1991–92 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsShelbourne F.C. (8th title)
RelegatedAthlone Town
Galway United
European CupShelbourne F.C.
UEFA CupDerry City
UEFA Cup Winners' CupBohemian F.C.
Top goalscorerJohn Caulfield: 16
(Cork City)[1][2]

The 1991–92 League of Ireland Premier Division was the seventh 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 Shelbourne 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 Shelbourne (C) 33 21 7 5 57 29 +28 49 Qualification to Champions League preliminary round
2 Derry City 33 17 10 6 49 21 +28 44 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Cork City 33 16 11 6 47 30 +17 43
4 Dundalk 33 14 12 7 44 31 +13 40
5 Bohemians 33 14 9 10 45 34 +11 37 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
6 Shamrock Rovers 33 9 15 9 33 30 +3 33
7 St Patrick's Athletic 33 9 11 13 38 46 −8 29
8 Bray Wanderers 33 8 10 15 17 37 −20 26
9 Sligo Rovers 33 7 11 15 33 42 −9 25
10 Drogheda United[b] 33 6 13 14 23 46 −23 24
11 Athlone Town (R) 33 6 11 16 31 50 −19 23 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Galway United (R) 33 7 8 18 37 58 −21 22
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bohemians qualified for the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1991–92 FAI Cup final.
  2. ^ Drogheda United were docked 1 point for a player registration irregularity.

Results

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Matches 1–22

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Home \ Away ATH BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN GAL SHM SHE SLI StP
Athlone Town — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 2–3
Bohemians 2–0 — 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
Bray Wanderers 1–1 1–0 — 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1
Cork City 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 0–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–1
Derry City 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 — 7–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–1
Drogheda United 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 0–2 — 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–0
Dundalk 4–1 0–1 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0
Galway United 1–0 4–4 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 — 0–2 1–3 5–1 4–0
Shamrock Rovers 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 — 1–2 2–0 1–1
Shelbourne 2–0 1–2 3–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 1–0
Sligo Rovers 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–2 5–1 0–1 1–4 — 0–0
St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–4 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 —
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 BRW COR DER DRO DUN GAL SHM SHE SLI StP
Athlone Town — — — 3–2 — — 2–1 0–1 — 1–2 1–1 —
Bohemians 1–0 — — — 1–2 1–1 2–3 — 0–0 — — —
Bray Wanderers 0–1 1–0 — 2–1 — — — 0–2 — 0–2 — 0–0
Cork City — 1–0 — — — 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 — — 2–1
Derry City 2–2 — 0–0 0–1 — — 0–2 — 3–1 — 3–1 —
Drogheda United 1–2 — 0–1 — 1–0 — — 1–0 0–0 — 0–3 —
Dundalk — — 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 — — — 1–3 0–1 —
Galway United — 3–2 — — 1–1 — 2–2 — 2–2 0–5 — 1–0
Shamrock Rovers 2–1 — 1–1 — — — 1–1 — — — 1–2 2–1
Shelbourne — 2–1 — 0–1 0–5 2–1 — — 2–1 — 0–0 —
Sligo Rovers — 1–2 0–1 0–2 — — — 3–0 — — — 0–0
St Patrick's Athletic 6–3 1–3 — — 2–1 2–1 0–2 — — 1–2 — —
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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