1975–76 Irish League

Irish League
Season1975–76
ChampionsCrusaders
2nd Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored426 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerDes Dickson (23)
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1975–79
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1975–79

The 1975–76 Irish League was the 75th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and the Crusaders won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Crusaders (C) 22 15 6 1 51 19 2.684 36 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Glentoran 22 14 4 4 48 22 2.182 32 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Coleraine 22 13 5 4 42 27 1.556 31
4 Linfield 22 11 5 6 43 25 1.720 27
5 Bangor 22 9 7 6 28 27 1.037 25
6 Ballymena United 22 8 5 9 36 35 1.029 21
7 Ards 22 7 5 10 32 43 0.744 19
8 Portadown 22 7 3 12 34 39 0.872 17
9 Cliftonville 22 6 4 12 32 46 0.696 16
10 Larne 22 6 3 13 32 45 0.711 15
11 Glenavon 22 4 7 11 24 44 0.545 15
12 Distillery 22 3 4 15 24 54 0.444 10
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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

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