1995–96 Irish League

Irish League Premier Division 1995–96 Portadown3rd Irish title Bangor 112 325 Gary Haylock (19 goals) 1994–95 1996–97 The 1995–96 Irish League was the 95th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 8 teams, and Portadown won the championship. A restructuring during the 1995 pre-season also saw a First Division added below the Premier Division, with regular promotion and relegation between the two leagues being established from this season onwards. Premier Division UK Northern Ireland right 280 Location of teams in the 1995–96 Irish League Premier Division UK Northern Ireland 12 54.602945 -5.891278 Belfast left UK Northern Ireland 54.58743 -5.686841 bottom Ards UK Northern Ireland 54.65179 -5.684674 top Bangor UK Northern Ireland 54.453889 -6.336389 top Glenavon UK Northern Ireland 54.41306 -6.457686 bottom Portadown UK Northern Ireland 55.32 -8.2 TransparentPlaceholder.png Belfast teams : CliftonvilleCrusadersGlentoranLinfield Greater Belfast 280 right Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1995–96 Irish League Premier Division Greater Belfast 54.619250 -5.947383 left Cliftonville Greater Belfast 54.62428 -5.922017 top Crusaders Greater Belfast 54.60270 -5.893478 right Glentoran Greater Belfast 54.57083 -5.963302 bottom Linfield League standings main WDL Qualification or Relegation n C green1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round C green2 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round UEFA yellow1 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round CW #CFFFFF Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage IC1 POR Portadown CRU Crusaders GLT Glentoran GLV Glenavon LIN Linfield CLI Cliftonville ARD Ards BAN Bangor 16 8 4 61 41 15 7 6 45 32 13 7 8 56 38 13 5 10 47 32 11 8 9 35 36 6 11 11 28 49 6 7 15 29 43 3 5 20 24 54 R red1 Relegation to the First Division R complete rsssf.com Results 75% Matches 1–14 main FBR grey ARD BAN CLI CRU GLV GLT LIN POR Portadown 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 6–1 3–1 4–2 Crusaders 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 Glentoran 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 3–2 1–1 Glenavon 0–1 4–0 2–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–0 Linfield 1–0 1–2 0–4 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 Cliftonville 0–3 1–4 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 Ards 1–1 0–0 1–4 1–1 2–3 3–0 3–0 Bangor 1–3 1–2 1–6 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 complete Irish League Archive Matches 15–28 main FBR grey ARD BAN CLI CRU GLV GLT LIN POR Portadown 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 4–3 Crusaders 3–3 1–3 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 Glentoran 3–3 2–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 Glenavon 7–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 Linfield 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 Cliftonville 0–4 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 Ards 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 Bangor 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–3 0–1 complete Irish League Archive First Division Irish League First Division 1995–96 Coleraine Coleraine 112 327 1996–97 UK Northern Ireland right 280 Location of teams in the 1995–96 Irish League First Division UK Northern Ireland 54.75101 -6.002269 left Ballyclare Comrades UK Northern Ireland 54.87016 -6.265211 top Ballymena United UK Northern Ireland 54.71974 -5.800309 right Carrick UK Northern Ireland 55.13287 -6.659904 bottom Coleraine UK Northern Ireland 54.53607 -6.003814 left Distillery UK Northern Ireland 54.85013 -5.827303 top Larne UK Northern Ireland 54.16089 -6.332138 bottom Newry Town UK Northern Ireland 54.61023 -7.291660 top Omagh Town League standings main WDL Qualification or Promotion n COL Coleraine BLM Ballymena United OMA Omagh Town DIS Distillery BLC Ballyclare Comrades RAN Carrick Rangers LAR Larne NEW Newry Town 21 4 3 81 27 13 10 5 38 25 12 7 9 49 42 10 7 11 35 34 10 3 15 29 48 9 3 16 32 56 7 7 14 31 36 7 5 16 31 58 C,P green1 Promotion to the Premier Division P complete rsssf.com References Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF) Association football Northern Ireland Category:NIFL Premiership seasons 1 Northern