1951–52 Irish League
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Annual soccer tournament
Football league season
| Season | 1951–52 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Glenavon 1st Irish title |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 478 (3.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Jones (27 goals) |
← 1950–51 1952–53 → | |
1951–52 Irish League is located in Northern Ireland
Belfast
Belfast
Ards
Ballymena United
Bangor
Coleraine
Derry City
Glenavon
Portadown
Belfast teams : Cliftonville Crusaders Distillery Glentoran Linfield
Location of teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
The 1951–52 Irish League was the 51st edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Glenavon won the championship.
League standings
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenavon (C) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 19 | 3.526 | 37 | Champions |
| 2 | Distillery | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 1.250 | 27 | |
| 3 | Coleraine | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 1.333 | 27 | |
| 4 | Glentoran | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 39 | 1.462 | 27 | |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 44 | 0.932 | 22 | |
| 6 | Portadown | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 1.103 | 21 | |
| 7 | Ards | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 0.878 | 20 | |
| 8 | Derry City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 44 | 0.750 | 19 | |
| 9 | Crusaders | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 51 | 0.627 | 18 | |
| 10 | Linfield | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 0.853 | 17 | |
| 11 | Bangor | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 51 | 0.529 | 17 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 0.574 | 12 |
Results
[edit ]| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bangor | 2–3 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 3–2 | |
| Ballymena United | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Cliftonville | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Coleraine | 0–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Crusaders | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | |
| Distillery | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Derry City | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Glenavon | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 8–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | |
| Glentoran | 8–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | |
| Linfield | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Portadown | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–5 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
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.
