1976–77 Irish League

Irish League
Season1976–77
ChampionsGlentoran
16th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored408 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorerRonnie McAteer (20)
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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 1976–77 Irish League was the 76th 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 GD Pts Qualification
1 Glentoran (C) 22 17 2 3 50 19 +31 36 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Glenavon 22 14 3 5 40 25 +15 31 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Linfield 22 12 4 6 39 21 +18 28
4 Larne 22 12 3 7 42 33 +9 27
5 Coleraine 22 12 3 7 40 29 +11 27 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Crusaders 22 9 5 8 39 33 +6 23
7 Ards 22 10 1 11 34 39 −5 21
8 Portadown 22 8 2 12 36 37 −1 18
9 Ballymena United 22 5 5 12 20 34 −14 15
10 Distillery 22 5 5 12 25 44 −19 15
11 Bangor 22 4 5 13 23 43 −20 13
12 Cliftonville 22 4 2 16 20 51 −31 10
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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

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