1951–52 League of Ireland

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

League of Ireland

Season	1951–52
Champions	St Patrick's Athletic (1st Title)
Matches played	132
Goals scored	521 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorer	Shay Gibbons, (St Patrick's Athletic) 26
← 1950–51 1952–53 →

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

Source: www.rsssf.com

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:^{[citation needed]}
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