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Football league season
Season | 1959β60 |
---|---|
Champions | Limerick (1st Title) |
European Cup | Limerick |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 529 (4.01 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Austin Noonan (Cork Celtic), 27 |
β 1958β59 1960β61 β |
Statistics of League of Ireland in the: 1959/1960 season.
Overviewβ»
It was contested by 12 teams. And Limerick won theββchampionship and qualified to play in the European Cup for following season 1960/61.
Final classificationβ»
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 |
Source: www.rsssf.com
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | BOH | CCF | CHF | DRU | DUN | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | TRA | WAT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bohemians | — | 1β1 | 0β1 | 0β3 | 1β6 | 1β6 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β6 | 1β1 | 0β1 |
Cork Celtic | 7β1 | — | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β5 | 4β0 | 3β3 | 4β3 | 4β3 | 5β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 |
Cork Hibernians | 3β0 | 3β3 | — | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β4 | 10β1 | 4β4 |
Drumcondra | 4β0 | 3β5 | 4β1 | — | 0β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 6β0 | 0β2 | 6β1 | 0β3 |
Dundalk | 2β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | — | 0β1 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β0 | 2β2 |
Limerick | 4β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 2β1 | — | 1β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 5β0 |
Shamrock Rovers | 5β0 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | — | 2β2 | 8β0 | 1β4 | 1β0 | 6β1 |
Shelbourne | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 3β2 | 0β2 | — | 3β3 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 0β2 |
Sligo Rovers | 1β1 | 3β4 | 1β3 | 1β0 | 6β5 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 3β6 | — | 7β2 | 4β1 | 1β2 |
St Patrick's Athletic | 3β0 | 2β1 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 2β1 | — | 1β0 | 1β0 |
Transport | 2β0 | 0β5 | 0β7 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 3β2 | 0β3 | 1β2 | 3β0 | — | 1β6 |
Waterford | 3β3 | 1β5 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 4β1 | — |
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorersβ»
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 |