League of Ireland 1975/76

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League of Ireland 1975/76
master Dundalk FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Dundalk FC
Uefa cup Finn Harps
Cup winners Bohemians Dublin
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Bohemians Dublin
Teams 14th
Games 182
Gates 573  (ø 3.15 per game)
Top scorer Brendan Bradley
(Finn Harps, 29 goals)
← League of Ireland 1974/75

The League of Ireland 1975/76 was the 55th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champion was Bohemians Dublin .

Dundalk FC became champions for the fourth 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. Dundalk FC  26th  15th  10  1 054:260 2.08 40:12
 2. Finn Harps  26th  15th  6th  5 057:350 1.63 36:16
 3. Waterford FC  26th  13  8th  5 054:370 1.46 34:18
 4th Bohemians Dublin (M)  26th  10  12  4th 044:250 1.76 32:20
 5. Cork Hibernians  26th  11  9  6th 037:240 1.54 31:21
 6th Drogheda United  26th  11  6th  9 042:450 0.93 28:24
 7th Athlone Town  26th  12  4th  10 040:490 0.82 28:24
 8th. Cork Celtic  26th  11  5  10 041:340 1.21 27:25
 9. Shelbourne FC  26th  7th  7th  12 042:440 0.95 21:31
10. Sligo Rovers  26th  6th  8th  12 032:490 0.65 20:32
11. St Patrick's Athletic  26th  7th  5  14th 031:530 0.58 19:33
12. Home Farm FC (P)  26th  4th  9  13 035:540 0.65 17:35
13. Limerick FC  26th  6th  4th  16 037:490 0.76 16:36
14th Shamrock Rovers  26th  4th  7th  15th 027:490 0.55 15:37

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Irish champion and participation in the 1976/77 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1976/77 UEFA Cup
  • Irish cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1976/77
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner

    Crosstab

    1975/76 Dundalk FC Finn Harps Waterford FC Bohemians Dublin COH Drogheda United Athlone Town COC Shelbourne FC Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Home Farm FC Limerick FC Shamrock Rovers
    Dundalk FC 1: 1 1: 1 2: 2 1-0 4: 1 3-0 3: 2 4: 1 3: 2 2: 2 2: 2 1-0 5: 2
    Finn Harps 0: 2 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 7-0 1: 2 0: 3 2: 1 6: 1 1-0 2: 1 4: 2 2: 2
    Waterford FC 0: 2 3: 1 0-0 0: 1 2-0 3: 2 2: 1 4: 2 4: 1 3: 2 7: 2 0: 1 3: 2
    Bohemians Dublin 1: 1 1: 2 2-0 0-0 2: 2 2-0 2: 2 3-0 3: 1 6-0 3: 2 6: 2 1-0
    Cork Hibernians 1: 1 0: 2 1: 1 1: 2 2: 1 5-0 1: 1 2: 2 3-0 2-0 2-0 2: 1 1: 1
    Drogheda United 1: 2 2: 3 2: 2 2: 2 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1
    Athlone Town 0: 1 3: 2 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 3: 2 2: 1 2: 1 0: 2 2-0 4: 2 5: 5 3: 1
    Cork Celtic 2: 1 0: 2 3: 4 1-0 1: 1 0: 2 1: 2 0-0 3-0 3: 1 3: 1 2-0 3: 1
    Shelbourne FC 1: 2 0: 1 2: 2 0-0 0: 3 2: 2 2: 3 2: 1 0-0 2: 4 5: 1 3: 1 2-0
    Sligo Rovers 1: 1 2: 4 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 0: 3 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 3: 2
    St Patrick's Athletic 2: 2 3: 3 0: 2 0: 1 1: 2 3: 1 1: 1 1: 2 1: 3 1: 4 1: 3 0: 5 1-0
    Home Farm FC 0-0 1: 1 2: 4 1: 1 1: 1 0: 3 5-0 0: 1 1: 5 4: 2 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1
    Limerick FC 1: 4 1: 3 2: 1 1: 1 0: 1 3: 4 3-0 2: 1 2-0 1: 2 1: 2 0: 1 1: 2
    Shamrock Rovers 0: 3 1: 1 3: 3 1-0 1-0 2: 3 1: 2 2: 2 0: 4 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 1-0

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