1995–96 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1995/1996 season.

Overview

The Premier division was contested by 12 teams and St Patrick's Athletic F.C. won the championship.

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

Premier Division

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	67	19	10	4	53	34	+19
2	Bohemian F.C.	62	18	8	7	60	29	+31
3	Sligo Rovers F.C.	55	16	7	10	45	38	+5
4	Shelbourne F.C.	54	15	9	9	45	33	+12
5	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	50	14	8	11	32	32	0
6	Derry City F.C.	46	11	13	9	50	38	+12
7	Dundalk F.C.	42	11	9	13	38	39	-1
8	University College Dublin A.F.C.	42	12	6	15	38	40	-2
9	Cork City F.C.*	41	12	8	13	37	41	-4
10	Athlone Town A.F.C.	31	8	7	18	38	59	-21	Play-off(Relegated)
11	Drogheda United F.C.	30	7	9	17	39	51	-12	Relegated
12	Galway United F.C.	21	5	6	22	26	67	-41	Relegated

'*'Cork City F.C. were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.

• Promotion/Relegation Play-off: Home Farm Everton F.C. 2-2aet (4-3 on penalties) Athlone Town A.F.C..

First Division

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Bray Wanderers A.F.C.	55	16	7	4	53	21	+32	Promoted
2	Finn Harps F.C.	49	14	7	6	50	25	+25	Promoted
3	Home Farm Everton F.C.	46	14	4	9	43	34	+9	Play-off(Promoted)
4	Cobh Ramblers F.C.	43	10	13	4	30	15	+15
5	St James's Gate F.C.	38	9	11	7	35	30	+5
6	Limerick F.C.	36	10	6	11	36	34	+2
7	Kilkenny City A.F.C.	35	8	9	10	33	38	-5
8	Waterford United F.C.	34	9	7	11	37	40	-3
9	Longford Town F.C.	21	5	6	16	26	46	-20
10	Monaghan United F.C.	11	2	5	20	10	70	-60