31-699: The Leinster Senior League Senior Division is the top division of the Leinster Senior League . It is organized by the Leinster Football Association . Together with the Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division , it forms the third level of the Republic of Ireland football league system . Formed in 1896 , it is the oldest association football league in what is now the Republic of Ireland . Shelbourne have won
62-664: A considerable impact on the Leinster Senior League. All eight founding League of Ireland members – Shelbourne , Bohemians , St James's Gate , Jacobs , Olympia , Dublin United , Frankfort and YMCA – had all spent the previous season playing in the Leinster Senior League. The emergence of the League of Ireland thus created a number of vacancies in the Senior Division and among the clubs who filled them were Shamrock Rovers . For
93-398: A fourth time. St Pat's were subsequently invited to join the 1951–52 League of Ireland and went on to win their first League of Ireland title at their first attempt. With St Pat's first team now in the League of Ireland, their reserve team won two further Leinster Senior League titles in 1955–56 and 1956–57. Leinster Senior League (association football) The Leinster Senior League
124-675: A little later and was first played for in 1897–98 and that an unidentified British Army regimental team were the inaugural winners while Shelbourne were runners up. There is currently no promotion or relegation system between the League of Ireland First Division (Level 2) and the provincial leagues (Level 3) in place. Provincial Level 1 14 clubs – 3 relegations 2 14 clubs – 3 promotions 3 14 clubs - 3 promotions 4 14 clubs 5–10 Source : Senior Source : Senior 1 Source : Senior 1A Source : Senior 1B Source : This
155-502: A new clubhouse, a second all-weather pitch and a stadium. In November 2021, Cabinteely and Bray Wanderers announced a merger, technically a takeover of Wanderers by Cabinteely. The newly created first team would be known as Bray Wanderers and continue to play in the Carlisle Grounds , with the intention to apply for a First Division licence. Bray's former manager Pat Devlin and then Director of Football (DoF) at Cabinteely became
186-845: Is a selection of teams playing in the lower levels of the Leinster Senior League. A Leinster Senior League representative team competes in the FAI Intermediate Interprovincial Tournament against teams representing the Ulster Senior League , the Munster Senior League and Connacht . Cabinteely F.C. Cabinteely Football Club ( Irish : Cumann Peile Cábán tSíle ) is an association football club based in Cabinteely , County Dublin, Ireland comprising adult and many youth under-age teams for both males and females, 60 teams in all. Cabinteely competed in
217-581: Is an association football league organised by the Leinster Football Association . The Leinster Senior League operates twenty three divisions. It also organises various cup competitions. Its Senior Division is a third level division in the Republic of Ireland football league system . Leinster Senior League teams also compete in the Leinster Senior Cup , the FAI Cup , the FAI Intermediate Cup and
248-572: The FAI Junior Cup . In recent seasons the winners of the Senior Division have also qualified to play in the League of Ireland Cup . The vast majority of its member clubs are based in the Greater Dublin Area . Within a few seasons of the Leinster Football Association having been formed in 1892 , the Leinster Senior League was established. Ciarán Priestley highlights a printed notice in the 4 September 2010 edition of The Irish Times . Under
279-684: The League of Ireland First Division from 2015 to 2021 after being granted a licence by the Football Association of Ireland in January 2015. They made their debut in the League of Ireland First Division on 6 March 2015 and play their games at Stradbrook Road, the home of Blackrock College RFC . The club, which was formed in 1967, fielded teams at every under-age level from under-8 to under-18 plus adult, taking part in several league and cup competitions such as those run by MGL, DDSL, LSL, and SDFL. Cabinteely changed their name several times. In
310-649: The Leinster Senior League structure itself. However, there is no formal promotion and relegation relationship with the League of Ireland . Teams can only be "promoted" by sending an application to the FAI . In the past successful and prominent members of the Leinster Senior League have regularly been invited and/or elected to join the League of Ireland. Current League of Ireland clubs Bohemians , Shelbourne , Shamrock Rovers , Sligo Rovers , St Patrick's Athletic and Bray Wanderers are all former Leinster Senior League champions. While Bohemians and Shelbourne were founding members of
