1982–83 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1982–83
ChampionsAthlone Town (2nd title)

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1982-83 season.

Overview

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

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Athlone Town (C) 26 20 5 1 61 24 +37 65 Qualification to 1983–84 European Cup
2 Drogheda United 26 14 7 5 43 18 +25 49 Qualification to 1983–84 UEFA Cup
3 Dundalk 26 14 6 6 32 17 +15 48
4 Bohemians 26 13 7 6 42 26 +16 46
5 Shelbourne 26 13 5 8 50 45 +5 44
6 Shamrock Rovers 26 10 8 8 39 25 +14 38
7 St Patrick's Athletic 26 10 7 9 38 38 0 37
8 Limerick United[a] 26 10 5 11 43 35 +8 35
9 Finn Harps 26 9 8 9 36 33 +3 35
10 Waterford United 26 8 8 10 31 44 −13 32
11 Galway United 26 6 8 12 33 44 −11 26
12 Sligo Rovers 26 4 9 13 27 48 −21 21 Qualification to 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup[b]
13 UCD 26 4 4 18 29 63 −34 16
14 Home Farm 26 2 3 21 24 68 −44 9
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(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Limerick United resigned from the league and were replaced by Limerick City for next season.
  2. ^ Sligo Rovers qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1982–83 FAI Cup final.

Results

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

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Noel Larkin Athlone Town 18
2 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 17
2 Kieran McCabe Shamrock Rovers 17
4 Kevin Cassidy Galway United 13
4 Eugene Davis St Patrick's Athletic 13
6 Brian Duff Galway United 12
7 Liam Buckley Shamrock Rovers 11
7 Tony Morris Limerick United 11
7 Michael O'Connor Athlone Town 11
10 Mick Fairclough Dundalk 10
10 Jackie Jameson Bohemians 10
10 Jim Mahon St Patrick's Athletic 10
10 Joey Salmon Athlone Town 10

References

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