1970–71 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1970/1971 season.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Cork Hibernians F.C. won the championship after beating Shamrock Rovers F.C. 3-1 in a Championship Play-off on the 25th of April 1971 in Dalymount Park
with goals from Miah Dennehy (2) and Dave Wigginton for Cork Hibs, and Mick Leech for Shamrock Rovers.

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Cork Hibernians F.C.	35	12	11	3	38	17	+21
2	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	35	14	7	5	49	38	+11
3	Waterford F.C.	34	13	8	5	49	34	+15
4	Bohemian F.C.	33	12	9	5	38	25	+13
5	Cork Celtic F.C.	31	11	9	6	44	27	+17
6	Finn Harps F.C.	30	13	4	9	54	42	+12
7	Limerick F.C.	28	10	8	8	36	31	+5
8	Shelbourne F.C.	27	10	7	9	32	30	+2
9	Dundalk F.C.	25	7	11	8	37	33	+4
10	Athlone Town A.F.C.	21	8	5	13	35	43	-8
11	Sligo Rovers F.C.	21	7	7	12	36	58	-22
12	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	17	5	7	14	34	55	-21
13	Drogheda F.C.	16	6	4	16	27	46	-19
14	Drumcondra F.C.	11	3	5	18	26	56	-30

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Brendan Bradley	Finn Harps	20
2	Johnny Matthews	Waterford	17
3	Turlough O'Connor	Dundalk	16
4	Damien Richardson	Shamrock Rovers	15
5	Val Wallace	Athlone Town	14
6	Ray Gaston	Finn Harps	12
7	Sean Coyle	Finn Harps	11
8	Alfie Hale	Waterford	10
8	John Murray	Shelbourne	10
10	Mick Leech	Shamrock Rovers	9
10	Harry Quinn	St Patrick's Athletic	9
10	Dave Wigginton	Cork Hibs	9

References