1986–87 League of Ireland First Division

The 1986–87 League of Ireland First Division season was the second season of the League of Ireland First Division.

League of Ireland First Division

Season	1986–87
Champions	Derry City F.C.
Promoted	Shelbourne F.C.
Top goalscorer	Aleksandar Krstić: 18 (Derry City)[1]
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

Overview

The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Derry City F.C. won the division. ^[2][3]

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Derry City F.C.	18	16	1	1	45	14	+31	33	Promoted
2	Shelbourne F.C.	18	12	3	3	39	20	+19	27
3	Drogheda United F.C.	18	10	4	4	41	22	+19	24
4	Finn Harps F.C.	18	10	2	6	32	24	+8	22
5	University College Dublin A.F.C.	18	8	3	7	22	22	0	19
6	Cobh Ramblers F.C.	18	5	5	8	31	32	−1	15
7	Newcastlewest F.C.	18	4	4	10	17	32	−15	12
8	Monaghan United F.C.	18	3	5	10	20	34	−14	11
9	E.M.F.A.	18	3	4	11	17	31	−14	10
10	Longford Town F.C.	18	2	3	13	16	49	−33	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

See also

• 1986–87 League of Ireland Premier Division