Below are the statistics of League of Ireland in the 1971/1972 season.

Overview It was contested by 14 teams, and Waterford won the championship.

Final classification

Results

Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Alfie HaleWaterford221Tony MarsdenCork Hibernians223Brendan BradleyFinn Harps184Terry HarkinFinn Harps175Miah DennehyHibernians155Turlough O'ConnorDundalk157Carl DavenportCork Celtic117Dave KirbyWaterford117Johnny MatthewsWaterford117Gerry MitchellSligo Rovers117Jackie MooneyBohemians117Frank O'NeillShamrock Rovers11

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