1982–83 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1982–83
Teams14
ChampionsAthlone Town (2nd title)
European CupAthlone Town
UEFA CupDrogheda United
Cup Winners' CupSligo Rovers
Matches182
Goals528 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerNoel Larkin (Athlone Town)
(18 goals)

The 1982–83 League of Ireland, known as the Kentucky Fried Chicken League of Ireland for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 62nd season of the League of Ireland, the national league for association football in the Republic of Ireland.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams. Athlone Town won the championship and qualified for the European Cup.[2][3] Drogheda United finished 2nd and represented the Republic of Ireland at the UEFA Cup the next season. Another Irish club heading to Europe were Sligo Rovers, who qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup following their FAI Cup final victory.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 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[a]
13 UCD 26 4 4 18 29 63 −34 16
14 Home Farm 26 2 3 21 24 68 −44 9
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sligo Rovers qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1982–83 FAI Cup final.

Results

Home \ Away ATH BOH DRO DUN FHA GAL HOM LIM SHM SHE SLI StP UCD WAT
Athlone Town — 3–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 5–2 4–0
Bohemians 0–1 — 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–1
Drogheda United 0–1 1–1 — 3–1 0–0 2–1 5–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 5–1 2–0 3–1
Dundalk 0–1 0–0 1–0 — 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1
Finn Harps 3–3 0–0 2–3 0–1 — 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 0–1
Galway United 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–5 2–3 — 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–3
Home Farm 1–4 0–2 0–4 0–1 1–3 1–3 — 2–1 1–3 3–4 1–2 0–2 4–3 1–2
Limerick United 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 4–3 1–1 5–0 — 2–0 5–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–2
Shamrock Rovers 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 — 6–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 4–0
Shelbourne 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 4–3 2–2 — 4–3 1–0 1–0 5–2
Sligo Rovers 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 — 3–3 1–2 2–4
St Patrick's Athletic 1–2 0–3 1–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 — 1–0 1–1
UCD 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 5–2 0–3 2–2 2–5 2–0 2–5 — 1–3
Waterford United 1–1 0–5 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 2–0 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Noel Larkin Athlone Town 18
2 Brendan Bradley Finn Harps 17
Kieran McCabe Shamrock Rovers
4 Kevin Cassidy Galway United 13
Eugene Davis St Patrick's Athletic
6 Brian Duff Galway United 12
7 Liam Buckley Shamrock Rovers 11
Tony Morris Limerick United
Michael O'Connor Athlone Town
10 Mick Fairclough Dundalk 10
Jackie Jameson Bohemians
Jim Mahon St Patrick's Athletic
Joey Salmon Athlone Town

References

  1. ↑ Tibenham, Philip (1 January 2024) [1983-11-1]. 1983: LIMERICK's Football SHAMBLES | Sixty Minutes | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive (Television production). Sixty Minutes. BBC Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Historical tables". League of Ireland. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Archived from the original on 21 February 2008.


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