1956–57 League of Ireland

The 1956–57 League of Ireland was the 36th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland
Season1956–57
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (8th title)
European CupShamrock Rovers
Matches played132
Goals scored484 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerTommy Hamilton
Donal Leahy
(15 goals)
Biggest home winWaterford 10–2 Limerick
Biggest away winLimerick 1–6 Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne 0–5 Evergreen United
Highest scoringWaterford 10–2 Limerick

St Patrick's Athletic were the defending champions.

Changes from 1955–56 season

No new teams were elected to the League.

Teams
Locations of the 1954–55 League of Ireland teams
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Cork Athletic Cork (Mardyke) Mardyke
Drumcondra Dublin (Drumcondra) Tolka Park
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
Evergreen United Cork (Turners Cross) Turners Cross
Limerick Limerick Markets Field
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Milltown) Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne Dublin (Ringsend) Shelbourne Park
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds
St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Transport Dublin (Harold's Cross) Harold's Cross Stadium
Waterford Waterford Kilcohan Park

Season overview

Shamrock Rovers won their eighth title and qualified for the following season's European Cup.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shamrock Rovers 22 15 6 1 68 24 +44 36 Qualification for European Cup preliminary round
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[lower-alpha 1]
7 Waterford 22 9 4 9 49 41 +8 22
8 Cork Athletic 22 5 8 9 32 46 −14 18 Resigned
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: RSSSF, foot.dk
Notes:
  1. Shelbourne were deducted two points by the League.

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: Extratime.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tommy Hamilton Shamrock Rovers 15
Donal Leahy Evergreen United 15
3 Austin Noonan 13
4 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 12
Dessie Glynn Shelbourne
6 Willie Coleman Drumcondra 11
Tommy Collins Cork Athletic
Vincent Morrison Sligo Rovers
9 Jackie McCourt Drumcondra 10
Jack Walsh Sligo Rovers
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