1979–80 Irish League
Appearance
The Irish League in season 1979–80 comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
League standings
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
1 | Linfield | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 17 | 39 |
2 | Ballymena United | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 30 |
3 | Glentoran | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 27 |
4 | Cliftonville | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 26 |
5 | Crusaders | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
6 | Portadown | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 23 |
7 | Coleraine | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 48 | 22 |
8 | Distillery | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 18 |
9 | Glenavon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 16 |
10 | Bangor | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 50 | 16 |
11 | Ards | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 13 |
12 | Larne | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 10 |