1925–26 Irish League

Irish League
Season1925–26
ChampionsBelfast Celtic
4th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored498 (3.77 per match)
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Location of teams in the 1925–26 Irish League
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Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish League 1925-26

The 1925–26 Irish League was the 32nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Belfast Celtic (C) 22 16 1 5 52 38 1.368 33 Champions
2 Glentoran 22 13 4 5 53 31 1.710 30
3 Larne 22 11 5 6 45 33 1.364 27
4 Ards 22 11 4 7 56 42 1.333 26
5 Distillery 22 10 5 7 37 35 1.057 25
6 Queen's Island 22 9 5 8 42 37 1.135 23
7 Glenavon 22 10 3 9 36 37 0.973 23
8 Linfield 22 8 5 9 47 46 1.022 21
9 Portadown 22 7 7 8 43 41 1.049 21
10 Newry Town 22 5 5 12 33 53 0.623 15
11 Cliftonville 22 4 6 12 29 39 0.744 14
12 Barn 22 2 2 18 25 66 0.379 6
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARD BAR BCE CLI DIS GLV GLT LAR LIN NEW POR QIS
Ards 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 6–1 5–1 3–3 4–2
Barn 3–4 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–6 2–1 1–3 4–4 1–1 0–2
Belfast Celtic 2–0 5–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 5–2 5–3 4–3 1–3 2–1
Cliftonville 0–2 3–2 3–0 1–3 0–1 2–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–2
Distillery 2–5 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–2 3–2 2–0
Glenavon 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–2 4–1 3–1
Glentoran 4–2 4–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 3–2 5–1 2–2 2–2
Larne 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 4–1 3–3 1–1 3–0 1–0 4–1 2–0
Linfield 1–0 6–1 2–4 2–1 3–1 4–1 0–1 2–2 5–0 0–1 1–2
Newry Town 3–3 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–2
Portadown 2–2 4–2 2–3 0–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 4–0 3–3 4–1 1–2
Queen's Island 3–5 3–0 6–2 3–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 0–2
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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