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1949–50 League of Ireland
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | League of Ireland |
| season | 1949–50 |
| winners | Cork Athletic (1st title) |
| league topscorer | 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 |
| matches | 90 |
| total goals | 316 |
| prevseason | 1948–49 |
| nextseason | 1950–51 |
Shamrock Rovers 7–2 Bohemians Cork Athletic 8-3 Limerick
The 1949–50 League of Ireland was the 29th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.
Changes from 1948–49
No new teams were elected to the League.
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
Results
name_BOH=Bohemians| name_CAT=Cork Athletic| name_DRU=Drumcondra| name_DUN=Dundalk| name_LIM=Limerick| name_SHM=Shamrock Rovers| name_SHE=Shelbourne| name_SLI=Sligo Rovers| name_TRA=Transport| name_WAT=Waterford|
team1=BOH| team2=CAT| team3=DRU| team4=DUN| team5=LIM| team6=SHM| team7=SHE| team8=SLI| team9=TRA| team10=WAT|
match_BOH_CAT=1–1| match_BOH_DRU=0–0| match_BOH_DUN=3–5| match_BOH_LIM=2–0| match_BOH_SHM=2–2| match_BOH_SHE=0–1| match_BOH_SLI=1–2| match_BOH_TRA=0–0| match_BOH_WAT=0–4|
match_CAT_BOH=2–1| match_CAT_DRU=1–2| match_CAT_DUN=1–0| match_CAT_LIM=8–3| match_CAT_SHM=3–0| match_CAT_SHE=3–1| match_CAT_SLI=2–2| match_CAT_TRA=3–2| match_CAT_WAT=2–0|
match_DRU_BOH=3–1| match_DRU_CAT=1–2| match_DRU_DUN=0–0| match_DRU_LIM=3–2| match_DRU_SHM=0–4| match_DRU_SHE=2–2| match_DRU_SLI=0–0| match_DRU_TRA=3–0| match_DRU_WAT=3–0|
match_DUN_BOH=2–1| match_DUN_CAT=3–2| match_DUN_DRU=1–1| match_DUN_LIM=2–1| match_DUN_SHM=1–1| match_DUN_SHE=3–2| match_DUN_SLI=0–0| match_DUN_TRA=5–0| match_DUN_WAT=2–1|
match_LIM_BOH=0–0| match_LIM_CAT=2–2| match_LIM_DRU=1–1| match_LIM_DUN=3–3| match_LIM_SHM=4–3| match_LIM_SHE=1–1| match_LIM_SLI=2–1| match_LIM_TRA=1–1| match_LIM_WAT=1–1|
match_SHM_BOH=7–2| match_SHM_CAT=2–5| match_SHM_DRU=0–1| match_SHM_DUN=3–1| match_SHM_LIM=4–0| match_SHM_SHE=3–1| match_SHM_SLI=5–1| match_SHM_TRA=1–2| match_SHM_WAT=4–1|
match_SHE_BOH=4–0| match_SHE_CAT=1–1| match_SHE_DRU=0–0| match_SHE_DUN=4–3| match_SHE_LIM=3–1| match_SHE_SHM=3–0| match_SHE_SLI=2–2| match_SHE_TRA=3–1| match_SHE_WAT=3–3|
match_SLI_BOH=3–1| match_SLI_CAT=2–1| match_SLI_DRU=2–4| match_SLI_DUN=2–1| match_SLI_LIM=2–0| match_SLI_SHM=1–0| match_SLI_SHE=4–0| match_SLI_TRA=0–1| match_SLI_WAT=1–1|
match_TRA_BOH=5–0| match_TRA_CAT=1–2| match_TRA_DRU=1–2| match_TRA_DUN=1–3| match_TRA_LIM=1–1| match_TRA_SHM=1–1| match_TRA_SHE=1–2| match_TRA_SLI=3–0| match_TRA_WAT=0–0|
match_WAT_BOH=4–1| match_WAT_CAT=2–2| match_WAT_DRU=4–3| match_WAT_DUN=5–2| match_WAT_LIM=4–3| match_WAT_SHM=2–2| match_WAT_SHE=1–1| match_WAT_SLI=6–3| match_WAT_TRA=2–2|
update=complete| source=Extratime.ie
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland David McCulloch | Waterford | 19 |
| 2 | Ireland Patrick O'Leary | Cork Athletic | 13 |
| 3 | Ireland Johnny Vaughan | 12 | |
| 4 | Ireland Bobby Duffy | Shamrock Rovers | 11 |
| 5 | Ireland Jimmy Duggan | Transport | 9 |
| Ireland Dessie Glynn | Drumcondra | ||
| 7 | Ireland Austin Curtin | Waterford | 8 |
| Ireland Sam Waters | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 9 | Ireland Joe Ralph | Dundalk | 7 |
| 10 | Ireland Dan Lavery | 6 | |
| Ireland Jackie O'Reilly | Cork Athletic |
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