1969–70 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1969/1970 season.

League of Ireland
Season1969–70
ChampionsWaterford (4th title)
Top goalscorerBrendan Bradley, Finn Harps 18 Goals

Overview

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It was contested by 14 teams, and Waterford won the championship.

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Waterford 26 16 6 4 55 33 +22 38 1970–71 European Cup
2 Shamrock Rovers 26 14 8 4 55 29 +26 36
3 Cork Hibernians 26 13 9 4 35 20 +15 35
4 Limerick 26 12 6 8 35 24 +11 30
5 Dundalk 26 12 6 8 42 37 +5 30
6 Shelbourne 26 10 7 9 38 32 +6 27
7 Finn Harps 26 10 6 10 48 51 −3 26
8 Sligo Rovers 26 11 4 11 37 41 −4 26
9 Cork Celtic 26 8 6 12 34 38 −4 22
10 Athlone Town 26 9 4 13 40 49 −9 22
11 Bohemians 26 8 4 14 39 45 −6 20
12 Drogheda 26 5 9 12 26 37 −11 19
13 St Patrick's Athletic 26 8 1 17 35 54 −19 17
14 Drumcondra 26 5 6 15 35 64 −29 16

Results

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Home \ Away ATH BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN FHA LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Athlone Town 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–1
Bohemians 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 4–4 3–0 4–1 1–4 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2
Cork Celtic 1–1 4–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1
Cork Hibernians 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 0–0
Drogheda United 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1
Drumcondra 3–1 0–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 4–4 2–1 0–5 3–2 6–4 4–2 0–2
Dundalk 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–4 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 6–1
Finn Harps 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 6–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–4
Limerick 6–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
Shamrock Rovers 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 4–1
Shelbourne 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 6–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–3
Sligo Rovers 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–5
St Patrick's Athletic 3–4 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–5 3–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–4
Waterford 1–0 3–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 6–1 0–0 3–2 3–1 2–4 1–0 1–0 1–0
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 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 18
2 Dave Wigginton Cork Hibernians 17
3 Eric Barber Shamrock Rovers 15
3 Johnny Matthews Waterford 15
5 Alfie Hale Waterford 12
5 Jimmy O'Connor Shelbourne 12
7 Billy Duffy Athlone Town 11
7 Mick Lawlor Shamrock Rovers 11
7 Mick Leech Shamrock Rovers 11
7 John N. O'Neill Waterford 11
7 Paddy Turner Dundalk 11