 — — 4–0 — — — 1–1 1–1
Galway United — — 3–1 1–1 2–0 — — — 1–0 3–1 2–2 —
Limerick City — 3–0 — — — 1–5 — 0–4 5–0 2–0 — —
Shamrock Rovers — — 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 — — 2–0 2–0 — —
Shelbourne 2–2 — 1–1 — 0–1 — — — — — 2–0 1–1
Sligo Rovers — 0–3 0–3 2–7 0–0 — — — 1–1 — 0–1 0–2
St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 1–1 — 1–0 — — 3–0 1–1 — — — 0–2
Waterford United 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 — 1–0 0–0 0–2 — — — —
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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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