Date    Competition  Opposition      H/A   Score  Scorers

Jul 24   Friendly     Souhampton       H     0-1
Aug 10   Friendly     Oldham Athletic  H     1-2   Lawless

Aug 18   League Cup   Cork City        H     0-1
Aug 21   League Cup   Kilkenny City    A     1-0   Downey
Aug 25   League Cup   Cobh Ramblers    A     1-2   Butler

Aug 30   Shield       Kilkenny City    H     0-0   
Sep  7   Shield       Galway United    A     0-2 
Sep 13   Shield       Cobh Ramblers    A     0-2   
Sep 20   Shield       Limerick FC      H     0-2

Oct 11   League       St. Francis      H     4-0   Johansen 2, Lawless, Browne
Oct 19   League       Kilkenny City    A     1-1   Johansen (pen) 
Oct 25   League       Cobh Ramblers    H     2-1   Sinnott 2
Nov  1   League       Longford Town    A     0-0
Nov  9   League       Athlone Town     A     1-3   Power
Nov 15   League       Galway United    H     0-2 
Nov 24   League       Limerick FC      A     P-P
Nov 29   League       Drogheda United  H     1-3
Dec  7   League       Monaghan United  H     2-2   Golden, Debes
Dec 14   League       Monaghan United  A     2-1 
Dec 20   League       St. Francis      A     2-0   Bowman
Dec 27   League       Kilkenny City    H     2-3   Sinnott, Bowman
1997
Jan  3   League       Cobh Ramblers    A     P-P     
Jan 10   FAI Cup R1   Monaghan United  H     4-0   D Browne 2, Sinnott, Bowman
Jan 17   League       Longford Town    A     0-0
Jan 19   League       Limerick FC      A     2-1   Power, Golden
Jan 24   League       Athlone Town     H     3-0   Power
Feb  1   League       Galway United    A     0-1
Feb  7   FAI Cup R2   Shamrock Rovers  H     1-0   Golden
Feb 14   League       Limerick FC      H     3-0   Power, Scully, Innes
Feb 22   League       Drogheda United  A     1-2
Feb 28   League       St. Francis      H     3-2   Scully 2, Golden 
Mar  7   FAI Cup Q-F  Drogheda United  H     1-0   Power (pen)
Mar 14   League       Cobh Ramblers    H     3-0   D Browne, Golden, Fanning
Mar 17   League       Cobh Ramblers    A     0-0
Mar 21   League       Longford Town    A     1-2   Power
Mar 29   League       Athlone Town     A     2-1   D Browne, Golden
Apr  4   FAI Cup S-F  Shelbourne       H     0-1
Apr  8   League       Kilkenny City    A     0-0
Apr 13   League       Limerick FC      A     2-0   Golden 2
Apr 18   League       Drogheda United  H     1-1   Fanning
Apr 20   League       Galway United    H     1-1   T Hall
Apr 27   League       Monaghan United  H     2-2   Golden, Fanning
May  1   Play-off (1) Dundalk          A     0-3
May  5   Play-off (2) Dundalk          H     1-0   Debes

NOTE: St. Francis took the place of St. James' Gate in the First Division after Gate could not convince the League that their monetary troubles would be overcome.