1959–60 League of Ireland

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

League of Ireland
Season1959–60
ChampionsLimerick (1st Title)
European CupLimerick
Matches played132
Goals scored529 (4.01 per match)
Top goalscorerAustin Noonan (Cork Celtic), 27

Overview

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It was contested by 12 teams, and Limerick won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for following season 1960/61.

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Limerick 22 15 0 7 46 26 +20 30 European Cup
2 Cork Celtic 22 12 4 6 66 44 +22 28
3 Shelbourne 22 11 6 5 48 33 +15 28
4 Shamrock Rovers 22 12 3 7 54 31 +23 27
5 Dundalk 22 12 3 7 50 32 +18 27
6 Cork Hibernians 22 12 3 7 57 37 +20 27
7 St Patrick's Athletic 22 12 1 9 46 44 +2 25
8 Waterford 22 10 4 8 40 43 −3 24
9 Drumcondra 22 10 2 10 45 35 +10 22
10 Sligo Rovers 22 5 3 14 44 67 −23 13
11 Transport 22 3 2 17 18 66 −48 8
12 Bohemians 22 0 5 17 15 71 −56 5

Results

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Home \ Away BOH CCF CHF DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–6 1–6 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–6 1–1 0–1
Cork Celtic 7–1 2–1 2–2 2–5 4–0 3–3 4–3 4–3 5–2 3–1 4–0
Cork Hibernians 3–0 3–3 3–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–4 10–1 4–4
Drumcondra 4–0 3–5 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 6–0 0–2 6–1 0–3
Dundalk 2–1 4–0 0–2 3–1 0–1 4–2 0–2 4–2 3–2 3–0 2–2
Limerick 4–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 5–0
Shamrock Rovers 5–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 8–0 1–4 1–0 6–1
Shelbourne 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 0–2 3–3 2–1 3–0 0–2
Sligo Rovers 1–1 3–4 1–3 1–0 6–5 1–4 0–2 3–6 7–2 4–1 1–2
St Patrick's Athletic 3–0 2–1 4–1 2–4 0–2 3–2 1–3 3–3 2–1 1–0 1–0
Transport 2–0 0–5 0–7 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–6
Waterford 3–3 1–5 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 0–1 4–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Austin Noonan Cork Celtic 27
2 Tommy Collins Cork Hibernians 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 Hibernians 10
10 Dan McCaffrey Sligo Rovers 10
10 Tommy O'Connor Limerick 10