| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dundalk (5th title) |
| Top goalscorer | John Delamere, Sligo Rovers (2) Shelbourne (15) 17 goals |
1979–80 → | |
Below are the statistics ofLeague of Ireland in the 1978–79 season.
It was contested by 16 teams, andDundalk F.C. won the championship.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundalk(C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 45 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Bohemians | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 43 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Drogheda United | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 42[a] | |
| 4 | Waterford | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 42 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 37 | |
| 6 | Limerick[b] | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 36[a] | |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 35 | |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 34[a] | |
| 9 | Home Farm | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 33 | |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 25 | |
| 11 | Cork Alberts[c] | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 23 | |
| 12 | Thurles Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 23[a] | |
| 13 | Shelbourne | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 21 | |
| 14 | St Patrick's Athletic | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 20 | |
| 15 | Galway Rovers | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 79 | −38 | 13 | |
| 16 | Cork Celtic[d] | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 67 | −51 | 8[a] |
U.C.D. were elected to the league for next season.
| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | CAF | CCF | DRO | DUN | FHA | GAL | HOM | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | THU | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 |
| Bohemians | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Cork Alberts | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 6–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Cork Celtic | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0[a] | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Drogheda United | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1[b] | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Dundalk | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 |
| Finn Harps | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 |
| Galway Rovers | 0–4 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Home Farm | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Limerick | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Shamrock Rover | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Shelbourne | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Thurles Town | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1[c] | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Waterford | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | — |