1981–82 League of Ireland

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Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1981-82 season.

League of Ireland
Season1981–82
ChampionsDundalk (6th title)

Overview

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It was contested by 16 teams, and Dundalk won the championship. This season used a trial point system with 4 for an away win, 3 for a home win, 2 for an away draw, 1 for a home draw.

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Home/Away Win/Draw
1 Dundalk F.C. 30 20 6 4 61 24 +37 80 AW: 8; HW: 12; AD: 6; HD: 0
2 Shamrock Rovers F.C. 30 21 3 6 50 23 +27 76 AW: 9; HW: 12; AD: 1; HD: 2
3 Bohemian F.C. 30 17 9 4 50 18 +32 72 AW: 8; HW: 9; AD: 4; HD: 5
4 Athlone Town A.F.C. 30 18 3 9 70 42 +28 67 AW: 9; HW: 9; AD: 1; HD: 2
5 Sligo Rovers F.C. 30 16 5 9 55 45 +10 62 AW: 7; HW: 9; AD: 2; HD: 3
6 Limerick United F.C. 30 13 9 8 56 34 +22 58 AW: 5; HW: 8; AD: 5; HD: 4
7 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 30 14 6 10 49 39 +10 56 AW: 5; HW: 9; AD: 3; HD: 3
8 Waterford F.C.[a] 30 12 4 14 39 46 −7 47 AW: 6; HW: 6; AD: 1; HD: 3
9 Shelbourne F.C. 30 10 7 13 44 46 −2 45 AW: 5; HW: 5; AD: 3; HD: 4
10 Cork United F.C.[b] 30 10 6 14 41 50 −9 42 AW: 2; HW: 8; AD: 4; HD: 2
11 Drogheda United F.C. 30 8 10 12 45 50 −5 41 AW: 2; HW: 6; AD: 5; HD: 5
12 Home Farm F.C. 30 8 7 15 34 48 −14 40 AW: 5; HW: 3; AD: 4; HD: 3
13 University College Dublin A.F.C. 30 7 10 13 30 41 −11 37 AW: 3; HW: 4; AD: 3; HD: 7
14 Finn Harps F.C. 30 7 4 19 42 61 −19 31 AW: 3; HW: 4; AD: 3; HD: 1
15 Galway United F.C. 30 5 8 17 30 62 −32 29 AW: 2; HW: 3; AD: 4; HD: 4
16 Thurles Town F.C.[c] 30 3 5 22 29 96 −67 18 AW: 2; HW: 1; AD: 2; HD: 3
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Points system: 4 for an Away win, 3 for a Home win, 2 for an Away draw, 1 for a Home draw.
Notes:
  1. ^ Waterford changed their name to Waterford United for next season.
  2. ^ Cork United went bankrupt and were expelled from the league the end of the season.
  3. ^ Thurles Town resigned from the league at the end of the 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 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–1 8–0 2–2 4–0
Bohemians 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 2–0
Cork United 2–3 2–1 5–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 5–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–3
Drogheda United 1–4 0–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 3–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 6–1 0–1 6–1 2–0 1–2
Dundalk 7–1 1–4 3–0 5–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–1
Finn Harps 2–4 1–3 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 3–2 5–2 3–1 0–0
Galway United 1–4 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–7 0–2 3–0
Home Farm 0–4 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 4–1 3–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–4 0–2 1–0 1–2
Limerick United 2–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–4 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 4–3 7–1 2–0 6–0 2–2 1–3
Shamrock Rovers 0–3 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 7–0 1–0 2–1
Shelbourne 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 5–2 3–3 0–3 1–2 1–4 0–2 2–2 3–0 2–0
Sligo Rovers 3–0 0–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–0
St Patrick's Athletic 3–2 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–3 4–1 1–0 3–1
Thurles Town 2–3 1–4 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–7 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 4–3 1–4 0–2 0–2
UCD 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–1
Waterford United 0–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 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 Michael O'Connor Athlone Town 22
2 Liam Buckley Shamrock Rovers 21
3 Gus Gilligan Sligo Rovers 16
3 Jim Mahon St Patrick's Athletic 16
5 Brendan Bradley Sligo Rovers 15
5 Mick Fairclough Dundalk 15
5 Gary Hulmes Limerick United 15
8 Terry Daly Shelbourne 12
8 Brian Duff Dundalk (4)
Galway United (8)
12
10 Alan Campbell Shamrock Rovers 11
10 Hillary Carlyle Dundalk 11
10 Denis Clarke Athlone Town 11
10 Jackie Jameson Bohemians 11