1968–69 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1968–69
ChampionsWaterford (3rd Title)
Top goalscorerMick Leech; Shamrock Rovers 19 goals

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1968/1969 season.

Overview

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It was contested by 12 teams, and Waterford won the championship for the 3rd time.

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Waterford 22 16 4 2 68 30 +38 36 1969–70 European Cup
2 Shamrock Rovers 22 14 3 5 56 28 +28 31
3 Cork Hibernians 22 14 2 6 39 27 +12 30
4 Dundalk 22 13 3 6 54 29 +25 29
5 St Patrick Athletic 22 10 4 8 41 42 −1 24
6 Drogheda 22 8 6 8 35 30 +5 22
7 Limerick 22 9 4 9 30 36 −6 22
8 Sligo Rovers 22 8 4 10 29 32 −3 20
9 Drumcondra 22 6 5 11 28 44 −16 17
10 Shelbourne 22 2 8 12 30 69 −39 12
11 Cork Celtic 22 3 5 14 28 52 −24 11
12 Bohemians 22 3 4 15 21 50 −29 10

Athlone Town and Finn Harps were elected to the league for next season, 1969/70.

Results

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Home \ Away BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Bohemians 4–2 1–2 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 5–1 1–2 0–1 2–2
Cork Celtic 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–4 3–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1
Cork Hibernians 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 6–1 1–0
Drogheda United 1–1 3–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–2
Drumcondra 5–1 5–0 2–2 0–1 0–5 0–1 2–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 1–2
Dundalk 6–0 3–0 0–2 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–5 4–0 3–2 2–1 2–3
Limerick 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–3 3–1 3–3 0–2 2–1 1–1
Shamrock Rovers 2–2 4–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–2
Shelbourne 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–4 2–2 1–1 1–7 1–1 1–4 2–5
Sligo Rovers 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–5 1–3 0–1 2–2 4–1 0–2
St Patrick's Athletic 2–0 4–2 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–6 6–2 2–0 1–1
Waterford 6–1 3–2 4–1 3–2 7–3 3–1 5–2 5–1 5–0 1–2 5–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mick Leech Shamrock Rovers 19
2 Turlough O'Connor Dundalk 17
3 Alfie Hale Waterford 16
3 John N. O'Neill Waterford 16
5 Carl Davenport Cork Hibernans 13
5 Johnny Matthews Waterford 13
7 Derek Stokes Dundalk 12
7 Danny Trainor Waterford 12
9 Frank O'Neill Shamrock Rovers 11
10 Noel Campbell St Patrick's Athletic 10