Shelbourne F.C. seasons

The Irish League seasons 1915/16-1918/19 were suspended due to World War I. Shelbourne competed in the Irish League and Irish Cup for the 1920/21 season, but resigned from the league and cup during the season following a dispute with the Irish Football Association.

Season Irish Football League Irish Cup Top scorer
P W D L F A Pts Pos
1904–05 14 5 3 6 15 17 13 =5 Runners-up L. Lawless 4
1905–06 14 5 2 7 16 18 21 =5 Winners James Owens 6
1906–07 14 8 3 3 27 21 19 2 Runners-up J. Murphy 9
1907–08 14 6 2 6 22 17 14 =4 Runners-up J. Murphy 6
1908–09 14 7 0 7 20 20 14 3 J. Enright / J. Murphy 3
1909–10 14 2 7 5 15 24 11 =6 M. Foley 4
1910–11 14 3 4 7 15 31 10 6 Winners J. Strothers 3
1911–12 14 2 3 9 12 33 7 =6 W. O'Brien / W. Watson 2
1912–13 18 7 4 7 20 23 18 =6 A. Stafford 10
1913–14 14 6 2 6 16 10 14 5 Crowe / D. Mitchell 3
1914–15 14 6 3 5 17 12 15 =4 Chalmers 7
1919–20 14 3 7 4 16 21 13 4 Winners Ed Brookes 7
Season League of Ireland FAI Cup League Cup Europe Top scorer
Division [1] P W D L F A Pts Pos
1921–22 14 8 2 4 31 21 18 3rd Semi-Finals Mick Foley 6
1922–23 22 15 4 3 72 14 34 3rd Runners-up Mick Keegan 11
1923–24 18 13 2 3 55 21 28 2nd Round 2 Frank Rushe 12
1924–25 18 12 3 3 55 20 27 3rd Runners-up Mick Maguire 10
1925–26 18 14 3 1 65 23 31 1st Round 1 Jock Simpson 18
1926–27 18 13 3 2 63 24 29 2nd Semi-Finals Jock McMillan 17
1927–28 18 13 2 3 67 24 28 2nd Semi-Finals Sammy McIlvenny 22
1928–29 18 16 1 1 49 12 33 1st Round 1 David Byrne 15
1929–30 18 14 1 3 59 25 29 2nd Round 1 Johnny Ledwidge 16
1930–31 22 13 5 4 52 22 31 1st Round 1 Alex Hair 29
1931–32 22 10 6 6 43 34 26 6th Semi-Finals George Lennox / Robert Skinner 8
1932–33 18 10 3 5 45 26 23 3rd Semi-Finals Clarence Wonnacott 9
1933–34 18 6 5 7 22 25 17 6th Round 1 Frank Brady 8
1936–37 22 9 3 10 53 48 21 8th Round 1 Bob Slater 19
1937–38 22 6 6 10 36 47 18 7th Round 1 Jimmy Doyle 12
1938–39 22 9 4 9 40 48 22 6th Winners Alec Weir 10
1939–40 22 6 8 8 41 39 20 7th Round 1 Mick Delaney 12
1940–41 20 3 9 8 23 31 15 10th Round 2 Willie Fallon 5
1941–42 18 8 5 5 38 29 21 3rd Round 2 Paddy Bradshaw 11
1942–43 18 7 5 6 35 28 19 5th Round 1 John Cassidy 10
1943–44 14 9 3 2 32 22 21 1st Runners-up Mick McCluskey 8
1944–45 14 5 3 6 21 21 13 5th Round 1 Harry Hill 5
1945–46 14 3 2 9 26 44 8 8th Semi-Finals Gerry Malone 7
1946–47 14 8 3 3 34 24 19 1st Semi-Finals Alf Hanson 11
1947–48 14 7 3 4 30 24 17 3rd Round 2 Brendan Carroll 9
1948–49 18 9 5 4 39 23 23 2nd Runners-up Brendan Carroll 10
1949–50 18 7 7 4 39 23 23 3rd Round 1 Martin Colfer 5
1950–51 18 8 4 6 37 27 20 4th Runners-up Martin Colfer 10
1951–52 22 13 5 4 59 44 31 2nd Round 2 Rory Dwyer 22
1952–53 22 12 6 4 46 24 30 1st Round 1 Rory Dwyer 13
1953–54 22 10 3 9 35 35 23 6th Round 2 Martin Colfer / Jimmy Moloney 6
1954–55 22 13 2 7 62 41 28 4th Round 2 Rory Dwyer 19
1955–56 22 8 4 10 45 42 20 6th Round 1 Gerry Malone 15
1956–57 22 10 6 6 47 39 24 6th Round 1 Dessie Glynn 12
1957–58 22 11 3 8 41 29 23 5th Semi-Finals Christy Doyle 11
1958–59 22 7 8 7 35 33 22 6th Round 1 Christy Doyle 9
1959–60 22 11 6 5 48 33 28 3rd Winners Christy Doyle 14
1960–61 22 7 5 10 43 41 19 8th Round 2 Eric Barber 14
1961–62 22 15 5 2 55 23 35 1st Runners-up DNQ Eric Barber 15
1962–63 18 7 4 7 29 35 18 7th Winners EC R1 Eric Barber / Jackie Hennessy 8
