1967–68 Irish League

Irish League
Season1967–68
ChampionsGlentoran
13th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored637 (4.83 per match)
Top goalscorerSammy Pavis (30)
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1971

The 1967–68 Irish League was the 67th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Glentoran (C) 22 17 3 2 79 24 3.292 37 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Linfield 22 16 4 2 85 32 2.656 36 Participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Coleraine 22 15 5 2 76 33 2.303 35
4 Ards 22 14 2 6 51 34 1.500 30
5 Derry City 22 11 1 10 51 54 0.944 23
6 Glenavon 22 9 4 9 51 45 1.133 22
7 Ballymena United 22 8 3 11 55 63 0.873 19
8 Crusaders 22 5 8 9 57 59 0.966 18 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
9 Portadown 22 8 1 13 34 57 0.596 17
10 Distillery 22 6 1 15 33 62 0.532 13
11 Bangor 22 3 3 16 39 89 0.438 9
12 Cliftonville 22 2 1 19 26 85 0.306 5
Source: Irish League Archive
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM CLI COL CRU DIS DER GLV GLT LIN POR
Ards 4–3 5–1 6–0 1–2 1–1 4–1 2–3 2–1 1–4 4–1 4–2
Bangor 2–4 4–4 3–2 0–5 4–4 0–1 1–5 2–3 0–5 0–4 3–2
Ballymena United 0–1 3–1 5–2 3–7 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–3 2–5 4–5 5–2
Cliftonville 4–2 6–4 1–5 0–4 1–3 0–3 0–1 2–8 0–5 1–4 2–2
Coleraine 1–2 2–3 7–2 5–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–1 1–0 5–5 7–1
Crusaders 3–1 5–5 3–1 6–2 1–5 3–3 3–5 2–2 0–2 1–3 10–3
Distillery 0–1 3–1 0–2 3–2 3–4 2–1 2–4 2–5 1–3 1–5 0–3
Derry City 6–1 2–0 3–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 2–1 1–6 0–2 1–2
Glenavon 5–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 4–4 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–6 2–1
Glentoran 4–2 10–1 2–2 5–0 2–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 4–2 2–2 4–1
Linfield 8–1 11–1 3–1 3–0 1–3 5–0 8–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0
Portadown 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–4 1–3
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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