League of Ireland 1977/78

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
League of Ireland 1977/78
master Bohemians Dublin
European Cup of
National Champions		 Bohemians Dublin
Uefa cup Finn Harps
Cup winners Shamrock Rovers
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Shamrock Rovers
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 651  (ø 2.71 per game)
Top scorer Turlough O'Connor
(Bohemians Dublin, 24 goals)
← League of Ireland 1976/77

The League of Ireland 1977/78 was the 57th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champion was Sligo Rovers .

Bohemians Dublin won the championship for the seventh time.

mode

16 teams took part this season. The fourteen teams from the previous season, as well as the newly approved clubs Galway United and Thurles Town . The teams played against each other twice on 30 match days, divided into a first half and a second half. Albert Rovers has been renamed Cork Alberts.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Bohemians Dublin  30th  17th  10  3 074:250 +49 44:16
 2. Finn Harps  30th  19th  4th  7th 060:380 +22 42:18
 3. Drogheda United  30th  15th  10  5 053:270 +26 40:20
 4th Shamrock Rovers  30th  14th  12  4th 045:220 +23 40:20
 5. Waterford FC  30th  16  7th  7th 046:370  +9 39:21
 6th Sligo Rovers (M)  30th  13  8th  9 047:310 +16 34:26
 7th Limerick FC  30th  10  12  8th 036:290  +7 32:28
 8th. Athlone Town  30th  10  11  9 043:400  +3 31:29
 9. Cork Alberts  30th  11  8th  11 036:350  +1 30:30
10. St Patrick's Athletic  30th  10  7th  13 034:350  −1 27:33
11. Dundalk FC (P)  30th  9  9  12 043:460  −3 27:33
12. Shelbourne FC  30th  6th  11  13 032:500 −18 23:37
13. Home Farm FC  30th  8th  7th  15th 030:560 −26 23:37
14th Cork Celtic  30th  6th  10  14th 034:580 −24 22:38
15th Galway Rovers (N)  30th  3  10  17th 016:530 −37 16:44
16. Thurles Town (N)  30th  1  8th  21st 022:690 −47 10:50

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

  • Irish champion and participation in the 1978/79 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1978/79 UEFA Cup
  • Irish cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1978/79
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner
    (N) Newly elected to the league

    Crosstab

    1977/78 Bohemians Dublin Finn Harps Drogheda United Shamrock Rovers Waterford FC Sligo Rovers Limerick FC Athlone Town ALB St Patrick's Athletic Dundalk FC Shelbourne FC Home Farm FC COC Galway Rovers THU
    Bohemians Dublin 3-0 2-0 3-0 7: 3 2-0 0-0 0-0 6-0 3: 2 7: 2 0-0 4-0 3: 1 3-0 0-0
    Finn Harps 3-0 3: 3 0-0 1: 2 2: 1 1-0 2-0 0: 1 2-0 4: 2 1-0 1: 3 7: 4 3: 1 0-0
    Drogheda United 1: 1 3-0 0-0 2-0 1: 1 0-0 2: 1 3: 1 2: 1 0-0 2: 1 4: 1 3-0 4-0 1: 1
    Shamrock Rovers 0-0 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 4: 1 4: 1 4-0 2-0 2: 1
    Waterford FC 0: 3 1: 1 3: 2 1-0 2: 1 0-0 1: 2 0: 1 3: 1 2: 1 3-0 4: 1 1-0 1-0 0-0
    Sligo Rovers 1: 5 1: 2 1-0 0-0 0: 1 3-0 0: 1 2: 2 1-0 0: 1 3-0 4: 1 1: 1 4-0 6: 2
    Limerick FC 3: 4 4: 2 1-0 1: 1 2: 2 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 2: 2 3-0 1: 3 3: 2 0-0 3-0
    Athlone Town 2: 2 1: 2 2-0 2: 2 1: 3 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 2: 2 1-0 3: 3 4: 2 2: 2 0-0 2: 1
    Cork Alberts 1: 1 1-0 1: 2 0-0 1: 2 0: 1 0-0 3: 1 1-0 3-0 2: 2 3-0 1: 1 0-0 1-0
    St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 0: 3 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 0-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 4-0 2: 1
    Dundalk FC 2: 2 0: 4 1: 1 0: 1 4-0 0: 1 2-0 0: 2 1: 3 1-0 6: 2 0-0 2: 3 2-0 3-0
    Shelbourne FC 1: 2 3: 4 0: 4 0-0 0: 2 0-0 0-0 0: 3 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 3-0 0-0 1-0 2-0
    Home Farm FC 0: 8 0: 1 0: 2 0-0 0: 1 2: 3 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 2-0 3: 1
    Cork Celtic 0: 3 1: 3 1: 4 2: 6 2: 2 1: 3 2-0 1: 3 0-0 1: 3 0-0 1: 1 1-0 2-0 2-0
    Galway Rovers 0-0 2: 3 0: 1 1: 4 0: 3 1: 1 1: 1 3: 2 0: 4 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1
    Thurles Town 1-0 1: 4 1: 3 0: 2 1: 1 1: 5 1: 6 0-0 3: 4 1: 1 2: 6 1: 5 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1

    Web links