1952–53 League of Ireland

The 1952–53 League of Ireland was the 32nd season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland
Season1952–53
ChampionsShelbourne (6th title)
Matches played132
Goals scored484 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerShay Gibbons
(22 goals)
Biggest home winCork Athletic 6–1 Bohemians
Drumcondra 6–1 Bohemians
Shelbourne 6–1 Cork Athletic
Biggest away winBohemians 3–7 St Patrick's Athletic
Highest scoringBohemians 3–7 St Patrick's Athletic

St Patrick's Athletic were the defending champions.

Changes from 1951–52

No new teams were elected to the League.

Teams
Locations of the 1952–53 League of Ireland teams
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Cork Athletic Cork (Mardyke) Mardyke
Drumcondra Dublin (Clonturk) Clonturk Park
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
Evergreen United Cork (Turners Cross) 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 (Inchicore) Richmond Park
Transport Bray Carlisle Grounds
Waterford Waterford Kilcohan Park

Season overview

Shelbourne won their sixth title.

Table
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
Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

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: extratime.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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