1985–86 League of Ireland Premier Division

The 1985–86 League of Ireland Premier Division was the first season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsShamrock Rovers
RelegatedShelbourne
UCD
European CupShamrock Rovers
UEFA CupGalway United
UEFA Cup Winners' CupWaterford United
Top goalscorerTommy Gaynor:15
(Limerick) [1][2]

Overview

The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Shamrock Rovers F.C. won the championship. The top 12 teams from the 1984–85 League of Ireland automatically qualified for the Premier Division. [2][3]

Teams

Stadia and locations
Team Hometown/Suburb Stadium Manager
Athlone Town Athlone St Mel's Park Republic of Ireland Con Flanagan
Bohemians Phibsborough Dalymount Park Republic of Ireland Billy Young
Cork City Cork Turners Cross Republic of Ireland Noel O'Mahony
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park Republic of Ireland Turlough O'Connor
Galway United Galway Terryland Park Republic of Ireland Tony Mannion
Home Farm Drumcondra, Dublin Tolka Park Republic of Ireland Mick Lawlor
Limerick Limerick Jackman Park Republic of Ireland Joe O'Mahoney
Shamrock Rovers Milltown, Dublin Glenmalure Park Northern Ireland Jim McLaughlin
Shelbourne Harold's Cross Harold's Cross Stadium Republic of Ireland Paddy Mulligan
St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore Richmond Park Republic of Ireland Jimmy Jackson
Waterford United Waterford Kilcohan Park Republic of Ireland Alfie Hale
University College Dublin Belfield UCD Bowl

Final Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 22 15 3 4 44 17 +27 33 Qualification to 1986–87 European Cup
2 Galway United 22 12 7 3 42 19 +23 31 Qualification to 1986–87 UEFA Cup
3 Dundalk 22 12 6 4 35 16 +19 30
4 Bohemians 22 8 11 3 27 22 +5 27
5 Waterford United 22 8 10 4 27 25 +2 26 Qualification to 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
6 St Patrick's Athletic 22 8 9 5 23 19 +4 25
7 Limerick 22 10 4 8 45 28 +17 24
8 Athlone Town 22 6 7 9 23 27 −4 19
9 Home Farm 22 5 5 12 15 30 −15 15
10 Cork City 22 3 7 12 23 44 −21 13
11 Shelbourne (R) 22 3 7 12 15 40 −25 13 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 UCD (R) 22 2 4 16 19 51 −32 8
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Waterford United qualified for the 1986-87 European Cup Winners' Cup after reaching the 1985–86 FAI Cup final.

Results
Home \ Away ATH BOH COR DUN GAL HOM LIM SHM SHE StP UCD WAT
Athlone Town — 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 4–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0
Bohemians 1–0 — 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1
Cork City 0–2 1–2 — 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–3 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–1
Dundalk 3–2 0–0 2–2 — 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–0
Galway United 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 — 3–0 3–0 1–3 6–1 2–1 3–0 2–0
Home Farm 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 — 1–3 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Limerick 0–1 0–0 5–2 1–2 1–1 4–1 — 3–1 5–0 1–1 3–0 1–1
Shamrock Rovers 5–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 — 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
Shelbourne 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–0 0–4 1–1 — 0–0 5–3 0–2
St Patrick's Athletic 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 — 2–0 2–2
UCD 2–0 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–4 1–4 0–2 1–3 — 1–1
Waterford United 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–5 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League of Ireland clubs in Europe

First round

After winning the league title in the previous season, Shamrock Rovers received automatic qualification into the first round of the European Cup. Shamrock Rovers were drawn against Hungarian club, Budapest Honvéd, 1984-85 Hungarian League Winners. Budapest Honvéd were the hosts for the first leg and won the game comfortably in a 2-0 defeat of Shamrock Rovers. In the return leg, Shamrock Rovers were defeated once again 3-1, thus eliminating them from the competition.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budapest Honvéd Hungary 5-1 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2 - 0 3 - 1
First leg

18 September 1985 Budapest Honvéd Hungary 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Illovszky Rudolf Stadion (1960), Budapest
Dajka 36'
Détári 67'		 Report
Second leg

2 October 1985 Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 1 – 3 Hungary Budapest Honvéd Glenmalure Park, Dublin
Coady 84' Report Détári 69', 74'
Cseh 85'

Budapest Honvéd won 5–1 on aggregate.

First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 4-7 Scotland Dundee United 2 - 5 2 - 2

First round

FAI Cup Runners-up, Galway United entered the European Cup Winners' Cup in the first round against Danish side, Lyngby BK. Galway United were defeated 1-0 in the away leg in Lyngby BK. In the second leg, United were defeated 3-2 at Terryland Park, ending their European campaign.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lyngby BK Denmark 4-2 Republic of Ireland Galway United 1 - 0 3 - 2

See also

References
  1. "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
  3. "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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