1971–72 League of Ireland

League of Ireland Waterford (5th title) None European Cup WaterfordEuropean Competitions 1972-73 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197273.html rsssf.com March 11, 2025 Cup Winners' Cup Cork Hibernians UEFA Cup Bohemians 182 590 Alfie Hale, WaterfordTony Marsden, Cork Hibernians 22 goals 1970–71 1972–73 1971–72 Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1971/1972 season. Overview It was contested by 14 teams, and Waterford 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 WAT Waterford CHF Cork Hibernians BOH Bohemians FHA Finn Harps SHM Shamrock Rovers StP St Patrick's Athletic DUN Dundalk CCF Cork Celtic SHE Shelbourne ATH Athlone Town DRO Drogheda DRU Drumcondra Drumcondra were taken over by, and merged into, Home Farm and changed their club name to Home Farm Drumcondra for next season. LIM Limerick SLI Sligo Rovers 21 2 3 66 35 C 19 2 5 70 17 16 5 5 45 24 18 0 8 62 34 12 4 10 52 41 9 7 10 33 36 11 3 12 39 46 8 7 11 36 46 6 8 12 30 37 2 8 7 11 40 56 -2 6 6 14 30 42 5 6 15 24 52 5 5 16 29 53 5 4 17 34 71 The points for the Athlone Town 1-0 Shelbourne match were awarded to Shelbourne. SHE green1 Qualification to European Cup first round EC1 yellow1 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round ECWC1 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round UC1 complete www.rsssf.com, League of Ireland Results main FBR ATH BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN FHA LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT Waterford 1–3 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 3–0 3–2 7–2 Cork Hibernians 2–3 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 4–1 4–0 1–0 8–1 3–1 6–0 3–1 Bohemians 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 Finn Harps 2–0 0–1 3–1 5–3 0–1 4–1 5–2 2–1 7–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 3–0 Shamrock Rovers 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 6–2 St Patrick's Athletic 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–2 Dundalk 3–0 0–4 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 5–2 2–1 Cork Celtic 0–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 3–2 3–3 4–2 0–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 Shelbourne 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–5 0–0 1–2 1–1 5–3 Athlone Town 1–2 1–5 1–2 2–5 3–2 2–1 4–4 4–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 Drogheda United 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–0 3–3 1–3 0–1 1–3 0–0 3–1 5–1 1–0 5–0 Drumcondra 0–3 0–4 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 Limerick 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–4 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 0–1 Sligo Rovers 4–7 0–4 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–4 The points from the match between Athlone Town and Shelbourne FC (1–0) were awarded to Shelbourne. complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Alfie HaleWaterford221Tony MarsdenCork Hibernians223Brendan BradleyFinn Harps184Terry HarkinFinn Harps175Miah DennehyHibernians155Turlough O'ConnorDundalk157Carl DavenportCork Celtic117Dave KirbyWaterford117Johnny MatthewsWaterford117Gerry MitchellSligo Rovers117Jackie MooneyBohemians117Frank O'NeillShamrock Rovers11 References Ireland, 1971-72 Category:1971–72 in Republic of Ireland association football Category:League of Ireland seasons