1928–29 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1928–29
ChampionsShelbourne (2nd title)
Matches played90
Goals scored381 (4.23 per match)
Top goalscorerEddie Carroll (17 goals)

The 1928–29 League of Ireland was the eighth season of the League of Ireland. Bohemians were the defending champions.

Shelbourne won their second title.

Overview

Athlone Town were not re-elected to the League, while Drumcondra were elected.

Teams

Changes from 1927-28 season

Elected Not Re-elected
Drumcondra Athlone Town
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Locations of the 1928–29 League of Ireland teams
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Bray Unknowns Bray Woodbrook Ground
Brideville Dublin (The Liberties) Richmond Park
Drumcondra Dublin (Clonturk) Clonturk Park
Dundalk GNR Dundalk Athletic Grounds
Fordsons Cork Ballinlough Road
Jacobs Dublin (Crumlin) Rutland Avenue
St. James's Gate Dublin (Crumlin) St. James's Park
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Milltown) Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne Dublin (Ringsend) Shelbourne Park

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shelbourne 18 16 1 1 49 12 +37 33
2 Bohemians 18 15 2 1 61 23 +38 32
3 Shamrock Rovers 18 10 4 4 58 28 +30 24
4 Drumcondra 18 7 4 7 28 31 −3 18
5 Dundalk GNR 18 7 3 8 43 44 −1 17
6 St James's Gate 18 5 4 9 37 44 −7 14
7 Fordsons 18 5 3 10 27 36 −9 13
8 Brideville 18 4 3 11 28 57 −29 11
9 Jacobs 18 2 6 10 26 48 −22 10
10 Bray Unknowns 18 2 4 12 24 58 −34 8
Source: www.rsssf.com, webalice.it

Results

Home \ Away BOH BRY BRI FOR DRU DUN JAC SHM SHE STG
Bohemians — 6–2 3–0 5–2 3–2 6–0 6–1 2–1 2–1 2–2
Bray Unknowns 1–2 — 2–4 0–1 0–3 0–3 4–4 1–1 1–2 1–4
Brideville 2–6 2–2 — 3–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–4 0–4 3–9
Fordsons 0–3 1–3 3–0 — 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 5–1
Drumcondra 0–1 2–2 2–5 3–2 — 2–1 5–1 1–1 0–1 0–0
Dundalk GNR 1–2 5–1 4–2 3–3 3–0 — 5–1 2–2 1–4 3–2
Jacobs 3–7 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 4–3 — 2–3 1–2 2–2
Shamrock Rovers 2–2 11–0 4–2 6–1 4–0 5–2 3–1 — 2–4 3–4
Shelbourne 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 4–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 — 4–0
St James's Gate 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–3 4–2 2–1 0–4 2–2 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Club Goals
1 Eddie Carroll Dundalk GNR 17

See also

References