1970–71 League of Ireland

League of Ireland 1970–71 Cork Hibernians (1st title) Brendan Bradley, Finn Harps 20 goals 1969–70 1971–72 Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1970/1971 season. Overview The championship was contested by 14 teams. Cork Hibernians won the title after beating Shamrock Rovers 3–1 in a play-off.Historical tables https://www.leagueofireland.ie/mens/sse-airtricity-mens-premier-division/historical-tables-mens-premier-division/ League of Ireland March 11, 2025 The play-off was held on 25 April 1971 in Dalymount Park. Miah Dennehy (2) and Dave Wigginton scored for Cork Hibernians. Mick Leech scored for Shamrock Rovers. Final classification main WDL QR auto 2 CHF Cork Hibernians SHM Shamrock Rovers WAT Waterford BOH Bohemians CCF Cork Celtic FHA Finn Harps LIM Limerick SHE Shelbourne DUN Dundalk ATH Athlone Town SLI Sligo Rovers StP St Patrick's Athletic DRO Drogheda DRU Drumcondra 12 11 3 38 17 C 14 7 5 49 38 13 8 5 49 34 12 9 5 38 25 11 9 6 44 27 13 4 9 54 42 10 8 8 36 31 10 7 9 32 30 7 11 8 37 33 8 5 13 35 43 7 7 12 36 58 5 7 14 34 55 6 4 16 27 46 3 5 18 26 56 green1 Qualification to European Cup first round EC1 yellow1 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round ECWC1 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round UC1 complete www.rsssf.com Results main FBR ATH BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN FHA LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT Cork Hibernians 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 5–0 3–1 3–0 Shamrock Rovers 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 3–3 1–4 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–1 Waterford 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 5–1 2–1 4–1 3–2 Bohemians 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 6–2 1–0 Cork Celtic 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 5–2 Finn Harps 2–1 2–3 4–0 0–1 1–1 4–3 4–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–1 5–1 3–1 Limerick 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 5–0 4–2 1–0 2–3 Shelbourne 0–0 5–0 0–1 2–1 1–4 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 Dundalk 0–3 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 Athlone Town 1–1 2–4 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–5 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–4 1–4 4–0 Sligo Rovers 1–3 4–3 2–2 0–4 1–6 2–2 3–0 2–2 5–2 0–1 4–3 3–1 0–0 St Patrick's Athletic 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 Drogheda United 1–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–4 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 Drumcondra 1–2 2–2 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–2 3–1 5–3 1–4 complete League Title play-off 25 April 1971 Mick Leech 28,000June 2022 Dublin Dalymount Park TBA League Title play-off Miah Dennehy (2), Dave Wigginton 1 3 15:30 Shamrock Rovers Cork Hibernians Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 202 Johnny Matthews Waterford 173 Turlough O'Connor Dundalk 164 Damien Richardson Shamrock Rovers 155 Val Wallace Athlone Town 146 Ray Gaston Finn Harps 127 Sean Coyle Finn Harps 118 Alfie Hale Waterford 108 John Murray Shelbourne 1010 Mick Leech Shamrock Rovers 910 Harry Quinn St Patrick's Athletic 910 Dave Wigginton Cork Hibernians 9 References Ireland, 1970-71 Category:1970–71 in Republic of Ireland association football Category:League of Ireland seasons