1920–21 Irish League
Football league season
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The 1920â21 Irish League was the 27th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
| Season | 1920â21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 November 1920 â 9 May 1921 |
| Champions | Glentoran 6th Irish title |
| Matches | 20 |
| Goals | 54 (2.7 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Glentoran 5â1 Distillery |
| Biggest away win | Distillery 0â3 Glentoran |
| Highest scoring | Glenavon 4â3 Distillery |
â 1919â20 1921â22 â | |
The league comprised five teams, and Glentoran won the championship for the 6th time.
Season summary
Although the Dublin-based teams that had competed the previous season had withdrawn from the league for this edition, this was the final season in which the Irish Football Association/Irish League had jurisdiction over the entire island of Ireland. The partition of Ireland process began in May 1921, and the League of Ireland was subsequently founded as an equivalent league competition for teams in Southern Ireland (present-day Republic of Ireland) for the following season. The Irish League continued as the highest level of league competition solely for teams based in Northern Ireland.[1]
Teams and locations
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Distillery | No home ground | |
| Glenavon | Lurgan | Mourneview Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Linfield | Belfast | Windsor Park |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glentoran (C) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3.333 | 14 | Champions |
| 2 | Glenavon | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 12 | |
| 3 | Linfield | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 9 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 3 | |
| 5 | Distillery | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 0.368 | 2 |
