Premier Division
Season Topscorer (Club) Goals
1921/22 Jack Kelly (St James Gate) 11
1922/23 Bob Fullam (Shamrock Rovers) 27
1923/24 Dave Roberts (Bohemians) 20
1924/25 Billy Farrell (Shamrock Rovers) 25
1925/26 Billy Farrell (Shamrock Rovers) 24
1926/27 David Byrne (Shamrock Rovers) 17
John McMillan (Shelbourne) 17
1927/28 Charlie Heinemann (Fordsons) 24
1928/29 Eddie Carroll (Dundalk) 17
1929/30 Johnny Ledwidge (Shelbourne) 16
1930/31 Alec Hair (Shelbourne) 29
1931/32 Pearson Ferguson (Cork) 21
Jack Forster (Waterford) 21
1932/33 George Ebbs (St James Gate) 20
1933/34 Alf Rigby (St James Gate) 13
1934/35 Alf Rigby (St James Gate) 17
1935/36 Jimmy Turnbull (Cork) 37
1936/37 Bob Slater (Shelbourne) 20 (incl. 1 for Waterford)
1937/38 Willie Byrne (St James Gate) 25
1938/39 Paddy Bradshaw (St James Gate) 22
1939/40 Paddy Bradshaw (St James Gate) 29
1940/41 Mick O'Flanagan (Bohemians) 19
1941/42 Tommy Byrne (Limerick) 20
1942/43 Sean McCarthy (Cork United) 16
1943/44 Sean McCarthy (Cork United) 16
1944/45 Sean McCarthy (Cork United) 26
1945/46 Paddy O'Leary (Cork United) 15
1946/47 Paddy Coad (Shamrock Rovers) 11
Alf Hanson (Shelbourne) 11
1947/48 Sean McCarthy (Cork United) 13
1948/49 Bernard Lester (Transport) 12
Eugene Noonan (Waterford) 12
Paddy O'Leary (Cork Athletic) 12
1949/50 Dave McCulloch (Waterford) 19
1950/51 Dessie Glynn (Drumcondra) 20
1951/52 Shay Gibbons (St. Patrick's Ath.) 26
1952/53 Shay Gibbons (St. Patrick's Ath.) 22
1953/54 Danny Jordan (Bohemians) 14
1954/55 Jimmy Gauld (Waterford) 30
1955/56 Shay Gibbons (St. Patrick's Ath.) 21
1956/57 Tommy Hamilton (Shamrock Rovers) 15
Donal Leahy (Evergreen) 15
1957/58 Donal Leahy (Evergreen) 16
1958/59 Donal Leahy (Evergreen) 22
1959/60 Austin Noonan (Cork Celtic) 27
1960/61 Dan McCaffrey (Drumcondra) 29
1961/62 Eddie Bailham (Shamrock Rovers) 21
1962/63 Mick Lynch (Waterford) 12
1963/64 Eddie Bailham (Shamrock Rovers) 18
Jimmy Hasty (Dundalk) 18
Johnny Kingston (Cork Hibernians) 18
1964/65 Jackie Mooney (Shamrock Rovers) 16
1965/66 Mick Lynch (Waterford) 17
1966/67 Johnny Brooks (Sligo Rovers) 15
Danny Hale (Dundalk) 15
1967/68 Carl Davenport (Cork Celtic) 15
Ben Hannigan (Dundalk) 15
1968/69 Mick Leech (Shamrock Rovers) 19
1969/70 Brendan Bradley (Finn Harps) 18
1970/71 Brendan Bradley (Finn Harps) 20
1971/72 Alfie Hale (Waterford) 22
Tony Marsden (Cork Hibernians) 22
1972/73 Alfie Hale (Waterford) 20
Terry Harkin (Finn Harps) 20
1973/74 Terry Flanagan (Bohemians) 18
Turlough O'Connor (Bohemians) 18
1974/75 Brendan Bradley (Finn Harps) 21
1975/76 Brendan Bradley (Finn Harps) 29
1976/77 Syd Wallace (Waterford) 16
1977/78 Turlough O'Connor (Bohemians) 24
1978/79 John Delamere (Shelbourne) 17 (incl. 2 for Sligo Rovers)
1979/80 Alan Campbell (Shamrock Rovers) 22
1980/81 Eugene Davis (Athlone Town) 23
1081/82 Michael O'Connor (Athlone Town) 22
1982/83 Noel Larkin (Athlone Town) 18
1983/84 Alan Campbell (Shamrock Rovers) 24
1984/85 Tommy Gaynor (Limerick City) 17
Michael O'Connor (Athlone Town) 17
1985/86 Tommy Gaynor (Limerick City) 15
1986/87 Mick Byrne (Shamrock Rovers) 12
1987/88 Jonathan Speak (Derry City) 24
1988/89 Billy Hamilton (Limerick City) 21
1989/90 Mark Ennis (St. Patrick's Ath.) 19
1990/91 Peter Hanrahan (Dundalk) 18
1991/92 John Caulfield (Cork City) 16
1992/93 Pat Morley (Cork City) 20
1993/94 Stephen Geoghegan (Shamrock Rovers) 23
