1971–72 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1971–72
ChampionsWaterford (5th title)
RelegatedNone
European CupWaterford[1]
Cup Winners' CupCork Hibernians[1]
UEFA CupBohemians[1]
Matches played182
Goals scored590 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorerAlfie Hale, Waterford
Tony Marsden, Cork Hibernians 22 goals

Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1971/1972 season.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Waterford won the championship.[2]

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Waterford (C) 26 21 2 3 66 35 +31 44 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Cork Hibernians 26 19 2 5 70 17 +53 40 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Bohemians 26 16 5 5 45 24 +21 37 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Finn Harps 26 18 0 8 62 34 +28 36
5 Shamrock Rovers 26 12 4 10 52 41 +11 28
6 St Patrick's Athletic 26 9 7 10 33 36 −3 25
7 Dundalk 26 11 3 12 39 46 −7 25
8 Cork Celtic 26 8 7 11 36 46 −10 23
9 Shelbourne 26 6 8 12 30 37 −7 22[a]
10 Athlone Town 26 8 7 11 40 56 −16 21[a]
11 Drogheda 26 6 6 14 30 42 −12 18
12 Drumcondra[b] 26 5 6 15 24 52 −28 16
13 Limerick 26 5 5 16 29 53 −24 15
14 Sligo Rovers 26 5 4 17 34 71 −37 14
Source: www.rsssf.com, League of Ireland
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The points for the Athlone Town 1-0 Shelbourne match were awarded to Shelbourne.
  2. ^ Drumcondra were taken over by, and merged into, Home Farm and changed their club name to Home Farm Drumcondra for next season.

Results

Home \ Away ATH BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN FHA LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Athlone Town — 1–2 4–4 1–5 2–1 1–1 4–4 2–5 1–0 3–2 1–0[a] 2–2 2–1 1–2
Bohemians 1–1 — 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–1
Cork Celtic 2–0 2–1 — 0–3 0–0 1–2 4–2 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–3 1–0 3–3 0–1
Cork Hibernians 1–0 2–0 4–1 — 8–1 3–1 4–1 3–0 6–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–3
Drogheda United 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–0 — 5–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 3–3 0–0 5–0 1–3 0–1
Drumcondra 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–4 1–1 — 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–3
Dundalk 1–0 0–1 4–1 0–4 0–3 1–0 — 3–2 5–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–0
Finn Harps 7–0 3–1 5–2 0–1 2–0 4–1 4–1 — 2–1 5–3 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–0
Limerick 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–3 — 2–4 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–3
Shamrock Rovers 3–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 — 2–1 6–2 1–0 1–2
Shelbourne 3–5 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 — 5–3 1–1 2–2
Sligo Rovers 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 3–4 2–1 0–4 — 1–2 4–7
St Patrick's Athletic 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 — 1–3
Waterford 3–2 4–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 3–2 3–1 3–2 7–2 3–2 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The points from the match between Athlone Town and Shelbourne FC (1–0) were awarded to Shelbourne.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alfie Hale Waterford 22
1 Tony Marsden Cork Hibernians 22
3 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 18
4 Terry Harkin Finn Harps 17
5 Miah Dennehy Hibernians 15
5 Turlough O'Connor Dundalk 15
7 Carl Davenport Cork Celtic 11
7 Dave Kirby Waterford 11
7 Johnny Matthews Waterford 11
7 Gerry Mitchell Sligo Rovers 11
7 Jackie Mooney Bohemians 11
7 Frank O'Neill Shamrock Rovers 11

References

  1. ^ a b c "European Competitions 1972-73". rsssf.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Historical tables". League of Ireland. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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