1957–58 League of Ireland

The 1957–58 League of Ireland was the 37th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland
Season1957–58
ChampionsDrumcondra (3rd title)
European CupDrumcondra
Matches played132
Goals scored492 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerDonal Leahy (16 goals)
Biggest home winDundalk 8–2 Cork Hibernians
Shamrock Rovers 8–2 Transport
Biggest away winSligo Rovers 0–6 Transport
Highest scoringBohemians 3–7 Drumcondra
Dundalk 8–2 Cork Hibernians
Shamrock Rovers 8–2 Transport

Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions.

Changes from 1956–57 season

Cork Athletic resigned from the League, and were replaced by Cork Hibernians.

Teams
Locations of the 1957–58 League of Ireland teams
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Cork Hibernians 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

Drumcondra won their third title and qualified for the following season's European Cup.

Final classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Drumcondra 22 15 3 4 51 23 +28 33 Qualification for European Cup preliminary round
2 Shamrock Rovers 22 15 1 6 55 26 +29 31
3 Evergreen United 22 13 3 6 53 30 +23 29
4 St Patrick's Athletic 22 10 6 6 45 32 +13 26
5 Shelbourne 22 11 3 8 41 29 +12 25
6 Waterford 22 10 3 9 43 37 +6 23
7 Limerick 22 7 5 10 31 40 −9 19
8 Dundalk 22 7 3 12 38 46 −8 17
9 Bohemians 22 6 4 12 36 52 −16 16
10 Transport 22 6 4 12 30 50 −20 16
11 Sligo Rovers 22 5 5 12 32 61 −29 15
12 Cork Hibernians 22 6 2 14 37 66 −29 14
Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

Results
Home \ Away BOH CHB DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI STP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 3–1 3–7 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–4 0–3 6–1 0–2 2–2 1–1
Cork Hibernians 3–3 — 3–2 4–2 2–7 2–0 2–1 2–4 3–1 3–5 0–1 1–3
Drumcondra 3–2 5–0 — 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 5–0 2–1 0–1 1–0
Dundalk 3–2 8–2 0–1 — 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 3–1 3–3 1–0 1–2
Evergreen United 4–2 2–1 1–2 4–2 — 1–0 1–2 3–0 5–1 4–1 4–1 3–0
Limerick 2–0 5–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 — 2–4 3–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2
Shamrock Rovers 6–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 6–2 2–0 — 1–0 5–1 1–2 8–2 3–2
Shelbourne 0–1 3–0 0–1 5–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 — 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–3
Sligo Rovers 3–0 3–0 2–3 4–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–2 0–6 1–5
St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–3 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–2 — 5–0 4–1
Transport 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–5 3–4 2–2 — 3–2
Waterford 1–2 4–3 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 4–0 —
Source: Extratime.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Donal Leahy Evergreen United 16
2 Johnny McGeehan Transport 15
Austin Noonan Evergreen United
4 Ronnie Whelan St Patrick's Athletic 14
5 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 12
6 Christy Doyle Shelbourne 11
Vic Meldrum Sligo Rovers
8 Dermot Cross Drumcondra 10
9 Willie Coleman 9
Maxie McCann Shamrock Rovers
Donal O'Leary Evergreen United
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