1986–87 Irish League

The 1986–87 Irish League was the 86th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 14 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

Irish League
Season1986–87
ChampionsLinfield
39th Irish title
Matches played182
Goals scored542 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerRay McCoy
Gary Macartney
(14 goals each)
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1983–1990

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Linfield (C) 26 18 3 5 50 15 +35 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Coleraine 26 16 5 5 65 26 +39 53 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Ards 26 14 6 6 47 31 +16 48
4 Larne 26 11 9 6 38 24 +14 42
5 Newry Town 26 12 6 8 42 40 +2 42
6 Ballymena United 26 11 8 7 45 42 +3 41
7 Glentoran 26 14 6 6 54 30 +24 40[a] Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Cliftonville 26 8 9 9 34 29 +5 33
9 Glenavon 26 8 8 10 32 27 +5 32
10 Bangor 26 8 2 16 28 52 −24 26
11 Crusaders 26 8 5 13 37 54 −17 25[b]
12 Carrick Rangers 26 6 5 15 27 53 −26 23
13 Portadown 26 3 11 12 22 45 −23 20
14 Distillery 26 2 3 21 21 74 −53 9
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 8 points deducted
  2. ^ 4 points deducted

Results

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

References

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