League of Ireland 1956-57

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League of Ireland 1956-57
master Shamrock Rovers
European Cup of
National Champions		 Shamrock Rovers
Cup winners Drumcondra FC
Relegated Cork Athletic 2
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 484  (ø 3.67 per game)
Top scorer Tommy Hamilton (Shamrock Rovers)
Donal Leahy ( Evergreen United ) both with 15 goals
← League of Ireland 1955/56

The League of Ireland 1956/57 was the 36th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champion was St Patrick's Athletic .

The Shamrock Rovers won the championship for the eighth 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. Shamrock Rovers (P)  22nd  15th  6th  1 068:240 2.83 36: 80
 2. Drumcondra FC  22nd  11  9  2 049:280 1.75 31:13
 3. Sligo Rovers  22nd  11  7th  4th 042:290 1.45 29:15
 4th Evergreen United  22nd  11  5  6th 048:310 1.55 27:17
 5. Transport FC  22nd  8th  10  4th 042:360 1.17 26:18
 6th Shelbourne FC 1  22nd  10  6th  6th 047:390 1.21 24:20
 7th Waterford FC  22nd  9  4th  9 049:410 1.20 22:22
 8th. Cork Athletic 2  22nd  5  8th  9 032:460 0.70 18:26
 9. St Patrick's Athletic (M)  22nd  6th  5  11 033:550 0.60 17:27
10. Dundalk FC  22nd  4th  8th  10 033:400 0.83 16:28
11. Bohemians Dublin  22nd  2  5  15th 020:560 0.36 09:35
12. Limerick FC  22nd  2  3  17th 021:590 0.36 07:37

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Irish champion and participation in the preliminary round of the 1957/58 European Cup
  • Termination after the end of the season
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner
    1The Shelbourne FC have been deducted two points.
    2 Cork Athletic resigned from the league and was dissolved.

    Crosstab

    1956/57 Shamrock Rovers DRU Sligo Rovers EVE TRA Shelbourne FC Waterford FC COA St Patrick's Athletic Dundalk FC Bohemians Dublin Limerick FC
    Shamrock Rovers 5-0 3: 1 4: 1 1-0 2: 2 1: 1 5: 1 4-0 3: 1 6-0 3-0
    Drumcondra FC 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 4: 1 2: 2 3: 1 4: 2 3-0 5: 1 1-0 4: 1
    Sligo Rovers 2: 2 0: 4 1: 1 2: 2 3-0 2: 1 2-0 4: 2 3: 3 5-0 2-0
    Evergreen United 1: 2 2: 2 1-0 2: 3 2: 1 2: 2 2-0 4-0 2: 1 4: 1 1: 1
    Transport FC 0-0 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 5: 4 3: 2 2: 2 0-0 2: 2 1: 1 6: 1
    Shelbourne FC 2: 5 2: 2 3-0 0: 5 1: 1 1-0 2: 2 6: 1 2: 1 3-0 1-0
    Bohemians Dublin 3: 5 2: 1 1: 2 1: 4 4: 1 3: 1 1: 1 4: 2 3: 1 3: 1 10: 2
    Drumcondra FC 4: 3 3: 3 3: 3 2: 4 1: 3 1: 3 1: 1 0: 2 1-0 2: 1 2-0
    Cork Athletic 1: 6 1: 2 2: 2 2: 5 0: 2 1: 2 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 3: 3 3: 2
    Dundalk FC 1: 2 2: 2 0: 1 4: 1 2: 2 2: 2 2-0 1: 1 1: 2 4: 2 0: 1
    Limerick FC 1: 4 0: 3 1: 4 1-0 2: 2 0: 1 1: 3 3-0 0: 3 0-0 0: 2
    Transport FC 1: 1 0: 1 0: 2 0: 2 2: 3 1: 6 1: 2 0: 2 2: 3 2: 3 2: 2

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