League of Ireland 1976/77

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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  5 048:200 +28 39:13
 2. Bohemians Dublin (P)  26th  17th  4th  5 050:290 +21 38:14
 3. Drogheda United  26th  12  10  4th 056:340 +22 34:18
 4th Waterford FC  26th  12  9  5 042:280 +14 33:19
 5. Dundalk FC (M)  26th  12  5  9 051:420  +9 29:23
 6th St Patrick's Athletic  26th  9  10  7th 030:270  +3 28:24
 7th Shelbourne FC  26th  10  8th  8th 039:400  −1 28:24
 8th. Finn Harps  26th  9  8th  9 040:450  −5 26:26
 9. Cork Celtic  26th  10  5  11 048:440  +4 25:27
10. Athlone Town  26th  8th  7th  11 043:460  −3 23:29
11. Shamrock Rovers  26th  7th  3  16 026:460 −20 17:35
12. Limerick FC  26th  5  6th  15th 029:470 −18 16:36
13. Albert Rovers (N)  26th  5  6th  15th 021:420 −21 16:36
14th Home Farm FC  26th  4th  4th  18th 022:550 −33 12:40

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Irish champion and participation in the 1977/78 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1977/78 UEFA Cup
  • Irish cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1977/78
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner
    (N) Newly elected to the league

    Crosstab

    1976/77 Sligo Rovers Bohemians Dublin Drogheda United Waterford FC Dundalk FC St Patrick's Athletic Shelbourne FC Finn Harps COC Athlone Town Shamrock Rovers Limerick FC ALB Home Farm FC
    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

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