1990–91 League of Ireland Premier Division

Former sixth season of the Ireland Premier Division

Football league season

League of Ireland Premier DivisionSeason| 1990–91

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Champions| Dundalk F.C. (8th title)
Relegated| Waterford United
Limerick City
European Cup| Dundalk F.C.
UEFA Cup| Cork City
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup| Galway United
Top goalscorer| Peter Hanrahan:18
(Dundalk)[1][2]

← 1989–90

1991–92 →

The 1990–91 League of Ireland Premier Division was the sixth 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 Dundalk 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

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1  | Dundalk (C) | 33  | 22  | 8  | 3  | 52  | 17  | +35  | 52  | Qualification to 1991–92 European Cup
2  | Cork City | 33  | 19  | 12  | 2  | 45  | 18  | +27  | 50  | Qualification to 1991–92 UEFA Cup
3  | St Patrick's Athletic | 33  | 17  | 10  | 6  | 46  | 21  | +25  | 44  |
4  | Shelbourne | 33  | 18  | 6  | 9  | 59  | 30  | +29  | 42
5  | Sligo Rovers | 33  | 13  | 12  | 8  | 34  | 22  | +12  | 38
6  | Shamrock Rovers | 33  | 14  | 9  | 10  | 51  | 37  | +14  | 37
7  | Derry City | 33  | 13  | 9  | 11  | 51  | 28  | +23  | 35
8  | Galway United | 33  | 9  | 5  | 19  | 34  | 61  | −27  | 23  | Qualification to 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup[a]
9  | Bohemians | 33  | 7  | 8  | 18  | 27  | 42  | −15  | 22  |
10  | Athlone Town | 33  | 6  | 7  | 20  | 22  | 53  | −31  | 19
11  | Waterford United (R) | 33  | 6  | 5  | 22  | 22  | 62  | −40  | 17  | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12  | Limerick City (R) | 33  | 6  | 5  | 22  | 21  | 73  | −52  | 17

Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Galway United qualified for the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1990–91 FAI Cup final.

## Results

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### Matches 1–22

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Home \ Away  | ATH | BOH | COR | DER | DUN | GAL | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | WAT

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Athlone Town | -- | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–5  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–1
Bohemians | 0–1  | -- | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–1
Cork City | 2–0  | 1–0  | -- | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0
Derry City | 5–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | -- | 0–1  | 6–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 6–2
Dundalk | 3–0  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | -- | 2–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–5  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 0–0
Galway United | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 2–3  | -- | 1–2  | 2–4  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–4  | 2–1
Limerick City | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–6  | 0–4  | 0–4  | 0–3  | -- | 2–1  | 0–4  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2
Shamrock Rovers | 0–0  | 0–2  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 4–1  | -- | 2–3  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–1
Shelbourne | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 5–0  | 3–0  | -- | 2–1  | 1–2  | 4–0
Sligo Rovers | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | -- | 0–0  | 1–0
St Patrick's Athletic | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | -- | 2–0
Waterford United | 3–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–5  | --

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 | COR | DER | DUN | GAL | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | WAT

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Athlone Town | -- | 1–0  | -- | -- | 1–3  | 2–2  | -- | -- | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | --
Bohemians | -- | -- | 1–1  | -- | -- | 0–0  | -- | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | --
Cork City | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | -- | -- | -- | 2–0
Derry City | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | -- | 0–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–0  | --
Dundalk | -- | 3–0  | -- | -- | -- | 2–0  | -- | -- | 2–0  | -- | 0–0  | 1–0
Galway United | -- | -- | -- | 2–1  | -- | -- | 4–1  | 0–1  | 3–5  | -- | -- | 1–1
Limerick City | 1–0  | 2–3  | -- | 0–2  | 0–3  | -- | -- | 0–3  | -- | -- | -- | 0–2
Shamrock Rovers | 3–1  | -- | -- | 2–5  | 1–2  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–0  | 2–4  | --
Shelbourne | -- | -- | 0–2  | 1–0  | -- | -- | 3–1  | 1–0  | -- | 1–1  | -- | 3–0
Sligo Rovers | -- | -- | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3–0
St Patrick's Athletic | -- | -- | 0–3  | -- | -- | 0–0  | 1–1  | -- | 1–0  | 1–0  | -- | --
Waterford United | 2–1  | 2–1  | -- | 1–4  | -- | -- | -- | 0–3  | -- | -- | 0–1  | --

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## See also

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* 1990–91 League of Ireland First Division

## 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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Awards|

* Player of the Year
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* Manager of the Year
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Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark '90 '91
* England
* Faroe Islands '90 '91
* Finland '90 '91
* France
* Georgia '90 '91
* Germany (Eastern, Western)
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '90 '91
* Israel
* Italy
* Lithuania '90 '91
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '90 '91
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Soviet Union '90 '91
* Spain
* Sweden '90 '91
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* England
* Faroe Islands '90 '91
* Finland '90 '91
* France
* Georgia
* Germany (Eastern, Western)
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '90 '91
* Israel
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania '90 '91
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '90 '91
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Wales
* Yugoslavia

League cups|

* England
* Israel
* Northern Ireland
* Republic of Ireland
* Scotland
* Soviet Union '90

Supercups|

* England
* Italy
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* West Germany

UEFA competitions|

* European Cup (Final)
* Cup Winners' Cup (Final)
* UEFA Cup (Final)
* Super Cup

Non-UEFA competitions|

* Intertoto Cup
* Balkans Cup
* Baltic League

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