1978–79 League of Ireland

League of Ireland 1978–79 Dundalk (5th title) John Delamere,Sligo Rovers (2)Shelbourne (15) 17 goals 1977–78 1979–80 Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1978–79 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Dundalk F.C. won the championship.Historical tables https://www.leagueofireland.ie/mens/sse-airtricity-mens-premier-division/historical-tables-mens-premier-division/ League of Ireland March 11, 2025 Final classification main WDL QR auto 2 DUN Dundalk BOH Bohemians DRO Drogheda United WAT Waterford SHM Shamrock Rovers LIM Limerick Limerick changed their club name to Limerick United for next season. ATH Athlone Town FHA Finn Harps HOM Home Farm SLI Sligo Rovers CAF Cork Alberts Cork Alberts changed their club name to Cork United for next season. THU Thurles Town SHE Shelbourne StP St Patrick's Athletic GAL Galway Rovers CCF Cork Celtic Cork Celtic were expelled from the league at the end of the season. 19 7 4 57 25 C 18 7 5 53 21 17 6 7 60 40 2 17 8 5 48 32 17 3 10 45 25 13 9 8 39 25 1 14 7 9 56 41 15 6 9 56 41 -2 13 7 10 47 33 9 7 14 35 40 7 9 14 35 49 8 5 17 35 62 2 6 9 15 41 58 7 6 17 36 62 4 5 21 41 79 3 5 22 16 67 -3 After the matches Cork Celtic 0-0 Limerick, Drogheda United 0-1 Finn Harps and Thurles Town 0-1 Cork Celtic, the league awarded 1 point to Limerick from Cork Celtic, 2 points to Drogheda United from Finn Harps and 2 points to Thurles Town from Cork Celtic. DRO DRO DRO DRO green1 Qualification to European Cup first round EC1 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round UC1 yellow1 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round ECWC1 complete www.rsssf.com U.C.D. were elected to the league for next season. Results main FBR ATH BOH CAF CCF DRO DUN FHA GAL HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP THU WAT Dundalk 1–0 1–0 0–3 3–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 3–1 5–1 2–1 2–0 Bohemians 0–0 3–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 6–0 Drogheda United 1–0 2–4 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 3–1 3–0 4–3 6–2 0–0 Waterford 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 5–1 3–2 1–0 Shamrock Rover 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 4–0 2–3 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 Limerick 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 5–1 Athlone Town 2–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 6–2 4–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 Finn Harps 2–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–5 2–3 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–3 2–2 1–1 4–1 4–0 Home Farm 0–1 2–1 4–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 Sligo Rovers 1–2 0–2 2–4 3–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 Cork Alberts 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–5 0–0 3–2 6–1 Thurles Town 1–3 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–5 0–5 3–2 2–1 0–1 4–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 Shelbourne 0–3 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–4 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 St Patrick's Athletic 2–2 0–3 1–3 3–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–4 3–2 4–1 Galway Rovers 2–2 2–6 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 0–4 2–3 1–6 1–2 2–1 2–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 Cork Celtic 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 The points of the match between Drogheda United and Finn Harps (0–1) were awarded to Drogheda. The points of the match Thurles Town and Cork Celtic (0–1) were awarded to Thurles. The points from the match between Cork Celtic and Limerick (0–0) have been credited to Limerick. complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1John DelamereSligo Rovers (2)Shelbourne (15)172Hillary CarlyleDundalk163Turlough O'ConnorBohemians154Pat O'ConnorHome Farm145Gerry BrammeldDrogheda United135Jerome ClarkeDrogheda United135Gary HulmesSligo Rovers135Mick LeechDrogheda United139Derek CarthySt Patrick's Athletic129Johnny MatthewsWaterford12 References League Of Ireland, 1978-79 Category:1978–79 in Republic of Ireland association football Category:League of Ireland seasons