1980–81 League of Ireland

March 2024 March 2024 League of Ireland 1980–81 16 Athlone Town (1st title) Eugene Davis<br/ >(Athlone Town)<br/ >23 goals 1979–80 1981–82 Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1980–81 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Athlone Town 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 auto 2 ATH Athlone Town A.F.C. DUN Dundalk F.C. LIM Limerick United BOH Bohemian F.C. SHM Shamrock Rovers F.C. FHA Finn Harps F.C. WAT Waterford StP St Patrick's Athletic F.C. CUF Cork United DRO Drogheda United F.C. SLI Sligo Rovers F.C. UCD University College Dublin A.F.C. GAL Galway Rovers Galway Rovers changed their club name to Galway United for next season. HOM Home Farm F.C. SHE Shelbourne F.C. THU Thurles Town F.C. 23 5 2 67 22 C 20 5 5 63 28 17 7 6 47 25 10 16 4 38 25 14 8 8 37 29 12 6 12 41 39 11 8 11 32 35 11 6 13 45 48 11 6 13 37 42 10 7 13 47 55 12 2 16 45 57 8 9 13 37 49 6 9 15 26 39 7 6 17 34 55 6 6 18 31 52 7 4 19 38 65 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 CUF DRO DUN FHA GAL HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP THU UCD WAT Athlone Town 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 5–1 5–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 Dundalk 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 5–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 6–1 Limerick United 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 3–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 Bohemians 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 Shamrock Rovers 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 Finn Harps 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 6–2 1–0 1–0 Waterford 1–3 1–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic 0–1 3–1 0–2 3–3 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–6 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–3 2–1 6–0 2–0 Cork United 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 Drogheda United 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–5 4–1 3–1 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 Sligo Rovers 1–0 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 3–4 1–0 3–1 UCD 1–2 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–0 4–2 3–3 Galway Rovers 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 Home Farm 2–1 0–4 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–4 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–2 Shelbourne 1–4 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 2–5 3–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 Thurles Town 0–3 1–4 3–5 0–3 2–3 3–1 0–1 5–0 0–2 1–0 2–5 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Eugene DavisFennessy Paul 2020-09-17 'It came on BBC News: 'In Ireland today, a team of postmen, butchers and bakers drew 0-0 with AC Milan https://www.the42.ie/ac-milan-athlone-eugene-davis-kevin-smith-5206649-Sep2020/ https://web.archive.org/web/20231103121504/https://www.the42.ie/ac-milan-athlone-eugene-davis-kevin-smith-5206649-Sep2020/ 2023-11-03 2026-05-03 The 42Athlone Town232024-06-15 Athlone Town lead tributes to Eugene Davis https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/0615/1454879-athlone-town-lead-tributes-to-striker-eugene-davis/ RTÉ2Brendan BradleySligo Rovers183Mick FaircloughDundalk163Michael O'ConnorAthlone Town165Gary HulmesLimerick United136Derek CarthySt Patrick's Athletic126Paul NugentShelbourne (5)Drogheda United (7)128Liam BuckleyShamrock Rovers118Leo FlanaganDundalk118Jim MahonSt Patrick's Athletic11 References Ireland, 1980-81 Category:1980–81 in Republic of Ireland association football Category:League of Ireland seasons