1980–81 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1980–81 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Athlone Town A.F.C. won the championship.

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Athlone Town A.F.C.	51	23	5	2	67	22	+45
2	Dundalk F.C.	45	20	5	5	63	28	+35
3	Limerick United F.C.	41	17	7	6	47	25	+22
4	Bohemian F.C.	36	10	16	4	38	25	+13
5	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	36	14	8	8	37	29	+8
6	Finn Harps F.C.	32	12	6	12	41	39	+2
7	Waterford F.C.	30	8	15	7	38	33	+5
8	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	28	11	6	13	45	48	-3
9	Cork United F.C.	28	11	6	13	37	42	-5
10	Drogheda United F.C.	28	10	7	13	47	55	-8
11	Sligo Rovers F.C.	26	12	6	16	45	57	-12
12	University College Dublin A.F.C.	25	8	9	13	37	49	-12
13	Galway Rovers F.C.*	21	6	9	15	26	39	-13
14	Home Farm F.C.	20	6	7	17	34	55	-21
15	Shelbourne F.C.	18	6	6	18	31	52	-21
16	Thurles Town F.C.	18	7	4	19	38	65	-27

'*'Galway Rovers F.C. changed their club name to Galway United F.C. for next season.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Eugene Davis	Athlone Town	23
2	Brendan Bradley	Sligo Rovers	18
3	Mick Fairclough	Dundalk	16
3	Michael O'Connor	Athlone Town	16
5	Gary Hulmes	Limerick United	13
6	Derek Carthy	St Patrick's Athletic	12
7	Liam Buckley	Shamrock Rovers	11
7	Leo Flanagan	Dundalk	11
7	Jim Mahon	St Patrick's Athletic	11
10	Stephen Connolly	Home Farm	10
10	Brian Duff	Dundalk	10
10	Joe Logan	Finn Harps	10
10	Charlie McCarthy	Cork United	10
10	Martin Moran	U.C.D.	10

References