1972–73 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1972/1973 season.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Waterford United F.C. won the championship.

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Waterford F.C.	42	20	2	4	67	21	+46
2	Finn Harps F.C.	41	19	3	4	59	32	+27
3	Bohemian F.C.	37	16	5	5	46	25	+21
4	Cork Hibernians F.C.	34	13	8	5	53	27	+26
5	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	30	12	6	8	45	32	+13
6	Athlone Town A.F.C.	30	13	4	9	38	31	+7
7	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	25	7	11	8	37	43	-6
8	Shelbourne F.C.	24	9	6	11	50	40	-10
9	Limerick F.C.*	20	8	6	12	32	35	-3
10	Sligo Rovers F.C.*	20	8	2	16	25	51	-26
11	Home Farm Drumcondra F.C.**	19	6	7	13	29	60	-31
12	Cork Celtic F.C.	18	7	4	15	29	50	-21
13	Dundalk F.C.	14	4	6	16	19	48	-29
14	Drogheda F.C.	10	1	8	17	22	56	-34

'*'After the Limerick F.C. 2-1 Sligo Rovers F.C. game, both points were awarded to Sligo Rovers F.C..

'**'Home Farm Drumcondra F.C. changed their club name to Home Farm F.C. for next season.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alfie Hale	Waterford	20
1	Terry Harkin	Finn Harps	20
3	Johnny Matthews	Waterford	14
4	Eric Barber	Shelbourne	13
4	John Lawson	Cork Hibs	13
4	Kevin Murray	St Patrick's Athletic	13
7	Joe Nicholl	Finn Harps	12
8	Turlough O'Connor	Bohemians	11
8	Jim 'Chang' Smith	Finn Harps	11
10	Phil Buck	Waterford	10
10	Des Kennedy	Limerick	10
10	Mick Leech	Shamrock Rovers	10

References