League of Ireland 1980/81

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League of Ireland 1980/81
master Athlone Town
European Cup of
National Champions		 Athlone Town
Uefa cup Limerick FC
Cup winners Dundalk FC
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Dundalk FC
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 665  (ø 2.77 per game)
Top scorer Eugene Davis
(Athlone Town, 23 goals)
← League of Ireland 1979/80

The League of Ireland 1980/81 was the 60th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champion was Limerick FC .

Athlone Town won the championship for the first time.

mode

The 16 teams, which also contested the previous season, played against each other twice on 30 match days, divided into a first and a second half.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Athlone Town  30th  23  5  2 067:220 +45 51: 90
 2. Dundalk FC  30th  20th  5  5 063:280 +35 45:15
 3. Limerick FC (M)  30th  17th  7th  6th 047:250 +22 41:19
 4th Bohemians Dublin  30th  10  16  4th 038:250 +13 36:24
 5. Shamrock Rovers  30th  14th  8th  8th 037:290  +8 36:24
 6th Finn Harps  30th  12  6th  12 041:390  +2 30:30
 7th Waterford FC (P)  30th  11  8th  11 032:350  −3 30:30
 8th. St Patrick's Athletic  30th  11  6th  13 045:480  −3 28:32
 9. Cork United  30th  11  6th  13 037:420  −5 28:32
10. Drogheda United  30th  10  7th  13 047:550  −8 27:33
11. Sligo Rovers  30th  12  2  16 045:570 −12 26:34
12. University College Dublin AFC  30th  8th  9  13 037:490 −12 25:35
13. Galway Rovers  30th  6th  9  15th 026:390 −13 21:39
14th Home Farm FC  30th  7th  6th  17th 034:550 −21 20:40
15th Shelbourne FC  30th  6th  6th  18th 031:520 −21 18:42
16. Thurles Town  30th  7th  4th  19th 038:650 −27 18:42

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

  • Irish champion and participation in the 1981/82 European Cup
  • Irish cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1981/82
  • Participation in the UEFA Cup 1981/82
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner

    Crosstab

    1980/81 Athlone Town Dundalk FC Limerick FC Bohemians Dublin Shamrock Rovers Finn Harps Waterford FC St Patrick's Athletic COU Drogheda United Sligo Rovers University College Dublin AFC Galway Rovers Home Farm FC Shelbourne FC THU
    Athlone Town 2: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 3: 2 2-0 2-0 5: 1 5: 1 3: 1 4: 1 2-0 2: 1 2-0 3: 2
    Dundalk FC 0: 3 0: 1 1: 2 2: 1 2-0 3-0 3: 1 3-0 5: 2 1-0 3-0 3: 1 3: 2 2: 1 6: 1
    Limerick FC 0: 2 0-0 0-0 1: 2 0-0 0-0 2-0 1: 3 3-0 2: 1 4: 1 0-0 2: 1 3: 1 2: 1
    Bohemians Dublin 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 2 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 5-0 1: 1 1-0 0-0 0: 2 2-0
    Shamrock Rovers 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 2: 2 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 2-0 1: 2 4: 2 0-0 1: 2 2-0 1-0 2: 1
    Finn Harps 0: 1 1: 2 0: 2 0: 1 2-0 1: 2 2: 1 1-0 0-0 2: 1 2-0 3: 2 6: 2 1-0 1-0
    Waterford FC 1: 3 1: 2 2: 3 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 1: 1 3: 1 1-0 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 2-0
    St Patrick's Athletic 0: 1 3: 1 0: 2 3: 3 1-0 3: 2 2-0 2: 6 0: 3 2: 2 1: 1 2: 3 2: 1 6-0 2-0
    Cork United 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 2: 1 0-0 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 2 1-0 1-0 0: 2 3-0 0: 1
    Drogheda United 2: 3 1: 1 1-0 2: 2 2-0 3: 1 1: 3 2: 5 4: 1 3: 1 1: 3 2: 3 1: 1 1: 1 1: 3
    Sligo Rovers 1-0 0: 3 0: 2 0: 1 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 3 2: 1 2-0 4: 1 3: 1 3: 4 1-0 3: 1
    University College Dublin AFC 1: 2 0: 1 0: 4 1: 2 0-0 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 3: 1 2: 2 1: 3 2-0 3-0 4: 2 3: 3
    Galway Rovers 0: 2 1: 1 1: 2 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 0-0 1-0 0: 1 0: 1 2: 2 0: 1 0: 1 2-0 1: 1
    Home Farm FC 2: 1 0: 4 1: 2 1-0 0: 1 0: 2 2: 4 0: 1 1: 3 0: 1 1: 3 1-0 2: 3 1: 1 2: 2
    Shelbourne FC 1: 4 0: 2 2-0 1: 2 0: 2 4: 1 1: 1 1-0 2: 3 2: 5 3-0 2: 2 0-0 1: 1 3-0
    Thurles Town 0: 3 1: 4 3: 5 0: 3 2: 3 3: 1 0: 1 5-0 0: 2 1-0 2: 5 1: 1 2: 1 1: 3 1-0

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