League of Ireland 1937-38

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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 071:470 1.51 32:12
 2. Waterford FC (P)  22nd  13  5  4th 076:400 1.90 31:13
 3. Dundalk FC  22nd  13  4th  5 053:290 1.83 30:14
 4th Brideville Dublin  22nd  12  5  5 051:350 1.46 29:15
 5. St. James's Gate FC  22nd  13  1  8th 065:400 1.63 27:17
 6th Sligo Rovers (M)  22nd  7th  5  10 055:610 0.90 19:25
 7th Shelbourne FC  22nd  6th  6th  10 036:470 0.77 18:26
 8th. Bray Unknowns  22nd  8th  2  12 037:560 0.66 18:26
 9. Bohemians Dublin  22nd  7th  3  12 055:600 0.92 17:27
10. Limerick FC (N)  22nd  6th  5  11 034:430 0.79 17:27
11. Cork FC  22nd  6th  1  15th 038:780 0.49 13:31
12. Drumcondra FC  22nd  5  3  14th 032:670 0.48 13:31

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Irish master
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner
    (N) Newly elected to the league

    Crosstab

    1937/38 Shamrock Rovers Waterford FC Dundalk FC BDV JAM Sligo Rovers Shelbourne FC BRY Bohemians Dublin Limerick FC 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

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