League of Ireland Shield

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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 3rd most important trophy in Irish football, bhind the league and FAI Cup.

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. It was replaced by the League Cup in 1973.

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.

1 List of Winners
2 Performance by club
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] List of Winners

1921-22 Shelbourne
1922-23 Shelbourne
1923-24 Bohemians
1924-25 Shamrock Rovers
1925-26 Shelbourne
1926-27 Shamrock Rovers
1927-28 Bohemians
1928-29 Bohemians
1929-30 Shelbourne
1930-31 Waterford
1931-32 Shamrock Rovers
1932-33 Shamrock Rovers
1933-34 Bohemians
1934-35 Shamrock Rovers
1935-36 St. James' Gate
1936-37 Waterford
1937-38 Shamrock Rovers
1938-39 Bohemians
1939-40 Bohemians
1940-41 St. James' Gate
1941-42 Shamrock Rovers
1942-43 Cork United
1943-44 Shelbourne
1944-45 Shelbourne
1945-46 Drumcondra
1946-47 Drumcondra

1947-48 Cork United
1948-49 Shelbourne
1949-50 Shamrock Rovers
1950-51 Drumcondra
1951-52 Shamrock Rovers
1952-53 Waterford
1953-54 Limerick
1954-55 Shamrock Rovers
1955-56 Shamrock Rovers
1956-57 Shamrock Rovers
1957-58 Shamrock Rovers
1958-59 Waterford
1959-60 St Patricks Athletic
1960-61 Cork Celtic
1961-62 Drumcondra
1962-63 Shamrock Rovers
1963-64 Shamrock Rovers
1964-65 Shamrock Rovers
1965-66 Shamrock Rovers
1966-67 Dundalk
1967-68 Shamrock Rovers
1968-69 Waterford
1969-70 Cork Hibernians
1970-71 Shelbourne
1971-72 Dundalk
1972-73 Cork Hibernians

[edit] Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
Shamrock Rovers	18	9	1924/25, 1926/27, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1934/35, 1937/38, 1941/42, 1949/50, 1951/52, 1954/55-1957/58(4), 1962/63-1965/66(4), 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
Dundalk	2	6	1966/67, 1971/72
Cork Hibernians	2	2	1969/70, 1972/73
Cork United¹	2	2	1942/43, 1947/48
St James Gate	2	-	1935/36, 1940/41
Cork Celtic²	1	3	1960/61
St. Patrick's Athletic	1	2	1959/60
Limerick	1	2	1953/54
Transport	-	3	-
Athlone Town	-	2	-
Dolphin F.C.	-	1	-
Bray Unknowns	-	1	-
Sligo Rovers	-	1	-
Drogheda United	-	1	-