Irish League 1977/78

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Irish League 1977/78
master Linfield FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Linfield FC
Uefa cup Glentoran FC
Cup winners Linfield FC
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Ballymena United
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 444  (ø 3.36 per game)
Top scorer Warren Feeney (Glentoran FC)
← Irish League 1976/77

The Irish League 1977/78 was the 77th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Linfield FC were champions for the 31st time.

mode

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

societies

Irish League clubs 1977/78
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. Linfield FC  22nd  19th  2  1 065:220 +43 40: 40
 2. Glentoran FC (M)  22nd  15th  4th  3 059:220 +37 34:10
 3. Glenavon FC  22nd  13  2  7th 041:300 +11 28:16
 4th Cliftonville FC  22nd  10  5  7th 034:380  −4 25:19
 5. Portadown FC  22nd  8th  5  9 042:340  +8 21:23
 6th Larne FC  22nd  10  1  11 031:310  ± 0 21:23
 7th Ards FC  22nd  9  3  10 038:410  −3 21:23
 8th. Coleraine FC (P)  22nd  8th  3  11 034:410  −7 19:25
 9. Distillery FC  22nd  6th  4th  12 032:590 −27 16:28
10. Crusaders FC  22nd  6th  3  13 024:460 −22 15:29
11. Bangor FC  22nd  5  4th  13 022:360 −14 14:30
12. Ballymena United  22nd  4th  2  16 022:440 −22 10:34
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the 1978/79 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1978/79 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the 1978/79 European Cup Winners' Cup as a cup finalist
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1977/78 LIN GLT GLV CLI POR LAR ARD COL DIS CRU BAN BLM
    1. Linfield FC 1: 2 4: 2 3-0 2: 2 1-0 6: 4 4: 2 7: 1 3: 1 2-0 2: 1
    2. Glentoran FC 2: 3 2-0 5-0 2: 1 1-0 4: 2 4: 1 2: 2 4-0 6: 1 2-0
    3. Glenavon FC 0: 4 2: 1 1: 1 3: 1 2: 1 5: 2 2-0 4: 1 1-0 1: 1 2: 1
    4th Cliftonville FC 1: 3 3: 1 0: 4 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 1: 4 3: 2 1-0 2-0 3-0
    5. Portadown FC 1: 2 1: 4 3: 1 2: 2 2: 2 3: 1 0: 1 4-0 3-0 1-0 3-0
    6th Larne FC 1: 2 0: 1 2-0 3: 2 0: 4 3: 1 4: 3 4-0 0: 1 1-0 2: 1
    7th Ards FC 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 1: 2 3: 2 1-0 3-0 1: 2 3: 1 1: 2 2: 1
    8th. Coleraine FC 0: 4 1: 1 3: 2 1: 2 3: 3 1-0 2-0 3: 1 1: 2 2: 1 3-0
    9. Distillery FC 1: 4 0: 5 1: 2 1: 3 1: 1 3: 1 2: 2 3: 2 5: 2 0: 3 2: 2
    10. Crusaders FC 0: 3 3: 3 0: 5 2: 2 2-0 1-0 1: 2 1: 1 1: 2 2-0 2: 1
    11. Bangor FC 1: 1 0: 4 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 2: 3 1: 2 1-0 0: 1 4: 1 2: 2
    12. Ballymena United 0: 3 0: 2 0: 1 1: 2 1: 3 2: 3 1: 3 2-0 3: 1 2: 1 1-0

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