| IRISH FREE STATE 1930-31 | ||||||||||
| League of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | |||
| 1 | Shelbourne AFC Dublin (Ringsend) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 22 | 2,364 | 31 | |
| 2 | Dundalk GNR FC | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 43 | 1,488 | 28 | |
| 3 | Bohemian FC Dublin (Phibsborough) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 32 | 1,406 | 27 | |
| 4 | Cork FC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 45 | 1,222 | 27 | |
| 5 | Dolphin FC Dublin (Dolphin's Barn) | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 43 | 1,186 | 26 | |
| 6 | Brideville FC Dublin (The Liberties) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 44 | 1,114 | 26 | |
| 7 | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin (Milltown) | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 49 | 1,102 | 23 | |
| 8 | Bray Unknowns FC | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 0,911 | 20 | |
| 9 | Waterford FC | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 52 | 0,827 | 19 | |
| 10 | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin (Crumlin) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 48 | 0,750 | 18 | |
| 11 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin (Clonturk) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 49 | 0,673 | 15 | |
| 12 | Jacobs AFC Dublin (Crumlin) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 72 | 0,292 | 4 | |
| 264 | 105 | 54 | 105 | 544 | 544 | 264 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average | ||||||||||
| Dundalk GNR FC => Dundalk FC | ||||||||||
| GNR = Great Northern Railway | ||||||||||
| Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | Bray = Bré (Brí Chualann) | |||||||||
| Dundalk = Dún Dealgan | Waterford = Port Lairge | |||||||||
| Cork = Corcaigh | ||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Dundalk GNR FC - Dolphin FC Dublin | 1-1 | 3-1 | |||||||
| Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin - Bohemian FC Dublin | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Dublin 18.04.1931 and 09.05.1931) | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin - Dundalk GNR FC | 1-1 | 1-0 | |||||||
| Dolphin FC Dublin dissolved in 1938 | Cork FC dissolved in 1938 | |||||||||
| Brideville FC Dublin dissolved in 1946 | Bray Unknowns FC dissolved in 1973 | |||||||||
| Jacobs AFC Dublin dissolevd | ||||||||||
| IRISH FREE STATE 1931-32 | ||||||||||
| League of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | |||
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin (Milltown) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 34 | 2,059 | 32 | |
| 2 | Cork FC | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 27 | 2,111 | 29 | |
| 3 | Waterford FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 42 | 1,524 | 28 | |
| 4 | Dundalk FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 31 | 1,806 | 27 | |
| 5 | Bohemian FC Dublin (Phibsborough) | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 1,229 | 27 | |
| 6 | Shelbourne AFC Dublin (Ringsend) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 34 | 1,265 | 26 | |
| 7 | Dolphin FC Dublin (Dolphin's Barn) | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 44 | 1,477 | 25 | |
| 8 | Bray Unknowns FC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 51 | 0,882 | 23 | |
| 9 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin (Clonturk) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 0,688 | 17 | |
| 10 | Brideville FC Dublin (The Liberties) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 47 | 0,574 | 15 | |
| 11 | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin (Crumlin) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 62 | 0,435 | 10 | |
| 12 | Jacobs AFC Dublin (Crumlin) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 90 | 0,167 | 5 | |
| 264 | 105 | 54 | 105 | 545 | 545 | 264 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average | ||||||||||
| Waterford FC, Brideville FC Dublin and Jacobs AFC Dublin not re-elected | ||||||||||
| Admitted | Cork Bohemians FC | |||||||||
| Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | Waterford = Port Lairge | |||||||||
| Cork = Corcaigh | Bray = Bré (Brí Chualann) | |||||||||
| Dundalk = Dún Dealgan | ||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin - Bohemian FC Dublin | 3-2 | ||||||||
| Dolphin FC Dublin - Shelbourne AFC Dublin | 3-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Dublin 17.04.1932) | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin - Dolphin FC Dublin | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Cork FC dissolved in 1938 | Bray Unknowns FC dissolved in 1973 | |||||||||
