1954–55 League of Ireland

The 1954–55 League of Ireland was the 34th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland
Season1954–55
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic
Matches played132
Goals scored550 (4.17 per match)
Top goalscorerJimmy Gauld
(30 goals)
Biggest home winShamrock Rovers 7–0 Bohemians
St Patrick's Athletic 10–3 Dundalk
Biggest away winTransport 0–7 Shelbourne
Highest scoringSt Patrick's Athletic 10–3 Dundalk

Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions.

Changes from 1953–54 season

No new teams were elected to the League.

Teams
Locations of the 1954–55 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

St Patrick's Athletic won their second title.

Table
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
Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

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: extratime.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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