1967–68 League of Ireland

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Football league season

League of IrelandSeason| 1967–68

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Champions| Waterford (2nd Title)
Matches played| 132
Goals scored| 410 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorer| Carl Davenport; Cork Celtic
Ben Hannigan; Dundalk 15 goals

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1968–69 →

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1967/1968 season.

## Overview

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It was contested by 12 teams, and Waterford won the championship.

## Final classification

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Waterford | 22  | 16  | 2  | 4  | 59  | 18  | +41  | 34  | 1968–69 European Cup
2  | Dundalk | 22  | 14  | 2  | 6  | 44  | 24  | +20  | 30  |
3  | Cork Celtic | 22  | 12  | 6  | 4  | 40  | 27  | +13  | 30
4  | Shamrock Rovers | 22  | 11  | 5  | 6  | 44  | 26  | +18  | 27
5  | Drogheda | 22  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 33  | 29  | +4  | 26
6  | Limerick | 22  | 9  | 2  | 11  | 35  | 45  | −10  | 20
7  | Shelbourne | 22  | 8  | 3  | 11  | 32  | 36  | −4  | 19
8  | Drumcondra | 22  | 6  | 7  | 9  | 31  | 35  | −4  | 19
9  | St Patrick Athletic | 22  | 7  | 4  | 11  | 29  | 46  | −17  | 18
10  | Cork Hibernians | 22  | 6  | 5  | 11  | 19  | 28  | −9  | 17
11  | Sligo Rovers | 22  | 6  | 4  | 12  | 24  | 48  | −24  | 16
12  | Bohemians | 22  | 2  | 4  | 16  | 20  | 48  | −28  | 8

Source: www.rsssf.org

## Results

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Home \ Away  | BOH | CCF | CHF | DRO | DRU | DUN | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | WAT

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Bohemians | -- | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 1–5  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 1–3
Cork Celtic | 1–0  | -- | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–0
Cork Hibernians | 5–2  | 1–2  | -- | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–5
Drogheda United | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | -- | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–5  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–2
Shelbourne | 4–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | -- | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 2–3  | 0–4
Dundalk | 4–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 3–1  | -- | 5–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–2
Limerick | 2–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–3  | -- | 3–2  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 0–1
Shamrock Rovers | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | -- | 4–0  | 7–0  | 2–1  | 3–2
Drumcondra | 2–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 3–3  | -- | 3–2  | 1–2  | 1–4
Sligo Rovers | 0–0  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | -- | 7–1  | 2–0
St Patrick's Athletic | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–4  | 2–1  | 0–4  | 8–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | -- | 0–1
Waterford | 3–0  | 3–3  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 4–3  | 9–0  | 6–1  | --

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Top scorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  | Carl Davenport | Cork Celtic | 15
1  | Ben Hannigan | Dundalk | 15
3  | Alfie Hale | Waterford | 14
4  | Andy McEvoy | Limerick | 13
4  | John N. O'Neill | Waterford | 13
6  | Mick Leech | Shamrock Rovers | 10
6  | Joe McGrath | Limerick | 10
6  | Damien Richardson | Shamrock Rovers | 10
9  | Mick Conroy | Shelbourne | 8
9  | Johnny Matthews | Waterford | 8

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League of Ireland Premier Division

2025 clubs|

* Bohemians
* Cork City
* Derry City
* Drogheda United
* Galway United
* Shamrock Rovers
* Shelbourne
* Sligo Rovers
* St Patrick's Athletic
* Waterford

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Awards|

* Player of the Year
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* Manager of the Year
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1967–68 in European football (UEFA)

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Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark '67 '68
* England
* Faroe Islands '67 '68
* Finland '67 '68
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Greece
* Hungary '67 '68
* Iceland '67 '68
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '67 '68
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Scotland
* Soviet Union '67 '68
* Spain
* Sweden '67 '68
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* England
* Faroe Islands '67 '68
* Finland '67 '68
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '67 '68
* Israel
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '67 '68
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden '67
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Wales
* Yugoslavia

League cups|

* England
* Scotland

UEFA competitions|

* European Cup (Final)
* Cup Winners' Cup (Final)

Non-UEFA competitions|

* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final)
* Intertoto Cup
* Balkans Cup '66–'67 '67–'68
* Mitropa Cup

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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