1957–58 Irish League

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The 1957–58 Irish League was the 57th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Ards won the championship.

Irish League
Season1957–58
ChampionsArds
1st Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored589 (4.46 per match)
Top goalscorerJackie Milburn (29)
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 Qualification
1 Ards (C) 22 16 4 2 68 32 2.125 36 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Glenavon 22 17 0 5 67 35 1.914 34
3 Ballymena United 22 13 2 7 51 41 1.244 28
4 Glentoran 22 12 1 9 50 38 1.316 25
5 Linfield 22 11 3 8 68 48 1.417 25
6 Bangor 22 9 3 10 40 48 0.833 21
7 Coleraine 22 8 5 9 53 59 0.898 21
8 Derry City 22 8 4 10 40 44 0.909 20
9 Portadown 22 7 3 12 43 48 0.896 17
10 Distillery 22 5 6 11 36 53 0.679 16
11 Crusaders 22 7 1 14 38 57 0.667 15
12 Cliftonville 22 2 2 18 35 86 0.407 6
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 5–2 3–0 7–2 3–4 6–1 2–2 2–1 3–4 5–1 3–0 3–2
Bangor 1–2 0–2 5–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–0
Ballymena United 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 4–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 5–1 3–1 1–0
Cliftonville 3–4 1–1 2–4 4–4 4–3 3–2 0–2 0–1 2–6 1–7 1–2
Coleraine 1–3 6–1 4–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 2–8 2–1 4–3 2–3
Crusaders 1–4 1–2 5–2 4–2 2–4 2–3 2–4 1–0 0–1 2–6 0–3
Distillery 1–1 2–3 0–5 3–2 2–2 0–1 2–2 2–4 1–3 1–0 0–6
Derry City 0–1 4–1 1–2 6–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–3 0–1 3–2 2–2
Glenavon 0–3 5–0 2–1 6–3 2–1 1–0 3–0 7–1 5–1 2–3 5–2
Glentoran 0–1 3–0 3–1 7–0 5–1 5–2 3–2 5–1 0–1 0–2 2–1
Linfield 4–4 5–3 5–1 4–1 3–3 2–3 3–3 0–2 4–1 3–1 3–4
Portadown 1–2 3–3 1–2 2–1 5–3 0–1 0–3 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–6
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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