1949–50 League of Ireland
Football league season
Season | 1949–50 |
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Champions | Cork Athletic (1st title) |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 316 (3.51 per match) |
Top goalscorer | David McCulloch (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Dundalk 5–0 Transport Shamrock Rovers 7–2 Bohemians Cork Athletic 8-3 Limerick |
Biggest away win | Shamrock Rovers 2–5 Cork Athletic |
Highest scoring | Cork Athletic 8–3 Limerick |
← 1948–49 1950–51 → |
The 1949–50 League of Ireland was the 29th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.
Changes from 1948–49
No new teams were elected to the League.
Teams
Dublin
Bray
Cork
Dundalk
Sligo
Waterford
Limerick
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Locations of the 1949–50 League of Ireland teamsTeam | Location | Stadium |
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Bohemians | Dublin (Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park |
Cork Athletic | Cork | Mardyke |
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 Athletic won their first title.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cork Athletic | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 25 |
2 | Drumcondra | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 24 |
3 | Shelbourne | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 21 |
4 | Waterford | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 20 |
5 | Dundalk | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 19 |
6 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 19 |
7 | Shamrock Rovers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 18 |
8 | Transport | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 14 |
9 | Limerick | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 12 |
10 | Bohemians | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 8 |
Source: RSSSF, foot.dk
Results
Home \ Away | BOH | CAT | DRU | DUN | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | TRA | WAT |
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Bohemians | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 |
Cork Athletic | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 8–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
Drumcondra | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
Dundalk | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
Limerick | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Shamrock Rovers | 7–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
Shelbourne | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
Sligo Rovers | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Transport | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 |
Waterford | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 2–2 | — |
Source: Extratime.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | David McCulloch | Waterford | 19 |
2 | Patrick O'Leary | Cork Athletic | 13 |
3 | Johnny Vaughan | 12 | |
4 | Bobby Duffy | Shamrock Rovers | 11 |
5 | Jimmy Duggan | Transport | 9 |
Dessie Glynn | Drumcondra | ||
7 | Austin Curtin | Waterford | 8 |
Sam Waters | Sligo Rovers | ||
9 | Joe Ralph | Dundalk | 7 |
10 | Dan Lavery | 6 | |
Jackie O'Reilly | Cork Athletic |
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