League of Ireland 1973/74

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League of Ireland 1973/74
master Cork Celtic
European Cup of
National Champions		 Cork Celtic
Uefa cup Bohemians Dublin
Cup winners Finn Harps
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Finn Harps
Teams 14th
Games 182
Gates 534  (ø 2.93 per game)
Top scorer Terry Flanagan and
Turlough O'Connor (both Bohemians Dublin with 18 goals)
← League of Ireland 1972/73

The League of Ireland 1973/74 was the 53rd season of the top Irish football league . The defending champion was Waterford FC .

Cork Celtic won the championship for the first time.

mode

The fourteen teams, which also competed in the preseason, played against each other twice on 26 match days, divided into a first and a second round.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Cork Celtic  26th  18th  6th  2 050:250 2.00 42:10
 2. Bohemians Dublin  26th  18th  2  6th 056:180 3.11 38:14
 3. Cork Hibernians (P)  26th  16  6th  4th 047:230 2.04 38:14
 4th Finn Harps  26th  15th  5  6th 051:270 1.89 35:17
 5. Waterford FC (M)  26th  11  7th  8th 055:360 1.53 29:23
 6th Dundalk FC  26th  12  4th  10 041:360 1.14 28:24
 7th Shamrock Rovers  26th  11  5  10 031:330 0.94 27:25
 8th. St Patrick's Athletic  26th  10  2  14th 029:450 0.64 22:30
 9. Limerick FC  26th  7th  6th  13 032:450 0.71 20:32
10. Home Farm FC  26th  6th  8th  12 019:400 0.48 20:32
11. Drogheda United  26th  7th  5  14th 039:590 0.66 19:33
12. Athlone Town  26th  8th  3  15th 025:380 0.66 19:33
13. Sligo Rovers  26th  6th  2  18th 028:510 0.55 14:38
14th Shelbourne FC  26th  4th  5  17th 031:580 0.53 13:39

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Irish champion and participation in the 1974/75 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1974/75 UEFA Cup
  • Irish cup winner and participation in the 1974/75 European Cup Winners' Cup
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner

    Crosstab

    1973/74 COC Bohemians Dublin COH Finn Harps Waterford FC Dundalk FC Shamrock Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Limerick FC Home Farm FC Drogheda United Athlone Town Sligo Rovers Shelbourne FC
    Cork Celtic 0-0 1: 3 1: 1 1-0 1-0 4-0 3-0 2: 1 2-0 6-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1
    Bohemians Dublin 7-0 0: 2 1-0 1-0 1-0 0: 1 7-0 3-0 4-0 3: 1 2: 3 2: 1 2-0
    Cork Hibernians 1: 2 3: 4 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 3-0 2: 2 2-0 3: 2 3-0
    Finn Harps 1: 2 2: 1 0-0 2: 4 0: 1 1: 1 4-0 0: 1 7: 1 3-0 3: 1 3: 2 3: 2
    Waterford FC 2: 6 2: 2 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0: 3 0: 1 2: 1 0-0 2: 2 6-0 4-0 5-0
    Dundalk FC 1: 1 1-0 2: 3 1: 1 3: 2 1: 3 2: 1 2: 1 0: 1 3-0 1: 1 3-0 3: 1
    Shamrock Rovers 1: 1 0: 1 2-0 0: 2 3: 5 2: 1 0-0 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 0-0 1-0 3: 1
    St Patrick's Athletic 1: 2 0: 1 0: 2 2: 1 0: 1 3: 1 1-0 2: 3 1: 1 1: 3 1-0 0: 1 3: 2
    Limerick FC 0-0 0: 2 2: 1 0: 3 0: 4 4: 1 1-0 4: 2 1: 1 2: 3 0-0 2: 3 1: 1
    Home Farm FC 0: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 3 2: 2 1: 2 0-0 0: 2 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 0: 2
    Drogheda United 2: 3 0: 5 0: 4 2: 3 2: 2 3: 1 2: 1 2: 3 0: 1 1: 1 3: 1 2: 3 1: 1
    Athlone Town 0: 1 1: 2 0: 1 1: 3 0: 2 0: 2 1: 2 1-0 4: 1 2-0 1: 3 3-0 2-0
    Sligo Rovers 1: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 1 1: 3 3: 4 1-0 1: 2 1: 1 3-0 2: 1 0: 1 0: 2
    Shelbourne FC 1: 3 0: 2 1: 1 1: 2 1: 4 0: 3 4: 1 1: 3 3: 3 2: 2 1: 3 1: 2 2: 1

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