Irish League 1986/87

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Irish League 1986/87
master Linfield FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Linfield FC
Uefa cup Coleraine FC
Cup winners Glentoran FC
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Glentoran FC
Teams 14th
Games 182
Gates 542  (ø 2.98 per game)
Top scorer Gary McCartney (Glentoran FC)
Ray McCoy (Coleraine FC)
← Irish League 1985/86

The Irish League 1986/87 was the 86th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Defending champions Linfield FC were champions for the sixth time in a row and for the 39th time.

mode

The 14 teams played against each other twice on a total of 26 match days. From this season the three-point rule applied .

societies

Clubs of the Irish League 1986/87
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  18th  3  5 050:150 +35 57
 2. Coleraine FC  26th  16  5  5 065:260 +39 53
 3. Ards FC  26th  14th  6th  6th 047:310 +16 48
 4th Larne FC  26th  11  9  6th 038:240 +14 42
 5. Newry Town  26th  12  6th  8th 042:400  +2 42
 6th Ballymena United  26th  11  8th  7th 045:420  +3 41
 7th Glentoran FC (P) 1st  26th  14th  6th  6th 054:300 +24 40
 8th. Cliftonville FC  26th  8th  9  9 034:290  +5 33
 9. Glenavon FC  26th  8th  8th  10 032:270  +5 32
10. Bangor FC  26th  8th  2  16 028:520 −24 26th
11. Crusaders FC 2  26th  8th  5  13 037:540 −17 25th
12. Carrick Rangers FC  26th  6th  5  15th 027:530 −26 23
13. Portadown FC  26th  3  11  12 022:450 −23 20th
14th Distillery FC  26th  2  3  21st 021:740 −53 09
1 Eight points were deducted from Glentoran FC.
2 Four points were deducted from Crusaders FC.
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the 1987/88 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1987/88 UEFA Cup
  • Northern Irish Cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1987/88
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1986/87 LIN COL ARD LAR NEW BLM GLT CLI GLV BAN CRU CRS POR DIS
    1. Linfield FC 2: 1 2-0 5-0 0: 1 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 4-0 3: 1 2: 1 2-0 6-0
    2. Coleraine FC 2-0 1: 3 1-0 5-0 2: 2 1: 2 4: 1 1: 1 5: 1 6-0 4: 2 1: 1 4: 1
    3. Ards FC 2: 1 1: 2 0: 5 4: 3 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 1-0 0: 1 3-0 4: 4 3: 1 1-0
    4th Larne FC 1: 1 2-0 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 1: 1 2-0 0-0
    5. Newry Town 0: 2 0-0 0-0 2: 1 1: 5 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 2-0 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 4: 1
    6th Ballymena United 0-0 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1: 2 2-0 1: 1 1: 1 4: 3 2: 3 3-0 0-0 2-0
    7th Glentoran FC 3: 1 0: 1 2: 3 3-0 2-0 7: 2 2: 2 1: 1 4: 1 3-0 2-0 4-0 5-0
    8th. Cliftonville FC 0: 1 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 4-0 3: 1 2: 2 3: 1 1: 2 2: 1 2: 2 1: 1 1-0
    9. Glenavon FC 1: 2 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 1: 3 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 4-0 3: 1
    10. Bangor FC 0: 1 0: 3 0: 4 0: 3 2: 2 0: 1 0: 2 1: 1 1-0 3: 2 2-0 3: 2 4: 1
    11. Crusaders FC 1-0 1: 5 1: 3 1: 1 1: 3 3: 3 3: 1 3: 2 2: 2 1-0 1-0 1: 2 2: 2
    12. Carrick Rangers FC 0: 3 2: 2 0: 5 0: 2 2: 5 3: 2 0: 1 1-0 1: 4 2: 1 2: 4 0-0 1-0
    13. Portadown FC 1: 1 0: 3 2: 2 2: 2 1: 1 1: 2 2: 3 0: 2 1-0 0: 2 1: 1 0: 2 1: 1
    14th Distillery FC 0: 5 2: 8 0: 2 1: 2 0: 6 3: 1 1: 2 1: 4 1: 3 3: 1 1: 3 0: 1 1: 2

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