1954–55 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1954/1955 season.

League of Ireland
Season1954–55
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic (2nd Title)
Matches played132
Goals scored550 (4.17 per match)
Top goalscorerJimmy Gauld - Waterford 30 goals

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and St Patrick's Athletic F.C. won the championship for the second time.

Final classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Patrick's Athletic 22 17 2 3 62 31 +31 36
2 Waterford 22 16 1 5 70 43 +27 33
3 Shamrock Rovers 22 12 4 6 63 37 +26 28
4 Shelbourne 22 13 2 7 62 41 +21 28
5 Cork Athletic 22 10 5 7 53 51 +2 25
6 Drumcondra 22 9 5 8 38 30 +8 23
7 Bohemians 22 9 1 12 41 55 −14 19
8 Limerick 22 8 1 13 32 50 −18 17
9 Sligo Rovers 22 6 3 13 34 49 −15 15
10 Transport 22 5 4 13 22 51 −29 14
11 Evergreen United 22 4 5 13 34 46 −12 13
12 Dundalk 22 5 3 14 39 66 −27 13
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Results
Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 6–1 5–1 1–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–4
Cork Athletic 4–4 — 2–0 2–6 4–1 4–1 3–3 4–2 4–1 1–1 3–1 4–3
Drumcondra 6–2 1–2 — 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–3 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–5
Dundalk 0–2 2–2 0–6 — 3–3 3–1 1–2 1–3 4–0 0–3 3–4 1–2
Evergreen United 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 — 2–3 2–3 1–4 4–1 0–1 0–0 2–5
Limerick 3–1 0–1 0–5 1–2 2–1 — 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 5–2 4–2
Shamrock Rovers 7–0 7–1 1–3 7–3 1–4 3–0 — 2–0 3–3 2–2 6–0 2–3
Shelbourne 3–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 1–4 0–1 1–6
Sligo Rovers 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–4 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–4 — 1–2 3–0 1–2
St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 5–2 1–0 10–3 1–0 3–2 0–5 4–6 5–2 — 3–0 4–1
Transport 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–7 2–1 1–4 — 1–3
Waterford 5–2 2–4 2–2 6–1 2–1 5–2 2–1 1–6 4–1 2–0 3–2 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jimmy Gauld Waterford 30
2 Shay Gibbons St Patrick's Athletic 28
3 Rory Dwyer Shelbourne 19
4 Dermot Curtis Shelbourne 16
5 Paddy Ambrose Shamrock Rovers 14
5 Johnny Armstrong Sligo Rovers 14
7 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 13
8 Joe Martin St Patrick's Athletic 12
8 Willie Moloney Cork Athletic 12
10 Tommy Collins Cork Athletic 11
10 Dessie Glynn Drumcondra 11
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