1948–49 League of Ireland

The 1948–49 League of Ireland was the 28th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland
Season1948–49
ChampionsDrumcondra (2nd title)
Matches played90
Goals scored332 (3.69 per match)
Top goalscorerBernard Lester
Eugene Noonan
Patrick O'Leary
(12 goals each)
Biggest home winWaterford 5–0 Transport
Biggest away winBohemians 0–6 Shelbourne
Highest scoringTransport 6–2 Limerick
Transport 2–6 Cork Athletic

Drumcondra were the defending champions.

Changes from 1947–48

Two new teams were elected to the League: Sligo Rovers returned after an eight–year absence, while Transport made their début. This resulted in an expansion in size for the first time in six seasons, from eight to ten.

For the first time in the history of the League, there were more teams from outside Dublin (six) than from Dublin (four).

Teams
Locations of the 1948–49 League of Ireland teams
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Cork United Cork Mardyke
Cork Athletic
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 United resigned from the League on 10 October 1948 and disbanded following their participation in the Dublin City Cup. Cork Athletic were founded with a new board and elected in their place.[1]

Drumcondra successfully defended their title.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Drumcondra 18 12 5 1 34 23 +11 29
2 Shelbourne 18 9 5 4 39 23 +16 23
3 Dundalk 18 9 5 4 33 24 +9 23
4 Shamrock Rovers 18 6 8 4 33 25 +8 20
5 Transport 18 5 8 5 35 41 −6 18
6 Limerick 18 6 5 7 27 35 −8 17
7 Waterford 18 7 1 10 39 34 +5 15
8 Sligo Rovers 18 4 5 9 31 37 −6 13
9 Cork Athletic 18 6 1 11 33 41 −8 13
10 Bohemians 18 2 5 11 28 49 −21 9
Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

Results
Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI TRA WAT
Bohemians — 2–2 1–3 1–4 2–3 2–1 0–6 1–2 2–2 3–2
Cork Athletic 3–1 — 2–4 0–2 2–0 3–4 2–5 3–2 3–0 0–2
Drumcondra 3–2 1–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–4
Dundalk 2–2 2–1 0–0 — 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0
Limerick 2–1 5–2 0–1 3–2 — 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–5
Shamrock Rovers 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–0 0–0 — 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–1
Shelbourne 0–0 0–1 3–4 0–1 3–1 1–0 — 2–1 3–1 2–2
Sligo Rovers 3–1 5–2 0–1 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 — 1–1 0–3
Transport 4–3 2–6 1–1 3–3 6–2 1–1 3–1 4–3 — 2–0
Waterford 5–2 1–0 2–3 1–2 1–2 2–3 2–3 1–2 5–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Extratime.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bernard Lester Transport 12
Eugene Noonan Waterford
Patrick O'Leary Cork Athletic
4 Brendan Carroll Shelbourne 10
George Sergeant Sligo Rovers
6 Kit Lawlor Drumcondra 9
Paddy Mullen Shamrock Rovers
8 Emmet McLoughlin Bohemians 8
Gerry Malone Shelbourne
Peadar Walsh Dundalk

See also
  • 1948–49 FAI Cup
  • 1948–49 Dublin City Cup
  • 1948–49 League of Ireland Shield

References
  1. "Foot.dk - Fodboldstatistik website". foot.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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