1968–69 Irish League

The 1968–69 Irish League was the 68th 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.

Irish League
Season1968–69
ChampionsLinfield
28th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored478 (3.62 per match)
Top goalscorerDanny Hale (21)
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1971

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Linfield 22 17 1 4 61 19 3.211 35 European Cup first round and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
2 Derry City 22 15 2 5 57 27 2.111 32
3 Glentoran 22 13 4 5 42 22 1.909 30
4 Coleraine 22 13 3 6 43 30 1.433 29
5 Ards 22 12 5 5 48 34 1.412 29 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Crusaders 22 12 5 5 47 34 1.382 29
7 Ballymena United 22 9 5 8 48 41 1.171 23
8 Distillery 22 6 4 12 39 51 0.765 16
9 Glenavon 22 6 2 14 32 52 0.615 14
10 Bangor 22 5 2 15 22 51 0.431 12
11 Cliftonville 22 3 5 14 24 58 0.414 11
12 Portadown 22 2 0 20 15 59 0.254 4
Source: rsssf.com

Results

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

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