1926–27 League of Ireland

Football league season

League of IrelandSeason| 1926–27

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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 →

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

Shamrock Rovers won their third title.

## Overview

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

### Team changes

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

Elected  | Not Re-elected

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Dundalk GNR | Pioneers

## Teams

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Dublin

Athlone

Bray

Cork

Dundalk

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Locations of the 1926-27 League of Ireland teams

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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) Champions

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ATH | BOH | BRY | BRI | DUN | FOR | JAC | STG | SHM | SHE

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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

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Pos | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  | David Byrne | Shamrock Rovers | 17
John McMillan  | Shelbourne
2  | Ned Brooks | Athlone Town | 14
Bob Fullam | Shamrock Rovers

Source:[2]

## See also

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* 1926–27 FAI Cup

## References

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

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League of Ireland Premier Division

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* Bohemians
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* Drogheda United
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* Shelbourne
* Sligo Rovers
* St Patrick's Athletic
* Waterford

Seasons|

| A Division|

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Awards|

* Player of the Year
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* Manager of the Year
* Player of the Month
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* Team of the Year

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Domestic leagues|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia '26 '27
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '26 '27
* Italy
* Latvia '26 '27
* Lithuania '26 '27
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Poland '26 '27
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Scotland
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey '27
* Yugoslavia '26 '27

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* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark (Copenhagen '26, Funen '26, Jutland '26)
* England
* France
* Hungary
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '26 '27
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Scotland
* Spain '26 '27
* Switzerland
* Wales

International cups|

* Mitropa Cup

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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