1930–31 League of Ireland

The 1930–31 League of Ireland was the tenth season of the League of Ireland. Bohemians were the defending champions.

League of Ireland

Season	1930–31
Champions	Shelbourne (3rd title)
Matches played	132
Goals scored	544 (4.12 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alexander Hair (29 goals)
← 1929–30 1931–32 →

Shelbourne won their third title.

Overview

Two new teams were elected to the League: Dolphin and Waterford.

Fordsons changed their name to Cork. Dundalk dropped their 'G.N.R.' moniker.

Teams

Dublin

Bray

Cork

Dundalk

Waterford

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Locations of the 1930–31 League of Ireland teams

Team	Location	Stadium
Bohemians	Dublin (Phibsborough)	Dalymount Park
Bray Unknowns	Bray	Woodbrook Ground
Brideville	Dublin (The Liberties)	Richmond Park
Cork	Cork	Mardyke
Dolphin	Dublin (Dolphin's Barn)	Dolphin Park
Drumcondra	Dublin (Clonturk)	Clonturk Park
Dundalk	Dundalk	Athletic Grounds
Jacobs	Dublin (Crumlin)	Rutland Avenue
St. James's Gate	Dublin (Crumlin)	St. James's Park
Shamrock Rovers	Dublin (Milltown)	Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne	Dublin (Ringsend)	Shelbourne Park
Waterford	Waterford	Kilcohan Park

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Shelbourne	22	13	5	4	52	22	+30	31
2	Dundalk	22	11	6	5	64	43	+21	28
3	Bohemians	22	10	7	5	45	32	+13	27
4	Cork	22	12	3	7	55	45	+10	27
5	Dolphin	22	11	4	7	51	43	+8	26
6	Brideville	22	10	6	6	49	44	+5	26
7	Shamrock Rovers	22	9	5	8	54	49	+5	23
8	Bray Unknowns	22	8	4	10	41	45	−4	20
9	Waterford	22	8	3	11	43	52	−9	19
10	St James's Gate	22	7	4	11	36	48	−12	18
11	Drumcondra	22	5	5	12	33	49	−16	15
12	Jacobs	22	1	2	19	21	72	−51	4

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Results

Home \ Away	BOH	BRY	BRI	CFC	DOL	DRU	DUN	JAC	SHM	SHE	STG	WAT
Bohemians	—	3–2	2–4	2–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–1	5–2	1–2	1–1	3–1
Bray Unknowns	3–2	—	3–1	1–1	0–0	3–0	2–2	2–0	4–2	2–3	1–2	2–3
Brideville	0–3	4–2	—	1–1	2–4	3–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	0–3	1–1	3–0
Cork	1–0	2–1	2–3	—	2–4	2–1	3–1	2–1	3–1	1–4	6–1	4–1
Dolphin	1–2	1–3	1–4	6–1	—	3–1	2–2	4–2	2–4	0–2	0–3	3–2
Drumcondra	2–2	0–1	2–5	3–3	2–3	—	1–3	0–0	2–1	0–2	3–2	2–1
Dundalk	2–2	4–2	5–1	1–4	4–3	1–4	—	7–1	6–0	3–3	4–1	7–3
Jacobs	1–2	2–2	1–3	1–4	0–1	1–3	1–5	—	3–5	1–4	2–4	2–3
Shamrock Rovers	3–3	4–1	4–4	3–1	2–2	4–3	1–2	7–0	—	1–0	2–1	1–2
Shelbourne	1–1	5–0	3–1	3–0	1–2	2–0	1–1	7–0	2–0	—	1–4	2–2
St James's Gate	0–1	1–2	1–1	3–7	1–4	2–2	1–2	1–0	0–4	1–0	—	3–1
Waterford	0–4	3–2	1–3	3–4	1–3	4–0	3–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	—

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alexander Hair	Shelbourne	29

See also

• 1930–31 FAI Cup