1992–93 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season	1992–93
Champions	Cork City
Relegated	Waterford United Sligo Rovers Bray Wanderers
European Cup	Cork City
UEFA Cup	Bohemians
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Shelbourne
Top goalscorer	Pat Morley: 20 (Cork City)^[1]^[2]
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 8th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. With a team that included Phil Harrington, John Caulfield, Pat Morley, Paul Bannon, Gerry McCabe and Dave Barry, manager Noel O'Mahony guided Cork City to their first Premier Division title after a series of three-way play-offs that also involved Bohemians and Shelbourne. ^[3]^[4]

Regular season

The regular season initially saw the 12 teams use a traditional round-robin format with each team playing 22 games on a home and away basis. The division was then split into two groups, a top six and a bottom six. After the split, the six teams played the other teams in their group in a second series of 10 games again using a round-robin format.^[2]^[5] On the last day of the regular season, Bohemians only needed to draw away to Dundalk to secure the title as they had a two-point advantage over both Shelbourne and Cork City. However Bohemians lost 1–0. Earlier in the day Shelbourne had defeated Derry City 1–0 with a goal in the last minute by Paul Doolin and Cork City beat Limerick 3–0. As a result, all three teams finished level on 40 points. Bohemians actually finished the season with the best goal difference, but at the time League of Ireland rules stated that the title could not be won on goal difference and a play-off would be required. ^[3]^[4]

Final Tables

Top Six

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Bohemian F.C.	40	13	14	5	46	19	+27	Qualified for Championship Play-offs
2	Shelbourne F.C.	40	15	10	7	53	29	+14	Qualified for Championship Play-offs
3	Cork City F.C.	40	16	8	8	47	34	+13	Qualified for Championship Play-offs
4	Dundalk F.C.	39	13	13	6	35	28	+7
5	Derry City F.C.	37	11	15	6	26	23	+3
6	Limerick F.C.	27	6	15	11	27	31	-4

Bottom Six

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	30	7	16	9	27	27	-0
8	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	28	8	12	12	39	35	+4
9	Drogheda United F.C.	27	7	13	12	29	41	-12
10	Waterford United F.C.	27	10	7	15	34	59	-25	Relegated to First Division after play-off
11	Sligo Rovers F.C.	26	6	14	12	16	32	-16	Relegated to First Division
12	Bray Wanderers A.F.C.	23	5	13	14	19	40	-21	Relegated to First Division

Promotion/Relegation Play-off

This season saw the introduction of a promotion/relegation play-off. Waterford United F.C. who finished in tenth place played off against Monaghan United F.C., the third placed team from the 1992–93 League of Ireland First Division.^[2]^[6]

1st Leg

18 April 1993	Waterford United F.C.	2–2	Monaghan United F.C.

2nd Leg

25 April 1993	Monaghan United F.C.	3–0	Waterford United F.C.

Monaghan United F.C. won 5–3 on aggregate and are promoted to Premier Division ^[2]

Championship Play-offs

First Series

In the round-robin three way play-off, Cork City beat Bohemians at home, Bohemians beat Shelbourne at home and Shelbourne beat Cork City at home. The return fixtures were all drawn. Once again all three teams finished level on points and a second series of play-offs would be required.^[3]^[4]

Cork City v Bohemians

17 April

Cork City	1 – 0	Bohemians

Bishopstown Stadium

Shelbourne v Cork City

25 April

Shelbourne	1 – 0	Cork City

Tolka Park

Bohemians v Shelbourne

29 April

Bohemians	2 – 1	Shelbourne

Dalymount Park

Cork City v Shelbourne

2 May

Cork City	1 – 1	Shelbourne

Bishopstown Stadium

Bohemians v Cork City

5 May

Bohemians	0 – 0	Cork City

Dalymount Park

Shelbourne v Bohemians

8 May

Shelbourne	0 – 0	Bohemians

Tolka Park

First Series Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Shelbourne	4	4	1	2	1	3	3
Bohemians	4	4	1	2	1	2	2
Cork City	4	4	1	2	1	2	2

Second Series

The second series of play-offs saw the three teams playing each other once at neutral venues. During the break between the first and second series of play-offs, Shelbourne won the 1992–93 FAI Cup final and as a result qualified for 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup. Cork City clinched the title after defeating Shelbourne 3–2 in the deciding game at the RDS Arena.^[2]^[4]^[7]

Cork City v Bohemians

17 May

Cork City	1 – 0	Bohemians

Turners Cross

Shelbourne v Cork City

22 May

Shelbourne	2 – 3	Cork City
Haylock 44' pen Whelan 64'		Morley 23' Barry 54' Bannon ?'

RDS Arena
Referee: Michael Caulfield

Bohemians v Shelbourne

27 May

Bohemians	2 – 1	Shelbourne

RDS Arena

Second Series Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA
Cork City	4	2	2	0	4	2	Qualified for 1993–94 European Cup
Bohemians	2	2	1	1	2	2	Qualified for 1993–94 UEFA Cup
Shelbourne ^{[note 1]}	0	2	0	2	2	4	Qualified for 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup

Notes

↑ Shelbourne qualified for the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1992–93 FAI Cup final.

References

↑ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statisical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
1 2 3 "Two Other Times Cork City And Dundalk Won The League In Dramatic Circumstances". www.balls.ie. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
1 2 3 4 "Long title wait for City ended in most dramatic fashion back in 1993". www.eveningecho.ie. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
↑ "Ireland - FA of Ireland Cup 1921/22-1993/94". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

League of Ireland Premier Division

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Seasons

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Awards

1992–93 in European football (UEFA)

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League cups	England Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales

UEFA competitions	Champions League (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

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