1891–92 Irish League

Irish League 1891–92 5 September 1891 – 4 May 1892 Linfield2nd Irish title 64 436 Tim Morrison (21 goals) Glentoran 15–1 OldparkLinfield 14–0 Oldpark Ligoniel 2–13 Lancashire Fusiliers Glentoran 15–1 Oldpark 1890–91 1892–93 The 1891–92 Irish League was the 2nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football. The league comprised ten teams, expanding from eight in the previous season. Linfield won the championship for the second year in a row. Season summary Clarence, who had competed in the previous season, withdrew from the league on 1 September 1891 and disbanded later the same year. Their place in the league was taken by Lancashire Fusiliers who were unable to play their opening league game due to the short notice given. On 18 April 1892, they were awarded a win (2 points) for this fixture and were also awarded 1 point for an unplayed match against Distillery. The Fusiliers (who were a British Army team), had no home ground and therefore played all their matches at their opponents' grounds. On 2 February 1882, Distillery were fined £10 and had 2 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player against Linfield, but the 2–1 result was allowed to stand. They were initially expelled from the league on 10 February for failing to pay the fine but were reinstated on 24 February after paying a reduced amount. However some teams refused to accept this decision, with Glentoran being fined £15 on 12 April for refusing to play their fixture against Distillery. Other unplayed Distillery fixtures against Milltown, Ulster, Cliftonville and Ligoniel were declared void. Other unplayed matches were Cliftonville v Glentoran (registered as a 1–1 draw by the Irish League), and Ligoniel v Cliftonville (both teams awarded 1 point by the League). Two teams withdrew from the league before the season concluded: YMCA resigned on 19 December 1891 with their remaining fixtures declared void, and Oldpark resigned on 20 April 1892 after hostility had been shown towards them for playing against Distillery - their remaining fixtures were awarded to their opponents.Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005 Alex Graham 2005 9 Teams and locations Greater Belfast 350 right Location of teams in the 1891–92 Irish League; all matches were played in Belfast Greater Belfast 54.619250 -5.947383 right Cliftonville Greater Belfast 54.59285 -5.945363 left Distillery Greater Belfast 54.58491 -5.942852 left Linfield Greater Belfast 54.59753 -5.902512 right Glentoran Greater Belfast 54.62452 -5.956671 left Oldpark Greater Belfast 54.57732 -5.916030 right Ulster Greater Belfast 54.61040 -5.951854 left YMCA Greater Belfast TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 54.69 -6.18 No home ground Lancashire Fusiliers Team Town Home Ground Cliftonville Belfast Solitude Distillery Belfast Grosvenor Park Glentoran Belfast King's Field Lancashire Fusiliers No home ground Ligoniel Belfast Ligoniel Linfield Belfast Ulsterville Milltown Belfast Milltown Oldpark Belfast Oldpark Ulster Belfast Ulster Cricket Ground YMCA Belfast Enfield League standings main WDL 5 Result y 2 LIN Linfield LAN Lancashire Fusiliers ULS Ulster GLE Glentoran CLI Cliftonville DIS Distillery MIL Milltown LIG Ligoniel OLD OldparkOldpark resigned from the league on 20 April 1892; their remaining fixtures were awarded to their opponents. YMCA YMCAYMCA resigned from the league on 19 December 1891; their remaining fixtures were declared void. 15 1 1 106 14 11 2 3 56 29 12 0 4 61 34 9 3 4 81 41 5 4 7 31 39 7 0 3 40 17 4 0 12 12 77 3 1 12 24 72 2 0 14 11 73 0 1 8 14 40 -2 2 points deducted C green1 Champions C red1 Withdrew WD WD WD WD WD complete Irish League Archive Results main FBR grey CLI DIS GLT LAN LIG LIN MIL OLD ULS YMC Linfield 0-0 8–1 8–0 6–1 8–0 14–0 7–1 9–0 – Lancashire Fusiliers 2-6 2–5 1–1 – 1–0 4–0 13–2 – – Ulster 1–5 5–0 7–0 – 4–0 3–1 – 2-0 5–2 Glentoran 1–7 2–3 6–5 4–3 4–4 11–0 3–1 15–1 – Distillery 2–1 – 5–3 – 3–1 – 5–0 7–0 – Cliftonville 0–5 1–3 0–3 1–1 – 8–0 4–1 7–1 3–3 Milltown 1–3 0–8 0–4 0–9 0–4 – 7–3 – 3–2 Ligoniel 3–8 1–5 2–4 0–9 – 2-2 4–0 – – Oldpark 1–7 3–10 2-9 0–7 – – – 3–0 – YMCA 0–4 3–4 – 0–7 2–10 – – 2–4 – The matches Lancashire Fusiliers–Distillery and Ligoniel–Cliftonville were not played, but all teams got a point with 0:0 goals. LAN_DIS Match not played, no rating. LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC LIN_YMC Match rated as goalless home win. LAN_OLD LAN_OLD LAN_OLD LAN_OLD Match rated as goalless away win. DIS_LAN DIS_LAN DIS_LAN complete Irish League Archive References External links Irish League Archive Website Irish Premier League Website Irish Football Club Project Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF) Association football Northern Ireland 1891-92 Category:1891–92 in domestic association football leagues Category:1891–92 in Irish association football