Irish League 1972/73

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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

Clubs of the Irish League 1972/73
society city
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
 1. Crusaders FC  22nd  14th  4th  4th 050:220 +28 32:12
 2. Ards FC  22nd  13  5  4th 049:220 +27 31:13
 3. Portadown FC  22nd  12  5  5 037:270 +10 29:15
 4th Coleraine FC (P)  22nd  13  2  7th 051:310 +20 28:16
 5. Linfield FC  22nd  12  3  7th 038:290  +9 27:17
 6th Glenavon FC  22nd  10  3  9 033:280  +5 23:21
 7th Distillery FC  22nd  9  4th  9 040:470  −7 22:22
 8th. Glentoran FC (M)  22nd  9  3  10 048:400  +8 21:23
 9. Ballymena United  22nd  7th  5  10 026:350  −9 19:25
10. Bangor FC  22nd  5  8th  9 028:320  −4 18:26
11. Larne FC (N)  22nd  2  3  17th 028:670 −39 07:37
12. Cliftonville FC  22nd  3  1  18th 018:660 −48 07:37
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the 1973/74 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1973/74 UEFA Cup
  • Northern Irish Cup winner and participation in the 1973/74 European Cup Winners' Cup
    • (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

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