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Football league season
Season | 1936β37 |
---|---|
Champions | Sligo Rovers (1st title) |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 571 (4.33 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bob Sclater (20 goals) |
β 1935β36 1937β38 β |
The 1936β37 League of Ireland was the: sixteenth season of theββLeague of Ireland. Bohemians were the "defending champions."
Sligo Rovers won their first title, becoming the first team from Connacht to do so.
Overviewβ»
Reds United withdrew from the League voluntarily, with Shelbourne taking their place.
Teamsβ»
Team | Location | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Bohemians | Dublin (Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park |
Bray Unknowns | Bray | Carlisle Grounds |
Brideville | Dublin (The Liberties) | Harold's Cross Stadium |
Cork | Cork | Mardyke |
Dolphin | Dublin (Dolphin's Barn) | Dolphin Park |
Drumcondra | Dublin (Clonturk) | Clonturk Park |
Dundalk | Dundalk | Oriel Park |
St. James's Gate | Dublin (Crumlin) | St. James's Park |
Shamrock Rovers | Dublin (Milltown) | Glenmalure Park |
Shelbourne | Dublin (Ringsend) | Shelbourne Park |
Sligo Rovers | Sligo | The Showgrounds |
Waterford | Waterford | Kilcohan Park |
Tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 34 |
2 | Dundalk | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 24 |
3 | Waterford | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 24 |
4 | Bray Unknowns | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 24 |
5 | St James's Gate | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 23 |
6 | Drumcondra | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 23 |
7 | Bohemians | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 22 |
8 | Shelbourne | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 21 |
9 | Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 19 |
10 | Dolphin | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 18 |
11 | Cork | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 17 |
12 | Brideville | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 15 |
Source: www.rsssf.com
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | BOH | BRY | BRI | CFC | DOL | DRU | DUN | SHM | SHE | SLI | STG | WAT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bohemians | — | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 5β2 | 3β2 | 2β1 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 1β0 | 3β1 |
Bray Unknowns | 3β3 | — | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 1β3 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 0β5 | 0β0 | 2β1 |
Brideville | 2β4 | 0β1 | — | 2β3 | 3β4 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β4 |
Cork | 4β2 | 1β2 | 3β3 | — | 8β2 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 3β4 | 1β0 | 2β3 |
Dolphin | 2β5 | 1β4 | 1β0 | 2β0 | — | 3β4 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β3 |
Drumcondra | 3β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β0 | — | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β4 |
Dundalk | 3β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 7β2 | 0β1 | 3β1 | — | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Shamrock Rovers | 3β0 | 1β3 | 0β1 | 4β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 4β1 | — | 3β2 | 1β6 | 4β4 | 1β3 |
Shelbourne | 3β1 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 6β2 | 2β0 | 5β2 | 2β1 | 5β2 | — | 0β2 | 1β2 | 7β1 |
Sligo Rovers | 1β2 | 3β0 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 9β0 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | — | 4β2 | 3β0 |
St James's Gate | 7β2 | 6β1 | 6β0 | 3β4 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 7β0 | 6β2 | 0β4 | — | 2β3 |
Waterford | 4β3 | 0β2 | 6β2 | 3β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 8β2 | 8β2 | 2β4 | — |
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorersβ»
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bob Sclater | Shelbourne Waterford |
20 |