1925–26 League of Ireland

The 1925–26 League of Ireland was the fifth season of the League of Ireland. It began on 29 August 1925 and ended on 3 January 1926. Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions.

League of Ireland
Season1925–26
Dates29 August 1925 – 3 January 1926
ChampionsShelbourne (1st title)
Matches played90
Goals scored445 (4.94 per match)
Top goalscorerBilly Farrell (24 goals)
Biggest home winShamrock Rovers 10-2 Pioneers
Biggest away win
Highest scoringShamrock Rovers 10-2 Pioneers

Shelbourne won their first title.

Overview

Brooklyn were not re-elected to the League, while Brideville were elected.

Teams
Locations of the 1925/26 League of Ireland Division 'A' teams
Team Location Stadium
Athlone TownAthloneSports Ground
BohemiansDublin (Phibsborough)Dalymount Park
Bray UnknownsBrayWoodbrook Ground
BridevilleDublin (The Liberties)Richmond Park
FordsonsCorkBallinlough Road
JacobsDublin (Crumlin)Rutland Avenue
PioneersDublin (Whitehall)The Thatch
St. James's GateDublin (Crumlin)St. James's Park
Shamrock RoversDublin (Milltown)Milltown Park [1]
ShelbourneDublin (Ringsend)Shelbourne Park

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shelbourne (C) 18 14 3 1 65 23 +42 31
2 Shamrock Rovers 18 13 3 2 62 21 +41 29
3 Fordsons 18 12 1 5 58 31 +27 27[lower-alpha 1]
4 Bohemians 18 10 2 6 50 28 +22 20[lower-alpha 1]
5 Jacobs 18 7 4 7 40 48 −8 18
6 Brideville 18 6 4 8 36 53 −17 16
7 Athlone Town 18 7 1 10 46 56 −10 15
8 St. James's Gate 18 4 3 11 33 48 −15 11
9 Bray Unknowns 18 4 3 11 34 55 −21 11
10 Pioneers 18 1 0 17 21 82 −61 2
Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Bohemians were fined 2 points which were awarded to Fordsons.

Results
Home \ Away ATH BOH BRY BRI FOR JAC PIO STG SHM SHE
Athlone Town 1–2 2–3 3–0 2–5 4–2 4–3 5–1 1–5 1–4
Bohemians 6–3 7–2 6–0 0–2 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–4 0–2
Bray Unknowns 3–5 2–6 7–1 1–1 2–5 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–5
Brideville 3–3 2–1 1–0 3–2 4–1 4–3 3–2 1–4 2–3
Fordsons 6–5 0–2 3–2 6–2 4–0 8–2 3–1 0–2 5–1
Jacobs 4–1 3–1 1–1 4–4 1–2 2–0 4–2 1–4 0–8
Pioneers 1–2 0–4 1–3 2–1 0–7 3–5 2–4 0–5 0–8
St. James's Gate 2–3 1–4 4–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 3–3 1–4
Shamrock Rovers 3–0 0–2 5–0 2–1 3–0 4–1 10–2 3–2 2–2
Shelbourne 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 4–2 2–2 5–0 4–1 3–2
Source: [2][3]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Pos Player Club Goals
1 Billy Farrell Shamrock Rovers 24
2 John Simpson Shelbourne 18
3 Jim Sweeney Athlone Town 17

Source:[3]

See also

References
  1. https://shamrockrovers.ie/history/
  2. McSweeney, Niall. A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85. Association of Football Statisticians.
  3. Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921-2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
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