1952–53 League of Ireland

The 1952–53 League of Ireland was the 32nd season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland

Season	1952–53
Champions	Shelbourne (6th title)
Matches played	132
Goals scored	484 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorer	Shay Gibbons (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Cork Athletic 6–1 Bohemians Drumcondra 6–1 Bohemians Shelbourne 6–1 Cork Athletic
Biggest away win	Bohemians 3–7 St Patrick's Athletic
Highest scoring	Bohemians 3–7 St Patrick's Athletic
← 1951–52 1953–54 →

St Patrick's Athletic were the defending champions.

Changes from 1951–52

No new teams were elected to the League.

Teams

Dublin

Bray

Cork

Dundalk

Sligo

Limerick

Waterford

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Locations of the 1952–53 League of Ireland teams

Team	Location	Stadium
Bohemians	Dublin (Phibsborough)	Dalymount Park
Cork Athletic	Cork (Mardyke)	Mardyke
Drumcondra	Dublin (Clonturk)	Clonturk 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

Shelbourne won their sixth title.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Shelbourne	22	12	6	4	46	24	+22	30
2	Drumcondra	22	10	9	3	49	33	+16	29
3	Shamrock Rovers	22	12	3	7	40	27	+13	27
4	St Patrick's Athletic	22	8	8	6	49	34	+15	24
5	Sligo Rovers	22	8	7	7	42	37	+5	23
6	Dundalk	22	8	6	8	45	45	0	22
7	Limerick	22	8	5	9	39	44	−5	21
8	Cork Athletic	22	9	3	10	41	47	−6	21
9	Transport	22	7	7	8	35	42	−7	21
10	Evergreen United	22	8	4	10	36	35	+1	20
11	Waterford	22	5	5	12	35	58	−23	15
12	Bohemians	22	4	3	15	27	58	−31	11

Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

Results

Home \ Away	BOH	CAT	DRU	DUN	EVE	LIM	SHM	SHE	SLI	STP	TRA	WAT
Bohemians	—	1–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–0	2–1	0–3	2–0	3–7	4–2	0–0
Cork Athletic	6–1	—	3–3	2–0	2–1	2–2	0–1	2–0	1–4	2–1	1–2	4–2
Drumcondra	6–1	1–1	—	2–1	0–1	3–0	1–0	1–1	3–1	0–0	1–1	4–4
Dundalk	5–1	1–0	2–2	—	3–2	2–1	0–0	2–2	0–4	1–1	5–2	4–0
Evergreen United	2–1	1–0	3–1	5–0	—	2–2	0–3	1–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	4–2
Limerick	4–3	1–4	1–1	6–3	2–0	—	4–1	2–4	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–1
Shamrock Rovers	1–0	6–2	4–3	2–2	2–1	1–2	—	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–0	1–2
Shelbourne	2–1	6–1	2–3	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–2	—	4–1	1–0	1–1	4–0
Sligo Rovers	4–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	4–3
St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	6–2	1–2	4–2	2–3	3–0	3–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–2	4–1
Transport	1–1	2–0	2–4	2–1	1–0	2–3	1–1	1–2	0–4	3–3	—	5–1
Waterford	2–1	4–2	1–3	3–5	1–4	2–1	3–2	0–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	—

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

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Shay Gibbons	St Patrick's Athletic	22
2	Jim Rowe	Drumcondra	16
3	Liam Coll	Sligo Rovers	13
	Rory Dwyer	Shelbourne
	Dessie Glynn	Drumcondra
	Mick Lipper	Transport
7	Seán McCarthy	Evergreen United	11
	Joe Martin	Dundalk
9	Paddy Collopy	Limerick	10
	Tom McCabe	Dundalk