1981–82 League of Ireland

March 2024 March 2024 League of Ireland 1981–82 Dundalk (6th title) None European Cup Dundalk F.C. Cup Winners' Cup Limerick United F.C. UEFA Cup Shamrock Rovers F.C. Michael O'Connor (23) 240 725 1980–81 1982–83 Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1981-82 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Dundalk won the championship. This season used a trial point system with 4 for an away win, 3 for a home win, 2 for an away draw, 1 for a home draw.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 Home/Away Win/Draw auto DUN DUN Dundalk F.C. SHM SHM Shamrock Rovers F.C. BOH BOH Bohemian F.C. ATH ATH Athlone Town A.F.C. SLI SLI Sligo Rovers F.C. LIM LIM Limerick United F.C. StP StP St Patrick's Athletic F.C. WAT WAT Waterford F.C. SHE SHE Shelbourne F.C. CUF CUF Cork United F.C. DRO DRO Drogheda United F.C. HOM HOM Home Farm F.C. UCD UCD University College Dublin A.F.C. FHA FHA Finn Harps F.C. GAL GAL Galway United F.C. THU THU Thurles Town F.C. 20 6 4 61 24 14 AW: 8; HW: 12; AD: 6; HD: 0 green1 C 21 3 6 50 23 10 AW: 9; HW: 12; AD: 1; HD: 2 blue1 17 9 4 50 18 12 AW: 8; HW: 9; AD: 4; HD: 5 18 3 9 70 42 10 AW: 9; HW: 9; AD: 1; HD: 2 16 5 9 55 45 9 AW: 7; HW: 9; AD: 2; HD: 3 13 9 8 56 34 10 AW: 5; HW: 8; AD: 5; HD: 4 yellow1 14 6 10 49 39 8 AW: 5; HW: 9; AD: 3; HD: 3 12 4 14 39 46 7 AW: 6; HW: 6; AD: 1; HD: 3 10 7 13 44 46 8 AW: 5; HW: 5; AD: 3; HD: 4 10 6 14 41 50 6 AW: 2; HW: 8; AD: 4; HD: 2 8 10 12 45 50 7 AW: 2; HW: 6; AD: 5; HD: 5 8 7 15 34 48 9 AW: 5; HW: 3; AD: 4; HD: 3 7 10 13 30 41 6 AW: 3; HW: 4; AD: 3; HD: 7 7 4 19 42 61 6 AW: 3; HW: 4; AD: 3; HD: 1 5 8 17 30 62 6 AW: 2; HW: 3; AD: 4; HD: 4 3 5 22 29 96 4 AW: 2; HW: 1; AD: 2; HD: 3 Points system: 4 for an Away win, 3 for a Home win, 2 for an Away draw, 1 for a Home draw. complete rsssf.com Cork United went bankrupt and were expelled from the league the end of the season. Thurles Town resigned from the league at the end of the season. Waterford changed their name to Waterford United for next season. Results main FBR ATH BOH CUF DRO DUN FHA GAL HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP THU UCD WAT Dundalk 0–1 1–4 7–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–3 3–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 4–0 7–0 Bohemians 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 4–0 Athlone Town 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 4–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 8–0 Sligo Rovers 2–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–3 1–1 2–3 4–1 5–1 1–0 2–0 Limerick United 2–4 2–1 0–1 2–2 7–1 2–0 1–3 4–3 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 6–0 St Patrick's Athletic 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 2–3 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 Waterford United 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 2–2 1–3 3–3 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 Shelbourne 0–3 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–4 0–3 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–3 3–0 1–1 5–2 2–2 Cork United 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 5–1 5–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 Drogheda United 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–4 6–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 6–1 Home Farm 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–0 0–4 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 4–1 3–3 0–2 UCD 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 3–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 Finn Harps 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–4 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–3 3–1 1–2 5–2 Galway United 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–4 0–0 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 3–7 Thurles Town 0–0 0–3 1–4 2–3 4–3 0–3 1–4 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–7 1–1 complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Michael O'ConnorAthlone Town222Liam BuckleyShamrock Rovers213Gus GilliganSligo Rovers163Jim MahonSt Patrick's Athletic165Brendan BradleySligo Rovers155Mick FaircloughDundalk155Gary HulmesLimerick United158Terry DalyShelbourne128Brian DuffDundalk (4)Galway United (8)1210Alan CampbellShamrock Rovers1110Hillary CarlyleDundalk1110Denis ClarkeAthlone Town1110Jackie JamesonBohemians11 References Ireland, 1981-82 Category:1981–82 in Republic of Ireland association football Category:League of Ireland seasons