The 1986–87 League of Ireland Premier Division was the second season of the
League of Ireland Premier Division
The League of Ireland Men's Premier Division (), also known as the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Republic of Ireland and the highest level of the Republic of I ...
. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.
Shamrock Rovers F.C. won the championship, their 14th title.
Teams
The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams, the top 10 teams for the prior season and two promoted teams. The promoted teams were
Bray Wanderers
Bray Wanderers Football Club 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 ''Bray Wanderers A.F.C.'' It was elect ...
and
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers Football Club is an Irish professional association football, football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland.
The club was founded in 1928 and have been in ...
. They replaced
Shelbourne and
University College Dublin
University College Dublin (), commonly referred to as UCD, is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 38,417 students, it is Ireland's largest ...
who were relegated to the
First Division.
Stadia and locations
Final Table
Results
See also
*
1986–87 League of Ireland First Division
References
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League of Ireland Premier Division seasons