List of Shamrock Rovers F.C. seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Shamrock Rovers Football Club in Irish and European football, from 1922 (year of entry into the League of Ireland) to the most recent completed season. The list details the club's achievements in all major[1] competitions, and the top scorers for each league season.

Shamrock Rovers are recognised as being founded in 1901 (some sources suggest 1899), and were elected to the League of Ireland in 1922. They reached the final of the inaugural FAI Cup in the season before their election to the league and won the league title at their first attempt the following year.[2] The club have won the League of Ireland a record 17 times, the FAI Cup a record 24 times, the League of Ireland Shield a record 18 times, the League of Ireland Cup once and have participated in European competition since 1958, when they became the first Irish side to do so.[3] [4] The club have finished bottom of the league once in their 94 seasons of participation, when they had to apply for re-election in 1976.[5] The club were relegated for the first time in 2005 following an eight-point deduction and a play-off with Dublin City.[6] Shamrock Rovers are the most successful club in the Republic of Ireland's footballing history.[7]

Seasons

SeasonLeague of IrelandFAI
Cup		Shield/
League
Cup		EuropeTop goalscorer(s)
Division PWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals
1922 - 232218317719391stR2R2Bob Fullam27
1923 - 24187383532177thR13rdWillie O'Shea8
1924 - 251813506712311stW1stBilly Farrell 25
1925 - 261813326221292ndRU2ndBilly Farrell 24
1926 - 271814406020321stR11stDavid Byrne17
1927 - 28189724118253rdR12ndDavid Byrne7
1928 - 291810445828243rdW2ndJohn Joe Flood13
1929 - 301812244422263rdW2ndDavid Byrne11
1930 - 31229585449237thW7thDavid Byrne18
1931 - 322213637034321stW1stPaddy Moore18
1932 - 331811254832242ndW1stTommy Doyle17
1933 - 34189452823223rdR12ndJackie Coote6
1934 - 35185672733166thR11stSynnott6
1935 - 3622102106158226thW6thPaul Scully18
1936 - 372283114655199thR23rdMatt Regan/Charlie Reid/Joe Ward7
1937 - 382214447147321stSF1stJoe Ward18
1938 - 392216426032361stR16thOwen McNally14
1939 - 402213455139302ndW6thJimmy Dunne15
1940 - 41209384843214thSF6thJimmy Clark16
1941 - 421812425223282ndSF1stDavy Cochrane11
1942 - 43188463628204thR25thPaddy Coad12
1943 - 44145543827153rdW2ndPaddy Coad15
1944 - 45146532020173rdW8thPaddy Coad/Liam Crowe/Tommy Eglington/Bobby Rogers3
1945 - 46146264031144thRU4thTommy Eglington11
1946 - 47147343421173rdR16thPaddy Coad11
1947 - 48144642624144thW2ndPaddy Coad9
1948 - 49186843325204thR15thPaddy Mullen9
1949 - 50187473930187thR21stBob Duffy11
1950 - 51187383330176thR22ndChristy Boggan8
1951 - 522212554318293rdR21stBilly Burns15
1952 - 532212374027273rdR19thDanny Jordan9
1953 - 542211834420301stSF3rdPaddy Ambrose13
1954 - 552212466337283rdW1stPaddy Ambrose14
1955 - 562215165430312ndW1stPaddy Ambrose20
1956 - 572215616824361stRU1stTommy Hamilton15
1957 - 582215165526312ndRU1stEuropean CupPRMaxie McCann9
1958 - 592215435829341stR12ndDNQLiam Tuohy10
1959 - 602212375431274thR210thEuropean CupPRDermot Cross11
1960 - 61229764029256thR25thDNQPaddy Ambrose/Eddie Bailham8
1961 - 622214355132313rdW3rdDNQEddie Bailham21
1962 - 63187563625195thSF1stUEFA Cup Winners' CupR1Jackie Mooney11
1963 - 642214716827351stW1stInter-Cities Fairs CupR1Eddie Bailham18
1964 - 652214354022312ndW1stEuropean CupPRJackie Mooney16
