1967–68 League of Ireland

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

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

Overview

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

Final classification

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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

Results

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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

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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