1949–50 League of Ireland

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The 1949–50 League of Ireland was the 29th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland
Season1949–50
ChampionsCork Athletic (1st title)
Matches played90
Goals scored316 (3.51 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid McCulloch (19 goals)
Biggest home winDundalk 5–0 Transport
Shamrock Rovers 7–2 Bohemians
Cork Athletic 8-3 Limerick
Biggest away winShamrock Rovers 2–5 Cork Athletic
Highest scoringCork Athletic 8–3 Limerick

Changes from 1948–49

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No new teams were elected to the League.

Teams

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Locations of the 1949–50 League of Ireland teams
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Cork Athletic Cork Mardyke
Drumcondra Dublin (Clonturk) Clonturk Park
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
Limerick Limerick Markets Field
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Milltown) Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne Dublin (Ringsend) Shelbourne Park
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds
Transport Bray Carlisle Grounds
Waterford Waterford Kilcohan Park

Season overview

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Cork Athletic won their first title.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cork Athletic 18 10 5 3 43 26 +17 25
2 Drumcondra 18 9 6 3 32 21 +11 24
3 Shelbourne 18 7 7 4 34 29 +5 21
4 Waterford 18 6 8 4 40 32 +8 20
5 Dundalk 18 7 5 6 35 31 +4 19
6 Sligo Rovers 18 7 5 6 28 30 −2 19
7 Shamrock Rovers 18 7 4 7 39 30 +9 18
8 Transport 18 4 6 8 23 29 −6 14
9 Limerick 18 2 8 8 26 42 −16 12
10 Bohemians 18 2 4 12 16 46 −30 8
Source: RSSSF, foot.dk


Results

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Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI TRA WAT
Bohemians 1–1 0–0 3–5 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–4
Cork Athletic 2–1 1–2 1–0 8–3 3–0 3–1 2–2 3–2 2–0
Drumcondra 3–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 0–4 2–2 0–0 3–0 3–0
Dundalk 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 5–0 2–1
Limerick 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–3 4–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
Shamrock Rovers 7–2 2–5 0–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 5–1 1–2 4–1
Shelbourne 4–0 1–1 0–0 4–3 3–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 3–3
Sligo Rovers 3–1 2–1 2–4 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–1
Transport 5–0 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–0
Waterford 4–1 2–2 4–3 5–2 4–3 2–2 1–1 6–3 2–2
Source: Extratime.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   David McCulloch Waterford 19
2   Patrick O'Leary Cork Athletic 13
3   Johnny Vaughan 12
4   Bobby Duffy Shamrock Rovers 11
5   Jimmy Duggan Transport 9
  Dessie Glynn Drumcondra
7   Austin Curtin Waterford 8
  Sam Waters Sligo Rovers
9   Joe Ralph Dundalk 7
10   Dan Lavery 6
  Jackie O'Reilly Cork Athletic