Season | 1978–79 |
---|---|
Champions | Dundalk |
Top goalscorer |
John Delamere, Sligo Rovers (2) Shelbourne (15) 17 goals |
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Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1978–79 season.
It was contested by 16 teams, and Dundalk F.C. won the championship.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dundalk | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 45 |
2 | Bohemians | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 43 |
3 | Drogheda United | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 42 [a] |
4 | Waterford | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 42 |
5 | Shamrock Rovers | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 37 |
6 | Limerick [b] | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 36 [a] |
7 | Athlone Town | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 35 |
8 | Finn Harps | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 34 [a] |
9 | Home Farm | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 33 |
10 | Sligo Rovers | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 25 |
11 | Cork Alberts [c] | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 23 |
12 | Thurles Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 23 [a] |
13 | Shelbourne | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 21 |
14 | St Patrick's Athletic | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 20 |
15 | Galway Rovers | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 79 | −38 | 13 |
16 | Cork Celtic [d] | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 67 | −51 | 8 [a] |
U.C.D. were elected to the league for next season.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Delamere |
Sligo Rovers (2) Shelbourne (15) |
17 |
2 | Hillary Carlyle | Dundalk | 16 |
3 | Turlough O'Connor | Bohemians | 15 |
4 | Pat O'Connor | Home Farm | 14 |
5 | Gerry Brammeld | Drogheda United | 13 |
5 | Jerome Clarke | Drogheda United | 13 |
5 | Gary Hulmes | Sligo Rovers | 13 |
5 | Mick Leech | Drogheda United | 13 |
9 | Derek Carthy | St Patrick's Athletic | 12 |
9 | Johnny Matthews | Waterford | 12 |