1924–25 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1924–25
Dates6 September 1924 - 25 April 1925
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (2nd title)
Matches played88
Goals scored344 (3.91 per match)
Top goalscorerBilly Farrell (25 goals)
Biggest home winShelbourne 8-0 Brooklyn
Biggest away win
Highest scoring

The 1924–25 League of Ireland was the fourth season of top-tier football in the Republic of Ireland. It began on 6 September 1924 and ended on 25 April 1925.

Bohemians were the defending champions.

Changes from 1923–24

Two teams withdrew from the League: Midland Athletic were not re-elected while Shelbourne United withdrew on 7 September 1924, the day after the season began.

Two teams were elected: Bray Unknowns and Fordsons, from Cork the latter being the first team from Munster to compete in the League.

Elected Not Re-elected
Bray Unknowns
Fordsons 		Midland Athletic
Shelbourne United

Season overview

Both matches involving Athlone Town and Bohemians were not played, with both matches awarded as wins to Bohemians.

Shamrock Rovers won their second title.

Teams

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Locations of the 1924–25 League of Ireland teams
Team Home city Home ground
Athlone Town Athlone Sports Ground
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Bray Unknowns Bray Woodbrook Ground
Brooklyn Dublin (Merchants Quay) Chalgrove Terrace
Fordsons Cork Ballinlough Road
Jacobs Dublin (Crumlin) Rutland Avenue
Pioneers Dublin (Whitehall) The Thatch
St. James's Gate Dublin (Crumlin) St. James's Park
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Milltown) Milltown Park [1]
Shelbourne Dublin (Ringsend) Shelbourne Park

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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 Jacobs 18 8 1 9 36 35 +1 17
6 St. James's Gate 18 5 7 6 30 36 −6 17
7 Athlone Town 18 5 4 9 15 32 −17 14
8 Brooklyn 18 4 3 11 24 57 −33 11
9 Bray Unknowns 18 3 3 12 21 44 −23 9
10 Pioneers 18 2 1 15 21 65 −44 5
Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ATH BOH BRA BRO FOR JAC PIO STJ SHA SHE
Athlone Town — –[a] 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 3–2 0–5 0–3
Bohemians –[b] — 1–1 5–1 4–0 5–0 0–0 3–3 1–1 2–2
Bray Unknowns 3–1 0–2 — 4–3 1–3 1–4 3–5 0–1 0–3 2–3
Brooklyn 0–1 0–4 1–0 — 0–3 3–1 3–0 2–2 2–6 0–2
Fordsons 2–1 0–3 3–1 3–3 — 3–0 3–1 4–1 0–6 2–0
Jacobs 1–1 1–2 3–2 6–2 2–0 — 4–1 2–0 1–4 1–3
Pioneers 1–3 0–6 1–2 1–2 1–5 1–6 — 5–3 1–7 1–6
St. James's Gate 1–1 0–1 0–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 — 2–2 1–7
Shamrock Rovers 6–0 1–1 6–0 6–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 0–0 — 1–1
Shelbourne 4–1 1–0 3–0 8–0 1–2 2–1 5–1 3–3 1–2 —
Source: [2][3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between Athlone Town and Bohemians was not played and awarded as a scoreless win to Bohemians.
  2. ^ The match between Bohemians and Athlone Town was not played and awarded as a scoreless win to Bohemians.

Top goalscorers

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

Source:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "History".
  2. ^ a b McSweeney, Niall. A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85. Association of Football Statisticians.
  3. ^ a b c Graham, Alex (2005). Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921-2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.