1952–53 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1952–53
ChampionsShelbourne (6th Title)
Matches played132
Goals scored484 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerShay Gibbons, (St Patrick's Athletic) 22

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1952/1953 season.

Overview[]

It was contested by 12 teams, and Shelbourne won the championship.

Final classification[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shelbourne 22 12 6 4 46 24 +22 30
2 Drumcondra 22 10 9 3 49 33 +16 29
3 Shamrock Rovers 22 12 3 7 40 27 +13 27
4 St Patrick's Athletic 22 8 8 6 49 34 +15 24
5 Sligo Rovers 22 8 7 7 42 37 +5 23
6 Dundalk 22 8 6 8 45 45 0 22
7 Limerick 22 8 5 9 39 44 −5 21
8 Cork Athletic 22 9 3 10 41 47 −6 21
9 Transport 22 7 7 8 35 42 −7 21
10 Evergreen United 22 8 4 10 36 35 +1 20
11 Waterford 22 5 5 12 35 58 −23 15
12 Bohemians 22 4 3 15 27 58 −31 11
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Results[]

Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 1–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 3–7 4–2 0–0
Cork Athletic 6–1 — 3–3 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–4 2–1 1–2 4–2
Drumcondra 6–1 1–1 — 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 4–4
Dundalk 5–1 1–0 2–2 — 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–4 1–1 5–2 4–0
Evergreen United 2–1 1–0 3–1 5–0 — 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 4–2
Limerick 4–3 1–4 1–1 6–3 2–0 — 4–1 2–4 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 6–2 4–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 — 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2
Shelbourne 2–1 6–1 2–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 — 4–1 1–0 1–1 4–0
Sligo Rovers 4–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 — 1–1 3–1 4–3
St Patrick's Athletic 2–0 6–2 1–2 4–2 2–3 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–3 — 1–2 4–1
Transport 1–1 2–0 2–4 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–4 3–3 — 5–1
Waterford 2–1 4–2 1–3 3–5 1–4 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 —
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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Shay Gibbons St Patrick's Athletic 22
2 Drumcondra 16
3 Liam Coll Sligo Rovers 13
3 Shelbourne 13
3 Dessie Glynn Drumcondra 13
3 Transport 13
7 Evergreen United 11
7 Dundalk 11
9 Limerick 10
9 Tom McCabe Dundalk 10
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