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All change as the enforced move to Turners Cross also brought Noel O’Mahony in as manager. Crowds remained poor as the team still struggled before finally ending a 19-month wait for a home win when Sligo Rovers were beaten 3:2. John Caulfield notched a first hat-trick in the same game. O’Mahony eventually guided City into the relative comfort zone of mid-table, but the FAI Cup, League Cup and Munster Senior Cup offered little in the way of consolation or glory.
League of Ireland Premier Division 1986-1987
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 16 | 35 | 39 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 30 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Waterford | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 28 |
| 5 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | Galway United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Cork City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Bray Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 17 |
| 9 | Limerick City | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 17 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 17 |
| 11 | Home Farm (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 13 |
| 12 | Athlone Town (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 11 |
