Irish League 1960/61

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Irish League 1960/61
master Linfield FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Linfield FC
Cup winners Glenavon FC
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Glenavon FC
Teams 12
Games 132 + 1 play-off game
Gates 598  (ø 4.5 per game)
Top scorer Trevor Thompson ( Glentoran FC )
← Irish League 1959/60

The Irish League 1960/61 was the 60th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Linfield FC became champions for the 25th time.

mode

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

societies

Irish League clubs 1960/61
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  14th  4th  4th 065:340 1.91 32:12
 2. Portadown FC  22nd  12  8th  2 056:310 1.81 32:12
 3. Ards FC  22nd  14th  3  5 066:390 1.69 31:13
 4th Glentoran FC  22nd  13  2  7th 058:260 2.23 28:16
 5. Ballymena United  22nd  11  5  6th 051:380 1.34 27:17
 6th Glenavon FC (M)  22nd  10  5  7th 051:420 1.21 25:19
 7th Crusaders FC  22nd  8th  7th  7th 030:290 1.03 23:21
 8th. Distillery FC  22nd  10  2  10 063:610 1.03 22:22
 9. Bangor FC  22nd  4th  5  13 048:690 0.70 13:31
10. Coleraine FC  22nd  5  3  14th 046:680 0.68 13:31
11. Derry City  22nd  5  2  15th 031:680 0.46 12:32
12. Cliftonville FC  22nd  3  0  19th 033:930 0.35 06:38
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1961/62
  • Northern Irish Cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1961/62
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1960/61 LIN POR ARD GLT BLM GLV CRU DIS BAN COL DCY CLI
    1. Linfield FC 3: 1 2: 2 3: 2 1: 2 3: 1 1: 1 8: 1 3-0 5: 3 5: 1 3-0
    2. Portadown FC 1: 1 3: 1 2: 2 4: 3 2: 2 3: 2 5: 1 2: 2 4-0 1: 1 2: 1
    3. Ards FC 1: 4 0: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3: 2 2-0 3-0 4: 2 7: 2 5: 1 6: 3
    4th Glentoran FC 0: 1 1-0 2-0 4-0 2-0 3-0 1: 3 3-0 4: 1 5: 3 7-0
    5. Ballymena United 2: 1 3: 3 1: 1 2: 1 6-0 1: 1 1: 5 5: 2 1: 3 3-0 8: 2
    6th Glenavon FC 5: 1 1: 1 3: 4 3: 2 1: 1 1: 2 5: 2 3: 2 2-0 1: 3 10: 2
    7th Crusaders FC 0-0 1: 3 1: 2 1: 2 1-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 4: 1 2: 1
    8th. Distillery FC 5: 4 0: 4 3: 2 1: 7 3: 4 0: 2 1: 1 2: 2 5: 3 7: 2 9: 2
    9. Bangor FC 0: 3 3: 3 1: 6 1: 4 2-0 1: 2 1: 4 1: 4 3: 3 1: 2 3: 2
    10. Coleraine FC 3: 5 1: 2 1: 3 1: 1 0: 1 2: 3 1: 1 1: 5 4: 7 2: 1 5-0
    11. Derry City 2: 4 1: 5 3: 6 2: 1 1: 3 1: 1 1: 3 1-0 0: 5 2: 3 0: 2
    12. Cliftonville FC 1: 4 1: 3 1: 5 0: 3 1: 3 2: 3 3: 1 1: 6 4: 2 2: 4 0: 1

    Masters Finals

    date Result
    05/20/1961 Linfield FC 3: 2 Portadown FC

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