1980-1981 1. Athlone Town 30 23 5 2 67-22 51 2. Dundalk 30 20 5 5 63-28 45 3. Limerick United 30 17 7 6 47-25 41 4. Bohemians 30 10 16 4 38-25 36 5. Shamrock Rovers 30 14 8 8 37-29 36 6. Finn Harps 30 12 6 12 41-39 30 7. Waterford 30 11 8 11 32-35 30 8. St.Patrick's Athletic 30 11 6 13 45-48 28 9. Cork United 30 11 6 13 37-42 28 10. Drogheda 30 10 7 13 47-55 27 11. Sligo Rovers 30 12 2 16 45-57 26 12. University College Dublin 30 8 9 13 37-49 25 13. Galway Rovers 30 6 9 15 26-39 21 14. Home Farm 30 7 6 17 34-55 20 15. Shelbourne 30 6 6 18 31-52 18 16. Thurles Town 30 7 4 19 38-65 18 Authors: Malcolm Hodgson and Allard Doesburg Last updated: 21 Nov 2013 (C) Copyright Malcolm Hodgson, Allard Doesburg and RSSSF 1997/2013 40 min