1954–55 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1954–55
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic (2nd Title)
Matches played132
Goals scored550 (4.17 per match)
Top goalscorerJimmy Gauld - Waterford 30 goals

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1954/1955 season.

Overview[]

It was contested by 12 teams, and St Patrick's Athletic F.C. won the championship for the second time.

Final classification[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Patrick's Athletic 22 17 2 3 62 31 +31 36
2 Waterford 22 16 1 5 70 43 +27 33
3 Shamrock Rovers 22 12 4 6 63 37 +26 28
4 Shelbourne 22 13 2 7 62 41 +21 28
5 Cork Athletic 22 10 5 7 53 51 +2 25
6 Drumcondra 22 9 5 8 38 30 +8 23
7 Bohemians 22 9 1 12 41 55 −14 19
8 Limerick 22 8 1 13 32 50 −18 17
9 Sligo Rovers 22 6 3 13 34 49 −15 15
10 Transport 22 5 4 13 22 51 −29 14
11 Evergreen United 22 4 5 13 34 46 −12 13
12 Dundalk 22 5 3 14 39 66 −27 13

Results[]

Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 6–1 5–1 1–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–4
Cork Athletic 4–4 2–0 2–6 4–1 4–1 3–3 4–2 4–1 1–1 3–1 4–3
Drumcondra 6–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–3 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–5
Dundalk 0–2 2–2 0–6 3–3 3–1 1–2 1–3 4–0 0–3 3–4 1–2
Evergreen United 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–3 2–3 1–4 4–1 0–1 0–0 2–5
Limerick 3–1 0–1 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 5–2 4–2
Shamrock Rovers 7–0 7–1 1–3 7–3 1–4 3–0 2–0 3–3 2–2 6–0 2–3
Shelbourne 3–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–4 0–1 1–6
Sligo Rovers 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–4 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–4 1–2 3–0 1–2
St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 5–2 1–0 10–3 1–0 3–2 0–5 4–6 5–2 3–0 4–1
Transport 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–7 2–1 1–4 1–3
Waterford 5–2 2–4 2–2 6–1 2–1 5–2 2–1 1–6 4–1 2–0 3–2
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jimmy Gauld Waterford 30
2 Shay Gibbons St Patrick's Athletic 28
3 Shelbourne 19
4 Dermot Curtis Shelbourne 16
5 Paddy Ambrose Shamrock Rovers 14
5 Johnny Armstrong Sligo Rovers 14
7 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 13
8 St Patrick's Athletic 12
8 Cork Athletic 12
10 Cork Athletic 11
10 Dessie Glynn Drumcondra 11
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