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1977–78 League of Ireland
League of Ireland
Season1977–78
ChampionsBohemians (7th title)

Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1977–78 season.

Overview

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It was contested by 16 teams, an increase of 2 team over the prior season. Galway Rovers and Thurles Town were the new additions. Bohemians won the championship.[1]

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bohemians (C) 30 17 10 3 74 25 +49 44 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Finn Harps F.C. 30 19 4 7 60 38 +22 42 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Drogheda United F.C. 30 15 10 5 53 27 +26 40
4 Shamrock Rovers F.C. 30 14 12 4 45 22 +23 40 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Waterford 30 16 7 7 46 37 +9 39
6 Sligo Rovers F.C. 30 13 8 9 47 31 +16 34
7 Limerick F.C. 30 10 12 8 36 29 +7 32
8 Athlone Town A.F.C. 30 10 11 9 43 40 +3 31
9 Cork Albert F.C.[a] 30 11 8 11 36 35 +1 30
10 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 30 10 7 13 34 35 −1 27
11 Dundalk F.C. 30 9 9 12 43 46 −3 27
12 Shelbourne F.C. 30 6 11 13 32 50 −18 23
13 Home Farm F.C. 30 8 7 15 30 56 −26 23
14 Cork Celtic F.C. 30 6 10 14 34 58 −24 22
15 Galway Rovers F.C. 30 3 10 17 16 53 −37 16
16 Thurles Town F.C. 30 1 8 21 22 69 −47 10
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Cork Albert F.C. changed their club name to Cork Alberts F.C.

Results

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Home \ Away ATH BOH CAF CCF DRO DUN FHA GAL HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP THU WAT
Athlone Town — 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 3–3 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–3
Bohemians 0–0 — 6–0 3–1 2–0 7–2 3–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 7–3
Cork Albert 3–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2
Cork Celtic 1–3 0–3 0–0 — 1–4 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–6 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 2–2
Drogheda United 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 — 0–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0
Dundalk 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–3 1–1 — 0–4 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 6–2 0–1 1–0 3–0 4–0
Finn Harps 2–0 3–0 0–1 7–4 3–3 4–2 — 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2
Galway Rovers 3–2 0–0 0–4 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 — 1–2 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–3
Home Farm 1–1 0–8 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 — 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 0–1
Limerick 1–0 3–4 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 4–2 0–0 1–3 — 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–2
Shamrock Rovers 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 — 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1
Shelbourne 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–4 1–1 3–4 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–2
Sligo Rovers 0–1 1–5 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–0 4–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 — 1–0 6–2 0–1
St Patrick's Athletic 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 — 2–1 2–1
Thurles Town 0–0 1–0 3–4 0–1 1–3 2–6 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–6 0–2 1–5 1–5 1–1 — 1–1
Waterford 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 —
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 Turlough O'Connor Bohemians 24
2 Cathal Muckian Drogheda United 21
3 Sid Wallace Waterford 18
4 Ray Treacy Shamrock Rovers 17
5 Donie Madden Cork Celtic 15
6 Gary Hulmes Sligo Rovers 14
7 Joey Salmon Bohemians 12
8 Pat Byrne Bohemians 10
8 John Delamere Shelbourne 10
8 Joe Logan Finn Harps 10
8 Charlie McCarthy Cork Albert 10
8 Vinny McCarthy Waterford 10

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