| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Derry City (1st title) |
| Relegated | Cobh Ramblers Waterford United |
| European Cup | Derry City |
| UEFA Cup | Dundalk F.C. |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Cork City |
| Top goalscorer | Billy Hamilton: 21 (Limerick City)[1][2] |
1989–90 → | |
The1988–89 League of Ireland Premier Division was the fourth season of theLeague of Ireland Premier Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.
The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams andDerry City F.C. won the championship.[2][3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry City(C) | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 21 | +49 | 53 | Qualification to1989–90 European Cup |
| 2 | Dundalk | 33 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 51 | Qualification to1989–90 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Limerick City | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 45 | |
| 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 43 | |
| 5 | Bohemians | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 30 | |
| 6 | Athlone Town | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 29 | |
| 8 | Cork City | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 26 | Qualification to1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup[a] |
| 9 | Shelbourne | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 26 | |
| 10 | Galway United | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 25 | |
| 11 | Cobh Ramblers(R) | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 21 | Relegation toLeague of Ireland First Division |
| 12 | Waterford United(R) | 33 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 58 | −37 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | COB | COR | DER | DUN | GAL | LIM | SHM | SHE | StP | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Bohemians | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| Cobh Ramblers | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| Cork City | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Derry City | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Dundalk | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Galway United | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Limerick City | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 |
| Shelbourne | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Waterford United | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | — |
| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | COB | COR | DER | DUN | GAL | LIM | SHM | SHE | StP | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | — | 4–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Bohemians | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Cobh Ramblers | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Cork City | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — |
| Derry City | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Dundalk | — | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — |
| Galway United | 1–2 | 4–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Limerick City | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Shelbourne | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| St Patrick's Athletic | — | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Waterford United | — | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |