1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season1994–95
ChampionsDundalk F.C. (9th title)
RelegatedCobh Ramblers
Monaghan United
UEFA CupDundalk F.C.
Shelbourne
UEFA Cup Winners' CupDerry City
UEFA Intertoto CupBohemians
Top goalscorerJohn Caulfield: 16
(Cork City) [1][2]

The 1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 10th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. Dundalk F.C. won the title.

Regular season

This season saw the league revert to the format of each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times.[2][3]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 33 17 8 8 41 25 +16 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup preliminary round
2 Derry City 33 16 10 7 45 30 +15 58 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
3 Shelbourne 33 16 9 8 45 32 +13 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup preliminary round
4 Bohemians 33 14 11 8 48 30 +18 53 Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage
5 St Patrick's Athletic 33 13 14 6 53 36 +17 53
6 Shamrock Rovers 33 14 9 10 45 36 +9 51
7 Cork City 33 15 4 14 55 42 +13 49
8 Sligo Rovers 33 12 7 14 43 42 +1 43
9 Galway United 33 10 9 14 39 53 −14 39
10 Athlone Town (O) 33 6 14 13 31 44 −13 32 Qualification to Relegation play-off
11 Cobh Ramblers (R) 33 5 11 17 29 51 −22 26 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Monaghan United (R) 33 5 4 24 22 75 −53 19
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–22

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

Matches 23–33

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

Promotion/relegation play-off

Athlone Town who finished in tenth place played off against Finn Harps F.C., the third placed team from the 1994–95 League of Ireland First Division.[2][4]

1st leg

Finn Harps F.C. 0–0 Athlone Town

2nd leg

Athlone Town 0–0 Finn Harps F.C.

Athlone Town won 5–3 on penalties and retain their place in the Premier Division [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.