Season | 1977–78 |
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Champions | Bohemians (7th title) |
← 1976–77 1978–79 → |
Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1977–78 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Bohemians won the championship.
Final classification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bohemians | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 44 |
2 | Finn Harps F.C. | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 42 |
3 | Drogheda United F.C. | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 40 |
4 | Shamrock Rovers F.C. | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 40 |
5 | Waterford | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 |
6 | Sligo Rovers F.C. | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 34 |
7 | Limerick F.C. | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 32 |
8 | Athlone Town A.F.C. | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 31 |
9 | Cork Albert F.C.[a] | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 30 |
10 | St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 27 |
11 | Dundalk F.C. | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 27 |
12 | Shelbourne F.C. | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 23 |
13 | Home Farm F.C. | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 23 |
14 | Cork Celtic F.C. | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 22 |
15 | Galway Rovers F.C. | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 53 | −37 | 16 |
16 | Thurles Town F.C. | 30 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 69 | −47 | 10 |
Source: www.rsssf.com
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Cork Albert F.C. changed their club name to Cork Alberts F.C.
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Turlough O'Connor | Bohemians | 24 |
2 | Cathal Muckian | Drogheda United | 21 |
3 | Sid Wallace | Waterford | 18 |
4 | Ray Treacy | Shamrock Rovers | 17 |
5 | Donie Madden | Cork Celtic | 15 |
6 | Gary Hulmes | Sligo Rovers | 14 |
7 | Joey Salmon | Bohemians | 12 |
8 | Pat Byrne | Bohemians | 10 |
8 | John Delamere | Shelbourne | 10 |
8 | Joe Logan | Finn Harps | 10 |
8 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork Albert | 10 |
8 | Vinny McCarthy | Waterford | 10 |