League of Ireland
Season1951–52
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic (1st title)
Matches played132
Goals scored521 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorerShay Gibbons (26 goals)
Biggest home winDundalk 6–0 Limerick
Shamrock Rovers 6–0 Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers 6–0 Limerick
Biggest away winBohemians 1–5 St Patrick's Athletic
Highest scoringShelbourne 4–4 Drumcondra
Shelbourne 6–2 Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers 4–4 Shelbourne
Waterford 2–6 Transport

The 1951–52 League of Ireland was the 31st season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.

Cork Athletic were the two-time defending champions.

Changes from 1950–51

Two new teams were elected to the League: Evergreen United and St Patrick's Athletic.

Teams

Locations of the 1951–52 League of Ireland teams
Team Location Stadium
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park
Cork Athletic Cork (Mardyke) Mardyke
Drumcondra Dublin (Clonturk) Clonturk 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 first title.

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Patrick's Athletic 22 16 2 4 59 34 +25 34
2 Shelbourne 22 13 5 4 59 44 +15 31
3 Shamrock Rovers 22 12 5 5 43 18 +25 29
4 Sligo Rovers 22 13 3 6 49 46 +3 29
5 Evergreen United 22 11 2 9 44 42 +2 24
6 Drumcondra 22 9 5 8 47 33 +14 23
7 Bohemians 22 8 3 11 37 41 −4 19
8 Waterford 22 8 3 11 47 54 −7 19
9 Transport 22 7 3 12 43 50 −7 17
10 Cork Athletic 22 6 3 13 36 44 −8 15
11 Dundalk 22 4 7 11 37 50 −13 15
12 Limerick 22 2 5 15 20 65 −45 9
Source: RSSSF, foot.dk

Results

Home \ Away BOH CAT DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI STP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 4–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–4 3–2 1–2 1–5 3–0 1–4
Cork Athletic 2–2 — 1–0 2–2 1–3 5–0 2–1 3–4 1–4 0–1 2–2 3–1
Drumcondra 0–0 0–2 — 3–2 4–1 4–0 1–0 6–1 3–1 1–3 5–0 2–3
Dundalk 1–1 2–5 2–1 — 2–1 6–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 4–0
Evergreen United 1–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 — 1–1 0–3 1–2 5–0 1–1 4–2 4–3
Limerick 0–3 3–0 0–0 3–3 2–5 — 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 3–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 — 3–2 6–0 3–1 0–1 1–2
Shelbourne 2–1 3–2 4–4 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 — 6–2 3–1 5–2 1–1
Sligo Rovers 3–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 3–1 6–0 1–1 4–4 — 2–1 2–1 3–2
St Patrick's Athletic 3–2 1–0 1–2 5–2 5–1 4–2 1–0 6–1 3–1 — 4–3 3–2
Transport 2–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 0–1 5–1 0–3 1–2 2–3 1–2 — 5–2
Waterford 4–2 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 4–2 3–4 2–6 —
Source: extratime.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Shay Gibbons St Patrick's Athletic 26
2 Republic of Ireland Rory Dwyer Shelbourne 22
3 Republic of Ireland Dessie Glynn Drumcondra 20
4 Republic of Ireland Billy Burns Shamrock Rovers 15
Republic of Ireland Seán McCarthy Evergreen United
6 Republic of Ireland Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 14
7 Republic of Ireland Joey Dunne Bohemians 12
8 Republic of Ireland Liam Coll Sligo Rovers 11
Republic of Ireland Bernie Lester Transport
10 Republic of Ireland Johnny Armstrong Sligo Rovers 10
Scotland Jimmy Nelson Waterford
Republic of Ireland Johnny Vaughan Cork Athletic
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