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1890–91 Irish League

FieldValue
competitionIrish League
season1890–91
dates6 September 1890 –
30 April 1891
winnersLinfield
1st Irish title
league topscorerRobert Hill (20 goals)
biggest home winLinfield 14–0 Oldpark
biggest away winCliftonville 0–8 Linfield
Milford 0–8 Glentoran
Milford 1–9 Distillery
Oldpark 2–10 Ulster
highest scoringLinfield 14–0 Oldpark
Linfield 9–5 Ulster
matches49
total goals337
nextseason1891–92

30 April 1891 1st Irish title Milford 0–8 Glentoran Milford 1–9 Distillery Oldpark 2–10 Ulster Linfield 9–5 Ulster

The 1890–91 Irish League was the inaugural edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football organised by the Irish Football Association.

For this season, the league used a double round-robin format, where teams played each other both home and away once. It comprised eight teams, and was won by Linfield.

Formation

On 14 March 1890, on the invitation of J. W. Gordon, representative from eight clubs - Clarence, Cliftonville, Distillery, Glentoran, Linfield, Milford, Oldpark and Ulster - met in the Belfast Estate Office of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava. Within fifteen, minutes, the league was constituted. The twelve attendees of the meeting were W. McNeice, J. R. Spiller, W. Finlay, W. Couser, J. McClatchley, S. Monroe, J. McKnight, C. Birkby, J. Torrans, J. W. Gordon, J. Henderson and W. S. Dawson. The first officials appointed were W. McNeice (chairman), W. Finlay (treasurer) and J. W. Gordon (honorary secretary).

Teams and locations

Cliftonville

Distillery

Glentoran

Linfield

Oldpark

Ulster}}

TeamTownHome Ground
ClarenceBelfastStranmillis
CliftonvilleBelfastSolitude
DistilleryBelfastGrosvenor Park
GlentoranBelfastKing's Field
LinfieldBelfastUlsterville
MilfordArmaghMilford
OldparkBelfastOldpark
UlsterBelfastUlster Cricket Ground

League standings

Results

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerClubGoals
1Robert HillLinfield20
2John PedenLinfield19
3Sam TorransLinfield18

References

References

  1. Malcolm Brodie. (1963). "The History of Irish Soccer".
  2. Alex Graham. (2005). "Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005".
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