| Season | 1956–57 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shamrock Rovers (8th title) |
| European Cup | Shamrock Rovers |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 484 (3.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tommy Hamilton Donal Leahy (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Waterford 10–2Limerick |
| Biggest away win | Limerick 1–6Shelbourne F.C. Shelbourne 0–5Evergreen United |
| Highest scoring | Waterford 10–2 Limerick |
1957–58 → | |
The1956–57 League of Ireland was the 36th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.
St Patrick's Athletic were the defending champions.
No new teams were elected to the League.
Shamrock Rovers won their eighth title and qualified for the following season'sEuropean Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 36 | Qualification forEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Drumcondra | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 31 | |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 29 | |
| 4 | Evergreen United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 27 | |
| 5 | Transport | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 26 | |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 24[a] | |
| 7 | Waterford | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 22 | |
| 8 | Cork Athletic | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 18 | Resigned |
| 9 | St Patrick's Athletic | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 17 | |
| 10 | Dundalk | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 16 | |
| 11 | Bohemians | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 9 | |
| 12 | Limerick | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 7 |
| Home \ Away | BOH | CAT | DRU | DUN | EVE | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | STP | TRA | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Cork Athletic | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Drumcondra | 1–0 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Dundalk | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Evergreen United | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Limerick | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Shelbourne | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–5 | — | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Sligo Rovers | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Transport | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 |
| Waterford | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 10–2 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Hamilton | Shamrock Rovers | 15 |
| Donal Leahy | Evergreen United | 15 | |
| 3 | Austin Noonan | 13 | |
| 4 | Jack Fitzgerald | Waterford | 12 |
| Dessie Glynn | Shelbourne | ||
| 6 | Willie Coleman | Drumcondra | 11 |
| Tommy Collins | Cork Athletic | ||
| Vincent Morrison | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 9 | Jackie McCourt | Drumcondra | 10 |
| Jack Walsh | Sligo Rovers |