1965–66 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1965–66
ChampionsWaterford (1st Title)
Matches played132
Goals scored433 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerMick Lynch Waterford 17

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1965/1966 season.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Waterford won the championship.[1]

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Waterford 22 16 4 2 53 26 +27 36
2 Shamrock Rovers 22 15 4 3 59 23 +36 34
3 Bohemians 22 13 1 8 46 30 +16 27
4 Shelbourne 22 10 5 7 37 30 +7 25
5 Sligo Rovers 22 8 7 7 26 26 0 23
6 Limerick 22 7 8 7 36 35 +1 22
7 Drumcondra 22 8 6 8 32 35 −3 22
8 Dundalk 22 9 3 10 32 35 −3 21
9 St Patrick's Athletic 22 9 2 11 35 43 −8 20
10 Cork Hibernians 22 6 3 13 30 51 −21 15
11 Cork Celtic 22 4 6 12 32 51 −19 14
12 Drogheda 22 1 3 18 15 48 −33 5
Source: www.rsssf.org

Results

Home \ Away BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Bohemians — 2–0 6–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–1
Cork Celtic 2–3 — 4–3 4–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 3–3 2–4 0–1
Cork Hibernians 3–2 1–1 — 3–2 0–0 3–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–0
Drogheda United 0–2 0–1 2–1 — 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–3
Drumcondra 3–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 — 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–3
Dundalk 1–0 4–1 3–6 4–0 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–1
Limerick 2–0 3–2 2–4 1–1 2–2 0–1 — 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–2 1–2
Shamrock Rovers 2–3 3–1 6–1 4–0 5–1 2–1 5–2 — 7–1 2–1 1–2 0–1
Shelbourne 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 3–5
Sligo Rovers 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 — 2–0 0–1
St Patrick's Athletic 3–4 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–3 4–4 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–3 — 2–6
Waterford 0–4 4–1 5–1 3–1 3–3 3–0 1–1 3–4 1–1 3–1 3–0 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mick Lynch Waterford 17
2 Shamie Coad Waterford 14
2 Bobby Gilbert Shamrock Rovers 14
2 Liam Tuohy Shamrock Rovers 14
5 Tony Allen Cork Hibernians 12
5 Frank O'Neill Shamrock Rovers 12
7 Billy Dixon Drumcondra 11
8 Eric Barber Shelbourne 10
8 Joe O'Brien Limerick 10
8 Ben O'Sullivan Bohemians 10

References

  1. ^ "Historical Tables". leagueofireland.ie. League of Ireland. 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
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