1939–40 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 1939–40 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Belfast Celtic 13th Irish title |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 869 (4.77 per match) |
← 1938–39 1947–48 (official) 1940–41 (unofficial) → | |
Belfast
Ards
Bangor
Coleraine
Glenavon
Larne
Portadown
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1934–40
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1934–40The 1939–40 Irish League was the 46th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 14 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Celtic (C) | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 18 | 5.056 | 45 | Champions |
| 2 | Portadown | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 37 | 2.324 | 41 | |
| 3 | Glentoran | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 104 | 46 | 2.261 | 39 | |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 52 | 1.577 | 34 | |
| 5 | Linfield | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 47 | 1.340 | 33 | |
| 6 | Derry City | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 73 | 46 | 1.587 | 30 | |
| 7 | Glenavon | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 29 | |
| 8 | Coleraine | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 47 | 68 | 0.691 | 24 | |
| 9 | Ards | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 49 | 72 | 0.681 | 20 | |
| 10 | Bangor | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 77 | 0.571 | 19 | |
| 11 | Distillery | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 0.757 | 15 | |
| 12 | Newry Town | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 86 | 0.372 | 15 | |
| 13 | Larne | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 83 | 0.434 | 13 | |
| 14 | Cliftonville | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 40 | 99 | 0.404 | 7 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | BCE | CLI | COL | DER | DIS | GLV | GLT | LAR | LIN | NEW | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–4 | |
| Bangor | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Ballymena United | 5–0 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 8–2 | 2–1 | |
| Belfast Celtic | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 12–0 | 0–0 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–2 | 2–4 | |
| Coleraine | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 3–7 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Derry City | 6–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 9–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–5 | |
| Distillery | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 1–1 | |
| Glenavon | 5–1 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 8–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Glentoran | 8–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 6–2 | 6–1 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 0–3 | |
| Larne | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–8 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–7 | |
| Linfield | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–5 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | |
| Newry Town | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–9 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | |
| Portadown | 3–1 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–0 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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