1923–24 League of Ireland

League of Ireland

Season	1923–24
Champions	Bohemians (1st Title)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	335 (3.72 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dave Roberts (20)
Biggest home win	Jacobs 7-1 Midland Athletic Athlone Town 6-0 Midland Athletic
Biggest away win	Pioneers 1-7 Bohemians Pioneers 1-7 Shelbourne Midland Athletic 0-6 Shelbourne Pioneers 0-6 Brooklyn
Highest scoring	St. James's Gate 3-6 Shelbourne
← 1922–23 1924–25 →

The 1923–24 League of Ireland was the 3rd season of senior football in Republic of Ireland. It began on September 8, 1923 and ended on May 13, 1924. Shamrock Rovers were the defending champion. Bohemians was the winner for this season.

Overview

Dublin United, Olympia and Rathmines Athletic were not re-elected. Brooklyn was elected to the League. The League was reduced to 10 teams from 12.

Teams

Dublin

Athlone

Locations of the 1923/24 League of Ireland Division 'A' teams

Team	Home city/suburb	Home ground
Athlone Town	Athlone	Sports Ground
Bohemians	Phibsborough	Dalymount Park
Brooklyn	Merchants Quay	Chalgrove Terrace
Jacobs	Crumlin, Dublin	Rutland Avenue
Midland Athletic	Whitehall, Dublin	The Thatch
Pioneers	Clontarf, Dublin	Strand Hall
St. James's Gate	Crumlin, Dublin	St. James's Park
Shamrock Rovers	Milltown, Dublin	Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne	Ringsend	Shelbourne Park
Shelbourne United	Milltown, Dublin	Glenmalure Park

Division 'A'

1923–24 League of Ireland table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bohemians  (C)	18	16	0	2	56	20	+36	32
2	Shelbourne	18	13	2	3	55	21	+34	28
3	Jacobs	18	11	2	5	36	21	+15	24
4	Athlone Town	18	8	5	5	34	24	+10	21
5	St. James's Gate	18	9	2	7	38	27	+11	20
6	Shelbourne United	18	8	3	7	30	31	−1	19
7	Shamrock Rovers	18	7	3	8	35	32	+3	17
8	Brooklyn	18	4	2	12	23	37	−14	10
9	Pioneers	18	2	1	15	15	60	−45	5
10	Midland Athletic	18	2	0	16	13	62	−49	4

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	BRK	JAC	MID	PIO	STG	SHM	SHE	SHU
Athlone Town		0–1	4–1	3–1	6–0	3–0	3–2	1–2	2–3	0–0
Bohemians	4–1		3–1	2–1	4–0	3–2	2–1	4–1	2–0	5–0
Brooklyn	0–2	0–2		1–1	1–0	0–2	0–1	1–3	1–3	1–3
Jacobs	1–2	1–2	3–0		7–1	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–0
Midland Athletic	0–2	2–4	0–3	1–6		1–0	0–3	2–4	0–6	2–6
Pioneers	1–1	1–7	0–6	1–2	1–4		2–6	2–1	1–7	1–3
St. James's Gate	4–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–0		2–0	3–6	1–1
Shamrock Rovers	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	3–0	5–1	2–3		2–2	0–2
Shelbourne	0–0	5–2	5–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–2		4–0
Shelbourne United	1–1	1–6	2–5	0–1	2–0	3–0	3–0	1–2	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.

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	Dave Roberts	Bohemians	20
2	Christy Robinson	Bohemians	12
	Frank Rushe	Shelbourne	12

Source:

See also

• 1923-24 FAI Cup