| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dundalk F.C. (9th title) |
| Relegated | Cobh Ramblers Monaghan United |
| UEFA Cup | Dundalk F.C. Shelbourne |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Derry City |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Bohemians |
| Top goalscorer | John Caulfield: 16 (Cork City) |
| ← 1993–94 1995–96 → | |
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.
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 |
(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 | — |
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 | — |
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.
1st leg
Finn Harps F.C. v Athlone Town| Finn Harps F.C. | 0–0 | Athlone Town |
2nd leg
Athlone Town v Finn Harps F.C.| Athlone Town | 0–0 | Finn Harps F.C. |
Athlone Town won 5–3 on penalties and retain their place in the Premier Division
See also
References
- "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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