1918–19 Belfast & District League
Football league season
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The Irish League in season 1918â19 was suspended due to the First World War. A Belfast & District League was played instead by 6 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship after winning a play-off with Linfield 1â0.[1][2]
| Season | 1918â19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 September 1918 â 16 April 1919 |
| Champions | Belfast Celtic |
| Matches | 30 |
| Goals | 71 (2.37 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Belfast Celtic 2â0 Cliftonville Distillery 2â0 Belfast United Glentoran 2â0 Cliftonville Linfield 2â0 Belfast Celtic Linfield 3â1 Belfast United |
| Biggest away win | Cliftonville 0â3 Belfast Celtic |
| Highest scoring | Belfast United 2â4 Distillery |
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Teams and locations
Location of Belfast teams in the 1918â19 Belfast & District League season; all matches were played in Belfast
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast Celtic | Belfast | Celtic Park |
| Belfast United | Belfast | Ballynafeigh |
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Linfield | Belfast | Windsor Park |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Celtic (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | Linfield | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 15 | |
| 3 | Glentoran | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 11 | |
| 4 | Distillery | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 8 | |
| 5 | Belfast United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 0.632 | 6 | |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0.438 | 5 |
Results
League
Test match
| Belfast Celtic | 1â0 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
McKinney  |
Report |
