1961–62 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 26th Irish title |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 523 (3.96 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mick Lynch (20) |
← 1960–61 1962–63 → | |
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 1949–1971The 1961–62 Irish League was the 61st 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 after a 3-1 playoff win over Portadown.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield (C) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 32 | 1.938 | 31 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Portadown | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 32 | 1.750 | 31 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Ballymena United | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 32 | 1.469 | 29 | |
| 4 | Ards | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 38 | 1.211 | 27 | |
| 5 | Glenavon | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 43 | 1.442 | 26 | |
| 6 | Crusaders | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 0.977 | 25 | |
| 7 | Glentoran | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 35 | 1.286 | 25 | |
| 8 | Distillery | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 62 | 0.903 | 20 | |
| 9 | Coleraine | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 0.949 | 18 | |
| 10 | Derry City | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 0.579 | 14 | |
| 11 | Bangor | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 56 | 0.554 | 13 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 73 | 0.233 | 5 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | |
| Bangor | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–6 | |
| Ballymena United | 1–2 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–4 | |
| Coleraine | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Crusaders | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–4 | |
| Distillery | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 4–6 | 2–1 | |
| Derry City | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Glenavon | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–4 | |
| Glentoran | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Linfield | 3–2 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 9–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Portadown | 3–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
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.
Top scorers (including play-off)
| Pos | Player | Club | Pld | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Lynch | Ards | 22 | 20 |
| 2 | Eamon Gorman | Portadown | 23 | 19 |
| = | Joe Meldrum | Distillery | 21 | 19 |
| 4 | Billy Johnston | Glenavon | 19 | 18 |
| = | Trevor Thompson | Glentoran | 21 | 18 |
| 6 | Tommy Dickson | Linfield | 22 | 17 |
| = | Jimmy Jones | Glenavon | 20 | 17 |
| = | Jimmy Small | Ballymena United | 17 | 17 |
| 9 | Ken Hamilton | Distillery | 22 | 16 |
| 10 | Hugh Barr | Linfield | 18 | 12 |
| = | Roy Torrens | Derry City | 19 | 12 |
| = | Jim Weatherup | Crusaders | 22 | 12 |
References
- Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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