League of Ireland 1954/55

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League of Ireland 1954/55
master St Patrick's Athletic
Cup winners Shamrock Rovers
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 550  (ø 4.17 per game)
Top scorer Jimmy Gauld
( Waterford FC , 30 goals)
← League of Ireland 1953/54

The League of Ireland 1954/55 was the 34th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champions were the Shamrock Rovers .

St Patrick's Athletic won the title for the second title in the club's history.

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The twelve teams, which also contested the previous season, played against each other twice on 22 match days, divided into a first and a second half.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. St Patrick's Athletic  22nd  17th  2  3 062:310 2.00 36: 80
 2. Waterford FC  22nd  16  1  5 070:430 1.63 33:11
 3. Shamrock Rovers (M)  22nd  12  4th  6th 063:370 1.70 28:16
 4th Shelbourne FC  22nd  13  2  7th 062:410 1.51 28:16
 5. Cork Athletic  22nd  10  5  7th 053:510 1.04 25:19
 6th Drumcondra FC (P)  22nd  9  5  8th 038:300 1.27 23:21
 7th Bohemians Dublin  22nd  9  1  12 041:550 0.75 19:25
 8th. Limerick FC  22nd  8th  1  13 032:500 0.64 17:27
 9. Sligo Rovers  22nd  6th  3  13 034:490 0.69 15:29
10. Transport FC  22nd  5  4th  13 022:510 0.43 14:30
11. Evergreen United  22nd  4th  5  13 034:460 0.74 13:31
12. Dundalk FC  22nd  5  3  14th 039:660 0.59 13:31

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Irish master
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner

    Crosstab

    1954/55 St Patrick's Athletic Waterford FC Shamrock Rovers Shelbourne FC COA DRU Bohemians Dublin Limerick FC Sligo Rovers TRA EVE Dundalk FC
    St Patrick's Athletic 4: 1 0: 5 4: 6 5: 2 1-0 2: 1 3: 2 5: 2 3-0 1-0 10: 3
    Waterford FC 2-0 2: 1 1: 6 2: 4 2: 2 5: 2 5: 2 4: 1 3: 2 2: 1 6: 1
    Shamrock Rovers 2: 2 2: 3 2-0 7: 1 1: 3 7-0 3-0 3: 3 6-0 1: 4 7: 3
    Shelbourne FC 1: 4 1: 6 1: 1 3: 2 2: 2 3-0 3: 1 1: 3 0: 1 5-0 2: 1
    Cork Athletic 1: 1 4: 3 3: 3 4: 2 2-0 4: 4 4: 1 4: 1 3: 1 4: 1 2: 6
    Drumcondra FC 0: 3 0: 5 1: 2 2: 3 1: 2 6: 2 0-0 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 1-0
    Bohemians Dublin 1: 2 1: 4 5: 1 1: 4 3: 1 0: 2 6: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3: 1 2: 1
    Limerick FC 0: 2 4: 2 1: 2 2: 1 0: 1 0: 5 3: 1 1: 2 5: 2 2: 1 1: 2
    Sligo Rovers 1: 2 1: 2 1-0 2: 4 2: 1 1: 2 3: 1 0: 1 3-0 2: 2 3: 4
    Transport FC 1: 4 1: 3 1: 2 0: 7 2: 1 1-0 1: 2 0: 1 2: 1 1: 1 0-0
    Evergreen United 0: 1 2: 5 2: 3 1: 4 1: 1 1: 2 2-0 2: 3 4: 1 0-0 4-0
    Dundalk FC 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 1: 3 2: 2 0: 6 0: 2 3: 1 4-0 3: 4 3: 3

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