1898–99 Irish League
Association football season, of 6 teams
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The 1898â99 Irish League was the 9th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
| Season | 1898â99 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 September 1898 â 21 January 1899 |
| Champions | Distillery 2nd Irish title |
| Matches | 30 |
| Goals | 106 (3.53 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Cliftonville 4â0 Celtic |
| Biggest away win | Celtic 1â6 Linfield |
| Highest scoring | Celtic 1â6 Linfield Distillery 4â3 North Staffs North Staffs 3â4 Celtic North Staffs 2â5 Distillery |
â 1897â98 1899â1900 â | |
The league comprised six teams, and Distillery won the championship for the second time after a play-off with Linfield.[1]
Teams and locations
Location of teams in the 1898â99 Irish League; all matches were played in Belfast
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | Belfast | Celtic Park |
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Linfield | Belfast | Balmoral |
| North Staffordshire Regiment | No home ground | |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distillery (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 1.353 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | Linfield | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 2.625 | 15 | |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 1.583 | 12 | |
| 4 | Glentoran | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1.417 | 12 | |
| 5 | Celtic | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 0.600 | 6 | |
| 6 | North Staffordshire Regiment | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 0.344 | 0 | Withdrew |
Results
League
Test match
| Distillery | 2â0 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
Peden  43'Wattie 75' |
Report |
