1980–81 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season 1980–81
Champions Athlone Town

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1980–81 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Athlone Town won the championship.

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Athlone Town A.F.C. 30 23 5 2 67 22 +45 51
2 Dundalk F.C. 30 20 5 5 63 28 +35 45
3 Limerick United 30 17 7 6 47 25 +22 41
4 Bohemian F.C. 30 10 16 4 38 25 +13 36
5 Shamrock Rovers F.C. 30 14 8 8 37 29 +8 36
6 Finn Harps F.C. 30 12 6 12 41 39 +2 30
7 Waterford 30 11 8 11 32 35 −3 30
8 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 30 11 6 13 45 48 −3 28
9 Cork United 30 11 6 13 37 42 −5 28
10 Drogheda United F.C. 30 10 7 13 47 55 −8 27
11 Sligo Rovers F.C. 30 12 2 16 45 57 −12 26
12 University College Dublin A.F.C. 30 8 9 13 37 49 −12 25
13 Galway Rovers[lower-alpha 1] 30 6 9 15 26 39 −13 21
14 Home Farm F.C. 30 7 6 17 34 55 −21 20
15 Shelbourne F.C. 30 6 6 18 31 52 −21 18
16 Thurles Town F.C. 30 7 4 19 38 65 −27 18
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Notes:
  1. ↑ Galway Rovers changed their club name to Galway United for next season.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Eugene Davis Athlone Town 23
2 Brendan Bradley Sligo Rovers 18
3 Mick Fairclough Dundalk 16
3 Michael O'Connor Athlone Town 16
5 Gary Hulmes Limerick United 13
6 Derek Carthy St Patrick's Athletic 12
6 Paul Nugent Shelbourne (5)
Drogheda United (7)		 12
8 Liam Buckley Shamrock Rovers 11
8 Leo Flanagan Dundalk 11
8 Jim Mahon St Patrick's Athletic 11
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