1970–71 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1970/1971 season.

League of Ireland
Season1970–71
ChampionsCork Hibernians
Top goalscorerBrendan Bradley, Finn Harps 20 goals

Overview

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

League Title play-off
League Title play-off
Cork Hibernians3–1Shamrock Rovers
Miah Dennehy (2), Dave Wigginton TBA Mick Leech
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 28,000

Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals
1Brendan BradleyFinn Harps20
2Johnny MatthewsWaterford17
3Turlough O'ConnorDundalk16
4Damien RichardsonShamrock Rovers15
5Val WallaceAthlone Town14
6Ray GastonFinn Harps12
7Sean CoyleFinn Harps11
8Alfie HaleWaterford10
8John MurrayShelbourne10
10Mick LeechShamrock Rovers9
10Harry QuinnSt Patrick's Athletic9
10Dave WiggintonCork Hibernians9
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