1981–82 League of Ireland

League of Ireland

Season	1981–82
Champions	Dundalk
← 1980–81 1982–83 →

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1981-82 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Dundalk won the championship. This season used a trial point system with 4 for an away win, 3 for a home win, 2 for an away draw, 1 for a home draw.

Final classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Home/Away Win/Draw
1	Dundalk F.C.	30	20	6	4	61	24	+37	80	AW: 8; HW: 12; AD: 6; HD: 0
2	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	30	21	3	6	50	23	+27	76	AW: 9; HW: 12; AD: 1; HD: 2
3	Bohemian F.C.	30	17	9	4	50	18	+32	72	AW: 8; HW: 9; AD: 4; HD: 5
4	Athlone Town A.F.C.	30	18	3	9	70	42	+28	67	AW: 9; HW: 9; AD: 1; HD: 2
5	Sligo Rovers F.C.	30	16	5	9	55	45	+10	62	AW: 7; HW: 9; AD: 2; HD: 3
6	Limerick United F.C.	30	13	9	8	56	34	+22	58	AW: 5; HW: 8; AD: 5; HD: 4
7	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	30	14	6	10	49	39	+10	56	AW: 5; HW: 9; AD: 3; HD: 3
8	Waterford F.C. [lower-alpha 1]	30	12	4	14	39	46	−7	47	AW: 6; HW: 6; AD: 1; HD: 3
9	Shelbourne F.C.	30	10	7	13	44	46	−2	45	AW: 5; HW: 5; AD: 3; HD: 4
10	Cork United F.C. [lower-alpha 2]	30	10	6	14	41	50	−9	42	AW: 2; HW: 8; AD: 4; HD: 2
11	Drogheda United F.C.	30	8	10	12	45	50	−5	41	AW: 2; HW: 6; AD: 5; HD: 5
12	Home Farm F.C.	30	8	7	15	34	48	−14	40	AW: 5; HW: 3; AD: 4; HD: 3
13	University College Dublin A.F.C.	30	7	10	13	30	41	−11	37	AW: 3; HW: 4; AD: 3; HD: 7
14	Finn Harps F.C.	30	7	4	19	42	61	−19	31	AW: 3; HW: 4; AD: 3; HD: 1
15	Galway United F.C.	30	5	8	17	30	62	−32	29	AW: 2; HW: 3; AD: 4; HD: 4
16	Thurles Town F.C. [lower-alpha 3]	30	3	5	22	29	96	−67	18	AW: 2; HW: 1; AD: 2; HD: 3

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Points system: 4 for an Away win, 3 for a Home win, 2 for an Away draw, 1 for a Home draw.
Notes:

1. Waterford changed their name to Waterford United for next season.
2. Cork United went bankrupt and were expelled from the league the end of the season.
3. Thurles Town resigned from the league at the end of the season.

Results

Home \ Away	ATH	BOH	CUF	DRO	DUN	FHA	GAL	HOM	LIM	SHM	SHE	SLI	StP	THU	UCD	WAT
Athlone Town	—	1–2	3–1	1–0	1–2	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	3–0	1–3	2–1	8–0	2–2	4–0
Bohemians	1–0	—	0–1	3–0	0–0	3–1	4–1	0–0	0–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	3–0	4–0	1–1	2–0
Cork United	2–3	2–1	—	5–1	0–2	0–1	1–0	5–2	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–0	1–3
Drogheda United	1–4	0–0	3–2	—	1–1	4–0	2–2	3–2	2–2	0–1	1–1	6–1	0–1	6–1	2–0	1–2
Dundalk	7–1	1–4	3–0	5–1	—	3–0	4–0	2–1	1–0	0–1	0–3	1–0	2–0	3–0	2–0	3–1
Finn Harps	2–4	1–3	3–0	1–2	0–2	—	1–2	2–3	0–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	3–2	5–2	3–1	0–0
Galway United	1–4	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–2	3–0	—	0–1	0–3	1–3	1–1	0–0	1–2	3–7	0–2	3–0
Home Farm	0–4	0–1	1–1	3–0	2–3	4–1	3–3	—	0–0	0–2	0–1	1–2	0–4	0–2	1–0	1–2
Limerick United	2–2	0–1	1–0	3–1	2–4	2–2	2–0	0–0	—	2–1	4–3	7–1	2–0	6–0	2–2	1–3
Shamrock Rovers	0–3	2–1	4–1	1–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–0	1–1	—	1–0	1–0	2–0	7–0	1–0	2–1
Shelbourne	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–3	1–1	5–2	3–3	0–3	1–2	—	1–4	0–2	2–2	3–0	2–0
Sligo Rovers	3–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	2–1	5–1	1–0	2–3	1–1	0–1	1–0	—	2–1	2–0	4–1	1–0
St Patrick's Athletic	3–2	0–0	1–3	1–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	3–0	2–1	2–3	—	4–1	1–0	3–1
Thurles Town	2–3	1–4	1–1	2–3	0–0	0–7	1–1	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–2	4–3	1–4	—	0–2	0–2
UCD	1–2	1–1	2–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	3–2	1–1	1–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	0–1
Waterford United	0–1	2–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–1	3–2	0–1	1–3	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Michael O'Connor	Athlone Town	22
2	Liam Buckley	Shamrock Rovers	21
3	Gus Gilligan	Sligo Rovers	16
3	Jim Mahon	St Patrick's Athletic	16
5	Brendan Bradley	Sligo Rovers	15
5	Mick Fairclough	Dundalk	15
5	Gary Hulmes	Limerick United	15
8	Terry Daly	Shelbourne	12
8	Brian Duff	Dundalk (4) Galway United (8)	12
10	Alan Campbell	Shamrock Rovers	11
10	Hillary Carlyle	Dundalk	11
10	Denis Clarke	Athlone Town	11
10	Jackie Jameson	Bohemians	11