1970–71 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1970/1971 season.

League of Ireland
Season	1970–71
Champions	Cork Hibernians
Top goalscorer	Brendan Bradley, Finn Harps 20 goals
← 1969–70 1971–72 →

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Cork Hibernians won the championship after beating Shamrock Rovers 3-1 in a Championship Play-off on 25 April 1971 in Dalymount Park with goals from Miah Dennehy (2) and Dave Wigginton for Cork Hibernians, and Mick Leech for Shamrock Rovers.

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Cork Hibernians	35	12	11	3	38	17	+21
2	Shamrock Rovers	35	14	7	5	49	38	+11
3	Waterford	34	13	8	5	49	34	+15
4	Bohemians	33	12	9	5	38	25	+13
5	Cork Celtic	31	11	9	6	44	27	+17
6	Finn Harps	30	13	4	9	54	42	+12
7	Limerick	28	10	8	8	36	31	+5
8	Shelbourne	27	10	7	9	32	30	+2
9	Dundalk	25	7	11	8	37	33	+4
10	Athlone Town	21	8	5	13	35	43	-8
11	Sligo Rovers	21	7	7	12	36	58	-22
12	St Patrick's Athletic	17	5	7	14	34	55	-21
13	Drogheda United	16	6	4	16	27	46	-19
14	Drumcondra	11	3	5	18	26	56	-30

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Brendan Bradley	Finn Harps	20
2	Johnny Matthews	Waterford	17
3	Turlough O'Connor	Dundalk	16
4	Damien Richardson	Shamrock Rovers	15
5	Val Wallace	Athlone Town	14
6	Ray Gaston	Finn Harps	12
7	Sean Coyle	Finn Harps	11
8	Alfie Hale	Waterford	10
8	John Murray	Shelbourne	10
10	Mick Leech	Shamrock Rovers	9
10	Harry Quinn	St Patrick's Athletic	9
10	Dave Wigginton	Cork Hibernians	9

References

League of Ireland Premier Division

2017 clubs

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1970–71 in European football (UEFA)
« 1969–70 1971–72 »
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '70 '71 England Faroe Islands '70 '71 Finland '70 '71 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '70 '71 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '70 '71 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '70 '71 Spain Sweden '70 '71 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '70 '71 Finland '70 '71 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '70 '71 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '70 '71 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '70 '71 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
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UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup

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