1979–80 League of Ireland

March 2025 League of Ireland 1979–80 Limerick United (1st title) Alan CampbellShamrock Rovers22 goals 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 League of Ireland was contested by 16 teams, and Limerick United 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 LIM Limerick United DUN Dundalk F.C. ATH Athlone Town A.F.C. SHM Shamrock Rovers F.C. FHA Finn Harps F.C. BOH Bohemian F.C. WAT Waterford SLI Sligo Rovers F.C. THU Thurles Town F.C. DRO Drogheda United F.C. GAL Galway Rovers StP St Patrick's Athletic F.C. HOM Home Farm F.C. CUF Cork United UCD University College Dublin A.F.C. SHE Shelbourne F.C. 20 7 3 67 24 C 20 6 4 59 13 16 7 7 60 24 14 10 6 61 29 16 6 8 49 33 12 8 10 42 30 8 15 7 38 33 11 9 10 40 45 9 10 11 43 48 6 16 8 36 41 11 6 13 32 47 9 9 12 39 46 10 5 15 27 42 6 4 20 22 56 5 4 21 24 75 3 6 21 30 83 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 Limerick United 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 5–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 4–1 2–0 4–0 Dundalk 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 7–2 3–0 0–0 3–0 6–0 9–0 Athlone Town 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 4–0 6–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 6–0 3–0 Shamrock Rovers 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 6–0 7–1 5–0 Finn Harps 2–3 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 4–3 2–0 2–1 6–0 Bohemians 1–0 1–0 3–3 0–2 4–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 4–1 Waterford 3–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 Sligo Rovers 2–3 0–1 3–3 1–6 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 Thurles Town 3–3 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 4–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–3 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–2 Drogheda United 1–4 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 Galway Rovers 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–5 St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–3 1–4 1–4 1–1 4–5 4–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 Home Farm 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–5 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 Cork United 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 4–3 UCD 0–7 0–3 0–5 1–2 2–3 1–4 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 5–1 Shelbourne 1–4 0–3 1–4 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–4 1–2 0–2 1–0 4–1 complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Alan CampbellShamrock Rovers222Tony MorrisLimerick United193Neville SteedmanThurles Town174Gary HulmesSligo Rovers (9)Limerick United (4)135Leo FlanaganDundalk126Brendan BradleySligo Rovers116Eoin HandLimerick United118Eugene DavisAthlone Town108Paddy JoyceBohemians108Joe LoganFinn Harps108Joe McGroryFinn Harps108John MinnockFinn Harps108Ray TreacyShamrock Rovers10 References Ireland, 1979-80 Category:1979–80 in Republic of Ireland association football Category:League of Ireland seasons