1956–57 League of Ireland

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

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Shamrock Rovers 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	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	36	15	6	1	68	24	+42	European Cup
2	Drumcondra F.C.	31	11	9	2	49	28	+21
3	Sligo Rovers F.C.	29	11	7	4	42	29	+13
4	Evergreen United F.C.	27	11	5	6	48	31	+17
5	Transport F.C.	26	8	10	4	42	36	+6
6	Shelbourne F.C.*	24	10	6	6	47	39	+8
7	Waterford F.C.	22	9	4	9	49	41	+8
8	Cork Athletic F.C.**	18	5	8	9	32	46	-10
9	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	17	6	5	11	33	55	-22
10	Dundalk F.C.	16	4	8	10	33	40	-7
11	Bohemian F.C.	9	2	5	15	20	56	-26
12	Limerick F.C.	7	2	3	17	21	59	-38

'*'Shelbourne F.C. were docked 2 points by the league.

'**'Cork Athletic F.C. resigned from the league and disbanded.

Cork Hibernians F.C. 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

References

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1956–57 in European football (UEFA)

« 1955–56 1957–58 »

Domestic leagues	Albania '56 '57 Austria Belgium Bulgaria '56 '57 Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Estonia '56 '57 Faroe Islands '56 '57 Finland '56 '57 France East Germany '56 '57 West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary '56 '57 Iceland '56 '57 Israel Italy Latvia '56 '57 Lithuania '56 '57 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '56 '57 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '56 '57 Spain Sweden Switzerland Yugoslavia

Domestic cups	Albania '57 Belgium Bulgaria Denmark England Faroe Islands '56 '57 Finland '56 '57 France East Germany '56 '57 West Germany Greece Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '56 '57 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '57 Spain Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia

League cups	Scotland

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

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