Irish League
Season1896–97
ChampionsGlentoran
2nd Irish title
Matches played30
Goals scored125 (4.17 per match)
Top goalscorerJohnny Darling
Richard Peden
(6 goals each)

The 1896–97 Irish League was the 7th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

The league comprised 6 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.

Location of teams in the 1896-97 Irish League
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1896-97 Irish League

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Glentoran (C) 10 8 1 1 24 10 2.400 17 Champions
=2 Linfield 10 4 3 3 34 24 1.417 11
=2 Cliftonville 10 4 3 3 22 20 1.100 11
4 Distillery 10 3 3 4 17 23 0.739 9
5 North Staffordshire Regiment 10 2 4 4 17 23 0.739 8
6 Celtic 10 1 2 7 11 25 0.440 4
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away CEL CLI DIS GLT LIN NSR
Celtic 1–3 2–1 1–3 3–3 1–1
Cliftonville 3–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 2–2
Distillery 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–6 1–1
Glentoran 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 6–0
Linfield 4–2 3–4 7–4 2–2 7–1
North Staffordshire 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 6–1
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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