1990–91 Irish League
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Football league season
| Season | 1990–91 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Portadown 2nd Irish title |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 748 (3.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stephen McBride (22 goals) |
← 1989–90 1991–92 → | |
1990–91 Irish League is located in Northern Ireland
Belfast
Belfast
Ards
Ballyclare
Ballymena United
Bangor
Carrick
Coleraine
Distillery
Glenavon
Larne
Newry Town
Omagh Town
Portadown
Belfast teams : Cliftonville Crusaders Glentoran Linfield
Location of teams in the Irish League from 1990–95
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1990–95
The 1990–91 Irish League was the 90th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football.
The league consisted of 16 teams, an increase from the previous season of 14 as Ballyclare Comrades and Omagh Town joined. Portadown won the championship.
League standings
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portadown (C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 71 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Bangor | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Glentoran | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 60 | |
| 4 | Glenavon | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Newry Town | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 50 | |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 49 | |
| 7 | Linfield | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 46 | |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 44 | |
| 9 | Ards | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 43 | |
| 10 | Crusaders | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 42 | |
| 11 | Distillery | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 35 | |
| 12 | Omagh Town | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 34 | |
| 13 | Larne | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 30 | |
| 14 | Ballyclare Comrades | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 21 | |
| 15 | Carrick Rangers | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 17 | |
| 16 | Coleraine | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 11 |
Results
[edit ]| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLC | BLM | CRK | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | GLV | GLT | LRN | LIN | NEW | OMA | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bangor | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Ballyclare Comrades | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Ballymena United | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Carrick Rangers | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | |
| Cliftonville | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Coleraine | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| Crusaders | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | |
| Distillery | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Glenavon | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Glentoran | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Larne | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | |
| Linfield | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Newry Town | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Omagh Town | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | |
| Portadown | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
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.
