1959–60 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1959–60
Champions Limerick (1st Title)
European Cup Limerick
Matches132
Goals529 (4.01 per match)
Top goalscorer Austin Noonan (Cork Celtic), 27
1960–61 →

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

Contents

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Limerick won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for following season 1960/61. [1] [2]

Final classification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Limerick 2215074626+2030 European Cup
2 Cork Celtic 2212466644+2228
3 Shelbourne 2211654833+1528
4 Shamrock Rovers 2212375431+2327
5 Dundalk 2212375032+1827
6 Cork Hibernians 2212375737+2027
7 St Patrick's Athletic 2212194644+225
8 Waterford 2210484043−324
9 Drumcondra 22102104535+1022
10 Sligo Rovers 2253144467−2313
11 Transport 2232171866−488
12 Bohemians 2205171571−565
Source: www.rsssf.com

Results

Home \ Away BOH CCF CHF DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians —1–10–10–31–61–61–40–22–21–61–10–1
Cork Celtic 7–1—2–12–22–54–03–34–34–35–23–14–0
Cork Hibernians 3–03–3—3–11–32–13–11–13–13–410–14–4
Drumcondra 4–03–54–1—0–12–11–13–26–00–26–10–3
Dundalk 2–14–00–23–1—0–14–20–24–23–23–02–2
Limerick 4–02–12–11–02–1—1–03–13–22–02–15–0
Shamrock Rovers 5–02–11–21–22–02–1—2–28–01–41–06–1
Shelbourne 4–12–02–02–10–03–20–2—3–32–13–00–2
Sligo Rovers 1–13–41–31–06–51–40–23–6—7–24–11–2
St Patrick's Athletic 3–02–14–12–40–23–21–33–32–1—1–01–0
Transport 2–00–50–70–11–10–13–20–31–23–0—1–6
Waterford 3–31–51–23–12–11–01–32–21–00–14–1—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
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

References

  1. ↑ "Historical Tables". leagueofireland.ie. League of Ireland. 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
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