1955–56 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1955–56
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic (3rd Title)
Matches played132
Goals scored520 (3.94 per match)
Top goalscorerShay Gibbons - St Patrick's Athletic - 21 goals

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1955/1956 season.

Overview[]

It was contested by 12 teams, and St Patrick's Athletic won the championship.

Final classification[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Patrick's Athletic 22 16 2 4 61 34 +27 34
2 Shamrock Rovers 22 15 1 6 54 30 +24 31
3 Waterford 22 14 2 6 66 39 +27 30
4 Evergreen United 22 10 4 8 34 28 +6 24
5 Sligo Rovers 22 11 2 9 47 50 −3 24
6 Shelbourne 22 8 4 10 45 42 +3 20
7 Bohemians 22 7 5 10 29 36 −7 19
8 Drumcondra 22 8 2 12 41 51 −10 18
9 Cork Athletic 22 7 3 12 38 43 −5 17
10 Dundalk 22 6 5 11 37 54 −17 17
11 Limerick 22 6 5 11 35 54 −19 17
12 Transport 22 5 3 14 33 59 −26 13
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Results[]

Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1
Cork Athletic 1–0 — 4–3 5–0 1–0 4–1 0–2 3–3 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–0
Drumcondra 1–1 2–0 — 2–5 2–3 2–0 3–4 2–2 3–1 2–0 4–2 1–4
Dundalk 0–1 2–0 3–2 — 0–1 3–3 1–2 3–2 1–1 3–3 2–1 3–2
Evergreen United 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 — 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 4–2
Limerick 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 — 2–1 2–2 4–1 3–4 3–2 1–3
Shamrock Rovers 4–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 — 2–1 4–0 2–1 6–0 1–2
Shelbourne 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 7–1 1–2 — 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–4
Sligo Rovers 6–2 4–3 4–0 4–2 0–3 3–2 0–4 4–2 — 1–3 4–0 5���3
St Patrick's Athletic 3–1 3–2 4–2 4–0 2–1 3–0 2–4 3–2 4–0 — 3–2 2–0
Transport 2–1 3–1 1–3 5–3 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–6 — 1–2
Waterford 2–0 5–3 3–1 5–1 3–1 7–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–3 8–3 —
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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 21
2 Paddy Ambrose Shamrock Rovers 20
3 Paddy O'Rourke St Patrick's Athletic 17
4 Gerry Malone Shelbourne 15
5 Johnny Armstrong Sligo Rovers 14
6 Sligo Rovers 12
7 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 11
7 Limerick 11
7 Waterford 11
10 Dundalk 10
10 Evergreen United 10
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