1901–02 Irish League

The 1901–02 Irish League was the 12th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

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

Belfast

Derry Celtic

Belfast teams Belfast Celtic
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield
Ulster

Location of teams in the 1901-02 Irish League

Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1901-02 Irish League

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Linfield (C)	14	12	0	2	38	10	3.800	24	Champions
2	Glentoran	14	10	1	3	43	22	1.955	21
3	Distillery	14	8	3	3	38	20	1.900	19
4	Cliftonville	14	7	2	5	24	14	1.714	16
=5	Belfast Celtic	14	4	4	6	22	25	0.880	12
=5	Derry Celtic	14	5	2	7	23	26	0.885	12
7	Ulster	14	2	3	9	22	44	0.500	7
8	St Columb's Court	14	0	1	13	13	62	0.210	1	Withdrew

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Home \ Away	BCE	CLI	DCE	DIS	GLT	LIN	SCC	ULS
Belfast Celtic		0–0	2–1	0–0	1–3	0–3	4–0	6–1
Cliftonville	2–0		1–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	3–0	1–0
Derry Celtic	3–2	2–0		1–1	2–1	0–1	7–1	1–2
Distillery	1–1	2–1	5–1		1–2	2–1	4–1	5–1
Glentoran	4–0	3–3	4–1	3–1		0–2	7–1	5–2
Linfield	4–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	5–1		3–0	4–2
St Columb's Court	2–5	1–5	0–2	2–10	0–4	1–3		3–4
Ulster	1–1	0–3	2–2	3–4	2–4	1–4	1–1

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