# 1990–91 League of Ireland Premier Division

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

The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Dundalk F.C. won the championship.

## Final Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 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 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
* ↑ Galway United qualified for the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1990–91 FAI Cup final.

## Results
### Matches 1–22

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

### Matches 23–33

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