Football records and statistics in Northern Ireland
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This page details football records in the Northern Ireland.
League
Team records
Titles
Top-flight Appearances
- Most seasons in the top flight: 121, joint record:
- Cliftonville (1890–present)
- Glentoran (1890–present)
- Linfield (1890–present)
Overall top flight League Table (since 2008)
The overall top flight League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the 14 completed seasons of the top flight in its current format - namely the IFA/NIFL Premiership since its inception in the 2008–09 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2022–23 season. Numbers in bold are the record numbers in each column.
- As of the end of the 2021–22 season. All seasons were played over 38 games, except the 2019–20 season which was played over 31 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland.
| Rank | Club | Seasons completed |
Matches played |
Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals scored |
Goals conceded |
Goal difference |
Total points |
Titles | Runners-up | Avg Pts/season |
Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield | 14 | 525 | 330 | 101 | 94 | 1,071 | 480 | +591 | 1,091 | 8 | 4 | 77.93 | 1st |
| 2 | Crusaders | 14 | 525 | 300 | 106 | 119 | 1,027 | 602 | +425 | 1,006 | 3 | 3 | 71.86 | 1st |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 14 | 525 | 275 | 107 | 143 | 937 | 639 | +298 | 932 | 2 | 2 | 66.57 | 1st |
| 4 | Glentoran | 14 | 525 | 238 | 127 | 160 | 829 | 634 | +195 | 841 | 1 | 0 | 60.07 | 1st |
| 5 | Coleraine | 14 | 525 | 233 | 129 | 163 | 797 | 652 | +145 | 828 | 0 | 3 | 59.14 | 2nd |
| 6 | Glenavon | 14 | 525 | 204 | 121 | 200 | 895 | 845 | +50 | 733 | 0 | 0 | 52.36 | 3rd |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 14 | 525 | 195 | 105 | 225 | 778 | 858 | –80 | 690 | 0 | 1 | 49.29 | 2nd |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 14 | 525 | 148 | 119 | 258 | 634 | 930 | –296 | 563 | 0 | 0 | 40.21 | 5th |
| 9 | Portadown | 10 | 380 | 135 | 74 | 171 | 538 | 616 | –78 | 479 | 0 | 1 | 47.90 | 2nd |
| 10 | Warrenpoint Town | 8 | 297 | 63 | 55 | 179 | 340 | 624 | –284 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 30.50 | 10th |
| 11 | Ballinamallard United | 6 | 228 | 59 | 46 | 123 | 246 | 404 | –158 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 37.17 | 5th |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 7 | 259 | 50 | 50 | 159 | 265 | 522 | –257 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | 8th |
| 13 | Lisburn Distillery | 5 | 190 | 52 | 38 | 100 | 233 | 357 | –124 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 38.80 | 4th |
| 14 | Larne | 3 | 107 | 51 | 29 | 27 | 184 | 109 | +75 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 60.67 | 1st |
| 15 | Institute | 5 | 183 | 38 | 45 | 100 | 192 | 345 | –153 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 31.80 | 7th |
| 16 | Ards | 4 | 152 | 37 | 27 | 88 | 178 | 290 | –112 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 34.50 | 8th |
| 17 | Newry City | 3 | 114 | 27 | 31 | 56 | 122 | 185 | –63 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 37.33 | 8th |
| 18 | Donegal Celtic | 3 | 114 | 26 | 22 | 66 | 131 | 249 | –118 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 8th |
| 19 | Bangor | 1 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 67 | –25 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 11th |
| 20 | Newry City AFC | 1 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 68 | –37 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23.00 | 12th |
League or status:
| 2022–23 NIFL Premiership | |
| 2022–23 NIFL Championship | |
| 2022–23 NIFL Premier Intermediate League | |
| Non-League | |
| Dissolved |
Irish Cup
- Most wins: 44, Linfield
- Most appearances in a final: 64, Linfield
- Most consecutive appearances in a final: 5, Linfield (1891, 1892, 1893, 1894 & 1895)
- Most defeats in a final: 21, Linfield
- Most consecutive defeats in a final: 3, Linfield (1975, 1976 & 1977)
- Longest gap between wins in a final: 70 years, Cliftonville (1909 and 1979)
- Most common pair of finalists: Glentoran v Linfield – 15 times (1899, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1919, 1923, 1932, 1942, 1945, 1966, 1973, 1983, 1985, 2001 & 2006)
League Cup
- Most wins: 10, Linfield
- Most consecutive wins: 4, Cliftonville (2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 & 2015–16)
- Most consecutive final appearances: 4, Cliftonville (2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 & 2015–16)
- Biggest final winning margin: 4–0, joint record:
- Most final appearances without winning: 2, joint record:
- Most common final: Glentoran v Linfield (7 times)
Total titles won
| Team | Domestic | Ireland | Total[note 1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish League | Irish Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | Top Four Cup | Regional cups [note 2] | Northern Ireland cups [note 3] | All-Ireland cups [note 4] | ||
| Linfield | 57 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 102 | 4 | 225 |
| Glentoran | 23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | - | 28 | 52 | 2 | 109 |
| Belfast Celtic | 14 | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 31 | 1 | 54 |
| Cliftonville | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 11 | 15 | - | 38 |
| Lisburn Distillery | 6 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| Glenavon | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | 29 | 14 | 1 | 28 |
| Coleraine | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| Portadown | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 24 | 13 | 1 | 24 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 8 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| Ballymena United | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | 11 |
| Ards | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Derry City | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 18 | 4 | - | 9 |
| Bangor | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 7 |
| Larne | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 5 |
| Queen's Island [II] | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Shelbourne | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| Dungannon Swifts | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Omagh Town | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Carrick Rangers | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Black Watch | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ballymena | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bohemians | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dundela | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gordon Highlanders | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Moyola Park | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Queen's Island [I] | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ulster | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Willowfield | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ballyclare Comrades | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| North Staffordshire Regiment | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Oldpark | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Newry City [I] | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - |
| Derry Celtic | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - |
| Institute | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| Banbridge Town | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Limavady | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Limavady United | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Tandragee Rovers | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Celtic Wanderers | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Donacloney | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Derry Hibernians | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Loughgall | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Lurgan Celtic (1903) | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Seapatrick | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Tobermore United | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Ballinamallard United | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Dergview | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Milford | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| St Columb's Court | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Warrenpoint Town | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 15th The King's Hussars | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Armagh City | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Banford | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Blane's | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bright Stars | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dromore Athletic | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| East Lancashire Regiment | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gilford Crusaders | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Lurgan Rangers | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Milltown Wanderers | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Newbuildings United | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| New Century | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Newry City [II] | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sunnyside | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
See also
Notes
- Does not includes Regional cups