| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Waterford (5th title) |
| Relegated | None |
| European Cup | Waterford[1] |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Cork Hibernians[1] |
| UEFA Cup | Bohemians[1] |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 590 (3.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alfie Hale,Waterford Tony Marsden,Cork Hibernians 22 goals |
1972–73 → | |
Below are the statistics ofLeague of Ireland in the 1971/1972 season.
It was contested by 14 teams, andWaterford won the championship.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterford(C) | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 44 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Cork Hibernians | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 17 | +53 | 40 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Bohemians | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 37 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Finn Harps | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 36 | |
| 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 28 | |
| 6 | St Patrick's Athletic | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Dundalk | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 25 | |
| 8 | Cork Celtic | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 23 | |
| 9 | Shelbourne | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 22[a] | |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 21[a] | |
| 11 | Drogheda | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 18 | |
| 12 | Drumcondra[b] | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 16 | |
| 13 | Limerick | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 15 | |
| 14 | Sligo Rovers | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 71 | −37 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | CCF | CHF | DRO | DRU | DUN | FHA | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | — | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0[a] | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Bohemians | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Cork Celtic | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Cork Hibernians | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 8–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Drogheda United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Drumcondra | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Dundalk | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Finn Harps | 7–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Limerick | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Shelbourne | 3–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Sligo Rovers | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | 4–7 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 |
| Waterford | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 7–2 | 3–2 | — |