League of Ireland Shield
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The League of Ireland Shield is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972. It was played before the league season began and was seen as the 3rd most important trophy in Irish football, bhind the league and FAI Cup.
It was played in a variety of formats; from complete round robin series to group stages followed by knock out games to complete knock out tournaments. It was replaced by the League Cup in 1973.
The LOI Shield should not be confused with the League of Ireland First Division Shield, a competition that ran in the 1980s and 1990s and, as the name suggests, was confined to First Division clubs.
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[edit] List of Winners
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[edit] Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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 Shamrock Rovers |
18 | 9 | 1924/25, 1926/27, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1934/35, 1937/38, 1941/42, 1949/50, 1951/52, 1954/55-1957/58(4), 1962/63-1965/66(4), 1967/68 |
 Shelbourne |
8 | 5 | 1921/22, 1922/23, 1925/26, 1929/30, 1943/44, 1944/45, 1948/49, 1970/71 |
 Bohemians |
6 | 5 | 1923/24, 1927/28, 1928/29, 1933/34, 1938/39, 1939/40 |
 Waterford |
5 | 2 | 1930/31, 1936/37, 1952/53, 1958/59, 1968/69 |
 Dundalk |
2 | 6 | 1966/67, 1971/72 |
 Cork Hibernians |
2 | 2 | 1969/70, 1972/73 |
| Cork United1 | 2 | 2 | 1942/43, 1947/48 |
| St James Gate | 2 | - | 1935/36, 1940/41 |
 Cork Celtic2 |
1 | 3 | 1960/61 |
 St. Patrick's Athletic |
1 | 2 | 1959/60 |
 Limerick |
1 | 2 | 1953/54 |
| Transport | - | 3 | - |
 Athlone Town |
- | 2 | - |
| Dolphin F.C. | - | 1 | - |
| Bray Unknowns | - | 1 | - |
 Sligo Rovers |
- | 1 | - |
 Drogheda United |
- | 1 | - |
1 Results include those as Cork FC
2 Results include those as Evergreen United
