LOI First Division 1985-86
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Bray Wanderers (C) | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 28 |
| Sligo Rovers (P) | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 27 |
| Longford Town | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 25 |
| Derry City | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 22 |
| Drogheda United | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 18 |
| Cobh Ramblers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 14 |
| Finn Harps | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 13 |
| Newcastle United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 11 |
| EMFA | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 8 |
| Monaghan United | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 8 |
Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Draw, 0 Pts Loss, (C) Champions, (P) Promoted.
Note 2: Shelbourne & University College Dublin were relegated to the First Division for 1986-87.
LOI First Division 1986-87
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Derry City (C) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 33 |
| Shelbourne (P) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 27 |
| Drogheda United | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 24 |
| Finn Harps | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 22 |
| University College Dublin | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| Cobh Ramblers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 15 |
| Newcastle United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 12 |
| Monaghan United | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 11 |
| EMFA | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 10 |
| Longford Town | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 7 |
Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Draw, 0 Pts Loss, (C) Champions, (P) Promoted.
Note 2: Home Farm and Athlone Town relegated to First Division for 1987-88 years season.
LOI First Division 1987-88
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Athlone Town (C) | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 39 |
| Cobh Ramblers (P) | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 38 |
| Finn Harps | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 33 |
| Home Farm | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 29 |
| University College Dublin | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 25 |
| Drogheda United | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 24 |
| Longford Town | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 23 |
| Monaghan United | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 43 | 21 |
| Newcastlewest | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 42 | 19 |
| EMFA | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 55 | 19 |
Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Draw, 0 Pts Loss, (C) Champions, (P) Promoted.
Note 2 : Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers relegated to First Division for 1988-89 season.
Note 3: Newcastle United changed name to Newcastlewest after the 1986-87 season.
LOI First Division 1988-89
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Drogheda United (C) | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 39 |
| Ubiversity College Dublin | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 34 |
| Bray Wanderers | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 34 |
| Finn Harps | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 32 |
| Home Farm | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 28 |
| Newcastlewest | 27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 37 | 27 |
| Longford Town | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 23 |
| Monaghan United | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 23 |
| EMFA | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 16 |
| Sligo Rovers | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 37 | 14 |
Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Draw, 0 Pts Loss, (C) Champions, (P) Promoted.
Note 2: Cobh Ramblers and Waterford United relegated from Premier Division for 1989-90 season.
LOI First Division 1989-90
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| *Sligo Rovers (P) | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 37 |
| *Waterford United (C) | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 28 | 37 |
| Bray Wanderers | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 23 | 35 |
| Kilkenny City | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 35 |
| Home Farm | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 29 |
| Finn Harps | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
| Cobh Ramblers | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 25 |
| Longford Town | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 17 |
| Newcastlewest | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 51 | 14 |
| Monaghan United | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 61 | 14 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Title Playoff | ||||
| 18.03.1990 | Sligo Rovers | 1 | Waterford United | 0 |
| 01.04.1990 | Waterford United | 2 | Sligo Rovers | 0 |
| (Waterford won 2-1 on Agg) |
Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Draw, 0 Pts Loss, (C) Champions, (P) Promoted. *Enter Title Playoff
Note 2: Drogheda United and University College Dublin relegated from Premier Division to First Division for 1990-91 season.
Note 3: EMFA changed name to Kilkenny City after the 1988-89 season.
References
Sources / Newspapers
[1] Anon. (1986) “Soccer Scoreboard” Irish Independent. Monday, March 3, 1986. [pg. 12 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[3] Anon. (1988) “Soccer Scoreboard” Irish Independent. Monday, April 25, 1982. [pg. 14 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[4] Anon. (1989) “Soccer Scoreboard” Irish Independent. Monday, April 24, 1983. [pg. 10 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[5] Anon. (1990) “Briefly” Irish Independent. Monday, March 19, 1990. [pg. 12 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
[6] Anon. (1990) “Briefly” Irish Independent. Monday, April 2, 1990. [pg. 11 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]
Bibliography
[2] Bateson, Bill & Sewell, Albert (Eds) “League of Ireland 1987-88” News of the World Football Annual 1985-86. pg. 110. Invincible Press, London. 1987.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Jason Caldwell, Alan McCormack, Paul Nolan, Andrew McGovern, Colm Murray, Niall Brennan, Gareth Quigley, Paul O’Reilly.
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