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

Cork Athletic Cork Athletic Football Club was an Irish football club based in Cork. History The club played in the League of Ireland between 1948 and 1957. It were the successor club of Cork United; when United quit the league in October 1948, Cork Athle ...

were the two-time defending champions.

Changes from 1950–51

Two new teams were elected to the League:

Evergreen United Cork Celtic F.C., originally Evergreen United F.C., was an Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1951 and 1979 and played their home games at Turners Cross. In 1974, they were League of Ireland champio ...

and

St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club, commonly known as Pat's or The Athletic, is a professional List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the League ...

Teams

Season overview

won their first title.

Final classification

Results

Top goalscorers

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Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

League of Ireland seasons 1951–52 in Republic of Ireland association football