1986–87 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 1986–87 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 39th Irish title |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 542 (2.98 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ray McCoy Gary Macartney (14 goals each) |
← 1985–86 1987–88 → | |
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
The 1986–87 Irish League was the 86th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 14 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield (C) | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Coleraine | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 26 | +39 | 53 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Ards | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 48 | |
| 4 | Larne | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 42 | |
| 5 | Newry Town | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 42 | |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Glentoran | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 40[a] | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Cliftonville | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 33 | |
| 9 | Glenavon | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 32 | |
| 10 | Bangor | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 26 | |
| 11 | Crusaders | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 25[b] | |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 23 | |
| 13 | Portadown | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 20 | |
| 14 | Distillery | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 74 | −53 | 9 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
(C) Champions
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Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CRK | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | GLV | GLT | LRN | LIN | NEW | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | |
| Bangor | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Ballymena United | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Carrick Rangers | 0–5 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 0–0 | |
| Cliftonville | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Coleraine | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
| Crusaders | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Distillery | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–8 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–6 | 1–2 | |
| Glenavon | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | |
| Glentoran | 2–3 | 4–1 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Larne | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Linfield | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Newry Town | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Portadown | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
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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