1979–80 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1979–80 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Limerick F.C. won the championship.

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Limerick United F.C.	47	20	7	3	67	24	+43
2	Dundalk F.C.	46	20	6	4	59	13	+46
3	Athlone Town A.F.C.	39	16	7	7	60	24	+36
4	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	38	14	10	6	61	29	+32
5	Finn Harps F.C.	38	16	6	8	49	33	+16
6	Bohemian F.C.	32	12	8	10	42	30	+12
7	Waterford F.C	31	8	15	7	38	33	+5
8	Sligo Rovers F.C.	31	11	9	10	40	45	-5
9	Thurles Town F.C.	28	9	10	11	43	48	-5
10	Drogheda United F.C.	28	6	16	8	36	41	-5
11	Galway Rovers F.C.	28	11	6	13	32	47	-15
12	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	27	9	9	12	39	46	-7
13	Home Farm F.C.	25	10	5	15	27	42	-15
14	Cork United F.C.	16	6	4	20	22	56	-34
15	University College Dublin A.F.C.	14	5	4	21	24	75	-51
16	Shelbourne F.C.	12	3	6	21	30	83	-53

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alan Campbell	Shamrock Rovers	22
2	Tony Morris	Limerick United	19
3	Neville Steedman	Thurles Town	17
4	Gary Hulmes	Sligo Rovers (9) Limerick United (4)	13
5	Leo Flanagan	Dundalk	12
6	Brendan Bradley	Sligo Rovers	11
6	Eoin Hand	Limerick United	11
8	Eugene Davis	Athlone Town	10
8	Paddy Joyce	Bohemians	10
8	Joe Logan	Finn Harps	10
8	Joe McGrory	Finn Harps	10
8	John Minnock	Finn Harps	10
8	Ray Treacy	Shamrock Rovers	10

References