1895–96 Irish League

Irish League
Season	1895–96
Champions	Distillery; 1st Irish title
Matches played	12
Goals scored	54 (4.5 per match)
	← 1894–95 1896–97 →

The 1895–96 Irish League was the 6th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

The league comprised 4 teams, and Distillery won the championship after a play-off with Cliftonville.

Belfast

Belfast teams
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield

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Location of teams in the 1895-96 Irish League

1895–96 Irish League is located in Greater Belfast

Cliftonville

Distillery

Glentoran

No home ground
Linfield

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Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1895-96 Irish League

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Distillery (C)	6	3	2	1	17	12	1.417	8	Champions
2	Cliftonville	6	3	2	1	14	9	1.556	8
3	Linfield	6	2	1	3	10	14	0.714	5
4	Glentoran	6	1	1	4	13	19	0.684	3

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	CLI	DIS	GLT	LIN
Cliftonville		2–2	2–1	1–3
Distillery	2–2		6–1	2–1
Glentoran	1–3	6–2		2–4
Linfield	0–4	0–3	2–2

Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-off

11 January 1896, Distillery 2–1 Cliftonville (Solitude, Belfast)^[1]

References

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

Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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

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