1958–59 League of Ireland

May 2025 League of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (9th Title) European Cup Shamrock Rovers 132 474 Donal Leahy (Evergreen United), 22 goals 1957–58 1959–60 1958–59 Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1958/1959 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. 2025 Historical Tables https://www.leagueofireland.ie/mens/sse-airtricity-mens-premier-division/historical-tables-mens-premier-division/ leagueofireland.ie League of Ireland May 20, 2025 Final classification main WDL Q auto 2 SHM Shamrock Rovers CCF Evergreen United Evergreen United changed their club name to Cork Celtic next season. WAT Waterford LIM Limerick DRU Drumcondra SHE Shelbourne TRA Transport StP St Patrick's Athletic CHF Cork Hibernians SLI Sligo Rovers DUN Dundalk BOH Bohemians 15 4 3 58 29 13 3 6 49 27 14 1 7 58 36 11 5 6 48 31 11 4 7 30 26 7 8 7 35 33 8 3 11 30 37 9 0 13 45 59 5 5 12 29 43 6 3 13 34 51 6 3 13 33 52 6 3 13 25 50 inherit European Cup EC complete www.rsssf.com Results main FBR BOH CHF DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT Shamrock Rovers 0–2 3–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 4–1 4–1 4–1 4–1 Evergreen United 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–3 3–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 8–2 Waterford 6–5 2–4 2–3 0–0 4–1 1–0 6–1 5–1 5–2 4–3 3–1 Limerick 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–4 1–2 1–4 6–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 3–0 Drumcondra 2–4 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 Shelbourne 1–4 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–5 5–1 2–2 0–2 5–0 0–1 Transport 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 0–6 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 St Patrick's Athletic 3–4 1–3 2–0 2–4 1–2 2–5 2–1 3–2 3–5 6–1 2–1 Cork Hibernians 3–3 1–0 0–4 1–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 6–1 Sligo Rovers 0–3 3–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–0 3–5 3–0 3–1 2–3 2–3 Dundalk 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–3 3–3 3–0 3–1 2–3 4–1 1–0 Bohemians 0–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Donal LeahyEvergreen United222Alfie HaleWaterford183Peter FitzgeraldWaterford174Jimmy DunneSt Patrick's Athletic145Shay GibbonsDundalk116George LynamLimerick106Gerry MooreTransport106Liam TuohyShamrock Rovers109Christy DoyleShelbourne99Jackie MorleyCork Hibs99Austin NoonanEvergreen United99Paddy O'RourkeSt Patrick's Athletic99Ronnie WhelanSt Patrick's Athletic9 References Ireland Category:League of Ireland seasons Category:1958–59 in Republic of Ireland association football