1955–56 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 1955–56 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 23rd Irish title |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 574 (4.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Jones (26) |
← 1954–55 1956–57 → | |
Belfast
Ards
Bangor
Coleraine
Glenavon
Portadown
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972The 1955–56 Irish League was the 55th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield (C) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 16 | 3.500 | 40 | Champions |
| 2 | Glenavon | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 77 | 38 | 2.026 | 29 | |
| 3 | Bangor | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 54 | 1.278 | 27 | |
| 4 | Coleraine | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 46 | 1.217 | 25 | |
| 5 | Glentoran | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 40 | 1.075 | 24 | |
| 6 | Distillery | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 0.975 | 21 | |
| 7 | Ards | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 45 | 0.978 | 20 | |
| 8 | Portadown | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 57 | 0.754 | 18 | |
| 9 | Derry City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 0.778 | 16 | |
| 10 | Crusaders | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 53 | 0.679 | 16 | |
| 11 | Cliftonville | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 62 | 0.532 | 14 | |
| 12 | Ballymena United | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 69 | 0.522 | 14 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Bangor | 1–1 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 8–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | |
| Ballymena United | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–6 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | |
| Coleraine | 1–0 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Crusaders | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–0 | |
| Distillery | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |
| Derry City | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Glenavon | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 9–6 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Glentoran | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Linfield | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Portadown | 2–4 | 3–7 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 0–3 |
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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