1969–70 League of Ireland

Irish League season

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Football league season

League of IrelandSeason| 1969–70

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Champions| Waterford (4th title)
Top goalscorer| Brendan Bradley, Finn Harps 18 Goals

← 1968–69

1970–71 →

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1969/1970 season.

## Overview

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It was contested by 14 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 | 26  | 16  | 6  | 4  | 55  | 33  | +22  | 38  | 1970–71 European Cup
2  | Shamrock Rovers | 26  | 14  | 8  | 4  | 55  | 29  | +26  | 36  |
3  | Cork Hibernians | 26  | 13  | 9  | 4  | 35  | 20  | +15  | 35
4  | Limerick | 26  | 12  | 6  | 8  | 35  | 24  | +11  | 30
5  | Dundalk | 26  | 12  | 6  | 8  | 42  | 37  | +5  | 30
6  | Shelbourne | 26  | 10  | 7  | 9  | 38  | 32  | +6  | 27
7  | Finn Harps | 26  | 10  | 6  | 10  | 48  | 51  | −3  | 26
8  | Sligo Rovers | 26  | 11  | 4  | 11  | 37  | 41  | −4  | 26
9  | Cork Celtic | 26  | 8  | 6  | 12  | 34  | 38  | −4  | 22
10  | Athlone Town | 26  | 9  | 4  | 13  | 40  | 49  | −9  | 22
11  | Bohemians | 26  | 8  | 4  | 14  | 39  | 45  | −6  | 20
12  | Drogheda | 26  | 5  | 9  | 12  | 26  | 37  | −11  | 19
13  | St Patrick's Athletic | 26  | 8  | 1  | 17  | 35  | 54  | −19  | 17
14  | Drumcondra | 26  | 5  | 6  | 15  | 35  | 64  | −29  | 16

Source: www.rsssf.org

## Results

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

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

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 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 18
2 | Dave Wigginton | Cork Hibernians | 17
3 | Eric Barber | Shamrock Rovers | 15
3 | Johnny Matthews | Waterford | 15
5 | Alfie Hale | Waterford | 12
5 | Jimmy O'Connor | Shelbourne | 12
7 | Billy Duffy | Athlone Town | 11
7 | Mick Lawlor | Shamrock Rovers | 11
7 | Mick Leech | Shamrock Rovers | 11
7 | John N. O'Neill | Waterford | 11
7 | Paddy Turner | Dundalk | 11

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League of Ireland Premier Division

2024 clubs|

* Bohemians
* Derry City
* Drogheda United
* Dundalk
* 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
* Player of the Month
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* Team of the Year

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1969–70 in European football (UEFA)

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Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark '69 '70
* England
* Faroe Islands '69 '70
* Finland '69 '70
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Greece
* Hungary '69 '70
* Iceland '69 '70
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '69 '70
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Scotland
* Soviet Union '69 '70
* Spain
* Sweden '69 '70
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* England
* Faroe Islands '69 '70
* Finland '69 '70
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '69 '70
* Israel
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '69 '70
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Soviet Union '69 '70
* Spain
* Sweden
* 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 '69 '70
* 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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