1961–62 League of Ireland

League of Ireland

Season	1961–62
Champions	Shelbourne (7th Title)
← 1960–61 1962–63 →

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1961/1962 season.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Shelbourne F.C. won the championship after beating Cork Celtic F.C. 1-0 in a Championship Play-off on 2 May 1962 at Dalymount Park.

Shelbourne F.C. qualified to play in the European Cup, Shamrock Rovers F.C. qualified to play in the Cup Winners' Cup and Drumcondra F.C. qualified to play in the Fairs Cup for next season.

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Shelbourne F.C.	35	15	5	2	55	23	+32	European Cup
2	Cork Celtic F.C.	35	16	3	3	71	24	+47
3	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	31	14	3	5	51	32	+19	Cup Winners's Cup
4	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	25	11	3	8	48	46	+2
5	Cork Hibernians F.C.*	25	8	8	6	37	36	+1
6	Limerick F.C.*	24	10	5	7	41	34	+7
7	Drumcondra F.C.	22	8	6	8	45	40	+5	Fairs Cup
8	Dundalk F.C.	21	8	5	9	42	36	+6
9	Bohemian F.C.	17	6	5	11	40	46	-6
10	Waterford F.C.	17	7	3	12	39	49	-10
11	Transport F.C.**	7	2	3	17	29	76	-47
12	Sligo Rovers F.C.**	5	1	3	18	31	87	-56

'*'After a protest the points for the drawn game between Cork Hibernians F.C. and Limerick F.C. were awarded to Cork Hibernians F.C..

'**'Transport F.C. and Sligo Rovers F.C. were not re-elected to the league for next season.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Eddie Bailham	Shamrock Rovers	21
2	Donal Leahy	Cork Celtic	18
3	Eric Barber	Shelbourne	15
3	Austin Noonan	Cork Celtic	15
5	Ronnie Whelan	St Patrick's Athletic	12
6	Jimmy Morrissey	Drumcondra	11
7	Ben Hannigan	Shelbourne	10
7	George Lynam	Cork Celtic	10
7	Donal O'Leary	Cork Celtic	10
10	Johnny Kingston	Bohemians	9
10	Jackie Mooney	Cork Hibs	9
10	Eddie Mulvey	Limerick	9
10	Tommy O'Connor	Limerick	9
10	Paddy O'Rourke	St Patrick's Athletic	9
10	Willie Peyton	St Patrick's Athletic	9

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