| Dolphin FC Dublin dissolved in 1938 | Brideville FC Dublin dissolved in 1946 | |||||||||
| Jacobs AFC Dublin dissolevd in 1969 | ||||||||||
| IRISH FREE STATE 1932-33 | ||||||||||
| League of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | |||
| 1 | Dundalk FC | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 2,095 | 29 | |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin (Milltown) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 32 | 1,500 | 24 | |
| 3 | Shelbourne AFC Dublin (Ringsend) | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 1,731 | 23 | |
| 4 | Cork FC (Mardyke) | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 1,000 | 21 | |
| 5 | Bray Unknowns FC | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 1,000 | 19 | |
| 6 | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin (Crumlin) | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 41 | 0,951 | 17 | |
| 7 | Cork Bohemians FC (Ballintemple) | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 0,789 | 14 | |
| 8 | Dolphin FC Dublin (Dolphin's Barn) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 39 | 0,718 | 14 | |
| 9 | Bohemian FC Dublin (Phibsborough) | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 0,600 | 13 | |
| 10 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin (Clonturk) | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 0,512 | 6 | |
| 180 | 72 | 36 | 72 | 344 | 344 | 180 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average | ||||||||||
| Dundalk = Dún Dealgan | Cork = Corcaigh | |||||||||
| Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | Bray = Bré (Brí Chualann) | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin - Bohemian FC Dublin | 3-1 | ||||||||
| Dolphin FC Dublin - Shelbourne AFC Dublin | 1-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Dublin 17.03.1933 and 26.03.1933) | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin - Dolphin FC Dublin | 3-3 | 3-0 | |||||||
| Cork FC dissolved in 1938 | Cork Bohemians FC dissolved in 1935 | |||||||||
| Bray Unknowns FC dissolved in 1973 | Dolphin FC Dublin dissolved in 1938 | |||||||||
| Drumcondra AFC Dublin dissolved in 1972 | ||||||||||
| IRISH FREE STATE 1933-34 | ||||||||||
| League of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | |||
| 1 | Bohemian FC Dublin (Phibsborough) | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 1,652 | 27 | |
| 2 | Cork FC (Mardyke) | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 26 | 1,808 | 26 | |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin (Milltown) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 1,217 | 22 | |
| 4 | Dundalk FC | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 1,320 | 21 | |
| 5 | Dolphin FC Dublin (Dolphin's Barn) | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 1,095 | 17 | |
| 6 | Shelbourne AFC Dublin (Ringsend) | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 0,880 | 17 | |
| 7 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin (Clonturk) | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 0,964 | 16 | |
| 8 | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin (Crumlin) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 0,813 | 13 | |
| 9 | Bray Unknowns FC | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 44 | 0,591 | 13 | |
| 10 | Cork Bohemians FC (Ballintemple) | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 0,439 | 8 | |
| 180 | 72 | 36 | 72 | 288 | 288 | 180 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average | ||||||||||
| Shelbourne AFC Dublin resigned | ||||||||||
| Cork Bohemians FC dissolved | ||||||||||
| Admitted | Sligo Rovers FC, Waterford FC | |||||||||
| Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | Dundalk = Dún Dealgan | |||||||||
| Cork = Corcaigh | Bray = Bré (Brí Chualann) | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin - Dolphin FC Dublin | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Cork FC - Dundalk FC | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |||||||
| Final (Dublin 17.03.1934) | Cork FC - Saint James's Gate FC Dublin | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Cork FC dissolved in 1938 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin dissolved in 1972 | |||||||||
| Dolphin FC Dublin dissolved in 1938 | Bray Unknowns FC dissolved in 1973 | |||||||||
| Cork Bohemians FC dissolved in 1935 | ||||||||||
| IRISH FREE STATE 1934-35 | ||||||||||
| League of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | |||
| 1 | Dolphin FC Dublin (Dolphin's Barn) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 2,286 | 28 | |
