1971–72 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season 1971–72
Champions Waterford
Matches played 182
Goals scored 590 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorer Alfie Hale, Waterford
Tony Marsden, Cork Hibernians 22 goals

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

Overview

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

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Waterford 26 21 2 3 66 35 +31 44
2 Cork Hibernians 26 19 2 5 70 17 +53 40
3 Bohemians 26 16 5 5 45 24 +21 37
4 Finn Harps 26 18 0 8 62 34 +28 36
5 Shamrock Rovers 26 12 4 10 52 41 +11 28
6 St Patrick's Athletic 26 9 7 10 33 36 −3 25
7 Dundalk 26 11 3 12 39 46 −7 25
8 Cork Celtic 26 8 7 11 36 46 −10 23
9 Shelbourne 26 6 8 12 30 37 −7 22[lower-alpha 1]
10 Athlone Town 26 8 7 11 40 56 −16 21[lower-alpha 1]
11 Drogheda United 26 6 6 14 30 42 −12 18
12 Drumcondra[lower-alpha 2] 26 5 6 15 24 52 −28 16
13 Limerick 26 5 5 16 29 53 −24 15
14 Sligo Rovers 25 4 4 17 34 71 −37 12
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Notes:
  1. 1 2 The points for the Athlone Town 1-0 Shelbourne match were awarded to Shelbourne.
  2. ↑ Drumcondra were taken over by, and merged into, Home Farm and changed their club name to Home Farm Drumcondra for next season.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alfie Hale Waterford 22
1 Tony Marsden Cork Hibernians 22
3 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 18
4 Terry Harkin Finn Harps 17
5 Miah Dennehy Hibernians 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
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