1990–91 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season	1990–91
Champions	Dundalk F.C. (8th title)
Relegated	Waterford United; Limerick City
European Cup	Dundalk F.C.
UEFA Cup	Cork City
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Galway United
Top goalscorer	Peter Hanrahan:18; (Dundalk)
	← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 League of Ireland Premier Division was the sixth season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.

Overview

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

Final Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundalk (C)	33	22	8	3	52	17	+35	52	Qualification to 1991–92 European Cup
2	Cork City	33	19	12	2	45	18	+27	50	Qualification to 1991–92 UEFA Cup
3	St Patrick's Athletic	33	17	10	6	46	21	+25	44
4	Shelbourne	33	18	6	9	59	30	+29	42
5	Sligo Rovers	33	13	12	8	34	22	+12	38
6	Shamrock Rovers	33	14	9	10	51	37	+14	37
7	Derry City	33	13	9	11	51	28	+23	35
8	Galway United	33	9	5	19	34	61	−27	23	Qualification to 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup^[a]
9	Bohemians	33	7	8	18	27	42	−15	22
10	Athlone Town	33	6	7	20	22	53	−31	19
11	Waterford United (R)	33	6	5	22	22	62	−40	17	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12	Limerick City (R)	33	6	5	22	21	73	−52	17	Relegation to League of Ireland First Division

Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Galway United qualified for the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1990–91 FAI Cup final.

Results

Matches 1–22

Home \ Away	ATH	BOH	COR	DER	DUN	GAL	LIM	SHM	SHE	SLI	StP	WAT
Athlone Town	—	3–0	1–1	1–4	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–5	0–2	1–1	1–1
Bohemians	0–1	—	0–1	0–0	0–2	3–0	2–0	2–3	1–0	0–2	0–1	1–1
Cork City	2–0	1–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–0
Derry City	5–0	1–1	0–0	—	0–1	6–1	1–0	0–0	2–0	1–1	0–1	6–2
Dundalk	3–0	4–1	0–0	1–0	—	2–0	3–0	0–0	1–5	0–2	3–0	0–0
Galway United	0–2	1–0	1–3	3–1	2–3	—	1–2	2–4	2–1	0–2	0–4	2–1
Limerick City	0–0	0–2	1–6	0–4	0–4	0–3	—	2–1	0–4	1–1	2–1	1–2
Shamrock Rovers	0–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	0–0	2–0	4–1	—	2–3	2–1	0–0	3–1
Shelbourne	0–0	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–2	3–1	5–0	3–0	—	2–1	1–2	4–0
Sligo Rovers	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	—	0–0	1–0
St Patrick's Athletic	3–0	2–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	4–0	3–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	—	2–0
Waterford United	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–1	1–0	0–3	0–1	0–1	0–5	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Home \ Away	ATH	BOH	COR	DER	DUN	GAL	LIM	SHM	SHE	SLI	StP	WAT
Athlone Town	—	1–0	—	—	1–3	2–2	—	—	0–1	1–2	2–1	—
Bohemians	—	—	1–1	—	—	0–0	—	1–2	0–1	1–1	2–1	—
Cork City	2–1	—	—	—	0–1	1–0	2–2	0–0	—	—	—	2–0
Derry City	0–1	2–1	1–3	—	0–1	—	—	—	—	—	1–0	—
Dundalk	—	3–0	—	—	—	2–0	—	—	2–0	—	0–0	1–0
Galway United	—	—	—	2–1	—	—	4–1	0–1	3–5	—	—	1–1
Limerick City	1–0	2–3	—	0–2	0–3	—	—	0–3	—	—	—	0–2
Shamrock Rovers	3–1	—	—	2–5	1–2	—	—	—	—	0–0	2–4	—
Shelbourne	—	—	0–2	1–0	—	—	3–1	1–0	—	1–1	—	3–0
Sligo Rovers	—	—	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	—	—	—	—	3–0
St Patrick's Athletic	—	—	0–3	—	—	0–0	1–1	—	1–0	1–0	—	—
Waterford United	2–1	2–1	—	1–4	—	—	—	0–3	—	—	0–1	—