1972–73 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1972–73
Champions Waterford (6th title)
Matches played182
Top goalscorer Alfie Hale, Waterford
Terry Harkin, Finn Harps 20 goals
1973–74 →

Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1972/1973 season.

Contents

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Waterford won the championship. [1]

Final classification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Waterford (C)2620246721+4642Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Finn Harps 2619345932+2741Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Bohemians 2616554625+2137
4 Cork Hibernians 2613855327+2634Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Shamrock Rovers 2612684532+1330
6 Athlone Town 2613493831+730
7 St Patrick's Athletic 2671183743−625
8 Shelbourne 2696115040+1024
9 Limerick 2686123235−320 [a]
10 Sligo Rovers 2682162551−2620 [a]
11 Home Farm Drumcondra [b] 2667132960−3119
12 Cork Celtic 2674152950−2118
13 Dundalk 2646161948−2914
14 Drogheda 2618172256−3410
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1 2 After the Limerick 2-1 Sligo Rovers game, both points were awarded to Sligo Rovers.
  2. ↑ Home Farm Drumcondra changed their club name to Home Farm for next season.

Results

Home \ Away ATH BOH CCF CHF DRO DUN FHA HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Athlone Town —1–22–02–14–11–01–32–44–11–23–31–01–00–1
Bohemians 2–0—1–01–13–12–12–35–31–03–21–00–13–00–3
Cork Celtic 1–20–2—2–21–13–00–24–13–10–11–51–20–11–5
Cork Hibernians 2–02–14–0—1–12–02–06–00–02–11–12–31–23–1
Drogheda United 0–11–64–20–1—2–20–01–10–21–31–12–31–21–4
Dundalk 1–20–12–00–41–1—1–20–12–11–00–10–11–10–4
Finn Harps 1–23–20–02–12–11–1—4–22–15–03–02–14–23–2
Home Farm Drumcondra 1–10–10–00–41–10–33–1—0–21–10–62–02–31–0
Limerick 1–11–11–21–34–12–01–22–0—0–23–12–1 [a] 1–10–0
Shamrock Rovers 1–00–02–02–23–06–01–34–00–0—1–03–03–31–3
Shelbourne 0–11–42–41–13–03–01–21–33–03–0—6–12–20–1
Sligo Rovers 0–31–20–21–21–01–11–41–10–33–21–4—0–21–3
St Patrick's Athletic 1–10–00–13–32–01–11–32–23–21–12–20–1—2–3
Waterford 2–10–07–12–02–05–13–25–02–00–34–01–04–0—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The points from the match between Limerick and Sligo Rovers (2–1) were awarded to Sligo.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Alfie Hale Waterford 20
1 Terry Harkin Finn Harps 20
3 Johnny Matthews Waterford 14
4 Eric Barber Shelbourne 13
4 John Lawson Cork Hibernians 13
4 Kevin Murray St Patrick's Athletic 13
7 Joe Nicholl Finn Harps 12
8 Turlough O'Connor Bohemians 11
8 Jim 'Chang' Smith Finn Harps 11
10 Phil Buck Waterford 10
10 Des Kennedy Limerick 10
10 Mick Leech Shamrock Rovers 10

References

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