League of Ireland 1984/85

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League of Ireland 1984/85
master Shamrock Rovers
European Cup of
National Champions		 Shamrock Rovers
Uefa cup Bohemians Dublin
Cup winners Shamrock Rovers
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Galway United
Relegated Sligo Rovers
Drogheda United
Finn Harps
Longford Town
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 693  (ø 2.89 per game)
Top scorer Tommy Gaynor (Limerick City)
Michael O'Connor (Athlone)
both with 17 goals
← League of Ireland 1983/84

The League of Ireland 1984/85 was the 64th season of the top Irish football league .

Shamrock Rovers won the championship for the twelfth time with a successful title defense.

mode

16 teams played against each other twice on 30 match days, divided into a first and a second round. Participants were the fourteen teams from the previous season, as well as the newly added Longford Town and Cork City . For the first time, the teams placed last relegated to the newly founded First Division for the coming season .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Shamrock Rovers (M)  30th  22nd  5  3 063:210 +42 49:11
 2. Bohemians Dublin  30th  19th  5  6th 057:290 +28 43:17
 3. Athlone Town  30th  17th  6th  7th 054:280 +26 40:20
 4th University College Dublin AFC (P)  30th  12  14th  4th 041:260 +15 38:22
 5. Limerick City  30th  16  5  9 061:400 +21 37:23
 6th Galway United  30th  9  11  10 049:430  +6 29:31
 7th Waterford United  30th  11  7th  12 044:410  +3 29:31
 8th. Dundalk FC  30th  9  10  11 034:390  −5 28:32
 9. Cork City (N)  30th  10  8th  12 030:390  −9 28:32
10. Home Farm FC  30th  11  5  14th 043:470  −4 27:33
11. St Patrick's Athletic  30th  10  7th  13 036:450  −9 27:33
12. Shelbourne FC  30th  9  8th  13 039:460  −7 26:34
13. Sligo Rovers  30th  7th  12  11 034:470 −13 26:34
14th Drogheda United  30th  7th  10  13 043:600 −17 24:36
15th Finn Harps  30th  6th  7th  17th 038:710 −33 19:41
16. Longford Town (N)  30th  3  4th  23 027:710 −44 10:50

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

  • Irish champion and participation in the 1985/86 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1985/86 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1985/86 as a cup finalist
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner

    Crosstab

    1984/85 Shamrock Rovers Bohemians Dublin Athlone Town University College Dublin AFC Limerick FC Galway United Waterford FC Dundalk FC Cork City Home Farm FC St Patrick's Athletic Shelbourne FC Sligo Rovers Drogheda United Finn Harps Longford Town
    Shamrock Rovers 2-0 2-0 1-0 1: 1 1-0 4: 1 2-0 3: 1 0: 2 4-0 3: 2 4-0 3-0 3: 2 6: 1
    Bohemians Dublin 2-0 2: 1 3: 2 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 0: 1 4-0 6: 1 1-0 2-0 2-0 1: 2 4: 1
    Athlone Town 0-0 1: 2 0: 1 4: 1 0-0 1-0 1: 1 3-0 3: 4 2-0 3-0 0-0 1: 1 3: 1 1: 3
    University College Dublin AFC 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 1: 3 1: 1 3-0 3-0 0-0 1: 1 2-0 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 3-0 2: 1
    Limerick FC 1: 4 2: 1 0: 1 3-0 4: 1 1-0 0-0 3: 1 3-0 3: 2 2: 2 2: 2 6-0 5-0 3-0
    Galway United 0: 1 1-0 3: 5 0-0 2-0 2: 2 2-0 1: 2 3: 1 2-0 2: 3 5-0 2: 2 2: 2 2: 1
    Waterford FC 2: 2 1: 1 0: 2 0: 1 2: 3 0-0 3: 1 2: 1 2-0 1: 2 1: 1 2-0 4-0 2: 1 2-0
    Dundalk FC 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 0-0 2: 1 3: 1 1: 3 1-0 2: 1 0-0 0: 1 2: 2 4: 1 1: 3 1-0
    Cork City 0: 3 1: 1 1: 4 0-0 0-0 2: 1 3: 1 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 3: 1 0: 4 1: 2 3-0 1-0
    Home Farm FC 0: 2 1: 3 0: 2 1: 1 3: 2 3: 1 2-0 1: 1 0: 1 1: 2 2: 1 3: 1 1: 1 4: 2 1: 1
    St Patrick's Athletic 0: 2 1: 1 0: 2 0: 2 1: 3 1: 1 1: 1 3: 2 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 5: 1 1: 2
    Shelbourne FC 0-0 2: 3 3: 1 3: 3 1: 2 2: 2 0: 3 1: 2 0-0 0: 2 1-0 2-0 0-0 1: 2 3: 1
    Sligo Rovers 2: 3 0: 3 0: 1 0: 1 2-0 2: 2 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 2: 2 1-0
    Drogheda United 0: 2 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 4: 3 1: 1 4: 2 0-0 2: 1 1: 3 1: 3 1: 2 3: 3 0: 1 6: 2
    Finn Harps 1: 2 0: 1 0: 5 2: 2 1: 2 1: 5 1: 4 1: 4 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 1: 2 1: 1 4: 5 0-0
    Longford Town 1: 2 1: 3 2: 3 1: 3 1-0 1: 3 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 1: 4 0: 6 1: 3 0: 1 2: 4 1: 1

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