1913–14 Irish League

Irish League
Season	1913–14
Dates	6 September 1913 –; 25 December 1913
Champions	Linfield; 12th Irish title
Matches played	56
Goals scored	159 (2.84 per match)
Biggest home win	Cliftonville 6–2 Glentoran; Glentoran 4–0 Belfast Celtic; Glentoran 5–1 Bohemians; Linfield 5–1 Glenavon
Biggest away win	Bohemians 2–5 Glentoran; Cliftonville 0–3 Glentoran; Cliftonville 0–3 Linfield; Cliftonville 0–3 Shelbourne
Highest scoring	Bohemians 4–5 Belfast Celtic
	← 1912–13 1914–15 →

The 1913–14 Irish League was the 24th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

The league comprised eight teams, and Linfield won the championship for the 12th time.

Season summary

For this season the number of competing clubs dropped to eight due to the withdrawal of Derry Celtic (who had played continuously in the league since 1900) and Tritonville (who withdrew after one season).^[1]

Teams and locations

Belfast

Dublin

Glenavon

Belfast teams
Belfast Celtic
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield

Dublin teams
Bohemians
Shelbourne

Location of teams in the 1913–14 Irish League

Location of Belfast teams in the 1913–14 Irish League season

Bohemians

Shelbourne

Location of Dublin teams in the 1913–14 Irish League season

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	Linfield (C)	14	11	2	1	32	13	2.462	24	Champions
2	Glentoran	14	8	3	3	32	18	1.778	19
3	Belfast Celtic	14	8	1	5	19	18	1.056	17
4	Distillery	14	6	4	4	14	12	1.167	16
5	Shelbourne	14	6	2	6	16	10	1.600	14
6	Glenavon	14	4	2	8	12	23	0.522	10
7	Bohemians	14	2	2	10	19	36	0.528	6
8	Cliftonville	14	3	0	11	15	29	0.517	6

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	BCE	BOH	CLI	DIS	GLV	GLT	LIN	SHE
Belfast Celtic		4–1	1–0	2–1	2–0	1–0	1–2	1–0
Bohemians	4–5		2–3	0–0	2–1	2–5	3–1	0–1
Cliftonville	0–1	4–2		0–1	6–2	0–3	0–3	0–3
Distillery	1–0	3–1	3–1		1–0	0–0	1–3	1–0
Glenavon	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–1		2–3	1–1	1–0
Glentoran	4–0	5–1	3–1	0–0	1–0		2–2	3–2
Linfield	2–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	5–1	4–2		1–0
Shelbourne	3–0	0–0	2–0	1–1	1–0	3–1	0–1

Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

^ Alex Graham (2005). Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005. pp. 31–32.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)

[Graham-1] Alex Graham (2005). Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005. pp. 31–32.

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