1965–66 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 1965–66 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 27th Irish title |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 553 (4.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sammy Pavis (28) |
← 1964–65 1966–67 → | |
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 1965–66 Irish League was the 65th 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.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 23 | 2.957 | 34 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Derry City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 33 | 1.848 | 32 | |
| 3 | Glentoran | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 1.724 | 32 | European Cup Winners' Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 1.545 | 28 | |
| 5 | Glenavon | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 38 | 1.632 | 25 | |
| 6 | Coleraine | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 1.444 | 25 | |
| 7 | Crusaders | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 47 | 1.043 | 21 | |
| 8 | Portadown | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 53 | 0.811 | 17 | |
| 9 | Distillery | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 52 | 0.750 | 16 | |
| 10 | Ards | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 54 | 0.537 | 14 | |
| 11 | Bangor | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 0.441 | 14 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 96 | 0.240 | 6 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Bangor | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 4–1 | |
| Ballymena United | 2–2 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 5–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Cliftonville | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 0–10 | 0–6 | |
| Coleraine | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Crusaders | 6–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | |
| Distillery | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | |
| Derry City | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| Glenavon | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 8–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
| Glentoran | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Linfield | 5–1 | 8–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Portadown | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 3–5 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
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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