| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 September 1984 - 2 May 1985 |
| Champions | Shamrock Rovers (12th title) |
| Relegated | Sligo Rovers Drogheda United Finn Harps Longford Town |
| European Cup | Shamrock Rovers |
| UEFA Cup | Bohemians |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Galway United |
| Top goalscorer | Tommy Gaynor (17) & Michael O'Connor (17) |
| Biggest home win | Limerick City 6–0 Drogheda United (24 February 1985)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Longford Town 0–6 St. Patrick's Athletic (24 February 1985)[2] |
| Highest scoring | Finn Harps 4–5 Drogheda United (30 September 1984)[3] |
1985–86 → | |
Statistics ofLeague of Ireland in the 1984–1985 season.
It was contested by 16 teams, andShamrock Rovers won the championship.[4] The prize for the League Champions was £5,000.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers(C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 49 | Qualification to1985–86 European Cup |
| 2 | Bohemians | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 43 | Qualification to1985–86 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Athlone Town | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 40 | |
| 4 | University College Dublin | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 38 | |
| 5 | Limerick City | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 37 | |
| 6 | Galway United | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 29 | Qualification to1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup[a] |
| 7 | Waterford United | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 29 | |
| 8 | Dundalk | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 28 | |
| 9 | Cork City | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 28 | |
| 10 | Home Farm | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 27 | |
| 11 | St Patrick's Athletic | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 27 | |
| 12 | Shelbourne | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 26 | |
| 13 | Sligo Rovers(R) | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to1985–86 League of Ireland First Division |
| 14 | Drogheda United(R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 24 | |
| 15 | Finn Harps(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 19 | |
| 16 | Longford Town(R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 71 | −44 | 10 |
Bottom four clubs relegated to the new First Division for next season.
Bray Wanderers,Cobh Ramblers,Derry City,E.M.F.A.,Monaghan United andNewcastle United were elected to the1985–86 League of Ireland First Division.
| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | COR | DRO | DUN | FHA | GAL | HOM | LIM | LON | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | UCD | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Bohemians | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Cork City | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Drogheda United | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Dundalk | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Finn Harps | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 1–4 | — | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Galway United | 3–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Home Farm | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Limerick | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Longford Town | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Shelbourne | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| UCD | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 |
| Waterford United | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |