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1938–39 Irish League

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The 1938–39 Irish League was the 45th 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.

Season1938–39
ChampionsBelfast Celtic
12th Irish title
Matches182
Goals837 (4.6 per match)
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Irish League
Season1938–39
ChampionsBelfast Celtic
12th Irish title
Matches182
Goals837 (4.6 per match)
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1934–40
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1934–40

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Belfast Celtic (C) 26 19 2 5 97 32 3.031 40 Champions
2 Ballymena United 26 15 5 6 63 54 1.167 35
3 Derry City 26 15 3 8 84 47 1.787 33
4 Portadown 26 15 3 8 84 56 1.500 33
5 Linfield 26 14 2 10 58 40 1.450 30
6 Glentoran 26 14 1 11 65 69 0.942 29
7 Glenavon 26 12 4 10 67 57 1.175 28
8 Ards 26 11 6 9 63 66 0.955 28
9 Newry Town 26 9 8 9 43 48 0.896 26
10 Distillery 26 9 4 13 53 56 0.946 22
11 Larne 26 8 4 14 45 73 0.616 20
12 Bangor 26 6 7 13 37 71 0.521 19
13 Cliftonville 26 5 2 19 38 81 0.469 12
14 Coleraine 26 3 3 20 40 87 0.460 9
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Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

More information Home \ Away, ARD ...
Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM BCE CLI COL DER DIS GLV GLT LAR LIN NEW POR
Ards 2–0 2–6 2–3 5–2 4–4 3–1 4–2 4–2 2–1 3–2 4–1 4–2 3–3
Bangor 1–1 3–3 1–3 3–0 0–0 1–5 1–1 2–2 2–4 0–0 3–2 2–3 4–3
Ballymena United 1–1 2–3 0–8 7–2 4–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 7–3 2–1 1–0 2–4
Belfast Celtic 8–1 10–1 1–2 3–0 8–1 3–4 2–0 3–1 4–3 6–1 1–2 4–1 2–1
Cliftonville 4–3 1–2 0–3 1–10 5–2 1–5 3–2 2–3 4–3 1–4 0–3 0–0 0–2
Coleraine 2–5 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–4 1–3 1–2 4–1 3–5 2–3 2–4 1–1 3–1
Derry City 5–0 8–0 3–5 2–2 2–1 4–1 5–0 3–2 4–0 5–0 1–1 0–0 6–2
Distillery 2–0 7–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 5–2 1–4 1–2 4–5 6–0 0–2 3–3 2–2
Glenavon 2–4 1–1 7–0 2–1 2–1 5–2 3–2 5–1 2–3 4–3 6–2 2–2 5–2
Glentoran 2–1 3–2 1–3 1–6 4–2 4–0 4–2 2–0 4–3 3–1 3–2 0–0 2–9
Larne 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–3 4–2 0–2 3–0 2–5 1–4 0–1 3–2
Linfield 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 4–0 2–4 1–0 3–2 2–1 5–0 4–1 5–0
Newry Town 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 4–3 3–1 4–3 1–5 1–2 5–1 3–1 1–0 2–2
Portadown 6–2 2–1 7–2 2–3 3–0 5–2 5–1 6–4 2–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 3–0
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Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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