1995–96 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season 1995–96
Champions St Patrick's Athletic
Relegated Athlone Town
Drogheda United
Galway United
UEFA Cup St Patrick's Athletic
Bohemians
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Shelbourne
UEFA Intertoto Cup Sligo Rovers
Top goalscorer Stephen Geoghegan: 19 (Shelbourne) [1][2]

The 1995–96 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 11th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. St Patrick's Athletic F.C. won the title.

Regular season

This season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games.[2][3][4]

Final Table

PosClubPtsWDLGFGAGD
1St Patrick's Athletic F.C.67191045334+19Qualified for 1996–97 UEFA Cup
2Bohemian F.C.6218876029+31Qualified for 1996–97 UEFA Cup
3Sligo Rovers F.C.55167104538+5Qualified for 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup
4Shelbourne F.C. [note 1]5415994533+12Qualified for 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
5Shamrock Rovers F.C.501481132320
6Derry City F.C.46111395038+12
7Dundalk F.C.42119133839-1
8University College Dublin A.F.C.42126153840-2
9Cork City F.C. [note 2]41128133741-4
10Athlone Town A.F.C.3187183859-21Lost promotion/relegation play-off
11Drogheda United F.C.3079173951-12Relegated to First Division
12Galway United F.C.2156222667-41Relegated to First Division

Promotion/Relegation Play-off

Athlone Town who finished in tenth place played off against Home Farm Everton, the third placed team from the 1995–96 League of Ireland First Division.

1st Leg

2nd Leg

Home Farm Everton won 4–3 on penalties and were promoted to the Premier Division. [2][5]

See also

Notes

  1. Shelbourne qualified for the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1995–96 FAI Cup final.
  2. Cork City F.C. were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player. The club went into liquidation in January 1996 but were saved from extinction after moving from Bishopstown Stadium to Turners Cross.

References

  1. "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statisical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
  3. "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. "Ireland 1995/96". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.