1891–92 Irish League

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The 1891–92 Irish League was the 2nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

Irish League
Season1891–92
ChampionsLinfield
2nd Irish title
Matches played70
Goals scored430 (6.14 per match)
Top goalscorerTim Morrison (21)

The league comprised 10 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1891-92 Irish League

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Linfield (C) 17 15 1 1 106 14 7.571 31 Champions
2 Lancashire Fusiliers 16 11 2 3 56 29 1.931 24
3 Ulster 16 12 0 4 61 34 1.794 24 Withdrew
4 Glentoran 16 9 3 4 81 41 1.976 21
5 Cliftonville 16 5 4 7 31 39 0.795 14
6 Distillery 10 7 0 3 40 17 2.353 12[a]
7 Milltown 16 4 0 12 12 77 0.156 8 Withdrew
8 Ligoniel 16 3 1 12 24 72 0.333 7
9 Oldpark 16 2 0 14 11 73 0.151 4
10 YMCA 9 0 1 8 14 40 0.350 1
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 points deducted

Results

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Home \ Away CLI DIS GLT LAN LIG LIN MIL OLD ULS YMC
Cliftonville [a] 1–1 1–3 4–1 0–5 8–0 7–1 0–3 3–3
Distillery 3–1 [a] [b] 5–0 2–1 [a] 7–0 5–3 [a]
Glentoran 4–4 4–3 2–3 3–1 1–7 11–0 15–1 6–5 [a]
Lancashire Fusiliers 1–0 [c] 1–1 13–2 2–6 4–0 [d] 2–5 4–3[a]
Ligoniel 2–2[c] [a] 0–9 1–5 3–8 4–0 [d] 2–4 [a]
Linfield 8–0 6–1 8–0 0–0 7–1 14–0 9–0 8–1 [a]
Milltown [b] 0–4 0–9 0–8 7–3 1–3 [d] 0–4 3–2
Oldpark [b] 0–7 3–10 3–0 1–7 [b] 2–9 [d]
Ulster 4–0 [a] 7–0 5–0 [d] 1–5 3–1 2–0 5–2
YMCA [a] 2–10 0–7 2–4 0–4 [a] [a] [a]
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Match not played, no rating.
  2. ^ a b c d Match rated as goalless away win.
  3. ^ a b The matches Lancashire Fusiliers–Distillery and Ligoniel–Cliftonville were not played, but all teams got a point with 0:0 goals.
  4. ^ a b c d e Match rated as goalless home win.

References

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