1995–96 League of Ireland Premier Division explained

Competition:	League of Ireland Premier Division
Season:	1995–96
Relegated:	Athlone Town Drogheda United Galway United
Continentalcup1:	UEFA Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians
Continentalcup2:	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup3:	UEFA Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Sligo Rovers
League Topscorer:	Stephen Geoghegan 19 (Shelbourne) ^[1] ^[2]
Prevseason:	1994–95
Nextseason:	1996–97

The 1995–96 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 11th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. St Patrick's Athletic F.C. won the title.

Regular season

This season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Athlone Town who finished in tenth place played off against Home Farm Everton, the third placed team from the 1995–96 League of Ireland First Division.

Home Farm Everton won 4–3 on penalties and were promoted to the Premier Division. ^[2] ^[5]

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