1951–52 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1951/1952 season.

League of Ireland
Season1951–52
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic (1st Title)
Matches played132
Goals scored521 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorerShay Gibbons, (St Patrick's Athletic) 26

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and, in their first season in the League of Ireland, St Patrick's Athletic remarkably won the championship.

Teams

Team changes
Elected
Evergreen United
St Patrick's Athletic

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Cork Athletic Cork Mardyke
Drumcondra Dublin (Clonturk) Clonturk Park
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
Evergreen United Cork 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 Richmond Park
Transport Bray Carlisle Grounds
Waterford Waterford Kilcohan Park

Final classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Patrick's Athletic 22 16 2 4 59 34 +25 34
2 Shelbourne 22 13 5 4 59 44 +15 31
3 Shamrock Rovers 22 12 5 5 43 18 +25 29
4 Sligo Rovers 22 13 3 6 49 46 +3 29
5 Evergreen United 22 11 2 9 44 42 +2 24
6 Drumcondra 22 9 5 8 47 33 +14 23
7 Bohemians 22 8 3 11 37 41 −4 19
8 Waterford 22 8 3 11 47 54 −7 19
9 Transport 22 7 3 12 43 50 −7 17
10 Cork Athletic 22 6 3 13 36 44 −8 15
11 Dundalk 22 4 7 11 37 50 −13 15
12 Limerick 22 2 5 15 20 65 −45 9
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Results
Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 4–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–4 3–2 1–2 1–5 3–0 1–4
Cork Athletic 2–2 — 1–0 2–2 1–3 5–0 2–1 3–4 1–4 0–1 2–2 3–1
Drumcondra 0–0 0–2 — 3–2 4–1 4–0 1–0 6–1 3–1 1–3 5–0 2–3
Dundalk 1–1 2–5 2–1 — 2–1 6–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 4–0
Evergreen United 1–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 — 1–1 0–3 1–2 5–0 1–1 4–2 4–3
Limerick 0–3 3–0 0–0 3–3 2–5 — 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 3–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 — 3–2 6–0 3–1 0–1 1–2
Shelbourne 2–1 3–2 4–4 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 — 6–2 3–1 5–2 1–1
Sligo Rovers 3–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 3–1 6–0 1–1 4–4 — 2–1 2–1 3–2
St Patrick's Athletic 3–2 1–0 1–2 5–2 5–1 4–2 1–0 6–1 3–1 — 4–3 3–2
Transport 2–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 0–1 5–1 0–3 1–2 2–3 1–2 — 5–2
Waterford 4–2 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 4–2 3–4 2–6 —
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 26
2 Rory Dwyer Shelbourne 22
3 Dessie Glynn Drumcondra 20
4 Billy Burns Shamrock Rovers 15
4 Sean McCarthy Evergreen United 15
6 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 14
7 Joey Dunne Bohemians 12
8 Liam Coll Sligo Rovers 11
8 Bernie Lester Transport 11
10 Johnny Armstrong Sligo Rovers 10
10 Jimmy Nelson Waterford 10
10 Johnny Vaughan Cork Athletic 10
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