1924–25 League of Ireland
The 1924–25 League of Ireland was the 4th season of senior football in Republic of Ireland. It began on September 6, 1924 and ended on April 25, 1925. Bohemians was the defending champion. Shamrock Rovers was the winner for this season.
Overview
Midland Athletic were not re-elected. Shelbourne United withdrew from the League of Ireland on 7 September 1924, the day after the competition officially started. Bray Unknowns and Fordsons were elected to the League. Fordsons became the first team from Munster to play in the League of Ireland. Both matches involving Athlone Town and Bohemians were not played, both matches were awarded as wins for Bohemians.
Teams
Locations of the 1924/25 League of Ireland Division 'A' teams
Division 'A'
1923–24 League of Ireland table
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
| Qualification or relegation
|
|---|
| 1 |
Shamrock Rovers !Shamrock Rovers (C) |
18 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
67 |
12 | +55 |
31 |
| 2 |
Bohemians !Bohemians |
18 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
40 |
11 | +29 |
28 |
| 3 |
Shelbourne !Shelbourne |
18 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
55 |
20 | +35 |
27 |
| 4 |
Fordsons !Fordsons |
18 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
35 |
32 | +3 |
21 |
| 5 |
St. James's Gate !St. James's Gate |
18 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
36 |
35 | +1 |
17 |
| 6 |
Jacobs !Jacobs |
18 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
30 |
36 | −6 |
17 |
| 7 |
Athlone Town !Athlone Town |
18 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
15 |
32 | −17 |
14 |
| 8 |
Brooklyn !Brooklyn |
18 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
24 |
57 | −33 |
11 |
| 9 |
Bray Unknowns !Bray Unknowns |
18 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
21 |
44 | −23 |
9 |
| 10 |
Pioneers !Pioneers |
18 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
21 |
65 | −44 |
5 |
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away |
Athlone Town !ATH |
Bohemians !BOH |
Bray Unknowns !BRY | Brooklyn !BRK | Fordsons !FOR | Jacobs !JAC | Pioneers !PIO | St. James's Gate !STG | Shamrock Rovers !SHM | Shelbourne !SHE |
| Athlone Town !Athlone Town
|
| [α]
| 1–1
| 0–0
| 1–0
| 0–3
| 1–0
| 3–2
| 0–5
| 0–3 |
| Bohemians !Bohemians
| [β]
|
| 1–1
| 5–1
| 4–0
| 5–0
| 0–0
| 3–3
| 1–1
| 2–2 |
| Bray Unknowns !Bray Unknowns
| 3–1
| 0–2
|
| 4–3
| 1–3
| 1–4
| 3–5
| 0–1
| 0–3
| 2–3 |
| Brooklyn !Brooklyn
| 0–1
| 0–4
| 1–0
|
| 0–3
| 3–1
| 3–0
| 2–2
| 2–6
| 0–2 |
| Fordsons !Fordsons
| 2–1
| 0–3
| 3–1
| 3–3
|
| 3–0
| 3–1
| 4–1
| 0–6
| 2–0 |
| Jacobs !Jacobs
| 1–1
| 1–2
| 3–2
| 6–2
| 2–0
|
| 4–1
| 2–0
| 1–4
| 1–3 |
| Pioneers !Pioneers
| 1–3
| 0–6
| 1–2
| 1–2
| 1–5
| 1–6
|
| 5–3
| 1–7
| 1–6 |
| St. James's Gate !St. James's Gate
| 1–1
| 0–1
| 0–0
| 5–1
| 3–2
| 2–0
| 1–0
|
| 2–2
| 1–7 |
| Shamrock Rovers !Shamrock Rovers
| 6–0
| 1–1
| 6–0
| 6–1
| 3–0
| 3–0
| 5–1
| 0–0
|
| 1–1 |
| Shelbourne !Shelbourne
| 4–1
| 1–0
| 3–0
| 8–0
| 1–2
| 2–1
| 5–1
| 3–3
| 1–2
| |
Source: [1][2]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- α The Athlone Town v Bohemians match was not played. The League awarded Bohemians the win with no goals recorded.
- β The Bohemians v Athlone Town match was not played. The League awarded Bohemians the win with no goals recorded.
Top goalscorers
Source:[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 McSweeney, Niall. A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85. Association of Football Statisticians.
- 1 2 3 Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statisical Record 1921-2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
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