1969–70 Irish League

Irish League
Season1969–70
ChampionsGlentoran
14th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored440 (3.33 per match)
Top goalscorerDes Dickson (21)
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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 1969–70 Irish League was the 69th 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 22 14 6 2 46 17 2.706 34 European Cup preliminary round and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
2 Coleraine 22 12 3 7 50 31 1.613 27 Participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Ards 22 10 7 5 41 26 1.577 27
4 Linfield 22 11 5 6 48 36 1.333 27 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Derry City 22 11 5 6 38 31 1.226 27
6 Portadown 22 11 3 8 42 37 1.135 25
7 Glenavon 22 7 8 7 32 36 0.889 22
8 Bangor 22 6 7 9 32 36 0.889 19
9 Crusaders 22 8 3 11 42 52 0.808 19
10 Ballymena United 22 5 6 11 24 42 0.571 16
11 Distillery 22 5 5 12 25 45 0.556 15
12 Cliftonville 22 1 4 17 20 51 0.392 6
Source: rsssf.com

Results

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

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