1937–38 Irish League
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Annual soccer tournament
Football league season
| Season | 1937–38 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Belfast Celtic 11th Irish title |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 797 (4.38 per match) |
← 1936–37 1938–39 → | |
1937–38 Irish League is located in Northern Ireland
Belfast
Belfast
Ards
Ballymena United
Bangor
Coleraine
Derry City
Glenavon
Larne
Newry Town
Portadown
Belfast teams : Belfast Celtic Cliftonville Distillery Glentoran Linfield
Location of teams in the Irish League from 1934–40
1937–38 Irish League is located in Greater Belfast
Belfast Celtic
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1934–40
The 1937–38 Irish League was the 44th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 14 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship after a play-off with Derry City.
League standings
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Celtic (C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 24 | 3.667 | 41 | Champions |
| 2 | Derry City | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 81 | 40 | 2.025 | 41 | |
| 3 | Portadown | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 32 | 2.094 | 37 | |
| 4 | Linfield | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 38 | 2.053 | 37 | |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 55 | 1.309 | 33 | |
| 6 | Glentoran | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 57 | 1.123 | 32 | |
| 7 | Newry Town | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 49 | 1.286 | 26 | |
| 8 | Distillery | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 0.836 | 26 | |
| 9 | Ards | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 66 | 0.652 | 18 | |
| 10 | Glenavon | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 65 | 0.554 | 17 | |
| 11 | Bangor | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 39 | 62 | 0.629 | 16 | |
| 12 | Larne | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 87 | 0.552 | 15 | |
| 13 | Coleraine | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 75 | 0.533 | 15 | |
| 14 | Cliftonville | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 86 | 0.314 | 10 |
Results
[edit ]| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | BCE | CLI | COL | DER | DIS | GLV | GLT | LAR | LIN | NEW | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 6–2 | 2–2 | |
| Bangor | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Ballymena United | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Belfast Celtic | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–8 | |
| Coleraine | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 8–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Derry City | 3–0 | 4–1 | 9–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Distillery | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Glenavon | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Glentoran | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | |
| Larne | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–6 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–8 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Linfield | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2–5 | |
| Newry Town | 4–1 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Portadown | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
