Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1982-83 season.
Season | 1982–83 |
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Champions | Athlone Town (2nd title) |
← 1981–82 1983–84 → |
Overview
editIt was contested by 14 teams, and Athlone Town won the championship.
Final classification
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Athlone Town (C) | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 24 | 37 | 65 | Qualification to 1983–84 European Cup |
2 | Drogheda United | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 49 | Qualification to 1983–84 UEFA Cup |
3 | Dundalk | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 48 | |
4 | Bohemians | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 46 | |
5 | Shelbourne | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 44 | |
6 | Shamrock Rovers | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 38 | |
7 | St Patrick's Athletic | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37 | |
8 | Limerick United[a] | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 35 | |
9 | Finn Harps | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 35 | |
10 | Waterford United | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 32 | |
11 | Galway United | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 26 | |
12 | Sligo Rovers | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 21 | Qualification to 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup[b] |
13 | UCD | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 16 | |
14 | Home Farm | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 68 | −44 | 9 |
- ^ Limerick United resigned from the league and were replaced by Limerick City for next season.
- ^ Sligo Rovers qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1982–83 FAI Cup final.
Results
editTop scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Noel Larkin | Athlone Town | 18 |
2 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 17 |
2 | Kieran McCabe | Shamrock Rovers | 17 |
4 | Kevin Cassidy | Galway United | 13 |
4 | Eugene Davis | St Patrick's Athletic | 13 |
6 | Brian Duff | Galway United | 12 |
7 | Liam Buckley | Shamrock Rovers | 11 |
7 | Tony Morris | Limerick United | 11 |
7 | Michael O'Connor | Athlone Town | 11 |
10 | Mick Fairclough | Dundalk | 10 |
10 | Jackie Jameson | Bohemians | 10 |
10 | Jim Mahon | St Patrick's Athletic | 10 |
10 | Joey Salmon | Athlone Town | 10 |