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| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dundalk (5th title) |
| Top goalscorer | John Delamere, Sligo Rovers (2) Shelbourne (15) 17 goals |
| ← 1977–78 1979–80 → | |
Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1978–79 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Dundalk F.C. won the championship.
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundalk | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 45 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 43 |
| 3 | Drogheda United | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 42 |
| 4 | Waterford | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 42 |
| 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 37 |
| 6 | Limerick | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 36 |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 35 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 34 |
| 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 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 23 |
| 12 | Thurles Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 23 |
| 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 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 67 | −51 | 8 |
Notes:
- ^ After the matches Cork Celtic 0-0 Limerick, Drogheda United 0-1 Finn Harps and Thurles Town 0-1 Cork Celtic, the league awarded 1 point to Limerick from Cork Celtic, 2 points to Drogheda United from Finn Harps and 2 points to Thurles Town from Cork Celtic.
- Limerick changed their club name to Limerick United for next season.
- Cork Alberts changed their club name to Cork United for next season.
- Cork Celtic were expelled from the league at the end of the season.
U.C.D. were elected to the league for next season.
Results
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- The points from the match between Cork Celtic and Limerick (0–0) have been credited to Limerick.
- The points of the match between Drogheda United and Finn Harps (0–1) were awarded to Drogheda.
- The points of the match Thurles Town and Cork Celtic (0–1) were awarded to Thurles.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Delamere | Sligo Rovers (2) Shelbourne (15) |
17 |
| 2 | Hillary Carlyle | Dundalk | 16 |
| 3 | Turlough O'Connor | Bohemians | 15 |
| 4 | Pat O'Connor | Home Farm | 14 |
| 5 | Gerry Brammeld | Drogheda United | 13 |
| 5 | Jerome Clarke | Drogheda United | 13 |
| 5 | Gary Hulmes | Sligo Rovers | 13 |
| 5 | Mick Leech | Drogheda United | 13 |
| 9 | Derek Carthy | St Patrick's Athletic | 12 |
| 9 | Johnny Matthews | Waterford | 12 |
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