1924–25 League of Ireland
Season | 1924–25 |
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Champions | Shamrock Rovers (2nd Title) |
Matches played | 88 |
Goals scored | 344 (3.91 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Billy Farrell, (Shamrock Rovers) 25 |
Biggest home win | Shelbourne 8-0 Brooklyn |
Biggest away win | |
Highest scoring | |
← 1923–24 1925–26 → |
The 1924–25 League of Ireland was the 4th season of senior football in Republic of Ireland. It began on September 6, 1924, and ended on April 25, 1925. Bohemians was the defending champion. Shamrock Rovers was the winner for this season.
Overview
Midland Athletic were not re-elected. Shelbourne United withdrew from the League of Ireland on 7 September 1924, the day after the competition officially started. Bray Unknowns and Fordsons were elected to the League. Fordsons became the first team from Munster to play in the League of Ireland. Both matches involving Athlone Town and Bohemians were not played, both matches were awarded as wins for Bohemians.
Teams
Team | Home city/suburb | Home ground |
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Athlone Town | Athlone | Sports Ground |
Bohemians | Phibsborough, Dublin | Dalymount Park |
Bray Unknowns | Bray | Woodbrook Ground |
Brooklyn | Merchants Quay, Dublin | Chalgrove Terrace |
Fordsons | Cork | Ballinlough Road |
Jacobs | Crumlin, Dublin | Rutland Avenue |
Pioneers | Whitehall, Dublin | The Thatch |
St. James's Gate | Crumlin, Dublin | St. James's Park |
Shamrock Rovers | Milltown, Dublin | Glenmalure Park |
Shelbourne | Ringsend, Dublin | Shelbourne Park |
Division 'A'
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 12 | +55 | 31 |
2 | Bohemians | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 11 | +29 | 28 |
3 | Shelbourne | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 27 |
4 | Fordsons | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 21 |
5 | St. James's Gate | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 17 |
6 | Jacobs | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 17 |
7 | Athlone Town | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 14 |
8 | Brooklyn | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 11 |
9 | Bray Unknowns | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 9 |
10 | Pioneers | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 65 | −44 | 5 |
Results
Home \ Away[1] | ATH | BOH | BRY | BRK | FOR | JAC | PIO | STG | SHM | SHE |
Athlone Town | [α] | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | |
Bohemians | [β] | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
Bray Unknowns | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | |
Brooklyn | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 0–2 | |
Fordsons | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | |
Jacobs | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
Pioneers | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 5–3 | 1–7 | 1–6 | |
St. James's Gate | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–7 | |
Shamrock Rovers | 6–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
Shelbourne | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
Source: [1][2]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- α The Athlone Town v Bohemians match was not played. The League awarded Bohemians the win with no goals recorded.
- β The Bohemians v Athlone Town match was not played. The League awarded Bohemians the win with no goals recorded.
Top goalscorers
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Billy Farrell | Shamrock Rovers | 25 |
2 | Bob Fullam | Shamrock Rovers | 20 |
3 | Ned Brooks | Bohemians | 12 |
Source:[2]