1966–67 Irish League

Irish League
Season1966–67
ChampionsGlentoran
12th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored593 (4.49 per match)
Top goalscorerSammy Pavis (25)
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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 1949–1971

The 1966–67 Irish League was the 66th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Glentoran (C) 22 14 6 2 67 35 1.914 34 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Linfield 22 14 5 3 70 37 1.892 33
3 Derry City 22 11 5 6 51 42 1.214 27
4 Coleraine 22 10 5 7 53 42 1.262 25
5 Crusaders 22 11 2 9 63 60 1.050 24 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Glenavon 22 9 5 8 50 39 1.282 23
7 Ballymena United 22 9 5 8 54 45 1.200 23
8 Ards 22 7 7 8 37 38 0.974 21
9 Portadown 22 8 4 10 46 48 0.958 20
10 Distillery 22 6 5 11 44 53 0.830 17
11 Bangor 22 3 3 16 35 95 0.368 9
12 Cliftonville 22 2 4 16 23 59 0.390 8
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM CLI COL CRU DIS DER GLV GLT LIN POR
Ards 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–3
Bangor 1–4 0–2 3–1 4–3 0–5 0–11 1–2 1–4 2–4 1–3 5–2
Ballymena United 1–1 5–1 2–1 4–4 7–3 4–0 1–2 2–0 2–3 2–4 4–1
Cliftonville 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–5 2–4 1–0
Coleraine 4–2 4–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 4–1 1–2 0–3 2–2
Crusaders 3–1 5–1 4–3 3–2 1–6 3–1 6–3 2–1 1–3 4–4 2–1
Distillery 1–1 8–3 1–1 3–2 2–5 3–1 1–1 0–5 2–4 1–4 0–2
Derry City 0–2 4–4 2–1 4–0 4–1 9–4 0–2 2–2 1–0 5–2 1–1
Glenavon 2–0 10–0 4–4 3–1 2–2 2–5 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–2
Glentoran 2–2 6–0 5–2 5–0 2–3 3–2 2–0 4–4 2–2 2–2 2–2
Linfield 6–2 2–2 2–1 7–2 4–2 2–0 5–1 4–1 2–3 1–1 4–1
Portadown 1–0 5–1 4–1 4–1 0–2 2–6 3–2 3–0 4–0 2–5 1–3
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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