1948–49 Irish League

Irish League
Season1948–49
ChampionsLinfield
19th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored536 (4.06 per match)
Top goalscorerBilly Simpson (19)
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Location of teams in the 1948–49 Irish League
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the 1948–49 Irish League

The 1948–49 Irish League was the 48th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Linfield (C) 22 16 4 2 58 21 2.762 36 Champions
2 Belfast Celtic 22 14 3 5 69 32 2.156 31 Withdrew, Folded
3 Glentoran 22 13 3 6 45 28 1.607 29
4 Cliftonville 22 9 5 8 44 38 1.158 23
5 Bangor 22 8 5 9 43 45 0.956 21
6 Distillery 22 9 3 10 51 56 0.911 21
7 Portadown 22 8 4 10 41 48 0.854 20
8 Glenavon 22 6 8 8 35 43 0.814 20
9 Derry City 22 8 3 11 40 52 0.769 19
10 Ballymena United 22 6 7 9 39 58 0.672 19
11 Ards 22 7 2 13 46 49 0.939 16
12 Coleraine 22 4 1 17 25 66 0.379 9
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM BCE CLI COL DIS DER GLV GLT LIN POR
Ards 2–4 8–0 4–4 1–2 7–0 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–4 2–2
Bangor 2–3 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 5–2 4–1 1–1 3–0 3–3 2–3
Ballymena United 1–0 1–1 0–5 3–4 5–2 7–5 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–1
Belfast Celtic 4–3 3–0 3–2 4–3 4–0 10–2 8–0 3–1 0–3 0–1 5–1
Cliftonville 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–5 6–0 2–1 1–1 5–2 1–0 1–3 5–0
Coleraine 4–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–6 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–4
Distillery 2–1 5–0 6–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–2
Derry City 2–3 3–1 1–2 4–3 2–1 7–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 3–2
Glenavon 1–2 4–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 4–1 1–2 0–3 2–2
Glentoran 2–0 2–1 4–2 0–0 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–2 7–1 1–4 2–1
Linfield 5–1 1–2 4–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 5–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–1
Portadown 2–1 2–4 2–0 2–4 2–1 2–1 5–0 0–1 3–1 1–4 1–2
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.