# 1988–89 League of Ireland Premier Division

The 1988–89 League of Ireland Premier Division was the fourth 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 Derry City F.C. won the championship.

## Final Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Derry City (C) | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 21 | +49 | 53 | Qualification to 1989–90 European Cup |
| 2 | Dundalk | 33 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 51 | Qualification to 1989–90 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Limerick City | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 45 | |
| 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 43 | |
| 5 | Bohemians | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 30 | |
| 6 | Athlone Town | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 29 | |
| 8 | Cork City | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 26 | Qualification to 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 9 | Shelbourne | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 26 | |
| 10 | Galway United | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 25 | |
| 11 | Cobh Ramblers (R) | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 21 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
| 12 | Waterford United (R) | 33 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 58 | −37 | 18 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
* ↑ Cork City qualified for the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup after reaching the 1988–89 FAI Cup final.

## Results
### Matches 1–22

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

### Matches 23–33

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