List of Shamrock Rovers F.C. seasons

Barry Murphy holding the First Division trophy aloft in Cobh, County Cork

This is a list of seasons played by Shamrock Rovers Football Club in Irish and European football, from 1922 (year of entry into the League of Ireland) to the most recent completed season. The list details the club's achievements in all major[1] competitions, and the top scorers for each league season.

Shamrock Rovers are recognised as being founded in 1901 (some sources suggest 1899), and were elected to the League of Ireland in 1922. They reached the final of the inaugural FAI Cup in the season before their election to the league and won the league title at their first attempt the following year.[2] The club have won the League of Ireland a record 17 times, the FAI Cup a record 24 times, the League of Ireland Shield a record 18 times, the League of Ireland Cup once and have participated in European competition since 1958, when they became the first Irish side to do so.[3][4] The club have finished bottom of the league once in their 94 seasons of participation, when they had to apply for re-election in 1976.[5] The club were relegated for the first time in 2005 following an eight-point deduction and a play-off with Dublin City.[6] Shamrock Rovers are the most successful club in the Republic of Ireland's footballing history.[7]

## Seasons

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Season  | League of Ireland | FAI
Cup[B] | Shield/
League
Cup[C] | Europe[D] | Top goalscorer(s)[E]

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Division[A] | P  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | Pts  | Pos  | Name  | Goals
1922-23 |  | 22  | 18  | 3  | 1  | 77  | 19  | 39  | 1st | R2 | R2[C] |  |  | Bob Fullam | 27
1923-24 |  | 18  | 7  | 3  | 8  | 35  | 32  | 17  | 7th  | R1 | 3rd  |  |  | Willie O'Shea  | 8
1924-25 |  | 18  | 13  | 5  | 0  | 67  | 12  | 31  | 1st | W | 1st |  |  | Billy Farrell | 25
1925-26 |  | 18  | 13  | 3  | 2  | 62  | 21  | 29  | 2nd  | RU | 2nd  |  |  | Billy Farrell | 24
1926-27 |  | 18  | 14  | 4  | 0  | 60  | 20  | 32  | 1st | R1 | 1st |  |  | David Byrne | 17
1927-28 |  | 18  | 9  | 7  | 2  | 41  | 18  | 25  | 3rd  | R1 | 2nd  |  |  | David Byrne | 7
1928-29 |  | 18  | 10  | 4  | 4  | 58  | 28  | 24  | 3rd  | W | 2nd  |  |  | John Joe Flood | 13
1929-30 |  | 18  | 12  | 2  | 4  | 44  | 22  | 26  | 3rd  | W | 2nd  |  |  | David Byrne | 11
1930-31 |  | 22  | 9  | 5  | 8  | 54  | 49  | 23  | 7th  | W | 7th  |  |  | David Byrne | 18
1931-32 |  | 22  | 13  | 6  | 3  | 70  | 34  | 32  | 1st | W | 1st |  |  | Paddy Moore | 18
1932-33 |  | 18  | 11  | 2  | 5  | 48  | 32  | 24  | 2nd  | W | 1st |  |  | Tommy Doyle | 17
1933-34 |  | 18  | 9  | 4  | 5  | 28  | 23  | 22  | 3rd  | R1 | 2nd  |  |  | Jackie Coote  | 6
1934-35 |  | 18  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 27  | 33  | 16  | 6th  | R1 | 1st |  |  | Synnott | 6
1935-36 |  | 22  | 10  | 2  | 10  | 61  | 58  | 22  | 6th  | W | 6th  |  |  | Paul Scully | 18
1936-37 |  | 22  | 8  | 3  | 11  | 46  | 55  | 19  | 9th  | R2 | 3rd  |  |  | Matt Regan/Charlie Reid/Joe Ward  | 7
1937-38 |  | 22  | 14  | 4  | 4  | 71  | 47  | 32  | 1st | SF  | 1st |  |  | Joe Ward  | 18
