1947–48 Irish League

The 1947–48 Irish League was the 47th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship.

Irish League
Season1947–48
ChampionsBelfast Celtic
14th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored521 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorerJimmy Jones (28)
Location of Belfast-based teams in the 1947–48 Irish League

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Belfast Celtic (C) 22 19 1 2 84 26 3.231 39 Champions
2 Linfield 22 15 5 2 55 19 2.895 35
3 Ballymena United 22 10 7 5 52 38 1.368 27
4 Distillery 22 12 2 8 35 32 1.094 26
5 Glentoran 22 9 8 5 44 29 1.517 26
6 Coleraine 22 8 6 8 48 46 1.043 22
7 Glenavon 22 8 6 8 45 45 1.000 22
8 Ards 22 7 4 11 37 54 0.685 18
9 Cliftonville 22 7 4 11 36 47 0.766 18
10 Bangor 22 6 4 12 36 55 0.655 16
11 Portadown 22 3 3 16 31 60 0.517 9
12 Derry City 22 2 2 18 18 70 0.257 6
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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

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