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    W. Andrew Robinson

    League of Ireland
    Season1977–78
    ChampionsBohemians (7th title)

    Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1977–78 season.

    Overview

    It was contested by 16 teams, an increase of 2 team over the prior season. Galway Rovers and Thurles Town were the new additions. Bohemians won the championship.[1]

    Final classification

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Bohemians (C) 30 17 10 3 74 25 +49 44 Qualification to European Cup first round
    2 Finn Harps F.C. 30 19 4 7 60 38 +22 42 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
    3 Drogheda United F.C. 30 15 10 5 53 27 +26 40
    4 Shamrock Rovers F.C. 30 14 12 4 45 22 +23 40 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
    5 Waterford 30 16 7 7 46 37 +9 39
    6 Sligo Rovers F.C. 30 13 8 9 47 31 +16 34
    7 Limerick F.C. 30 10 12 8 36 29 +7 32
    8 Athlone Town A.F.C. 30 10 11 9 43 40 +3 31
    9 Cork Albert F.C.[a] 30 11 8 11 36 35 +1 30
    10 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 30 10 7 13 34 35 −1 27
    11 Dundalk F.C. 30 9 9 12 43 46 −3 27
    12 Shelbourne F.C. 30 6 11 13 32 50 −18 23
    13 Home Farm F.C. 30 8 7 15 30 56 −26 23
    14 Cork Celtic F.C. 30 6 10 14 34 58 −24 22
    15 Galway Rovers F.C. 30 3 10 17 16 53 −37 16
    16 Thurles Town F.C. 30 1 8 21 22 69 −47 10
    Source: www.rsssf.com
    (C) Champions
    Notes:
    1. ^ Cork Albert F.C. changed their club name to Cork Alberts F.C.

    Results

    Home \ Away ATH BOH CAF CCF DRO DUN FHA GAL HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP THU WAT
    Athlone Town — 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 3–3 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–3
    Bohemians 0–0 — 6–0 3–1 2–0 7–2 3–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 7–3
    Cork Albert 3–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2
    Cork Celtic 1–3 0–3 0–0 — 1–4 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–6 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 2–2
    Drogheda United 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 — 0–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0
    Dundalk 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–3 1–1 — 0–4 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 6–2 0–1 1–0 3–0 4–0
    Finn Harps 2–0 3–0 0–1 7–4 3–3 4–2 — 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2
    Galway Rovers 3–2 0–0 0–4 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 — 1–2 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–3
    Home Farm 1–1 0–8 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 — 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 0–1
    Limerick 1–0 3–4 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 4–2 0–0 1–3 — 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–2
    Shamrock Rovers 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 — 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1
    Shelbourne 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–4 1–1 3–4 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–2
    Sligo Rovers 0–1 1–5 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–0 4–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 — 1–0 6–2 0–1
    St Patrick's Athletic 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 — 2–1 2–1
    Thurles Town 0–0 1–0 3–4 0–1 1–3 2–6 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–6 0–2 1–5 1–5 1–1 — 1–1
    Waterford 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 —
    Source: [citation needed]
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Top scorers

    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Turlough O'Connor Bohemians 24
    2 Cathal Muckian Drogheda United 21
    3 Sid Wallace Waterford 18
    4 Ray Treacy Shamrock Rovers 17
    5 Donie Madden Cork Celtic 15
    6 Gary Hulmes Sligo Rovers 14
    7 Joey Salmon Bohemians 12
    8 Pat Byrne Bohemians 10
    8 John Delamere Shelbourne 10
    8 Joe Logan Finn Harps 10
    8 Charlie McCarthy Cork Albert 10
    8 Vinny McCarthy Waterford 10

    References

    1. ^ "Historical tables". League of Ireland. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977-78_League_of_Ireland

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