1890–91 Irish League

The 1890–91 Irish League was the first year of league football under the Irish Football Association.

Irish League
Season1890–91
ChampionsLinfield
1st Irish title
Relegatednone
Matches played56
Goals scored333 (5.95 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Hill (20 goals)
Biggest home winLinfield 14–0 Oldpark
Biggest away winCliftonville 0–8 Linfield
Milford 0–8 Glentoran
Milford 1–9 Distillery
Oldpark 2–10 Ulster
Highest scoringLinfield 14–0 Oldpark
Linfield 9–5 Ulster
Location of teams in the 1890-91 Irish League
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1890-91 Irish League

League format

For this season, the league used a double Round-robin format, where teams played each other both home and away once.

Teams

Team Town Home Ground
ClarenceBelfastStranmillis
CliftonvilleBelfastSolitude
DistilleryBelfastGrosvenor Park
GlentoranBelfastKing's Field
LinfieldBelfastUlsterville
MilfordArmaghMilford
OldparkBelfastOldpark
UlsterBelfastUlster Cricket Ground

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Linfield 14 12 1 1 89 18 4.944 25
2 Ulster 14 9 3 2 72 39 1.846 21
3 Distillery 14 9 1 4 46 37 1.243 19
4 Cliftonville 14 7 3 4 37 46 0.804 17
5 Glentoran 14 6 1 7 40 38 1.053 13
6 Oldpark 14 4 2 8 22 48 0.458 10
7 Clarence 14 3 1 10 21 49 0.429 7 Withdrew at start of new season
8 Milford 14 0 0 14 10 62 0.161 0 Withdrew before new season
Source: rsssf.com

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Club Goals
1 Robert Hill Linfield 20
2 John Peden Linfield 19
3 Sam Torrans Linfield 18

References

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