1924–25 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season 1924–25
Champions Shamrock Rovers (2nd Title)
Matches played 88
Goals scored 344 (3.91 per match)
Top goalscorer Billy Farrell (25)
Biggest home win Shelbourne 8-0 Brooklyn
Biggest away win

Pioneers 1-7 Shamrock Rovers

St. James's Gate 1-7 Shelbourne

Highest scoring

Shelbourne 8-0 Brooklyn

Pioneers 1-7 Shamrock Rovers

St. James's Gate 1-7 Shelbourne

Jacobs 6-2 Brooklyn

Brooklyn 2-6 Shamrock Rovers

Bray Unknowns 3-5 Pioneers

Pioneers 5-3 St. James's Gate

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
Team Home city/suburb Home ground
Athlone Town Athlone Sports Ground
Bohemians Phibsborough, Dublin Dalymount Park
Bray Unknowns Bray Woodbrook Ground
Brooklyn Merchants Quay, Dublin Chalgrove Terrace
Fordsons Cork Ballinlough Road
Jacobs Crumlin, Dublin Rutland Avenue
Pioneers Whitehall, Dublin The Thatch
St. James's Gate Crumlin, Dublin St. James's Park
Shamrock Rovers Milltown, Dublin Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne Ringsend, Dublin Shelbourne Park

Division 'A'

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 18 13 5 0 67 12+55 31
2 Bohemians 18 11 6 1 40 11+29 28
3 Shelbourne 18 12 3 3 55 20+35 27
4 Fordsons 18 10 1 7 35 32+3 21
5 St. James's Gate 18 8 1 9 36 35+1 17
6 Jacobs 18 5 7 6 30 366 17
7 Athlone Town 18 5 4 9 15 3217 14
8 Brooklyn 18 4 3 11 24 5733 11
9 Bray Unknowns 18 3 3 12 21 4423 9
10 Pioneers 18 2 1 15 21 6544 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 ATH BOH BRYBRKFORJACPIOSTGSHMSHE
Athlone Town [α] 11 00 10 03 10 32 05 03
Bohemians [β] 11 51 40 50 00 33 11 22
Bray Unknowns 31 02 43 13 14 35 01 03 23
Brooklyn 01 04 10 03 31 30 22 26 02
Fordsons 21 03 31 33 30 31 41 06 20
Jacobs 11 12 32 62 20 41 20 14 13
Pioneers 13 06 12 12 15 16 53 17 16
St. James's Gate 11 01 00 51 32 20 10 22 17
Shamrock Rovers 60 11 60 61 30 30 51 00 11
Shelbourne 41 10 30 80 12 21 51 33 12

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

Pos Player Club Goals
1 Billy Farrell Shamrock Rovers 25
2 Bob Fullam Shamrock Rovers 20
3 Ned Brooks Bohemians 12

Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 McSweeney, Niall. A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85. Association of Football Statisticians.
  2. 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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