Irish League 1952/53

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Irish League 1952/53
master Glentoran FC
Cup winners Linfield FC
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 461  (ø 3.49 per game)
Top scorer Sammy Hughes (Glentoran FC)
← Irish League 1951/52

The Irish League 1952/53 was the 52nd season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Glentoran FC became champions for the tenth time.

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The twelve teams played against each other twice on a total of 22 match days.

societies

Irish League clubs 1952/53
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. Glentoran FC  22nd  14th  5  3 059:250 2.36 33:11
 2. Linfield FC  22nd  12  7th  3 047:180 2.61 31:13
 3. Ballymena United  22nd  13  3  6th 057:340 1.68 29:15
 4th Glenavon FC (M)  22nd  11  3  8th 049:390 1.26 25:19
 5. Distillery FC  22nd  9  5  8th 026:270 0.96 23:21
 6th Coleraine FC  22nd  8th  6th  8th 040:430 0.93 22:22
 7th Crusaders FC  22nd  7th  7th  8th 039:360 1.08 21:23
 8th. Ards FC (P)  22nd  7th  7th  8th 032:350 0.91 21:23
 9. Portadown FC  22nd  6th  7th  9 028:350 0.80 19:25
10. Cliftonville FC  22nd  8th  3  11 037:610 0.61 19:25
11. Derry City  22nd  5  3  14th 027:470 0.57 13:31
12. Bangor FC  22nd  3  2  17th 020:610 0.33 08:36
  • Northern Irish champion
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1952/53 GLT LIN BLM GLV DIS COL CRU ARD POR CLI DCY BAN
    1. Glentoran FC 3: 1 4: 1 1: 1 1: 3 2: 2 2-0 3-0 4: 1 7: 1 2-0 6-0
    2. Linfield FC 1: 1 3-0 2-0 2-0 6: 1 0-0 2-0 1: 1 3-0 4-0 5: 1
    3. Ballymena United 0: 1 2: 2 4: 1 4-0 1: 1 5: 3 4-0 4-0 6: 1 3-0 3: 1
    4th Glenavon FC 0: 3 2: 2 5: 2 0: 1 0: 2 2-0 4: 3 3: 2 4: 4 5: 1 3-0
    5. Distillery FC 1: 1 0: 1 2: 4 0: 2 3: 1 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 3-0
    6th Coleraine FC 2: 5 0: 2 2: 1 2: 1 1: 2 1: 1 2: 2 2: 1 4-0 0: 3 3: 1
    7th Crusaders FC 4: 2 1: 1 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 2: 2 2: 1 2: 2 4: 2 4-0 5: 2
    8th. Ards FC 1: 1 1: 1 1: 3 1-0 0: 1 6: 4 1: 1 0-0 3: 1 3-0 2: 1
    9. Portadown FC 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 2: 4 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 3: 1 2-0 1-0
    10. Cliftonville FC 2: 4 1: 4 1: 4 2: 1 3: 2 3: 2 3: 1 2: 1 1: 4 1-0 4: 1
    11. Derry City 2: 3 1: 3 3: 1 2: 4 2: 2 0: 2 3-0 1: 3 3-0 2: 2 4: 1
    12. Bangor FC 0: 2 2: 1 1: 2 2: 5 1-0 0: 3 0: 3 2: 2 3: 2 1: 2 0-0

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