1965 - 662215435923342ndW1stR2Bobby Gilbert/Liam Tuohy14
1966 - 672284103131207thW3rdUEFA Cup Winners' CupR2Frank O'Neill8
1967 - 682211564426274thW1stUEFA Cup Winners' CupR1Mick Leech/Damien Richardson10
1968 - 692214355628312ndW3rdR1Mick Leech19
1969 - 702614845529362ndR1GrpR1Eric Barber15
1970 - 712614754938352ndR2GrpDNQDamien Richardson15
1971 - 7226124105241285thQFGrpDNQFrank O'Neill11
1972 - 732612684532305thR2RUDNQMick Leech10
1973 - 7426115103133277thR1GrpDNQDonal Murphy12
1974 - 7526105114038258thQFGrpDNQRobbie Cooke7
1975 - 7626471527491514thR1R1DNQRobbie Cooke7
1976 - 7726731626461711thR1WDNQMick Leech8
1977 - 7830141244522404thWGrpDNQRay Treacy17
1978 - 7930173104525375thSFRUUEFA Cup Winners' CupR2Ray Treacy8
1979 - 8030141066129384thR4SFDNQAlan Campbell22
1980 - 813014883729365thR4R1DNQLiam Buckley11
1981 - 823021365023762ndQFRUDNQLiam Buckley21
1982 - 832610883925386thQFGrpUEFA CupR2Liam Buckley11
1983 - 842619436415421stRUGrpDNQAlan Campbell24
1984 - 853022536321491stWSFR1Mick Byrne12
1985 - 86Premier2215344417331stWEuropean CupR1Paul Doolin11
1986 - 87Premier2218315116391stWRUR1Mick Byrne12
1987 - 88Premier3316985330414thR4RUR1Mick Byrne11
1988 - 89Premier33813123442297thSFQFDNQRoddy Collins8
1989 - 90Premier3316894537404thR2GrpDNQVinny Arkins9
1990 - 91Premier33149105137376thRUSFDNQVinny Arkins14
1991 - 92Premier3391593330336thR1GrpDNQDerek Swan7
1992 - 93Premier32812123935288thQFDNQDerek Swan8
1993 - 94Premier3221386230661stR1DNQStephen Geoghegan23
1994 - 95Premier33149104536516thQFQFPRDerek Tracey8
1995 - 96Premier33148113232505thQFDNQMark Reid10
1996 - 97Premier331013104346437thR2DNQTony Cousins16
1997 - 98Premier33141094132524thR2GrpDNQTony Cousins15
1998 - 99Premier33913113440408thR1RUR1Jason Sherlock8
1999 - 00Premier33131194936505thR2QFDNQBilly Woods/Sean Francis7
2000 - 01Premier331012115047427thSFQFDNQSean Francis13
2001 - 02Premier33176105432572ndSFSFDNQSean Francis14
2002 - 03Premier2712784229433rdRUN/AQRNoel Hunt11
2003Premier361014124546447thR2QFR2Trevor Molloy9
2004Premier36108184147389thR3GrpDNQStephen Grant6
2005Premier33981633522711thQFR2DNQPaddy McCourt7
2006First36211235313721stSFQFDNQTadhg Purcell11
2007Premier33149103626515thR2SFDNQTadhg Purcell12
2008Premier33813123335377thR4R2DNQPadraig Amond9
2009Premier36211055127732ndQFQFDNQGary Twigg24
2010Premier36191075734671stRUSFEuropa LeagueQRGary Twigg20
2011Premier3623856924771stQFR2Europa LeagueGrpGary Twigg15
2012Premier30141065637524thQFRUChampions LeagueQRGary Twigg22
2013Premier33131374328525thSFWDNQGary McCabe/Ronan Finn8
2014Premier3318874326624thSFRUDNQGary McCabe/Eamon Zayed8
2015Premier33181145627653rd2RSFEuropa LeagueQRMichael Drennan12
2016Premier33167104634554thQFSFEuropa LeagueQRGary McCabe10
2017Premier33173134934543rdSFRUEuropa LeagueQRGary McCabe15
2018Premier36188105727623rdR1R2Europa LeagueQRGraham Burke13
2019Premier3623676221752ndWR2Europa LeagueQRAaron Greene11
2020Premier181530447481stRUN/AEuropa LeagueQRJack Byrne9
2021Premier3624665928781st2RN/AChampions LeagueQRDanny Mandroiu15
2022Premier3624756122791stQFN/AUEFA Europa Conference LeagueGrpGraham Burke11
2023Premier36201246727721stR1N/AChampions LeagueR1Graham Burke12

Key

ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated

Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion or relegation. Top scorers shown in bold are players who finished the season as top scorer of their division.

