1953–54 League of Ireland

The 1953–54 League of Ireland was the 33rd season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

League of Ireland

Season	1953–54
Champions	Shamrock Rovers (7th title)
Matches played	132
Goals scored	462 (3.5 per match)
Top goalscorer	Daniel Jordan (14 goals)
Biggest home win	Shamrock Rovers 10–2 Cork Athletic
Biggest away win	St Patrick's Athletic 1–4 Bohemians St Patrick's Athletic 2–5 Waterford Waterford 1–4 Bohemians
Highest scoring	Shamrock Rovers 10–2 Cork Athletic
← 1952–53 1954–55 →

Shelbourne were the defending champions.

Changes from 1952–53 season

No new teams were elected to the League.

Teams

Dublin

Bray

Cork

Dundalk

Sligo

Limerick

Waterford

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Locations of the 1953–54 League of Ireland 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

Shamrock Rovers won their seventh title.

Final classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Shamrock Rovers	22	11	8	3	44	20	+24	30
2	Evergreen United	22	11	6	5	44	29	+15	28
3	Drumcondra	22	10	7	5	37	25	+12	27
4	Cork Athletic	22	11	3	8	40	46	−6	25
5	Limerick	22	8	8	6	42	43	−1	24
6	Shelbourne	22	10	3	9	35	35	0	23
7	Waterford	22	8	6	8	45	45	0	22
8	Bohemians	22	8	4	10	41	36	+5	20
9	Sligo Rovers	22	8	4	10	33	37	−4	20
10	Transport	22	7	4	11	42	49	−7	18
11	St Patrick's Athletic	22	4	7	11	27	43	−16	15
12	Dundalk	22	4	4	14	32	54	−22	12

Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

Results

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

Source: extratime.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Daniel Jordan	Bohemians	14
2	Paddy Ambrose	Shamrock Rovers	13
3	Christy Bergin	Waterford	12
	Eddie Doran	Evergreen United
5	Joey Dunne	Bohemians	11
	Paddy Gilbert	Limerick
	Joe Martin	Dundalk
	Brendan Treacy	Transport
9	Dessie Glynn	Drumcondra	10
	Stephen McDonagh	Sligo Rovers	10
	Johnny Vaughan	Cork Athletic	10