List of Shamrock Rovers F.C. records and statistics explained

Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in the history of football in the Republic of Ireland, having won 21 League of Ireland titles and 25 FAI Cups.^[1]

They have also won the League of Ireland Shield on 18 occasions and the League of Ireland Cup once.^[2] Shamrock Rovers have supplied more players to the Republic of Ireland national football team (64) than any other single club. This list comprises the major honours won by Shamrock Rovers and the records set by the players and managers of the club.

Honours

National titles

• League of Ireland: 21 (record)
  • 1922–23, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1963–64
    1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022 league of Ireland premier division 2023
• FAI Cup

25 (record)

• • 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966,
    1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2019
• League of Ireland Shield

18

• • 1924–25, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1941–42, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1955–56,
    1956–57, 1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68.
• League of Ireland Cup

2

• • 1976–77
  • 2013
• League of Ireland First Division

1

• • 2006
• Setanta Sports Cup

2

• • 2011 Setanta Sports Cup
  • 2013 Setanta Sports Cup

Regional titles

• Leinster Senior Cup

18

• • 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1969, 1982, 1985, 1997, 2012, 2013

^[3] Complete list of honours

European record

Shamrock Rovers have a long history in European competition.^[4] They were the first League of Ireland side to enter European competition,^[5] and featured regularly in the 1960s and 1980s. The club has had some relative success with victories in the Intertoto-Cup and the Europa League.^{[6] [7]} Throughout their participation Rovers have beaten teams from Luxembourg, Cyprus, Iceland and Germany, and were the first Irish club to beat teams from Turkey, Poland, Israel, Serbia Slovakia, Albania and Hungary. Their first victory in the UEFA Champions League came in a 1–0 victory in the 2011–12 qualifying phase against FC Flora Tallinn at Tallaght Stadium https://web.archive.org/web/20120129141200/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/67/2042-rovers10-flora-tallinn.

Their biggest win was a 7–0 aggregate victory (3–0 away, 4–0 home) over Fram Reykjavik in the UEFA Cup first round in September 1982, which remains a record for League of Ireland clubs in European competition.^[8]

On 25 August 2011, they became the first Irish team to qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage when they defeated Partizan Belgrade 2–1 after extra-time in Serbia, for a 3–2 aggregate victory.^[9]

Rovers qualified for the group stages of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League^[10]

Some of their more notable European performances include:

• a 2–2 draw and 1–0 defeat to defending champions and finalists, Valencia CF in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1963–64
• a 1–1 draw and 2–1 defeat to finalists, Real Zaragoza in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965–66
• a 1–1 draw and 3–2 defeat to winners, Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966–67
• a 2–1 win over FC Schalke 04 in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1969–70
• a 2–1 win and 1–0 win over Odra Wodzisław in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003
• a 1-0 win over Bnei Yehuda in Tel Aviv in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
• a 2-1 win over Partizan Belgrade in Belgrade in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round to make history by becoming the first Irish team to qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Overview

Correct as of August 2023

Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League	28	4	7	17	17	43
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	46	12	9	25	46	80
UEFA Europa Conference League	12	2	2	6	8	21
European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners Cup	16	5	2	9	19	27
UEFA Intertoto Cup	6	3	0	3	7	10
TOTAL	108	26	20	62	95	181

Exhibition games

Notable results

• 5–1 win against Red Star Belgrade, 16/7/1961, Polo Grounds, New York (Scorers: Tony Byrne (2), Frank O'Neill, Paddy Ambrose, Liam Tuohy).^[11]
• 1–0 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal, 16/8/1985, Estádio José Alvalade (1956) (Scorer: Harry Kenny)
• 1–0 win against Arsenal, 25/2/1986, Glenmalure Park (Scorer: Noel Larkin).^[12]
• 2–0 win against Manchester United, 14/8/1986, Shay Brennan testimonial, Glenmalure Park (Scorers: Michael Bennett (footballer), Liam O'Brien).^[12]

Team records

Games

100th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Athlone (24/9/1927) 500th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Shelbourne (21/4/1948) 1000th League Game: Dundalk 1–0 Shamrock Rovers (20/2/1971) 1500th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Athlone (22/1/1989) 1600th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 0–0 Waterford (24/1/1993) 1700th League Game: Galway 0–2 Shamrock Rovers (2/3/1996) 2000th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 1–2 Drogheda (22/10/2004) 2500th League Game: Shamrock Rovers 0-1 Dundalk (28/06/2019)

