League of Ireland 1979/80

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League of Ireland 1979/80
master Limerick FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Limerick FC
Uefa cup Dundalk FC
Cup winners Waterford FC
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Waterford FC
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 669  (ø 2.79 per game)
Top scorer Alan Campbell
(Shamrock Rovers, 22 goals)
← League of Ireland 1978/79

The League of Ireland 1979/80 was the 59th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champion was Dundalk FC .

Limerick FC won the championship. It was the second and last title for the club, which was dissolved in 2007.

mode

The 16 teams played against each other twice on 30 match days, divided into a first half and a second half. For the dissolved Cork Celtic , University College Dublin AFC was added to the league. Cork Alberts was renamed Cork United .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Limerick FC  30th  20th  7th  3 067:240 +43 47:13
 2. Dundalk FC (M, P)  30th  20th  6th  4th 059:130 +46 46:14
 3. Athlone Town  30th  16  7th  7th 060:240 +36 39:21
 4th Shamrock Rovers  30th  14th  10  6th 061:290 +32 38:22
 5. Finn Harps  30th  16  6th  8th 049:330 +16 38:22
 6th Bohemians Dublin  30th  12  8th  10 042:300 +12 32:28
 7th Waterford FC  30th  8th  15th  7th 038:330  +5 31:29
 8th. Sligo Rovers  30th  11  9  10 040:450  −5 31:29
 9. Thurles Town  30th  9  10  11 043:480  −5 28:32
10. Drogheda United  30th  6th  16  8th 036:410  −5 28:32
11. Galway Rovers  30th  11  6th  13 032:470 −15 28:32
12. St Patrick's Athletic  30th  9  9  12 039:460  −7 27:33
13. Home Farm FC  30th  10  5  15th 027:420 −15 25:35
14th Cork United  30th  6th  4th  20th 022:560 −34 16:44
15th University College Dublin AFC (N)  30th  5  4th  21st 024:750 −51 14:46
16. Shelbourne FC  30th  3  6th  21st 030:830 −53 12:48

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

  • Irish champion and participation in the 1980/81 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1980/81 UEFA Cup
  • Irish cup winner and participation in the 1980/81 European Cup Winners' Cup
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner

    Crosstab

    1979/80 Limerick FC Dundalk FC Athlone Town Shamrock Rovers Finn Harps Bohemians Dublin Waterford FC Sligo Rovers THU Drogheda United Galway Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Home Farm FC COU University College Dublin AFC Shelbourne FC
    Limerick FC 2-0 0-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 1: 1 3: 1 5-0 1: 1 1-0 0-0 4-0 4: 1 2-0 4-0
    Dundalk FC 1-0 1-0 1-0 0: 1 1-0 0-0 3: 2 2-0 1: 1 7: 2 3-0 0-0 3-0 6-0 9-0
    Athlone Town 1: 1 0: 1 4: 1 0: 1 2: 1 0-0 0: 2 3-0 4-0 6-0 1-0 2-0 2: 1 6-0 3-0
    Shamrock Rovers 1: 2 1: 1 0: 1 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 4-0 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 3: 1 3-0 6-0 7: 1 5-0
    Finn Harps 2: 3 0-0 1: 2 0-0 0: 2 3: 1 2: 1 2-0 0: 1 2-0 1: 1 4: 3 2-0 2: 1 6-0
    Bohemians Dublin 1-0 1-0 3: 3 0: 2 4-0 0: 2 0-0 1-0 1: 1 0-0 0-0 1: 2 1-0 3-0 4: 1
    Waterford FC 3: 4 2-0 2: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0: 2 2: 2 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 0-0 2-0 1: 1
    Sligo Rovers 2: 3 0: 1 3: 3 1: 6 1-0 2: 1 1-0 2: 2 1: 1 2: 2 1: 2 1-0 3: 1 0-0 1-0
    Thurles Town 3: 3 0: 2 0-0 1: 2 1: 1 3: 1 4: 2 2: 2 0-0 1: 2 2: 3 3: 1 3-0 3: 1 3: 2
    Drogheda United 1: 4 0: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2: 3 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 0: 3 1: 2 2-0 1: 2 2: 2
    Galway Rovers 0: 2 0: 2 1-0 1: 2 1: 3 1: 1 2: 2 2-0 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 0: 1 1-0 1-0 3: 5
    St Patrick's Athletic 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 3: 3 1: 4 1: 4 1: 1 4: 5 4: 1 0: 2 0: 1 3: 1 1-0 1: 1 2-0
    Home Farm FC 0: 1 1: 1 0: 3 2-0 0-0 1: 1 1: 5 0: 1 1-0 2: 2 1: 2 2-0 0: 1 0: 1 1-0
    Cork United 1: 1 0: 4 2: 1 1: 1 1: 3 0: 3 0-0 0: 1 1: 3 1: 2 2-0 2: 1 0: 1 1: 2 4: 3
    University College Dublin AFC 0: 7 0: 3 0: 5 1: 2 2: 3 1: 4 0: 1 1-0 0: 2 1: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0: 2 1: 2 5: 1
    Shelbourne FC 1: 4 0: 3 1: 4 0-0 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 4 2: 4 1: 2 0: 2 1-0 4: 1

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