1989–90 Irish League

Football league season
Irish League
Season1989–90
ChampionsPortadown
1st Irish title
Matches played182
Goals scored510 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerMartin McGaughey (19)
← 1988–89
1990–91 →
1989–90 Irish League is located in Northern Ireland
Belfast
Belfast
Ards
Ards
Bangor
Bangor
Coleraine
Coleraine
Glenavon
Glenavon
Larne
Larne
Portadown
Portadown
Belfast teams : Cliftonville Crusaders Glentoran Linfield
Belfast teams : Cliftonville
Crusaders
Glentoran
Linfield
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1983–1990
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1983–1990

The 1989–90 Irish League was the 89th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 14 teams, and Portadown won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portadown (C) 26 16 7 3 42 17 +25 55 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Glenavon 26 16 6 4 52 26 +26 54 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Glentoran 26 12 8 6 43 24 +19 44 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Linfield 26 14 2 10 54 40 +14 44
5 Ballymena United 26 12 7 7 37 25 +12 43
6 Bangor 26 11 5 10 26 22 +4 38
7 Newry Town 26 11 4 11 42 37 +5 37
8 Cliftonville 26 9 8 9 37 39 −2 35
9 Larne 26 8 7 11 29 38 −9 31
10 Carrick Rangers 26 8 6 12 33 36 −3 30
11 Coleraine 26 8 6 12 36 44 −8 30
12 Ards 26 5 6 15 25 44 −19 21
13 Crusaders 26 4 8 14 27 55 −28 20
14 Distillery 26 4 8 14 27 63 −36 20
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM CRK CLI COL CRU DIS GLV GLT LRN LIN NEW POR
Ards 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–4 0–4 3–1 5–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–5 0–1
Bangor 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Ballymena United 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 5–1 1–3 2–3
Carrick Rangers 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–3 0–3 2–0 1–1
Cliftonville 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–3
Coleraine 4–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–0
Crusaders 0–3 2–0 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–4 1–2 2–3 2–1 1–2
Distillery 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–4 2–2 0–5 0–3 2–2 0–7 1–1 0–2
Glenavon 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 6–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 2–0
Glentoran 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 5–3 6–0 2–0 2–3 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–3
Larne 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–4 0–2 2–0
Linfield 0–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–4 4–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 4–1 1–1
Newry Town 2–2 2–0 3–3 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 2–4 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0
Portadown 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–0
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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