Irish League 1953/54

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Irish League 1953/54
master Linfield FC
Cup winners Derry City
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 554  (ø 4.2 per game)
Top scorer Jimmy Jones ( Glenavon FC )
← Irish League 1952/53

The Irish League 1953/54 was the 53rd season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Linfield FC became champions for the 21st time.

mode

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

societies

Clubs of the Irish League 1953/54
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 (P)  22nd  15th  6th  1 056:260 2.15 36: 80
 2. Glentoran FC (M)  22nd  17th  1  4th 067:340 1.97 35: 90
 3. Glenavon FC  22nd  13  2  7th 068:450 1.51 28:16
 4th Ballymena United  22nd  11  5  6th 047:400 1.18 27:17
 5. Crusaders FC  22nd  11  4th  7th 060:490 1.22 26:18
 6th Coleraine FC  22nd  8th  6th  8th 049:520 0.94 22:22
 7th Bangor FC  22nd  10  2  10 034:420 0.81 22:22
 8th. Distillery FC  22nd  8th  5  9 045:360 1.25 21:23
 9. Ards FC  22nd  6th  2  14th 032:530 0.60 14:30
10. Derry City  22nd  5  3  14th 036:500 0.72 13:31
11. Portadown FC  22nd  5  2  15th 034:600 0.57 12:32
12. Cliftonville FC  22nd  3  2  17th 026:670 0.39 08:36
  • Northern Irish champion
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1953/54 LIN GLT GLV BLM CRU COL BAN DIS ARD DCY POR CLI
    1. Linfield FC 3: 2 2: 1 3: 3 1: 1 4-0 3-0 2: 1 4-0 3-0 2: 1 1: 1
    2. Glentoran FC 0: 2 5: 3 4: 1 5: 3 4: 1 3: 2 2: 1 2-0 1-0 4: 1 5: 1
    3. Glenavon FC 4: 2 5: 3 1: 2 2: 4 6: 1 3: 1 0: 1 4: 2 5: 1 4-0 2-0
    4th Ballymena United 2: 2 1: 4 4: 4 1: 2 5: 1 2-0 1: 1 2-0 5: 2 1: 4 2-0
    5. Crusaders FC 4: 5 1: 3 1: 3 1: 1 0: 6 4-0 4-0 2-0 5: 3 4: 2 4-0
    6th Coleraine FC 1: 1 1: 1 3-0 1: 2 3: 3 1: 1 3: 2 1: 1 2: 1 3: 2 5: 2
    7th Bangor FC 1: 1 2-0 1: 3 2: 1 4: 2 5: 1 1-0 0: 2 2: 1 3-0 1-0
    8th. Distillery FC 0: 1 2: 3 5: 2 4-0 3: 3 5: 2 6-0 2: 2 3: 2 2: 2 1: 2
    9. Ards FC 1: 2 0: 4 3: 4 1: 2 3: 2 1: 4 1: 3 1-0 3: 2 4: 1 4: 2
    10. Derry City 0: 2 2: 3 0-0 1: 3 1: 3 4: 2 2-0 1: 1 6: 1 3: 1 1: 1
    11. Portadown FC 2: 6 1: 3 3: 7 2: 3 1: 4 1: 1 2: 3 1: 2 1-0 2-0 2: 1
    12. Cliftonville FC 1: 4 1: 6 1: 5 0: 3 2: 3 1: 6 4: 2 1: 3 3: 2 2: 3 0: 2

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