1909–10 Irish League
Football league season
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The 1909–10 Irish League was the 20th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
| Season | 1909–10 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 September 1909 – 22 January 1910 |
| Champions | Cliftonville 2nd Irish title |
| Matches | 56 |
| Goals | 160 (2.86 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Belfast Celtic 5–0 Shelbourne Glentoran 6–1 Bohemians |
| Biggest away win | Glentoran 1–4 Belfast Celtic Glentoran 1–4 Cliftonville |
| Highest scoring | Derry Celtic 5–4 Glentoran |
← 1908–09 1910–11 → | |
The league comprised eight teams, and Cliftonville won the championship for the 2nd time (1st time outright).[1]
Teams and locations
Belfast
Dublin
Location of teams in the 1909–10 Irish League season
Location of Belfast teams in the 1909–10 Irish League season
Location of Dublin teams in the 1909–10 Irish League
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast Celtic | Belfast | Celtic Park |
| Bohemians | Dublin | Dalymount Park |
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Derry Celtic | Derry | Brandywell |
| Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Linfield | Belfast | Windsor Park |
| Shelbourne | Dublin | Sandymount Road |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliftonville (C) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 1.667 | 20 | Champions |
| 2 | Belfast Celtic | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 1.923 | 18 | |
| 3 | Linfield | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 0.950 | 15 | |
| 4 | Distillery | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 1.077 | 13 | |
| 5 | Derry Celtic | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0.905 | 13 | |
| 6 | Bohemians | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 0.645 | 11 | |
| 7 | Glentoran | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 1.000 | 11 | |
| 8 | Shelbourne | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 0.625 | 11 |
