1895–96 Irish League

Football league season
Irish League
Season1895–96
ChampionsDistillery
1st Irish title
Matches played12
Goals scored54 (4.5 per match)
← 1894–95
1896–97 →

The 1895–96 Irish League was the 6th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

The league comprised 4 teams, and Distillery won the championship after a play-off with Cliftonville.

1895–96 Irish League is located in island of Ireland
Belfast
Belfast
Belfast teams Cliftonville Distillery Glentoran Linfield
Belfast teams
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield
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Location of teams in the 1895-96 Irish League
1895–96 Irish League is located in Greater Belfast
Cliftonville
Cliftonville
Glentoran
Glentoran
No home ground Linfield
No home ground
Linfield
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Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1895-96 Irish League

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Distillery (C) 6 3 2 1 17 12 1.417 8 Champions
2 Cliftonville 6 3 2 1 14 9 1.556 8
3 Linfield 6 2 1 3 10 14 0.714 5
4 Glentoran 6 1 1 4 13 19 0.684 3
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away CLI DIS GLT LIN
Cliftonville 2–2 2–1 1–3
Distillery 2–2 6–1 2–1
Glentoran 1–3 6–2 2–4
Linfield 0–4 0–3 2–2
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  • Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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