League Champions
| Year | Champions | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Drogheda United | 68 |
| 2006 | Shelbourne | 62 |
| 2005 | Cork City | 74 |
| 2004 | Shelbourne | 68 |
| 2003 | Shelbourne | 69 |
| 2002-2003 | Bohemians | 54 |
| 2001-2002 | Shelbourne | 63 |
| 2000-2001 | Bohemians | 62 |
| 1999-2000 | Shelbourne | 69 |
| 1998-1999 | St Patrick's Athletic | 73 |
| 1997-1998 | St Patrick's Athletic | 68 |
| 1996-1997 | Derry City | 67 |
| 1995-1996 | St Patrick's Athletic | 67 |
| 1994-1995 | Dundalk | 59 |
| 1993-1994 | Shamrock Rovers | 66 |
| 1992-1993 | Cork City | 40 |
| 1991-1992 | Shelbourne | 49 |
| 1990-1991 | Dundalk | 52 |
| 1989-1990 | St Patrick's Athletic | 52 |
| 1988-1989 | Derry City | 53 |
| 1987-1988 | Dundalk | 46 |
| 1986-1987 | Shamrock Rovers | 39 |
| 1985-1986 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 |
| 1984-1985 | Shamrock Rovers | 49 |
| 1983-1984 | Shamrock Rovers | 42 |
| 1982-1983 | Athlone Town | 65 |
| 1981-1982 | Dundalk | 80 |
| 1980-1981 | Athlone Town | 51 |
| 1979-1980 | Limerick United | 47 |
| 1978-1979 | Dundalk | 45 |
| 1977-1978 | Bohemians | 44 |
| 1976-1977 | Sligo Rovers | 39 |
| 1975-1976 | Dundalk | 40 |
| 1974-1975 | Bohemians | 42 |
| 1973-1974 | Cork Celtic | 42 |
| 1972-1973 | Waterford | 42 |
| 1971-1972 | Waterford | 44 |
| 1970-1971 | Cork Hiberians | 35 |
| 1969-1970 | Waterford | 38 |
| 1968-1969 | Waterford | 38 |
| 1967-1968 | Waterford | 34 |
| 1966-1967 | Dundalk | 34 |
| 1965-1966 | Waterford | 36 |
| 1964-1965 | Drumcondra | 32 |
| 1963-1964 | Shamrock Rovers | 35 |
| 1962-1963 | Dundalk | 24 |
| 1961-1962 | Shelbourne | 35 |
| 1960-1961 | Drumcondra | 33 |
| 1959-1960 | Limerick | 30 |
| 1958-1959 | Shamrock Rovers | 34 |
| 1957-1958 | Drumcondra | 33 |
| 1956-1957 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 |
| 1955-1956 | St Patrick's Athletic | 34 |
| 1954-1955 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 |
| 1953-1954 | Shamrock Rovers | 30 |
| 1952-1953 | Shelbourne | 30 |
| 1951-1952 | St Patrick's Athletic | 34 |
| 1950-1951 | Cork Athletic | 26 |
| 1949-1950 | Cork Athletic | 25 |
| 1948-1949 | Dromcondra | 29 |
| 1947-1948 | Drumcondra | 18 |
| 1946-1947 | Shelbourne | 19 |
| 1945-1946 | Cork United | 21 |
| 1944-1945 | Cork United | 22 |
| 1943-1944 | Shelbourne | 21 |
| 1942-1943 | Cork United | 27 |
| 1941-1942 | Cork United | 30 |
| 1940-1941 | Cork United | 30 |
| 1939-1940 | St James' Gate | 36 |
| 1938-1939 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 |
| 1937-1938 | Shamrock Rovers | 32 |
| 1936-1937 | Sligo Rovers | 34 |
| 1935-1936 | Bohemians | 36 |
| 1934-1935 | Dolphin | 28 |
| 1933-1934 | Bohemians | 27 |
| 1932-1933 | Dundalk | 29 |
| 1931-1932 | Shamrock Rovers | 32 |
| 1930-1931 | Shelbourne | 31 |
| 1929-1930 | Bohemians | 30 |
| 1928-1929 | Shelbourne | 33 |
| 1927-1928 | Bohemians | 31 |
| 1926-1927 | Shamrock Rovers | 32 |
| 1925-1926 | Shelbourne | 31 |
| 1924-1925 | Shamrock Rovers | 31 |
| 1923-1924 | Bohemians | 32 |
| 1922-1923 | Shamrock Rovers | 39 |
| 1921-1922 | St James' Gate | 23 |
