1970–71 League of Ireland

Football league season

League of IrelandSeason| 1970–71

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Champions| Cork Hibernians (1st title)
Top goalscorer| Brendan Bradley, Finn Harps 20 goals

← 1969–70

1971–72 →

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

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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

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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

25 April 1971

15:30

Cork Hibernians| 3-1| Shamrock Rovers

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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

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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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League cups|

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

Non-UEFA competitions|

* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final)
* Intertoto Cup
* Balkans Cup '70 '71
* 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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