1895–96 Irish League

Irish League 1895–96 7 September 1895 –11 January 1896 Distillery1st Irish title 12 54 Distillery 6–1 Glentoran Linfield 0–4 Cliftonville Glentoran 6–2 Distillery 1894–95 1896–97 The 1895–96 Irish League was the 6th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football. The league comprised four teams, and Distillery won the championship for the first time after a play-off with Cliftonville. Season summary No clubs were excluded or elected to the league for this season, meaning the league again continued with four clubs. For the first time, the top two teams finished level on points, meaning a play-off (referred to contemporaneously as a "test match") was required. Played at Cliftonville's home ground Solitude, Distillery won the match 2–1 with two goals from Olphie Stanfield to win their first league title.Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005 Alex Graham 2005 13–14https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/18960111/054/0003 Championship - Final Tie Ireland's Saturday Night 11 January 1896 3 subscription Teams and locations Greater Belfast 350 right Location of teams in the 1895–96 Irish League; all matches were played in Belfast Greater Belfast 54.619250 -5.947383 left Cliftonville Greater Belfast 54.59285 -5.945363 left Distillery Greater Belfast 54.60270 -5.893478 right Glentoran Greater Belfast TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 54.69 -6.18 No home ground Linfield Team Town Home Ground Cliftonville Belfast Solitude Distillery Belfast Grosvenor Park Glentoran Belfast The Oval Linfield No home ground League standings main WDL 5 Result y 2 C green1 Champions C DIS Distillery CLI Cliftonville LIN Linfield GLE Glentoran 3 2 1 17 12 3 2 1 14 9 2 1 3 10 14 1 1 4 13 19 complete rsssf.com Results League main FBR grey CLI DIS GLT LIN Distillery 2–2 2–1 6–1 Cliftonville 2–2 1–3 2–1 Linfield 0–3 0–4 2–2 Glentoran 6–2 1–3 2–4 complete Irish League Archive Championship play-off 11 January 1896 Distillery 2–1 Report Cliftonville Stanfield Edwards Solitude, Belfast References External links Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF) Association football Northern Ireland 1895-96 Category:1895–96 in domestic association football leagues Lea