Leinster Senior Cup (football)
Encyclopedia
The Leinster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organised by the Leinster Football Association
. It contested by the top League of Ireland
sides based in the province in Leinster
along with four Leinster Senior League
sides and the two Leinster Junior Cup finalists. The Cup was not played from the 2000-01 season until the 2010 season
.
The competition was first played in the 1892-93 season with the first winners being Leinster Nomads. Only Bohemians and Shelbourne won the cup during the following twenty-four years.
Leinster Football Association
The Leinster Football Association is charged with the organisation and administration of soccer in the Irish province of Leinster. The LFA is affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland and is the governing body for the Leinster Senior Cup which is competed in by League of Ireland sides and...
. It contested by the top League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
sides based in the province in Leinster
Leinster
Leinster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland. It comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Mide, Osraige and Leinster. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic fifths of Leinster and Mide gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled...
along with four Leinster Senior League
Leinster Senior League (association football)
The Leinster Senior League is an association football league organised by the Leinster Football Association. The league is the highest level of football outside the Republic of Ireland football league system...
sides and the two Leinster Junior Cup finalists. The Cup was not played from the 2000-01 season until the 2010 season
2010 Leinster Senior Cup
The 2010 Leinster Football Association Senior Cup, also known as the 2010 Leinster Senior Cup, was the 109th staging of the Leinster Senior Cup association football competition. The 2010 Leinster Senior Cup marked the return of the competition following a ten year absence.20 teams competed in the...
.
The competition was first played in the 1892-93 season with the first winners being Leinster Nomads. Only Bohemians and Shelbourne won the cup during the following twenty-four years.
1890s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 | Leinster Nomads | 2-1 | Dublin University A.F.C. Dublin University A.F.C. Dublin University Association Football Club is the soccer club of Trinity College, Dublin. Founded in 1883, DUAFC is the oldest soccer club in the Republic of Ireland still in existence.... |
| 1893/94 | Bohemians | 2-2 3-0 |
Dublin University |
| 1894/95 | Bohemians | 1-1 3-1 |
Dublin University |
| 1895/96 | Bohemians | 3-1 | Athlone Town |
| 1896/97 | Bohemians | 3-2 | Dundalk |
| 1897/98 | Bohemians | 3-1 | Shelbourne |
| 1898/99 | Bohemians | 2-1 | Richmond Rovers |
1900s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/00 | Shelbourne | 1-0 | Freebooters F.C. Freebooters F.C. Freebooters F.C were an association football from Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland. Their highest achievement was reaching the Irish Cup final which was staged at the City and County Grounds, Jones Road, Dublin, now Croke Park. They lost to Cliftonville F.C., in the first Irish Cup final to be played... |
| 1900/01 | Shelbourne | 2-1 | Bohemians |
| 1901/02 | Bohemians | 1-0 | Tritonville F.C. |
| 1902/03 | Bohemians | w/o | Shelbourne |
| 1903/04 | Shelbourne | 3-2 | Bohemians |
| 1904/05 | Bohemians | 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1905/06 | Shelbourne | 3-1 | Royal Irish Rifles |
| 1906/07 | Bohemians | 0-0 4-0 |
Reginald |
| 1907/08 | Shelbourne | 3-1 | Royal Berkshires |
| 1908/09 | Shelbourne | 3-1 | Lancashire Fusiliers |
1910s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10 | Bohemians | 3-0 | Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| 1910/11 | Bohemians | 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1911/12 | Bohemians | 3-0 | Manchester Regiment |
| 1912/13 | Shelbourne | 4-0 | Bohemians |
| 1913/14 | Shelbourne | 0-0 0-0 2-0 |
St James's Gate |
| 1914/15 | Bohemians | 6-0 | Clarence |
| 1915/16 | Bohemians | 0-0 3-2 |
Shelbourne |
| 1916/17 | Shelbourne | 2-0 | St James's Gate |
| 1917/18 | Olympia | 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1918/19 | Shelbourne | 3-0 | St James's Gate |
1920s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919/20 | St James's Gate | 0-0 1-1 2-1 |
Bohemians |
| 1920/21 | Dublin United | 1-0 | St James's Gate |
| 1921/22 | St James's Gate | 1-0 | Jacobs |
| 1922/23 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-1 | Bohemians |
| 1923/24 | Shelbourne | 2-1 | Brideville |
| 1924/25 | Brideville | 1-0 | Glasnevin |
| 1925/26 | Bohemians | 2-2 2-1 |
Shelbourne |
| 1926/27 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-2 2-1 |
Bohemians |
| 1927/28 | Bohemians | 0-0 3-1 |
Shelbourne |
| 1928/29 | Shamrock Rovers | 0-0 1-0 |
Dundalk |
1930s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929/30 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-1 | Shelbourne |
| 1930/31 | Shelbourne | 1-0 | Dolphin |
| 1931/32 | Dolphin | 3-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1932/33 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-1 | Dolphin |
| 1933/34 | Drumcondra | 3-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1934/35 | St James's Gate | 2-1 | Dundalk |
| 1935/36 | Drumcondra | 2-0 | Dundalk |
| 1936/37 | St James's Gate | 2-1 | Dundalk |
