St James's Gate F.C. is an Irish football club that currently plays in the Leinster Senior League. St James Gate was founded as the footballing part of the Guinness Sports and Social club and was named after the St. James's Gate Brewery.
It was established in 1902 and was a founding member of the League of Ireland in 1921 and became the first league champions that season. St James Gate was also the inaugural winner of the FAI Cup. In 1940 a second league title was added but in 1944 having finished in last place, the league denied their application for re-election.
They entered the Intermediate level Leinster Senior League and became one of the top non-League sides in Ireland. In 1990 they re-entered the League of Ireland in place of Newcastlewest, this time entering in the second tier, League of Ireland First Division. In 1995 the club was taken over by a consortium. However only one year later, just before the start of the 1996/97 season, they pulled out of the league, unable to meet their financial responsibilities. They were replaced by St. Francis.
The club currently have two senior teams playing in the Leinster Senior League. The first team play in the Senior 1A League and the 2nd team play in the Major 1B Saturday League.
The club played in St. James Park from 1921/22-1927/28 before moving to the Iveagh Grounds. The club facilities include dressing rooms, a gym, astro-turf training pitch, clubhouse, and bar. The team pitch also has floodlights which allows the 1st team to play their home games on Friday nights and the 2nd team to play on Tuesday nights.
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Full international caps won by players while with St James's Gate:
| Season | Pts | Place | Season | Pts | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921/22 | 23 | 1st | 1933/34 | 13 | 8th |
| 1922/23 | 25 | 5th | 1934/35 | 27 | 2nd |
| 1923/24 | 20 | 5th | 1935/36 | 19 | 10th |
| 1924/25 | 17 | 6th | 1936/37 | 23 | 5th |
| 1925/26 | 11 | 8th | 1937/38 | 27 | 5th |
| 1926/27 | 12 | 9th | 1938/39 | 23 | 4th |
| 1927/28 | 14 | 7th | 1939/40 | 36 | 1st |
| 1928/29 | 14 | 6th | 1940/41 | 21 | 5th |
| 1929/30 | 11 | 9th | 1941/42 | 19 | 5th |
| 1930/31 | 18 | 10th | 1942/43 | 18 | 6th |
| 1931/32 | 10 | 11th | 1943/44 | 3 | 8th |
| 1932/33 | 17 | 6th |