Irish League 1954/55

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Irish League 1954/55
master Linfield FC
Teams 12
Games 132 + 1 play-off game
Gates 522  (ø 3.92 per game)
Top scorer Fay Coyle ( Coleraine FC )
← Irish League 1953/54

The Irish League 1954/55 was the 54th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Linfield FC became champions for the 22nd time.

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The twelve teams played against each other twice on a total of 22 match days. The two clubs with equal points at the top of the table determined the champions in the play-off.

societies

Irish League clubs 1954/55
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  15th  6th  1 046:210 2.19 36: 80
 2. Glenavon FC  22nd  16  4th  2 061:270 2.26 36: 80
 3. Cliftonville FC  22nd  10  4th  8th 050:380 1.32 24:20
 4th Ards FC  22nd  9  6th  7th 053:450 1.18 24:20
 5. Coleraine FC  22nd  11  2  9 046:460 1.00 24:20
 6th Glentoran FC  22nd  11  1  10 054:460 1.17 23:21
 7th Bangor FC  22nd  8th  4th  10 043:530 0.81 20:24
 8th. Distillery FC  22nd  7th  4th  11 035:440 0.80 18:26
 9. Crusaders FC  22nd  7th  2  13 029:480 0.60 16:28
10. Portadown FC  22nd  5  5  12 039:530 0.74 15:29
11. Derry City (P)  22nd  6th  3  13 031:490 0.63 15:29
12. Ballymena United  22nd  4th  5  13 035:520 0.67 13:31
  • Northern Irish champion
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1954/55 LIN GLV CLI ARD COL GLT BAN DIS CRU POR DCY BLM
    1. Linfield FC 2-0 2-0 2: 2 2: 1 3-0 3: 2 0-0 3-0 5: 2 1-0 2-0
    2. Glenavon FC 1: 1 1: 1 4-0 1-0 3: 1 4: 2 3: 1 0: 1 5: 3 7: 4 3: 1
    3. Cliftonville FC 1: 1 0: 4 1: 1 1: 2 1: 2 5: 1 2-0 0: 1 3: 3 5: 1 1-0
    4th Ards FC 1: 3 0: 1 4: 5 6: 1 3: 1 5: 1 4-0 4-0 3: 3 4: 2 4: 3
    5. Coleraine FC 2: 1 1: 3 3: 2 4: 1 1: 1 2: 5 4-0 3-0 2-0 4: 2 3-0
    6th Glentoran FC 1: 2 2: 5 1: 3 3: 2 3: 1 5: 3 1: 4 1: 2 4: 2 6: 1 4: 1
    7th Bangor FC 2: 2 1: 4 0: 5 1: 1 2: 2 2: 3 2: 1 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 2: 2
    8th. Distillery FC 1: 1 2: 2 2: 1 2: 3 1: 3 1: 3 0: 2 5: 3 3: 1 4-0 3: 1
    9. Crusaders FC 2: 3 0: 4 1: 4 2: 2 1: 2 1: 5 2: 3 5: 1 2-0 0-0 1: 3
    10. Portadown FC 0: 2 1: 1 4: 5 4-0 5: 1 3: 2 2: 1 0: 2 0: 2 0: 3 2: 1
    11. Derry City 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 0: 1 5: 2 2: 1 2: 1 1-0 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1
    12. Ballymena United 2: 3 2: 3 2: 3 2: 2 4: 2 0: 4 1: 3 2: 2 2-0 3: 3 2: 1

    Masters Finals

    Result
    Glenavon FC 0: 2 Linfield FC

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