1919–20 Irish League
Football league season
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The 1919â20 Irish League was the 26th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
6 December 1919
3rd Irish title
| Season | 1919â20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 August 1919 â 6 December 1919 |
| Champions | Belfast Celtic 3rd Irish title |
| Matches | 56 |
| Goals | 145 (2.59 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Glentoran 6â0 Bohemians |
| Biggest away win | Glenavon 1â7 Distillery |
| Highest scoring | Distillery 7â3 Shelbourne |
1920â21 â | |
The league comprised eight teams and Belfast Celtic won the championship for the 3rd time.
Season summary
The league championship resumed after a four-year suspension due to the First World War; during the war teams had competed locally in the Belfast & District League (between 1915â16 and 1918â19) or the Leinster Senior League. The teams that played in this season were the same teams that last competed in the 1914â15 season.
Due to the political upheaval resulting from the Irish War of Independence, Belfast Celtic, Shelbourne and Bohemians all withdrew from the league with the conclusion of this season. Shelbourne and Bohemians later joined the new League of Ireland while Belfast Celtic would return to the Irish League in 1924â25.[1]
Teams and locations
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast Celtic | Belfast | Celtic Park |
| Bohemians | Dublin | Dalymount Park |
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
| Glenavon | Lurgan | Mourneview Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Linfield | Belfast | Windsor Park |
| Shelbourne | Dublin | Shelbourne Park |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Celtic (C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 4.500 | 23 | Champions, Withdrew |
| 2 | Distillery | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 2.889 | 20 | |
| 3 | Glentoran | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 2.900 | 19 | |
| 4 | Shelbourne | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 0.762 | 13 | Withdrew |
| 5 | Linfield | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 12 | |
| 6 | Glenavon | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 0.750 | 10 | |
| 7 | Cliftonville | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 0.500 | 9 | |
| 8 | Bohemians | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 0.184 | 6 | Withdrew |
