League of Ireland 1939/40

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League of Ireland 1939/40
master St. James's Gate FC
Cup winners Shamrock Rovers
Relegated Sligo Rovers
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 540  (ø 4.09 per game)
Top scorer Paddy Bradshaw
(St. James's Gate FC, 29 goals)
← League of Ireland 1938/39

The League of Ireland 1939/40 was the 19th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champions were the Shamrock Rovers .

The St. James's Gate FC won the championship for the second time.

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. St. James's Gate FC  22nd  17th  2  3 063:270 2.33 36: 80
 2. Shamrock Rovers (M)  22nd  13  4th  5 051:390 1.31 30:14
 3. Sligo Rovers  22nd  12  4th  6th 060:440 1.36 28:16
 4th Dundalk FC  22nd  11  3  8th 045:360 1.25 25:19
 5. Cork United 1  22nd  11  3  8th 040:340 1.18 25:19
 6th Drumcondra FC  22nd  10  5  7th 049:450 1.09 25:19
 7th Shelbourne FC (P)  22nd  6th  8th  8th 041:390 1.05 20:24
 8th. Bohemians Dublin  22nd  7th  4th  11 036:460 0.78 18:26
 9. Bray Unknowns  22nd  8th  1  13 049:520 0.94 17:27
10. Brideville Dublin  22nd  6th  5  11 039:490 0.80 17:27
11. Waterford FC  22nd  6th  4th  12 044:540 0.81 16:28
12. Limerick FC  22nd  1  5  16 023:750 0.31 07:37

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Irish master
    • 1 Cork City dissolved on March 24, 1940, and was immediately re-established as Cork United . The new club took over the game operations and the previous results.
  • did not compete in the following season
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner

    Crosstab

    1939/40 JAM Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers Dundalk FC COU DRU Shelbourne FC Bohemians Dublin BRY BDV Waterford FC Limerick FC
    St. James's Gate FC 1: 2 3: 2 3-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 2 6: 1 3: 2 4-0 2: 1 5: 3
    Shamrock Rovers 2: 5 2: 2 2: 1 3: 2 2: 4 1: 1 2-0 4: 2 2: 3 5: 2 4: 1
    Sligo Rovers 1: 3 1: 1 3: 1 0-0 6: 2 3: 2 3: 2 2: 1 4: 2 3: 1 9: 1
    Dundalk FC 3: 2 4-0 1: 2 0: 1 2: 3 3: 2 1-0 2-0 1-0 3: 2 4: 1
    Cork United 0: 3 1: 2 4: 1 5: 2 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 1: 3 4: 1 3-0
    Drumcondra FC 0: 1 1-0 3: 5 2: 5 0: 2 1-0 2-0 3: 1 4: 4 3: 2 3: 3
    Shelbourne FC 1-0 3: 3 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 3 0: 1 4: 2 2: 2 2: 1 8: 1
    Bohemians Dublin 2: 3 1: 4 3: 1 1: 3 4: 2 1: 1 1: 1 3: 1 0-0 3-0 3: 1
    Bray Unknowns 0: 5 2: 3 3: 1 1: 1 7: 2 3: 1 4: 2 6: 2 1: 3 4-0 6-0
    Brideville Dublin 0: 3 1: 2 1: 4 3: 2 1: 2 1: 3 5: 2 1: 2 4: 1 2: 2 1: 1
    Waterford FC 2: 3 1: 2 5: 2 2: 2 1: 3 4: 3 2: 2 4: 3 5: 1 3: 1 2-0
    Limerick FC 2: 4 0: 3 2: 4 0: 3 1: 1 0: 5 0: 2 2: 2 0: 1 3: 1 1: 1

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