1922–23 League of Ireland

League of Ireland

Season	1922–23
Champions	Shamrock Rovers (1st Title)
Matches played	130
Goals scored	529 (4.07 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bob Fullam (27)
Biggest home win	Shamrock Rovers 9-1 Midland Athletic Bohemians 8-0 Olympia Jacobs 8-0 Midland Athletic
Biggest away win	Pioneers 0-9 Shelbourne
Highest scoring	Shamrock Rovers 9-1 Midland Athletic
← 1921–22 1923–24 →

The 1922–23 League of Ireland was the 2nd season of senior football in Republic of Ireland. It began on September 16, 1922 and ended in March, 1923. St James's Gate was the defending champion. Shamrock Rovers was the winner for this season.

Overview

Frankfort and YMCA were not re-elected. The League was extended to 12 teams from 8 with the election of Athlone Town, Midland Athletic, Pioneers, Rathmines Athletic, Shelbourne United and Shamrock Rovers. Athlone Town became the first team from outside of County Dublin to compete in the league. Rathmines Athletic left near the end of the season in March 1923 with their remaining match awarded as a win for Dublin United. Olympia v Athlone Town was not played, the points were shared.

Teams

Dublin

Athlone

Locations of the 1922/23 League of Ireland Division 'A' teams

Team	Home city/suburb	Home ground
Athlone Town	Athlone	Athlone Sports Ground
Bohemians	Phibsborough	Dalymount Park
Dublin United	Donnybrook, Dublin	Anglesea Road
Jacobs	Crumlin, Dublin	Rutland Avenue
Midland Athletic	Whitehall, Dublin	The Thatch
Olympia	Inchicore	Bellevue Lodge
Pioneers	Clontarf, Dublin	Strand Hall
Rathmines Athletic	Rathmines	Rathmines Park
St. James's Gate	Crumlin, Dublin	St. James's Park
Shamrock Rovers	Milltown, Dublin	Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne	Ringsend	Shelbourne Park
Shelbourne United	Donnybrook, Dublin	Anglesea Road

Division 'A'

1922–23 League of Ireland table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shamrock Rovers (C)	22	18	3	1	77	19	+58	39
2	Shelbourne	22	15	4	3	72	14	+58	34
3	Bohemians	22	14	4	4	72	23	+49	32
4	Shelbourne United	22	12	3	7	43	37	+6	27
5	St. James's Gate	22	11	3	8	49	35	+14	25
6	Athlone Town	22	11	3	8	46	33	+13	25
7	Jacobs	22	6	8	8	38	34	+4	20
8	Pioneers	22	8	3	11	38	65	−27	19
9	Midland Athletic	22	7	2	13	30	68	−38	16
10	Dublin United	22	4	3	15	30	70	−40	11
11	Olympia	22	2	7	13	13	57	−44	11
12	Rathmines Athletic	22	2	1	19	21	74	−53	5

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away

ATH

BOH

DBU

JAC

MID

OLY

PIO

RAT

STG

SHM

SHE

SHU

Athlone Town

2–1

6–1

2–1

2–1

4–0

5–0

4–2

1–3

0–1

0–0

3–3

Bohemians

2–0

7–1

1–1

4–0

8–0

7–0

4–1

2–2

0–2

1–4

1–0

Dublin United

0–4

0–6

2–2

2–2

3–3

2–3

6–1

1–0

1–7

0–6

4–2

Jacobs

1–2

1–4

2–1

8–0

0–0

2–2

5–2

2–0

2–4

1–1

1–2

Midland Athletic

0–4

2–6

3–2

1–0

2–1

2–3

5–3

1–4

1–3

0–3

1–0

Olympia

1–1

1–0

1–3

1–4

0–0

2–1

0–1

0–6

0–3

0–4

Pioneers

1–2

1–2

3–1

2–0

4–0

1–1

2–1

1–5

1–5

0–9

5–1

Rathmines Athletic

2–0

1–4

0–0

1–2

1–0

0–4

1–7

1–5

0–6

1–2

St. James's Gate

4–1

1–5

4–1

3–1

4–1

1–1

5–2

2–0

1–1

0–2

1–2

Shamrock Rovers

4–2

2–0

3–1

2–2

9–1

6–0

4–1

3–1

2–1

0–0

0–1

Shelbourne

3–1

1–1

3–0

0–1

3–0

6–0

7–0

5–0

3–0

2–7

4–0

Shelbourne United

3–1

0–5

2–1

2–2

1–1

2–1

4–2

6–1

4–0

0–1

2–1

Source:
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

^α The Olympia v Athlone Town match was not played. The FA awarded 1 point to each team and the match was recorded as a draw.

^β Rathmines Athletic resigned from the league after 21 games. Their last match was awarded to Dublin United with a 0-0 scoreline registered.

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	Bob Fullam	Shamrock Rovers	27
2	Ralph Ardiff	Shelbourne	26
3	Stephen Doyle	Shelbourne	14
	Patrick Duncan	St James's Gate	14
	Christy Robinson	Bohemians	14

Source:

See also

• 1922-23 FAI Cup