Irish League 1983/84

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Irish League 1983/84
master Linfield FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Linfield FC
Uefa cup Glentoran FC
Cup winners Ballymena United
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Ballymena United
Teams 14th
Games 182
Gates 522  (ø 2.87 per game)
Top scorer Martin McGaughey (Linfield FC)
← Irish League 1982/83

The Irish League 1983/84 was the 83rd season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Defending champions Linfield FC were champions for the 36th time.

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The league was increased to 14 clubs. Newry Town and Carrick Rangers joined the twelve teams from the previous season. They played against each other twice on a total of 26 match days.

societies

Irish League clubs 1983/84
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
Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus
Coleraine FC Coleraine
Glenavon FC Lurgan
Newry Town Newry
Portadown FC Portadown

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Linfield FC (M)  26th  22nd  1  3 076:230 +53 45: 70
 2. Glentoran FC (P)  26th  18th  6th  2 065:190 +46 42:10
 3. Cliftonville FC  26th  12  7th  7th 028:230  +5 31:21
 4th Ards FC  26th  9  11  6th 032:260  +6 29:23
 5. Coleraine FC  26th  11  6th  9 044:340 +10 28:24
 6th Ballymena United  26th  10  8th  8th 032:300  +2 28:24
 7th Glenavon FC  26th  10  7th  9 041:330  +8 27:25
 8th. Crusaders FC  26th  11  5  10 038:410  −3 27:25
 9. Distillery FC  26th  11  4th  11 035:420  −7 26:26
10. Portadown FC  26th  9  6th  11 028:310  −3 24:28
11. Newry Town (N)  26th  8th  3  15th 030:480 −18 19:33
12. Bangor FC  26th  4th  6th  16 024:570 −33 14:38
13. Larne FC 1  26th  7th  1  18th 025:580 −33 13:39
14th Carrick Rangers FC (N)  26th  3  3  20th 024:570 −33 09:43
1 Two points were deducted from Larne FC.
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the 1984/85 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1984/85 UEFA Cup
  • Northern Irish Cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1984/85
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner
    (N) Newbie

    Crosstab

    1983/84 LIN GLT CLI ARD COL BLM GLV CRU DIS POR NEW BAN LAR CRS
    1. Linfield FC 3-0 0: 1 1: 1 6: 1 1-0 2: 1 6: 1 3: 1 3-0 3-0 4: 1 8-0 3: 1
    2. Glentoran FC 4: 1 1: 2 3: 3 1-0 0-0 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 2-0 5-0 6-0 9: 2 6: 1
    3. Cliftonville FC 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0-0 0: 3 2-0 0: 1 1-0 0: 1 3: 1 1-0 0: 3 1-0
    4th Ards FC 0: 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 0: 3 1: 1 1-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2: 1
    5. Coleraine FC 1: 2 0: 1 2: 2 5: 3 0-0 1: 1 1: 2 4: 1 0-0 4: 1 3: 1 4-0 0: 3
    6th Ballymena United 1: 2 1: 4 0-0 2-0 1: 2 2: 2 2: 1 0: 2 2: 1 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 2: 2
    7th Glenavon FC 0: 1 1: 3 0-0 2: 1 3: 1 1: 3 2: 3 1: 1 3: 1 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 2: 1
    8th. Crusaders FC 3: 1 2: 3 1: 4 0-0 3: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2: 3 1-0 1: 2 3: 3 3: 1 1-0
    9. Distillery FC 2: 7 0: 4 0: 2 2: 1 2: 1 0: 1 1: 4 2-0 2: 2 2: 1 0-0 3-0 3: 2
    10. Portadown FC 1: 4 0-0 1: 1 0: 2 0: 2 1: 1 2: 1 0: 1 1-0 0: 2 5-0 4: 1 2-0
    11. Newry Town 1: 3 0: 1 2: 3 0: 4 0: 3 2: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 0: 1 2-0 2-0 4-0
    12. Bangor FC 1: 4 1: 4 1: 2 2: 2 0: 1 1: 2 0: 5 1-0 0: 2 2: 1 1: 2 1-0 4: 1
    13. Larne FC 1: 2 0: 2 2-0 1: 1 1: 4 0: 1 0: 3 2: 1 0: 2 0: 1 2: 1 3: 1 2-0
    14th Carrick Rangers FC 0: 3 0: 2 1: 2 0: 1 0: 3 1-0 3-0 2: 3 1: 2 1: 3 2: 2 1: 1 0: 3

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