Irish League 1980/81

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Irish League 1980/81
master Glentoran FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Glentoran FC
Uefa cup Linfield FC
Cup winners Ballymena United
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Ballymena United
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 406  (ø 3.08 per game)
Top scorer Des Dickson ( Coleraine FC )
Paul Malone (Ballymena United)
← Irish League 1979/80

The Irish League 1980/81 was the 80th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Glentoran FC became champions for the 17th time.

mode

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

societies

Irish League clubs 1980/81
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. Glentoran FC  22nd  15th  7th  0 059:260 +33 37: 70
 2. Linfield FC (M, P)  22nd  16  3  3 057:150 +42 35: 90
 3. Ballymena United  22nd  12  4th  6th 033:210 +12 28:16
 4th Crusaders FC  22nd  9  6th  7th 028:260  +2 24:20
 5. Ards FC  22nd  9  6th  7th 035:400  −5 24:20
 6th Glenavon FC  22nd  7th  8th  7th 037:370  ± 0 22:22
 7th Larne FC  22nd  9  4th  9 026:260  ± 0 22:22
 8th. Portadown FC  22nd  8th  5  9 030:340  −4 21:23
 9. Coleraine FC  22nd  5  8th  9 028:360  −8 18:26
10. Cliftonville FC  22nd  5  5  12 020:370 −17 15:29
11. Bangor FC  22nd  4th  5  13 035:540 −19 13:31
12. Distillery FC  22nd  1  3  18th 018:540 −36 05:39
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1981/82
  • Participation in the UEFA Cup 1981/82
  • Northern Irish Cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1981/82
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1980/81 GLT LIN BLM CRU ARD GLV LAR POR COL CLI BAN DIS
    1. Glentoran FC 2: 1 2-0 3: 1 4: 3 3: 1 1: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2-0 3: 2 4: 2
    2. Linfield FC 1: 1 1: 1 4-0 5-0 2: 1 1-0 2: 1 4: 1 0: 1 7-0 4: 2
    3. Ballymena United 1: 2 1-0 1: 1 3: 2 1: 1 1-0 2-0 2-0 4: 3 5: 1 2-0
    4th Crusaders FC 1: 1 2: 2 1-0 8: 2 3: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 2-0 1-0
    5. Ards FC 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2-0 2: 2 2-0 2-0 4: 2 0-0 2: 2 2-0
    6th Glenavon FC 1: 2 0: 3 2: 1 4-0 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1: 2 1: 2 2: 2 2: 1
    7th Larne FC 0: 3 0: 2 0: 3 0: 1 0: 2 2: 2 1: 1 2-0 2-0 3: 1 2-0
    8th. Portadown FC 1: 7 0: 4 0: 1 1-0 3-0 1: 1 1: 2 0: 2 2-0 3: 1 2-0
    9. Coleraine FC 1: 1 1: 2 0-0 0: 1 0: 1 3: 3 0-0 2: 5 0-0 2-0 1: 1
    10. Cliftonville FC 2: 4 0: 2 1: 1 0-0 3-0 0: 2 2: 4 0: 2 3: 2 1: 1 1-0
    11. Bangor FC 2: 3 1: 3 3: 1 0: 2 3: 4 1: 1 0: 2 1: 1 3: 5 6: 1 3: 1
    12. Distillery FC 1: 7 0: 6 1: 2 1: 1 1: 2 3: 4 0: 2 1: 2 2: 2 1-0 0: 2

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