1980–81 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1980–81 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Athlone Town A.F.C. won the championship.

Final classification

Pos Club Pts W D L GF GA GD
1 Athlone Town A.F.C. 51 23 5 2 67 22 +45
2 Dundalk F.C. 45 20 5 5 63 28 +35
3 Limerick United F.C. 41 17 7 6 47 25 +22
4 Bohemian F.C. 36 10 16 4 38 25 +13
5 Shamrock Rovers F.C. 36 14 8 8 37 29 +8
6 Finn Harps F.C. 32 12 6 12 41 39 +2
7 Waterford F.C.* 30 8 15 7 38 33 +5
8 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 28 11 6 13 45 48 -3
9 Cork United F.C. 28 11 6 13 37 42 -5
10 Drogheda United F.C. 28 10 7 13 47 55 -8
11 Sligo Rovers F.C. 26 12 6 16 45 57 -12
12 University College Dublin A.F.C. 25 8 9 13 37 49 -12
13 Galway Rovers F.C.* 21 6 9 15 26 39 -13
14 Home Farm F.C. 20 6 7 17 34 55 -21
15 Shelbourne F.C. 18 6 6 18 31 52 -21
16 Thurles Town F.C. 18 7 4 19 38 65 -27

'*' Waterford F.C. resigned from the league.

'**'Galway Rovers F.C. changed their club name to Galway United F.C. for next season.

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