341-440: The reserve teams of League of Ireland teams. The reserve teams of Shelbourne , Bohemians , Shamrock Rovers , St Patrick's Athletic , Brideville , Drumcondra and Dolphins have all been Senior Division champions in their own right. The reserve teams of Cabinteely and UCD currently play in the lower levels of the Leinster Senior League . Within a few seasons of the Leinster Football Association been formed in 1892 ,
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#1732859183002372-406: The 1921–22 season Rovers were joined in the Senior Division by Bohemians B, St James's Gate B, Bray Unknowns , Midland Athletic , Pioneers , Brooklyn , Shelbourne United , Merrion, Glasnevin, CYMS and Richmond. With a team that included John Joe Flood , William Glen , Bob Fullam and Dinny Doyle , Rovers won the Senior Division and reached the 1921–22 FAI Cup final. The 1922–23 season saw
403-419: The 1930s three more Leinster Senior League champions made the step up to the League of Ireland . These included Sligo Rovers , Brideville and Reds United . At the end of the 1931–32 League of Ireland season Brideville dropped out. However 1932–33 saw them win their second Leinster Senior League title. 1932–33 also Sligo Rovers join the Leinster Senior League. In their first season they finished third. During
434-435: The 1934–35 Leinster Senior League champions, Reds United. During the late 1930s and 1940s the Leinster Senior League's most successful team was Distillery. They won the title five times during period. However unlike some of their contemporaries, Distillery never moved up the League of Ireland. During the late 1940s and 1950s the strongest team in the Leinster Senior League was St Patrick's Athletic . During this period they won
465-477: The Irish Football League permanently. They subsequently rejoined the Leinster Senior League and for the 1920–21 season. The league now briefly became the top level league in what is now the Republic of Ireland . 1920–21 also saw Shelbourne United emerge as champions, becoming only the fourth civilian team to win the title. The 1921–22 season saw the establishment of the League of Ireland and this had
496-605: The League of Ireland expand to twelve teams. After Frankfort and YMCA dropped out, six new teams – Shamrock Rovers, Midland Athletic, Pioneers, Shelbourne United, Athlone Town and Rathmines Athletic – were invited to join. Once again the Leinster Senior League provided most of the League of Ireland's newest members. Further vacancies in the Senior Division were now created and among the clubs who subsequently filled them were Brideville , Dolphins , Dundalk and Drumcondra . Like Shelbourne United and Shamrock Rovers before them, Bray Unknowns, Brideville, Drumcondra and Dolphins all won
527-541: The League of Ireland, Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic were all effectively "promoted" to the League of Ireland after winning the Leinster Senior League Senior Division title. Incidentally both Rovers and St Pats won successive Leinster Senior League and League of Ireland titles in 1921-22 and 1922-23 and 1950–51 and 1951–52 respectively. Throughout its history the Leinster Senior League Senior Division has regularly featured
558-471: The Leinster Senior League title and were then invited to join the League of Ireland. Brooklyn were also elected to the League of Ireland for the 1923–24 season. Dundalk joined the Leinster Senior League in 1922–23. They were runners up in 1923–24 and then finished third in 1925–26 before making their League of Ireland debut in 1926–27 . While playing in Leinster Senior League, Drumcondra also won an FAI Intermediate Cup / FAI Cup double in 1926–27 . During
589-474: The Leinster Senior League was established. Ciarán Priestley highlights a printed notice in the 4 September 1894 edition of The Irish Times . Under the headline "Leinster Football League" there is a report of "a general meeting of the league... held the other evening at 27 D'Olier Street ". Priestley also lists Bohemians , Britannia, Dublin University , Leinster Nomads, Phoenix and Montpelier as participants in
620-550: The early 1930s, they were commonly known as "the Blues from Cabinteely". In 1939, they won the Schoolboys League Cup in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000. In the 1930s, Cabinteely's squad included Peter Farrell . The club's name was changed to Cabinteely Boys around 1950, and the current club was formed in 1967, as Auburn F.C., beginning league football with one team. In 1973, Auburn F.C. was changed to Cabinteely Boys F.C., with
