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| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bohemians (6th title) |
| ← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1974–75 season.
Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Bohemians won the championship.
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemians | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 42 |
| 2 | Athlone Town A.F.C. | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 33 |
| 3 | Finn Harps F.C. | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 30 |
| 4 | Cork Hibernians F.C. | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 29 |
| 5 | Dundalk F.C. | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 28 |
| 6 | Waterford F.C. | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 27 |
| 7 | Cork Celtic F.C. | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 26 |
| 8 | Shamrock Rovers F.C. | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 25 |
| 9 | Drogheda F.C. | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 24 |
| 10 | St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 23 |
| 11 | Home Farm F.C. | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 20 |
| 12 | Limerick F.C. | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 20 |
| 13 | Shelbourne F.C. | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 19 |
| 14 | Sligo Rovers F.C. | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 18 |
Notes:
- Drogheda F.C. changed their club name to Drogheda United F.C. for next season.
Results
| Home \ Away | ATH | BOH | CCF | CHF | DRO | DUN | FHA | HOM | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Bohemians | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Cork Celtic | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Cork Hibernians | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Drogheda | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Dundalk | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Finn Harps | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 |
| Home Farm | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–5 |
| Limerick | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Shelbourne | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Waterford | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 21 |
| 2 | Mick Leech | Waterford | 11 |
| 3 | Frank Devlin | Home Farm | 10 |
| 3 | Tony Marsden | Cork Hibernians | 10 |
| 3 | Johnny Matthews | Waterford | 10 |
| 6 | Hillary Carlyle | Finn Harps | 9 |
| 6 | Eugene Davis | Athlone Town | 9 |
| 6 | Jim 'Chang' Smith | Finn Harps | 9 |
| 9 | Charlie Ferry | Finn Harps | 8 |
| 9 | Paul Martin | Athlone Town | 8 |
| 9 | Noel Mitten | Bohemians | 8 |
| 9 | Bobby Tambling | Cork Celtic | 8 |
| 9 | Dave Wigginton | Cork Hibernians | 8 |
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