1964–65 League of Ireland
# 1964–65 League of Ireland

The 1964/1965 League of Ireland was contested by 12 teams, and Drumcondra won the championship.

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Drumcondra | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 32 | European Cup |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 31 | |
| 3 | Bohemians | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 27 | |
| 4 | Cork Hibernians | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 27 | |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | St Patrick's Athletic | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Cork Celtic | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 19 | |
| 9 | Dundalk | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 19 | |
| 10 | Drogheda United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 15 | |
| 11 | Limerick | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 12 | Cup Winners Cup |
| 12 | Waterford | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 12 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOH | CCF | CHF | DRO | DRU | DUN | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | WAT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohemians | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Cork Celtic | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Cork Hibernians | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–3 |
| Drogheda United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Drumcondra | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Dundalk | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Limerick | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| Shelbourne | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 6–2 | 3–2 |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 4–1 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | — | 5–1 |
| Waterford | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jackie Mooney | Shamrock Rovers | 16 |
| 2 | Eric Barber | Shelbourne | 14 |
| 2 | Noel Bates | St Patrick's Athletic | 14 |
| 4 | Joe McGrath | Dundalk | 10 |
| 4 | Austin Noonan | Cork Celtic | 10 |
| 6 | Jack Fitzgerald | Cork Hibernians | 9 |
| 6 | Ned Halpin | Drogheda | 9 |
| 6 | Johnny Kingston | Drumcondra | 9 |
| 6 | Peter Mitchell | Limerick | 9 |
| 10 | John McCole | Cork Hibernians | 8 |
| 10 | Turlough O'Connor | Bohemians | 8 |
| 10 | Donie Wallace | Cork Hibernians | 8 |
