Statistics of
League of Ireland in the 1984–1985 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
won the championship. The prize for the League Champions was £5,000.
Final table
Bottom four clubs relegated to the new First Division for next season.
Bray Wanderers
Bray Wanderers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Fánaithe Bhré) are an Irish association football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club in its present form was founded in 1942 in Bray, and was known until 2010 as ''B ...
,
Cobh Ramblers,
Derry City
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
,
E.M.F.A.,
Monaghan United and
Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
were elected to the
1985–86 League of Ireland First Division
The 1985–86 League of Ireland First Division season was the first season of the League of Ireland First Division. The inaugural First Division featured ten teams. Bray Wanderers won the title. Overview
In 1985 five teams – Bray Wanderers, Cob ...
.
Results
Top scorers
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1984-85 League of Ireland
Ireland, 1984-85
1984–85 in Republic of Ireland association football
League of Ireland seasons