1959–60 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1959–60
ChampionsLimerick (1st Title)
European CupLimerick
Matches played132
Goals scored529 (4.01 per match)
Top goalscorer (Cork Celtic) , 27

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1959/1960 season.

Overview[]

It was contested by 12 teams, and Limerick won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for following season 1960/61.

Final classification[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Limerick 22 15 0 7 46 26 +20 30 European Cup
2 Cork Celtic 22 12 4 6 66 44 +22 28
3 Shelbourne 22 11 6 5 48 33 +15 28
4 Shamrock Rovers 22 12 3 7 54 31 +23 27
5 Dundalk 22 12 3 7 50 32 +18 27
6 Cork Hibernians 22 12 3 7 57 37 +20 27
7 St Patrick's Athletic 22 12 1 9 46 44 +2 25
8 Waterford 22 10 4 8 40 43 −3 24
9 Drumcondra 22 10 2 10 45 35 +10 22
10 Sligo Rovers 22 5 3 14 44 67 −23 13
11 Transport 22 3 2 17 18 66 −48 8
12 Bohemians 22 0 5 17 15 71 −56 5
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Results[]

Home \ Away BOH CCF CHF DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–6 1–6 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–6 1–1 0–1
Cork Celtic 7–1 — 2–1 2–2 2–5 4–0 3–3 4–3 4–3 5–2 3–1 4–0
Cork Hibernians 3–0 3–3 — 3–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–4 10–1 4–4
Drumcondra 4–0 3–5 4–1 — 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 6–0 0–2 6–1 0–3
Dundalk 2–1 4–0 0–2 3–1 — 0–1 4–2 0–2 4–2 3–2 3–0 2–2
Limerick 4–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 5–0
Shamrock Rovers 5–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 — 2–2 8–0 1–4 1–0 6–1
Shelbourne 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 0–2 — 3–3 2–1 3–0 0–2
Sligo Rovers 1–1 3–4 1–3 1–0 6–5 1–4 0–2 3–6 — 7–2 4–1 1–2
St Patrick's Athletic 3–0 2–1 4–1 2–4 0–2 3–2 1–3 3–3 2–1 — 1–0 1–0
Transport 2–0 0–5 0–7 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 — 1–6
Waterford 3–3 1–5 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 0–1 4–1 —
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Cork Celtic 27
2 Cork Hibernians 21
3 Donal Leahy Cork Celtic 20
4 Liam Munroe Dundalk 19
5 Christy Doyle Shelbourne 14
6 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 13
7 Eric Barber Shelbourne 12
7 Ronnie Whelan St Patrick's Athletic 12
9 Shamrock Rovers 11
10 Limerick 10
10 Cork Hibernians 10
10 Sligo Rovers 10
10 Tommy O'Connor Limerick 10
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