1938-39 |  | 22  | 16  | 4  | 2  | 60  | 32  | 36  | 1st | R1  | 6th  |  |  | Owen McNally | 14
1939-40 |  | 22  | 13  | 4  | 5  | 51  | 39  | 30  | 2nd  | W | 6th  |  |  | Jimmy Dunne  | 15
1940-41 |  | 20  | 9  | 3  | 8  | 48  | 43  | 21  | 4th  | SF  | 6th  |  |  | Jimmy Clark  | 16
1941-42 |  | 18  | 12  | 4  | 2  | 52  | 23  | 28  | 2nd  | SF  | 1st |  |  | Davy Cochrane  | 11
1942-43 |  | 18  | 8  | 4  | 6  | 36  | 28  | 20  | 4th  | R2  | 5th  |  |  | Paddy Coad | 12
1943-44 |  | 14  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 38  | 27  | 15  | 3rd  | W | 2nd  |  |  | Paddy Coad | 15
1944-45 |  | 14  | 6  | 5  | 3  | 20  | 20  | 17  | 3rd  | W[F] | 8th  |  |  | Paddy Coad/Liam Crowe/Tommy Eglington/Bobby Rogers  | 3
1945-46 |  | 14  | 6  | 2  | 6  | 40  | 31  | 14  | 4th  | RU  | 4th  |  |  | Tommy Eglington | 11
1946-47 |  | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 34  | 21  | 17  | 3rd  | R1  | 6th  |  |  | Paddy Coad | 11
1947-48 |  | 14  | 4  | 6  | 4  | 26  | 24  | 14  | 4th  | W | 2nd  |  |  | Paddy Coad | 9
1948-49 |  | 18  | 6  | 8  | 4  | 33  | 25  | 20  | 4th  | R1  | 5th  |  |  | Paddy Mullen  | 9
1949-50 |  | 18  | 7  | 4  | 7  | 39  | 30  | 18  | 7th  | R2  | 1st |  |  | Bob Duffy  | 11
1950-51 |  | 18  | 7  | 3  | 8  | 33  | 30  | 17  | 6th  | R2  | 2nd  |  |  | Christy Boggan  | 8
1951-52 |  | 22  | 12  | 5  | 5  | 43  | 18  | 29  | 3rd  | R2  | 1st |  |  | Billy Burns  | 15
1952-53 |  | 22  | 12  | 3  | 7  | 40  | 27  | 27  | 3rd  | R1  | 9th  |  |  | Danny Jordan  | 9
1953-54 |  | 22  | 11  | 8  | 3  | 44  | 20  | 30  | 1st | SF  | 3rd  |  |  | Paddy Ambrose | 13
1954-55 |  | 22  | 12  | 4  | 6  | 63  | 37  | 28  | 3rd  | W | 1st |  |  | Paddy Ambrose | 14
1955-56 |  | 22  | 15  | 1  | 6  | 54  | 30  | 31  | 2nd  | W | 1st |  |  | Paddy Ambrose | 20
1956-57 |  | 22  | 15  | 6  | 1  | 68  | 24  | 36  | 1st | RU  | 1st |  |  | Tommy Hamilton | 15
1957-58 |  | 22  | 15  | 1  | 6  | 55  | 26  | 31  | 2nd  | RU  | 1st | European Cup | PR | Maxie McCann | 9
1958-59 |  | 22  | 15  | 4  | 3  | 58  | 29  | 34  | 1st | R1  | 2nd  | DNQ  |  | Liam Tuohy | 10
1959-60 |  | 22  | 12  | 3  | 7  | 54  | 31  | 27  | 4th  | R2  | 10th  | European Cup | PR | Dermot Cross | 11
1960-61 |  | 22  | 9  | 7  | 6  | 40  | 29  | 25  | 6th  | R2  | 5th  | DNQ  |  | Paddy Ambrose/Eddie Bailham | 8
1961-62 |  | 22  | 14  | 3  | 5  | 51  | 32  | 31  | 3rd  | W | 3rd  | DNQ  |  | Eddie Bailham | 21
1962-63 |  | 18  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 36  | 25  | 19  | 5th  | SF  | 1st | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Jackie Mooney | 11
1963-64 |  | 22  | 14  | 7  | 1  | 68  | 27  | 35  | 1st | W | 1st | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[G] | R1 | Eddie Bailham | 18
1964-65 |  | 22  | 14  | 3  | 5  | 40  | 22  | 31  | 2nd  | W | 1st | European Cup | PR | Jackie Mooney | 16
1965-66 |  | 22  | 15  | 4  | 3  | 59  | 23  | 34  | 2nd  | W | 1st | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[G] | R2 | Bobby Gilbert/Liam Tuohy | 14
1966-67 |  | 22  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 31  | 31  | 20  | 7th  | W | 3rd  | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R2 | Frank O'Neill | 8
