1949–50 League of Ireland
# 1949–50 League of Ireland

The 1949–50 League of Ireland was the 29th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

## Changes from 1948–49

No new teams were elected to the League.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Bohemians | Dublin (Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park |
| Cork Athletic | 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 |
| Sligo Rovers | Sligo | The Showgrounds |
| Transport | Bray | Carlisle Grounds |
| Waterford | Waterford | Kilcohan Park |

## Season overview

Cork Athletic won their first title.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cork Athletic | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 25 |
| 2 | Drumcondra | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 24 |
| 3 | Shelbourne | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 21 |
| 4 | Waterford | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 20 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 19 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 19 |
| 7 | Shamrock Rovers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 18 |
| 8 | Transport | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 14 |
| 9 | Limerick | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 12 |
| 10 | Bohemians | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 8 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOH | CAT | DRU | DUN | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | TRA | WAT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohemians | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Cork Athletic | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 8–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Drumcondra | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Dundalk | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| Limerick | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 7–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Shelbourne | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Sligo Rovers | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Transport | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Waterford | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 2–2 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | David McCulloch | Waterford | 19 |
| 2 | Patrick O'Leary | Cork Athletic | 13 |
| 3 | Johnny Vaughan | Cork Athletic | 12 |
| 4 | Bobby Duffy | Shamrock Rovers | 11 |
| 5 | Jimmy Duggan | Transport | 9 |
| 5 | Dessie Glynn | Drumcondra | 9 |
| 7 | Austin Curtin | Waterford | 8 |
| 7 | Sam Waters | Sligo Rovers | 8 |
| 9 | Joe Ralph | Dundalk | 7 |
| 10 | Dan Lavery | Dundalk | 6 |
| 10 | Jackie O'Reilly | Cork Athletic | 6 |