Results

Largest victory: Shamrock Rovers 11–0 Bray Unknowns (28/10/1928) Largest defeat: St James's Gate 7–0 Shamrock Rovers (22/4/1937) Cork City 7–0 Shamrock Rovers (31/8/1938) Górnik Zabrze 7–0 Shamrock Rovers (1994–95)^[13]

• The club's 1000th League win came on Friday 18 August 2006 when Kilkenny City were beaten 2–0 at Tolka Park with goals by Anthony Flood and Tadhg Purcell.

At the end of the 2022 season the club's overall League record is:

Padraig Amond scored Rovers 4000th League goal on 14 September 2007 in a 4–0 win over Galway United.^[14]

Player statistics

Goalscorers

• Highest number of league goals in a season:
  • Bob Fullam – 1922–23 (27)^[1]
  • Gary Twigg – 2009 (24)
  • Stephen Geoghegan – 1993–94 (23)^[15]
• Top League scorers
  • Paddy Ambrose – 109^[1]
  • Paddy Coad – 104^[16]
  • Bob Fullam – 92^[17]
• Top FAI Cup scorers^[16]
  • Paddy Coad – 37
  • Liam Tuohy – 20

Bibliography

• Book: Rice, Eoghan. We Are Rovers. Nonsuch. 2005. 1-84588-510-4.
• Book: Paul Doolan, Robert Goggins. The Hoops. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. 1993. 0-7171-2121-6.

External links

• Shamrock Rovers FC Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shamrock Rovers F.C Info . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303162924/http://www.loi.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=157&Itemid=120 . dead . 3 March 2009 . League of Ireland . 2 February 2009 .
2. Web site: Roll of Honour . Shamrock Rovers Football Club . 2009-02-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090317095444/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/about/honours . 2009-03-17 .
3. Web site: Club Honours . 2016-09-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160912110558/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/honours . 2016-09-12 .
4. Web site: European Results 1957 – date . Shamrock Rovers FC . 9 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223194031/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/about/honours/551-european-results-1957-date . 23 February 2012 .
5. News: Babes Recalled. Irish Independent. 23 October 2007. 5 February 2009. 17 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017130553/http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/babes-recalled-1085724.html. live.
6. News: Bnei Yehuda 0–1 Shamrock Rovers (Agg 1–2) . RTÉ Sport . 22 July 2010 . 22 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100724120323/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0722/bneiyahuda_shamrovers.html . 24 July 2010 .
7. News: Shamrock Rovers into the Intertoto second round . RTÉ Sport . 5 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605141803/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2003/0629/shamrockrovers.html . 5 June 2011 .
8. Web site: UEFA European Cup Matches 1982/1983. 5 February 2009. 7 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090207224334/http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method1/match1983.html. live.
9. https://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2011/0825/1224302998451.html Rovers march on in Europa League
10. Web site: Europa Conference League group stage draw pots confirmed | UEFA Europa Conference League . 25 August 2022 . 22 February 2023 . 7 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007223429/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/news/0278-15f5108de021-0ed0d2e54d46-1000--europa-conference-league-group-stage-draw-pots-confirmed/ . live .
11. Book: Willoughby, Charlie. Come on the Hoops. DBA Publications Ltd. 1987. Chapter 4. 44.
12. Book: Rice, Eoghan. We Are Rovers. Nonsuch. 2005. The Four in a Row. 138. 1-84588-510-4.
13. Web site: European Results 1957 – date . Shamrock Rovers Football Club . 2009-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223194031/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/about/honours/551-european-results-1957-date . 2012-02-23 .
14. Web site: PADRAIG IN IRISH U-21 SIDE . NI Milk Cup . 2009-03-15 . 19 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719185233/http://www.nimilkcup.org/?module=datalistdetail&itemid=800af3d9-4333-4ea0-955d-419f0d57df5a . live .
15. Web site: Ireland – List of Topscorers . . 2009-02-04 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html . 2012-04-06 .
16. Book: Goggins/Doolan, Robert/Paul. The Hoops. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. 1993. 0-7171-2121-6.
17. Book: Byrne, Peter. Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. 1996 . Sportsworld. 1-900110-06-7.