Irish League 1970/71
| Irish League 1970/71 | |
| master | Linfield FC | 
| European Cup of  National Champions  | 
Linfield FC | 
| Uefa cup | Glentoran FC | 
| Cup winners | Distillery FC | 
| European  Cup Winners' Cup  | 
Distillery FC | 
| Teams | 12 | 
| Games | 132 | 
| Gates | 447 (ø 3.39 per game) | 
| Top scorer | Bryan Hamilton (Linfield FC) | 
| ← Irish League 1969/70 | |
The Irish League 1970/71 was the 70th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Linfield FC were champions for the 29th time.
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The twelve teams played against each other twice on a total of 22 match days.
societies
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Irish League clubs 1970/71
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| 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 | 18th | 2 | 2 | 58:16 | 3.63 | 38: 6 | 
| 2. | Glentoran FC (M) | 22nd | 16 | 3 | 3 | 52:17 | 3.06 | 35: 9 | 
| 3. | Distillery FC | 22nd | 13 | 4th | 5 | 51:29 | 1.76 | 30:14 | 
| 4th | Coleraine FC | 22nd | 12 | 2 | 8th | 43:32 | 1.34 | 26:18 | 
| 5. | Ballymena United | 22nd | 8th | 7th | 7th | 34:28 | 1.21 | 23:21 | 
| 6th | Ards FC | 22nd | 8th | 5 | 9 | 30:37 | 0.81 | 21:23 | 
| 7th | Crusaders FC | 22nd | 7th | 6th | 9 | 24:45 | 0.53 | 20:24 | 
| 8th. | Derry City | 22nd | 7th | 5 | 10 | 45:46 | 0.98 | 19:25 | 
| 9. | Bangor FC | 22nd | 7th | 5 | 10 | 21:34 | 0.62 | 19:25 | 
| 10. | Glenavon FC | 22nd | 5 | 3 | 14th | 39:55 | 0.71 | 13:31 | 
| 11. | Cliftonville FC | 22nd | 3 | 6th | 13 | 26:53 | 0.49 | 12:32 | 
| 12. | Portadown FC | 22nd | 2 | 4th | 16 | 24:55 | 0.44 | 8:36 | 
| (M) | reigning Northern Irish champion | 
| (P) | reigning Northern Irish cup winner | 
Crosstab
| 1970/71 | LIN | GLT | DIS | COL | BLM | ARD | CRU | DCY | BAN | GLV | CLI | POR | |
| 1. | Glentoran FC | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 7-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | |
| 2. | Coleraine FC | 0: 3 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 5-0 | 3-0 | |
| 3. | Ards FC | 2: 5 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 6: 3 | |
| 4th | Linfield FC | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 6-0 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | |
| 5. | Derry City | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| 6th | Portadown FC | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 4 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | |
| 7th | Glenavon FC | 0: 4 | 0: 4 | 0: 4 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3: 4 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | |
| 8th. | Bangor FC | 3: 3 | 0: 3 | 1: 3 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 5: 2 | 4: 1 | |
| 9. | Crusaders FC | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 6 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| 10. | Ballymena United | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 3: 4 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | |
| 11. | Distillery FC | 3: 1 | 1: 5 | 1: 4 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | |
| 12. | Cliftonville FC | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 4 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | |
Web links
- 
Northern Ireland - Final Tables 
 pdf - Final League Tables 1890-1998 (RSSSF)
 - List of winners on eu-football