1972–73 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Crusaders 1st Irish title |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 446 (3.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Des Dickson (23) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
Belfast
Ards
Bangor
Coleraine
Glenavon
Larne
Portadown
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1972–75
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1972–75The 1972–73 Irish League was the 72nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Crusaders won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crusaders (C) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 2.273 | 32 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Ards | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 2.227 | 31 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Portadown | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 1.370 | 29 | |
| 4 | Coleraine | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 1.645 | 28 | |
| 5 | Linfield | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 1.310 | 27 | |
| 6 | Glenavon | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 1.179 | 23 | |
| 7 | Distillery | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 47 | 0.851 | 22 | |
| 8 | Glentoran | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 1.200 | 21 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 0.743 | 19 | |
| 10 | Bangor | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 0.875 | 18 | |
| 11 | Cliftonville | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 66 | 0.273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Larne | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 67 | 0.418 | 7 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | GLV | GLT | LRN | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 3–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Bangor | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Ballymena United | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Cliftonville | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | |
| Coleraine | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | |
| Crusaders | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Distillery | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–8 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Glenavon | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Glentoran | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 9–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Larne | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |
| Linfield | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Portadown | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
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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