1971–72 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1971–72
Champions Waterford (5th title)
RelegatedNone
European Cup Waterford [1]
Cup Winners' Cup Cork Hibernians [1]
UEFA Cup Bohemians [1]
Matches played182
Goals scored590 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorer Alfie Hale, Waterford
Tony Marsden, Cork Hibernians 22 goals
1972–73 →

Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1971/1972 season.

Contents

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Waterford won the championship. [2]

Final classification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Waterford (C)2621236635+3144Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Cork Hibernians 2619257017+5340Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Bohemians 2616554524+2137Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Finn Harps 2618086234+2836
5 Shamrock Rovers 26124105241+1128
6 St Patrick's Athletic 2697103336−325
7 Dundalk 26113123946−725
8 Cork Celtic 2687113646−1023
9 Shelbourne 2668123037−722 [a]
10 Athlone Town 2687114056−1621 [a]
11 Drogheda 2666143042−1218
12 Drumcondra [b] 2656152452−2816
13 Limerick 2655162953−2415
14 Sligo Rovers 2654173471−3714
Source: www.rsssf.com, League of Ireland
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1 2 The points for the Athlone Town 1-0 Shelbourne match were awarded to Shelbourne.
  2. ↑ Drumcondra were taken over by, and merged into, Home Farm and changed their club name to Home Farm Drumcondra for next season.

Results

Home \ Away ATH BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN FHA LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Athlone Town —1–24–41–52–11–14–42–51–03–21–0 [a] 2–22–11–2
Bohemians 1–1—1–01–04–02–12–14–13–02–24–11–12–01–1
Cork Celtic 2–02–1—0–30–01–24–20–11–03–20–31–03–30–1
Cork Hibernians 1–02–04–1—8–13–14–13–06–03–14–03–12–02–3
Drogheda United 3–11–21–30–0—5–10–13–01–03–30–05–01–30–1
Drumcondra 0–21–21–00–41–1—2–01–32–12–21–10–10–00–3
Dundalk 1–00–14–10–40–31–0—3–25–21–01–12–10–03–0
Finn Harps 7–03–15–20–12–04–14–1—2–15–32–13–00–12–0
Limerick 1–10–02–21–02–14–12–11–3—2–40–10–12–20–3
Shamrock Rovers 3–01–01–20–03–04–13–11–33–0—2–16–21–01–2
Shelbourne 3–50–20–01–00–01–20–11–01–10–1—5–31–12–2
Sligo Rovers 1–10–32–20–42–01–01–31–23–42–10–4—1–24–7
St Patrick's Athletic 1–20–21–13–11–02–22–01–32–10–11–03–2—1–3
Waterford 3–24–12–11–32–03–03–21–03–23–13–27–23–2—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The points from the match between Athlone Town and Shelbourne FC (1–0) were awarded to Shelbourne.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Alfie Hale Waterford 22
1 Tony Marsden Cork Hibernians 22
3 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 18
4 Terry Harkin Finn Harps 17
5 Miah Dennehy Hibernians 15
5 Turlough O'Connor Dundalk 15
7 Carl Davenport Cork Celtic 11
7 Dave Kirby Waterford 11
7 Johnny Matthews Waterford 11
7 Gerry Mitchell Sligo Rovers 11
7 Jackie Mooney Bohemians 11
7 Frank O'Neill Shamrock Rovers 11

References

  1. 1 2 3 "European Competitions 1972-73". rsssf.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Historical tables". League of Ireland. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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