1893–94 Irish League
Football league season
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The 1893â94 Irish League was the 4th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
| Season | 1893â94 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 September 1893 â 4 May 1894 |
| Champions | Glentoran 1st Irish title |
| Matches | 30 |
| Goals | 146 (4.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Michael McErlean (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Glentoran 8â0 Cliftonville |
| Biggest away win | Ligoniel 0â6 Distillery |
| Highest scoring | Distillery 4â4 Linfield Glentoran 8â0 Cliftonville |
â 1892â93 1894â95 â | |
The league comprised six teams, and Glentoran won the championship for the first time.
Season summary
After the withdrawal of Derry Olympic the previous season, Ligoniel (who had last played in the 1891â92 season) were elected in their place, meaning all league games were played in Belfast.[1]
Teams and locations
Location of teams in the 1893â94 Irish League; all matches were played in Belfast
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Ligoniel | Belfast | Ligoniel |
| Linfield | Belfast | Ulsterville |
| Ulster | Belfast | Ulster Cricket Ground |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glentoran (C) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 3.100 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | Linfield | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 2.400 | 14 | |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 0.880 | 10 | |
| 4 | Distillery | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 0.958 | 9 | |
| 5 | Ulster | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 0.697 | 8 | Withdrew |
| 6 | Ligoniel | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 0.263 | 3 |
