| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dundalk F.C. (9th title) |
| Relegated | Cobh Ramblers Monaghan United |
| UEFA Cup | Dundalk F.C. Shelbourne |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Derry City |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Bohemians |
| Top goalscorer | John Caulfield: 16 (Cork City)[1][2] |
1995–96 → | |
The1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 10th season of theLeague of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams.Dundalk F.C. won the title.
This season saw the league revert to the format of each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times.[2][3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundalk(C) | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 59 | Qualification toUEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Derry City | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 58 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Shelbourne | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 57 | Qualification toUEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 4 | Bohemians | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 53 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup group stage |
| 5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 53 | |
| 6 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 51 | |
| 7 | Cork City | 33 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 49 | |
| 8 | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 43 | |
| 9 | Galway United | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 39 | |
| 10 | Athlone Town(O) | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 32 | Qualification toRelegation play-off |
| 11 | Cobh Ramblers(R) | 33 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 26 | Relegation toLeague of Ireland First Division |
| 12 | Monaghan United(R) | 33 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 75 | −53 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | COB | COR | DER | DUN | GAL | MON | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Bohemians | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Cobh Ramblers | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Cork City | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Derry City | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–3 |
| Dundalk | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Galway United | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Monaghan United | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Shelbourne | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | — |
| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | COB | COR | DER | DUN | GAL | MON | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | — | — | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — |
| Bohemians | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| Cobh Ramblers | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 5–0 | 0–2 | — | — | 0–1 |
| Cork City | — | 1–2 | — | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | — |
| Derry City | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Dundalk | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Galway United | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4–2 | 2–4 |
| Monaghan United | — | 1–2 | — | — | 0–5 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 0–1 |
| Shamrock Rovers | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Shelbourne | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| Sligo Rovers | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — |
Athlone Town who finished in tenth place played off againstFinn Harps F.C., the third placed team from the1994–95 League of Ireland First Division.[2][4]
Athlone Town won 5–3 on penalties and retain their place in thePremier Division[2]