Irish League 1949/50

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Irish League 1949/50
master Linfield FC
Cup winners Linfield FC
Teams 12
Games 132 + 1 play-off game
Gates 520  (ø 3.91 per game)
Top scorer Sammy Hughes (Glentoran FC)
← Irish League 1948/49

The Irish League 1949/50 was the 49th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Linfield FC became champions for the 20th time.

mode

Twelve teams played against each other twice on a total of 22 match days. For the resigned Belfast Celtic Crusaders FC was added to the league. The two clubs with equal points at the top of the table determined the champions in the play-off .

societies

Irish League clubs 1949/50
society city
Linfield FC Belfast
Cliftonville FC Belfast
Glentoran FC Belfast
Crusaders FC Belfast
Distillery FC Belfast
Derry City Derry
Ards FC Newtownards
Ballymena United Ballymena
Bangor FC Bangor
Coleraine FC Coleraine
Glenavon FC Lurgan
Portadown FC Portadown

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Linfield FC (M)  22nd  17th  4th  1 064:270 2.37 38: 60
 2. Glentoran FC  22nd  18th  2  2 070:250 2.80 38: 60
 3. Distillery FC  22nd  13  3  6th 048:310 1.55 29:15
 4th Derry City (P)  22nd  12  5  5 044:290 1.52 29:15
 5. Glenavon FC  22nd  10  4th  8th 051:380 1.34 24:20
 6th Ards FC  22nd  7th  6th  9 034:380 0.89 20:24
 7th Bangor FC  22nd  8th  3  11 038:360 1.06 19:25
 8th. Portadown FC  22nd  3  9  10 033:520 0.63 15:29
 9. Ballymena United  22nd  5  5  12 029:490 0.59 15:29
10. Coleraine FC  22nd  5  4th  13 038:610 0.62 14:30
11. Crusaders FC (N)  22nd  4th  5  13 037:690 0.54 13:31
12. Cliftonville FC  22nd  3  4th  15th 034:650 0.52 10:34
  • Northern Irish champion
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner
    (N) Newbie

    Crosstab

    1949/50 LIN GLT DIS DCY GLV ARD BAN POR BLM COL CRU CLI
    1. Linfield FC 1: 1 1-0 1: 2 2-0 3: 1 4: 2 2: 2 6: 1 7: 2 4: 1 2: 1
    2. Glentoran FC 2: 3 2: 3 2-0 3: 1 2: 1 1-0 2: 1 5-0 2: 1 4: 2 4: 2
    3. Distillery FC 0: 2 1: 4 1: 2 5: 1 1: 2 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 3: 1 2: 1 4: 1
    4th Derry City 2: 2 1: 1 2: 4 0: 1 1: 3 2-0 1-0 5: 1 0-0 2-0 3-0
    5. Glenavon FC 1: 2 2: 3 3: 2 6: 2 3-0 0: 1 1: 1 3: 1 4-0 9-0 2: 2
    6th Ards FC 0: 2 3: 4 2: 2 0: 1 0: 2 2: 2 1: 1 1: 1 3: 1 5: 2 0-0
    7th Bangor FC 0: 2 0: 4 2: 3 2: 3 0: 1 1: 2 7-0 3-0 2: 1 1: 2 1: 3
    8th. Portadown FC 3: 6 2: 4 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 1: 1 1: 3 3: 3 4: 4 2: 1
    9. Ballymena United 1: 3 1: 5 0: 3 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 1: 2 1: 2 4: 1 1: 3 6-0
    10. Coleraine FC 2: 3 0: 5 1: 3 3: 6 6: 4 1-0 2: 4 3: 2 0: 1 2: 2 3-0
    11. Crusaders FC 2: 2 0: 4 1: 1 0: 4 4: 1 2: 6 0: 4 2: 3 0: 1 2: 2 0: 5
    12. Cliftonville FC 1: 4 0: 6 1: 4 0: 3 2: 4 6-0 1: 2 3: 3 2: 2 1: 3 2: 7

    Masters Finals

    date Result
    05/10/1950 Linfield FC 2-0 Glentoran FC

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