1921–22_League_of_Ireland
1921–22 League of Ireland
Football league season
The 1921–22 League of Ireland was the inaugural season of top-tier football in the Republic of Ireland. It began on 17 September and ended on 17 December 1921.
| Season | 1921–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 September – 17 December 1921 |
| Champions | St. James's Gate (1st title) |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 204 (3.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jack Kelly (11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dublin United 6-0 Frankfort |
| Biggest away win | YMCA 0-5 Bohemians |
| Highest scoring | Frankfort 4-4 YMCA |
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| Team | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | Dublin (Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park |
| Dublin United | Dublin (Donnybrook) | Beech Hill |
| Jacobs | Dublin (Crumlin) | Rutland Avenue |
| Frankfort | Dublin (Drumcondra) | Richmond Road |
| Olympia | Dublin (Inchicore) | Bellevue Lodge |
| St. James's Gate | Dublin (Crumlin) | St. James's Park |
| Shelbourne | Dublin (Ringsend) | Shelbourne Park |
| YMCA | Dublin (Sandymount) | Claremount Road |
The first season of the League of Ireland featured eight teams in a single division, all of whom were based in Dublin. All eight teams had spent the previous season playing in the Leinster Senior League, while Bohemians and Shelbourne had also played in the 1919–20 Irish League.
The league was won by St James's Gate,[1] who went on to complete a treble by winning both the FAI Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup, while Shelbourne won the League of Ireland Shield.
Frankfort and YMCA withdrew from the league at the end of the season, and together with Rathmines Athletic and Reds United they make up a group of four clubs who have played just one season in the top level of the League of Ireland.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. James's Gate (C) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 23 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 21 |
| 3 | Shelbourne | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 18 |
| 4 | Olympia | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 14 |
| 5 | Jacobs | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 12 |
| 6 | Frankfort | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 11 |
| 7 | Dublin United | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 10 |
| 8 | YMCA | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 3 |
| Home \ Away | BOH | DBU | FRA | JAC | OLY | STG | SHE | YMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Dublin United | 2–5 | — | 6–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Frankfort | 1–3 | 5–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 4–4 |
| Jacobs | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
| Olympia | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| St. James's Gate | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Shelbourne | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–1 |
| YMCA | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — |
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Kelly | St James's Gate | 11 |
| 2 | Patrick Smith | Jacobs | 10 |
| 3 | Edward Pollock | Bohemians | 9 |
- "A Well-earned Championship for St. James's Gate". The Athletic News. Manchester. 19 December 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "The Abandoned Leinster Senior Cup, One Season Wonders and more". League of Ireland History. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- McSweeney, Niall. A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85. Association of Football Statisticians.
- Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921-2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
