1981–82 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1981–82 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Dundalk F.C. won the championship.

• Points system: 4 for an Away win, 3 for a Home win, 2 for an Away draw, 1 for a Home draw.

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pts	AW	HW	AD	HD	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Dundalk F.C.	80	8	12	6	0	4	61	24	+37
2	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	76	9	12	1	2	6	50	23	+27
3	Bohemian F.C.	72	8	9	4	5	4	50	18	+32
4	Athlone Town A.F.C.	67	9	9	1	2	9	70	42	+28
5	Sligo Rovers F.C.	62	7	9	2	3	9	55	45	+10
6	Limerick United F.C.	58	5	8	5	4	8	56	34	+22
7	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	56	5	9	3	3	10	49	39	+10
8	Waterford F.C.***	47	6	6	1	3	14	39	46	-7
9	Shelbourne F.C.	45	5	5	3	4	13	44	46	-2
10	Cork United F.C.*	42	2	8	4	2	14	41	50	-9
11	Drogheda United F.C.	41	2	6	5	5	12	45	50	-5
12	Home Farm F.C.	40	5	3	4	3	15	34	48	-14
13	University College Dublin A.F.C.	37	3	4	3	7	13	30	41	-11
14	Finn Harps F.C.	31	3	4	3	1	19	42	61	-19
15	Galway United F.C.	29	2	3	4	4	17	30	62	-32
16	Thurles Town F.C.**	18	2	1	2	3	22	29	96	-67

'*'Cork United F.C. went bankrupt and were expelled from the league the end of the season.

'**'Thurles Town F.C. resigned from the league at the end of the season.

'***'Waterford F.C. changed their name to Waterford United F.C. for next season.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Michael O'Connor	Athlone Town	22
2	Liam Buckley	Shamrock Rovers	21
3	Gus Gilligan	Sligo Rovers	16
3	Jim Mahon	St Patrick's Athletic	16
5	Brendan Bradley	Sligo Rovers	15
5	Mick Fairclough	Dundalk	15
5	Gary Hulmes	Limerick United	15
8	Terry Daly	Shelbourne	12
8	Brian Duff	Dundalk (4) Galway United (8)	12
10	Alan Campbell	Shamrock Rovers	11
10	Hillary Carlyle	Dundalk	11
10	Denis Clarke	Athlone Town	11
10	Jackie Jameson	Bohemians	11

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