League of Ireland 1937-38
League of Ireland 1937-38 | |
master | Shamrock Rovers |
Cup winners | St. James's Gate FC |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 132 |
Gates | 603 (ø 4.57 per game) |
Top scorer |
Willie Byrne (St. James's Gate FC, 25 goals) |
← League of Ireland 1936/37 |
The League of Ireland 1937/38 was the 17th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champion was Sligo Rovers .
The Shamrock Rovers won the championship for the fifth time in the club's history.
mode
Twelve teams played against each other twice on 22 match days, divided into a first round and a second half.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Shamrock Rovers | 22nd | 14th | 4th | 4th | 71:47 | 1.51 | 32:12 |
2. | Waterford FC (P) | 22nd | 13 | 5 | 4th | 76:40 | 1.90 | 31:13 |
3. | Dundalk FC | 22nd | 13 | 4th | 5 | 53:29 | 1.83 | 30:14 |
4th | Brideville Dublin | 22nd | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51:35 | 1.46 | 29:15 |
5. | St. James's Gate FC | 22nd | 13 | 1 | 8th | 65:40 | 1.63 | 27:17 |
6th | Sligo Rovers (M) | 22nd | 7th | 5 | 10 | 55:61 | 0.90 | 19:25 |
7th | Shelbourne FC | 22nd | 6th | 6th | 10 | 36:47 | 0.77 | 18:26 |
8th. | Bray Unknowns | 22nd | 8th | 2 | 12 | 37:56 | 0.66 | 18:26 |
9. | Bohemians Dublin | 22nd | 7th | 3 | 12 | 55:60 | 0.92 | 17:27 |
10. | Limerick FC (N) | 22nd | 6th | 5 | 11 | 34:43 | 0.79 | 17:27 |
11. | Cork FC | 22nd | 6th | 1 | 15th | 38:78 | 0.49 | 13:31 |
12. | Drumcondra FC | 22nd | 5 | 3 | 14th | 32:67 | 0.48 | 13:31 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient
(M) | Reigning Irish Master |
(P) | Reigning Irish Cup Winner |
(N) | Newly elected to the league |
Crosstab
1937/38 | BDV | JAM | BRY | COR | DRU | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shamrock Rovers | 6: 1 | 1: 5 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 4 | 6: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 8: 1 | |
Waterford FC | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 7: 3 | 4: 2 | 5: 2 | 6: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 4 | 4: 1 | 8-0 | |
Dundalk FC | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 4 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 5: 2 | |
Brideville Dublin | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | |
St. James's Gate FC | 4: 1 | 0: 4 | 5-0 | 4: 1 | 7: 1 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 5: 1 | 3: 1 | 5: 2 | 1: 4 | |
Sligo Rovers | 4: 7 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 6: 1 | 5: 3 | 4: 1 | 7: 1 | |
Shelbourne FC | 5: 5 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | |
Bray Unknowns | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 4 | 3: 1 | 1: 5 | 0: 3 | 4: 3 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | |
Bohemians Dublin | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 3 | 5: 1 | 2: 4 | 4: 3 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 6: 1 | |
Limerick FC | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | |
Cork FC | 2: 3 | 1: 8 | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 3: 8 | 5: 5 | 5: 4 | 4: 1 | 2: 7 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | |
Drumcondra FC | 4: 5 | 1: 4 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 |
Web links
- Results and table eu-football.info
- Table on rsssf.com , accessed May 10, 2013