1976–77 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1976–77
ChampionsSligo Rovers (2nd title)
Top goalscorerSid Wallace, Waterford 16 goals

Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1976/1977 season.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Sligo Rovers won the championship.[1]

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sligo Rovers (C) 26 18 3 5 48 20 +28 39 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Bohemian F.C. 26 17 4 5 50 29 +21 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Drogheda United F.C. 26 12 10 4 56 34 +22 34
4 Waterford F.C. 26 12 9 5 42 28 +14 33
5 Dundalk F.C. 26 12 5 9 51 42 +9 29 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 26 9 10 7 30 27 +3 28
7 Shelbourne F.C. 26 10 8 8 39 40 −1 28
8 Finn Harps F.C. 26 9 8 9 40 45 −5 26
9 Cork Celtic F.C. 26 10 5 11 48 44 +4 25
10 Athlone Town A.F.C. 26 8 7 11 43 46 −3 23
11 Shamrock Rovers F.C. 26 7 3 16 26 46 −20 17
12 Limerick F.C. 26 5 6 15 29 47 −18 16
13 Albert Rovers F.C.[a] 26 5 6 15 21 42 −21 16
14 Home Farm F.C. 26 4 4 18 22 55 −33 12
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Albert Rovers F.C. changed their name to Cork Albert for next season.

Galway Rovers F.C. and Thurles Town F.C. were elected to the league for next season.

Results

Home \ Away ALB ATH BOH CCF DRO DUN FHA HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Albert Rovers — 0–4 0–1 1–5 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 4–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–3
Athlone Town 3–1 — 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–2 4–0 1–0 4–2 2–3 0–5 0–0 3–1
Bohemians 1–0 4–1 — 3–1 3–1 1–3 6–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–1
Cork Celtic 1–0 2–2 2–3 — 4–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 5–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–0 5–2
Drogheda United 4–0 4–2 2–2 6–3 — 2–2 2–2 5–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–2
Dundalk 0–2 4–3 1–3 3–1 0–1 — 2–0 6–3 2–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–1
Finn Harps 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–7 2–1 — 0–0 5–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–1
Home Farm 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 — 2–0 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–3
Limerick 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 3–2 — 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–1
Shamrock Rovers 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 3–1 0–0 0–4 — 2–3 0–2 1–0 0–2
Shelbourne 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 — 1–1 2–0 1–6
Sligo Rovers 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 4–2 2–1 5–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 — 1–2 0–0
St Patrick's Athletic 3–1 0–0 1–5 5–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
Waterford 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sid Wallace Waterford 16
2 Turlough O'Connor Bohemians 15
3 Gary Hulmes Sligo Rovers 13
3 Paul G. McGee Sligo Rovers 13
5 Martin Donnelly Drogheda United 12
5 Donie Madden Cork Celtic 12
5 Cathal Muckian Drogheda United 12
8 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 11
8 Liam Devine Shelbourne 11
8 Mick Leonard Sligo Rovers 11

References

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