1953–54 Irish League

Irish League
Season1953–54
ChampionsLinfield
21st Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored554 (4.2 per match)
Top goalscorerJimmy Jones (32)
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972

The 1953–54 Irish League was the 53rd 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 15 6 1 56 26 2.154 36 Champions
2 Glentoran 22 17 1 4 67 34 1.971 35
3 Glenavon 22 13 2 7 68 45 1.511 28
4 Ballymena United 22 11 5 6 47 40 1.175 27
5 Crusaders 22 11 4 7 60 49 1.224 26
6 Bangor 22 10 2 10 34 42 0.810 22
7 Coleraine 22 8 6 8 49 52 0.942 22
8 Distillery 22 8 5 9 45 36 1.250 21
9 Ards 22 6 2 14 32 53 0.604 14
10 Derry City 22 5 3 14 36 50 0.720 13
11 Portadown 22 5 2 15 34 60 0.567 12
12 Cliftonville 22 3 2 17 26 67 0.388 8
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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

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