# 1955–56 League of Ireland

The 1955–56 League of Ireland was the 35th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.
St Patrick's Athletic were the defending champions.

## Changes from 1954–55 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 third title.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | St Patrick's Athletic | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 34 |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 31 |
| 3 | Waterford | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 30 |
| 4 | Evergreen United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 24 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 24 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 20 |
| 7 | Bohemians | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 19 |
| 8 | Drumcondra | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 18 |
| 9 | Cork Athletic | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 17 |
| 10 | Dundalk | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 17 |
| 11 | Limerick | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 17 |
| 12 | Transport | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 13 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOH | CAT | DRU | DUN | EVE | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | STP | TRA | WAT |
| Bohemians | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Cork Athletic | 1–0 | — | 4–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Drumcondra | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–4 |
| Dundalk | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Evergreen United | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Limerick | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 |
| Shelbourne | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 |
| Sligo Rovers | 6–2 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | — | 1–3 | 4–0 | 5–3 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Transport | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–6 | — | 1–2 |
| Waterford | 2–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 8–3 | — |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Shay Gibbons | St Patrick's Athletic | 21 |
| 2 | Paddy Ambrose | Shamrock Rovers | 20 |
| 3 | Paddy O'Rourke | St Patrick's Athletic | 17 |
| 4 | Gerry Malone | Shelbourne | 15 |
| 5 | Johnny Armstrong | Sligo Rovers | 14 |
| 6 | Jack Walsh | Sligo Rovers | 12 |
| 7 | Jack Fitzgerald | Waterford | 11 |
| 7 | Mick Lipper | Limerick | 11 |
| 7 | Sonny Price | Waterford | 11 |
| 10 | Francie Callan | Dundalk | 10 |
| 10 | Eddie Doran | Evergreen United | 10 |