1949–50 League of Ireland

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

League of Ireland

Season	1949–50
Champions	Cork Athletic (1st title)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	316 (3.51 per match)
Top goalscorer	David McCulloch (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Dundalk 5–0 Transport Shamrock Rovers 7–2 Bohemians Cork Athletic 8-3 Limerick
Biggest away win	Shamrock Rovers 2–5 Cork Athletic
Highest scoring	Cork Athletic 8–3 Limerick
← 1948–49 1950–51 →

Changes from 1948–49

No new teams were elected to the League.

Teams

Dublin

Bray

Cork

Dundalk

Sligo

Waterford

Limerick

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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

Cork Athletic won their first title.

Table

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

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

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