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1970–71 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1970–71
ChampionsCork Hibernians (1st title)
Top goalscorerBrendan Bradley, Finn Harps 20 goals

Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1970/1971 season.

Overview

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The championship was contested by 14 teams. Cork Hibernians won the title after beating Shamrock Rovers 3-1 in a play-off.[1] 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cork Hibernians (C) 26 12 11 3 38 17 +21 35 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Shamrock Rovers 26 14 7 5 49 38 +11 35
3 Waterford 26 13 8 5 49 34 +15 34
4 Bohemians 26 12 9 5 38 25 +13 33
5 Cork Celtic 26 11 9 6 44 27 +17 31
6 Finn Harps 26 13 4 9 54 42 +12 30
7 Limerick 26 10 8 8 36 31 +5 28 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Shelbourne 26 10 7 9 32 30 +2 27 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
9 Dundalk 26 7 11 8 37 33 +4 25
10 Athlone Town 26 8 5 13 35 43 −8 21
11 Sligo Rovers 26 7 7 12 36 58 −22 21
12 St Patrick's Athletic 26 5 7 14 34 55 −21 17
13 Drogheda 26 6 4 16 27 46 −19 16
14 Drumcondra 26 3 5 18 26 56 −30 11
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away ATH BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN FHA LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Athlone Town — 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–4 4–0 0–0 3–5 1–3 2–4 0–0 1–0 3–4 0–3
Bohemians 3–2 — 1–0 0–0 6–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–1
Cork Celtic 1–0 1–1 — 1–2 2–0 5–2 2–0 3–1 3–2 1–3 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1
Cork Hibernians 0–0 1–0 2–1 — 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 5–0 0–1
Drogheda United 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 — 0–0 2–4 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–0
Drumcondra 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–4 — 0–3 1–3 0–1 2–2 0–1 3–1 5–3 1–4
Dundalk 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 — 3–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 4–1 3–0 2–2
Finn Harps 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 5–1 3–1 1–0 — 4–3 2–3 4–0 4–1 2–1 4–0
Limerick 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 — 0–0 0–0 5–0 4–2 0–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–4 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–3 3–1 3–1 — 1–0 1–2 4–2 2–0
Shelbourne 2–1 2–1 1–4 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 5–0 — 3–0 4–1 0–1
Sligo Rovers 0–1 0–4 1–6 1–3 3–1 0–0 5–2 2–2 3–0 4–3 2–2 — 4–3 2–2
St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 — 1–0
Waterford 3–2 4–2 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 5–1 2–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Title play-off

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League Title play-off
Cork Hibernians3–1Shamrock Rovers
Miah Dennehy (2), Dave Wigginton TBA Mick Leech
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 28,000[citation needed]

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 20
2 Johnny Matthews Waterford 17
3 Turlough O'Connor Dundalk 16
4 Damien Richardson Shamrock Rovers 15
5 Val Wallace Athlone Town 14
6 Ray Gaston Finn Harps 12
7 Sean Coyle Finn Harps 11
8 Alfie Hale Waterford 10
8 John Murray Shelbourne 10
10 Mick Leech Shamrock Rovers 9
10 Harry Quinn St Patrick's Athletic 9
10 Dave Wigginton Cork Hibernians 9

References

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  1. ^ "Historical tables". League of Ireland. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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