1967-68 |  | 22  | 11  | 5  | 6  | 44  | 26  | 27  | 4th  | W | 1st | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Mick Leech/Damien Richardson | 10
1968-69 |  | 22  | 14  | 3  | 5  | 56  | 28  | 31  | 2nd  | W | 3rd  | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Mick Leech | 19
1969-70 |  | 26  | 14  | 8  | 4  | 55  | 29  | 36  | 2nd  | R1  | Grp[C] | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Eric Barber | 15
1970-71 | [H] | 26  | 14  | 7  | 5  | 49  | 38  | 35  | 2nd  | R2  | Grp[C] | DNQ  |  | Damien Richardson | 15
1971-72 |  | 26  | 12  | 4  | 10  | 52  | 41  | 28  | 5th  | QF  | Grp[C] | DNQ  |  | Frank O'Neill | 11
1972-73 |  | 26  | 12  | 6  | 8  | 45  | 32  | 30  | 5th  | R2  | RU[C] | DNQ  |  | Mick Leech | 10
1973-74 |  | 26  | 11  | 5  | 10  | 31  | 33  | 27  | 7th  | R1  | Grp  | DNQ  |  | Donal Murphy | 12
1974-75 |  | 26  | 10  | 5  | 11  | 40  | 38  | 25  | 8th  | QF  | Grp  | DNQ  |  | Robbie Cooke  | 7
1975-76 |  | 26  | 4  | 7  | 15  | 27  | 49  | 15  | 14th  | R1  | R1  | DNQ  |  | Robbie Cooke  | 7
1976-77 |  | 26  | 7  | 3  | 16  | 26  | 46  | 17  | 11th  | R1  | W | DNQ  |  | Mick Leech | 8
1977-78 |  | 30  | 14  | 12  | 4  | 45  | 22  | 40  | 4th  | W | Grp  | DNQ  |  | Ray Treacy | 17
1978-79 |  | 30  | 17  | 3  | 10  | 45  | 25  | 37  | 5th  | SF  | RU  | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R2 | Ray Treacy | 8
1979-80 |  | 30  | 14  | 10  | 6  | 61  | 29  | 38  | 4th  | R4  | SF  | DNQ  |  | Alan Campbell | 22
1980-81 |  | 30  | 14  | 8  | 8  | 37  | 29  | 36  | 5th  | R4  | R1  | DNQ  |  | Liam Buckley | 11
1981-82 | [I] | 30  | 21  | 3  | 6  | 50  | 23  | 76  | 2nd  | QF  | RU  | DNQ  |  | Liam Buckley | 21
1982-83 | [J] | 26  | 10  | 8  | 8  | 39  | 25  | 38  | 6th  | QF  | Grp  | UEFA Cup | R2 | Liam Buckley | 11
1983-84 | [J] | 26  | 19  | 4  | 3  | 64  | 15  | 42  | 1st | RU  | Grp  | DNQ  |  | Alan Campbell | 24
1984-85 |  | 30  | 22  | 5  | 3  | 63  | 21  | 49  | 1st | W | SF  | European Cup | R1 | Mick Byrne | 12
1985-86 | Premier | 22  | 15  | 3  | 4  | 44  | 17  | 33  | 1st | W |  | European Cup | R1 | Paul Doolin | 11
1986-87 | Premier | 22  | 18  | 3  | 1  | 51  | 16  | 39  | 1st | W | RU  | European Cup | R1 | Mick Byrne | 12
1987-88 | Premier | 33  | 16  | 9  | 8  | 53  | 30  | 41  | 4th  | R4  | RU  | European Cup | R1 | Mick Byrne | 11
1988-89 | Premier | 33  | 8  | 13  | 12  | 34  | 42  | 29  | 7th  | SF  | QF  | DNQ  |  | Roddy Collins | 8
1989-90 | Premier | 33  | 16  | 8  | 9  | 45  | 37  | 40  | 4th  | R2  | Grp  | DNQ  |  | Vinny Arkins | 9
1990-91 | Premier | 33  | 14  | 9  | 10  | 51  | 37  | 37  | 6th  | RU  | SF  | DNQ  |  | Vinny Arkins | 14
1991-92 | Premier | 33  | 9  | 15  | 9  | 33  | 30  | 33  | 6th  | R1  | Grp  | DNQ  |  | Derek Swan | 7
1992-93 | Premier[K] | 32  | 8  | 12  | 12  | 39  | 35  | 28  | 8th  | QF  |  | DNQ  |  | Derek Swan | 8
1993-94 | Premier | 32  | 21  | 3  | 8  | 62  | 30  | 66  | 1st | R1  |  | DNQ  |  | Stephen Geoghegan | 23
1994-95 | Premier | 33  | 14  | 9  | 10  | 45  | 36  | 51  | 6th  | QF  | QF  | UEFA Cup | PR | Derek Tracey | 8
