1956–57 League of Ireland

League of Ireland
Season	1956–57
Champions	Shamrock Rovers (8th Title)
European Cup	Shamrock Rovers
Top goalscorer	Tommy Hamilton Drumcondra, Donal Leahy Evergreen United - 15 goals
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1956/1957 season.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Shamrock Rovers won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for next season.

'*'Shelbourne were docked 2 points by the league.

'**'Cork Athletic resigned from the league and disbanded.

Cork Hibernians were elected to the league for next season.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Tommy Hamilton	Drumcondra	15
1	Donal Leahy	Evergreen United	15
3	Austin Noonan	Evergreen United	13
4	Jack Fitzgerald	Waterford	12
4	Dessie Glynn	Shelbourne	12
6	Willie Coleman	Drumcondra	11
6	Tommy Collins	Cork Athletic	11
6	Vincent Morrison	Sligo Rovers	11
9	Jackie McCourt	Drumcondra	10
9	Jack Walsh	Sligo Rovers	10

2017 clubs

Seasons

Awards

1956–57 in European football (UEFA)
« 1955–56 1957–58 »
Domestic leagues	Albania '56 '57 Austria Belgium Bulgaria '56 '57 Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '56 '57 Finland '56 '57 France East Germany '56 '57 West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary '56 '57 Iceland '56 '57 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '56 '57 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '56 '57 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania '57 Belgium Bulgaria Denmark England Faroe Islands '56 '57 Finland '56 '57 France East Germany '56 '57 West Germany Greece Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '56 '57 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '57 Spain Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	Scotland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final)

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