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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.

Overview

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The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Shamrock Rovers 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 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. ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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