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League of Ireland Shield
Irish football tournament
Irish football tournament
the competition that offered entry to the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The League of Ireland Shield is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972. It was played before the league season began and was seen as the third most important trophy in Irish football, after the league and the FAI Cup. The winners of the Shield gained entry to the following season's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup until 1971–72.
It was played in a variety of formats; from complete round robin series to group stages followed by knock out games to complete knock out tournaments. The competition was usually staged as a full round of games with all teams playing each other once, such as in 1948–49 and 1966–67. On a couple of occasions the Shield ran for two rounds, the same as the league championship. The Shield was replaced by the League of Ireland Cup in 1973, although the competition returned for one season in 1983–84.
The LOI Shield should not be confused with the League of Ireland First Division Shield, a competition that ran in the 1980s and 1990s and, as the name suggests, was confined to First Division clubs.
List of winners
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Rovers | 18 | 9 | 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 |
| Shelbourne | 8 | 5 | 1921–22, 1922–23, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1948–49, 1970–71 |
| Bohemians | 6 | 5 | 1923–24, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1938–39, 1939–40 |
| Waterford | 5 | 2 | 1930–31, 1936–37, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1968–69 |
| Drumcondra | 4 | 2 | 1945–46, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1961–62 |
| Dundalk | 2 | 6 | 1966–67, 1971–72 |
| Cork Hibernians | 2 | 2 | 1969–70, 1972–73 |
| Limerick | 2 | 2 | 1953–54, 1983-84 |
| Cork United | 2 | 1 | 1942–43, 1947–48 |
| St. James' Gate | 2 | – | 1935–36, 1940–41 |
| Cork Celtic | 1 | 3 | 1960–61 |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | 1 | 2 | 1959–60 |
| Transport | – | 3 | – |
| Athlone Town | – | 2 | – |
| Bray Unknowns F.C. | – | 1 | – |
| Cork F.C. | – | 1 | – |
| Dolphin F.C. | – | 1 | – |
| Drogheda United | – | 1 | – |
| Sligo Rovers | – | 1 | – |
| UCD | – | 1 | – |
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References
References
- "Limerick FC 1937 History".
- Kennedy, Brian. (29 July 2018). "Gone But Not Forgotten".
- (15 April 2009). "SPORTING HEADLINES . . . . . from over the years that made the sports pages".
- "Ireland 1948/49".
- "Ireland 1966/67".
- Tormey, Thomas. "Greatest Short League in the World: A history of 18-game (and fewer) seasons in the League of Ireland".
- "League of Ireland Shield Winners".
- "History". Shamrock Rovers.
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