1973–74 Irish League

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The 1973–74 Irish League was the 73rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Coleraine won the championship.

Irish League
Season1973–74
ChampionsColeraine
1st Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored438 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorerDes Dickson (24)
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 Coleraine (C) 22 16 3 3 41 20 2.050 35 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Portadown 22 13 4 5 51 20 2.550 30 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Crusaders 22 14 2 6 48 32 1.500 30
4 Linfield 22 10 6 6 46 25 1.840 26
5 Glenavon 22 11 2 9 33 35 0.943 24
6 Ballymena United 22 10 3 9 34 26 1.308 23
7 Bangor 22 10 3 9 40 28 1.429 23
8 Ards 22 9 4 9 42 37 1.135 22 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
9 Glentoran 22 8 2 12 28 39 0.718 18
10 Larne 22 7 3 12 31 50 0.620 17
11 Cliftonville 22 3 3 16 20 56 0.357 9
12 Distillery 22 2 3 17 24 70 0.343 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 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–2 3–4 3–1 3–2 3–0 4–3 2–2 0–1
Bangor 3–2 1–2 8–2 2–0 1–4 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1
Ballymena United 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 6–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1
Cliftonville 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 1–2
Coleraine 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 3–2 5–1 1–1 2–0
Crusaders 4–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 5–2 2–0 1–1 5–2 1–4 1–1
Distillery 1–1 0–4 1–5 2–3 0–1 0–2 2–3 3–0 1–4 1–1 1–6
Glenavon 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 4–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0
Glentoran 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–3 4–2 4–0 2–3 3–2 1–0
Larne 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–3 0–1 4–3 1–3 0–0 1–7
Linfield 4–1 1–1 2–3 8–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–3 5–1 0–1 1–0
Portadown 1–2 4–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 5–1 6–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–0
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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