1900–01 Irish League
Football league season
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The 1900â01 Irish League was the 11th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
| Season | 1900â01 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 September 1900 â 16 March 1901 |
| Champions | Distillery 3rd Irish title |
| Matches | 30 |
| Goals | 109 (3.63 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Distillery 9â0 Derry Celtic |
| Biggest away win | Derry Celtic 0â6 Distillery |
| Highest scoring | Distillery 9â0 Derry Celtic |
â 1899â1900 1901â02 â | |
The league comprised six teams, and Distillery won the championship for the 3rd time.
Season summary
With the withdrawal of the Royal Scots during the previous season, there were only five teams left in membership of the league. As a result Derry Celtic were elected to the league in time for the 1900â01 league season, bringing back senior league football to Derry for the first time since the 1892â93 season when Derry Olympic competed.[1]
Teams and locations
Location of teams in the 1900â01 Irish League
Location of Belfast teams in the 1900â01 Irish League
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | Belfast | Celtic Park |
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Derry Celtic | Derry | Brandywell |
| Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Linfield | Belfast | Balmoral |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distillery (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 3.300 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | Glentoran | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 1.846 | 15 | |
| 3 | Celtic | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1.000 | 10 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 0.944 | 10 | |
| 5 | Linfield | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 8 | |
| 6 | Derry Celtic | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 0.279 | 1 |
