1972–73 League of Ireland

League of Ireland 1972–73 14 Waterford (6th title) Alfie Hale, WaterfordTerry Harkin, Finn Harps 20 goals 182 1971–72 1973–74 Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1972/1973 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 y auto 2 WAT Waterford FHA Finn Harps BOH Bohemians CHF Cork Hibernians SHM Shamrock Rovers ATH Athlone Town StP St Patrick's Athletic SHE Shelbourne LIM Limerick SLI Sligo Rovers HOM Home Farm Drumcondra Home Farm Drumcondra changed their club name to Home Farm for next season. CCF Cork Celtic DUN Dundalk DRO Drogheda 20 2 4 67 21 C 19 3 4 59 32 16 5 5 46 25 13 8 5 53 27 12 6 8 45 32 13 4 9 38 31 7 11 8 37 43 9 6 11 50 40 8 6 12 32 35 -2 8 2 16 25 51 2 6 7 13 29 60 7 4 15 29 50 4 6 16 19 48 1 8 17 22 56 After the Limerick 2-1 Sligo Rovers game, both points were awarded to Sligo Rovers. LIM 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 Results main FBR ATH BOH CCF CHF DRO DUN FHA HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT Waterford 3–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 2–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 5–0 7–1 5–1 2–0 Finn Harps 3–2 3–2 2–1 5–0 1–2 4–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 Bohemians 0–3 2–3 1–1 3–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 5–3 1–0 2–1 3–1 Cork Hibernians 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 6–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 Shamrock Rovers 1–3 1–3 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 4–0 2–0 6–0 3–0 Athlone Town 0–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–3 4–1 1–0 2–4 2–0 1–0 4–1 St Patrick's Athletic 2–3 1–3 0–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 Shelbourne 0–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 6–1 1–3 2–4 3–0 3–0 Limerick 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–1 Sligo Rovers 1–3 1–4 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–3 0–2 1–4 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 Home Farm Drumcondra 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–6 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 Cork Celtic 1–5 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–5 3–1 1–2 4–1 3–0 1–1 Dundalk 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–4 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 Drogheda United 1–4 0–0 1–6 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 2–2 The points from the match between Limerick and Sligo Rovers (2–1) were awarded to Sligo. complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Alfie HaleWaterford201Terry HarkinFinn Harps203Johnny MatthewsWaterford144Eric BarberShelbourne134John LawsonCork Hibernians134Kevin MurraySt Patrick's Athletic137Joe NichollFinn Harps128Turlough O'ConnorBohemians118Jim 'Chang' SmithFinn Harps1110Phil BuckWaterford1010Des KennedyLimerick1010Mick LeechShamrock Rovers10 References Ireland, 1972-73 Category:1972–73 in Republic of Ireland association football Category:League of Ireland seasons