League of Ireland 1958/59
League of Ireland 1958/59 | |
master | Shamrock Rovers |
European Cup of National Champions |
Shamrock Rovers |
Cup winners | St Patrick's Athletic |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 132 |
Gates | 475 (ø 3.6 per game) |
Top scorer |
Donal Leahy (Evergreen United, 22 goals) |
← League of Ireland 1957/58 |
The League of Ireland 1958/59 was the 38th season of the top Irish football league . The defending champion was Drumcondra FC .
The Shamrock Rovers won their ninth championship so far. The club thus qualified for the European Cup of National Champions 1959/60 , but failed there already in the preliminary round at the French champions OGC Nice .
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 | 22nd | 15th | 4th | 3 | 58:29 | 2.00 | 34:10 |
2. | Evergreen United | 22nd | 13 | 3 | 6th | 49:27 | 1.81 | 29:15 |
3. | Waterford FC | 22nd | 14th | 1 | 7th | 58:36 | 1.61 | 29:15 |
4th | Limerick FC | 22nd | 11 | 5 | 6th | 48:31 | 1.55 | 27:17 |
5. | Drumcondra FC (M) | 22nd | 11 | 4th | 7th | 30:26 | 1.15 | 26:18 |
6th | Shelbourne FC | 22nd | 7th | 8th | 7th | 35:33 | 1.06 | 22:22 |
7th | Transport FC | 22nd | 8th | 3 | 11 | 30:37 | 0.81 | 19:25 |
8th. | St Patrick's Athletic | 22nd | 9 | 0 | 13 | 45:59 | 0.76 | 18:26 |
9. | Cork Hibernians | 22nd | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29:43 | 0.67 | 15:29 |
10. | Sligo Rovers | 22nd | 6th | 3 | 13 | 34:51 | 0.67 | 15:29 |
11. | Dundalk FC (P) | 22nd | 6th | 3 | 13 | 34:53 | 0.64 | 15:29 |
12. | Bohemians Dublin | 22nd | 6th | 3 | 13 | 25:50 | 0.50 | 15:29 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient
(M) | Reigning Irish Master |
(P) | Reigning Irish Cup Winner |
Crosstab
1958/59 | EVE | DRU | TRA | COH | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shamrock Rovers | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | |
Evergreen United | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 8: 2 | |
Waterford FC | 6: 5 | 2: 4 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 6: 1 | 5: 1 | 5: 2 | 4: 3 | 3: 1 | |
Limerick FC | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 4 | 1: 2 | 1: 4 | 6: 1 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | |
Drumcondra FC | 2: 4 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
Shelbourne FC | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 5 | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 5-0 | 0: 1 | |
Transport FC | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 6 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | |
St Patrick's Athletic | 3: 4 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 4 | 1: 2 | 2: 5 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 5 | 6: 1 | 2: 1 | |
Cork Hibernians | 3: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 4 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 6: 1 | |
Sligo Rovers | 0: 3 | 3: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 5 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | |
Dundalk FC | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 3 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | |
Bohemians Dublin | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 |
Web links
- Results and table eu-football.info
- Table on rsssf.com , accessed May 10, 2013