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1985–86 League of Ireland Premier Division

Field	Value
competition	League of Ireland Premier Division
season	1985–86
winners	Shamrock Rovers (13th title)
relegated	Shelbourne
UCD
continentalcup1	European Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Shamrock Rovers
continentalcup2	UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Galway United
continentalcup3	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Waterford United
league topscorer	Tommy Gaynor:15
(Limerick)
prevseason	1984–85
nextseason	1986–87

UCD (Limerick) The 1985–86 League of Ireland Premier Division was the first season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.

Overview

The top tier of the League of Ireland was renamed the Premier Division in 1985. The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Shamrock Rovers F.C. won the championship. The top 12 teams from the 1984–85 League of Ireland automatically qualified for the Premier Division.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team	Hometown/Suburb	Stadium	Manager
Athlone Town	Athlone	St Mel's Park	Ireland Con Flanagan
Bohemians	Phibsborough	Dalymount Park	Ireland Billy Young
Cork City	Cork	Turners Cross	Ireland Noel O'Mahony
Dundalk	Dundalk	Oriel Park	Ireland Turlough O'Connor
Galway United	Galway	Terryland Park	Ireland Tony Mannion
Home Farm	Drumcondra, Dublin	Tolka Park	Ireland Mick Lawlor
Limerick City	Limerick	Jackman Park	Ireland Joe O'Mahoney
Shamrock Rovers	Milltown, Dublin	Glenmalure Park	Northern Ireland Jim McLaughlin
Shelbourne	Harold's Cross	Harold's Cross Stadium	Ireland Paddy Mulligan
St Patrick's Athletic	Inchicore	Richmond Park	Ireland Jimmy Jackson
Waterford United	Waterford	Kilcohan Park	Ireland Alfie Hale
University College Dublin	Belfield	UCD Bowl	Ireland Theo Dunne

Final Table

Results

League of Ireland clubs in Europe

European Cup

First round

After winning the league title in the previous season, Shamrock Rovers received automatic qualification into the first round of the European Cup. Shamrock Rovers were drawn against Hungarian club, Budapest Honvéd, 1984-85 Hungarian League Winners. Budapest Honvéd were the hosts for the first leg and won the game comfortably in a 2-0 defeat of Shamrock Rovers. In the return leg, Shamrock Rovers were defeated once again 3-1, thus eliminating them from the competition.

First leg

Budapest Honvéd v Shamrock Rovers{{footballbox collapsible Détári

Second leg

Shamrock Rovers v Budapest Honvéd{{footballbox collapsible Cseh Budapest Honvéd won 5–1 on aggregate.

UEFA Cup

First round

European Cup Winners Cup

First round

FAI Cup Runners-up, Galway United entered the European Cup Winners' Cup in the first round against Danish side, Lyngby BK. Galway United were defeated 1-0 in the away leg in Lyngby BK. In the second leg, United were defeated 3-2 at Terryland Park, ending their European campaign.

References

"Ireland - List of Topscorers".
Graham, Alex. "Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005". Soccer Books Limited.
"Honours list".
"(Republic of) Ireland League Tables".
"Historical tables".

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