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 Con Flanagan
Bohemians Phibsborough Dalymount Park Billy Young
Cork City Cork Turners Cross Noel O'Mahony
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park Turlough O'Connor
Galway United Galway Terryland Park Tony Mannion
Home Farm Drumcondra, Dublin Tolka Park Mick Lawlor
Limerick Limerick Jackman Park Joe O'Mahoney
Shamrock Rovers Milltown, Dublin Glenmalure Park Jim McLaughlin
Shelbourne Harold's Cross Harold's Cross Stadium Paddy Mulligan
St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore Richmond Park Jimmy Jackson
Waterford United Waterford Kilcohan Park 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
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(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Waterford United qualified for the 1986-87 European Cup Winners' Cup after reaching the 1985–86 FAI Cup final.

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 to Shamrock Rovers. In the return leg, Shamrock Rovers were defeated once again 3-1, thus eliminating them from the competition.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budapest Honvéd 5-1 Shamrock Rovers 2 - 0 3 - 1
First leg

18 September 1985 Budapest Honvéd 2 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Bozsik Stadion, Budapest
Dajka  36'
Détári  67'		 Report
Second leg

2 October 1985 Shamrock Rovers 1 – 3 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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bohemians 4-7 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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lyngby BK 4-2 Galway United 1 - 0 3 - 2

See also

References
  1. "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. 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". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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