1988–89 League of Ireland
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Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1988/1989 season.
Overview
The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Derry City F.C. won the championship.
The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Drogheda United F.C. won the division.
Premier Division
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Derry City F.C. | 53 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 21 | +49 | |
| 2 | Dundalk F.C. | 51 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 55 | 27 | +28 | |
| 3 | Limerick City F.C. | 45 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 57 | 37 | +20 | |
| 4 | St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 43 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 19 | +21 | |
| 5 | Bohemian F.C. | 30 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 43 | -2 | |
| 6 | Athlone Town A.F.C. | 29 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 33 | -3 | |
| 7 | Shamrock Rovers F.C. | 29 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 42 | -8 | |
| 8 | Cork City F.C. | 26 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 36 | -7 | |
| 9 | Shelbourne F.C. | 26 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 40 | -14 | |
| 10 | Galway United F.C. | 25 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 56 | -22 | |
| 11 | Cobh Ramblers F.C. | 21 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 54 | -25 | Relegated |
| 12 | Waterford United F.C. | 18 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 58 | -37 | Relegated |
First Division
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Drogheda United F.C. | 39 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | Promoted |
| 2 | University College Dublin A.F.C. | 34 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | Promoted |
| 3 | Bray Wanderers A.F.C. | 34 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | |
| 4 | Finn Harps F.C. | 32 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 19 | +11 | |
| 5 | Home Farm F.C. | 28 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 28 | +10 | |
| 6 | Newcastlewest F.C. | 27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 37 | -4 | |
| 7 | Monaghan United F.C. | 23 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 42 | -14 | |
| 8 | Longford Town F.C. | 23 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 43 | -18 | |
| 9 | E.M.F.A.* | 16 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 41 | -23 | |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers F.C. | 14 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 37 | -14 |
'*'E.M.F.A. changed their club name to Kilkenny City A.F.C. for next season.