| 2 | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin (Crumlin) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 33 | 1,394 | 27 | |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers FC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 1,467 | 20 | |
| 4 | Bohemian FC Dublin (Phibsborough) | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 36 | 1,222 | 20 | |
| 5 | Dundalk FC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 1,156 | 20 | |
| 6 | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin (Milltown) | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 0,818 | 16 | |
| 7 | Bray Unknowns FC | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 56 | 0,696 | 15 | |
| 8 | Waterford FC | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 54 | 0,796 | 12 | |
| 9 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin (Clonturk) | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 0,564 | 12 | |
| 10 | Cork FC (Mardyke) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 0,652 | 10 | |
| 180 | 71 | 38 | 71 | 380 | 380 | 180 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average | ||||||||||
| Admitted | Reds United FC Dublin, Brideville FC Dublin | |||||||||
| Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | Bray = Bré (Brí Chualann) | |||||||||
| Sligo = Sligeach | Cork = Corcaigh | |||||||||
| Dundalk = Dún Dealgan | Waterford = Port Lairge | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Dolphin FC Dublin - Bohemian FC Dublin | 1-1 | 1-2 | |||||||
| Dundalk FC - Sligo Rovers FC | 2-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Dublin 14.04.1935) | Bohemian FC Dublin - Dundalk FC | 4-3 | ||||||||
| Dolphin FC Dublin dissolved in 1938 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin dissolved in 1972 | |||||||||
| Bray Unknowns FC dissolved in 1973 | Cork FC dissolved in 1938 | |||||||||
| IRISH FREE STATE 1935-36 | ||||||||||
| League of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | |||
| 1 | Bohemian FC Dublin (Phibsborough) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 27 | 2,704 | 36 | |
| 2 | Dolphin FC Dublin (Dolphin's Barn) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 38 | 1,737 | 33 | |
| 3 | Cork FC (Mardyke) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 38 | 1,605 | 31 | |
| 4 | Reds United FC Dublin (Milltown) | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 47 | 0,957 | 25 | |
| 5 | Waterford FC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 54 | 1,074 | 23 | |
| 6 | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin (Milltown) | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 58 | 1,052 | 22 | |
| 7 | Dundalk FC | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 39 | 1,103 | 21 | |
| 8 | Sligo Rovers FC | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 1,021 | 21 | |
| 9 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin (Clonturk) | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 53 | 0,849 | 20 | |
| 10 | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin (Crumlin) | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 1,119 | 19 | |
| 11 | Brideville FC Dublin (The Liberties) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 64 | 0,563 | 11 | |
| 12 | Bray Unknowns FC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 99 | 0,232 | 2 | |
| 264 | 117 | 30 | 117 | 606 | 606 | 264 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average | ||||||||||
| Reds United FC Dublin resigned | ||||||||||
| Admitted | Shelbourne AFC Dublin | |||||||||
| Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | Dundalk = Dún Dealgan | |||||||||
| Cork = Corcaigh | Sligo = Sligeach | |||||||||
| Waterford = Port Lairge | Bray = Bré (Brí Chualann) | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin - Dundalk FC | 2-2 | 2-1 | |||||||
| Cork FC - Drumcondra AFC Dublin | 5-2 | |||||||||
| Final (Dublin 19.04.1936) | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin - Cork FC | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Dolphin FC Dublin dissolved in 1938 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin dissolved in 1972 | |||||||||
| Reds United FC Dublin dissolved in 1936 | Brideville FC Dublin dissolved in 1946 | |||||||||
| Bray Unknowns FC dissolved in 1973 | Cork FC dissolved in 1938 | |||||||||
| IRISH FREE STATE 1936-37 | ||||||||||
| League of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | |||
| 1 | Sligo Rovers FC | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 30 | 2,267 | 34 | |
| 2 | Dundalk FC | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 1,206 | 24 | |
| 3 | Waterford FC | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 49 | 1,204 | 24 | |
| 4 | Bray Unknowns FC | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 0,769 | 24 | |
