1956–57 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1956–57
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (8th Title)
European CupShamrock Rovers
Matches played132
Goals scored484 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerTommy Hamilton Drumcondra, Donal Leahy Evergreen United - 15 goals

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1956/1957 season.

Overview[]

It was contested by 12 teams, and Shamrock Rovers won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for next season.

Final classification[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shamrock Rovers 22 15 6 1 68 24 +44 36 European Cup
2 Drumcondra 22 11 9 2 49 28 +21 31
3 Sligo Rovers 22 11 7 4 42 29 +13 29
4 Evergreen United 22 11 5 6 48 31 +17 27
5 Transport 22 8 10 4 42 36 +6 26
6 Shelbourne 22 10 6 6 47 39 +8 24[a]
7 Waterford 22 9 4 9 49 41 +8 22
8 Cork Athletic[b] 22 5 8 9 32 46 −14 18
9 St Patrick's Athletic 22 6 5 11 33 55 −22 17
10 Dundalk 22 4 8 10 33 40 −7 16
11 Bohemians 22 2 5 15 20 56 −36 9
12 Limerick 22 2 3 17 21 59 −38 7
Source: www.rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ Shelbourne were docked 2 points by the league.
  2. ^ Cork Athletic resigned from the league and disbanded.

Cork Hibernians were elected to the league for next season.

Results[]

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

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tommy Hamilton Drumcondra 15
1 Donal Leahy Evergreen United 15
3 Evergreen United 13
4 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 12
4 Dessie Glynn Shelbourne 12
6 Drumcondra 11
6 Cork Athletic 11
6 Sligo Rovers 11
9 Drumcondra 10
9 Sligo Rovers 10
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