1926–27 League of Ireland

The 1926–27 League of Ireland was the sixth season of the League of Ireland.

League of Ireland

Season	1926–27
Dates	21 August 1926 – 7 May 1927
Champions	Shamrock Rovers (3rd title)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	376 (4.18 per match)
Top goalscorer	David Byrne John McMillan (17 goals each)
Biggest home win	Shelbourne 9-0 Bray Unknowns
Biggest away win	St. James's Gate 2-8 Shelbourne
Highest scoring	St. James's Gate 2-8 Shelbourne
← 1925–26 1927–28 →

Shamrock Rovers won their third title.

Overview

It began on 21 August 1926 and ended on 7 May 1927. Shelbourne were the defending champions.

Team changes

Pioneers were not re-elected to the League, while Dundalk GNR were elected.

Elected	Not Re-elected
Dundalk GNR	Pioneers

Teams

Dublin

Athlone

Bray

Cork

Dundalk

Locations of the 1926-27 League of Ireland teams

Team	Location	Stadium
Athlone Town	Athlone	Sports Ground
Bohemians	Dublin (Phibsborough)	Dalymount Park
Bray Unknowns	Bray	Woodbrook Ground
Brideville	Dublin (The Liberties)	Richmond Park
Dundalk GNR	Dundalk	Athletic Grounds
Fordsons	Cork	Ballinlough Road
Jacobs	Dublin (Crumlin)	Rutland Avenue
St. James's Gate	Dublin (Crumlin)	St. James's Park
Shamrock Rovers	Dublin (Milltown)	Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne	Dublin (Ringsend)	Shelbourne Park

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Shamrock Rovers (C)	18	14	4	0	60	20	+40	32
2	Shelbourne	18	13	3	2	63	24	+39	29
3	Bohemians	18	10	5	3	36	24	+12	25
4	Fordsons	18	7	3	8	34	32	+2	17
5	Athlone Town	18	6	5	7	41	43	−2	17
6	Bray Unknowns	18	6	1	11	37	58	−21	13
7	Jacobs	18	5	3	10	23	47	−24	13
8	Dundalk GNR	18	3	6	9	30	40	−10	12
9	St. James's Gate	18	5	2	11	30	49	−19	12
10	Brideville	18	2	6	10	22	39	−17	10

Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results

Home \ Away	ATH	BOH	BRY	BRI	DUN	FOR	JAC	STG	SHM	SHE
Athlone Town		3–3	5–1	5–0	3–1	2–2	5–2	0–3	2–5	2–4
Bohemians	3–1		3–1	1–0	4–2	2–1	4–0	3–0	1–2	3–2
Bray Unknowns	2–5	2–0		4–2	2–1	3–2	3–0	4–2	3–6	1–2
Brideville	0–0	0–0	3–3		4–3	2–1	2–3	1–2	1–2	1–3
Dundalk GNR	2–3	1–1	4–1	1–1		4–2	3–0	1–1	0–5	0–2
Fordsons	2–1	1–1	4–1	4–2	2–1		3–1	3–1	0–0	1–3
Jacobs	1–1	0–2	4–3	2–2	1–1	1–0		4–2	0–3	0–4
St. James's Gate	5–2	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–2		1–5	2–8
Shamrock Rovers	6–0	4–0	3–2	0–0	3–3	4–2	3–0	3–2		3–3
Shelbourne	1–1	3–3	9–0	3–1	3–0	2–1	6–2	5–0	0–3

Source: [1][2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	David Byrne	Shamrock Rovers	17
	John McMillan	Shelbourne
2	Ned Brooks	Athlone Town	14
	Bob Fullam	Shamrock Rovers

Source:[2]

See also

• 1926–27 FAI Cup

References

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