1967–68 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1967–68
ChampionsWaterford (2nd Title)
Matches played132
Goals scored410 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorerCarl Davenport; Cork Celtic
Ben Hannigan; Dundalk 15 goals

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1967/1968 season.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Waterford won the championship.

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Waterford 22 16 2 4 59 18 +41 34 1968–69 European Cup
2 Dundalk 22 14 2 6 44 24 +20 30
3 Cork Celtic 22 12 6 4 40 27 +13 30
4 Shamrock Rovers 22 11 5 6 44 26 +18 27
5 Drogheda 22 10 6 6 33 29 +4 26
6 Limerick 22 9 2 11 35 45 −10 20
7 Shelbourne 22 8 3 11 32 36 −4 19
8 Drumcondra 22 6 7 9 31 35 −4 19
9 St Patrick Athletic 22 7 4 11 29 46 −17 18
10 Cork Hibernians 22 6 5 11 19 28 −9 17
11 Sligo Rovers 22 6 4 12 24 48 −24 16
12 Bohemians 22 2 4 16 20 48 −28 8
Source: www.rsssf.org

Results

Home \ Away BOH CCF CHF DRO DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP WAT
Bohemians — 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–5 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 4–1 1–3
Cork Celtic 1–0 — 1–0 2–0 3–2 3–2 3–1 1–4 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0
Cork Hibernians 5–2 1–2 — 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–5
Drogheda United 2–1 1–1 2–1 — 3–0 1–0 2–5 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–2
Shelbourne 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–3 0–4
Dundalk 4–1 1–3 1–0 3–2 3–1 — 5–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–2
Limerick 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 — 3–2 1–2 3–0 4–0 0–1
Shamrock Rovers 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 4–0 7–0 2–1 3–2
Drumcondra 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–3 — 3–2 1–2 1–4
Sligo Rovers 0–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 — 7–1 2–0
St Patrick's Athletic 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–4 2–1 0–4 8–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 — 0–1
Waterford 3–0 3–3 0–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 4–0 1–0 4–3 9–0 6–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Carl Davenport Cork Celtic 15
1 Ben Hannigan Dundalk 15
3 Alfie Hale Waterford 14
4 Andy McEvoy Limerick 13
4 John N. O'Neill Waterford 13
6 Mick Leech Shamrock Rovers 10
6 Joe McGrath Limerick 10
6 Damien Richardson Shamrock Rovers 10
9 Mick Conroy Shelbourne 8
9 Johnny Matthews Waterford 8