1984–85 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1984–85
ChampionsShamrock Rovers
RelegatedSligo Rovers
Drogheda United
Finn Harps
Longford Town

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1984-1985 season.

Overview[]

It was contested by 16 teams, and Shamrock Rovers won the championship. The prize for the League Champions was £5,000.

Final classification[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 30 22 5 3 63 21 +42 49 Qualification to 1985–86 European Cup
2 Bohemians 30 19 5 6 57 29 +28 43 Qualification to 1985–86 UEFA Cup
3 Athlone Town 30 17 6 7 54 28 +26 40
4 University College Dublin 30 12 14 4 41 26 +15 38
5 Limerick City 30 16 5 9 61 40 +21 37
6 Galway United 30 9 11 10 49 43 +6 29 Qualification to 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup[a]
7 Waterford United 30 11 7 12 44 41 +3 29
8 Dundalk 30 9 10 11 34 39 −5 28
9 Cork City 30 10 8 12 30 39 −9 28
10 Home Farm 30 11 5 14 43 47 −4 27
11 St Patrick's Athletic 30 10 7 13 36 45 −9 27
12 Shelbourne 30 9 8 13 39 46 −7 26
13 Sligo Rovers (R) 30 7 12 11 34 47 −13 26 Relegation to 1985–86 League of Ireland First Division
14 Drogheda United (R) 30 7 10 13 43 60 −17 24
15 Finn Harps (R) 30 6 7 17 38 71 −33 19
16 Longford Town (R) 30 3 4 23 27 71 −44 10
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Galway United qualified for the 1985-86 European Cup Winners' Cup after reaching the 1984–85 FAI Cup final.

Bottom four clubs relegated to the new First Division for next season.

Bray Wanderers, Cobh Ramblers, Derry City, E.M.F.A., Monaghan United and Newcastle United were elected to the 1985–86 League of Ireland First Division.

Results[]

Home \ Away ATH BOH COR DRO DUN FHA GAL HOM LIM LON SHM SHE SLI StP UCD WAT
Athlone Town — 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–4 4–1 1–3 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0
Bohemians 2–1 — 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 4–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 6–1 3–2 2–1
Cork City 1–4 1–1 — 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–0 3–1
Drogheda United 0–1 1–2 2–1 — 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 4–3 6–2 0–2 1–2 3–3 1–3 1–1 4–2
Dundalk 0–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 — 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–3
Finn Harps 0–5 0–1 1–1 4–5 1–4 — 1–5 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–4
Galway United 3–5 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 — 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 5–0 2–0 0–0 2–2
Home Farm 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 3–1 — 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–0
Limerick 0–1 2–1 3–1 6–0 0–0 5–0 4–1 3–0 — 3–0 1–4 2–2 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–0
Longford Town 2–3 1–3 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–0 — 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–6 1–3 0–1
Shamrock Rovers 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 6–1 — 3–2 4–0 4–0 1–0 4–1
Shelbourne 3–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 — 2–0 1–0 3–3 0–3
Sligo Rovers 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 — 1–2 0–1 1–1
St Patrick's Athletic 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 5–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 — 0–2 1–1
UCD 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 — 3–0
Waterford United 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 —
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tommy Gaynor Limerick City 17
1 Michael O'Connor Athlone Town 17
3 Jackie Jameson Bohemians 15
4 Fran Hitchcock Home Farm 14
4 Des Kennedy Limerick City 14
6 Mick Byrne Shamrock Rovers 12
6 Finn Harps 12
6 Larry Wyse Bohemians 12
9 Roddy Collins Drogheda United 10
9 Drogheda United 10
9 Terry Eviston Athlone Town 10
9 Galway United 10
9 Pat Morley Waterford 10
9 Liam O'Brien Shamrock Rovers 10
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