1972–73 Irish League

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The 1972–73 Irish League was the 72nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Crusaders won the championship.

Irish League
Season1972–73
ChampionsCrusaders
1st Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored446 (3.38 per match)
Top goalscorerDes Dickson (23)
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1972–75

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Crusaders (C) 22 14 4 4 50 22 2.273 32 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Ards 22 13 5 4 49 22 2.227 31 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Portadown 22 12 5 5 37 27 1.370 29
4 Coleraine 22 13 2 7 51 31 1.645 28
5 Linfield 22 12 3 7 38 29 1.310 27
6 Glenavon 22 10 3 9 33 28 1.179 23
7 Distillery 22 9 4 9 40 47 0.851 22
8 Glentoran 22 9 3 10 48 40 1.200 21 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
9 Ballymena United 22 7 5 10 26 35 0.743 19
10 Bangor 22 5 8 9 28 32 0.875 18
11 Cliftonville 22 3 1 18 18 66 0.273 7
12 Larne 22 2 3 17 28 67 0.418 7
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM CLI COL CRU DIS GLV GLT LRN LIN POR
Ards 3–1 3–1 7–0 1–1 5–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 2–0 1–1 4–0
Bangor 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–5 1–1 2–3 6–0 0–1 1–3
Ballymena United 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–2 0–0 3–1
Cliftonville 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–5 0–1 2–3 3–1 0–5 1–3 1–2 1–5
Coleraine 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 4–0 4–0 4–1 6–1 4–2 1–3
Crusaders 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 6–1 2–0 1–1
Distillery 0–2 2–4 1–2 4–2 4–1 0–8 1–0 4–2 1–0 2–2 1–1
Glenavon 1–2 0–0 4–1 3–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 4–0 4–1 2–0 2–0
Glentoran 0–1 3–0 0–1 9–0 1–3 2–2 3–3 4–0 3–2 0–2 1–1
Larne 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 2–5 3–2 2–4 1–5 0–2 2–3
Linfield 4–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 3–1 5–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–1
Portadown 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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