1985–86 League of Ireland

The 1985–86 League of Ireland was the first season of the Premier Division and First Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams, while the First Division was made up of 10 teams. 6 new teams were elected to the League of Ireland, all participating in the First Division.

Overview

Premier Division

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.

First Division

The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Bray Wanderers A.F.C. won the division.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Premier Division

Team	Base	Stadium	Manager
Athlone Town	Athlone	St Mel's Park	Con Flanagan
Bohemians	Dublin	Dalymount Park	Billy Young
Cork City	Cork	Turners Cross	Noel O'Mahoney
Dundalk	Dundalk	Oriel Park	Turlough O'Connor
Galway United	Galway	Terryland Park	Tony Mannion
Home Farm	Dublin	Tolka Park	Mick Lawlor
Limerick	Limerick	Jackman Park	Joe O'Mahoney
Shamrock Rovers	Dublin	Glenmalure Park	Jim McLaughlin
Shelbourne	Dublin	Harold's Cross Stadium	Paddy Mulligan
St Patrick's Athletic	Dublin	Richmond Park	Jimmy Jackson
Waterford United	Waterford	Kilcohan Park	Alfie Hale
UCD	Dublin	UCD Bowl

Premier Division

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Notes
1	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	33	15	3	4	44	17	+27	1986-87 European Cup First round
2	Galway United F.C.	31	12	7	3	42	19	+23	1986-87 UEFA Cup First round
3	Dundalk F.C.	30	12	6	4	36	16	+20
4	Bohemian F.C.	27	8	11	3	27	22	+5
5	Waterford United F.C.	26	8	10	4	27	25	+2	1986-87 European Cup Winners' Cup First round^a
6	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	25	8	9	5	23	19	+4
7	Limerick F.C.	24	10	4	8	45	28	+17
8	Athlone Town A.F.C.	19	6	7	9	23	27	-4
9	Home Farm F.C.	15	5	5	12	15	30	-15
10	Cork City F.C.	13	3	7	12	23	44	-21
11	Shelbourne F.C.	13	3	7	12	15	40	-25	Relegation to the 1986-87 League of Ireland First Division
12	University College Dublin A.F.C.	8	2	4	16	19	51	-32	Relegation to the 1986-87 League of Ireland First Division

^a: Waterford United qualified for the first round of the 1986-87 European Cup Winners' Cup by virtue of playing in the 1986 FAI Cup against European Cup-bound team Shamrock Rovers.

First Division

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Bray Wanderers A.F.C.	28	11	6	1	30	10	+20	Promotion to the 1986-87 League of Ireland First Division
2	Sligo Rovers F.C.	27	11	5	2	32	13	+19	Promotion to the 1986-87 League of Ireland First Division
3	Longford Town F.C.	25	10	5	3	29	23	+6
4	Derry City F.C.	22	8	6	4	31	18	+13
5	Drogheda United F.C.	18	5	8	5	20	18	+2
6	Cobh Ramblers F.C.	15	5	5	8	14	25	-11
7	Finn Harps F.C.	13	3	7	8	23	31	-8
8	Newcastle United F.C.*	13	5	3	10	21	33	-12
9	Monaghan United F.C.	11	4	3	11	19	32	-13
10	E.M.F.A.	8	1	6	11	21	37	-16

'*'Newcastle United F.C. changed their club name to Newcastlewest F.C. for next season.

League of Ireland clubs in Europe 1985-86

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 to Shamrock Rovers. In the return leg, Shamrock Rovers were defeated once again 3-1, thus eliminating them from the competition.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Budapest Honvéd	5-1	Shamrock Rovers	2 - 0	3 - 1

First leg

18 September 1985	Budapest Honvéd	2 – 0	Shamrock Rovers	Bozsik Stadion, Budapest
	Dajka 36' Détári 67'	Report

Second leg

2 October 1985	Shamrock Rovers	1 – 3	Budapest Honvéd	Glenmalure Park, Dublin
	Coady 84'	Report	Détári 69', 74' Cseh 85'

Budapest Honvéd won 5–1 on aggregate.

UEFA Cup

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bohemians	4-7	Dundee United	2 - 5	2 - 2

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.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Lyngby BK	4-2	Galway United	1 - 0	3 - 2

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