1969–70 League of Ireland
# 1969–70 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1969/1970 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Waterford won the championship.

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Waterford | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 38 | 1970–71 European Cup |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 36 | |
| 3 | Cork Hibernians | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 35 | |
| 4 | Limerick | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 30 | |
| 5 | Dundalk | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 30 | |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Finn Harps | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 26 | |
| 8 | Sligo Rovers | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 26 | |
| 9 | Cork Celtic | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 22 | |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 22 | |
| 11 | Bohemians | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 20 | |
| 12 | Drogheda | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 19 | |
| 13 | St Patrick's Athletic | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 17 | |
| 14 | Drumcondra | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 16 | |

## Results

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

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 18 |
| 2 | Dave Wigginton | Cork Hibernians | 17 |
| 3 | Eric Barber | Shamrock Rovers | 15 |
| 3 | Johnny Matthews | Waterford | 15 |
| 5 | Alfie Hale | Waterford | 12 |
| 5 | Jimmy O'Connor | Shelbourne | 12 |
| 7 | Billy Duffy | Athlone Town | 11 |
| 7 | Mick Lawlor | Shamrock Rovers | 11 |
| 7 | Mick Leech | Shamrock Rovers | 11 |
| 7 | John N. O'Neill | Waterford | 11 |
| 7 | Paddy Turner | Dundalk | 11 |
