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
Source: www.rsssf.org

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
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