1928–29 Irish League
Football league season
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The 1928â29 Irish League was the 35th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 14 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship.
| Season | 1928â29 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Belfast Celtic 7th Irish title |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 873 (4.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joe Bambrick (43 goals) |
â 1927â28 1929â30 â | |
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish League 1928-29
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Celtic (C) | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 23 | 5.043 | 48 | Champions |
| 2 | Linfield | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 88 | 44 | 2.000 | 39 | |
| 3 | Glentoran | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 82 | 62 | 1.323 | 33 | |
| 4 | Distillery | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 71 | 58 | 1.224 | 32 | |
| 5 | Coleraine | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 53 | 1.189 | 30 | |
| 6 | Ballymena | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 28 | |
| 7 | Bangor | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 54 | 0.907 | 26 | |
| 8 | Glenavon | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 24 | |
| 9 | Ards | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 64 | 0.859 | 23 | |
| 10 | Newry Town | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 58 | 0.810 | 22 | |
| 11 | Portadown | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 76 | 0.684 | 22 | |
| 12 | Larne | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 72 | 0.708 | 20 | |
| 13 | Cliftonville | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 73 | 0.438 | 10 | |
| 14 | Queen's Island | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 53 | 130 | 0.408 | 7 | Not re-elected |