1922–23 League of Ireland

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.

League of Ireland
Season1922–23
Dates16 September 1922 - March 1923
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (1st title)
Matches played130
Goals scored529 (4.07 per match)
Top goalscorerBob Fullam (27 goals)
Biggest home win
Biggest away winPioneers 0-9 Shelbourne
Highest scoringShamrock Rovers 9-1 Midland Athletic

St James's Gate were the defending champions.

Changes from 1921–22

Team changes

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
Athlone Town
Midland Athletic
Pioneers
Rathmines Athletic
Shelbourne United
Shamrock Rovers		 Frankfort
YMCA

Season overview

Two matches were not played:

  • The match between Rathmines Athletic and Dublin United was awarded as a scoreless win to Dublin United, as Rathmines Athletic resigned from the League before the end of the season.
  • The match between Olympia and Athlone Town was awarded as a scoreless draw.

Shamrock Rovers won their first title.

Teams
Locations of the 1922-23 League of Ireland teams
Team Home city Home ground
Athlone TownAthloneSports Ground
BohemiansDublin (Phibsborough)Dalymount Park
Dublin UnitedDublin (Donnybrook)Anglesea Road
JacobsDublin (Crumlin)Rutland Avenue
Midland AthleticDublin (Whitehall)The Thatch
OlympiaDublin (Inchicore)Bellevue Lodge
PioneersDublin (Clontarf)Strand Hall
Rathmines AthleticDublin (Rathmines)Rathmines Park
St. James's GateDublin (Dolphin's Barn)St. James's Park
Shamrock RoversDublin (Milltown)Milltown Ground [1]
ShelbourneDublin (Ringsend)Shelbourne Park
Shelbourne UnitedDublin (Donnybrook)Anglesea Road

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results
Home \ Away ATH BOH DBU JAC MID OLY PIO RAT STG SHA SHE SHU
Athlone Town — 2–1 6–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 5–0 4–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 3–3
Bohemians 2–0 — 7–1 1–1 4–0 8–0 7–0 4–1 2–2 0–2 1–4 1–0
Dublin United 0–4 0–6 — 2–2 2–2 3–3 2–3 6–1 1–0 1–7 0–6 4–2
Jacobs 1–2 1–4 2–1 — 8–0 0–0 2–2 5–2 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–2
Midland Athletic 0–4 2–6 3–2 1–0 — 2–1 2–3 5–3 1–4 1–3 0–3 1–0
Olympia –[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–4 — 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–6 0–3 0–4
Pioneers 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 — 2–1 1–5 1–5 0–9 5–1
Rathmines Athletic 2–0 1–4 –[lower-alpha 2] 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–4 — 1–7 1–5 0–6 1–2
St. James's Gate 4–1 1–5 4–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 5–2 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–2
Shamrock Rovers 4–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 9–1 6–0 4–1 3–1 2–1 — 0–0 0–1
Shelbourne 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 6–0 7–0 5–0 3–0 2–7 — 4–0
Shelbourne United 3–1 0–5 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 4–2 6–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 —
Source: [2][3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match between Olympia and Athlone Town was awarded as a scoreless draw.
  2. The match between Rathmines Athletic and Dublin United was awarded as a scoreless win to Dublin United, as Rathmines Athletic resigned from the League before the end of the season.

Top goalscorers
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]

See also

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