League of Ireland First Division - Previous Seasons

Previous Seasons

Season Champions Runners-up Third Place Last Place Top goalscorer Teams Promoted Teams Relegated
1985-86 Bray Wanderers
(1st title)		 Sligo Rovers Longford Town E.M.F.A. Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) (11)
Harry McLoughlin (Sligo Rovers) (11)		 Bray Wanderers
Sligo Rovers
1986-87 Derry City
(1st title)		 Shelbourne Drogheda United Longford Town Aleksandar Krstić (Derry City) (18) Derry City
Shelbourne
1987-88 Athlone Town
(1st title)		 Cobh Ramblers Finn Harps E.M.F.A. Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) (19) Athlone Town
Cobh Ramblers
1988-89 Drogheda United
(1st title)		 UCD Bray Wanderers Sligo Rovers Pat O'Connor (Home Farm) (14) Drogheda United
UCD
1989-90 Waterford United
(1st title)		 Sligo Rovers Bray Wanderers Monaghan United John Ryan (Bray Wanderers) (16) Waterford United
Sligo Rovers		 Newcastlewesta
1990-91 Drogheda United
(2nd title)		 Bray Wanderers Cobh Ramblers Monaghan United Jim Barr (Monaghan United) (12)
Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) (12)		 Drogheda United
Bray Wanderers
1991-92 Limerick City
(1st title)		 Waterford United Cobh Ramblers Longford Town Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) (12)
Barry Ryan (Limerick City) (12)		 Limerick City
Waterford United
1992-93 Galway United
(1st title)		 Cobh Ramblers Monaghan United St. James's Gate Mick Byrne (Monaghan United) (15)
Richie Parsons (Longford Town) (15)		 Galway United
Cobh Ramblers
Monaghan United
1993-94 Sligo Rovers
(1st title)		 Athlone Town Finn Harps St. James's Gate Karl Gannon (Home Farm) (16) Sligo Rovers
Athlone Town
1994-95 UCD
(1st title)		 Drogheda United Finn Harps Kilkenny City Michael O'Byrne (UCD) (14)
Philip Power (Home Farm) (14)		 UCD
Drogheda United
1995-96 Bray Wanderers
(2nd title)		 Finn Harps Home Farm Everton Monaghan United Jonathan Speak (Finn Harps) (17) Bray Wanderers
Finn Harps
Home Farm Everton
1996-97 Kilkenny City
(1st title)		 Drogheda United Waterford United Limerick Richie Hale (Kilkenny City) (13)
Tony Izzi (Cobh Ramblers) (13)		 Kilkenny City
Drogheda United		 St. James's Gateb
1997-98 Waterford United
(2nd title)		 Bray Wanderers Limerick Longford Town Fergal Coleman (Galway United) (13) Waterford United
Bray Wanderers
1998-99 Drogheda United
(3rd title)		 Galway United Cobh Ramblers St. Francis Tony Izzi (Cobh Ramblers) (13) Drogheda United
Galway United
1999-00 Bray Wanderers
(3rd title)		 Longford Town Kilkenny City Limerick Robbie Farrell (Home Farm Fingal) (17)
Andrew Myler (Monaghan United) (17)
Keith O'Connor (Longford Town) (17)		 Bray Wanderers
Longford Town
Kilkenny City
2000-01 Dundalk
(1st title)		 Monaghan United Athlone Town Fingal-St. Francis Andrew Myler (Athlone Town) (29) Dundalk
Monaghan United
2001-02 Drogheda United
(4th title)		 Finn Harps Dublin City Limerick Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) (27) Drogheda United Fingal-St. Francisc
2002-03 Waterford United
(3rd title)		 Finn Harps Galway United Kilkenny City Willie Bruton (Cobh Ramblers) (14)
Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) (14)		 Waterford United
2003 Dublin City
(1st title)		 Bray Wanderers Finn Harps Kilkenny City Alan Murphy (Galway United) (21) Dublin City
2004 Finn Harps
(1st title)		 UCD Bray Wanderers Limerick Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) (24) Finn Harps
UCD
Bray Wanderers
2005 Sligo Rovers
(2nd title)		 Dublin City Cobh Ramblers Athlone Town Kieran O'Reilly (Cobh Ramblers) (17) Sligo Rovers
Dublin City
2006 Shamrock Rovers
(1st title)		 Dundalk Galway United Kilkenny City Philip Hughes (Dundalk) (21) Shamrock Rovers
Galway United
2007 Cobh Ramblers
(1st title)		 Finn Harps Dundalk Kilkenny City Conor Gethins (Finn Harps) (15) Cobh Ramblers
Finn Harps		 Kilkenny Citya
2008 Dundalk
(2nd title)		 Shelbourne Waterford United Kildare County Robbie Doyle (Sporting Fingal) (17) Dundalk
2009 UCD
(2nd title)		 Shelbourne Sporting Fingal Kildare County Conan Byrne (Sporting Fingal) (21) UCD
Sporting Fingal		 Kildare County
2010 Derry City
(2nd title)		 Waterford United Monaghan United Salthill Devon Graham Cummins (Cork City) (18)
Mark Farren (Derry City
Willie John Kiely (Waterford United)		 Derry City
2011 Cork City
(1st title)		 Shelbourne Monaghan United Salthill Devon Graham Cummins (Cork City) (24) Cork City
Shelbourne
Monaghan United
2012 Limerick
(2nd title)		 Waterford United Longford Town SD Galway Seán Maguire (Waterford United) (13)
Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps)
Danny Furlong (Wexford Youths)		 Limerick

a: Resigned from the league at the end of the season
b: Expelled from the league due to financial reasons before the season started
c: Taken over and merged with St Patrick's Athletic F.C. before the start of the season

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