1971–72 Irish League

Irish League
Season1971–72
ChampionsGlentoran
15th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored475 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorerPeter Watson
Des Dickson
(20 goals each)
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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 1971–72 Irish League

The 1971–72 Irish League was the 71st 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 14 5 3 50 17 2.941 33 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Portadown 22 13 4 5 49 25 1.960 30
3 Ards 22 12 5 5 49 30 1.633 29
4 Linfield 22 10 7 5 48 29 1.655 27
5 Crusaders 22 10 5 7 36 35 1.029 25
6 Coleraine 22 9 7 6 51 40 1.275 25
7 Ballymena United 22 8 5 9 34 34 1.000 21
8 Distillery 22 7 7 8 34 44 0.773 21
9 Glenavon 22 7 6 9 36 40 0.900 20
10 Derry City 22 4 8 10 41 55 0.745 16 Withdrew
11 Bangor 22 2 5 15 28 62 0.452 9
12 Cliftonville 22 2 4 16 19 64 0.297 8
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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

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