1953–54 League of Ireland

The 1953–54 League of Ireland was the 33rd season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland
Season1953–54
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (7th title)
Matches played132
Goals scored462 (3.5 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Jordan
(14 goals)
Biggest home winShamrock Rovers 10–2 Cork Athletic
Biggest away winSt Patrick's Athletic 1–4 Bohemians
St Patrick's Athletic 2–5 Waterford
Waterford 1–4 Bohemians
Highest scoringShamrock Rovers 10–2 Cork Athletic

Shelbourne were the defending champions.

Changes from 1952–53 season

No new teams were elected to the League.

Teams
Locations of the 1953–54 League of Ireland teams
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Cork Athletic Cork (Mardyke) Mardyke
Drumcondra Dublin (Drumcondra) Tolka Park
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
Evergreen United Cork (Turners Cross) Turners Cross
Limerick Limerick Markets Field
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Milltown) Glenmalure Park
Shelbourne Dublin (Ringsend) Shelbourne Park
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds
St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (Inchicore) Richmond Park
Transport Bray Carlisle Grounds
Waterford Waterford Kilcohan Park

Season overview

Shamrock Rovers won their seventh title.

Final classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shamrock Rovers 22 11 8 3 44 20 +24 30
2 Evergreen United 22 11 6 5 44 29 +15 28
3 Drumcondra 22 10 7 5 37 25 +12 27
4 Cork Athletic 22 11 3 8 40 46 −6 25
5 Limerick 22 8 8 6 42 43 −1 24
6 Shelbourne 22 10 3 9 35 35 0 23
7 Waterford 22 8 6 8 45 45 0 22
8 Bohemians 22 8 4 10 41 36 +5 20
9 Sligo Rovers 22 8 4 10 33 37 −4 20
10 Transport 22 7 4 11 42 49 −7 18
11 St Patrick's Athletic 22 4 7 11 27 43 −16 15
12 Dundalk 22 4 4 14 32 54 −22 12
Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

Results
Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 3–1 0–2 4–1 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 1–2
Cork Athletic 2–1 — 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 0–2
Drumcondra 1–2 1–1 — 4–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 7–2 0–2 1–0
Dundalk 3–2 1–2 1–3 — 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–2
Evergreen United 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 — 4–4 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–1
Limerick 0–1 3–2 2–2 5–2 0–3 — 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–4 2–2
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 10–2 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 — 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 7–1
Shelbourne 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 — 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–1
Sligo Rovers 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–3 — 2–1 3–0 3–0
St Patrick's Athletic 1–4 0–2 1–1 6–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 — 2–0 2–5
Transport 5–3 3–4 1–2 3–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 5–2 3–1 0–0 — 5–3
Waterford 1–4 5–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 4–2 2–0 4–1 4–0 —
Source: extratime.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Daniel Jordan Bohemians 14
2 Republic of Ireland Paddy Ambrose Shamrock Rovers 13
3 Republic of Ireland Christy Bergin Waterford 12
Republic of Ireland Eddie Doran Evergreen United
5 Republic of Ireland Joey Dunne Bohemians 11
Republic of Ireland Paddy Gilbert Limerick
Republic of Ireland Joe Martin Dundalk
Republic of Ireland Brendan Treacy Transport
9 Republic of Ireland Dessie Glynn Drumcondra 10
Republic of Ireland Stephen McDonagh Sligo Rovers 10
Republic of Ireland Johnny Vaughan Cork Athletic 10
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