1925–26 League of Ireland

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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

The 1925–26 League of Ireland was the fifth season of the League of Ireland.

Shelbourne won their first title.

Changes from 1924–25[]

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

Elected Not Re-elected
Brideville Brooklyn

Season Overview[]

It began on 29 August 1925 and ended on 3 January 1926. Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions.

Teams[]

Locations of the 1925/26 League of Ireland Division 'A' teams
Team Location Stadium
Athlone Town Athlone Sports Ground
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Bray Unknowns Bray Woodbrook Ground
Brideville Dublin (The Liberties) Richmond Park
Fordsons Cork Ballinlough Road
Jacobs Dublin (Crumlin) Rutland Avenue
Pioneers Dublin (Whitehall) The Thatch
St. James's Gate Dublin (Crumlin) St. James's Park
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Milltown) Milltown Park [1]
Shelbourne Dublin (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[a] 18 12 1 5 58 31 +27 27
4 Bohemians[a] 18 10 2 6 50 28 +22 20
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. ^ a b 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]
Legend: 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. ^ "History".
  2. ^ a b McSweeney, Niall. A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85. Association of Football Statisticians.
  3. ^ a b c Graham, Alex (2005). Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921-2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
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