The 1956–57 League of Ireland was the 36th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.
St Patrick's Athletic
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were the defending champions.
Changes from 1955–56 season
No new teams were elected to the League.
Teams
Season overview
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club is an Irish professional Association football, football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is List of football clubs by competit ...
won their eighth title and qualified for the following season's
European Cup
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.
Table
Results
Top scorers
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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
1956–57 in Republic of Ireland association football