1988–89 Irish League
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Football league season
| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 40th Irish title |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 520 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stephen Baxter (17) |
← 1987–88 1989–90 → | |
1988–89 Irish League is located in Northern Ireland
Belfast
Belfast
Ards
Ballymena United
Bangor
Carrick
Coleraine
Distillery
Glenavon
Larne
Newry Town
Portadown
Belfast teams : Cliftonville Crusaders Glentoran Linfield
Location of teams in the Irish League from 1983–1990
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1983–1990
The 1988–89 Irish League was the 88th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 14 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
League standings
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield (C) | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 19 | +39 | 65 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Glentoran | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Coleraine | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 50 | |
| 4 | Bangor | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 45 | |
| 5 | Glenavon | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 44 | |
| 6 | Portadown | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 39 | |
| 7 | Cliftonville | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 36 | |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 36 | |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 29 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 10 | Larne | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 28 | |
| 11 | Newry Town | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | |
| 12 | Crusaders | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 20 | |
| 13 | Ards | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 18 | |
| 14 | Distillery | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 73 | −53 | 12 |
Results
[edit ]| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CRK | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | GLV | GLT | LRN | LIN | NEW | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–0 | |
| Bangor | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Ballymena United | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Carrick Rangers | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Cliftonville | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Coleraine | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Crusaders | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Distillery | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Glenavon | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Glentoran | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 8–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Larne | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Linfield | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Newry Town | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Portadown | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
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.
