1984–85 League of Ireland
Season | 1984–85 |
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Dates | 16 September 1984 - 2 May 1985 |
Champions | Shamrock Rovers (12th title) |
Relegated | Sligo Rovers Drogheda United Finn Harps Longford Town |
European Cup | Shamrock Rovers |
UEFA Cup | Bohemians |
Cup Winners' Cup | Galway United |
Top goalscorer | Tommy Gaynor (17) & Michael O'Connor (17) |
Biggest home win | 6-0 Limerick v Drogheda United 24/02/1985[1] |
Biggest away win | 0-6, St. Patrick's Athletic v Longford Town 24/02/1985[2] |
Highest scoring | 4-5, Finn Harps v Drogheda United 30/09/1984 [3] |
← 1983–84 1985–86 → |
Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1984–1985 season.
Overview
[edit]It was contested by 16 teams, and Shamrock Rovers won the championship. The prize for the League Champions was £5,000.
Final table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 49 | Qualification to 1985–86 European Cup |
2 | Bohemians | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 43 | Qualification to 1985–86 UEFA Cup |
3 | Athlone Town | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 40 | |
4 | University College Dublin | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 38 | |
5 | Limerick City | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 37 | |
6 | Galway United | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 29 | Qualification to 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup[a] |
7 | Waterford United | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 29 | |
8 | Dundalk | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 28 | |
9 | Cork City | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 28 | |
10 | Home Farm | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 27 | |
11 | St Patrick's Athletic | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 27 | |
12 | Shelbourne | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 26 | |
13 | Sligo Rovers (R) | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to 1985–86 League of Ireland First Division |
14 | Drogheda United (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 24 | |
15 | Finn Harps (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 19 | |
16 | Longford Town (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 71 | −44 | 10 |
- ^ Galway United qualified for the 1985-86 European Cup Winners' Cup after reaching the 1984–85 FAI Cup final.
Bottom four clubs relegated to the new First Division for next season.
Bray Wanderers, Cobh Ramblers, Derry City, E.M.F.A., Monaghan United and Newcastle United were elected to the 1985–86 League of Ireland First Division.
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Tommy Gaynor | Limerick City | 17 |
1 | Michael O'Connor | Athlone Town | 17 |
3 | Jackie Jameson | Bohemians | 15 |
4 | Fran Hitchcock | Home Farm | 14 |
4 | Des Kennedy | Limerick City | 14 |
6 | Mick Byrne | Shamrock Rovers | 12 |
6 | Con McLaughlin | Finn Harps | 12 |
6 | Larry Wyse | Bohemians | 12 |
9 | Roddy Collins | Drogheda United | 10 |
9 | Paddy Dillon | Drogheda United | 10 |
9 | Terry Eviston | Athlone Town | 10 |
9 | Brian Gardiner | Galway United | 10 |
9 | Pat Morley | Waterford | 10 |
9 | Liam O'Brien | Shamrock Rovers | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Biggest Home Win". www.extratime.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Biggest Away Win". www.extratime.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Highest scoring game". www.extratime.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.