1995-96 | Premier | 33  | 14  | 8  | 11  | 32  | 32  | 50  | 5th  | QF  |  | DNQ  |  | Mark Reid  | 10
1996-97 | Premier | 33  | 10  | 13  | 10  | 43  | 46  | 43  | 7th  | R2  |  | DNQ  |  | Tony Cousins | 16
1997-98 | Premier | 33  | 14  | 10  | 9  | 41  | 32  | 52  | 4th  | R2  | Grp  | DNQ  |  | Tony Cousins | 15
1998-99 | Premier | 33  | 9  | 13  | 11  | 34  | 40  | 40  | 8th  | R1  | RU  | UEFA Intertoto Cup | R1 | Jason Sherlock | 8
1999-00 | Premier | 33  | 13  | 11  | 9  | 49  | 36  | 50  | 5th  | R2  | QF  | DNQ  |  | Billy Woods/Sean Francis | 7
2000-01 | Premier | 33  | 10  | 12  | 11  | 50  | 47  | 42  | 7th  | SF  | QF  | DNQ  |  | Sean Francis | 13
2001-02 | Premier | 33  | 17  | 6  | 10  | 54  | 32  | 57  | 2nd  | SF  | SF  | DNQ  |  | Sean Francis | 14
2002-03 | Premier | 27  | 12  | 7  | 8  | 42  | 29  | 43  | 3rd  | RU[L] | N/A[L] | UEFA Cup | QR | Noel Hunt | 11
2003 | Premier | 36  | 10  | 14  | 12  | 45  | 46  | 44  | 7th  | R2  | QF  | UEFA Intertoto Cup | R2 | Trevor Molloy | 9
2004 | Premier | 36  | 10  | 8  | 18  | 41  | 47  | 38  | 9th  | R3 | Grp | DNQ  |  | Stephen Grant | 6
2005 | Premier | 33  | 9  | 8  | 16  | 33  | 52  | 27  | 11th  | QF | R2 | DNQ  |  | Paddy McCourt | 7
2006 | First | 36  | 21  | 12  | 3  | 53  | 13  | 72  | 1st | SF | QF | DNQ  |  | Tadhg Purcell | 11
2007 | Premier | 33  | 14  | 9  | 10  | 36  | 26  | 51  | 5th  | R2 | SF | DNQ  |  | Tadhg Purcell | 12
2008 | Premier | 33  | 8  | 13  | 12  | 33  | 35  | 37  | 7th  | R4 | R2 | DNQ  |  | Padraig Amond | 9
2009 | Premier | 36  | 21  | 10  | 5  | 51  | 27  | 73  | 2nd  | QF | QF | DNQ  |  | Gary Twigg | 24
2010 | Premier | 36  | 19  | 10  | 7  | 57  | 34  | 67  | 1st | RU  | SF | Europa League | QR | Gary Twigg | 20
2011 | Premier | 36  | 23  | 8  | 5  | 69  | 24  | 77  | 1st | QF | R2 | Europa League | Grp | Gary Twigg | 15
2012 | Premier | 30  | 14  | 10  | 6  | 56  | 37  | 52  | 4th  | QF | RU  | Champions League | QR | Gary Twigg | 22
2013 | Premier | 33  | 13  | 13  | 7  | 43  | 28  | 52  | 5th  | SF | W | DNQ  |  | Gary McCabe/Ronan Finn | 8
2014 | Premier | 33  | 18  | 8  | 7  | 43  | 26  | 62  | 4th  | SF | RU  | DNQ  |  | Gary McCabe/Eamon Zayed | 8
2015 | Premier | 33  | 18  | 11  | 4  | 56  | 27  | 65  | 3rd  | 2R | SF  | Europa League | QR | Michael Drennan | 12
2016 | Premier | 33  | 16  | 7  | 10  | 46  | 34  | 55  | 4th  | QF | SF  | Europa League | QR | Gary McCabe | 10
2017 | Premier | 33  | 17  | 3  | 13  | 49  | 34  | 54  | 3rd  | SF | RU | Europa League | QR | Gary McCabe | 15
2018 | Premier | 36  | 18  | 8  | 10  | 57  | 27  | 62  | 3rd  | R1 | R2 | Europa League | QR | Graham Burke | 13
2019 | Premier | 36  | 23  | 6  | 7  | 62  | 21  | 75  | 2nd  | W | R2 | Europa League | QR | Aaron Greene | 11
2020 | Premier | 18  | 15  | 3  | 0  | 44  | 7  | 48  | 1st | RU  | N/A | Europa League | QR | Jack Byrne | 9
2021 | Premier | 36  | 24  | 6  | 6  | 59  | 28  | 78  | 1st | 2R | N/A | Champions League | QR | Danny Mandroiu | 15
2022 | Premier | 36  | 24  | 7  | 5  | 61  | 22  | 79  | 1st | QF | N/A | UEFA Europa Conference League | Grp | Graham Burke | 11
2023 | Premier | 36  | 20  | 12  | 4  | 67  | 27  | 72  | 1st | R1 | N/A | Champions League | R1 | Graham Burke | 12

