1902–03 Irish League

The 1902–03 Irish League was the 13th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

Irish League
Season1902–03
ChampionsDistillery
4th Irish title
Matches played56
Goals scored216 (3.86 per match)

The league comprised 8 teams, and Distillery won the championship.

Bohemians made their debut as the first club from Dublin in the Irish League.

Location of teams in the 1902-03 Irish League
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1902-03 Irish League

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Distillery (C) 14 9 2 3 34 20 1.700 20 Champions
2 Linfield 14 8 3 3 38 16 2.375 19
3 Glentoran 14 7 3 4 30 18 1.667 17
4 Belfast Celtic 14 7 2 5 35 23 1.522 16
5 Derry Celtic 14 4 4 6 27 31 0.871 12
6 Cliftonville 14 5 3 6 17 21 0.810 11[a]
7 Bohemians 14 3 3 8 22 36 0.611 9
8 Ulster 14 3 0 11 13 51 0.255 6 Withdrew
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 points deducted

Results

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Home \ Away BCE BOH CLI DCE DIS GLT LIN ULS
Belfast Celtic 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 4–2 4–0
Bohemians 1–4 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–3 0–3 5–1
Cliftonville 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–3 1–0 0–2 1–0
Derry Celtic 3–3 2–1 2–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 6–0
Distillery 2–1 5–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1
Glentoran 2–1 4–0 2–1 6–0 2–2 0–1 4–1
Linfield 6–1 2–2 4–0 3–0 2–4 1–1 5–1
Ulster 0–7 3–2 1–0 3–2 1–5 1–3 0–5
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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