1969–70 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1969–70
ChampionsWaterford (4th title)
Top goalscorerBrendan Bradley, Finn Harps 18 Goals

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1969/1970 season.

Overview

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

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Waterford (C) 26 16 6 4 55 33 +22 38 1970–71 European Cup
2 Shamrock Rovers 26 14 8 4 55 29 +26 36
3 Cork Hibernians 26 13 9 4 35 20 +15 35
4 Limerick 26 12 6 8 35 24 +11 30
5 Dundalk 26 12 6 8 42 37 +5 30
6 Shelbourne 26 10 7 9 38 32 +6 27
7 Finn Harps 26 10 6 10 48 51 −3 26
8 Sligo Rovers 26 11 4 11 37 41 −4 26
9 Cork Celtic 26 8 6 12 34 38 −4 22
10 Athlone Town 26 9 4 13 40 49 −9 22
11 Bohemians 26 8 4 14 39 45 −6 20
12 Drogheda 26 5 9 12 26 37 −11 19
13 St Patrick's Athletic 26 8 1 17 35 54 −19 17
14 Drumcondra 26 5 6 15 35 64 −29 16
Source: www.rsssf.org
(C) Champions

Results

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

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 18
2 Dave Wigginton Cork Hibernians 17
3 Eric Barber Shamrock Rovers 15
3 Johnny Matthews Waterford 15
5 Alfie Hale Waterford 12
5 Jimmy O'Connor Shelbourne 12
7 Billy Duffy Athlone Town 11
7 Mick Lawlor Shamrock Rovers 11
7 Mick Leech Shamrock Rovers 11
7 John N. O'Neill Waterford 11
7 Paddy Turner Dundalk 11

References

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