1978–79 Irish League

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The 1978–79 Irish League was the 78th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

Irish League
Season1978–79
ChampionsLinfield
32nd Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored410 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorerTommy Armstrong (21)
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1975–79

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Linfield (C) 22 14 6 2 46 21 +25 34 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Glenavon 22 11 6 5 42 30 +12 28 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Ards 22 11 5 6 47 34 +13 27
4 Glentoran 22 9 8 5 36 33 +3 26
5 Portadown 22 10 5 7 35 27 +8 25
6 Larne 22 10 4 8 42 35 +7 24
7 Cliftonville 22 7 7 8 31 29 +2 21 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Coleraine 22 7 6 9 29 30 −1 20
9 Crusaders 22 6 8 8 30 33 −3 20
10 Bangor 22 5 8 9 28 40 −12 18
11 Ballymena United 22 4 6 12 25 46 −21 14
12 Distillery 22 2 3 17 19 52 −33 7
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM CLI COL CRU DIS GLV GLT LRN LIN POR
Ards 1–2 3–3 3–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–0 4–4 3–2 0–2 3–0
Bangor 2–5 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–6 0–0 1–3 0–2 1–3
Ballymena United 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 5–1 1–3 1–2 1–0
Cliftonville 2–1 3–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 2–4 0–1 0–3 1–1
Coleraine 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 5–0 0–1 4–3 0–0 0–3 0–0 3–0
Crusaders 1–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–0 5–2 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–4 1–2
Distillery 0–3 2–2 4–2 2–3 1–2 0–3 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–1 1–4
Glenavon 3–1 0–1 3–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–1
Glentoran 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–0
Larne 3–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–4 3–5
Linfield 1–2 2–2 6–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–1
Portadown 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 5–1 2–0 3–1 2–3
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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