1958–59 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season1958–59
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (9th Title)
European CupShamrock Rovers
Matches played132
Goals scored474 (3.59 per match)
Top goalscorerDonal Leahy (Evergreen United), 22 goals

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1958/1959 season.

Overview

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

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shamrock Rovers 22 15 4 3 58 29 +29 34 European Cup
2 Evergreen United[a] 22 13 3 6 49 27 +22 29
3 Waterford 22 14 1 7 58 36 +22 29
4 Limerick 22 11 5 6 48 31 +17 27
5 Drumcondra 22 11 4 7 30 26 +4 26
6 Shelbourne 22 7 8 7 35 33 +2 22
7 Transport 22 8 3 11 30 37 −7 19
8 St Patrick's Athletic 22 9 0 13 45 59 −14 18
9 Cork Hibernians 22 5 5 12 29 43 −14 15
10 Sligo Rovers 22 6 3 13 34 51 −17 15
11 Dundalk 22 6 3 13 33 52 −19 15
12 Bohemians 22 6 3 13 25 50 −25 15
Source: www.rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ Evergreen United changed their club name to Cork Celtic next season.

Results

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Home \ Away BOH CHF DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 3–1 1–3
Cork Hibernians 6–1 — 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 3–3 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4
Drumcondra 2–0 1–0 — 3–0 2–1 3–2 2–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1
Dundalk 1–0 2–3 2–3 — 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–3 4–1 3–1 3–0 0–2
Evergreen United 8–2 1–0 3–2 4–1 — 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–3 3–1
Limerick 3–0 0–0 2–4 3–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–2 4–0 6–1 1–4 3–2
Shamrock Rovers 4–1 4–1 3–0 4–1 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 3–2
Shelbourne 0–1 2–2 0–0 5–0 2–2 0–0 1–4 — 0–2 5–1 0–5 2–1
Sligo Rovers 2–3 3–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 — 3–0 3–5 1–3
St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 3–2 1–2 6–1 1–3 2–4 3–4 2–5 3–5 — 2–1 2–0
Transport 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–6 — 0–1
Waterford 3–1 5–1 0–0 4–3 2–4 2–3 6–5 4–1 5–2 6–1 1–0 —
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 Donal Leahy Evergreen United 22
2 Alfie Hale Waterford 18
3 Peter Fitzgerald Waterford 17
4 Jimmy Dunne St Patrick's Athletic 14
5 Shay Gibbons Dundalk 11
6 George Lynam Limerick 10
6 Gerry Moore Transport 10
6 Liam Tuohy Shamrock Rovers 10
9 Christy Doyle Shelbourne 9
9 Jackie Morley Cork Hibs 9
9 Austin Noonan Evergreen United 9
9 Paddy O'Rourke St Patrick's Athletic 9
9 Ronnie Whelan St Patrick's Athletic 9
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