| January 01, 1980 | |||||||||
| Gary Hulmes ( Sligo Rovers) | Limerick | ||||||||
| Padraig O'Connor ( Bohemian) | Athlone | ||||||||
| November 01, 1979 | |||||||||
| Paul Fielding ( Canberra City) | Sligo Rovers | ||||||||
| July 01, 1979 | |||||||||
| Noel Campbell ( Fortuna Köln) | Shamrock | ||||||||
| Johnny Matthews ( Waterford) | Limerick | ||||||||
| Roy McDowell ( Berwick Rangers) | Drogheda | ||||||||
| Brendan Bradley ( Athlone) | Sligo Rovers | ||||||||
| John Cervi ( Shamrock) | Home Farm | ||||||||
League of Ireland1979/1980
Season
Tier : 1
Type of clubs : A
Country : Republic of Ireland
Games played : 240
Goals scored : 669 (2.79 goals per match )
40%
Home victories
27%
Draws
33%
Away victories
Relegated to lower tier : Cork Celtic
League of Ireland 1979/1980's fixtures and results
General rankingLast updated on 20/04/1980
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
1
|  | Limerick | 47 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 24 | +43 |
2
|  | Dundalk FC | 46 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 13 | +46 |
3
|  | Athlone Town | 39 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 24 | +36 |
4
|  | Finn Harps | 38 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 33 | +16 |
5
|  | Shamrock Rovers | 38 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 29 | +32 |
6
|  | Bohemian | 32 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 30 | +12 |
7
|  | Waterford | 31 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 38 | 33 | +5 |
8
|  | Sligo Rovers | 31 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 45 | -5 |
9
|  | Thurles Town | 28 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 48 | -5 |
10
|  | Galway United | 28 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 47 | -15 |
11
|  | Drogheda United | 28 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 36 | 41 | -5 |
12
|  | St. Patrick | 27 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 46 | -7 |
13
|  | Home Farm Dublin | 25 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 42 | -15 |
14
|  | Cork United | 16 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 56 | -34 |
15
|  | UCD | 14 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 75 | -51 |
16
|  | Shelbourne | 12 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 83 | -53 |
Latest transfers
Rankings
| 1 | |
Finn Harps | VAthlone Town 0-1 02/03/1980 | L 0-1 Drogheda United09/03/1980 | V 4-3 Home Farm Dublin16/03/1980 | VUCD 2-3 23/03/1980 | V 2-1 Sligo Rovers30/03/1980 | VCork United 1-3 06/04/1980 |
| 2 | |
Thurles Town | DSligo Rovers 2-2 02/03/1980 | V 3-0 Cork United16/03/1980 | DDrogheda United 1-1 23/03/1980 | V Galway United 0-1 30/03/1980 | V 3-1 Bohemian06/04/1980 | V 4-2 Waterford 07/04/1980 |
| 3 |  |
Dundalk FC | DShamrock Rovers 1-1 02/03/1980 | V 1-0 Limerick 16/03/1980 | VAthlone Town 0-1 23/03/1980 | D 0-0 Home Farm Dublin30/03/1980 | VUCD 0-3 05/04/1980 | V 3-2 Sligo Rovers13/04/1980 |
| 4 | |
Limerick | D 0-0 St. Patrick02/03/1980 | LDundalk FC 1-0 16/03/1980 | V 2-1 Shamrock Rovers23/03/1980 | VWaterford 3-4 30/03/1980 | V 4-0 Home Farm Dublin13/04/1980 | DAthlone Town 1-1 20/04/1980 |
| 5 | |
Home Farm Dublin | V 1-0 Shelbourne02/03/1980 | LFinn Harps 4-3 16/03/1980 | V 2-0 St. Patrick23/03/1980 | DDundalk FC 0-0 30/03/1980 | LLimerick 4-0 13/04/1980 | V 2-0 Shamrock Rovers16/04/1980 |
| 6 | |
St. Patrick | D 1-1 Athlone Town16/03/1980 | LCork United 2-1 17/03/1980 | LHome Farm Dublin 2-0 23/03/1980 | VSligo Rovers 1-2 06/04/1980 | D 1-1 UCD09/04/1980 | V 1-0 Cork United13/04/1980 |
| 7 | |
Bohemian | VCork United 0-3 02/03/1980 | D 1-1 Drogheda United15/03/1980 | L 0-2 Waterford23/03/1980 | LThurles Town 3-1 06/04/1980 | D 0-0 Galway United11/04/1980 | VShelbourne 0-1 13/04/1980 |
| 8 | |
Waterford | D 1-1 Shamrock Rovers16/03/1980 | DAthlone Town 0-0 17/03/1980 | VBohemian 0-2 23/03/1980 | L 3-4 Limerick30/03/1980 | LThurles Town 4-2 07/04/1980 | V 2-1 Athlone Town13/04/1980 |
| 9 | |
Galway United | VUCD 1-2 02/03/1980 | V 2-0 Sligo Rovers16/03/1980 | LCork United 2-0 23/03/1980 | L 0-1 Thurles Town30/03/1980 | DBohemian 0-0 11/04/1980 | D 1-1 Drogheda United13/04/1980 |
| 10 | |
Athlone Town | D 0-0 Waterford17/03/1980 | L 0-1 Dundalk FC23/03/1980 | VDrogheda United 1-2 30/03/1980 | VShamrock Rovers 0-1 07/04/1980 | LWaterford 2-1 13/04/1980 | D 1-1 Limerick20/04/1980 |
| 11 | |
