1971–72 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Glentoran 15th Irish title |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 475 (3.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Peter Watson Des Dickson (20 goals each) |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → | |
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 1971–72 Irish LeagueThe 1971–72 Irish League was the 71st edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glentoran (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 2.941 | 33 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Portadown | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 1.960 | 30 | |
| 3 | Ards | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 1.633 | 29 | |
| 4 | Linfield | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 1.655 | 27 | |
| 5 | Crusaders | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 1.029 | 25 | |
| 6 | Coleraine | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 40 | 1.275 | 25 | |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 1.000 | 21 | |
| 8 | Distillery | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 44 | 0.773 | 21 | |
| 9 | Glenavon | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 40 | 0.900 | 20 | |
| 10 | Derry City | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 55 | 0.745 | 16 | Withdrew |
| 11 | Bangor | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 62 | 0.452 | 9 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 64 | 0.297 | 8 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 3–1 | 1–0 | 8–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Bangor | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 0–1 | |
| Ballymena United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–6 | |
| Cliftonville | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 0–2 | |
| Coleraine | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 5–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Crusaders | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–7 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 | |
| Distillery | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Derry City | 0–4 | 4–4 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Glenavon | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Glentoran | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Linfield | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Portadown | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 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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