Top scorer ever in First Division

**oriel** · 05/10/2006, 11:25 AM

Philly Hughes with us curently leads the charts with 16 in the league this season, acutally 2 more than Jason Byrne on 14, but we go there re Prem v First.

Anyway as Hughes is on target to beat our highest ever scorer in First Div and still a club record of 20 (Martin Reilly 2000/01) Does anyone know what the all time First Div record is ?

Jonathan Speake, Derry mid 80`s ??? I seem to recall him getting a huge total and over 27 games which would be more impressive ?

Anyone help out ?

**harps1954** · 05/10/2006, 11:54 AM

Kevin McHugh scored 24 First Division goals for Finn Harps in 2001-02 season and 22 First Division goals in the 2004 season.

He also scored a further 3 goals in the Promotion/Relegation Play-offs in 2001-02 which could be classed as First Division goals.

Andy Myler scored 27 First Division goals in 2000-01 and a further 2 in the play-offs that season. Myler holds the First Division record.

Hughes still has a bit of scoring to do to beat both McHugh and Myler.

**hoops1** · 05/10/2006, 11:54 AM

Did Mc Hugh not get the record a few years back?

**oriel** · 05/10/2006, 11:59 AM

Yep dead right Hughes no chance of that - totally forgot about Kevin McHugh and Myler.

This site is better than google for getting answers like this !

Always wondered how many eL fans there are out there. Maybe clubs max attendance plus 25% floaters

anyway thanks for info, i needed it for the programme

**BrayUnknowns** · 05/10/2006, 12:03 PM

Think Zayed got 20+ a few seasons back in the 1st division as well.

**Conor H** · 05/10/2006, 1:10 PM

Alan Murphy had the record for at least 1 if not 2 years aswell.

**harps1954** · 05/10/2006, 2:45 PM

Full list of all Topscorers in the First Division since it began in 1985/86. Andy Myler holds the record for the most goals in a First Division season.

Season Topscorer (Club) Goals

1985/86 Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 11
Harry McLoughlin (Sligo Rovers) 11

1986/87 Alex Kristic (Derry City) 18

1987/88 Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 19

1988/89 Pat O'Connor (Home Farm) 14

1989/90 John Ryan (Bray Wanderers) 16

1990/91 Jim Barr (Monaghan United) 12
Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 12

1991/92 Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 12
Barry Ryan (Limerick City) 12

1992/93 Mick Byrne (Monaghan United) 15
Richie Parsons (Longford Town) 15

1993/94 Karl Gannon (Home Farm) 16

1994/95 Michael O'Byrne (U.C.D.) 14
Philip Power /Home Farm) 14

1995/96 Jonathan Speak (Finn Harps) 17

1996/97 Richie Hale (Kilkenny City) 13
Tony Izzi (Limerick 3/Cobh 10) 13

1997/98 Fergal Coleman (Galway United) 13

1998/99 Tony Izzi (Cobh Ramblers) 13

1999/00 Robbie Farrell (Home Farm Fingal) 17
Andy Myler (Monaghan United) 17
Keith O'Connor (Longford Town) 17

2000/01 Andy Myler (Athlone Town) 29 (including 2 playoff goals)

2001/02 Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) 27 (including 3 in playoff)

2002/03 Willie Bruton (Cobh Ramblers) 14
Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) 14

2003 Alan Murphy (Galway United) 21

2004 Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) 24

2005 Kieran O'Reilly (Cobh Ramblers) 17

**dcfc_1928** · 05/10/2006, 3:16 PM

Krstic has the best goals/game ratio, out of that lot. He scored an average of 1 goal every league game.

1985/86 - 18 game season
Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 11
Harry McLoughlin (Sligo Rovers) 11

1986/87 - 18 game season
Alex Kristic (Derry City) 18

1987/88 - 27 game season
Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 19

1988/89 - 27 game season
Pat O'Connor (Home Farm) 14

1989/90 - 27 game season
John Ryan (Bray Wanderers) 16

1990/91 - 27 game season
Jim Barr (Monaghan United) 12
Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 12

1991/92 - 27 game season
Con McLoughlin (Finn Harps) 12
Barry Ryan (Limerick City) 12

1992/93 - 27 game season
Mick Byrne (Monaghan United) 15
Richie Parsons (Longford Town) 15

1993/94 - 27 game season
Karl Gannon (Home Farm) 16

1994/95 - 27 game season
Michael O'Byrne (U.C.D.) 14
Philip Power (Home Farm) 14

1995/96 - 27 game season
Jonathan Speak (Finn Harps) 17

1996/97 - 27 game season
Richie Hale (Kilkenny City) 13
Tony Izzi (Limerick 3/Cobh 10) 13

1997/98 - 27 game season
Fergal Coleman (Galway United) 13

1998/99 - 36 game season
Tony Izzi (Cobh Ramblers) 13

1999/00 - 36 game season
Robbie Farrell (Home Farm Fingal) 17
Andy Myler (Monaghan United) 17
Keith O'Connor (Longford Town) 17

2000/01 - 36 game season (+ 2 play-off games)
Andy Myler (Athlone Town) 29 (including 2 playoff goals)

2001/02 - 32 game season (+ 2 play-off games)
Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) 27 (including 3 in playoff)

2002/03 - 22 game season
Willie Bruton (Cobh Ramblers) 14
Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) 14

2003 - 33 game season
Alan Murphy (Galway United) 21

2004 - 33 game season
Kevin McHugh (Finn Harps) 24

2005 - 36 game season
Kieran O'Reilly (Cobh Ramblers) 17