1952–53 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1952/1953 season.

League of Ireland
Season1952–53
ChampionsShelbourne (6th Title)
Matches played132
Goals scored484 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerShay Gibbons, (St Patrick's Athletic) 22

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Shelbourne won the championship.

Final classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shelbourne 22 12 6 4 46 24 +22 30
2 Drumcondra 22 10 9 3 49 33 +16 29
3 Shamrock Rovers 22 12 3 7 40 27 +13 27
4 St Patrick's Athletic 22 8 8 6 49 34 +15 24
5 Sligo Rovers 22 8 7 7 42 37 +5 23
6 Dundalk 22 8 6 8 45 45 0 22
7 Limerick 22 8 5 9 39 44 −5 21
8 Cork Athletic 22 9 3 10 41 47 −6 21
9 Transport 22 7 7 8 35 42 −7 21
10 Evergreen United 22 8 4 10 36 35 +1 20
11 Waterford 22 5 5 12 35 58 −23 15
12 Bohemians 22 4 3 15 27 58 −31 11
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Results
Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 1–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 3–7 4–2 0–0
Cork Athletic 6–1 — 3–3 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–4 2–1 1–2 4–2
Drumcondra 6–1 1–1 — 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 4–4
Dundalk 5–1 1–0 2–2 — 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–4 1–1 5–2 4–0
Evergreen United 2–1 1–0 3–1 5–0 — 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 4–2
Limerick 4–3 1–4 1–1 6–3 2–0 — 4–1 2–4 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 6–2 4–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 — 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2
Shelbourne 2–1 6–1 2–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 — 4–1 1–0 1–1 4–0
Sligo Rovers 4–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 — 1–1 3–1 4–3
St Patrick's Athletic 2–0 6–2 1–2 4–2 2–3 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–3 — 1–2 4–1
Transport 1–1 2–0 2–4 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–4 3–3 — 5–1
Waterford 2–1 4–2 1–3 3–5 1–4 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Shay Gibbons St Patrick's Athletic 22
2 Jim Rowe Drumcondra 16
3 Liam Coll Sligo Rovers 13
3 Rory Dwyer Shelbourne 13
3 Dessie Glynn Drumcondra 13
3 Mick Lipper Transport 13
7 Sean McCarthy Evergreen United 11
7 Joe Martin Dundalk 11
9 Paddy Collopy Limerick 10
9 Tom McCabe Dundalk 10
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