1961–62 League of Ireland

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Fairs Cup
Drumcondra
Matches played132
Goals scored529 (4.01 per match)
Top goalscorerEddie Bailham (Shamrock Rovers), 21
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Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1961/1962 season.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Shelbourne won the championship after beating Cork Celtic 1-0 in a Championship Play-off on 2 May 1962 at Dalymount Park.

Cup Winners' Cup and Drumcondra qualified to play in the Fairs Cup
for next season.

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shelbourne 22 15 5 2 55 23 +32 35 European Cup
2 Cork Celtic 22 16 3 3 71 24 +47 35
3 Shamrock Rovers 22 14 3 5 51 32 +19 31 Cup Winners Cup
4 St Patrick's Athletic 22 11 3 8 48 46 +2 25
5 Cork Hibernians 22 8 8 6 37 36 +1 25[a]
6 Limerick 22 10 5 7 41 34 +7 24[a]
7 Drumcondra 22 8 6 8 45 40 +5 22 Fairs Cup
8 Dundalk 22 8 5 9 42 36 +6 21
9 Bohemians 22 6 5 11 40 46 −6 17
10
Waterford
 22 7 3 12 39 49 −10 17
11 Transport[b] 22 2 3 17 29 76 −47 7
12 Sligo Rovers[b] 22 1 3 18 31 87 −56 5
Source: www.rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b After a protest the points for the drawn game between Cork Hibernians and Limerick were awarded to Cork Hibernians.
  2. ^ a b Transport and Sligo Rovers were not re-elected to the league for next season.

Results

Home \ Away BOH CCF CHF DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 2–2 3–3 1–5 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 5–0 1–4 2–0 2–1
Cork Celtic 3–1 — 5–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 8–1 0–2 5–1 4–1
Cork Hibernians 2–1 2–3 — 2–0 2–2 +:-[a] 1–1 1–2 4–1 0–1 4–0 1–1
Drumcondra 2–1 2–1 1–1 — 4–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 5–1 2–3 4–2 2–1
Dundalk 2–0 1–2 4–1 1–1 — 1–2 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–1 5–0 4–1
Limerick 2–0 1–4 1–2 2–3 1–1 — 1–1 1–2 6–3 2–1 3–3 1–0
Shamrock Rovers 3–2 1–3 3–0 4–3 3–1 2–0 — 1–2 0–0 3–1 4–2 2–0
Shelbourne 0–0 3–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 3–1 6–2 — 7–0 3–3 2–1 2–1
Sligo Rovers 4–4 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–5 1–4 1–3 2–7 — 0–1 6–4 1–5
St Patrick's Athletic 2–2 2–8 2–2 3–1 2–3 1–2 0–5 0–2 4–1 — 5–3 3–2
Transport 1–5 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–4 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–6 — 1–3
Waterford 4–2 0–4 1–2 3–3 2–2 2–0 0–5 0–3 4–3 3–1 4–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between Cork Hibernians and Limerick (1–1) was resulted in a goalless win for Cork.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Eddie Bailham Shamrock Rovers 21
2 Donal Leahy Cork Celtic 18
3 Eric Barber Shelbourne 15
3 Austin Noonan Cork Celtic 15
5 Ronnie Whelan St Patrick's Athletic 12
6 Jimmy Morrissey Drumcondra 11
7 Ben Hannigan Shelbourne 10
7 George Lynam Cork Celtic 10
7 Donal O'Leary Cork Celtic 10
10 Johnny Kingston Bohemians 9
10 Jackie Mooney Cork Hibernians 9
10 Eddie Mulvey Limerick 9
10 Tommy O'Connor Limerick 9
10 Paddy O'Rourke St Patrick's Athletic 9
10 Willie Peyton St Patrick's Athletic 9
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