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League of Ireland
Season1948–49
Champions Drumcondra (2nd title)
Matches played90
Goals scored332 (3.69 per match)
Top goalscorerBernard Lester
Eugene Noonan
Patrick O'Leary
(12 goals each)
Biggest home win Waterford 5–0 Transport
Biggest away win Bohemians 0–6 Shelbourne
Highest scoringTransport 6–2 Limerick
Transport 2–6 Cork Athletic
1949–50

The 1948–49 League of Ireland was the 28th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

Drumcondra were the defending champions.

Changes from 1947–48

Two new teams were elected to the League: Sligo Rovers returned after an eight–year absence, while Transport made their début. This resulted in an expansion in size for the first time in six seasons, from eight to ten.

For the first time in the history of the League, there were more teams from outside Dublin (six) than from Dublin (four).

Teams

Locations of the 1948–49 League of Ireland teams
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin ( Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Cork United Cork Mardyke
Cork Athletic
Drumcondra Dublin ( Clonturk) Clonturk Park
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
Limerick Limerick Markets Field
Shamrock Rovers Dublin ( Milltown) Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne Dublin ( Ringsend) Shelbourne Park
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds
Transport Bray Carlisle Grounds
Waterford Waterford Kilcohan Park

Season overview

Cork United resigned from the League on 10 October 1948 and disbanded following their participation in the Dublin City Cup. Cork Athletic were founded with a new board and elected in their place. [1]

Drumcondra successfully defended their title.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Drumcondra 18 12 5 1 34 23 +11 29
2 Shelbourne 18 9 5 4 39 23 +16 23
3 Dundalk 18 9 5 4 33 24 +9 23
4 Shamrock Rovers 18 6 8 4 33 25 +8 20
5 Transport 18 5 8 5 35 41 −6 18
6 Limerick 18 6 5 7 27 35 −8 17
7 Waterford 18 7 1 10 39 34 +5 15
8 Sligo Rovers 18 4 5 9 31 37 −6 13
9 Cork Athletic 18 6 1 11 33 41 −8 13
10 Bohemians 18 2 5 11 28 49 −21 9
Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

Results

Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI TRA WAT
Bohemians 2–2 1–3 1–4 2–3 2–1 0–6 1–2 2–2 3–2
Cork Athletic 3–1 2–4 0–2 2–0 3–4 2–5 3–2 3–0 0–2
Drumcondra 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–4
Dundalk 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0
Limerick 2–1 5–2 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–5
Shamrock Rovers 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–1
Shelbourne 0–0 0–1 3–4 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–2
Sligo Rovers 3–1 5–2 0–1 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–3
Transport 4–3 2–6 1–1 3–3 6–2 1–1 3–1 4–3 2–0
Waterford 5–2 1–0 2–3 1–2 1–2 2–3 2–3 1–2 5–0
Source: Extratime.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Bernard Lester Transport 12
Republic of Ireland Eugene Noonan Waterford
Republic of Ireland Patrick O'Leary Cork Athletic
4 Republic of Ireland Brendan Carroll Shelbourne 10
Republic of Ireland George Sergeant Sligo Rovers
6 Republic of Ireland Kit Lawlor Drumcondra 9
Republic of Ireland Paddy Mullen Shamrock Rovers
8 Republic of Ireland Emmet McLoughlin Bohemians 8
Republic of Ireland Gerry Malone Shelbourne
Republic of Ireland Peadar Walsh Dundalk

See also

References

  1. ^ "Foot.dk - Fodboldstatistik website". foot.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2020.