1982–83 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1982–83
ChampionsAthlone Town (2nd title)

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1982-83 season.

Overview

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It was contested by 14 teams, and Athlone Town won the championship.

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Athlone Town (C) 26 20 5 1 61 24 +37 65 Qualification to 1983–84 European Cup
2 Drogheda United 26 14 7 5 43 18 +25 49 Qualification to 1983–84 UEFA Cup
3 Dundalk 26 14 6 6 32 17 +15 48
4 Bohemians 26 13 7 6 42 26 +16 46
5 Shelbourne 26 13 5 8 50 45 +5 44
6 Shamrock Rovers 26 10 8 8 39 25 +14 38
7 St Patrick's Athletic 26 10 7 9 38 38 0 37
8 Limerick United[a] 26 10 5 11 43 35 +8 35
9 Finn Harps 26 9 8 9 36 33 +3 35
10 Waterford United 26 8 8 10 31 44 −13 32
11 Galway United 26 6 8 12 33 44 −11 26
12 Sligo Rovers 26 4 9 13 27 48 −21 21 Qualification to 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup[b]
13 UCD 26 4 4 18 29 63 −34 16
14 Home Farm 26 2 3 21 24 68 −44 9
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Limerick United resigned from the league and were replaced by Limerick City for next season.
  2. ^ Sligo Rovers qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1982–83 FAI Cup final.

Results

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Home \ Away ATH BOH DRO DUN FHA GAL HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP UCD WAT
Athlone Town 3–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 5–2 4–0
Bohemians 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–1
Drogheda United 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 5–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 5–1 2–0 3–1
Dundalk 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1
Finn Harps 3–3 0–0 2–3 0–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 0–1
Galway United 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–5 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–3
Home Farm 1–4 0–2 0–4 0–1 1–3 1–3 2–1 1–3 3–4 1–2 0–2 4–3 1–2
Limerick United 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 4–3 1–1 5–0 2–0 5–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–2
Shamrock Rovers 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 6–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 4–0
Shelbourne 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 4–3 2–2 4–3 1–0 1–0 5–2
Sligo Rovers 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 1–2 2–4
St Patrick's Athletic 1–2 0–3 1–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1
UCD 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 5–2 0–3 2–2 2–5 2–0 2–5 1–3
Waterford United 1–1 0–5 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 2–0
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 Noel Larkin Athlone Town 18
2 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 17
2 Kieran McCabe Shamrock Rovers 17
4 Kevin Cassidy Galway United 13
4 Eugene Davis St Patrick's Athletic 13
6 Brian Duff Galway United 12
7 Liam Buckley Shamrock Rovers 11
7 Tony Morris Limerick United 11
7 Michael O'Connor Athlone Town 11
10 Mick Fairclough Dundalk 10
10 Jackie Jameson Bohemians 10
10 Jim Mahon St Patrick's Athletic 10
10 Joey Salmon Athlone Town 10

References

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