1898–99 Irish League

Irish League
Season	1898–99
Champions	Distillery; 2nd Irish title
Matches played	30
Goals scored	106 (3.53 per match)
	← 1897–98 1899–1900 →

The 1898–99 Irish League was the 9th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

The league comprised 6 teams, and Distillery won the championship after a play-off with Linfield.

Belfast

Belfast teams Celtic
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield
North Staffordshire Regiment

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Location of teams in the 1898-99 Irish League

1898–99 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 1898-99 Irish League

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Distillery (C)	10	7	1	2	23	17	1.353	15	Champions
2	Linfield	10	7	1	2	21	8	2.625	15
3	Cliftonville	10	6	0	4	19	12	1.583	12
4	Glentoran	10	6	0	4	17	12	1.417	12
5	Celtic	10	2	2	6	15	25	0.600	6
6	North Staffordshire Regiment	10	0	0	10	11	32	0.344	0	Withdrew

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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

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

Play-off

21 January 1899, Distillery 2–0 Linfield (Solitude, Belfast)^[1]

References

^ "Irish League Tables by Season". Retrieved 27 May 2024.

Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)

[1] "Irish League Tables by Season". Retrieved 27 May 2024.

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