1979–80 Irish League

The 1979–80 Irish League was the 79th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

Irish League
Season1979–80
ChampionsLinfield
33rd Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored399 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorerJimmy Martin (17)
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1979–80 Irish League

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Linfield (C) 22 19 1 2 59 17 +42 39 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Ballymena United 22 12 6 4 52 23 +29 30 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Glentoran 22 10 7 5 34 27 +7 27
4 Cliftonville 22 10 6 6 29 16 +13 26
5 Crusaders 22 11 2 9 32 24 +8 24 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Portadown 22 10 3 9 36 37 −1 23
7 Coleraine 22 9 4 9 46 48 −2 22
8 Distillery 22 7 4 11 22 48 −26 18
9 Glenavon 22 5 6 11 19 30 −11 16
10 Bangor 22 6 4 12 27 50 −23 16
11 Ards 22 4 5 13 26 39 −13 13
12 Larne 22 3 4 15 17 40 −23 10
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 1–1 1–3 0–2 4–1 2–5 0–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 4–1
Bangor 3–2 2–3 0–2 0–5 2–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–4
Ballymena United 2–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–1 8–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 5–0 2–1
Cliftonville 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–0
Coleraine 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–5 5–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–5 2–2
Crusaders 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0
Distillery 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–5 0–4 2–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–3
Glenavon 2–2 4–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0
Glentoran 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–0
Larne 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–3 0–2
Linfield 1–0 7–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 6–1 2–1 5–0 2–0 6–0
Portadown 3–0 3–2 2–5 1–3 4–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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