Ireland - List of League of Ireland Shield Winners


This competition was succeeded by the League Cup in 1973/74.


        Winners                 Runners-Up

1921-22 Shelbourne              Bohemians
1922-23 Shelbourne          2-1 Athlone Town
1923-24 Bohemians           2-1 Shelbourne
1924-25 Shamrock Rovers         Bohemians
1925-26 Shelbourne              Shamrock Rovers
1926-27 Shamrock Rovers	        Bohemians
1927-28 Bohemians               Shamrock Rovers
1928-29 Bohemians           2-0 Shamrock Rovers
1929-30 Shelbourne              Shamrock Rovers
1930-31 Waterford               Bohemians
1931-32 Shamrock Rovers         Cork
1932-33 Shamrock Rovers         Dundalk 
1933-34 Bohemians           5-2 Shamrock Rovers
1934-35 Shamrock Rovers         Dolphin
1935-36 St. James' Gate         Drumcondra
1936-37 Waterford           3-1 Bohemians
1937-38 Shamrock Rovers         Shelbourne
1938-39 Bohemians           3-2 Bray Unknowns
1939-40 Bohemians           3-2 Sligo Rovers
1940-41 St. James' Gate         Shelbourne
1941-42 Shamrock Rovers         Dundalk
1942-43 Cork United             Shelbourne
1943-44 Shelbourne              Shamrock Rovers
1944-45 Shelbourne              Cork United
1945-46 Drumcondra              Limerick 
1946-47 Drumcondra              Dundalk
1947-48 Cork United             Shamrock Rovers
1948-49 Shelbourne              Drumcondra
1949-50 Shamrock Rovers         Transport
1950-51 Drumcondra          3-1 Transport
1951-52 Shamrock Rovers         Shelbourne
1952-53 Waterford       1-1 2-1 Transport
1953-54 Limerick                Drumcondra
1954-55 Shamrock Rovers         Evergreen United
1955-56 Shamrock Rovers         Waterford
1956-57 Shamrock Rovers         Drumcondra
1957-58 Shamrock Rovers         St Patrick's Athletic
1958-59 Waterford               Shamrock Rovers
1959-60 St. Patricks Ath        Limerick 
1960-61 Cork Celtic             Cork Hibernians
1961-62 Drumcondra              Cork Hibernians
1962-63 Shamrock Rovers         Cork Celtic
1963-64 Shamrock Rovers         Dundalk
1964-65 Shamrock Rovers     2-1 Cork Celtic
1965-66 Shamrock Rovers         Drumcondra
1966-67 Dundalk                 St Patrick's Athletic
1967-68 Shamrock Rovers         Dundalk
1968-69 Waterford               Dundalk
1969-70 Cork Hibernians     1-0 Waterford
1970-71 Shelbourne  0-0 1-1 1-0 Athlone Town
1971-72 Dundalk             5-0 Drogheda United
1972-73 Cork Hibernians     1-0 Shamrock Rovers

NB: tournament not always finished with final

Number of Titles [52; runners-up finishes between square brackets]

18 [ 9] Shamrock Rovers

 8 [ 5] Shelbourne

 6 [ 5] Bohemians

 5 [ 2] Waterford

 4 [ 5] Drumcondra

 2 [ 6] Dundalk
 2 [ 2] Cork Hibernians
 2 [ 1] Cork United
 2      St. James' Gate 

 1 [ 2] Cork Celtic
 1 [ 2] Limerick
 1 [ 2] St. Patricks Athletic

   [ 3] Transport
   [ 2] Athlone Town
   [ 1] Bray Unknowns
   [ 1] Cork
   [ 1] Dolphin
   [ 1] Drogheda United
   [ 1] Evergreen United
   [ 1] Sligo Rovers


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