1904–05 Irish League

Irish League
Season1904–05
ChampionsGlentoran
3rd Irish title
Matches played56
Goals scored136 (2.43 per match)

The 1904–05 Irish League was the 15th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

The league comprised 8 teams, and Glentoran won the championship after winning a play-off with Belfast Celtic by a score of 3–1.

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Location of teams in the Irish League 1904-11
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Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish League 1904-05
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Location of the Dublin-based teams in the Irish League 1904-05

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Glentoran (C) 14 9 3 2 22 12 1.833 21 Champions
2 Belfast Celtic 14 9 3 2 21 10 2.100 21
3 Linfield 14 6 4 4 18 12 1.500 16
4 Distillery 14 6 3 5 16 11 1.455 15
=5 Cliftonville 14 6 1 7 17 17 1.000 13
=5 Shelbourne 14 5 3 6 15 17 0.882 13
7 Derry Celtic 14 1 5 8 12 31 0.387 7
8 Bohemians 14 2 2 10 15 26 0.577 6
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away BCE BOH CLI DCE DIS GLT LIN SHE
Belfast Celtic 3–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–1
Bohemians 0–1 3–1 4–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2
Cliftonville 0–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–2
Derry Celtic 2–4 3–3 0–0 0–3 0–2 0–0 3–1
Distillery 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–0
Glentoran 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0
Linfield 0–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 2–0
Shelbourne 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–1
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Test match

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Tables by Season". Retrieved 27 May 2024.