1936–37 League of Ireland

The 1936–37 League of Ireland was the sixteenth season of the League of Ireland. Bohemians were the defending champions.

League of Ireland
Season1936–37
ChampionsSligo Rovers (1st title)
Matches played132
Goals scored571 (4.33 per match)
Top goalscorerBob Slater (20 goals)

Sligo Rovers won their first title, becoming the first team from Connacht to do so.

Overview

Reds United withdrew from the League voluntarily, with Shelbourne taking their place.

Teams
Locations of the 1936–37 League of Ireland teams
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Bray Unknowns Bray Carlisle Grounds
Brideville Dublin (The Liberties) Harold's Cross Stadium
Cork Cork Mardyke
Dolphin Dublin (Dolphin's Barn) Dolphin Park
Drumcondra Dublin (Clonturk) Clonturk Park
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
St. James's Gate Dublin (Crumlin) St. James's Park
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Milltown) Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne Dublin (Ringsend) Shelbourne Park
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds
Waterford Waterford Kilcohan Park

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sligo Rovers 22 16 2 4 68 30 +38 34
2 Dundalk[lower-alpha 1] 22 10 4 8 41 34 +7 24
3 Waterford 22 12 0 10 59 49 +10 24
4 Bray Unknowns 22 10 4 8 30 39 −9 24
5 St James's Gate 22 9 5 8 63 43 +20 23
6 Drumcondra 22 10 3 9 41 47 −6 23
7 Bohemians 22 10 2 10 54 56 −2 22
8 Shelbourne 22 9 3 10 53 48 +5 21
9 Shamrock Rovers 22 8 3 11 46 55 −9 19
10 Dolphin 22 7 4 11 33 59 −26 18
11 Cork 22 7 3 12 51 60 −9 17
12 Brideville 22 6 3 13 32 51 −19 15
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Results
Home \ Away BOH BRY BRI CFC DOL DRU DUN SHM SHE SLI STG WAT
Bohemians — 4–0 2–0 1–4 5–2 3–2 2–1 2–5 2–2 3–4 1–0 3–1
Bray Unknowns 3–3 — 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–5 0–0 2–1
Brideville 2–4 0–1 — 2–3 3–4 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–4
Cork 4–2 1–2 3–3 — 8–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 1–1 3–4 1–0 2–3
Dolphin 2–5 1–4 1–0 2–0 — 3–4 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–3
Drumcondra 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 — 2–0 3–2 2–5 1–3 0–2 1–4
Dundalk 3–2 2–0 4–2 7–2 0–1 3–1 — 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Shamrock Rovers 3–0 1–3 0–1 4–2 4–0 4–2 4–1 — 3–2 1–6 4–4 1–3
Shelbourne 3–1 4–1 0–2 6–2 2–0 5–2 2–1 5–2 — 0–2 1–2 7–1
Sligo Rovers 1–2 3–0 4–1 3–2 9–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 4–2 3–0
St James's Gate 7–2 6–1 6–0 3–4 4–2 1–3 0–2 7–0 6–2 0–4 — 2–3
Waterford 4–3 0–2 6–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–3 8–2 8–2 2–4 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Pos Player Club Goals
1 Bob Slater[lower-alpha 2] Shelbourne
Waterford		 20
  1. Dundalk finished runners-up on goal average
  2. Bob Slater also scored one goal for Waterford.

See also
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