Irish League 1961/62
Irish League 1961/62 | |
master | Linfield FC |
European Cup of National Champions |
Linfield FC |
Trade fair trophy | Glentoran FC |
Cup winners | Linfield FC |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Portadown FC |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 132 + 1 play-off game |
Gates | 523 (ø 3.93 per game) |
Top scorer | Mick Lynch ( Ards FC ) |
← Irish League 1960/61 | |
The Irish League 1961/62 was the 61st season of the highest Northern Irish football league . For the second year in a row Linfield FC and Portadown FC finish the season tied. As in the previous year, Linfield FC won the playoff for the championship and the championship title for the 26th time.
mode
The twelve teams played against each other twice on a total of 22 match days.
societies
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Clubs of the Irish League 1961/62
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society | city |
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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 |
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1. | Linfield FC (M) | 22nd | 14th | 3 | 5 | 62:32 | 1.94 | 31:13 |
2. | Portadown FC | 22nd | 14th | 3 | 5 | 56:32 | 1.75 | 31:13 |
3. | Ballymena United | 22nd | 11 | 7th | 4th | 47:32 | 1.47 | 29:15 |
4th | Ards FC | 22nd | 11 | 5 | 6th | 46:38 | 1.21 | 27:17 |
5. | Glenavon FC (P) | 22nd | 9 | 8th | 5 | 62:43 | 1.44 | 26:18 |
6th | Glentoran FC | 22nd | 10 | 5 | 7th | 45:35 | 1.29 | 25:19 |
7th | Crusaders FC | 22nd | 11 | 3 | 8th | 42:43 | 0.98 | 25:19 |
8th. | Distillery FC | 22nd | 8th | 4th | 10 | 56:62 | 0.90 | 20:24 |
9. | Coleraine FC | 22nd | 7th | 4th | 11 | 37:39 | 0.95 | 18:26 |
10. | Derry City | 22nd | 3 | 8th | 11 | 22:38 | 0.58 | 14:30 |
11. | Bangor FC | 22nd | 5 | 3 | 14th | 31:56 | 0.55 | 13:31 |
12. | Cliftonville FC | 22nd | 0 | 5 | 17th | 17:73 | 0.23 | 5:39 |
(M) | reigning Northern Irish champion |
(P) | reigning Northern Irish cup winner |
Crosstab
1961/62 | LIN | POR | BLM | ARD | GLV | GLT | CRU | DIS | COL | DCY | BAN | CLI | |
1. | Linfield FC | 2: 1 | 6: 1 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 9-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 3 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | |
2. | Portadown FC | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 4: 2 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | |
3. | Ballymena United | 4: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 7-0 | |
4th | Ards FC | 2: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 4: 2 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | |
5. | Glenavon FC | 2: 1 | 3: 4 | 2: 2 | 5: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 7: 2 | 4-0 | 5: 2 | 2: 2 | |
6th | Glentoran FC | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 4: 4 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | |
7th | Crusaders FC | 3: 2 | 3: 4 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | |
8th. | Distillery FC | 4: 6 | 2: 1 | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 4: 3 | 2: 3 | 4: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 4 | 6-0 | |
9. | Coleraine FC | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 3 | 4: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | |
10. | Derry City | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 5-0 | |
11. | Bangor FC | 0: 1 | 2: 6 | 0: 4 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 4: 5 | 1: 3 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | |
12. | Cliftonville FC | 0: 5 | 0: 4 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 5 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 |
Masters Finals
date | Result | ||
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05/17/1962 | Linfield FC | 3: 1 | Portadown FC |
Web links
- Northern Ireland - Final Tables pdf
- Final League Tables 1890-1998 (RSSSF)
- List of winners on eu-football