1956–57 Irish League
The 1956–57 Irish League was the 56th 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.
Season | 1956–57 |
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Champions | Glenavon 2nd Irish title |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 599 (4.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Jones (33) |
← 1955–56 1957–58 → |
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Belfast
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Glenavon (C) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 22 | 3.227 | 35 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
2 | Linfield | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 32 | 2.094 | 34 | |
3 | Glentoran | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 39 | 1.436 | 30 | |
4 | Ards | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 34 | 1.912 | 28 | |
5 | Coleraine | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 51 | 1.059 | 25 | |
6 | Distillery | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 62 | 0.758 | 22 | |
7 | Bangor | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 44 | 1.068 | 20 | |
8 | Crusaders | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 46 | 0.826 | 20 | |
9 | Derry City | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 0.788 | 19 | |
10 | Portadown | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 66 | 0.712 | 16 | |
11 | Ballymena United | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 72 | 0.486 | 9 | |
12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 79 | 0.392 | 6 |
Results
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