1962–63 Irish League

Irish League
Season1962–63
ChampionsDistillery
6th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored467 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerJoe Meldrum (27)
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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 1962–63 Irish League was the 62nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Distillery won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Distillery (C) 22 13 5 4 57 30 1.900 31 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Linfield 22 10 9 3 40 24 1.667 29 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Portadown 22 9 10 3 45 25 1.800 28
4 Glentoran 22 11 6 5 49 27 1.815 28 Participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5 Ballymena United 22 7 11 4 41 42 0.976 25
6 Crusaders 22 11 2 9 47 42 1.119 24
7 Coleraine 22 8 8 6 34 33 1.030 24
8 Glenavon 22 9 5 8 44 31 1.419 23
9 Derry City 22 8 5 9 34 38 0.895 21
10 Ards 22 5 3 14 30 54 0.556 13
11 Cliftonville 22 2 5 15 24 56 0.429 9
12 Bangor 22 2 5 15 22 65 0.338 9
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM CLI COL CRU DIS DER GLV GLT LIN POR
Ards 3–0 2–2 1–4 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–5 1–0 1–6 1–0 0–0
Bangor 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–3 1–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 2–5 2–2
Ballymena United 0–0 4–2 5–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 5–2 1–1 4–3 1–1 2–2
Cliftonville 3–4 3–1 0–1 0–3 1–5 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–2 0–4
Coleraine 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–1
Crusaders 4–1 4–0 4–1 3–2 3–2 0–3 4–0 4–3 1–4 0–3 0–1
Distillery 5–3 9–1 6–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 4–2 2–2
Derry City 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–1
Glenavon 2–0 6–1 1–1 6–2 3–3 2–3 0–2 4–1 0–1 3–2 3–0
Glentoran 2–1 2–2 5–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 5–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–3
Linfield 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–2
Portadown 5–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 8–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 0–0
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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