1971–72 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1971/1972 season.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Waterford United F.C. won the championship.

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Waterford F.C.	44	21	2	3	66	35	+31
2	Cork Hibernians F.C.	40	19	2	5	70	17	+53
3	Bohemian F.C.	37	16	5	5	45	24	+21
4	Finn Harps F.C.	36	18	0	8	62	34	+28
5	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	28	12	4	10	52	41	+11
6	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	25	9	7	10	33	36	-3
7	Dundalk F.C.	25	11	3	12	39	46	-7
8	Cork Celtic F.C.	23	8	7	11	36	46	-10
9	Shelbourne F.C.*	22	6	8	12	30	37	-7
10	Athlone Town A.F.C.*	21	8	7	11	40	56	-16
11	Drogheda F.C.	18	6	6	14	30	42	-12
12	Drumcondra F.C.**	16	5	6	15	24	52	-28
13	Limerick F.C.	15	5	5	16	29	53	-24
14	Sligo Rovers F.C.	14	4	4	17	34	71	-37

'*'The points for the Athlone Town A.F.C. 1-0 Shelbourne F.C. match were awarded to Shelbourne F.C..

'**'Drumcondra F.C. were taken over by, and merged into, Home Farm F.C. and changed their club name to Home Farm Drumcondra F.C. for next season.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alfie Hale	Waterford	22
1	Tony Marsden	Cork Hibs	22
3	Brendan Bradley	Finn Harps	18
4	Terry Harkin	Finn Harps	17
5	Miah Dennehy	Cork Hibs	15
5	Turlough O'Connor	Dundalk	15
7	Carl Davenport	Cork Celtic	11
7	Dave Kirby	Waterford	11
7	Johnny Matthews	Waterford	11
7	Gerry Mitchell	Sligo Rovers	11
7	Jackie Mooney	Bohemians	11
7	Frank O'Neill	Shamrock Rovers	11

References