1967–68 Irish League
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Football league season
| Season | 1967–68 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Glentoran 13th Irish title |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 637 (4.83 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sammy Pavis (30) |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → | |
Irish League
1967–68 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 1949–1971
The 1967–68 Irish League was the 67th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.
League standings
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glentoran (C) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 79 | 24 | 3.292 | 37 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Linfield | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 85 | 32 | 2.656 | 36 | Participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Coleraine | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 33 | 2.303 | 35 | |
| 4 | Ards | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 1.500 | 30 | |
| 5 | Derry City | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 54 | 0.944 | 23 | |
| 6 | Glenavon | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 45 | 1.133 | 22 | |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 19 | |
| 8 | Crusaders | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 59 | 0.966 | 18 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | Portadown | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 57 | 0.596 | 17 | |
| 10 | Distillery | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 62 | 0.532 | 13 | |
| 11 | Bangor | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 89 | 0.438 | 9 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 85 | 0.306 | 5 |
Results
[edit ]| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 4–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 4–2 | |
| Bangor | 2–4 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 3–2 | |
| Ballymena United | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–7 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | |
| Cliftonville | 4–2 | 6–4 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–8 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | |
| Coleraine | 1–2 | 2–3 | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–5 | 7–1 | |
| Crusaders | 3–1 | 5–5 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 10–3 | |
| Distillery | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | |
| Derry City | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Glenavon | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 2–1 | |
| Glentoran | 4–2 | 10–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Linfield | 8–1 | 11–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 8–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Portadown | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 |
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.
