1959–60 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1959/1960 season.

Overview

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

Final classification

Pos	Club	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Limerick F.C.	30	15	0	7	46	26	+20	European Cup
2	Cork Celtic F.C.	28	12	4	6	66	44	+22
3	Shelbourne F.C.	28	11	6	5	48	33	+15
4	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	27	12	3	7	54	31	+23
5	Dundalk F.C.	27	12	3	7	50	32	+18
6	Cork Hibernians F.C.	25	12	3	7	57	37	+20
7	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	25	12	1	9	46	44	+2
8	Waterford F.C.	24	10	4	8	40	43	-3
9	Drumcondra F.C.	22	10	2	10	45	35	+10
10	Sligo Rovers F.C.	13	5	3	14	44	67	-23
11	Transport F.C.	8	3	2	17	18	66	-48
12	Bohemian F.C.	5	0	5	17	15	71	-46

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Austin Noonan	Cork Celtic	27
2	Tommy Collins	Cork Hibs	21
3	Donal Leahy	Cork Celtic	20
4	Liam Munroe	Dundalk	19
5	Christy Doyle	Shelbourne	14
6	Jack Fitzgerald	Waterford	13
7	Eric Barber	Shelbourne	12
7	Ronnie Whelan	St Patrick's Athletic	12
9	Dermot Cross	Shamrock Rovers	11
10	George Lynam	Limerick	10
10	John Lynch	Cork Hibs	10
10	Dan McCaffrey	Sligo Rovers	10
10	Tommy O'Connor	Limerick	10

References

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1959–60 in European football (UEFA)

« 1958–59 1960–61 »

Domestic leagues	Albania '59 '60 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '59 '60 England Estonia '59 '60 Faroe Islands '59 '60 Finland '59 '60 France East Germany '59 '60 West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '59 '60 Israel Italy Latvia '59 '60 Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '59 '60 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '59 '60 Spain Sweden '59 '60 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia

Domestic cups	Albania '60 Austria Bulgaria Cyprus Denmark England Faroe Islands '59 '60 Finland '59 '60 France East Germany '59 West Germany Greece Iceland '60 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Northern Ireland Norway '59 '60 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia

League cups	Scotland

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final)

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