1974–75 Irish League

Football league season
Irish League
Season1974–75
ChampionsLinfield
30th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored454 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerMartin Malone (15)
← 1973–74
1975–76 →
1974–75 Irish League is located in Northern Ireland
Belfast
Belfast
Ards
Ards
Bangor
Bangor
Coleraine
Coleraine
Glenavon
Glenavon
Larne
Larne
Portadown
Portadown
Belfast teams : Cliftonville Crusaders Distillery Glentoran Linfield
Belfast teams : Cliftonville
Crusaders
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1972–75
1974–75 Irish League is located in Greater Belfast
Cliftonville
Cliftonville
Crusaders and Distillery
Crusaders and Distillery
Glentoran
Glentoran
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1972–75

The 1974–75 Irish League was the 74th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Linfield (C) 22 17 3 2 53 23 2.304 37 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Coleraine 22 15 2 5 58 25 2.320 32 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Glentoran 22 14 3 5 52 30 1.733 31 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Ballymena United 22 10 7 5 43 25 1.720 27
5 Crusaders 22 11 5 6 46 30 1.533 27
6 Bangor 22 8 6 8 37 35 1.057 22
7 Portadown 22 8 5 9 29 37 0.784 21
8 Larne 22 9 1 12 38 37 1.027 19
9 Ards 22 7 3 12 28 43 0.651 17
10 Glenavon 22 5 3 14 31 62 0.500 13
11 Cliftonville 22 3 4 15 19 54 0.352 10
12 Distillery 22 2 4 16 20 53 0.377 8
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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

References

  • Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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