1946–47 League of Ireland
# 1946–47 League of Ireland

The 1946–47 League of Ireland was the 26th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

Cork United were the defending champions.

## Changes from 1945–46

No new teams were elected to the League.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Bohemians | Dublin (Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park |
| Cork United | Cork | Mardyke |
| Drumcondra | Dublin (Clonturk) | Clonturk Park |
| Dundalk | Dundalk | Oriel Park |
| Limerick | Limerick | Markets Field |
| Shamrock Rovers | Dublin (Milltown) | Glenmalure Park |
| Shelbourne | Dublin (Ringsend) | Shelbourne Park |
| Waterford | Waterford | Kilcohan Park |

## Season overview

Shelbourne won their fifth title, their first in three years.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shelbourne | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 19 |
| 2 | Drumcondra | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 18 |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 17 |
| 4 | Cork United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 16 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 11 |
| 7 | Waterford | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 9 |
| 8 | Limerick | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 9 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOH | CUF | DRU | DUN | LIM | SHM | SHE | WAT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohemians | — | 4–1 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 1–2 |
| Cork United | 6–1 | — | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Drumcondra | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 4–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Dundalk | 1–3 | 2–5 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Limerick | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Shelbourne | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | — | 4–2 |
| Waterford | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paddy Coad | Shamrock Rovers | 11 |
| 1 | Alf Hanson | Shelbourne | 11 |
| 3 | Mick O'Flanagan | Bohemians | 10 |
| 3 | Seán McCarthy | Cork United | 10 |
| 5 | Podge Gregg | Shamrock Rovers | 9 |
| 5 | Gerry Malone | Shelbourne | 9 |
| 7 | Kit Lawlor | Drumcondra | 8 |
| 8 | Eugene Kirby | Bohemians | 7 |
| 8 | Owen Madden | Cork United | 7 |
| 8 | Paddy O'Leary | Cork United | 7 |
