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1983–84 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1983–84
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (11th title)

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1983–1984 season.

Overview

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

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 26 19 4 3 64 15 +49 42 Qualification to 1984–85 European Cup
2 Bohemians 26 13 10 3 39 20 +19 36 Qualification to 1984–85 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 to 1984–85 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
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ UCD qualified for the 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1983–84 FAI Cup final.

Cork City and Longford Town were elected to the league for next season.

Results

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alan Campbell Shamrock Rovers 24
2 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 16
3 Liam Buckley Shamrock Rovers 14
4 Jackie Jameson Bohemians 13
4 Benny Laryea Dundalk 13
6 Mick Bennett Waterford 12
6 Des Kennedy Limerick City 12
8 Roddy Collins Athlone Town 11
9 John Delamere Shelbourne 10
10 Eugene Davis St Patrick's Athletic 9
10 Brian Duff Galway United 9