Irish League 1959/60

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Irish League 1959/60
master Glenavon FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Glenavon FC
Cup winners Linfield FC
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 546  (ø 4.14 per game)
Top scorer Jimmy Jones ( Glenavon FC )
← Irish League 1958/59

The Irish League 1959/60 was the 59th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Glenavon FC became champions for the third time.

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

societies

Clubs of the Irish League 1959/60
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 (P)  22nd  17th  1  4th 067:280 2.39 35: 90
 2. Glentoran FC  22nd  14th  4th  4th 060:310 1.94 32:12
 3. Distillery FC  22nd  12  5  5 055:380 1.45 29:15
 4th Linfield FC (M)  22nd  12  5  5 063:460 1.37 29:15
 5. Ballymena United  22nd  10  3  9 049:460 1.07 23:21
 6th Crusaders FC  22nd  9  5  8th 043:440 0.98 23:21
 7th Portadown FC  22nd  7th  8th  7th 035:400 0.88 22:22
 8th. Ards FC  22nd  8th  3  11 037:470 0.79 19:25
 9. Bangor FC  22nd  7th  4th  11 039:450 0.87 18:26
10. Derry City  22nd  6th  3  13 041:440 0.93 15:29
11. Coleraine FC  22nd  6th  3  13 035:620 0.56 15:29
12. Cliftonville FC  22nd  2  0  20th 022:750 0.29 04:40
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1960/61
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1959/60 GLV GLT DIS LIN BLM CRU POR ARD BAN DCY COL CLI
    1. Glenavon FC 0-0 1: 2 2: 1 1: 4 5-0 1-0 4-0 5: 2 2: 4 4: 2 5: 1
    2. Glentoran FC 3: 4 1: 2 7: 3 2-0 3-0 1: 1 5: 1 3: 1 2: 2 4: 1 3: 1
    3. Distillery FC 3: 5 1: 2 4: 4 1: 2 2: 3 4: 1 3-0 0-0 3: 2 5: 2 5: 2
    4th Linfield FC 2: 5 3: 2 3: 3 4: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2: 1 7: 1
    5. Ballymena United 0: 4 5: 3 1: 3 2: 4 1: 2 2: 2 2: 1 2-0 2-0 4: 4 3: 1
    6th Crusaders FC 1: 3 1: 3 1: 1 5: 1 3: 2 1: 1 2: 2 1-0 3-0 5-0 4: 1
    7th Portadown FC 0: 4 1: 3 2: 2 1: 3 1: 5 4: 2 0-0 3-0 2: 1 1: 1 4: 2
    8th. Ards FC 2-0 1: 2 4: 5 2: 5 1: 1 4: 1 2-0 1: 4 2: 1 2-0 4: 1
    9. Bangor FC 1: 3 2: 2 0: 2 3: 2 1-0 2: 2 1: 2 5: 1 3: 3 1: 2 3: 2
    10. Derry City 0: 2 0: 2 1-0 1: 3 6: 1 5: 2 2: 2 1: 4 2: 4 1: 2 5-0
    11. Coleraine FC 0: 6 1: 2 1: 3 1: 1 2: 5 3: 2 2: 4 1: 3 4: 3 1-0 4: 3
    12. Cliftonville FC 0: 1 0: 5 0: 1 3: 7 0: 4 0: 1 0: 2 2-0 1: 3 0: 4 1-0

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