1960–61 League of Ireland

May 2025 League of Ireland Drumcondra (4th Title) European Cup Drumcondra European Cup Winners Cup St Patrick's Athletic 132 477 Dan McCaffrey (Drumcondra), 29 1959–60 1961–62 1960–61 Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1960/1961 season. Overview It was contested by 12 teams, and Drumcondra won the championship and qualified to play in the 1961–62 European Cup for next season. 2025 Historical Tables https://www.leagueofireland.ie/mens/sse-airtricity-mens-premier-division/historical-tables-mens-premier-division/ leagueofireland.ie League of Ireland May 20, 2025 St Patrick's Athletic qualified to play in the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup. Final classification main WDL Q auto 2 DRU Drumcondra StP St Patrick's Athletic WAT Waterford CCF Cork Celtic DUN Dundalk SHM Shamrock Rovers LIM Limerick SHE Shelbourne CHF Cork Hibernians TRA Transport BOH Bohemians SLI Sligo Rovers 16 1 5 59 21 14 4 4 43 28 12 5 5 45 33 11 4 7 52 31 12 2 8 43 37 9 7 6 40 29 10 4 8 35 27 7 5 10 43 41 5 8 9 30 42 6 2 14 27 39 4 4 14 25 52 1 4 17 35 97 inherit European Cup EC inherit European Cup Winners' Cup ECWC complete www.rsssf.com Results main FBR BOH CCF CHF DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT Drumcondra 6–0 3–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 6–1 8–0 St Patrick's Athletic 0–2 4–0 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 7–1 Waterford 0–4 0–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 5–3 Cork Celtic 4–3 5–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–3 0–2 3–0 4–2 3–1 3–1 Dundalk 3–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–0 4–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 5–2 Shamrock Rovers 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–4 0–0 0–1 3–3 3–0 1–1 8–1 Limerick 1–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–2 3–2 4–0 3–1 2–1 4–0 Shelbourne 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–3 4–2 1–3 1–1 3–4 0–1 2–0 5–5 Cork Hibernian 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 Transport 0–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 0–2 2–1 6–1 4–0 Bohemians 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–2 2–5 0–2 0–1 3–3 2–2 1–0 5–0 Sligo Rovers 3–5 0–3 2–4 2–9 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–6 3–3 2–4 2–3 complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Dan McCaffreyDrumcondra292Donal LeahyCork Celtic213Jimmy HastyDundalk174Eric BarberShelbourne144Damien BradleySligo Rovers146Austin NoonanCork Celtic127Johnny McGeehanSt Patrick's Athletic107Ronnie WhelanSt Patrick's Athletic109Jack FitzgeraldWaterford910Paddy AmbroseShamrock Rovers810Johnny ArmstrongSligo Rovers810Eddie BailhamShamrock Rovers810Mick GeogheganBohemians810Jackie HennessyShelbourne810Paddy McDonnellDundalk810Jimmy SamsonTransport8 References Association football Ireland Category:League of Ireland seasons Ireland Category:1960–61 in Republic of Ireland association football