1897–98 Irish League

Irish League
Season	1897–98
Champions	Linfield; 5th Irish title
Matches played	30
Goals scored	117 (3.9 per match)
	← 1896–97 1898–99 →

The 1897–98 Irish League was the 8th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

The league comprised 6 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

Belfast

Belfast teams Celtic
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield
North Staffordshire Regiment

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Location of teams in the 1897-98 Irish League

1897–98 Irish League is located in Greater Belfast

No home ground
North Staffordshire Regiment

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Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1897-98 Irish League

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Linfield (C)	10	8	1	1	22	10	2.200	17	Champions
2	Cliftonville	10	6	1	3	23	17	1.353	13
3	Glentoran	10	6	1	3	31	12	2.583	13
4	Celtic	10	3	1	6	15	19	0.789	7
5	Distillery	10	2	1	7	13	28	0.464	5
6	North Staffordshire Regiment	10	2	1	7	13	31	0.419	5

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Play-off

NOTE: Cliftonville beat Glentoran 2-0 in a play-off for second place

Results

Home \ Away	CEL	CLI	DIS	GLT	LIN	NSR
Celtic		1–2	5–1	1–5	0–3	3–3
Cliftonville	1–0		4–3	1–1	0–1	8–0
Distillery	0–2	5–0		0–6	1–1	1–3
Glentoran	1–0	3–0	6–0		2–4	5–2
Linfield	2–1	2–4	1–0	2–1		3–0
North Staffordshire	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	1–3

Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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