1899–1900 Irish League
Football league season
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The 1899â1900 Irish League was the 10th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
| Season | 1899â1900 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 September 1899 â 20 January 1900 |
| Champions | Celtic 1st Irish title |
| Matches | 27 |
| Goals | 95 (3.52 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Linfield 5â0 Royal Scots |
| Biggest away win | Cliftonville 0â4 Linfield |
| Highest scoring | Glentoran 4â4 Linfield |
â 1898â99 1900â01 â | |
The league comprised six teams, and Celtic won the championship for the 1st time.
Season summary
The North Staffordshire Regiment, who had competed in the league since the 1896â97 season, were unable to compete this season due to being deployed to South Africa. They were replaced by another British Army team, the Royal Scots. However Royal Scots themselves had to resign from the league after seven games due to the regiment also being posted to South Africa to serve in the Second Boer War. Their remaining matches were left unplayed with no points awarded.[1]
Teams and locations
Location of teams in the 1899â1900 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 |
| Royal Scots | No home ground | |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1.727 | 13 | Champions |
| 2 | Linfield | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 2.100 | 12 | |
| 3 | Distillery | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1.308 | 12 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0.864 | 10 | |
| 5 | Royal Scots[a] | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0.588 | 5 | Withdrew |
| 6 | Glentoran | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 0.409 | 2 |
- Royal Scots withdrew after seven games due to being posted to serve in the Second Boer War; their remaining fixtures were left unplayed with no points awarded
