On this day in 1989, Derry City were crowned LOI Premier Division Champions for the first time.
Today marks 35 years since Derry City achieved a historic milestone by clinching their first-ever League of Ireland Premier Division Championship title.
In the final game of the season, Paul Doolin’s brace secured a 2-0 victory over Cobh Ramblers at Brandywell.
SEASON 1988 – 1989
Scorers
24 July 88 Away Tyre Cup Final Finn Harps 2 – 1 Speak, Larkin.
14 Aug 88 Away League Cup Finn Harps 0 – 0
18 Aug 88 Away League Cup Fanad United 1 – 1 Speak.
21 Aug 88 Home League Cup Sligo Rovers 4 – 2 Speak, Carlyle, Hegarty, Curran.
28 Aug 88 Away League Cup Q Final Athlone Town 0 – 0 (5-4 pens).
4 Sept 88 Home League Dundalk 1 – 1 Hegarty.
7 Sept 88 Home ECWC 1st Rd 1st Leg Cardiff City 0 – 0
11 Sept 88 Away League Bohemians 2 – 0 Larkin 2.
18 Sept 88 Away League Limerick City 1 – 1 Carlyle.
21 Sept 88 Home League Cup S Final St Patricks Athletic 4 – 2 Gauld 2, Speak, Larkin.
25 Sept 88 Home League St Patricks Athletic 1 – 0 Keay.
2 Oct 88 Away League Cork City 1 – 0 Larkin.
5 Oct 88 Away ECWC 1st Rd 2nd Leg Cardiff City 0 – 4
9 Oct 88 Home League Galway United 5 – 1 Speak 2, Larkin, Healy, Keay.
13 Oct 88 Away League Cup Final Dundalk 4 – 0 Doolin 2, Speak, Larkin.
16 Oct 88 Away League Athlone Town 0 – 1
23 Oct 88 Home League Waterford United 2 – 0 Gauld 2.
30 Oct 88 Away League Shelbourne 5 – 0 Larkin 2, Speak, Doolin, Cunningham.
31 Oct 88 Home League Shamrock Rovers 1 – 1 Speak.
6 Nov 88 Home League Cobh Ramblers 5 – 0 Coyle 3, Speak, Carlyle.
13 Nov 88 Away League Cobh Ramblers 5 – 2 Speak 2, Coyle, Carlyle, Doolin.
20 Nov 88 Away League Dundalk 1 – 1 Gauld (pen).
27 Nov 88 Home League Bohemians 3 – 0 Coyle 2, Healy.
4 Dec 88 Home League Limerick City 1 – 1 Healy.
11 Dec 88 Away League St Patricks Athletic 0 – 1
18 Dec 88 Home League Cork City 4 – 2 Coady 2, Coyle, Carlyle.
26 Dec 88 Away League Galway United 3 – 0 Speak, Carlyle, Doolin.
28 Dec 88 Home League Athlone Town 3 – 0 Healy 2, Coady.
1 Jan 89 Away League Waterford United 2 – 1 Carlyle, Neville (pen).
8 Jan 89 Home League Shelbourne 2 – 3 Speak, Keay.
15 Jan 89 Away League Shamrock Rovers 2 – 0 Curran, Gauld.
22 Jan 89 Home League Dundalk 2 – 0 Coyle, Speak.
29 Jan 89 Away FAI Cup 1st Round Bohemians 3 – 1 Coyle, Doolin, Curran.
3 Feb 89 Away League Bohemians 2 – 1 Coyle, Larkin.
12 Feb 89 Away League Limerick City 3 – 1 Coyle, Coady, OG.
19 Feb 89 Home FAI Cup 2nd Round Monaghan United 4 – 1 Coyle, Neville, Brady, Gauld (pen).
1 March 89 Home League St Patricks Athletic 1 – 0 Doolin.
5 March 89 Home FAI Cup Q Final Longford Town 3 – 0 Coyle, Speak, Doolin.
12 March 89 Away League Cork City 2 – 0 Coyle, Speak.
17 March 89 Home League Galway United 2 – 1 Healy, Neville.
19 March 89 Away League Athlone Town 1 – 0 Curran.
24 March 89 Home League Waterford United 2 – 0 Coyle, Keay.
26 March 89 Home League Shelbourne 3 – 1 Gauld 2 (1 pen), Coyle.
2 April 89 Home League Shamrock Rovers 0 – 1
9 April 89 Home FAI Cup SF 1st Leg Shamrock Rovers 3 – 0 Speak 2, Coyle.
16 April 89 Away FAI Cup SF 2nd Leg Shamrock Rovers 1 – 1 Speak.
23 April 89 Home League Cobh Ramblers 2 – 0 Doolin 2.
30 April 89 Away FAI Cup Final Cork City 0 – 0 (At Dalymount Park).
7 May 89 Away FAI Cup Final Replay Cork City 1 – 0 Healy. (At Dalymount Park).
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