Irish League 1965/66

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Irish League 1965/66
master Linfield FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Linfield FC
Cup winners Glentoran FC
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Glentoran FC
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 553  (ø 4.19 per game)
Top scorer Sammy Pavis (Linfield FC)
← Irish League 1964/65

The Irish League 1965/66 was the 65th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Linfield FC were champions for the 27th time.

mode

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

societies

Clubs of the Irish League 1965/66
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  22nd  14th  6th  2 068:230 2.96 34:10
 2. Derry City (M)  22nd  15th  2  5 061:330 1.85 32:12
 3. Glentoran FC  22nd  15th  2  5 050:290 1.72 32:12
 4th Ballymena United  22nd  11  6th  5 051:330 1.55 28:16
 5. Glenavon FC  22nd  11  3  8th 062:380 1.63 25:19
 6th Coleraine FC (P)  22nd  10  5  7th 052:360 1.44 25:19
 7th Crusaders FC  22nd  9  3  10 049:470 1.04 21:23
 8th. Portadown FC  22nd  7th  3  12 043:530 0.81 17:27
 9. Distillery FC  22nd  5  6th  11 039:520 0.75 16:28
10. Ards FC  22nd  4th  6th  12 029:540 0.54 14:30
11. Bangor FC  22nd  5  4th  13 026:590 0.44 14:30
12. Cliftonville FC  22nd  1  4th  17th 023:960 0.24 06:38
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1966/67
  • Northern Irish Cup winner and participation in the 1966/67 European Cup Winners' Cup
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1965/66 LIN DCY GLT BLM GLV COL CRU POR DIS ARD BAN CLI
    1. Linfield FC 3: 2 1: 2 5: 2 1: 1 4: 1 6: 1 3-0 3: 3 5: 1 8-0 3-0
    2. Derry City 0-0 3: 2 5: 1 1: 3 3: 2 5-0 5-0 3: 1 4: 1 4: 2 4: 1
    3. Glentoran FC 2-0 0: 1 0-0 0-0 2-0 2: 1 2-0 7: 3 2: 3 3: 1 2-0
    4th Ballymena United 0-0 3: 4 2: 1 5: 5 1: 2 5: 2 1-0 3-0 2: 2 2-0 8-0
    5. Glenavon FC 0: 1 1: 2 8: 2 0: 1 2: 4 4: 1 4: 1 2: 1 1: 2 3: 1 6: 1
    6th Coleraine FC 0-0 3: 1 0: 1 1: 3 2-0 2: 2 1: 1 3-0 5: 1 6-0 6: 2
    7th Crusaders FC 2: 3 1: 2 0: 1 1: 3 2: 1 4: 2 5-0 1-0 6: 1 4: 1 7: 1
    8th. Portadown FC 1: 2 5: 3 1: 3 2: 1 4: 3 3: 5 4-0 0: 3 0: 2 0-0 7: 2
    9. Distillery FC 3: 3 2: 5 0: 4 1: 1 2: 4 3: 1 1: 2 3: 3 2: 2 3: 1 2: 2
    10. Ards FC 1: 3 0: 3 2: 3 1: 2 1: 3 0-0 2: 2 1: 4 1-0 1: 2 1: 1
    11. Bangor FC 1: 4 1-0 0: 4 0-0 2: 5 0: 3 1: 1 4: 1 1: 3 2: 2 3: 1
    12. Cliftonville FC 0:10 1: 1 3: 5 1: 5 1: 6 3: 3 0: 4 0: 6 0: 3 2: 1 1: 3

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