1973–74 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Coleraine 1st Irish title |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 438 (3.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Des Dickson (24) |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
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 1973–74 Irish League was the 73rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Coleraine won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coleraine (C) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 2.050 | 35 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Portadown | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 20 | 2.550 | 30 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Crusaders | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 1.500 | 30 | |
| 4 | Linfield | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 1.840 | 26 | |
| 5 | Glenavon | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 0.943 | 24 | |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 1.308 | 23 | |
| 7 | Bangor | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 28 | 1.429 | 23 | |
| 8 | Ards | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 1.135 | 22 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | Glentoran | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 0.718 | 18 | |
| 10 | Larne | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 50 | 0.620 | 17 | |
| 11 | Cliftonville | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 0.357 | 9 | |
| 12 | Distillery | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 70 | 0.343 | 7 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | GLV | GLT | LRN | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Bangor | 3–2 | 1–2 | 8–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Ballymena United | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | |
| Coleraine | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Crusaders | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Distillery | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–6 | |
| Glenavon | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Glentoran | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Larne | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–7 | |
| Linfield | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 8–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Portadown | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
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.
References
- Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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