## Key

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Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated

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Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion or relegation. Top scorers shown in bold are players who finished the season as top scorer of their division.

Key to league record:

* P = Played
* W = Games won
* D = Games drawn
* L = Games lost
* F = Goals for
* A = Goals against
* Pts = Points
* Pos = Final position

Key to divisions:

* Premier = LOI Premier Division
* First = LOI First Division

Key to rounds:

* DNQ = Did not qualify
* QR = Qualifying Round
* PR = Preliminary Round
* R1 = First Round
* R2 = Second Round
* R3 = Third Round
* R4 = Fourth Round
* R5 = Fifth Round

* Grp = Group Stage
* QF = Quarter-finals
* SF = Semi-finals
* RU = Runners-up
* W = Winners

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## Notes

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A. ^ Prior to 1985 there was just one division. Six new teams were introduced for the 1985-86 season and the league was split into two divisions.

B. ^ Shamrock Rovers reached the final of the inaugural FAI Cup in 1921-22 as a Leinster Senior League side and lost to St. James's Gate in a replay.

C. ^ a b c d e The League of Ireland Shield was introduced in 1921 with the League of Ireland as League and FAI Cup fixtures were insufficient to last a full season. The club didn't compete in the inaugural Shield competition as it wasn't a member of the League. The competition usually comprised one round of fixtures, though it was also played over two rounds and on a knockout basis during certain seasons. The Shield was played on a sectional basis from 1969 to its abolition in 1973. The League of Ireland Cup replaced the Shield in 1973.

D. ^ Prior to UEFA's foundation in 1954, European competition was restricted to a number of different tournaments with limited entry which are not recognised as European Cups.

E. ^ Only League goals are counted, goals scored in other competitions are not included.

F. ^ Largest recorded attendance for a FAI Cup final of 44,238, Shamrock Rovers F.C. 1-0 Bohemian F.C., April 22 1945, Dalymount Park, Dublin.

G. a b While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered to be the predecessor to the UEFA Cup, UEFA do not consider the tournament to be an official UEFA contest.

H. ^ Shamrock Rovers and Cork Hibernians were level on points at the end of the 1970-71 season. Cork Hibs won the resultant play-off for the title. The statistics above do not include that play-off.

I. ^ An experimental points system was operated for the 1981-82 season whereby a team was awarded four points for an away win, three points for a home win, two points for an away draw and one point for a home draw.

J. a b In 1982-83 three points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The system reverted the following season to the pre-1981-82 system, i.e. two points for a win and one point for a draw.

K. ^ In 1992-93 the Premier Division 'split' into two sections of six after the 22nd series of games had been played on 17 January. Rovers did not qualify for the top six and finished in second place of the bottom six (Group 'B') or eighth place overall.

L. a b The Premier Division was cut to 10 teams and shortened in length by maintaining only 3 rounds of fixtures in the 2002-03 season. The FAI Cup final was played in October '02 making it two FAI Cup finals in one year. The League Cup competition was not played. These measures were aimed at easing the transition from a "Winter schedule"(Autumn-Summer) to "Summer Soccer"(Spring-Winter).

## References

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Specific

1. ^ Major competitions include the League of Ireland, the FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Shield/League Cup and all European competitions. Regional competitions like the Leinster Senior Cup and President's Cup, All-Ireland ones like the Intercity Cup and other minor tournaments in both junior and senior football are not included.
2. ^ "eircom League history". FAI. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
3. ^ "Roll of Honour". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
4. ^ "Rovers invited to Munich commemoration". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
5. ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
6. ^ "Misery for Rovers as City clinch promotion". BreakingNews.ie. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
7. ^ "Shamrock Rovers". eircom league of ireland. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.

General

* "Ireland - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
* The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)

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