1901–02 Irish League

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The 1901–02 Irish League was the 12th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

Irish League
Season1901–02
ChampionsLinfield
6th Irish title
Matches played56
Goals scored223 (3.98 per match)

The league comprised 8 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1901-02 Irish League

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Linfield (C) 14 12 0 2 38 10 3.800 24 Champions
2 Glentoran 14 10 1 3 43 22 1.955 21
3 Distillery 14 8 3 3 38 20 1.900 19
4 Cliftonville 14 7 2 5 24 14 1.714 16
=5 Belfast Celtic 14 4 4 6 22 25 0.880 12
=5 Derry Celtic 14 5 2 7 23 26 0.885 12
7 Ulster 14 2 3 9 22 44 0.500 7
8 St Columb's Court 14 0 1 13 13 62 0.210 1 Withdrew
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away BCE CLI DCE DIS GLT LIN SCC ULS
Belfast Celtic 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–3 4–0 6–1
Cliftonville 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–0
Derry Celtic 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 7–1 1–2
Distillery 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–2 2–1 4–1 5–1
Glentoran 4–0 3–3 4–1 3–1 0–2 7–1 5–2
Linfield 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 5–1 3–0 4–2
St Columb's Court 2–5 1–5 0–2 2–10 0–4 1–3 3–4
Ulster 1–1 0–3 2–2 3–4 2–4 1–4 1–1
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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