Shelbourne | D 0-0 Shamrock Rovers07/03/1980 | V 4-1 UCD16/03/1980 | LSligo Rovers 1-0 23/03/1980 | V 1-0 Cork United30/03/1980 | DDrogheda United 2-2 06/04/1980 | L 0-1 Bohemian13/04/1980 |
| 12 | |
Drogheda United | VFinn Harps 0-1 09/03/1980 | DBohemian 1-1 15/03/1980 | D 1-1 Thurles Town23/03/1980 | L 1-2 Athlone Town30/03/1980 | D 2-2 Shelbourne06/04/1980 | DGalway United 1-1 13/04/1980 |
| 13 | |
Cork United | LThurles Town 3-0 16/03/1980 | V 2-1 St. Patrick17/03/1980 | V 2-0 Galway United23/03/1980 | LShelbourne 1-0 30/03/1980 | L 1-3 Finn Harps06/04/1980 | LSt. Patrick 1-0 13/04/1980 |
| 14 | |
Shamrock Rovers | DShelbourne 0-0 07/03/1980 | DWaterford 1-1 16/03/1980 | LLimerick 2-1 23/03/1980 | L 0-1 Athlone Town07/04/1980 | V 7-1 UCD13/04/1980 | LHome Farm Dublin 2-0 16/04/1980 |
| 15 | |
Sligo Rovers | D 2-2 Thurles Town02/03/1980 | LGalway United 2-0 16/03/1980 | V 1-0 Shelbourne23/03/1980 | LFinn Harps 2-1 30/03/1980 | L 1-2 St. Patrick06/04/1980 | LDundalk FC 3-2 13/04/1980 |
| 16 | |
UCD | L 1-2 Galway United02/03/1980 | LShelbourne 4-1 16/03/1980 | L 2-3 Finn Harps23/03/1980 | L 0-3 Dundalk FC05/04/1980 | DSt. Patrick 1-1 09/04/1980 | LShamrock Rovers 7-1 13/04/1980 |
Longest streaksLast updated on 08/01/2025 at 15:47
Winning streak
Loosing streak
Drawing streak
Drawless streak
Unbeaten streak
Winless streak
Invincibility streak
Goalless streak
Conceding streak
Scoring streak
| Club | Series | Running | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Finn Harps | 6 | 4 |
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Dundalk FC | 5 | 2 |
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Shamrock Rovers | 5 | |
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Limerick | 4 | |
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Galway United | 4 | |
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Home Farm Dublin | 4 | |
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Athlone Town | 3 | |
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Bohemian | 3 | |
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Thurles Town | 3 | 3 |
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Waterford | 2 | |
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Sligo Rovers | 2 | |
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St. Patrick | 2 | |
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Cork United | 2 | |
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Drogheda United | 1 | |
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Shelbourne | 1 | |
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UCD | 1 | |
Ranking matchday by matchdayLast updated on 08/01/2025 at 15:47
| Team \ Rd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Dundalk FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Athlone Town | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Finn Harps | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Shamrock Rovers | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Bohemian | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Waterford | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| Sligo Rovers | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| Thurles Town | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
| Galway United | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| Drogheda United | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||
| St. Patrick | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
| Home Farm Dublin | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
| Cork United | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
| UCD | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| Shelbourne | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Most frequent scoresLast updated on 08/01/2025 at 15:47
| Score | Frequence |
|---|---|
| 0 - 0 | 18 times |
| 1 - 0 | 43 times |
| 1 - 1 | 35 times |
| 2 - 0 | 32 times |
| 2 - 1 | 30 times |
| 2 - 2 | 7 times |
| 3 - 0 | 12 times |
| 3 - 1 | 12 times |
| 3 - 2 | 7 times |
| 3 - 3 | 4 times |
| 4 - 0 | 6 times |
| 4 - 1 | 12 times |
| Score | Frequence |
|---|---|
| 4 - 2 | 2 times |
| 4 - 3 | 3 times |
| 5 - 0 | 3 times |
| 5 - 1 | 2 times |
| 5 - 3 | 1 times |
| 5 - 4 | 1 times |
| 6 - 0 | 5 times |
| 6 - 1 | 1 times |
| 7 - 0 | 1 times |
| 7 - 1 | 1 times |
| 7 - 2 | 1 times |
| 9 - 0 | 1 times |
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