League of Ireland 1976/77
League of Ireland 1976/77 | |
master | Sligo Rovers |
European Cup of National Champions |
Sligo Rovers |
Uefa cup | Bohemians Dublin |
Cup winners | Dundalk FC |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Dundalk FC |
Teams | 14th |
Games | 182 |
Gates | 545 (ø 2.99 per game) |
Top scorer |
Syd Wallace (Waterford FC, 16 goals) |
← League of Ireland 1975/76 |
The League of Ireland 1976/77 was the 56th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champion was Dundalk FC .
Sligo Rovers won the championship for the first time in exactly 40 years, and for the last time in the next 35 years.
mode
The fourteen teams played against each other twice on 26 match days, divided into a first half and a second half. For Cork Hibernians (dissolved) Albert Rovers was added to the league.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Sligo Rovers | 26th | 18th | 3 | 5 | 48:20 | +28 | 39:13 |
2. | Bohemians Dublin (P) | 26th | 17th | 4th | 5 | 50:29 | +21 | 38:14 |
3. | Drogheda United | 26th | 12 | 10 | 4th | 56:34 | +22 | 34:18 |
4th | Waterford FC | 26th | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42:28 | +14 | 33:19 |
5. | Dundalk FC (M) | 26th | 12 | 5 | 9 | 51:42 | +9 | 29:23 |
6th | St Patrick's Athletic | 26th | 9 | 10 | 7th | 30:27 | +3 | 28:24 |
7th | Shelbourne FC | 26th | 10 | 8th | 8th | 39:40 | −1 | 28:24 |
8th. | Finn Harps | 26th | 9 | 8th | 9 | 40:45 | −5 | 26:26 |
9. | Cork Celtic | 26th | 10 | 5 | 11 | 48:44 | +4 | 25:27 |
10. | Athlone Town | 26th | 8th | 7th | 11 | 43:46 | −3 | 23:29 |
11. | Shamrock Rovers | 26th | 7th | 3 | 16 | 26:46 | −20 | 17:35 |
12. | Limerick FC | 26th | 5 | 6th | 15th | 29:47 | −18 | 16:36 |
13. | Albert Rovers (N) | 26th | 5 | 6th | 15th | 21:42 | −21 | 16:36 |
14th | Home Farm FC | 26th | 4th | 4th | 18th | 22:55 | −33 | 12:40 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(M) | Reigning Irish Master |
(P) | Reigning Irish Cup Winner |
(N) | Newly elected to the league |
Crosstab
1976/77 | COC | ALB | ||||||||||||
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Sligo Rovers | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 | |
Bohemians Dublin | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 6-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
Drogheda United | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 6: 3 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 5-0 | |
Waterford FC | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | |
Dundalk FC | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 6: 3 | |
St Patrick's Athletic | 0: 1 | 1: 5 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | |
Shelbourne FC | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 6 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | |
Finn Harps | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 7 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
Cork Celtic | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 4: 1 | 5: 2 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | |
Athlone Town | 0: 5 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | |
Shamrock Rovers | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 4 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | |
Limerick FC | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | |
Albert Rovers | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 5 | 0: 4 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | |
Home Farm FC | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 |
Web links
- Results and table eu-football.info
- Table on rsssf.com , accessed May 10, 2013