1916–17 Belfast & District League
Football league season
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The Irish League in season 1916â17 was suspended due to the First World War. A Belfast & District League was played instead by 6 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.[1]
Teams and locations
Location of Belfast teams in the 1916â17 Belfast & District League season; all matches were played in Belfast
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast United | No home ground | |
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
| Glenavon | No home ground | |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Linfield | Belfast | Windsor Park |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glentoran (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 1.750 | 17 | Champions |
| 2 | Distillery | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 1.643 | 14 | |
| 3 | Linfield | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1.583 | 13 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 9 | |
| 5 | Glenavon | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 0.464 | 4 | |
| 6 | Belfast United | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 0.368 | 3 |
