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1921–22 Irish League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Irish League |
| season | 1921–22 |
| dates | 3 September 1921 – |
| 30 November 1921 | |
| winners | Linfield |
| 13th Irish title | |
| matches | 30 |
| total goals | 73 |
| biggest home win | Linfield 4–0 Distillery |
| biggest away win | Cliftonville 0–2 Distillery |
| Cliftonville 0–2 Glentoran | |
| Glenavon 1–3 Linfield | |
| Queen's Island 2–4 Distillery | |
| Queen's Island 0–2 Glentoran | |
| Queen's Island 1–3 Linfield | |
| highest scoring | Queen's Island 2–4 Distillery |
| prevseason | 1920–21 |
| nextseason | 1922–23 |
30 November 1921 13th Irish title Cliftonville 0–2 Glentoran Glenavon 1–3 Linfield Queen's Island 2–4 Distillery Queen's Island 0–2 Glentoran Queen's Island 1–3 Linfield
The 1921–22 Irish League was the 28th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football, and was the first edition in which only teams from Northern Ireland could enter.
The league comprised six teams, and Linfield won the championship for the 13th time.
Season summary
The league expanded from the previous season to six teams, with the addition of Queen's Island. Queen's, who were only formed in 1920 and had won the Irish Intermediate Cup the previous season, were the only successful applicants elected by the league, while the applications of Belfast United and Willowfields were rejected at the Irish Football Association Annual General Meeting held on 27 May 1921.
Bohemians, Shelbourne and Belfast Celtic all indicated an intention to also play in the league for the upcoming season, however on 8 June 1921 the Leinster Football Association (to whom Bohemians and Shelbourne were affiliated) voted to definitively sever its ties with Irish Football Association, with the League of Ireland subsequently being formed. Belfast Celtic, who were not under the jurisdiction of the Leinster Football Association, did not join the League of Ireland and eventually began competing again in Irish Football Association competitions in the 1924–25 season.
Teams and locations
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Distillery | No home ground | |
| Glenavon | Lurgan | Mourneview Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Linfield | Belfast | Windsor Park |
| Queen's Island | Belfast | The Oval |
League standings
Results
References
References
- (28 May 1921). "Association Football, Annual Meeting of the Irish League". Northern Whig.
- Neal Garnham. (2004). "Association Football and society in pre-partition Ireland".
- Alex Graham. (2005). "Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005".
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