1990–91 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season1990–91
ChampionsDundalk F.C. (8th title)
RelegatedWaterford United
Limerick City
European CupDundalk F.C.
UEFA CupCork City
UEFA Cup Winners' CupGalway United
Top goalscorerPeter Hanrahan:18
(Dundalk)[1][2]

The 1990–91 League of Ireland Premier Division was the sixth season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.

Overview

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The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Dundalk F.C. won the championship. [2][3]

Final Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 33 22 8 3 52 17 +35 52 Qualification to 1991–92 European Cup
2 Cork City 33 19 12 2 45 18 +27 50 Qualification to 1991–92 UEFA Cup
3 St Patrick's Athletic 33 17 10 6 46 21 +25 44
4 Shelbourne 33 18 6 9 59 30 +29 42
5 Sligo Rovers 33 13 12 8 34 22 +12 38
6 Shamrock Rovers 33 14 9 10 51 37 +14 37
7 Derry City 33 13 9 11 51 28 +23 35
8 Galway United 33 9 5 19 34 61 −27 23 Qualification to 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup[a]
9 Bohemians 33 7 8 18 27 42 −15 22
10 Athlone Town 33 6 7 20 22 53 −31 19
11 Waterford United (R) 33 6 5 22 22 62 −40 17 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Limerick City (R) 33 6 5 22 21 73 −52 17
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Galway United qualified for the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1990–91 FAI Cup final.

Results

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Matches 1–22

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

Matches 23–33

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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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