1898–99 Irish League

The 1898–99 Irish League was the 9th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

Irish League
Season1898–99
ChampionsDistillery
2nd Irish title
Matches played30
Goals scored106 (3.53 per match)

The league comprised 6 teams, and Distillery won the championship after a play-off with Linfield.

Location of teams in the 1898-99 Irish League
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1898-99 Irish League

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Distillery (C) 10 7 1 2 23 17 1.353 15 Champions
2 Linfield 10 7 1 2 21 8 2.625 15
=3 Cliftonville 10 6 0 4 19 12 1.583 12
=3 Glentoran 10 6 0 4 17 12 1.417 12
5 Celtic 10 2 2 6 15 25 0.600 6
6 North Staffordshire Regiment 10 0 0 10 11 32 0.344 0 Withdrew
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away CEL CLI DIS GLT LIN NSR
Celtic 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–6 2–0
Cliftonville 4–0 1–3 3–0 1–2 3–0
Distillery 3–3 2–1 0–2 2–1 5–2
Glentoran 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0
Linfield 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–0
North Staffordshire 3–4 1–2 3–4 0–3 2–4
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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