Season | 1922–23 |
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Dates | 16 September 1922 - March 1923 |
Champions | Shamrock Rovers (1st title) |
Matches played | 130 |
Goals scored | 529 (4.07 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bob Fullam (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | |
Biggest away win | Pioneers 0-9 Shelbourne |
Highest scoring | Shamrock Rovers 9-1 Midland Athletic |
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The 1922–23 League of Ireland was the second season of the League of Ireland. It started on 16 September 1922 and ended in March 1923.
St James's Gate were the defending champions.
Despite finishing in sixth and eighth place the previous season, Frankfort and YMCA were not re-elected.
Six new teams were elected, extending the League to twelve teams: Athlone Town, Midland Athletic, Pioneers, Rathmines Athletic, Shelbourne United and Shamrock Rovers. Athlone Town became the first team from outside Dublin to compete in the League.
Elected | Not Re-elected |
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Athlone Town Midland Athletic Pioneers Rathmines Athletic Shelbourne United Shamrock Rovers |
Frankfort YMCA |
Two matches were not played:
Shamrock Rovers won their first title.
Team | Home city | Home ground |
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Athlone Town | Athlone | Sports Ground |
Bohemians | Dublin ( Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park |
Dublin United | Dublin ( Donnybrook) | Anglesea Road |
Jacobs | Dublin ( Crumlin) | Rutland Avenue |
Midland Athletic | Dublin ( Whitehall) | The Thatch |
Olympia | Dublin ( Inchicore) | Bellevue Lodge |
Pioneers | Dublin ( Clontarf) | Strand Hall |
Rathmines Athletic | Dublin ( Rathmines) | Rathmines Park |
St. James's Gate | Dublin ( Dolphin's Barn) | St. James's Park |
Shamrock Rovers | Dublin ( Milltown) | Milltown Ground [1] |
Shelbourne | Dublin ( Ringsend) | Shelbourne Park |
Shelbourne United | Dublin (Donnybrook) | Anglesea Road |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 19 | +58 | 39 |
2 | Shelbourne | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 14 | +58 | 34 |
3 | Bohemians | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 23 | +49 | 32 |
4 | Shelbourne United | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 27 |
5 | St. James's Gate | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 25 |
6 | Athlone Town | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 25 |
7 | Jacobs | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 20 |
8 | Pioneers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 19 |
9 | Midland Athletic | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 68 | −38 | 16 |
10 | Dublin United | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 70 | −40 | 11 |
11 | Olympia | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 57 | −44 | 11 |
12 | Rathmines Athletic | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 74 | −53 | 5 |
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bob Fullam | Shamrock Rovers | 27 |
2 | Ralph Ardiff | Shelbourne | 26 |
3 | Stephen Doyle | Shelbourne | 14 |
Patrick Duncan | St James's Gate | ||
Christy Robinson | Bohemians |
Source: [3]