WFR WorldFootballRecord
WFR WorldFootballRecord
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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1978/79 |  |
| Champions: | Dundalk |
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| Cup Winners: | Dundalk |
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| League Cup Winners: | Bohemians |
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| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes | |
| 1 | Dundalk | 45 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 25 | Champions - FAI Cup winners | |
| 2 | Bohemians | 43 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 21 | ||
| 3 | Drogheda United * | 42 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 40 | ||
| 4 | Waterford | 42 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 32 | FAI Cup runners-up | |
| 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 37 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 25 | ||
| 6 | Limerick ** | 36 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 25 | ||
| 7 | Athlone Town | 35 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 41 | ||
| 8 | Finn Harps * | 34 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 41 | ||
| 9 | Home Farm | 33 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 33 | ||
| 10 | Sligo Rovers | 25 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 40 | ||
| 11 | Cork Alberts | 23 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | ||
| 12 | Thurles Town * | 23 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 62 | ||
| 13 | Shelbourne | 21 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 58 | ||
| 14 | St Patrick's Athletic | 20 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 62 | ||
| 15 | Galway Rovers | 13 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 79 | ||
| 16 | Cork Celtic *** | 8 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 67 | ||
| * Drogheda United, Finn Harps and Thurles Town were deducted 2 points | ||||||||||
| ** Limerick were deducted 1 point | ||||||||||
| *** Cork Celtic were deducted 3 points and withdrew from the League | ||||||||||
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| UEFA Cup | ||||||||||
| Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||||||