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Football records and statistics in the Republic of Ireland

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This page details football records in the Republic of Ireland. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Premier Division, the top level of the League of Ireland.

League

Team records

Titles

Most top-flight league titles: 22, Shamrock Rovers (Premier Division)
Most consecutive league titles: 4,
- Shamrock Rovers (1983–84 to 1986–87 and 2020 to 2023)
Most second tier league titles: 5, Drogheda United (First Division)
Biggest title-winning margin: 19 points, 2008; Bohemian F.C. (85 points) over St Patrick's Athletic (66 points)

Points records

Most points in a season (any division): 94, Galway United (2023)
Most points in a season (top-flight):
- 36 games: 87, Dundalk (2018)
- 33 games: 85, Bohemians (2008)

Wins

Most consecutive top-flight league wins: 15, Bohemians (1923–24, from 18 games)

Games without defeat

Most consecutive top-flight games without defeat: 33 games, Shamrock Rovers (5 October 2019 to 21 May 2021) Appearances
Most consecutive appearances in the top-flight: 105, Bohemians (1921–present)
Most appearances in the top-flight: 105, Bohemians (93, as of 2013)

Goals records

Most goals in a season (any division): 98, Galway United (2023)
Most goals in a season (Premier Division): 85, Dundalk (2018)

Runs

Featuring in European Football in consecutive seasons: 12, Shelbourne FC
Unbeaten seasons: 2, Shamrock Rovers

Individual records

Goals

Most career league goals: 235, Brendan Bradley
Most career top-flight goals: 231, Brendan Bradley

Most deliveries in a season

Kieran Sadlier 117 Cork City 2017

Appearances

Most appearances: 634, Al Finucane

FAI Cup

Team records

Finals

Most cup final wins: 25, Shamrock Rovers
Most cup final losses: 12, Shelbourne
Most cup final appearances: 36, Shamrock Rovers
Most consecutive cup final wins: 6, Shamrock Rovers (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)
Most cup final appearances without winning: 3, Evergreen United / Cork Celtic (1953, 1964, 1969)
Highest scoring cup final: 7 goals, joint record:
- Bohemians 4–3 Dundalk (1935)
- Derry City 4–3 St. Patrick's Athletic (2006)[a.e.t.]

League Cup

Team records

Finals

Most league cup final wins: 11, Derry City
Most league cup final losses: 8, Shamrock Rovers
Most league cup final appearances: 14, Derry City
Most league cup final appearances without winning: 3, Finn Harps

Total titles won

Team	Domestic	Ireland	Total	League of Ireland	FAI Cup	League of Ireland Cup	League of Ireland Shield	President of Ireland's Cup	FAI Super Cup	Top Four Cup	LFA President's Cup	Dublin City Cup
Shamrock Rovers	22	26	2	18	2	1	3	21	10	8	113
Dundalk	14	12	7	2	3	-	2	9	5	2	56
Shelbourne	14		7	1	8	1	1	1	8	4	5	50
Bohemians	11	7	3	6	-	-	1	13	1	3	45
Drumcondra	5	5	-	4	-	-	3	7	6	-	30
Derry City	2	6	11	-	2	-	-	-	-	9	30
St Patrick's Athletic	8	5	4	1	1	1	-	6	3	-	29
Waterford	6	2	2	5	-	-	5	1	-	1	22
Cork City	3	4	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	1	14
Sligo Rovers	3	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	12
Cork United	5	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	11
Limerick	2	2	3	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	11
Cork Hibernians	1	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	3	1	9
Athlone Town	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	8
St James's Gate	2	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	7
Drogheda United	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	7
Cork Celtic	1	-	-	1	-	-	4	-	1	-	7
Cork Athletic	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
Longford Town	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Galway United	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Finn Harps	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	3
Dolphin	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2
Bray Wanderers	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Cork	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
UCD	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2
Alton United	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Home Farm	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Sporting Fingal	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Transport	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

Gold - current winners of competition (where still active).

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