League of Ireland 1955/56

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League of Ireland 1955/56
master St Patrick's Athletic
Cup winners Shamrock Rovers
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 520  (ø 3.94 per game)
Top scorer Shay Gibbons
(St Patrick's Athletic, 21 goals)
← League of Ireland 1954/55

The League of Ireland 1955/56 was the 35th season of the top Irish football league .

St Patrick's Athletic successfully defended the title and became champion for the third time.

mode

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 (M)  22nd  16  2  4th 061:340 1.79 34:10
 2. Shamrock Rovers (P)  22nd  15th  1  6th 054:300 1.80 31:13
 3. Waterford FC  22nd  14th  2  6th 066:390 1.69 30:14
 4th Evergreen United  22nd  10  4th  8th 034:280 1.21 24:20
 5. Sligo Rovers  22nd  11  2  9 047:500 0.94 24:20
 6th Shelbourne FC  22nd  8th  4th  10 045:420 1.07 20:24
 7th Bohemians Dublin  22nd  7th  5  10 029:360 0.81 19:25
 8th. Drumcondra FC  22nd  8th  2  12 041:510 0.80 18:26
 9. Cork Athletic  22nd  7th  3  12 038:430 0.88 17:27
10. Dundalk FC  22nd  6th  5  11 037:540 0.69 17:27
11. Limerick FC  22nd  6th  5  11 035:540 0.65 17:27
12. Transport FC  22nd  5  3  14th 033:590 0.56 13:31

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

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

    Crosstab

    1955/56 St Patrick's Athletic Shamrock Rovers Waterford FC EVE Sligo Rovers Shelbourne FC Bohemians Dublin DRU COA Dundalk FC Limerick FC TRA
    St Patrick's Athletic 2: 4 2-0 2: 1 4-0 3: 2 3: 1 4: 2 3: 2 4-0 3-0 3: 2
    Shamrock Rovers 2: 1 1: 2 1: 1 4-0 2: 1 4-0 1: 2 3: 1 2: 1 3: 2 6-0
    Waterford FC 3: 3 3: 1 3: 1 2: 2 2-0 2-0 3: 1 5: 3 5: 1 7: 1 8: 3
    Evergreen United 1: 3 1: 2 4: 2 1-0 2: 1 2-0 1: 2 1: 1 2: 2 3: 1 1: 2
    Sligo Rovers 1: 3 0: 4 5: 3 0: 3 4: 2 6: 2 4-0 4: 3 4: 2 3: 2 4-0
    Shelbourne FC 1: 3 1: 2 1: 4 3: 1 1: 3 3: 1 2-0 2-0 3-0 7: 1 3: 1
    Bohemians Dublin 2-0 3: 2 3: 1 0: 2 4-0 1: 2 3-0 2: 1 2: 2 1: 1 1: 1
    Drumcondra FC 2-0 3: 4 1: 4 2: 3 3: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2-0 2: 5 2-0 4: 2
    Cork Athletic 1: 2 0: 2 1-0 1-0 1: 2 3: 3 1-0 4: 3 5-0 4: 1 3: 1
    Dundalk FC 3: 3 1: 2 3: 2 0: 1 1: 1 3: 2 0: 1 3: 2 2-0 3: 3 2: 1
    Limerick FC 3: 4 2: 1 1: 3 0: 2 4: 1 2: 2 0-0 3: 1 2: 2 2-0 3: 2
    Transport FC 1: 6 3: 1 1: 2 0-0 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 1: 3 3: 1 5: 3 0: 1

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