1970–71 League of Ireland
Season | 1970–71 |
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Champions | Cork Hibernians |
Top goalscorer | Brendan Bradley, Finn Harps 20 goals |
← 1969–70 1971–72 → |
Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1970/1971 season.
Overview
[edit]The championship was contested by 14 teams. Cork Hibernians won the title after beating Shamrock Rovers 3-1 in a play-off on 25 April 1971 in Dalymount Park with goals from Miah Dennehy (2) and Dave Wigginton for Cork Hibernians. Mick Leech scored for Shamrock Rovers.
Final classification
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Cork Hibernians | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 35 |
2 | Shamrock Rovers | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 35 |
3 | Waterford | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 34 |
4 | Bohemians | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 33 |
5 | Cork Celtic | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 31 |
6 | Finn Harps | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 30 |
7 | Limerick | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 28 |
8 | Shelbourne | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 27 |
9 | Dundalk | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 25 |
10 | Athlone Town | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 21 |
11 | Sligo Rovers | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 21 |
12 | St Patrick's Athletic | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 17 |
13 | Drogheda | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 16 |
14 | Drumcondra | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 11 |
Source: www.rsssf.com
Results
[edit]League Title play-off
[edit]League Title play-off
Cork Hibernians | 3–1 | Shamrock Rovers |
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Miah Dennehy (2), Dave Wigginton | TBA | Mick Leech |
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 28,000[citation needed]
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 20 |
2 | Johnny Matthews | Waterford | 17 |
3 | Turlough O'Connor | Dundalk | 16 |
4 | Damien Richardson | Shamrock Rovers | 15 |
5 | Val Wallace | Athlone Town | 14 |
6 | Ray Gaston | Finn Harps | 12 |
7 | Sean Coyle | Finn Harps | 11 |
8 | Alfie Hale | Waterford | 10 |
8 | John Murray | Shelbourne | 10 |
10 | Mick Leech | Shamrock Rovers | 9 |
10 | Harry Quinn | St Patrick's Athletic | 9 |
10 | Dave Wigginton | Cork Hibernians | 9 |