1956–57 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season 1956–57
Champions Shamrock Rovers (8th Title)
European Cup Shamrock Rovers
Matches played 132
Goals scored 484 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorer Tommy Hamilton Drumcondra, Donal Leahy Evergreen United - 15 goals

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1956/1957 season.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Shamrock Rovers won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for next season.

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shamrock Rovers 22 15 6 1 68 24 +44 36 European Cup
2 Drumcondra 22 11 9 2 49 28 +21 31
3 Sligo Rovers 22 11 7 4 42 29 +13 29
4 Evergreen United 22 11 5 6 48 31 +17 27
5 Transport 22 8 10 4 42 36 +6 26
6 Shelbourne 22 10 6 6 47 39 +8 24[lower-alpha 1]
7 Waterford 22 9 4 9 49 41 +8 22
8 Cork Athletic[lower-alpha 2] 22 5 8 9 32 46 −14 18
9 St Patrick's Athletic 22 6 5 11 33 55 −22 17
10 Dundalk 22 4 8 10 33 40 −7 16
11 Bohemians 22 2 5 15 20 56 −36 9
12 Limerick 22 2 3 17 21 59 −38 7
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Notes:
  1. ↑ Shelbourne were docked 2 points by the league.
  2. ↑ Cork Athletic resigned from the league and disbanded.

Cork Hibernians were elected to the league for next season.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tommy Hamilton Drumcondra 15
1 Donal Leahy Evergreen United 15
3 Austin Noonan Evergreen United 13
4 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 12
4 Dessie Glynn Shelbourne 12
6 Willie Coleman Drumcondra 11
6 Tommy Collins Cork Athletic 11
6 Vincent Morrison Sligo Rovers 11
9 Jackie McCourt Drumcondra 10
9 Jack Walsh Sligo Rovers 10
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