1927–28 League of Ireland

The 1927–28 League of Ireland was the seventh season of the League of Ireland. Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions.

League of Ireland

Season	1927–28
Champions	Bohemians (2nd title)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	384 (4.27 per match)
Top goalscorer	Charles Heinemann (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Shelbourne 9-1 Athlone Town
Biggest away win	Jacobs 0-7 Shelbourne
Highest scoring	Shelbourne 9-1 Athlone Town Shelbourne 8-2 Bray Unknowns Bray Unknowns 3-7 Dundalk GNR
← 1926–27 1928–29 →

Bohemians won their second title.

Overview

For the first time since the foundation of the League, the teams were the same as the previous season.

Teams

Dublin

Athlone

Bray

Cork

Dundalk

Locations of the 1927–28 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	Bohemians	18	15	1	2	53	20	+33	31
2	Shelbourne	18	13	2	3	67	24	+43	28
3	Shamrock Rovers	18	9	7	2	41	18	+23	25
4	Fordsons	18	9	4	5	46	34	+12	22
5	Dundalk GNR	18	9	3	6	44	36	+8	21
6	Brideville	18	7	5	6	37	33	+4	19
7	St James's Gate	18	5	4	9	28	42	−14	14
8	Jacobs	18	2	5	11	20	46	−26	9
9	Bray Unknowns	18	1	4	13	29	70	−41	6
10	Athlone Town	18	2	1	15	19	61	−42	5

Source: www.rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away	ATH	BOH	BRY	BRI	DUN	FOR	JAC	STG	SHM	SHE
Athlone Town		1–2	2–1	2–5	2–5	0–2	2–1	0–0	0–4	2–7
Bohemians	2–1		5–1	4–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	5–1	3–2	2–3
Bray Unknowns	4–2	1–5		1–3	3–7	2–5	0–0	1–3	2–5	0–4
Brideville	3–1	1–4	2–2		1–4	4–2	3–2	4–2	0–0	1–2
Dundalk GNR	1–0	1–4	3–1	2–1		2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	2–4
Fordsons	5–0	2–0	5–2	1–1	2–2		4–2	5–0	2–2	2–1
Jacobs	4–1	1–4	3–3	1–1	0–3	2–2		0–0	1–3	0–7
St. James's Gate	3–1	2–3	3–3	2–5	2–1	2–1	1–2		1–1	3–1
Shamrock Rovers	3–1	0–0	5–0	0–0	5–0	2–0	3–1	2–1		1–1
Shelbourne	9–1	1–2	8–2	1–0	2–2	6–3	5–0	3–1	2–0

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

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	Charles Heinemann	Fordsons	24
2	Sammy McIlvenny	Shelbourne	22
3	John McMillan	Shelbourne	17

See also

• 1927–28 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.