1937–38 Irish League

Belfast

Belfast teams : Belfast Celtic
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield

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Location of teams in the 1934–40 Irish League

1937–38 Irish League is located in Greater Belfast

Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish League 1934-40

The Irish League in season 1937–38 comprised 14 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship after a play-off with Derry City.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Belfast Celtic	26	18	5	3	88	24	3.667	41
2	Derry City	26	20	1	5	81	40	2.025	41
3	Portadown	26	16	5	5	67	32	2.094	37
4	Linfield	26	16	5	5	78	38	2.053	37
5	Ballymena United	26	14	5	7	72	55	1.309	33
6	Glentoran	26	15	2	9	64	57	1.123	32
7	Newry Town	26	10	6	10	63	49	1.286	26
8	Distillery	26	10	6	10	51	61	0.836	26
9	Ards	26	7	4	15	43	66	0.652	18
10	Glenavon	26	6	5	15	36	65	0.554	17
11	Bangor	26	7	2	17	39	62	0.629	16
12	Larne	26	6	3	17	48	87	0.552	15
13	Coleraine	26	5	5	16	40	75	0.533	15
14	Cliftonville	26	2	6	18	27	86	0.314	10

Source: rsssf.com

References

Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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v t e 1937–38 in European football
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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Estonia Finland '37 '38 France Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '37 '38 Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Palestine Poland '37 '38 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '37 '38 Sweden Switzerland Turkey (National Division '37 '38) Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Austria Bulgaria '38 Cyprus England France Germany '37 '38 Italy Latvia '37 '38 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '37 '38 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '37 '38 Switzerland Wales
International competitions	Mitropa Cup '37 '38