| 5 | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin (Crumlin) | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 43 | 1,465 | 23 | |
| 6 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin (Clonturk) | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 47 | 0,872 | 23 | |
| 7 | Bohemian FC Dublin (Phibsborough) | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 56 | 0,964 | 22 | |
| 8 | Shelbourne AFC Dublin (Ringsend) | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 48 | 1,104 | 21 | |
| 9 | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin (Milltown) | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 55 | 0,836 | 19 | |
| 10 | Dolphin FC Dublin (Dolphin's Barn) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 59 | 0,559 | 18 | |
| 11 | Cork FC (Mardyke) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 60 | 0,850 | 17 | |
| 12 | Brideville FC Dublin (The Liberties) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 51 | 0,627 | 15 | |
| 264 | 114 | 36 | 114 | 571 | 571 | 264 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average | ||||||||||
| Dolphin FC Dublin resigned | ||||||||||
| Admitted | Limerick AFC | |||||||||
| Sligo = Sligeach | Bray = Bré (Brí Chualann) | |||||||||
| Waterford = Port Lairge | Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | |||||||||
| Dundalk = Dún Dealgan | Cork = Corcaigh | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Waterford FC - Longford Town FC | 4-1 | ||||||||
| Saint James's Gate FC Dublin - Fearon's Athletic FC Dublin (Terenure) | 4-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Dublin 18.04.1937) | Waterford FC - Saint James's Gate FC Dublin | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Bray Unknowns FC dissolved in 1973 | Dolphin FC Dublin dissolved in 1938 | |||||||||
| Drumcondra AFC Dublin dissolved in 1972 | Cork FC dissolved in 1938 | |||||||||
| Fearon's Athletic FC Dublin dissolved in 1940 | Brideville FC Dublin dissolved in 1946 | |||||||||
| REP. OF IRELAND 1937-38 | ||||||||||
| League of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | |||
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin (Milltown) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 47 | 1,511 | 32 | |
| 2 | Waterford AFC | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 40 | 1,900 | 31 | |
| 3 | Dundalk FC | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 29 | 1,828 | 30 | |
| 4 | Brideville FC Dublin (The Liberties) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 35 | 1,457 | 29 | |
| 5 | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin (Crumlin) | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 65 | 40 | 1,625 | 27 | |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers FC | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 61 | 0,902 | 19 | |
| 7 | Shelbourne AFC Dublin (Ringsend) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 47 | 0,766 | 18 | |
| 8 | Bray Unknowns FC | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 56 | 0,661 | 18 | |
| 9 | Bohemian FC Dublin (Phibsborough) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 60 | 0,917 | 17 | |
| 10 | Limerick AFC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 0,791 | 17 | |
| 11 | Cork FC (Mardyke) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 78 | 0,487 | 13 | |
| 12 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin (Clonturk) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 67 | 0,478 | 13 | |
| 264 | 110 | 44 | 110 | 603 | 603 | 264 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average | ||||||||||
| Admitted | Cork City FC (1938) | |||||||||
| Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | Bray = Bré (Brí Chualann) | |||||||||
| Waterford = Port Lairge | Limerick = Luimneach | |||||||||
| Dundalk = Dún Dealgan | Cork = Corcaigh | |||||||||
| Sligo = Sligeach | ||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Dundalk FC - Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Saint James's Gate FC Dublin - Distillery FC Dublin (Drumcondra) | 2-2 | 3-2 | ||||||||
| Final (Dublin 10.04.1938) | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin - Dundalk FC | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Brideville FC Dublin dissolved in 1946 | Cork FC dissolved in 1938 | |||||||||
| Bray Unknowns FC dissolved in 1973 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin dissolved in 1972 | |||||||||
| Distillery FC Dublin dissolved in 1943 | ||||||||||
| REP. OF IRELAND 1938-39 | ||||||||||
| League of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | |||
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin (Milltown) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 32 | 1,875 | 36 | |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers FC | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 1,613 | 27 | |
