1939–40 Irish League
Appearance
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Season | 1939–40 |
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Champions | Belfast Celtic 13th Irish title |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 869 (4.77 per match) |
← 1938–39 |
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1934–40
The 1939–40 Irish League was the 46th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 14 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship.
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
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1 | Belfast Celtic (C) | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 18 | 5.056 | 45 | Champions |
2 | Portadown | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 37 | 2.324 | 41 | |
3 | Glentoran | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 104 | 46 | 2.261 | 39 | |
4 | Ballymena United | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 52 | 1.577 | 34 | |
5 | Linfield | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 47 | 1.340 | 33 | |
6 | Derry City | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 73 | 46 | 1.587 | 30 | |
7 | Glenavon | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 29 | |
8 | Coleraine | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 47 | 68 | 0.691 | 24 | |
9 | Ards | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 49 | 72 | 0.681 | 20 | |
10 | Bangor | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 77 | 0.571 | 19 | |
11 | Distillery | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 0.757 | 15 | |
12 | Newry Town | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 86 | 0.372 | 15 | |
13 | Larne | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 83 | 0.434 | 13 | |
14 | Cliftonville | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 40 | 99 | 0.404 | 7 |