1890–91 Irish League

Irish League
Season	1890–91
Champions	Linfield 1st Irish title
Relegated	none
Matches played	56
Goals scored	333 (5.95 per match)
Top goalscorer	Robert Hill (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Linfield 14–0 Oldpark
Biggest away win	Cliftonville 0–8 Linfield Milford 0–8 Glentoran Milford 1–9 Distillery Oldpark 2–10 Ulster
Highest scoring	Linfield 14–0 Oldpark Linfield 9–5 Ulster
1891–92 →

The 1890–91 Irish League was the first year of league football under the Irish Football Association.

League format

For this season, the league used a double Round-robin format, where teams played each other both home and away once.

Teams

Team	Town	Home Ground
Clarence	Belfast	Stranmillis
Cliftonville	Belfast	Solitude
Distillery	Belfast	Grosvenor Park
Glentoran	Belfast	King's Field
Linfield	Belfast	Ulsterville Avenue
Milford	Armagh	Unknown
Oldpark	Belfast	Unknown
Ulster	Belfast	Ballynafeigh

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	Won	Drw	Lst	Pts	GF	GA	GAv	Notes
1	Linfield	14	12	1	1	25	89	18	4.94
2	Ulster	14	9	3	2	21	72	39	1.85
3	Distillery	14	9	1	4	19	46	37	1.24
4	Cliftonville	14	7	3	4	17	37	46	0.80
5	Glentoran	14	6	1	7	13	40	38	1.05
6	Oldpark	14	4	2	8	10	22	48	0.46
7	Clarence	14	3	1	10	7	21	49	0.43	Withdrew at start of new season
8	Milford	14	0	0	14	0	10	62	0.16	Withdrew before new season

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	Robert Hill	Linfield	20
2	John Peden	Linfield	19
3	Sam Torrans	Linfield	18

External links

References

Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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