| 3 | Dundalk FC | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 1,516 | 27 | |
| 4 | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin (Crumlin) | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 48 | 1,229 | 23 | |
| 5 | Limerick AFC | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 0,947 | 22 | |
| 6 | Shelbourne AFC Dublin (Ringsend) | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 48 | 0,833 | 22 | |
| 7 | Bohemian FC Dublin (Phibsborough) | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 46 | 0,891 | 20 | |
| 8 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin (Clonturk) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 0,844 | 18 | |
| 9 | Bray Unknowns FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 49 | 0,837 | 18 | |
| 10 | Brideville FC Dublin (The Liberties) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 49 | 0,755 | 18 | |
| 11 | Cork City FC (1938) (Mardyke) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 49 | 0,796 | 17 | |
| 12 | Waterford AFC | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 58 | 0,621 | 16 | |
| 264 | 102 | 60 | 102 | 524 | 524 | 264 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average | ||||||||||
| Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | Bray = Bré (Brí Chualann) | |||||||||
| Sligo = Sligeach | Cork = Corcaigh | |||||||||
| Dundalk = Dún Dealgan | Waterford = Port Lairge | |||||||||
| Limerick = Luimneach | ||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Shelbourne AFC Dublin - Bohemian FC Dublin | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Sligo Rovers FC - Dundalk FC | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Dublin 23.04.1939 and 03.05.1939) | Shelbourne AFC Dublin - Sligo Rovers FC | 1-1 | 1-0 | |||||||
| Limerick AFC dissolved in 2020 | Bray Unknowns FC dissolved in 1973 | |||||||||
| Drumcondra AFC Dublin dissolved in 1972 | Brideville FC Dublin dissolved in 1946 | |||||||||
| Cork City FC (1938) dissolved in 1940 | ||||||||||
| REP. OF IRELAND 1939-40 | ||||||||||
| League of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | G/Av | Points | |||
| 1 | Saint James's Gate FC Dublin (Crumlin) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 27 | 2,333 | 36 | |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin (Milltown) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 39 | 1,308 | 30 | |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 44 | 1,364 | 28 | |
| 4 | Cork City FC (1938)/Cork United FC (Mardyke) | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 1,176 | 25 | |
| 5 | Dundalk FC | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 36 | 1,250 | 25 | |
| 6 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin (Clonturk) | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 45 | 1,089 | 25 | |
| 7 | Shelbourne AFC Dublin (Ringsend) | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 39 | 1,051 | 20 | |
| 8 | Bohemian FC Dublin (Phibsborough) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 46 | 0,783 | 18 | |
| 9 | Bray Unknowns FC | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 52 | 0,942 | 17 | |
| 10 | Brideville FC Dublin (The Liberties) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 49 | 0,796 | 17 | |
| 11 | Waterford FC | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 54 | 0,815 | 16 | |
| 12 | Limerick AFC | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 75 | 0,307 | 7 | |
| 264 | 108 | 48 | 108 | 540 | 540 | 264 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average | ||||||||||
| Cork City FC (1938) resigned on 13 February 1940 and were dissolved. A new club Cork United FC were immediatly elected in their place. Cork United FC | ||||||||||
| took on the record and the fixtures of the dissolved team. | ||||||||||
| Sligo Rovers FC resigned | ||||||||||
| Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | Bray = Bré (Brí Chualann) | |||||||||
| Sligo = Sligeach | Waterford = Port Lairge | |||||||||
| Cork = Corcaigh | Limerick = Luimneach | |||||||||
| Dundalk = Dún Dealgan | ||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin - Bray Unknowns FC | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Sligo Rovers FC - Saint James's Gate FC Dublin | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Dublin 21.04.1940) | Shamrock Rovers AFC Dublin - Sligo Rovers FC | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Cork City FC (1938) dissolved in 1940 | Drumcondra AFC Dublin dissolved in 1972 | |||||||||
| Cork United FC dissolved in 1948 | Bray Unknowns FC dissolved in 1973 | |||||||||
| Brideville FC Dublin dissolved in 1946 | Limerick AFC dissolved in 2020 | |||||||||