1925–26 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season	1925–26
Dates	29 August 1925 – 3 January 1926
Champions	Shelbourne (1st title)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	445 (4.94 per match)
Top goalscorer	Billy Farrell (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Shamrock Rovers 10-2 Pioneers
Biggest away win	Jacobs 0-8 Shelbourne Pioneers 0-8 Shelbourne
Highest scoring	Shamrock Rovers 10-2 Pioneers
← 1924–25 1926–27 →

The 1925–26 League of Ireland was the fifth season of the League of Ireland.

Shelbourne won their first title.

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Changes from 1924–25

Brooklyn were not re-elected to the League, while Brideville were elected.

Elected	Not Re-elected
Brideville	Brooklyn

Season Overview

It began on 29 August 1925 and ended on 3 January 1926. Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions.

Teams

Dublin

Athlone

Bray

Cork

Locations of the 1925/26 League of Ireland Division 'A' teams

Team	Location	Stadium
Athlone Town	Athlone	Sports Ground
Bohemians	Dublin (Phibsborough)	Dalymount Park
Bray Unknowns	Bray	Woodbrook Ground
Brideville	Dublin (The Liberties)	Richmond Park
Fordsons	Cork	Ballinlough Road
Jacobs	Dublin (Crumlin)	Rutland Avenue
Pioneers	Dublin (Whitehall)	The Thatch
St. James's Gate	Dublin (Crumlin)	St. James's Park
Shamrock Rovers	Dublin (Milltown)	Milltown Park ^[1]
Shelbourne	Dublin (Ringsend)	Shelbourne Park

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Shelbourne (C)	18	14	3	1	65	23	+42	31
2	Shamrock Rovers	18	13	3	2	62	21	+41	29
3	Fordsons^[a]	18	12	1	5	58	31	+27	27
4	Bohemians^[a]	18	10	2	6	50	28	+22	20
5	Jacobs	18	7	4	7	40	48	−8	18
6	Brideville	18	6	4	8	36	53	−17	16
7	Athlone Town	18	7	1	10	46	56	−10	15
8	St. James's Gate	18	4	3	11	33	48	−15	11
9	Bray Unknowns	18	4	3	11	34	55	−21	11
10	Pioneers	18	1	0	17	21	82	−61	2

Source: ^[2]^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Bohemians were fined 2 points which were awarded to Fordsons.

Results

Home \ Away	ATH	BOH	BRY	BRI	FOR	JAC	PIO	STG	SHM	SHE
Athlone Town	—	1–2	2–3	3–0	2–5	4–2	4–3	5–1	1–5	1–4
Bohemians	6–3	—	7–2	6–0	0–2	2–2	4–1	1–1	1–4	0–2
Bray Unknowns	3–5	2–6	—	7–1	1–1	2–5	3–1	1–3	1–1	0–5
Brideville	3–3	2–1	1–0	—	3–2	4–1	4–3	3–2	1–4	2–3
Fordsons	6–5	0–2	3–2	6–2	—	4–0	8–2	3–1	0–2	5–1
Jacobs	4–1	3–1	1–1	4–4	1–2	—	2–0	4–2	1–4	0–8
Pioneers	1–2	0–4	1–3	2–1	0–7	3–5	—	2–4	0–5	0–8
St. James's Gate	2–3	1–4	4–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–0	—	3–3	1–4
Shamrock Rovers	3–0	0–2	5–0	2–1	3–0	4–1	10–2	3–2	—	2–2
Shelbourne	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	4–2	2–2	5–0	4–1	3–2	—

Source: ^[2]^[3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	Billy Farrell	Shamrock Rovers	24
2	John Simpson	Shelbourne	18
3	Jim Sweeney	Athlone Town	17

Source:^[3]

References

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

League of Ireland Premier Division

2024 clubs

Seasons

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Awards

v t e 1925–26 in European football
« 1924–25 1926–27 »
Domestic leagues	Austria Belgium Bulgaria '25 '26 Czechoslovakia Denmark England Estonia '25 '26 Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '25 '26 Italy Latvia '25 '26 Lithuania '25 '26 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland '25 '26 Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Sweden Switzerland Yugoslavia '25 '26
Domestic cups	Austria England France Hungary Luxembourg Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '25 '26 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Scotland Spain '25 '26 Sweden '25 Switzerland Wales

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