1905–06 Irish League

Irish League 1905–06 2 September 1905 –30 May 1906 Cliftonville (1st Irish title) Distillery (5th Irish title) 56 139 Cliftonville 5–1 GlentoranDistillery 5–1 Derry Celtic Derry Celtic 0–4 Bohemians Cliftonville 5–1 GlentoranDistillery 5–1 Derry Celtic 1904–05 1906–07 The 1905–06 Irish League was the 16th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football. The league comprised eight teams, and Cliftonville and Distillery shared the championship after two drawn play-off matches could not separate the sides. Cliftonville won their 1st league title while Distillery won their 5th. Season summary Cliftonville and Distillery finished the league level with 19 points. The first playoff 26 May 1906 to decide the title was a 0–0 draw,https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19060528/079/0003 Cliftonville v Distillery Belfast News Letter 28 May 1906 3 subscription and the replayed match on 30 May was a 2–2 draw.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19060531/074/0003 Cliftonville v Distillery, Replayed League Test Match Belfast News Letter 31 May 1906 3 subscription In June 1906, the League determined that rather than replay again, Cliftonville and Distillery would be joint holders of the league title.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001480/19060623/123/0007 Association Football Londonderry Sentinel 23 June 1906 7 subscription Teams and locations island of Ireland right 300 Location of teams in the 1905–06 Irish League season 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 1905–06 Irish League season 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 1905–06 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 Windsor Park Shelbourne Dublin Dalymount Park League standings main WDL 5 Result 2 y c C green1 Champions C C CLI 1= Cliftonville DIS 1= Distillery LIN Linfield BCE Belfast Celtic BOH Bohemians SHE Shelbourne DCE Derry Celtic GLE Glentoran 7 5 2 19 8 8 3 3 20 13 7 3 4 21 14 6 3 5 20 18 5 2 7 17 20 5 2 7 16 18 4 3 7 13 22 2 3 9 13 26 complete rsssf.com Results League main FBR grey BCE BOH CLI DCE DIS GLT LIN SHE Cliftonville 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 Distillery 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 5–1 1–0 Linfield 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 Belfast Celtic 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–1 2–3 3–1 3–0 Bohemians 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 Shelbourne 0–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 Derry Celtic 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–4 3–0 3–1 Glentoran 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 1–0 complete Irish League Archive Test match 26 May 1906 Cliftonville 0–0 Report Distillery Windsor Park, Belfast C. Case (Birkenhead) Replay 30 May 1906 Cliftonville 2–2 Report Distillery Waddell Robertson Donnelly McAlpine Grosvenor Park, Belfast Mr Deans (Dalkeith) References External links Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF) Association football Northern Ireland 1905-06 Ireland Irish