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1926–27 Irish League

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Irish League
Season1926–27
ChampionsBelfast Celtic
5th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored551 (4.17 per match)
Top goalscorerJoe Bambrick (28)
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish League 1926-27

The 1926–27 Irish League was the 33rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship.

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Belfast Celtic (C) 22 15 7 0 66 26 2.538 37 Champions
2 Queen's Island 22 12 6 4 46 34 1.353 30
3 Distillery 22 12 5 5 56 36 1.556 29
4 Glentoran 22 11 5 6 56 48 1.167 27
5 Ards 22 9 7 6 42 42 1.000 25
6 Larne 22 10 4 8 55 50 1.100 24
7 Linfield 22 8 6 8 41 35 1.171 22
8 Portadown 22 7 4 11 50 48 1.042 18
9 Cliftonville 22 7 3 12 32 40 0.800 17
10 Newry Town 22 6 5 11 39 48 0.813 17
11 Glenavon 22 4 3 15 33 57 0.579 11
12 Barn 22 2 3 17 35 87 0.402 7
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away ARD BAR BCE CLI DIS GLV GLT LAR LIN NEW POR QIS
Ards 4–1 1–6 0–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–3 1–1
Barn 1–3 2–6 0–4 3–7 3–2 2–6 2–1 2–2 3–3 3–8 2–3
Belfast Celtic 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 4–2 7–2 0–0 1–0
Cliftonville 4–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–6 2–1
Distillery 2–2 4–0 1–2 5–3 5–1 3–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 5–1 1–2
Glenavon 2–2 5–0 2–4 3–2 1–4 2–3 3–1 0–1 1–4 0–4 1–1
Glentoran 2–2 3–2 3–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–4 3–1 3–2 3–2 1–3
Larne 5–1 4–1 3–3 1–1 6–6 3–0 2–6 3–1 2–1 4–2 3–3
Linfield 4–1 3–0 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–3 0–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–3
Newry Town 0–0 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–4 4–2 2–0 3–4
Portadown 0–3 5–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 5–2 3–5 2–2 2–1 0–1
Queen's Island 2–3 5–3 1–3 0–0 3–1 3–1 3–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–3
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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