1960–61 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1960–61
ChampionsDrumcondra (4th Title)
European CupDrumcondra
European Cup Winners CupSt Patrick's Athletic
Matches played132
Goals scored477 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorerDan McCaffrey (Drumcondra), 29

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1960/1961 season.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Drumcondra won the championship and qualified to play in the 1961–62 European Cup for next season.

St Patrick's Athletic qualified to play in the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Drumcondra 22 16 1 5 59 21 +38 33 European Cup
2 St Patrick's Athletic 22 14 4 4 43 28 +15 32 European Cup Winners' Cup
3 Waterford 22 12 5 5 45 33 +12 29
4 Cork Celtic 22 11 4 7 52 31 +21 26
5 Dundalk 22 12 2 8 43 37 +6 26
6 Shamrock Rovers 22 9 7 6 40 29 +11 25
7 Limerick 22 10 4 8 35 27 +8 24
8 Shelbourne 22 7 5 10 43 41 +2 19
9 Cork Hibernians 22 5 8 9 30 42 −12 18
10 Transport 22 6 2 14 27 39 −12 14
11 Bohemians 22 4 4 14 25 52 −27 12
12 Sligo Rovers 22 1 4 17 35 97 −62 6
Source: www.rsssf.com

Results

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

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Dan McCaffrey Drumcondra 29
2 Donal Leahy Cork Celtic 21
3 Jimmy Hasty Dundalk 17
4 Eric Barber Shelbourne 14
4 Damien Bradley Sligo Rovers 14
6 Austin Noonan Cork Celtic 12
7 Johnny McGeehan St Patrick's Athletic 10
7 Ronnie Whelan St Patrick's Athletic 10
9 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 9
10 Paddy Ambrose Shamrock Rovers 8
10 Johnny Armstrong Sligo Rovers 8
10 Eddie Bailham Shamrock Rovers 8
10 Mick Geoghegan Bohemians 8
10 Jackie Hennessy Shelbourne 8
10 Paddy McDonnell Dundalk 8
10 Jimmy Samson Transport 8