Key to league record:

Key to divisions:

Key to rounds:

Notes

A. Prior to 1985 there was just one division. Six new teams were introduced for the 1985 - 86 season and the league was split into two divisions.

B. Shamrock Rovers reached the final of the inaugural FAI Cup in 1921 - 22 as a Leinster Senior League side and lost to St. James's Gate in a replay.

C. The League of Ireland Shield was introduced in 1921 with the League of Ireland as League and FAI Cup fixtures were insufficient to last a full season. The club didn't compete in the inaugural Shield competition as it wasn't a member of the League. The competition usually comprised one round of fixtures, though it was also played over two rounds and on a knockout basis during certain seasons. The Shield was played on a sectional basis from 1969 to its abolition in 1973. The League of Ireland Cup replaced the Shield in 1973.

D. Prior to UEFA's foundation in 1954, European competition was restricted to a number of different tournaments with limited entry which are not recognised as European Cups.

E. Only League goals are counted, goals scored in other competitions are not included.

F. Largest recorded attendance for a FAI Cup final of 44,238, Shamrock Rovers F.C. 1 - 0 Bohemian F.C., April 22 1945, Dalymount Park, Dublin.

G. While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered to be the predecessor to the UEFA Cup, UEFA do not consider the tournament to be an official UEFA contest.

H. Shamrock Rovers and Cork Hibernians were level on points at the end of the 1970 - 71 season. Cork Hibs won the resultant play-off for the title. The statistics above do not include that play-off.

I. An experimental points system was operated for the 1981 - 82 season whereby a team was awarded four points for an away win, three points for a home win, two points for an away draw and one point for a home draw.

J. In 1982 - 83 three points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The system reverted the following season to the pre-1981 - 82 system, i.e. two points for a win and one point for a draw.

K. In 1992 - 93 the Premier Division 'split' into two sections of six after the 22nd series of games had been played on 17 January. Rovers did not qualify for the top six and finished in second place of the bottom six (Group 'B') or eighth place overall.

L. The Premier Division was cut to 10 teams and shortened in length by maintaining only 3 rounds of fixtures in the 2002 - 03 season. The FAI Cup final was played in October '02 making it two FAI Cup finals in one year. The League Cup competition was not played. These measures were aimed at easing the transition from a "Winter schedule"(Autumn-Summer) to "Summer Soccer"(Spring-Winter).

References

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Notes and References

  1. Major competitions include the League of Ireland, the FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Shield/League Cup and all European competitions. Regional competitions like the Leinster Senior Cup and President's Cup, All-Ireland ones like the Intercity Cup and other minor tournaments in both junior and senior football are not included.
  2. Web site: eircom League history . FAI . 2009-02-02 .
  3. 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 .
  4. Web site: Rovers invited to Munich commemoration . RTÉ . 2009-02-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120118055806/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0128/shamrockrovers.html?rss . 2012-01-18 .
  5. Web site: (Republic of) Ireland League Tables . . 2009-02-03 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080221000146/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ierhist.html . 2008-02-21 .
  6. Web site: Misery for Rovers as City clinch promotion . BreakingNews.ie . 2005-11-25 . 2009-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070627015804/http://archives.tcm.ie/breakingnews/2005/11/25/story232120.asp . 27 June 2007 .
  7. Web site: Shamrock Rovers . eircom league of ireland . 2009-02-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090224224225/http://eircomloi.ie/the-divisions/premier-division/club-profiles/shamrock-rovers/ . 24 February 2009 .

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