# 1982–83 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1982-83 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Athlone Town won the championship.

## Final classification

| 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 |
| 13 | UCD | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 16 | |
| 14 | Home Farm | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 68 | −44 | 9 | |
* ↑ Limerick United resigned from the league and were replaced by Limerick City for next season.
* ↑ 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 | — |

## Top scorers

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