1983–84 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 36th Irish title |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 522 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Martin McGaughey Trevor Anderson (15 goals each) |
← 1982–83 1984–85 → | |
Belfast
Ards
Bangor
Coleraine
Glenavon
Larne
Portadown
Belfast teams : Cliftonville
Crusaders
Glentoran
Linfield
Crusaders
Glentoran
Linfield
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1983–1990
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1983–1990The 1983–84 Irish League was the 83rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 14 teams, an increase of two on the previous season, with Carrick Rangers and Newry Town becoming the first new participants in the league since the 1972–73 season. The league title was won by Linfield for the third consecutive time.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield (C) | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 45 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Glentoran | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 19 | +46 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 31 | |
| 4 | Ards | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 29 | |
| 5 | Coleraine | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 28 | |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 28 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Glenavon | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 27 | |
| 8 | Crusaders | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 27 | |
| 9 | Distillery | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 26 | |
| 10 | Portadown | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Newry Town | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 19 | |
| 12 | Bangor | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 14 | |
| 13 | Larne | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 13[a] | |
| 14 | Carrick Rangers | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 9 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ 2 points deducted
Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CRK | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | GLV | GLT | LRN | LIN | NEW | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bangor | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Ballymena United | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Carrick Rangers | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Coleraine | 5–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Crusaders | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Distillery | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–7 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Glenavon | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Glentoran | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 9–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Larne | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Linfield | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Newry Town | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Portadown | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
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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