1940–41 League of Ireland

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Football league season

League of IrelandSeason| 1940–41

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Champions| Cork United (1st title)
Matches played| 110
Goals scored| 461 (4.19 per match)
Top goalscorer| Michael O'Flanagan (19 goals)

← 1939–40

1941–42 →

The 1940–41 League of Ireland was the twentieth season of the League of Ireland. St James's Gate were the defending champions.

Cork United won their first title.

## Overview

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Sligo Rovers resigned from the league voluntarily, resulting in a reduction in size from twelve to eleven teams.

After finishing with the same number of points, Cork United and Waterford were due to contest a Championship playoff at the Mardyke on 11 May 1941. However, Waterford refused to compete due to a failure to agree terms for the playoff and Cork United were subsequently awarded the title.

## Teams

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Dublin

Bray

Cork

Dundalk

Waterford

Limerick

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Locations of the 1939–40 League of Ireland teams

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Bohemians | Dublin (Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park
Bray Unknowns | Bray | Carlisle Grounds
Brideville | Dublin (The Liberties) | Harold's Cross Stadium
Cork United | Cork | Mardyke
Drumcondra | Dublin (Clonturk) | Clonturk Park
Dundalk | Dundalk | Oriel Park
Limerick | Limerick | Markets Field
St. James's Gate | Dublin (Drimnagh) | Iveagh Grounds
Shamrock Rovers | Dublin (Milltown) | Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne | Dublin (Ringsend) | Shelbourne Park
Waterford | Waterford | Kilcohan Park

## Table

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

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1  | Cork United | 20  | 13  | 4  | 3  | 50  | 23  | +27  | 30
2  | Waterford | 20  | 14  | 2  | 4  | 62  | 31  | +31  | 30
3  | Bohemians | 20  | 9  | 5  | 6  | 52  | 44  | +8  | 23
4  | Shamrock Rovers | 20  | 9  | 3  | 8  | 48  | 43  | +5  | 21
5  | St James's Gate | 20  | 9  | 3  | 8  | 44  | 41  | +3  | 21
6  | Drumcondra | 20  | 8  | 4  | 8  | 44  | 50  | −6  | 20
7  | Dundalk | 20  | 9  | 1  | 10  | 43  | 42  | +1  | 19
8  | Brideville | 20  | 7  | 2  | 11  | 39  | 57  | −18  | 16
9  | Limerick | 20  | 6  | 4  | 10  | 27  | 44  | −17  | 16
10  | Shelbourne | 20  | 3  | 9  | 8  | 23  | 31  | −8  | 15
11  | Bray Unknowns | 20  | 3  | 3  | 14  | 29  | 55  | −26  | 9

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## Results

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Home \ Away  | BOH | BRY | BRI | CUF | DRU | DUN | LIM | SHM | SHE | STG | WAT

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Bohemians | -- | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 6–4  | 6–1  | 6–2  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 5–1
Bray Unknowns | 1–3  | -- | 3–1  | 1–3  | 3–4  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–4
Brideville | 2–3  | 2–1  | -- | 1–3  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–2
Cork United | 1–2  | 2–1  | 7–1  | -- | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 5–0  | 1–2
Drumcondra | 2–1  | 5–1  | 0–0  | 1–4  | -- | 1–0  | 3–2  | 6–1  | 2–2  | 3–5  | 3–2
Dundalk | 4–0  | 6–1  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 5–3  | -- | 7–2  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 0–3
Limerick | 4–2  | 4–0  | 2–4  | 0–3  | 2–4  | 3–0  | -- | 1–4  | 1–2  | 1–5  | 3–2
Shamrock Rovers | 3–4  | 3–1  | 5–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 5–1  | -- | 3–1  | 1–5  | 2–3
Shelbourne | 2–2  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | -- | 3–2  | 1–2
St James's Gate | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 2–2  | 4–3  | 2–2  | -- | 1–2
Waterford | 3–0  | 5–2  | 6–3  | 4–0  | 6–0  | 5–0  | 2–3  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 4–2  | --

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

## Championship playoff

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After finishing with the same number of points, Cork United and Waterford were due to contest a Championship playoff at the Mardyke on 11 May 1941. However, Waterford refused to compete due to a failure to agree terms for the playoff, and Cork United were subsequently awarded the title.

11 May 1941 (1941-05-11)

Cork United| w/o| Waterford

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Mardyke, Cork

## Top goalscorers

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Pos | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  | Michael O'Flanagan  | Bohemians | 19

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1940–41 in European football

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Domestic leagues|

* Bohemia and Moravia
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland '40 '41
* Germany (Finals)
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '40 '41
* Italy
* Latvia
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Soviet Union '40 '41
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey (National Division '40 '41, Football Championship '40 '41)

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* Norway '40
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* Sweden '41

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
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*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
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*[GD]: Goal difference
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