Football records and statistics in the Republic of Ireland

Titles

• Most top-flight league titles: 22, Shamrock Rovers (Premier Division)^[1]
• Most consecutive league titles: 4,
  • Shamrock Rovers (1983–84 to 1986–87 and 2020 to 2023)^[1]
• Most second tier league titles: 5, Drogheda United (First Division)^[2][3]
• Biggest title-winning margin: 19 points, 2008; Bohemian F.C. (85 points) over St Patrick's Athletic (66 points)^[4][5]

Points records

• Most points in a season (any division): 94, Galway United (2023)
• Most points in a season (top-flight):
  • 36 games: 87, Dundalk (2018)^[6][7]
  • 33 games: 85, Bohemians (2008)^[8]

Wins

• Most consecutive top-flight league wins: 15, Bohemians (1923–24, from 18 games)^[9]

Games without defeat

• Most consecutive top-flight games without defeat: 33 games, Shamrock Rovers (5 October 2019 to 21 May 2021)^[1][10]

Appearances

• Most consecutive appearances in the top-flight: 105, Bohemians (1921–present)
• Most appearances in the top-flight: 105, Bohemians (93, as of 2013)^[11]

Goals records

• Most goals in a season (any division): 98, Galway United (2023)
• Most goals in a season (Premier Division): 85, Dundalk (2018)

Transfers

• Highest transfer fee received:

• Highest transfer fee paid: €104,000:
  • Odhrán Casey, from Cliftonville to Shelbourne (14 January 2026)^[12][13]

Runs

• Featuring in European Football in consecutive seasons: 12, Shelbourne FC
• Unbeaten seasons: 2, Shamrock Rovers

Goals

• Most career league goals: 235, Brendan Bradley^[14][15]
• Most career top-flight goals: 231, Brendan Bradley
• Fastest goal: 7 seconds — Peter Hutton (for Derry City against Shamrock Rovers, 2002)^[16]
• Fastest hat-trick (time between first and third goals): 2 minutes 13 seconds — Jimmy O'Connor (for Shelbourne against Bohemians, 19 November 1967)^[17][18]

Most deliveries in a season

Kieran Sadlier 117 Cork City 2017^{[citation needed]}

Appearances

• Most appearances: 634, Al Finucane^[19][20]

Finals

• Most cup final wins: 25, Shamrock Rovers^[1][21]
• Most cup final losses: 12, Shelbourne^[21]
• Most cup final appearances: 36, Shamrock Rovers^[21]
• Most consecutive cup final wins: 6, Shamrock Rovers (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)^[21]
• Most cup final appearances without winning: 3, Evergreen United / Cork Celtic (1953, 1964, 1969)^[21]
• Highest scoring cup final: 7 goals, joint record:^[21]
  • Bohemians 4–3 Dundalk (1935)
  • Derry City 4–3 St. Patrick's Athletic (2006)[a.e.t.]

All rounds

• Largest winning margin: Dundalk 11–0 Athlone Town (Semi-final, 2020)^[22]

Finals

• Most league cup final wins: 11, Derry City^[23]
• Most league cup final losses: 8, Shamrock Rovers^[23]
• Most league cup final appearances: 14, Derry City^[23]
• Most league cup final appearances without winning: 3, Finn Harps^[23]