1968–69 League of Ireland

Football league season May 2025 League of Ireland 1968–69 Waterford (3rd Title) Mick Leech; Shamrock Rovers 19 goals 1967–68 1969–70 Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1968/1969 season. Overview It was contested by 12 teams, and Waterford won the championship for the 3rd time. 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 Final classification main WDL Q auto 2 WAT Waterford SHM Shamrock Rovers CHF Cork Hibernians DUN Dundalk StP St Patrick's Athletic DRO Drogheda LIM Limerick SLI Sligo Rovers DRU Drumcondra SHE Shelbourne CCF Cork Celtic BOH Bohemians 16 4 2 68 30 14 3 5 56 28 14 2 6 39 27 13 3 6 54 29 10 4 8 41 42 8 6 8 35 30 9 4 9 30 36 8 4 10 29 32 6 5 11 38 44 2 8 12 30 69 3 5 14 28 52 3 4 15 21 50 inherit 1969–70 European Cup EC complete www.rsssf.org Athlone Town and Finn Harps were elected to the league for next season, 1969/70. Results main FBR BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT Waterford 5–1 4–1 3–1 5–3 3–2 5–2 1–2 7–3 5–0 3–2 6–1 Shamrock Rovers 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 4–2 2–2 Cork Hibernians 1–0 2–0 1–2 6–1 3–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 Dundalk 2–3 1–5 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 4–0 3–0 6–0 St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 1–6 4–0 0–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 6–2 4–2 2–0 Drogheda United 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–3 1–1 Limerick 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 3–3 2–1 2–0 Sligo Rovers 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–5 4–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 Drumcondra 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–5 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 4–2 5–0 5–1 Shelbourne 2–5 1–7 1–1 2–2 1–4 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–4 2–1 1–0 Cork Celtic 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–3 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–4 1–1 1–0 Bohemians 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–0 5–1 4–2 complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Mick LeechShamrock Rovers192Turlough O'ConnorDundalk173Alfie HaleWaterford163John N. O'NeillWaterford165Carl DavenportCork Hibernans135Johnny MatthewsWaterford137Derek StokesDundalk127Danny TrainorWaterford129Frank O'NeillShamrock Rovers1110Noel CampbellSt Patrick's Athletic10 References Category:League of Ireland seasons Ireland Category:1968–69 in Republic of Ireland association football