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| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shamrock Rovers (11th title) |
1984–85 → | |
Statistics ofLeague of Ireland in the 1983–1984 season.
It was contested by 14 teams, andShamrock Rovers won the championship.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers(C) | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 15 | +49 | 42 | Qualification to1984–85 European Cup |
| 2 | Bohemians | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 36 | Qualification to1984–85 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Athlone Town | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 34 | |
| 4 | Limerick City | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 33 | |
| 5 | Shelbourne | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 28 | |
| 6 | UCD | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 28 | Qualification to1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup[a] |
| 7 | Dundalk | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 27 | |
| 8 | Waterford United | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 24 | |
| 10 | St Patrick's Athletic | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 23 | |
| 11 | Drogheda United | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 22 | |
| 12 | Galway United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 21 | |
| 13 | Home Farm | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 54 | −38 | 12 | |
| 14 | Sligo Rovers | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 58 | −38 | 8 |
Cork City andLongford Town were elected to the league for next season.
| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | DRO | DUN | FHA | GAL | HOM | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | UCD | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Bohemians | 1–0 | — | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Drogheda United | 1–4 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Dundalk | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Finn Harps | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Galway United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Home Farm | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Limerick City | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Shelbourne | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Sligo Rovers | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| UCD | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Waterford United | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |