List of League of Ireland top scorers
A list of League of Ireland top scorers.
A Division[]
Season | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1921–22 | Jack Kelly | St James's Gate | 11 |
1922–23 | Bob Fullam | Shamrock Rovers | 27 |
1923–24 | Dave Roberts | Bohemians | 20 |
1924–25 | Billy Farrell | Shamrock Rovers | 25 |
1925–26 | Billy Farrell | Shamrock Rovers | 24 |
1926–27 | David Byrne | Shamrock Rovers | 17 |
John McMillan | Shelbourne | 17 | |
1927–28 | Charlie Heinemann | Fordsons | 24 |
1928–29 | Eddie Carroll | Dundalk | 17 |
1929–30 | Johnny Ledwidge | Shelbourne | 16 |
1930–31 | Alex Hair | Shelbourne | 29 |
1931–32 | Pearson Ferguson | Cork | 21 |
Jack Forster | Waterford | 21 | |
1932–33 | George Ebbs | St James's Gate | 20 |
1933–34 | Alf Rigby | St James's Gate | 13 |
1934–35 | Alf Rigby | St James's Gate | 17 |
1935–36 | Jimmy Turnbull [1] | Cork | 37 |
1936–37 | Bob Slater (Note 1) | Shelbourne | 20 |
1937–38 | Willie Byrne | St James's Gate | 25 |
1938–39 | Paddy Bradshaw | St James's Gate | 22 |
1939–40 | Paddy Bradshaw | St James's Gate | 29 |
1940–41 | Mick O'Flanagan | Bohemians | 19 |
1941–42 | Tommy Byrne | Limerick | 20 |
1942–43 | Sean McCarthy [2] | Cork United | 16 |
1943–44 | Sean McCarthy [2] | Cork United | 16 |
1944–45 | Sean McCarthy [2] | Cork United | 26 |
1945–46 | Paddy O'Leary | Cork United | 15 |
1946–47 | Paddy Coad | Shamrock Rovers | 11 |
Alf Hanson | Shelbourne | 11 | |
1947–48 | Sean McCarthy [2] | Cork United | 13 |
1948–49 | Bernard Lester | Transport | 12 |
Eugene Noonan | Waterford | 12 | |
Paddy O'Leary | Cork Athletic | 12 | |
1949–50 | Dave McCulloch | Waterford | 19 |
1950–51 | Dessie Glynn | Drumcondra | 20 |
1951–52 | Shay Gibbons | St Patrick's Athletic | 26 |
1952–53 | Shay Gibbons | St Patrick's Athletic | 22 |
1953–54 | Danny Jordan | Bohemians | 14 |
1954–55 | Jimmy Gauld | Waterford | 30 |
1955–56 | Shay Gibbons | St Patrick's Athletic | 21 |
1956–57 | Tommy Hamilton | Shamrock Rovers | 15 |
Donal Leahy | Evergreen United | 15 | |
1957–58 | Donal Leahy | Evergreen United | 16 |
1958–59 | Donal Leahy | Evergreen United | 22 |
1959–60 | Austin Noonan | Cork Celtic | 27 |
1960–61 | Dan McCaffrey [3] | Drumcondra | 29 |
1961–62 | Eddie Bailham | Shamrock Rovers | 21 |
1962–63 | Mick Lynch | Waterford | 12 |
1963–64 | Eddie Bailham | Shamrock Rovers | 18 |
Jimmy Hasty | Dundalk | 18 | |
Johnny Kingston | Cork Hibernians | 18 | |
1964–65 | Jackie Mooney | Shamrock Rovers | 16 |
1965–66 | Mick Lynch | Waterford | 17 |
1966–67 | Johnny Brooks | Sligo Rovers | 15 |
Danny Hale [4] | Dundalk | 15 | |
1967–68 | Carl Davenport | Cork Celtic | 15 |
Ben Hannigan | Dundalk | 15 | |
1968–69 | Mick Leech | Shamrock Rovers | 19 |
1969–70 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 18 |
1970–71 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 20 |
1971–72 | Alfie Hale | Waterford | 22 |
Tony Marsden | Cork Hibernians | 22 | |
1972–73 | Alfie Hale | Waterford | 20 |
Terry Harkin | Finn Harps | 20 | |
1973–74 | Terry Flanagan | Bohemians | 18 |
Turlough O'Connor | Bohemians | 18 | |
1974–75 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 21 |
1975–76 | Brendan Bradley | Finn Harps | 29 |
1976–77 | Syd Wallace | Waterford | 16 |
1977–78 | Turlough O'Connor | Bohemians | 24 |
1978–79 | John Delamere (Note 2) | Shelbourne | 17 |
1979–80 | Alan Campbell | Shamrock Rovers | 22 |
1980–81 | Eugene Davis | Athlone Town | 23 |
1981–82 | Michael O'Connor | Athlone Town | 22 |
1982–83 | Noel Larkin | Athlone Town | 18 |
1983–84 | Alan Campbell | Shamrock Rovers | 24 |
1984–85 | Tommy Gaynor | Limerick City | 17 |
Michael O'Connor | Athlone Town | 17 |
- Notes
- ^1 including 1 for Waterford
- ^2 including 2 for Sligo Rovers
Premier Division[]
Season | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1985-86 | Tommy Gaynor | Limerick F.C. | 15 |
1986-87 | Mick Byrne | Shamrock Rovers | 12 |
1987-88 | Jonathan Speak | Derry City | 24 |
1988-89 | Billy Hamilton | Limerick F.C. | 21 |
1989-90 | Mark Ennis | St. Patrick's Athletic | 19 |
1990-91 | Peter Hanrahan | Dundalk | 18 |
1991-92 | John Caulfield | Cork City | 16 |
1992-93 | Pat Morley | Cork City | 20 |
1993-94 | Stephen Geoghegan | Shamrock Rovers | 23 |
1994-95 | John Caulfield | Cork City | 16 |
1995-96 | Stephen Geoghegan | Shelbourne | 19 |
1996-97 | Tony Cousins | Shamrock Rovers | 16 |
Stephen Geoghegan | Shelbourne | 16 | |
1997-98 | Stephen Geoghegan | Shelbourne | 17 |
1998-99 | Trevor Molloy | St. Patrick's Athletic | 15 |
1999-00 | Pat Morley | Cork City | 20 |
2000-01 | Glen Crowe | Bohemians | 25 |
2001-02 | Glen Crowe | Bohemians | 21 |
2002-03 | Glen Crowe | Bohemians | 18 |
2003 | Jason Byrne | Shelbourne | 21 |
2004 | Jason Byrne | Shelbourne | 25 |
2005 | Jason Byrne | Shelbourne | 22 |
2006 | Jason Byrne | Shelbourne | 15 |
2007 | David Mooney | Longford Town | 19 |
2008 | David Mooney | Longford Town | 15 |
Mark Farren | Derry City | 15 | |
Mark Quigley | St Patrick's Athletic | 15 | |
2009 | Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers | 24 |
2010 | Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers | 20 |
2011 | Éamon Zayed | Derry City | 22 |
2012 | Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers | 22 |
2013 | Rory Patterson | Derry City | 18 |
2014 | Christy Fagan | St Patrick's Athletic | 20 |
Patrick Hoban | Dundalk | 20 | |
2015 | Richie Towell | Dundalk | 25 |
2016 | Sean Maguire | Cork City | 18 |
2017 | Sean Maguire | Cork City | 20 |
2018 | Patrick Hoban | Dundalk | 29 |
2019 | Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe | Derry City | 14 |
2020 | Patrick Hoban | Dundalk | 10 |
2021 | Georgie Kelly | Bohemians | 21 |
First Division[]
Season | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1985–86 | Con McLoughlin | Finn Harps | 11 |
Harry McLoughlin | Sligo Rovers | 11 | |
1986–87 | Aleksandar Krstić | Derry City | 18 |
1987–88 | Con McLoughlin | Finn Harps | 19 |
1988–89 | Pat O'Connor | Home Farm | 14 |
1989–90 | John Ryan | Bray Wanderers | 16 |
1990–91 | Jim Barr | Monaghan United | 12 |
Con McLoughlin | Finn Harps | 12 | |
1991–92 | Con McLoughlin | Finn Harps | 12 |
Barry Ryan | Limerick City | 12 | |
1992–93 | Mick Byrne | Monaghan United | 15 |
Richie Parsons | Longford Town | 15 | |
1993–94 | Karl Gannon | Home Farm | 16 |
1994–95 | Michael O'Byrne | UCD | 14 |
1994–95 | Philip Power | Home Farm | 14 |
1995–96 | Jonathan Speak | Finn Harps | 17 |
1996–97 | Richie Hale | Kilkenny City | 13 |
Tony Izzi | Cobh Ramblers | 13 | |
1997–98 | Fergal Coleman | Galway United | 13 |
1998–99 | Tony Izzi | Cobh Ramblers | 13 |
1999–00 | Robbie Farrell | Home Farm Fingal | 17 |
Andrew Myler | Monaghan United | 17 | |
Keith O'Connor | Longford Town | 17 | |
2000–01 | Andrew Myler (Note 1) | Athlone Town | 29 |
2001–02 | Kevin McHugh (Note 2) | Finn Harps | 27 |
2002–03 | Willie Bruton | Cobh Ramblers | 14 |
Kevin McHugh | Finn Harps | 14 | |
2003 | Alan Murphy | Galway United | 21 |
2004 | Kevin McHugh | Finn Harps | 24 |
2005 | Kieran O'Reilly | Cobh Ramblers | 17 |
2006 | Philip Hughes | Dundalk | 21 |
2007 | Conor Gethins | Finn Harps | 15 |
2008 | Robbie Doyle | Sporting Fingal | 17 |
2009 | Conan Byrne | Sporting Fingal | 21 |
2010 | Graham Cummins | Cork City | 18 |
Mark Farren | Derry City | 18 | |
Willie John Kiely | Waterford United | 18 | |
2011 | Graham Cummins | Cork City | 24 |
2012 | Sean Maguire | Waterford United | 13 |
Kevin McHugh | Finn Harps | 13 | |
Danny Furlong (Note 1) | Wexford Youths | 13 | |
2013 | David O'Sullivan | Longford Town | 21 |
2014 | David O'Sullivan | Longford Town | 21 |
2015 | Daniel Furlong | Wexford Youths | 30 |
2016 | Gary O'Neil | UCD | 13 |
2017 | Georgie Kelly | UCD | 17 |
2018 | David O'Sullivan | Shelbourne | 15 |
2019 | Rob Manley | Cabinteely | 17 |
2020 | Yousef Mahdy | UCD | 15 |
2021 | Colm Whelan | UCD | 19 |
Source:[6]
- Notes
All–Time[]
Player | Goals | |
---|---|---|
1 | Brendan Bradley | 235 |
2 | Jason Byrne | 217 |
3 | Pat Morley | 182 |
4 | Turlough O'Connor | 178 |
5 | Kevin McHugh | 173 |
6 | Donal Leahy | 162 |
7 | Glen Crowe | 159 |
8 | Stephen Geoghegan | 158 |
9 | Johnny Matthews | 156 |
10 | Alfie Hale | 153 |
11 | Paul McGee | 143 |
12 | Eric Barber | 141 |
13 | Philip Hughes | 138 |
14 | Sean McCarthy | 135 |
Jonathan Speak | 135 | |
16 | Mick Leech | 132 |
17 | Andrew Myler | 131 |
18 | Eugene Davis | 130 |
Jack Fitzgerald | 130 | |
20 | John Caulfield | 129 |
Austin Noonan | 129 | |
22 | Declan O'Brien | 128 |
23 | Éamon Zayed | 127 |
24 | Paddy Coad | 126 |
25 | Shay Gibbons | 120 |
26 | Paddy O'Leary | 118 |
Derek Swan | 118 | |
28 | Mick Byrne | 117 |
Des Kennedy | 117 | |
Michael O'Connor | 117 | |
31 | David Byrne | 115 |
32 | Dessie Glynn | 111 |
33 | Con McLoughlin | 110 |
34 | Paddy Ambrose | 109 |
Ronnie Whelan Snr. | 109 | |
36 | Barry O'Connor | 107 |
Trevor Vaughan | 107 | |
38 | Gary Hulmes | 106 |
39 | Tim O'Keefe | 105 |
40 | Paul Newe | 103 |
103 | ||
41 | Terry Eviston | 101 |
42 | Richie Parsons | 100 |
- Notes
- ^1 Player still active
References[]
- ^ "Jimmy Turnbull – The Forgotten Prince of Strikers". www.corkpastandpresent.ie. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Sean McCarthy". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Dan McCaffrey RIP". ulstergaawriters.com. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Danny Hale". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ a b Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- ^ a b c d "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Goal machine Byrne sets targets high". www.sseairtricityleague.ie. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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