Premier Division| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 192 | 423 | 2.20 | 71 | 36.98% | 50 | 26.04% | 71 | 36.98% |
| 2008 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | Bohemians | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 12 | +40 | 82 | WWLW | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2 | St. Patrick's | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 63 | WWLL | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Derry City | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 55 | LXWW | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 12 | ||
| 4 | Cork City1 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 46 | OWOX | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 45 | OWWX | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Bray Wanderers | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 39 | WWLW | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 30 | |
| 7 | 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | +0 | 37 | XLLX | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | |
| 8 | Drogheda United2 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 35 | LLOL | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Galway United* | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 29 | WLWW | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | |
| 10 | 1 | Finn Harps | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 53 | -29 | 28 | LWLX | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 32 | |
| 11 | Cobh Ramblers | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 51 | -26 | 26 | LLWW | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 29 | ||
| 12 | UCD | 32 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 45 | -26 | 21 | LLLX | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 23 | ||
| 1 | Cork City (-10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Drogheda United (-10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | +1 | Mark QUIGLEY (St. Patrick's, 1p) |
| Dave MOONEY (Cork City, 4p) | ||
| 13 | +2 | Mark FARREN (Derry City, 1p) |
| 10 | Killian BRENNAN (Bohemians, 4p) | |
| 9 | +1 | Pádraig AMOND (Shamrock Rovers, 1p) |
| Glenn CROWE (Bohemians) | ||
| 8 | Ryan GUY (St. Patrick's) | |
| 7 | Stephen PARKHOUSE (Finn Harps, 2p) | |
| Éamon ZAYED (Drogheda United, 1p) | ||
| Raffael CRETARO (Sligo Rovers) | ||
| Dennis BEHAN (Cork City, 2p) | ||
| Davin O'NEILL (Cobh Ramblers, 1p) | ||
| +2 | Keith FAHEY (St. Patrick's) | |
| Jason BYRNE (Bohemians, 3p) | ||
| Jay O'SHEA (Galway United*, 3p) | ||
| 6 | Romuald BOCO (Sligo Rovers) | |
| Fahrudin KUDUZOVIĆ (Drogheda United, 1p) | ||
| 5 | Eoin DOYLE (Shamrock Rovers) | |
| Aidan O'KEEFE (Bray Wanderers) | ||
| +2 | Mindaugas KALONAS (Bohemians) | |
| Ollie CAHILL (Drogheda United) | ||
| Niall McGINN (Derry City) | ||
| Conor GETHINS (Finn Harps) | ||
| +1 | Alan MURPHY (Galway United*) | |
| Paddy KAVANAGH (Bray Wanderers) | ||
| Gareth McGLYNN (Derry City) | ||
| Vinny FAHERTY (Galway United*) | ||
| Ross GAYNOR (Cobh Ramblers, 3p) |
| Friday, 7 November 2008 | |||||
| 32 | Galway United* | 3-0 | Finn Harps | ||
| 47 | McCulloch | ||||
| 53 | Murphy | ||||
| 90 | Lester | ||||
| 32 | Bray Wanderers | 4-3 | Drogheda United | ||
| 11 | Myler | 40 | Ristilä | ||
| 45 | Tresson | 53 | Shelley | ||
| 46 | Cawley | 65 | Baker | ||
| 82 | Pender | ||||
| 32 | St. Patrick's | 2-0 | UCD | ||
| 45 | Fahey | ||||
| 67 | Kirby | ||||
| 32 | Cork City | 0-0 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 32 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-1 | Derry City | ||
| 13 | Amond | 27 | Farren | ||
| Saturday, 8 November 2008 | |||||
| 32 | Cobh Ramblers | 0-2 | Bohemians | ||
| 85 | Kalonas | ||||
| 89 | Kalonas | ||||
| Monday, 10 November 2008 | |||||
| 27 | St. Patrick's | 2-1 | Derry City | ||
| 38 | Fahey | 90 | Farren | ||
| 83(p) | Quigley | ||||
