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1980–81 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1980–81
ChampionsAthlone Town (1st title)

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1980–81 season.

Overview

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It was contested by 16 teams, and Athlone Town won the championship.

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Athlone Town A.F.C. 30 23 5 2 67 22 +45 51
2 Dundalk F.C. 30 20 5 5 63 28 +35 45
3 Limerick United 30 17 7 6 47 25 +22 41
4 Bohemian F.C. 30 10 16 4 38 25 +13 36
5 Shamrock Rovers F.C. 30 14 8 8 37 29 +8 36
6 Finn Harps F.C. 30 12 6 12 41 39 +2 30
7 Waterford 30 11 8 11 32 35 −3 30
8 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 30 11 6 13 45 48 −3 28
9 Cork United 30 11 6 13 37 42 −5 28
10 Drogheda United F.C. 30 10 7 13 47 55 −8 27
11 Sligo Rovers F.C. 30 12 2 16 45 57 −12 26
12 University College Dublin A.F.C. 30 8 9 13 37 49 −12 25
13 Galway Rovers[a] 30 6 9 15 26 39 −13 21
14 Home Farm F.C. 30 7 6 17 34 55 −21 20
15 Shelbourne F.C. 30 6 6 18 31 52 −21 18
16 Thurles Town F.C. 30 7 4 19 38 65 −27 18
Source: www.rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ Galway Rovers changed their club name to Galway United for next season.

Results

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Home \ Away ATH BOH CUF DRO DUN FHA GAL HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP THU UCD WAT
Athlone Town 1–1 5–1 5–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0
Bohemians 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 5–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1
Cork United 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1
Drogheda United 2–3 2–2 4–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–5 1–3 1–3 1–3
Dundalk 0–3 1–2 3–0 5–2 2–0 3–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 6–1 3–0 3–0
Finn Harps 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–2 6–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–2
Galway Rovers 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0
Home Farm 2–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–4 0–2 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–4
Limerick United 0–2 0–0 1–3 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–0
Shamrock Rovers 0–3 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0
Shelbourne 1–4 1–2 2–3 2–5 0–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–1
Sligo Rovers 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 0–3 3–1 3–4 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–3 3–1 4–1 2–1
St Patrick's Athletic 0–1 3–3 2–6 0–3 3–1 3–2 2–3 2–1 0–2 1–0 6–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0
Thurles Town 0–3 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–4 3–1 2–1 1–3 3–5 2–3 1–0 2–5 5–0 1–1 0–1
UCD 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–4 0–0 4–2 1–3 2–1 3–3 0–1
Waterford 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Eugene Davis Athlone Town 23
2 Brendan Bradley Sligo Rovers 18
3 Mick Fairclough Dundalk 16
3 Michael O'Connor Athlone Town 16
5 Gary Hulmes Limerick United 13
6 Derek Carthy St Patrick's Athletic 12
6 Paul Nugent Shelbourne (5)
Drogheda United (7)
12
8 Liam Buckley Shamrock Rovers 11
8 Leo Flanagan Dundalk 11
8 Jim Mahon St Patrick's Athletic 11