Ireland the Cup

 

Cup: Limerick 0-0 Drogheda

 rep Limerick               3-0 Drogheda

Limerick AFC won their first Cup.

This season was the season of the underdogs, winning for the first titme both title and Cup.

Ireland I Division

 

Ireland. Ranked 27th by UEFA.
1.Cork Hibernians       26 12 11  3  38-17  35 *
2.Shamrock Rovers       26 14  7  5  49-38  35 *
3.Waterford             26 13  8  5  49-34  34  
4.Bohemians             26 12  9  5  38-25  33
5.Cork Celtic           26 11  9  6  44-27  31
6.Finn Harps            26 13  4  9  54-42  30
7.Limerick              26 10  8  8  36-31  28
8.Shelbourne            26 10  7  9  32-30  27
9.Dundalk               26  7 11  8  37-33  25
10.Athlone Town         26  8  5 13  35-43  21
11.Sligo Rovers         26  7  7 12  36-58  21
12.St.Patrick's Athletic26  5  7 14  34-55  17
13.Drogheda United      26  6  4 16  27-46  16
14.Drumcondra           26  3  5 18  26-56  11

* Championship Play Off - Cork Hibernians 3 Shamrock Rovers 1


Cork Hibernians won their 1st title! The greatest season. 

Norway

 

Norway – ranked 26^th by UEFA.

Standing from left: Geir Karlsen, Jan Christiansen, Knut Jenssen, Bjørn Rime, Erling Næss, Kåre Rønnes. 
Crouching: Erling Meirik, Arne Hanssen, Bjørn Wirkola, Tore Lindseth, Terje Mørkved.
Rosenborg         18   9  6  3   25-11   24 Champions Cup
Lyn               18   9  5  4   28-17   23 UEFA Cup
Viking            18   9  4  5   41-20   22 UEFA Cup
Fredrikstad       18   8  6  4   32-23   22 (Cup Winners Cup)
Strømsgodset      18   7  7  4   28-21   21
Hamarkameratene   18   7  7  4   19-15   21
Sarpsborg         18   6  4  8   32-27   16
Hødd              18   3  5 10   17-32   11
Brann             18   3  5 10   14-31   11
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Frigg             18   4  1 13   16-55    9 Relegated

First division expanded from 10 to 12 teams.

Cup:

Rosenborg            4-1 Fredrikstad 
Fredrikstad lost the final, but got spot at the Cup Winners Cup.
The winners.
'The Troll Children' won their 3rd title and 3rd Cup and their first double. 

Denmark

 Denmark – ranked 25^th by UEFA.

Division One, "1. division"
No. Team                G    W    D    L    Gf    Ga    P
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 1  Vejle B             22   13    3    6    61    40   29
 2  Hvidovre IF         22   10    4    8    44    38   24
 3  BK Frem             22   10    4    8    40    36   24 
 4  KB                  22   10    4    8    49    47   24
 5  Randers Freja       22    9    5    8    40    42   23
 6  Køge Boldklub       22    9    5    8    44    47   23
 7  Brønshøj Boldklub   22   10    2   10    43    52   22
 8  B 1903              22    7    7    8    35    31   21 
 9  B 1901              22    8    4   10    46    47   20
10  B 1909              22    6    7    9    39    40   19
11  AaB                 22    7    4   11    37    47   18 
12  AB                  22    7    3   12    34    45   17
  
Relegated:   AaB and AB
Promoted:    AGF and
 Næstved IF

Cup: B 1909 1-0 BK Frem

B 1909 (Odense) won their 2^nd Cup – but this was the last trophy 'the Miners' won.

Northern Ireland

 

Northern Ireland – ranked 24^th by UEFA.

 1. Linfield Belfast           22  18  2  2  58-16  38
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 2. Glentoran Belfast          22  16  3  3  52-17  35
 3. Distillery Belfast         22  13  4  5  51-29  30
 4. FC Coleraine               22  12  2  8  43-32  26
 5. Ballymena United           22   8  7  7  34-28  23
 6. Ards Newtownards           22   8  5  9  30-37  21
 7. Crusaders Belfast          22   7  6  9  24-45  20
 8. FC Bangor                  22   7  5 10  21-34  19

Back row (L-R): Jimmy Hill, Eamon McLaughlin, Raymond White, Noel Ward, Irwyn McKibbin, Danny Hale, Doug Wood.
Front row (L-R): Declan McDowell, Jim 'Chang' Smith, John Duffy, George O'Halloran, John Rowland.
Mascot: Gary Blake.

 9. Derry City Londonderry     22   7  5 10  45-46  19
10. Glenavon Lurgan            22   5  3 14  39-55  13
11. Cliftonville Belfast       22   3  6 13  26-53  12
12. FC Portadown               22   2  4 16  24-55   8

No promotion or relegation.                                      
                                                               
Champions: Linfield Belfast                                       
Cup Final: Distillery Belfast-Derry City Londonderry 3-0 

Distillery captain Peter Rafferty and full back Derek Meldrum parade with the Cup.

