1899–1900 Irish League

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The 1899–1900 Irish League was the 10th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

Irish League
Season1899–1900
ChampionsCeltic
1st Irish title
Matches played27
Goals scored95 (3.52 per match)

The league comprised 6 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship.

Location of teams in the 1899-1900 Irish League
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1899-1900 Irish League

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Celtic (C) 9 6 1 2 19 11 1.727 13 Champions
=2 Linfield 9 4 4 1 21 10 2.100 12
=2 Distillery 10 4 4 2 17 13 1.308 12
4 Cliftonville 10 3 4 3 19 22 0.864 10
5 Royal Scots 7 2 1 4 10 17 0.588 5 Withdrew
6 Glentoran 9 0 2 7 9 22 0.409 2
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away CEL CLI DIS GLT LIN RSC
Celtic 5–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0
Cliftonville 0–0 3–1 4–1 0–4 2–2
Distillery 4–3 3–3 0–0 1–1 4–0
Glentoran 0–1 1–4 0–1 4–4 2–4
Linfield 4–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 5–0
Royal Scots [a] 4–1 0–2 [a] [a]
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Royal Scots were withdrew after seven games due to being deployed in the Second Boer War.

References

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