| 1937/38 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-0 | Brideville |
| 1938/39 | Drumcondra | 2-1 | Dundalk |
1940s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939/40 | Bohemians | 2-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1940/41 | St James's Gate | 4-2 | Bohemians |
| 1941/42 | Distillery | 4-1 | Bray Unknowns |
| 1942/43 | Drumcondra | 4-2 | St James's Gate |
| 1943/44 | Drumcondra | 3-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1944/45 | Drumcondra | 2-1 | Shelbourne |
| 1945/46 | Shelbourne | 4-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1946/47 | Bohemians | 11-0 | Grangegorman |
| 1947/48 | St Patrick's Athletic | 3-2 | Transport |
| 1948/49 | Shelbourne | 5-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
1950s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949/50 | Drumcondra | 4-1 | Shelbourne |
| 1950/51 | Dundalk | 2-1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 1951/52 | Transport | 3-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1952/53 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-1 2-0 |
Bohemians |
| 1953/54 | Drumcondra | 3-1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 1954/55 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-1 | Longford Town |
| 1955/56 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 1956/57 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-0 | Drumcondra |
| 1957/58 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-1 1-0 |
Drumcondra |
| 1958/59 | Drumcondra | 5-2 | Dundalk |
1960s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959/60 | Drumcondra | 1-0 | Transport |
| 1960/61 | Dundalk | 1-0 | Drumcondra |
| 1961/62 | Drumcondra | 1-0 | Dundalk |
| 1962/63 | Shelbourne | 2-1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1963/64 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 1964/65 | Home Farm | 2-1 | Dundalk |
| 1965/66 | Bohemians | 3-2 | Shelbourne |
| 1966/67 | Bohemians | 1-0 | Dundalk |
| 1967/68 | Shelbourne | 4-0 | Drumcondra |
| 1968/69 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-0 | Bohemians |
1970s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969/70 | Athlone Town | 4-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1970/71 | Dundalk | 5-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1971/72 | Shelbourne | 3-1 | Bohemians |
| 1972/73 | Bohemians | 3-1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1973/74 | Dundalk | 0-0 1-0 |
Bohemians |
| 1974/75 | Bohemians | 1-1 1-0 |
Shamrock Rovers |
| 1975/76 | Bohemians | 4-3 | Athlone Town |
| 1976/77 | Dundalk | 1-0 | Bohemians |
| 1977/78 | Dundalk | 1-0 | Bohemians |
| 1978/79 | Bohemians | 2-1 | Shamrock Rovers |
1980s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979/80 | Bohemians | 2-0 | Athlone Town |
| 1980/81 | U.C.D. | 2-1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 1981/82 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-1 | Dundalk |
| 1982/83 | St Patrick's Athletic | 3-2 | Drogheda United |
| 1983/84 | Bohemians | 1-0 | U.C.D. |
| 1984/85 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-1 | U.C.D. |
| 1985/86 | Bohemians | 1-0 | Drogheda United |
| 1986/87 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1-0 | Bohemians |
| 1987/88 | Athlone Town | 1-0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 1988/89 | Bohemians | 1-1 1-0 |
Bray Wanderers |
1990s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989/90 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2-0 | Bray Wanderers |
| 1990/91 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1-1 1-0 |
Bohemians |
| 1991/92 | Athlone Town | 0-0 4-2 |
St Francis |
| 1992/93 | Bohemians | 1-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1993/94 | Shelbourne | 1-0 | Dundalk |
| 1994/95 | U.C.D. | 2-1 | Dundalk |
| 1995/96 | U.C.D. | 0-0 (5-4 on penalties) | Athlone Town |
| 1996/97 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1997/98 | Bohemians | 1-0 | Cherry Orchard |
| 1998/99 | Wayside Celtic | 2-1 | Athlone Town |
2000s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999/00 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 2-1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 2000/01 | No Competition | ||
| 2001/02 | No Competition | ||
| 2002/03 | No Competition | ||
| 2003 | No Competition | ||
| 2004 | No Competition | ||
| 2005 | No Competition | ||
| 2006 | No Competition | ||
| 2007 | No Competition | ||
| 2008 | No Competition | ||
| 2009 | No Competition | ||
2010s
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 2010 Leinster Senior Cup The 2010 Leinster Football Association Senior Cup, also known as the 2010 Leinster Senior Cup, was the 109th staging of the Leinster Senior Cup association football competition. The 2010 Leinster Senior Cup marked the return of the competition following a ten year absence.20 teams competed in the... |
Shelbourne | 4-0 | Bray Wanderers |
| 2011 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 2-0 | Bohemians |
Performance By Top Clubs
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Bohemian F.C. Bohemian F.C. Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11... |
31 | 16 |
| Shelbourne F.C. Shelbourne F.C. Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division.... |
19 | 15 |
| Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... |
15 | 12 |
| Drumcondra F.C. | 11 | 4 |
| St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 7 | 5 |
| Dundalk F.C. Dundalk F.C. Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The... |
6 | 13 |
| St. James's Gate F.C. | 5 | 5 |