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Football league season
Season | 1937β38 |
---|---|
Champions | Shamrock Rovers (5th title) |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 603 (4.57 per match) |
Top goalscorer | William Byrne (25 goals) |
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The 1937β38 League of Ireland was the: seventeenth season of theββLeague of Ireland. Sligo Rovers were the "defending champions."
Shamrock Rovers won their fifth title.
Overviewβ»
Dolphin resigned from the League voluntarily, while Limerick were elected in 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 |
Drumcondra | Dublin (Clonturk) | Clonturk Park |
Dundalk | Dundalk | Oriel Park |
Limerick | Limerick | Markets Field |
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 | Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 32 |
2 | Waterford | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 31 |
3 | Dundalk | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 30 |
4 | Brideville | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 29 |
5 | St James's Gate | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 27 |
6 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 19 |
7 | Shelbourne | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 18 |
8 | Bray Unknowns | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 18 |
9 | Bohemians | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 17 |
10 | Limerick | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 17 |
11 | Cork | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 78 | −40 | 13 |
12 | Drumcondra | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 67 | −35 | 13 |
Source: www.rsssf.com
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | BOH | BRY | BRI | CFC | DRU | DUN | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | STG | WAT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bohemians | — | 4β3 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 6β1 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 |
Bray Unknowns | 4β3 | — | 0β4 | 5β1 | 2β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 1β0 |
Brideville | 4β2 | 3β0 | — | 4β1 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 |
Cork | 2β7 | 4β1 | 1β2 | — | 1β0 | 0β3 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β4 | 5β5 | 3β8 | 1β8 |
Drumcondra | 1β4 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 0β1 | — | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β5 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 |
Dundalk | 1β1 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 5β2 | — | 4β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β4 | 4β1 |
Limerick | 2β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 3β0 | 0β1 | — | 0β3 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 0β3 |
Shamrock Rovers | 6β1 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 8β1 | 1β5 | 1β0 | — | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 6β1 |
Shelbourne | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 5β5 | — | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Sligo Rovers | 6β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β1 | 7β1 | 4β2 | 5β3 | 4β7 | 1β0 | — | 1β2 | 1β1 |
St James's Gate | 5β1 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 5β2 | 1β4 | 5β0 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 7β1 | — | 0β4 |
Waterford | 2β2 | 3β0 | 7β3 | 4β1 | 8β0 | 3β2 | 4β4 | 2β2 | 6β1 | 5β2 | 4β2 | — |
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 | William Byrne | St James's Gate | 25 |