1904–05 Irish League

Irish League 1904–05 3 September 1904 –1 March 1905 Glentoran3rd Irish title 56 136 Cliftonville 5–0 Bohemians Belfast Celtic 0–3 DistilleryDerry Celtic 0–3 Distillery Derry Celtic 2–4 Bohemians 1903–04 1905–06 The 1904–05 Irish League was the 15th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football. The league comprised eight teams, and Glentoran won the championship for the 3rd time after winning a play-off with Belfast Celtic by a score of 3–1.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19050401/024/0002 League Championship Test Game Ireland's Saturday Night 1 April 1905 2 subscription Season summary King's Own Scottish Borderers did not compete in the league this season and would not appear in the Irish League again. Their place was taken by Shelbourne, who became the second team from Dublin to join the league.Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005 Alex Graham 2005 22 Teams and locations island of Ireland right 300 Location of teams in the 1904–05 Irish League island of Ireland 54.602945 -5.891278 top Belfast island of Ireland 53.356903 -6.259648 top Dublin island of Ireland 54.990633 -7.336 bottom Derry Celtic island of Ireland TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.43 -10.93 Belfast teamsBelfast CelticCliftonvilleDistilleryGlentoranLinfield island of Ireland TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.43 -8.93 Dublin teamsBohemiansShelbourne Greater Belfast 300 right Location of Belfast teams in the 1904–05 Irish League Greater Belfast 54.58892 -5.961671 left Belfast Celtic Greater Belfast 54.619250 -5.947383 right Cliftonville Greater Belfast 54.59285 -5.945363 top Distillery Greater Belfast 54.60270 -5.893478 right Glentoran Greater Belfast 54.57083 -5.963302 bottom Linfield Dublin 300 right Location of Dublin teams in the 1904–05 Irish League Dublin 53.36203 -6.274652 top Bohemians Dublin 53.32934 -6.225720 bottom Shelbourne Team Town Home Ground Belfast Celtic Belfast Celtic Park Bohemians Dublin Dalymount Park Cliftonville Belfast Solitude Derry Celtic Derry Brandywell Distillery Belfast Grosvenor Park Glentoran Belfast The Oval Linfield Belfast Balmoral Shelbourne Dublin Serpentine Avenue League standings main WDL 5 Result 2 y C green1 Champions C GLE Glentoran BCE Belfast Celtic LIN Linfield DIS Distillery CLI Cliftonville SHE Shelbourne DCE Derry Celtic BOH Bohemians 9 3 2 22 12 9 3 2 21 10 6 4 4 18 12 6 3 5 16 11 6 1 7 17 17 5 3 6 15 17 1 5 8 12 31 2 2 10 15 26 complete rsssf.com Results League main FBR grey BCE BOH CLI DCE DIS GLT LIN SHE Glentoran 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 Belfast Celtic 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 Linfield 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 3–2 Distillery 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 Cliftonville 1–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 5–0 Shelbourne 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 Derry Celtic 0–2 2–4 0–0 0–3 0–0 3–1 3–3 Bohemians 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–2 4–0 complete Irish League Archive Test match 1 April 1905 Glentoran 3–1 Report Belfast Celtic Kirkwood Doherty Leonard Clarke Grosvenor Park, Belfast 2,500 Plastow (Grimsby) References External list Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF) Association football Northern Ireland 1904-05 Ireland Category:1904–05 in Irish association football