Season | 1976–77 |
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Champions | Sligo Rovers (2nd title) |
Top goalscorer | Sid Wallace, Waterford 16 goals |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → |
Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1976/1977 season.
It was contested by 14 teams, and Sligo Rovers won the championship. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sligo Rovers (C) | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 39 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
2 | Bohemian F.C. | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Drogheda United F.C. | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 34 | |
4 | Waterford F.C. | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 33 | |
5 | Dundalk F.C. | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 29 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
6 | St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 28 | |
7 | Shelbourne F.C. | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 28 | |
8 | Finn Harps F.C. | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 26 | |
9 | Cork Celtic F.C. | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 25 | |
10 | Athlone Town A.F.C. | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 23 | |
11 | Shamrock Rovers F.C. | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 17 | |
12 | Limerick F.C. | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 16 | |
13 | Albert Rovers F.C. [a] | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 16 | |
14 | Home Farm F.C. | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 12 |
Galway Rovers F.C. and Thurles Town F.C. were elected to the league for next season.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sid Wallace | Waterford | 16 |
2 | Turlough O'Connor | Bohemians | 15 |
3 | Gary Hulmes | Sligo Rovers | 13 |
3 | Paul G. McGee | Sligo Rovers | 13 |
5 | Martin Donnelly | Drogheda United | 12 |
5 | Donie Madden | Cork Celtic | 12 |
5 | Cathal Muckian | Drogheda United | 12 |
8 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 11 |
8 | Liam Devine | Shelbourne | 11 |
8 | Mick Leonard | Sligo Rovers | 11 |