1954–55 League of Ireland

The 1954–55 League of Ireland was the 34th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland

Season	1954–55
Champions	St Patrick's Athletic (2nd title)
Matches	132
Goals	550 (4.17 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jimmy Gauld (30 goals)
Biggest home win	Shamrock Rovers 7–0 Bohemians St Patrick's Athletic 10–3 Dundalk
Biggest away win	Transport 0–7 Shelbourne
Highest scoring	St Patrick's Athletic 10–3 Dundalk
← 1953–54 1955–56 →

Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions.

Changes from 1953–54 season

No new teams were elected to the League.

Teams

Dublin

Bray

Cork

Dundalk

Sligo

Limerick

Waterford

Locations of the 1954–55 League of Ireland teams

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

St Patrick's Athletic won their second title.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	St Patrick's Athletic	22	17	2	3	62	31	+31	36
2	Waterford	22	16	1	5	70	43	+27	33
3	Shamrock Rovers	22	12	4	6	63	37	+26	28
4	Shelbourne	22	13	2	7	62	41	+21	28
5	Cork Athletic	22	10	5	7	53	51	+2	25
6	Drumcondra	22	9	5	8	38	30	+8	23
7	Bohemians	22	9	1	12	41	55	−14	19
8	Limerick	22	8	1	13	32	50	−18	17
9	Sligo Rovers	22	6	3	13	34	49	−15	15
10	Transport	22	5	4	13	22	51	−29	14
11	Evergreen United	22	4	5	13	34	46	−12	13
12	Dundalk	22	5	3	14	39	66	−27	13

Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

Results

Home \ Away	BOH	CAT	DRU	DUN	EVE	LIM	SHM	SHE	SLI	StP	TRA	WAT
Bohemians	—	3–1	0–2	2–1	3–1	6–1	5–1	1–4	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–4
Cork Athletic	4–4	—	2–0	2–6	4–1	4–1	3–3	4–2	4–1	1–1	3–1	4–3
Drumcondra	6–2	1–2	—	1–0	2–1	0–0	1–2	2–3	0–0	0–3	1–1	0–5
Dundalk	0–2	2–2	0–6	—	3–3	3–1	1–2	1–3	4–0	0–3	3–4	1–2
Evergreen United	2–0	1–1	1–2	4–0	—	2–3	2–3	1–4	4–1	0–1	0–0	2–5
Limerick	3–1	0–1	0–5	1–2	2–1	—	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–2	5–2	4–2
Shamrock Rovers	7–0	7–1	1–3	7–3	1–4	3–0	—	2–0	3–3	2–2	6–0	2–3
Shelbourne	3–0	3–2	2–2	2–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	—	1–3	1–4	0–1	1–6
Sligo Rovers	3–1	2–1	1–2	3–4	2–2	0–1	1–0	2–4	—	1–2	3–0	1–2
St Patrick's Athletic	2–1	5–2	1–0	10–3	1–0	3–2	0–5	4–6	5–2	—	3–0	4–1
Transport	1–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–7	2–1	1–4	—	1–3
Waterford	5–2	2–4	2–2	6–1	2–1	5–2	2–1	1–6	4–1	2–0	3–2	—

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

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jimmy Gauld	Waterford	30
2	Shay Gibbons	St Patrick's Athletic	28
3	Rory Dwyer	Shelbourne	19
4	Dermot Curtis		16
5	Paddy Ambrose	Shamrock Rovers	14
	Johnny Armstrong	Sligo Rovers
7	Jack Fitzgerald	Waterford	13
8	Joe Martin	St Patrick's Athletic	12
	Willie Moloney	Cork Athletic
10	Tommy Collins		11
	Dessie Glynn	Drumcondra