Irish League 1972/73
Irish League 1972/73 | |
master | Crusaders FC |
European Cup of National Champions |
Crusaders FC |
Uefa cup | Ards FC |
Cup winners | Glentoran FC |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Glentoran FC |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 132 |
Gates | 446 (ø 3.38 per game) |
Top scorer | Des Dickson ( Coleraine FC ) |
← Irish League 1971/72 | |
The Irish League 1972/73 was the 72nd season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Crusaders FC became champions for the first time.
mode
The twelve teams played against each other twice on a total of 22 match days. Larne FC replaced the vacated league place of the resigned Derry City.
societies
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Clubs of the Irish League 1972/73
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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 |
Larne FC | Larne |
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 | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Crusaders FC | 22nd | 14th | 4th | 4th | 50:22 | +28 | 32:12 |
2. | Ards FC | 22nd | 13 | 5 | 4th | 49:22 | +27 | 31:13 |
3. | Portadown FC | 22nd | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37:27 | +10 | 29:15 |
4th | Coleraine FC (P) | 22nd | 13 | 2 | 7th | 51:31 | +20 | 28:16 |
5. | Linfield FC | 22nd | 12 | 3 | 7th | 38:29 | +9 | 27:17 |
6th | Glenavon FC | 22nd | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33:28 | +5 | 23:21 |
7th | Distillery FC | 22nd | 9 | 4th | 9 | 40:47 | −7 | 22:22 |
8th. | Glentoran FC (M) | 22nd | 9 | 3 | 10 | 48:40 | +8 | 21:23 |
9. | Ballymena United | 22nd | 7th | 5 | 10 | 26:35 | −9 | 19:25 |
10. | Bangor FC | 22nd | 5 | 8th | 9 | 28:32 | −4 | 18:26 |
11. | Larne FC (N) | 22nd | 2 | 3 | 17th | 28:67 | −39 | 7:37 |
12. | Cliftonville FC | 22nd | 3 | 1 | 18th | 18:66 | −48 | 7:37 |
(M) | reigning Northern Irish champion |
(P) | reigning Northern Irish cup winner |
(N) | Newbie |
Crosstab
1972/73 | CRU | ARD | POR | COL | LIN | GLV | DIS | GLT | BLM | BAN | LAR | CLI | |
1. | Crusaders FC | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 6: 1 | 3-0 | |
2. | Ards FC | 5: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 7-0 | |
3. | Portadown FC | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | |
4th | Coleraine FC | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 3 | 4: 2 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 6: 1 | 1-0 | |
5. | Linfield FC | 5: 1 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | |
6th | Glenavon FC | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | |
7th | Distillery FC | 0: 8 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 4 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | |
8th. | Glentoran FC | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 4-0 | 3: 3 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 9-0 | |
9. | Ballymena United | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 4 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | |
10. | Bangor FC | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 5 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 1-0 | |
11. | Larne FC | 2: 5 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 4 | 0: 2 | 2: 4 | 3: 2 | 1: 5 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | |
12. | Cliftonville FC | 0: 1 | 0: 4 | 1: 5 | 0: 5 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 5 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 |
Web links
- Northern Ireland - Final Tables pdf
- Final League Tables 1890-1998 (RSSSF)
- List of winners on eu-football