1927–28 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season	1927–28
Champions	Bohemians (2nd title)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	384 (4.27 per match)
Top goalscorer	Charles Heinemann (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Shelbourne 9-1 Athlone Town
Biggest away win	Jacobs 0-7 Shelbourne
Highest scoring	Shelbourne 9-1 Athlone Town ; Shelbourne 8-2 Bray Unknowns ; Bray Unknowns 3-7 Dundalk GNR
	← 1926–27 1928–29 →

The 1927–28 League of Ireland was the seventh season of the League of Ireland. Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions.

Bohemians won their second title.

Overview

For the first time since the foundation of the League, the teams were the same as the previous season.

Dublin

Athlone

Bray

Cork

Dundalk

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Locations of the 1927–28 League of Ireland teams

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Home \ Away	ATH	BOH	BRY	BRI	DUN	FOR	JAC	STG	SHM	SHE
Athlone Town	—	1–2	2–1	2–5	2–5	0–2	2–1	0–0	0–4	2–7
Bohemians	2–1	—	5–1	4–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	5–1	3–2	2–3
Bray Unknowns	4–2	1–5	—	1–3	3–7	2–5	0–0	1–3	2–5	0–4
Brideville	3–1	1–4	2–2	—	1–4	4–2	3–2	4–2	0–0	1–2
Dundalk GNR	1–0	1–4	3–1	2–1	—	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	2–4
Fordsons	5–0	2–0	5–2	1–1	2–2	—	4–2	5–0	2–2	2–1
Jacobs	4–1	1–4	3–3	1–1	0–3	2–2	—	0–0	1–3	0–7
St. James's Gate	3–1	2–3	3–3	2–5	2–1	2–1	1–2	—	1–1	3–1
Shamrock Rovers	3–1	0–0	5–0	0–0	5–0	2–0	3–1	2–1	—	1–1
Shelbourne	9–1	1–2	8–2	1–0	2–2	6–3	5–0	3–1	2–0	—

Source: ^[1]^[2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	Charles Heinemann	Fordsons	24
2	Paddy McIlvenny	Shelbourne	22
3	John McMillan	Shelbourne	17

^ McSweeney, Niall. A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85. Association of Football Statisticians.
^ Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921-2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.