1955–56 League of Ireland

The 1955–56 League of Ireland was the 35th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland
Season1955–56
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic (3rd title)
Matches played132
Goals scored520 (3.94 per match)
Top goalscorerShay Gibbons (21 goals)
Biggest home winShelbourne 7–1 Limerick
Waterford 7–1 Limerick
Shamrock Rovers 6–0 Transport
Biggest away winTransport 1–6 Waterford
Highest scoringWaterford 8–3 Transport

St Patrick's Athletic were the defending champions.

Changes from 1954–55 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 (Inchicore) Richmond Park
Transport Bray Carlisle Grounds
Waterford Waterford Kilcohan Park

Season overview

St Patrick's Athletic won their third title.

Table
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
Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

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 —
Source: Extratime.com
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 Jack Walsh 12
7 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 11
Mick Lipper Limerick
Sonny Price Waterford
10 Francie Callan Dundalk 10
Eddie Doran Evergreen United
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