1975–76 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1975–76 season.

Overview

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

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Dundalk F.C.	40	15	10	1	54	26	+28
2	Finn Harps F.C.	36	15	6	5	57	35	+22
3	Waterford F.C.	34	13	8	5	54	37	+17
4	Bohemian F.C.	32	10	12	4	44	25	+19
5	Cork Hibernians F.C.*	31	11	9	6	37	24	+13
6	Drogheda United F.C.	28	11	6	9	42	45	-3
7	Athlone Town A.F.C.	28	12	4	10	40	49	-9
8	Cork Celtic F.C.	27	11	5	10	41	34	+7
9	Shelbourne F.C.	21	7	7	12	42	44	-2
10	Sligo Rovers F.C.	20	6	8	12	32	49	-17
11	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	19	7	5	14	31	53	-22
12	Home Farm F.C.	17	4	9	13	35	54	-19
13	Limerick F.C.	16	6	4	16	37	49	-12
14	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	15	4	7	15	27	49	-22

'*'Cork Hibernians F.C. reigned from the league at the end of the season.

Albert Rovers F.C. were elected to the league for next season.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Brendan Bradley	Finn Harps	29
2	Turlough O'Connor	Bohemians	16
3	Mick Leech	Waterford	15
3	Bobby Tambling	Cork Celtic	15
5	Mick Leonard	Sligo Rovers	14
6	Peter Conway	St Patrick's Athletic	13
6	Frank Devlin	Home Farm	13
8	Paul Martin	Athlone Town	12
9	Damien Byrne	Drogheda United	11
9	Terry Flanagan	Dundalk	11
9	Mick Lawlor	Shelbourne	11

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