# 1989–90 League of Ireland Premier Division

The 1989–90 League of Ireland Premier Division was the fifth 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 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. won the championship.

## Final Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | St Patrick's Athletic (C) | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 52 | Qualification to 1990–91 European Cup |
| 2 | Derry City | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 18 | +54 | 49 | Qualification to 1990–91 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Dundalk | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 42 | |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 40 | |
| 5 | Cork City | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 37 | |
| 6 | Bohemians | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 35 | |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 33 | |
| 8 | Galway United | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 29 | |
| 9 | Limerick City | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 22 | |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 33 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 22 | |
| 11 | Drogheda United (R) | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 18 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
| 12 | UCD (R) | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 61 | −36 | 17 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |

## Results
### Matches 1–22

| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | COR | DER | DRO | DUN | GAL | LIM | SHM | SHE | StP | UCD |
| Athlone Town | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Bohemians | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Cork City | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Derry City | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 9–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Drogheda United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Dundalk | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Galway United | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Limerick City | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Shelbourne | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| UCD | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |

### Matches 23–33

| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | COR | DER | DRO | DUN | GAL | LIM | SHM | SHE | StP | UCD |
| Athlone Town | — | — | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Bohemians | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 |
| Cork City | — | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Derry City | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| Drogheda United | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — |
| Dundalk | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Galway United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Limerick City | — | — | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | — |
| Shamrock Rovers | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | — | 1–0 |
| Shelbourne | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 0–4 | 4–0 | — | — | — | 0–3 | — |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 4–0 |
| UCD | — | — | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — |