Irish League 1897/98

Irish League 1897/98
master	Linfield FC
Cup winners	Linfield FC
Teams	6th
Games	30 + 1 play-off game
Gates	117  (ø 3.77 per game)
Top scorer	William Johnston , William McArthur , both Glentoran FC
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The Irish League 1897/98 was the eighth season of the highest all-Irish football league . Linfield FC became champions for the fifth time.

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The six clubs from the previous season were qualified. These competed against each other twice on ten match days. At the end of the season there was a playoff for second place.

societies

Belfast Clubs in Belfast: Linfield FC Glentoran FC Cliftonville FC Distillery FC Belfast Celtic North Staffordshire Regiment

Clubs of the Irish League 1897/98

society	city
Linfield FC	Belfast
Cliftonville FC	Belfast
Glentoran FC	Belfast
Belfast Celtic	Belfast
Distillery FC	Belfast
North Staffordshire Regiment	Belfast

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Quota	Points
1.	Linfield FC	10	8th	1	1	022:100	2.20	17: 30
2.	Cliftonville FC (M)	10	6th	1	3	023:170	1.35	13: 70
3.	Glentoran FC (P)	10	6th	1	3	031:120	2.58	13: 70
4th	Belfast Celtic	10	3	1	6th	015:190	0.79	07:13
5.	Distillery FC	10	2	1	7th	013:280	0.46	05:15
5.	North Staffordshire Regiment	10	2	1	7th	013:310	0.42	05:15

All-Irish master

(M)	reigning all-Irish champion
(P)	reigning all-Ireland cup winner

Crosstab

1897/98		LIN	CLI	GLT	BCT	DIS	NSR
1.	Linfield FC		2: 4	2: 1	2: 1	1-0	3-0
2.	Cliftonville FC	0: 1		1: 1	1-0	4: 3	3: 1
3.	Glentoran FC	2: 4	3-0		1-0	6-0	1: 2
4th	Belfast Celtic	0: 3	1: 2	1: 5		5: 1	2: 1
5.	Distillery FC	1: 1	5-0	0: 6	0: 2		2-0
	North Staffordshire Regiment	1: 3	0: 8	2: 5	3: 3	3: 1

2nd place match

	Result
Cliftonville FC	2-0	Glentoran FC

Web links

• Season 1897/98 (archive)
• Final League Tables 1890-1998 (RSSSF)
• List of winners on eu-football

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lewis Jim Image 1 Glentoran 1904. In: vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .