1988–89 League of Ireland Premier Division

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1988/1989 season.

Overview

The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Derry City F.C. won the championship.

The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Drogheda United F.C. won the division.

Premier Division

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Derry City F.C.	53	24	5	4	70	21	+49
2	Dundalk F.C.	51	20	11	2	55	27	+28
3	Limerick City F.C.	45	18	9	56	57	37	+20
4	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	43	16	11	6	40	19	+21
5	Bohemian F.C.	30	12	6	15	41	43	-2
6	Athlone Town A.F.C.	29	11	7	15	30	33	-3
7	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	29	8	13	12	34	42	-8
8	Cork City F.C.	26	8	10	15	29	36	-7
9	Shelbourne F.C.	26	8	10	15	26	40	-14
10	Galway United F.C.	25	8	9	16	34	56	-22
11	Cobh Ramblers F.C.	21	6	9	18	29	54	-25	Relegated
12	Waterford United F.C.	18	6	6	21	21	58	-37	Relegated

First Division

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Drogheda United F.C.	39	16	7	4	38	22	+16	Promoted
2	University College Dublin A.F.C.	34	11	12	4	36	16	+20	Promoted
3	Bray Wanderers A.F.C.	34	13	8	6	41	25	+16
4	Finn Harps F.C.	32	12	8	7	30	19	+11
5	Home Farm F.C.	28	9	10	8	38	28	+10
6	Newcastlewest F.C.	27	7	13	7	33	37	-4
7	Monaghan United F.C.	23	6	11	10	28	42	-14
8	Longford Town F.C.	23	9	5	13	25	43	-18
9	E.M.F.A.*	16	4	8	15	18	41	-23
10	Sligo Rovers F.C.	14	4	6	17	23	37	-14

'*'E.M.F.A. changed their club name to Kilkenny City A.F.C. for next season.