1952–53 Irish League

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The 1952–53 Irish League was the 52nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.

Irish League
Season1952–53
ChampionsGlentoran
10th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored461 (3.49 per match)
Top goalscorerSammy Hughes (28)
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Glentoran (C) 22 14 5 3 59 25 2.360 33 Champions
2 Linfield 22 12 7 3 47 18 2.611 31
3 Ballymena United 22 13 3 6 57 34 1.676 29
4 Glenavon 22 11 3 8 49 39 1.256 25
5 Distillery 22 9 5 8 26 27 0.963 23
6 Coleraine 22 8 6 8 40 43 0.930 22
7 Crusaders 22 7 7 8 39 36 1.083 21
8 Ards 22 7 7 8 32 35 0.914 21
9 Cliftonville 22 8 3 11 37 61 0.607 19
10 Portadown 22 6 7 9 28 35 0.800 19
11 Derry City 22 5 3 14 27 47 0.574 13
12 Bangor 22 3 2 17 20 61 0.328 8
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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

References

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