1969–70 League of Ireland

Irish League season March 2025 League of Ireland Waterford (4th title) Brendan Bradley (Finn Harps)18 goals 1968–69 1970–71 1969–70 Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1969/1970 season. Overview The league was contested by 14 teams, after Finn Harps and Athlone Town were elected to the league.(Republic of) Ireland League Tables https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierhist.html 2026-03-27 www.rsssf.org 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 Q auto 2 WAT Waterford SHM Shamrock Rovers CHF Cork Hibernians LIM Limerick DUN Dundalk SHE Shelbourne FHA Finn Harps SLI Sligo Rovers CCF Cork Celtic ATH Athlone Town BOH Bohemians DRO Drogheda StP St Patrick's Athletic DRU Drumcondra 16 6 4 55 33 C 14 8 4 55 29 13 9 4 35 20 12 6 8 35 24 12 6 8 42 37 10 7 9 38 32 10 6 10 48 51 11 4 11 37 41 8 6 12 34 38 9 4 13 40 49 8 4 14 39 45 5 9 12 26 37 8 1 17 35 54 5 6 15 35 64 green1 1970–71 European Cup EC complete www.rsssf.org Results main FBR ATH BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN FHA LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT Waterford 2–4 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 4–1 1–0 3–2 4–0 1–0 6–1 Shamrock Rovers 4–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 Cork Hibernians 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 Limerick 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 6–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 Dundalk 6–1 1–1 1–4 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 Shelbourne 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 6–1 3–1 2–0 Finn Harps 2–4 2–2 3–1 1–0 6–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 Sligo Rovers 1–5 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–1 Cork Celtic 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–3 3–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 Athlone Town 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–3 4–0 Bohemians 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–4 3–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 4–4 Drogheda United 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic 1–4 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–5 1–2 3–1 0–1 3–2 3–4 1–0 2–1 2–0 Drumcondra 0–2 0–5 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–2 4–4 6–4 2–2 3–1 0–3 1–1 4–2 complete Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 18https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iertops.html Ireland – List of Topscorers Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 11 August 2009 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html 6 April 2012 RSSSF2 Dave Wigginton Cork Hibernians 173 Eric Barber Shamrock Rovers 153 Johnny Matthews Waterford 15 5 Alfie Hale Waterford 125 Jimmy O'Connor Shelbourne 127 Billy Duffy Athlone Town 117 Mick Lawlor Shamrock Rovers 117 Mick Leech Shamrock Rovers 117 John N. O'Neill Waterford 117 Paddy Turner Dundalk 11 References Category:League of Ireland seasons Ireland Category:1969–70 in Republic of Ireland association football