# 1954–55 League of Ireland

The 1954–55 League of Ireland was the 34th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.
Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions.

## Changes from 1953–54 season

No new teams were elected to the League.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Bohemians | Dublin (Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park |
| Cork Athletic | Cork (Mardyke) | Mardyke |
| Drumcondra | Dublin (Drumcondra) | Tolka 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

St Patrick's Athletic won their second title.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | St Patrick's Athletic | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 36 |
| 2 | Waterford | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 33 |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 28 |
| 4 | Shelbourne | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 28 |
| 5 | Cork Athletic | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 25 |
| 6 | Drumcondra | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 23 |
| 7 | Bohemians | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 19 |
| 8 | Limerick | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 17 |
| 9 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 15 |
| 10 | Transport | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 51 | −29 | 14 |
| 11 | Evergreen United | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 13 |
| 12 | Dundalk | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 13 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOH | CAT | DRU | DUN | EVE | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | TRA | WAT |
| Bohemians | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Cork Athletic | 4–4 | — | 2–0 | 2–6 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 |
| Drumcondra | 6–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Dundalk | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–6 | — | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 1–2 |
| Evergreen United | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 |
| Limerick | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 7–0 | 7–1 | 1–3 | 7–3 | 1–4 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–3 |
| Shelbourne | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–6 |
| Sligo Rovers | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 10–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–6 | 5–2 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Transport | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 1–3 |
| Waterford | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jimmy Gauld | Waterford | 30 |
| 2 | Shay Gibbons | St Patrick's Athletic | 28 |
| 3 | Rory Dwyer | Shelbourne | 19 |
| 4 | Dermot Curtis | Shelbourne | 16 |
| 5 | Paddy Ambrose | Shamrock Rovers | 14 |
| 5 | Johnny Armstrong | Sligo Rovers | 14 |
| 7 | Jack Fitzgerald | Waterford | 13 |
| 8 | Joe Martin | St Patrick's Athletic | 12 |
| 8 | Willie Moloney | Cork Athletic | 12 |
| 10 | Tommy Collins | Cork Athletic | 11 |
| 10 | Dessie Glynn | Drumcondra | 11 |