1895–96 Irish League

The 1895–96 Irish League was the 6th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

Irish League
Season1895–96
ChampionsDistillery
1st Irish title
Matches played12
Goals scored54 (4.5 per match)

The league comprised 4 teams, and Distillery won the championship after a play-off with Cliftonville.

Location of teams in the 1895-96 Irish League
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1895-96 Irish League

League standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Distillery (C) 6 3 2 1 17 12 1.417 8 Champions
2 Cliftonville 6 3 2 1 14 9 1.556 8
3 Linfield 6 2 1 3 10 14 0.714 5
4 Glentoran 6 1 1 4 13 19 0.684 3
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results edit

Home \ Away CLI DIS GLT LIN
Cliftonville 2–2 2–1 1–3
Distillery 2–2 6–1 2–1
Glentoran 1–3 6–2 2–4
Linfield 0–4 0–3 2–2
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References edit