1970–71 Irish League

The 1970–71 Irish League was the 70th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

Irish League
Season1970–71
ChampionsLinfield
29th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored447 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorerBryan Hamilton (18)
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1971

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification
1Linfield (C)22182258163.62538Qualification for the European Cup first round
2Glentoran22163352173.05935Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3Distillery22134551291.75930Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
4Coleraine22122843321.34426Participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5Ballymena United2287734281.21423
6Ards2285930370.81121
7Crusaders2276924450.53320
8Bangor22751021340.61819
9Derry City22751045460.97819
10Glenavon22531439550.70913
11Cliftonville22361326530.49112
12Portadown22241624550.4368
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ AwayARDBANBLMCLICOLCRUDISDERGLVGLTLINPOR
Ards1–20–12–00–21–11–43–24–22–22–13–2
Bangor0–01–11–02–10–33–32–13–60–30–12–0
Ballymena United0–14–02–11–21–12–23–14–20–21–21–1
Cliftonville3–31–32–20–00–21–41–13–11–53–14–2
Coleraine2–12–00–23–16–01–04–24–23–11–33–2
Crusaders0–00–01–04–12–10–41–03–40–40–43–1
Distillery2–10–01–13–02–03–02–13–01–22–56–3
Derry City3–11–02–25–24–24–01–33–30–33–34–1
Glenavon1–33–02–11–14–22–20–13–41–20–21–3
Glentoran4–01–00–25–01–11–04–12–04–10–33–0
Linfield3–01–03–02–02–17–02–03–12–01–15–0
Portadown0–11–21–31–10–21–11–42–21–00–21–2
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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