1970–71 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1970–71
Champions Cork Hibernians (1st title)
Top goalscorer Brendan Bradley, Finn Harps 20 goals
1971–72 →

Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1970/1971 season.

Contents

Overview

The championship was contested by 14 teams. Cork Hibernians won the title after beating Shamrock Rovers 3-1 in a play-off. [1] The play-off was held on 25 April 1971 in Dalymount Park. Miah Dennehy (2) and Dave Wigginton scored for Cork Hibernians. Mick Leech scored for Shamrock Rovers.

Final classification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Cork Hibernians (C)26121133817+2135Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Shamrock Rovers 2614754938+1135
3 Waterford 2613854934+1534
4 Bohemians 2612953825+1333
5 Cork Celtic 2611964427+1731
6 Finn Harps 2613495442+1230
7 Limerick 2610883631+528Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Shelbourne 2610793230+227Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
9 Dundalk 2671183733+425
10 Athlone Town 2685133543−821
11 Sligo Rovers 2677123658−2221
12 St Patrick's Athletic 2657143455−2117
13 Drogheda 2664162746−1916
14 Drumcondra 2635182656−3011
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ATH BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN FHA LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Athlone Town —1–11–01–11–44–00–03–51–32–40–01–03–40–3
Bohemians 3–2—1–00–06–21–01–01–31–01–03–20–02–01–1
Cork Celtic 1–01–1—1–22–05–22–03–13–21–30–02–22–11–1
Cork Hibernians 0–01–02–1—3–13–02–13–00–00–11–10–05–00–1
Drogheda United 0–10–01–01–2—0–02–41–10–11–30–10–13–11–0
Drumcondra 1–20–20–21–21–4—0–31–30–12–20–13–15–31–4
Dundalk 2–00–00–20–31–11–1—3–00–01–22–04–13–02–2
Finn Harps 1–20–11–12–15–13–11–0—4–32–34–04–12–14–0
Limerick 2–13–21–10–01–02–31–11–2—0–00–05–04–20–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–42–21–10–02–02–13–33–13–1—1–01–24–22–0
Shelbourne 2–12–11–40–02–12–10–02–11–25–0—3–04–10–1
Sligo Rovers 0–10–41–61–33–10–05–22–23–04–32–2—4–32–2
St Patrick's Athletic 2–11–11–12–20–10–02–21–11–11–22–01–0—1–0
Waterford 3–24–21–12–24–13–22–23–11–21–12–15–12–1—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Title play-off

League Title play-off
Cork Hibernians3–1Shamrock Rovers
Miah Dennehy (2), Dave WiggintonTBAMick Leech
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 28,000[ citation needed ]

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 20
2 Johnny Matthews Waterford 17
3 Turlough O'Connor Dundalk 16
4 Damien Richardson Shamrock Rovers 15
5 Val Wallace Athlone Town 14
6 Ray Gaston Finn Harps 12
7 Sean Coyle Finn Harps 11
8 Alfie Hale Waterford 10
8 John Murray Shelbourne 10
10 Mick Leech Shamrock Rovers 9
10 Harry Quinn St Patrick's Athletic 9
10 Dave Wigginton Cork Hibernians 9

References

  1. ↑ "Historical tables". League of Ireland. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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