# 1976–77 League of Ireland

Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1976/1977 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Sligo Rovers won the championship.

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sligo Rovers (C) | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 39 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Bohemian F.C. | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Drogheda United F.C. | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 34 | |
| 4 | Waterford F.C. | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 33 | |
| 5 | Dundalk F.C. | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 29 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Shelbourne F.C. | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Finn Harps F.C. | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 26 | |
| 9 | Cork Celtic F.C. | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 25 | |
| 10 | Athlone Town A.F.C. | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 23 | |
| 11 | Shamrock Rovers F.C. | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 17 | |
| 12 | Limerick F.C. | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 16 | |
| 13 | Albert Rovers F.C. | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 16 | |
| 14 | Home Farm F.C. | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 12 | |
* ↑ Albert Rovers F.C. changed their name to Cork Albert for next season.
Galway Rovers F.C. and Thurles Town F.C. were elected to the league for next season.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALB | ATH | BOH | CCF | DRO | DUN | FHA | HOM | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | WAT |
| Albert Rovers | — | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Athlone Town | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Bohemians | 1–0 | 4–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Cork Celtic | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 |
| Drogheda United | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 6–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Dundalk | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Finn Harps | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Home Farm | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Limerick | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Shelbourne | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–6 |
| Sligo Rovers | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Waterford | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sid Wallace | Waterford | 16 |
| 2 | Turlough O'Connor | Bohemians | 15 |
| 3 | Gary Hulmes | Sligo Rovers | 13 |
| 3 | Paul G. McGee | Sligo Rovers | 13 |
| 5 | Martin Donnelly | Drogheda United | 12 |
| 5 | Donie Madden | Cork Celtic | 12 |
| 5 | Cathal Muckian | Drogheda United | 12 |
| 8 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 11 |
| 8 | Liam Devine | Shelbourne | 11 |
| 8 | Mick Leonard | Sligo Rovers | 11 |