1959–60 League of Ireland

May 2025 League of Ireland Limerick (1st Title) European Cup Limerick 132 529 Austin Noonan (Cork Celtic), 27 1958–59 1960–61 1959–60 Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1959/1960 season. Overview It was contested by 12 teams, and Limerick won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for following season 1960/61. 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(Republic of) Ireland League Tables https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierhist.html 2025-10-14 www.rsssf.org Final classification main WDL Q auto 2 LIM Limerick CCF Cork Celtic SHE Shelbourne SHM Shamrock Rovers DUN Dundalk CHF Cork Hibernians StP St Patrick's Athletic WAT Waterford DRU Drumcondra SLI Sligo Rovers TRA Transport BOH Bohemians 15 0 7 46 26 12 4 6 66 44 11 6 5 48 33 12 3 7 54 31 12 3 7 50 32 12 3 7 57 37 12 1 9 46 44 10 4 8 40 43 10 2 10 45 35 5 3 14 44 67 3 2 17 18 66 0 5 17 15 71 inherit European Cup EC complete www.rsssf.com Results main FBR BOH CCF CHF DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT Limerick 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 4–0 Cork Celtic 4–0 4–3 3–3 2–5 2–1 5–2 4–0 2–2 4–3 3–1 7–1 Shelbourne 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–3 3–0 4–1 Shamrock Rovers 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–4 6–1 1–2 8–0 1–0 5–0 Dundalk 0–1 4–0 0–2 4–2 0–2 3–2 2–2 3–1 4–2 3–0 2–1 Cork Hibernians 2–1 3–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–4 4–4 3–1 3–1 10–1 3–0 St Patrick's Athletic 3–2 2–1 3–3 1–3 0–2 4–1 1–0 2–4 2–1 1–0 3–0 Waterford 1–0 1–5 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 3–3 Drumcondra 2–1 3–5 3–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–2 0–3 6–0 6–1 4–0 Sligo Rovers 1–4 3–4 3–6 0–2 6–5 1–3 7–2 1–2 1–0 4–1 1–1 Transport 0–1 0–5 0–3 3–2 1–1 0–7 3–0 1–6 0–1 1–2 2–0 Bohemians 1–6 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–6 0–1 1–6 0–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Austin NoonanCork Celtic272Tommy CollinsCork Hibernians213Donal LeahyCork Celtic204Liam MunroeDundalk195Christy DoyleShelbourne146Jack FitzgeraldWaterford137Eric BarberShelbourne127Ronnie WhelanSt Patrick's Athletic129Dermot CrossShamrock Rovers1110George LynamLimerick1010John LynchCork Hibernians1010Dan McCaffreySligo Rovers1010Tommy O'ConnorLimerick10 References Ireland Category:League of Ireland seasons Category:1959–60 in Republic of Ireland association football