1994/95 John Caulfield (Cork City) 16
1995/96 Stephen Geoghegan (Shelbourne) 19
1996/97 Tony Cousins (Shamrock Rovers) 16
Stephen Geoghegan (Shelbourne) 16
1997/98 Stephen Geoghegan (Shelbourne) 17
1998/99 Trevor Molloy (St. Patrick's Ath.) 15
1999/00 Pat Morley (Cork City) 20
2000/01 Glen Crowe (Bohemians) 25
2001/02 Glen Crowe (Bohemians) 21
2002/03 Glen Crowe (Bohemians) 18
2003 Jason Byrne (Shelbourne) 21
2004 Jason Byrne (Shelbourne) 25
2005 Jason Byrne (Shelbourne) 22
2006 Jason Byrne (Shelbourne) 15
2007 Dave Mooney (Longford Town) 19
2008 Dave Mooney (Cork City) 15
Mark Quigley (St Patrick's Ath.) 15
Mark Farren (Derry City) 15
2009 Gary Twigg (Shamrock Rovers) 24
2010 Gary Twigg (Shamrock Rovers) 20
2011 Eamon Zayed (Derry City) 22
First Division
Season Topscorer (Club) Goals
1985/86 Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 11
Harry McLoughlin (Sligo Rovers) 11
1986/87 Alex Kristic (Derry City) 18
1987/88 Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 19
1988/89 Pat O'Connor (Home Farm) 14
1989/90 John Ryan (Bray Wanderers) 16
1990/91 Jim Barr (Monaghan United) 12
Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 12
1991/92 Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 12
Barry Ryan (Limerick City) 12
1992/93 Mick Byrne (Monaghan United) 15
Richie Parsons (Longford Town) 15
1993/94 Karl Gannon (Home Farm) 16
1994/95 Michael O'Byrne (U.C.D.) 14
Philip Power /Home Farm) 14
1995/96 Jonathan Speak (Finn Harps) 17
1996/97 Richie Hale (Kilkenny City) 13
Tony Izzi (Limerick 3/Cobh 10) 13
1997/98 Fergal Coleman (Galway United) 13
1998/99 Tony Izzi (Cobh Ramblers) 13
1999/00 Robbie Farrell (Home Farm Fingal) 17
Andy Myler (Monaghan United) 17
Keith O'Connor (Longford Town) 17
2000/01 Andy Myler (Athlone Town) 29 (including 2 playoff goals)
2001/02 Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) 27 (including 3 in playoff)
2002/03 Willie Bruton (Cobh Ramblers) 14
Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) 14
2003 Alan Murphy (Galway United) 21
2004 Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) 24
2005 Kieran O'Reilly (Cobh Ramblers) 17
2006 Philip Hughes (Dundalk) 21
2007 Conor Gethins (Finn Harps) 15
2008 Robbie Doyle (Sporting Fingal) 17
1. Brendan Bradley 235
2. Pat Morley 182
3. Turlough O'Connor 178
4. Donal Leahy 162
5. Stephen Geoghegan 158
6. Johnny Matthews 156
7. Alfie Hale 153
8. Glen Crowe 147 *
9. Paul McGee 143
10. Eric Barber 141
11. Jason Byrne 139 *
12. Sean McCarthy 135
Jonathan Speak 135
14. Andy Myler 133
15. Mick Leech 132
16. Eugene Davis 130
Jack Fitzgerald 130
18. John Caulfield 129
Austin Noonan 129
20. Paddy Coad 126
21. Shay Gibbons 120
22. Paddy O'Leary 118
Derek Swan 118
Kevin McHugh 118 *
25. Mick Byrne 117
Des Kennedy 117
Micheal O'Connor 117
28. David Byrne 115
29. Dessie Glynn 111
30. Con McLoughlin 110
31. Paddy Ambrose 109
Ronnie Whelan Snr. 109
33. Barry O'Connor 107
34. Gary Hulmes 106
35. Tim O'Keeffe 105
36. Paul Newe 103
37. Terry Eviston 101
38. Richie Parsons 100
* Players still playing
With thanks to Roberto Di Maggio and Fergus Desmond
Prepared and maintained by Julian Canny and Sean DeLoughry for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Julian Canny
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Last updated: 29 Feb 2012
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