1897–98 Irish League

Irish League
Season1897–98
ChampionsLinfield
5th Irish title
Matches played30
Goals scored117 (3.9 per match)

The 1897–98 Irish League was the 8th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

The league comprised 6 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

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Location of teams in the 1897-98 Irish League
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Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1897-98 Irish League

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Linfield (C) 10 8 1 1 22 10 2.200 17 Champions
2 Cliftonville 10 6 1 3 23 17 1.353 13
3 Glentoran 10 6 1 3 31 12 2.583 13
4 Celtic 10 3 1 6 15 19 0.789 7
5 Distillery 10 2 1 7 13 28 0.464 5
6 North Staffordshire Regiment 10 2 1 7 13 31 0.419 5
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Play-off

NOTE: Cliftonville beat Glentoran 2-0 in a play-off for second place

Results

Home \ Away CEL CLI DIS GLT LIN NSR
Celtic 1–2 5–1 1–5 0–3 3–3
Cliftonville 1–0 4–3 1–1 0–1 8–0
Distillery 0–2 5–0 0–6 1–1 1–3
Glentoran 1–0 3–0 6–0 2–4 5–2
Linfield 2–1 2–4 1–0 2–1 3–0
North Staffordshire 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References