1982–83 League of Ireland

62nd season of the League of Ireland May 2026 League of Ireland 1982–83 3 October 1982 – 17 April 1983 14 Athlone Town (2nd title) European Cup Athlone Town UEFA Cup Noel Larkin (Athlone Town)(18 goals) Drogheda United Cup Winners' Cup Sligo Rovers 182 528 1981–82 1983–84 The 1982–83 League of Ireland, known as the Kentucky Fried Chicken League of Ireland for sponsorship reasons,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqsP26xtRjw 1983: LIMERICK's Football SHAMBLES Sixty Minutes Classic BBC Sport BBC Archive 2024-01-01 Tibenham Philip Television production BBC Archive 1983-11-1 Sixty Minutes 2026-04-26 YouTube was the 62nd season of the League of Ireland, the national league for association football in the Republic of Ireland. Overview It was contested by 14 teams. Athlone Town won the championship and qualified for the European Cup.Historical tables https://www.leagueofireland.ie/mens/sse-airtricity-mens-premier-division/historical-tables-mens-premier-division/ League of Ireland 2025-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20250312071912/https://www.leagueofireland.ie/mens/sse-airtricity-mens-premier-division/historical-tables-mens-premier-division/ 2025-03-12 live(Republic of) Ireland League Tables https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierhist.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20080221000146/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ierhist.html rsssf.com 2008-02-21 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) Drogheda United finished 2nd and represented the Republic of Ireland at the UEFA Cup the next season. Another Irish club heading to Europe were Sligo Rovers, who qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup following their FAI Cup final victory. Final table main WDL Q ATH Athlone Town DRO Drogheda United DUN Dundalk BOH Bohemians SHE Shelbourne SHM Shamrock Rovers StP St Patrick's Athletic LIM Limerick United FHA Finn Harps WAT Waterford United GAL Galway United SLI Sligo Rovers UCD UCD HOM Home Farm 20 5 1 61 24 C 14 7 5 43 18 14 6 6 32 17 13 7 6 42 26 13 5 8 50 45 10 8 8 39 25 10 7 9 38 38 10 5 11 43 35 9 8 9 36 33 8 8 10 31 44 6 8 12 33 44 4 9 13 27 48 4 4 18 29 63 2 3 21 24 68 green1 Qualification to 1983–84 European Cup EC blue1 Qualification to 1983–84 UEFA Cup UC yellow1 Qualification to 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup ECWC Sligo Rovers qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1982–83 FAI Cup final. complete www.rsssf.com Results main FBR ATH BOH DRO DUN FHA GAL HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP UCD WAT Athlone Town 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 4–1 5–2 3–1 Drogheda United 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 5–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 5–0 Dundalk 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 Bohemians 0–1 0–2 0–0 4–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 Shelbourne 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 4–3 1–1 5–2 0–0 4–3 1–0 3–1 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 6–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 St Patrick's Athletic 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 Limerick United 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 1–2 4–3 1–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 5–0 Finn Harps 3–3 2–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 5–1 2–0 Waterford United 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–5 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 Galway United 1–1 0–1 0–5 3–2 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–3 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 Sligo Rovers 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 3–3 1–0 0–2 2–4 1–4 1–2 3–1 UCD 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–4 2–5 2–2 2–5 0–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 5–2 Home Farm 1–4 0–4 0–1 0–2 3–4 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–2 4–3 complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Noel LarkinAthlone Town182Brendan BradleyFinn Harps17Kieran McCabeShamrock Rovers4Kevin CassidyGalway United13Eugene DavisSt Patrick's Athletic6Brian DuffGalway United127Liam BuckleyShamrock Rovers11Tony MorrisLimerick UnitedMichael O'ConnorAthlone Town10Mick FaircloughDundalk10Jackie JamesonBohemiansJim MahonSt Patrick's AthleticJoey SalmonAthlone Town References Category:League of Ireland seasons Category:1982–83 in Republic of Ireland association football Ireland,1982-83