Distillery won their 12^th Cup – but their first since 1955-56 and also their last trophy so far. Back row (L-R): Tom Finney, Tommy Brannigan, Alan McCarroll, Roy McDonald, Peter Rafferty, Derek Meldrum, Martin O'Neill
Front row (L-R): Mervyn Law, George Lennox, Jim Savage, Joe Patterson, Peter Watson
Inset: Martin Donnelly

Sweden the Cup

 

Cup:
Åtvidabergs FF  - Malmö FF  3-2

No double for Malmo FF.

Atvidabergs FF won second consecutive Cup.

Sweden II Division

 

II Division – 4 groups, the winners going to promotional tournament and the top 2 in it were promoted

Norrland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation

1 Sandvikens IF 22 16 4 2 65 16 +49 36 Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan

2 IFK Holmsund 22 14 2 6 52 29 +23 30

3 Domsjö IF 22 13 2 7 41 21 +20 28

4 Brynäs IF 22 8 9 5 43 30 +13 25

5 GIF Sundsvall 22 11 3 8 45 35 +10 25

6 Kubikenborgs IF 22 11 3 8 33 28 +5 25

7 Skellefteå AIK 22 9 7 6 38 35 +3 25

8 Ljusdals IF 22 10 4 8 30 28 +2 24 Relegation to Division 3

9 Sandåkerns SK 22 9 3 10 30 34 −4 21

10 Lycksele IF 22 2 7 13 14 45 −31 11

11 Bodens BK 22 2 3 17 19 65 −46 7

12 Timrå IK 22 3 0 19 22 64 −42 6

Svealand

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation

1 IF Saab 22 14 4 4 44 16 +28 32 Playoffs for promotion

2 IK Sirius 22 14 3 5 45 21 +24 31

3 IK Sleipner 22 11 6 5 42 24 +18 28

4 Nyköpings BIS 22 12 3 7 33 27 +6 27

5 Älvsjö AIK 22 11 2 9 32 31 +1 24

6 IFK Eskilstuna 22 9 5 8 36 31 +5 23

7 IF Brommapojkarna 22 9 5 8 38 36 +2 23

8 IK Brage 22 8 4 10 37 41 −4 20 Relegation

9 Södertälje SK 22 7 5 10 43 43 0 19

10 IFK Stockholm 22 6 5 11 33 40 −7 17

11 IF Vesta 22 3 7 12 22 41 −19 13

12 Råsunda IS 22 2 3 17 12 66 −54 7

Norra Götaland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation

1 GAIS 22 19 0 3 72 28 +44 38 Playoffs for promotion

2 Jönköpings Södra IF 22 13 2 7 55 39 +16 28

3 IFK Göteborg 22 12 2 8 42 30 +12 26

4 Skövde AIK 22 12 2 8 44 38 +6 26

5 IFK Arvika 22 8 6 8 27 33 −6 22

6 KB Karlskoga 22 8 5 9 36 37 −1 21

7 Skogens IF 22 9 3 10 32 35 −3 21

8 Grimsås IF 22 7 7 8 23 29 −6 21 Relegation

9 Västra Frölunda IF 22 9 2 11 32 38 −6 20

10 Degerfors IF 22 6 6 10 29 37 −8 18

11 Hovås IF 22 3 6 13 28 49 −21 12

12 Karlstads BK 22 4 3 15 19 46 −27 11

Södra Götaland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation

1 Halmstads BK 22 14 5 3 41 20 +21 33 Playoffs for promotion

2 Perstorps SK 22 10 7 5 60 27 +33 27

3 IFK Malmö 22 10 7 5 28 21 +7 27

4 IS Halmia 22 9 7 6 40 29 +11 25

5 IFK Trelleborg 22 11 2 9 34 31 +3 24

6 Kalmar FF 22 8 7 7 30 32 −2 23

7 Blomstermåla IK 22 8 6 8 32 38 −6 22

8 Varbergs BoIS 22 6 7 9 29 37 −8 19 Relegation

9 Gnosjö IF 22 7 4 11 28 42 −14 18

10 Helsingborgs IF 22 6 6 10 29 44 −15 18

11 Nybro IF 22 5 5 12 33 42 −9 15

12 Gunnarstorps IF 22 4 5 13 28 49 −21 13

Allsvenskan promotion playoffs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion

1 GAIS 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5 Promotion to Allsvenskan

Standing from left: Lars Holmsten, Roland Fransson, Ulf Alexandersson, Jan Ryding, Jerker Jönsson, Ingvar Andersson, Rune Petersson, Bengt-Göran Svensson, Gert Håkansson, Sylve Bengtsson.
Front: Lars-Erik Larsson, Lars-Göran Carlsson, Kenneth Larsson, Lars Nordin, Thomas Eriksson, Lennart Alexandersson, Tommy Södergren.

2 Halmstads BK 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3

3 Sandvikens IF 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2

4 IF Saab 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 2