1980–81 Irish League

Irish League
Season1980–81
ChampionsGlentoran
17th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored406 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorerDes Dickson
Paul Malone
(18 goals each)
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1980–83
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1980–83

The 1980–81 Irish League was the 80th 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 15 7 0 59 26 +33 37 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Linfield 22 16 3 3 57 15 +42 35 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Ballymena United 22 12 4 6 33 21 +12 28 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Crusaders 22 9 6 7 28 26 +2 24
5 Ards 22 9 6 7 35 40 −5 24
6 Glenavon 22 7 8 7 37 37 0 22
7 Larne 22 9 4 9 26 26 0 22
8 Portadown 22 8 5 9 30 34 −4 21
9 Coleraine 22 5 8 9 28 36 −8 18
10 Cliftonville 22 5 5 12 20 37 −17 15
11 Bangor 22 4 5 13 35 54 −19 13
12 Distillery 22 1 3 18 18 54 −36 5
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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

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