1979–80 League of Ireland
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Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1979–80 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Limerick F.C. won the championship.
Final classification
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Limerick United F.C. | 47 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 24 | +43 |
| 2 | Dundalk F.C. | 46 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 13 | +46 |
| 3 | Athlone Town A.F.C. | 39 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 24 | +36 |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers F.C. | 38 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 29 | +32 |
| 5 | Finn Harps F.C. | 38 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 33 | +16 |
| 6 | Bohemian F.C. | 32 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 30 | +12 |
| 7 | Waterford F.C | 31 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 38 | 33 | +5 |
| 8 | Sligo Rovers F.C. | 31 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 45 | -5 |
| 9 | Thurles Town F.C. | 28 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 48 | -5 |
| 10 | Drogheda United F.C. | 28 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 36 | 41 | -5 |
| 11 | Galway Rovers F.C. | 28 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 47 | -15 |
| 12 | St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 27 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 46 | -7 |
| 13 | Home Farm F.C. | 25 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 42 | -15 |
| 14 | Cork United F.C. | 16 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 56 | -34 |
| 15 | University College Dublin A.F.C. | 14 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 75 | -51 |
| 16 | Shelbourne F.C. | 12 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 83 | -53 |
