St James's Gate F.C.

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St James's Gate F.C. is an Irish football club that currently plays in the Leinster Senior League. St James Gate was founded as the footballing part of the Guinness Sports and Social club and was named after St. James's Gate Brewery.

It was a founding member of the League of Ireland in 1921 and became the first league champions that season. St James Gate was also the inaugural winner of the FAI Cup. In 1940 a second league title was added but in 1944 having finished in last place, the league denied their application for re-election.

They entered the Intermediate level Leinster Senior League and quickly became one of the top non League sides in Ireland. In 1990 they re-entered the League of Ireland in place of Newcastlewest, this time entering in the second tier, League of Ireland First Division. In 1995 the club was taken over by a consortium with high ambitions, however only one year later, just before the start of the 1996/97 season, they pulled out of the league, unable to meet their financial responsibilities. They were replaced by St. Francis.

Since this time the club have been competing in the Leinster Senior League. The club were relegated out of the Senior Division in 2006 and following 2 unsuccessful season's in Senior 1 the club were in relegated at the end of the 08/09 season.

This once mighty club must now face up to life in the 3rd tier of the Leinster Senior League.

They played in St. James Park from 1921/22-1927/28 before moving to the Iveagh Grounds.

Honours

• League of Ireland : 2
  • Winners 1921–22, 1939–40
  • Runners Up 1934–35
• FAI Cup : 2
  • Winners 1922, 1938
  • Runners Up 1934, 1937
• League of Ireland Shield : 2
  • Winners 1935-36, 1940-41
• Dublin City Cup : 1
  • Winners 1938-39
  • Runners Up 1934-35
• Irish Intermediate Cup : 2
  • Winners 1910-11, 1920-21
• FAI Intermediate Cup : 1
  • Winners 1950-51
  • Runners Up 1988-89

Records

Results

• Biggest League Win:
  • 8-0 vs Jacobs away 24 August 1929
• Biggest League Defeat:
  • 0-7 vs Waterford away 22 November 1931
  • 0-7 vs Cork United home 19 December 1943
  • 0-7 vs Shamrock Rovers away 27 December 1943

Goals / Scorers

• Most League Goals In A Game:
  • 6, Willie Byrne vs Sligo Rovers home 7-1 30 March 1930
• Top League Scorer:
  • (season): 29, Paddy Bradshaw, (1939/40)
  • (total): 68, Paddy Bradshaw, (1938-1941 & 1943/44)

International Caps

Full international caps won by players while with St James's Gate:

•  Republic of Ireland: 8 players capped.
  • Most: Joe O'Reilly 13 (20).

Selected Former Players

• Paddy Bradshaw
• Johnny Carey
• Bob Carter
• Charlie Dowdall
• Paddy Duncan
• Eddie Flynn, goalie for the 1938 FAI Cup victory over Dundalk.

Rankings