This competition succeeded that for the League of Ireland Shield.
Another pre-decessor was the PJ Casey Cup between all League of Ireland clubs, played on one occasion as a knock-out competition:
1962-63 Drumcondra 3-0 Dundalk
1973-74 Waterford 2-1 Finn Harps 1974-75 Bohemians 1-1 Finn Harps replay Bohemians 2-1 Finn Harps 1975-76 Limerick 4-0 0-1 Sligo Rovers 1976-77 Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Sligo Rovers 1977-78 Dundalk 2-2 2-2 Cork Alberts [Dundalk on pen] 1978-79 Bohemians 2-0 Shamrock Rovers 1979-80 Athlone Town 4-2 St. Patrick's Athletic 1980-81 Dundalk 0-0 0-0 Galway Rovers [Dundalk on pen] 1981-82 Athlone Town 1-0 Shamrock Rovers 1982-83 Athlone Town 2-1 Dundalk 1983-84 Drogheda United 3-1 Athlone Town 1984-85 Waterford United 2-1 Finn Harps 1985-86 Galway United 2-0 Dundalk 1986-87 Dundalk 1-0 Shamrock Rovers 1987-88 Cork City 1-0 Shamrock Rovers 1988-89 Derry City 4-0 Dundalk 1989-90 Dundalk 1-1 Derry City [4-1 pen] 1990-91 Derry City 2-0 Limerick City 1991-92 Derry City 1-0 Bohemians 1992-93 Limerick 2-0 St. Patrick's Athletic 1993-94 Derry City 3-1 Shelbourne [aggregate over 2 legs] 1994-95 Cork City 1-0 1-1 Dundalk 1995-96 Shelbourne 2-2 Sligo Rovers [aggregate over 2 legs; Shelbourne on pen] 1996-97 Galway United 3-1 1-1 Cork City 1997-98 Sligo Rovers 1-0 0-0 Shelbourne 1998-99 Cork City 1-1 1-0 Shamrock Rovers 1999-00 Derry City 3-1 2-1 Athlone Town 2000-01 St. Patrick's A. 3-1 2-2 UCD 2001-02 Limerick FC 2-1 0-1 Derry City [3-2 pen] 2003 St. Patrick's A. 1-0 Longford Town 2004 Longford Town 2-1 Bohemians 2005 Derry City 2-1 UCD 2006 Derry City 0-0 Shelbourne [aet, 3-0 pen] 2007 Derry City 1-0 Bohemians [aet] 2008 Derry City 6-1 Wexford Youths 2009 Bohemians 3-1 Waterford United 2010 Sligo Rovers 1-0 Monaghan United 2011 Derry City 1-0 Cork City 2012 Drogheda United 3-1 Shamrock Rovers 2013 Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Drogheda United 2014 Dundalk 3-2 Shamrock Rovers 2015 St. Patrick's A. 0-0 Galway United [aet, 4-3 pen] 2016 St. Patrick's A. 4-1 Limerick FC 2017 Dundalk 3-0 Shamrock Rovers 2018 Derry City 3-1 Cobh Ramblers 2019 Dundalk 2-2 Derry City [aet, 6-5 pen] 2020 abandoned 2021 abandoned 2022 not contested Number of Titles (46; lost finals between square brackets): 11 [ 3] Derry City 7 [ 4] Dundalk 4 [ 2] Saint Patrick's Athletic 3 [ 3] Bohemians 3 [ 2] Athlone Town 3 [ 2] Cork City 3 [ 2] Limerick FC (includes Limerick and Limerick City) 2 [ 8] Shamrock Rovers 2 [ 3] Sligo Rovers 2 [ 2] Galway United (includes Galway Rovers) 2 [ 1] Drogheda United 2 [ 1] Waterford United (includes Waterford) 1 [ 3] Shelbourne 1 [ 1] Longford Town [ 3] Finn Harps [ 2] UCD [ 1] Cobh Ramblers [ 1] Cork Alberts [ 1] Monaghan United [ 1] Wexford Youths Combined Records with League of Ireland Shield: Number of Titles (98; runners-up finishes between square brackets): 20 [17] Shamrock Rovers 11 [ 3] Derry City 9 [10] Dundalk (does not include PJ Casey Cup) 9 [ 8] Bohemians 9 [ 8] Shelbourne 7 [ 3] Waterford United (includes Waterford) 5 [ 4] Saint Patrick's Athletic 4 [ 5] Drumcondra (does not include PJ Casey Cup) 4 [ 4] Limerick FC (includes Limerick and Limerick City) 3 [ 4] Athlone Town 3 [ 2] Cork City 2 [ 4] Sligo Rovers 2 [ 2] Cork Hibernians 2 [ 2] Galway United (includes Galway Rovers) 2 [ 1] Cork United 2 [ 1] Drogheda United 2 St. James' Gate 1 [ 2] Cork Celtic 1 [ 1] Longford Town [ 3] Finn Harps [ 3] Transport [ 2] UCD [ 1] Bray Unknowns [ 1] Cobh Ramblers [ 1] Cork [ 1] Cork Alberts [ 1] Dolphin [ 1] Drogheda United [ 1] Evergreen United [ 1] Monaghan United [ 1] Wexford Youths Number of League-Cup-and-League Cup Trebles (5) NB: until 1973, the third trophy was the League of Ireland Shield 3 Shamrock Rovers [1924/25, 1931/32, 1963/64] 1 Bohemians [1927/28] Derry City [1988/89]
Information on PJ Casey Cup 1962-63 thanks to Sean DeLoughry (seandeloughry@yahoo.co.uk)
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