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1950–51 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1950–51
ChampionsCork Athletic (2nd title)
Matches played90
Goals scored337 (3.74 per match)
Top goalscorerDesmond Glynn (20 goals)

The 1950–51 League of Ireland was the 30th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

Cork Athletic were the defending champions.

Changes from 1949–50

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No new teams were elected to the League.

Teams

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Locations of the 1950–51 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 successfully defended their title.

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cork Athletic 18 12 2 4 46 22 +24 26
2 Sligo Rovers 18 11 3 4 39 25 +14 25
3 Drumcondra 18 8 7 3 37 26 +11 23
4 Shelbourne 18 8 4 6 37 27 +10 20
5 Bohemians 18 7 6 5 30 32 −2 20
6 Shamrock Rovers 18 7 3 8 33 30 +3 17
7 Transport 18 5 4 9 25 36 −11 14
8 Dundalk 18 4 4 10 35 44 −9 12
9 Waterford 18 5 2 11 28 47 −19 12
10 Limerick 18 4 3 11 27 48 −21 11
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 scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Dessie Glynn Drumcondra 20
2 Johnny Vaughan Cork Athletic 14
3 Martin Colfer Shelbourne 10
3 Pat Gallacher Dundalk 10
3 George Gray Sligo Rovers 10
6 Tommy Carberry Shelbourne 9
7 Christy Boggan Shamrock Rovers 8
7 Leo McDonagh Dundalk 8
7 Joe Martin Dundalk 8
10 Paddy Cronin Cork Athletic 7