Irish League 1956/57

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Irish League 1956/57
master Glenavon FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Glenavon FC
Cup winners Glenavon FC
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 599  (ø 4.54 per game)
Top scorer Jimmy Jones ( Glenavon FC )
← Irish League 1955/56

The Irish League 1956/57 was the 56th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Glenavon FC became champions for the second time.

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

societies

Irish League clubs 1956/57
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. Glenavon FC  22nd  16  3  3 071:220 3.23 35: 90
 2. Linfield FC (M)  22nd  14th  6th  2 067:320 2.09 34:10
 3. Glentoran FC  22nd  13  4th  5 056:390 1.44 30:14
 4th Ards FC  22nd  12  4th  6th 065:340 1.91 28:16
 5. Coleraine FC  22nd  11  3  8th 054:510 1.06 25:19
 6th Distillery FC (P)  22nd  9  4th  9 047:620 0.76 22:22
 7th Bangor FC  22nd  7th  6th  9 047:440 1.07 20:24
 8th. Crusaders FC  22nd  9  2  11 038:460 0.83 20:24
 9. Derry City  22nd  8th  3  11 041:520 0.79 19:25
10. Portadown FC  22nd  5  6th  11 047:660 0.71 16:28
11. Ballymena United  22nd  3  3  16 035:720 0.49 09:35
12. Cliftonville FC  22nd  2  2  18th 031:790 0.39 06:38
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the 1957/58 European Cup
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1956/57 GLV LIN GLT ARD COL DIS BAN CRU DCY POR BLM CLI
    1. Glenavon FC 3: 2 3: 1 1-0 4-0 8: 1 3-0 2-0 7: 1 5-0 5-0 6: 1
    2. Linfield FC 0: 2 2: 2 2: 2 3: 1 1: 1 2: 1 4-0 3: 2 3: 2 3: 1 5: 1
    3. Glentoran FC 2: 1 1: 3 1-0 3: 2 3-0 3: 1 3: 1 4-0 5: 4 7: 2 2: 1
    4th Ards FC 1: 2 1: 1 3: 3 5: 1 8: 1 5: 4 3: 1 4: 2 4: 1 2: 1 4: 3
    5. Coleraine FC 5: 2 3: 3 3: 1 2: 1 2: 3 4: 2 2: 5 2: 1 4: 2 4: 1 2: 2
    6th Distillery FC 1: 3 1: 4 2: 2 3: 1 1: 5 3: 2 2: 2 2-0 2: 2 5: 1 2-0
    7th Bangor FC 0: 4 4: 2 1: 1 0: 3 2: 3 6: 1 1: 1 5-0 1: 1 1: 1 3-0
    8th. Crusaders FC 2: 1 0: 5 3: 1 1-0 2: 3 0: 2 0: 1 3: 1 4: 2 3: 1 4: 1
    9. Derry City 2: 2 3: 4 2: 1 0: 2 2-0 4: 1 1: 1 4: 1 2: 2 3-0 4: 1
    10. Portadown FC 1: 3 0: 4 2: 3 4: 4 2: 1 5: 3 2: 2 2: 1 2: 4 3: 3 4: 1
    11. Ballymena United 0: 4 1: 6 1: 3 0: 5 1: 1 2: 4 2: 3 5: 2 1: 2 6: 1 4: 3
    12. Cliftonville FC 1: 1 1: 4 2: 4 0: 7 3: 4 1: 6 2: 6 0: 2 4: 1 1: 3 2: 1

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