651-480: The establishment of the League of Ireland in 1921–22 . The Leinster Senior League remained a second-level league until 1964–65, when it was effectively replaced by the League of Ireland B Division . With the establishment of the A Championship in 2008 , it became a fourth-level league. However, since the demise of the A Championship in 2011, it has reverted to third-level status. Senior Source : A promotion and relegation system operates within
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#1732859183002682-419: The first season. The Leinster Senior League website states it was established in 1896 . However other sources suggest the league started a little later and was first played for in 1897–98 and that an unidentified British Army regimental team where the inaugural winners while Shelbourne were runners up. Up until the 1920s the league was dominated by Bohemians and Shelbourne . These two clubs still remain
713-413: The headline "Leinster Football League" there is a report of "a general meeting of the league... held the other evening at 27 D'Olier Street ". Priestley also lists Bohemians , Britannia, Dublin University , Leinster Nomads , Phoenix and Montpelier as participants in the first season. The Leinster Senior League website states it was established in 1896 . However other sources suggest the league started
744-541: The highest number of points ever at 38, more than doubling the previous year's figure. They also progressed further than ever before in the FAI Cup and Leinster Senior Cup. In a first for the club, Kieran Marty Waters was voted PFAI First Division Player of the Year. In 2017, Cabinteely released a 5-year strategic plan where the club planned to provide new facilities in their home of Kilboget Park rather than Stradbrook. The plan proposed
775-399: The league title on six occasions. This included four successive titles between 1947–48 and 1950–51. In 1947–48 St Pat's completed a treble after also winning both the FAI Intermediate Cup and Leinster Senior Cup . The 1948–49 season would see St Pat's win a Leinster Senior League / FAI Intermediate Cup. In 1950–51 a young Shay Gibbons helped St Pat's win the Leinster Senior League title for
806-588: The league's two most successful teams based on titles they won in this era. Even when Bohemians and Shelbourne joined the Irish Football League in 1902 and 1904 respectively, their reserve teams continued to win titles regularly. Initially only St James's Gate and British Army regimental teams challenged the Bohemians/Shelbourne duopoly. During the First World War the Irish Football League
837-421: The most titles. However, in more recent seasons Crumlin United , Cherry Orchard , Wayside Celtic and Bangor Celtic have been the divisions strongest teams. In 2014–15 Bluebell United were Leinster Senior League champions, 27 years after winning their previous title. Clubs from this division play in the Leinster Senior Cup , the FAI Cup , the FAI Intermediate Cup and the FAI Junior Cup . In recent seasons
868-421: The name later changed to just Cabinteely F.C. to acknowledge both the female members associated with the club and the ladies teams. Cabinteely were granted a licence to join the League of Ireland First Division in 2015. The club finished eighth (on 20 points) in the 2015 League of Ireland First Division ; their debut season. In 2016, Cabinteely finished seventh, above Athlone Town. In 2017, Cabinteely achieved
899-467: The season they had twice beaten the champions Brideville and also defeated Bohemians B. In 1933–34 Sligo Rovers achieved a treble, winning the Leinster Senior League, the FAI Intermediate Cup and the LFA Metropolitan Cup . On the back of this success, they joined the League of Ireland for the 1934–35 season. The following season, 1935–36 saw Brideville return to the League of Ireland along with
930-419: The winners of the Senior Division have also been invited to play in the League of Ireland Cup . From 1896–97 until 1964–65, the league was the de facto second-level league in what is now the Republic of Ireland . Initially the Irish Football League was the top level. Then for one season, 1920–21, the Leinster Senior League was briefly the top-level league. However, this status was short-lived and ended with
961-509: Was suspended and the senior teams of both Bohemians and Shelbourne rejoined the Leinster Senior League. Meanwhile, their northern counterparts competed in the Belfast & District League. The 1919–20 saw a return to an all-Ireland league. However further disruption caused by the Irish War of Independence meant this was short-lived and at the end of this season Bohemians and Shelbourne withdrew from