1963–64 22 8 5 9 46 42 21 7th Round 2 CWC R1 Eric Barber 15
1964–65 22 11 2 9 38 37 24 6th Round 2 FC R2 Eric Barber 14
1965–66 22 10 5 7 37 30 25 4th Eric Barber 10
1966–67 22 4 3 15 32 54 11 12th Johnny Foran 6
1967–68 22 8 3 11 32 36 19 7th Mick Conroy 8
1968–69 22 2 8 12 30 69 12 10th Brian Delargey 6
1969–70 26 10 7 9 38 32 27 6th Jimmy O'Connor 12
1970–71 26 10 7 9 32 30 27 8th John Murray 10
1971–72 26 6 8 12 30 37 22 9th UEFA Cup R1 Eric Barber 9
1972–73 26 9 6 11 50 40 24 8th Runners-up Eric Barber 13
1973–74 26 4 5 17 31 58 13 14th Eric Barber 8
1974–75 26 6 7 13 33 38 19 13th Runners-up Eric Barber / Mick Lawlor 7
1975–76 26 7 7 12 42 44 21 9th Mick Lawlor 11
1976–77 26 10 8 8 39 40 28 7th Liam Devine 11
1977–78 30 6 11 13 32 50 23 12th John Delamere 10
1978–79 30 6 9 15 41 58 21 13th John Delamere 15
1979–80 30 3 6 21 30 83 12 16th Paul Nugent 5
1980–81 30 6 6 18 31 52 18 15th Philip Fitzgerald / Paul Nugent 5
1981–82 30 10 7 13 44 46 45 9th Terry Daly 12
1982–83 26 13 5 8 50 45 44 5th Kieran McCabe 17
1983–84 26 9 10 7 41 34 28 5th Semi-Finals John Delamere 10
1984–85 30 9 8 13 39 46 26 12th Paul Mullen / Paul Newe 8
1985–86 Premier 22 3 7 12 15 40 13 11th (R) Paul Newe 6
1986–87 First 18 12 3 3 39 20 27 2nd (P) Bobby Browne / Kieran McCabe 5
1987–88 Premier 33 8 8 17 31 44 24 10th Bobby Browne 6
1988–89 Premier 33 8 10 15 26 40 26 9th Philip Byrne 5
1989–90 Premier 33 10 13 10 39 39 33 7th Garry Haylock 10
1990–91 Premier 33 18 6 9 59 30 42 4th Round 2 Paul Newe 14
1991–92 Premier 33 21 7 5 57 29 49 1st Quarter-Finals Garry Haylock 13
1992–93 Premier 32 15 10 7 53 29 40 3rd Winners EC Q Garry Haylock 15
1993–94 Premier 32 11 10 11 42 42 43 5th Round 1 Runners-up CWC R1 Barry O'Connor 7
1994–95 Premier 33 16 9 8 45 32 57 3rd Runners-up DNQ Vinny Arkins 13
1995–96 Premier 33 15 9 9 45 33 54 4th Winners Winners UEFA Cup Q Stephen Geoghegan 20
1996–97 Premier 33 15 9 9 52 36 54 3rd Winners CWC Q Stephen Geoghegan 16
1997–98 Premier 33 20 7 6 58 32 67 2nd Runners-up Runners-up CWC Q Stephen Geoghegan 17
1998–99 Premier 33 13 8 12 37 35 47 3rd Semi-Finals UEFA Cup 1Q
1999–2000 Premier 33 19 12 2 49 20 69 1st Winners Round 2 IC R1
2000–01 Premier 33 17 9 7 53 37 60 2nd Quarter-Finals Round 1 CL 2QR
2001–02 Premier 33 19 6 8 50 28 63 1st Round 3 Round 1 UEFA Cup Q Stephen Geoghegan 9
2002–03 Premier 27 15 4 8 44 26 49 2nd Round 3 No Competition CL 1Q Stuart Byrne / Stephen Geoghegan 9
2003 Premier 36 19 12 5 52 28 69 1st Round 3 Round 1 UEFA Cup Q Jason Byrne 25
2004 Premier 36 19 11 6 57 37 68 1st Round 3 Round 1 CL 3Q UEFA Cup R1 Jason Byrne 28
2005 Premier 33 20 7 6 62 25 67 3rd Round 2 Semi-Finals CL 2Q Jason Byrne 30
2006 Premier 30 18 8 4 60 27 62 1st Round 3 Runners-up IC Semi-Finals Jason Byrne 23
2007 First 36 11 10 15 46 46 43 5th Round 2 Round 2 CL Withdrew Mark Leech 12
2008 First 36 20 10 6 55 25 70 2nd Round 3 Round 2 Anto Flood 15
2009 First 33 22 7 4 66 31 73 2nd Round 3 Round 2 David McAllister 19
2010 First 33 18 7 8 57 31 61 4th Round 4 Preliminary Round Daniel Corcoran 13
2011 First 30 22 2 6 62 24 68 2nd (P) Runners-up Quarter-Finals Philip Hughes 27

References

  1. ^ In 1985 with the introduction of 6 new teams the league was split into two divisions. Prior to this there was just one division.