1892–93 Irish League

Irish League 1892–93 3 September 1892 –3 April 1893 Linfield3rd Irish title 26 116 Robert HillJames Percy(9 goals each) Cliftonville 8–1 Derry OlympicDistillery 7–0 Ulster Derry Olympic 0–9 Distillery Cliftonville 8–1 Derry OlympicDerry Olympic 0–9 Distillery 1891–92 1893–94 The 1892–93 Irish League was the 3rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football. The league comprised six teams, a reduction from the ten of the previous season. Linfield won the championship for the third year in a row. Season summary The number of teams reduced from ten the previous season to six for this season. Lancashire Fusiliers withdrew before this season began, while YMCA and Oldpark had withdrew before the previous season finished. Ligoniel and Milltown were excluded from the league for this season, while Derry Olympic were elected.Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005 Alex Graham 2005 10 Teams and locations island of Ireland 350 right Location of teams in the 1892–93 Irish League island of Ireland 54.602945 -5.891278 top Belfast island of Ireland 54.990633 -7.336 bottom Derry Olympic island of Ireland TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.43 -10.93 Belfast teams CliftonvilleDistilleryGlentoranLinfieldUlster Greater Belfast 350 right Location of the Belfast teams in the 1892–93 Irish League Greater Belfast 54.619250 -5.947383 left Cliftonville Greater Belfast 54.59285 -5.945363 left Distillery Greater Belfast 54.58491 -5.942852 left Linfield Greater Belfast 54.60270 -5.893478 right Glentoran Greater Belfast 54.57732 -5.916030 right Ulster Team Town Home Ground Cliftonville Belfast Solitude Derry Olympic Derry Brandywell Road Distillery Belfast Grosvenor Park Glentoran Belfast The Oval Linfield Belfast Ulsterville Ulster Belfast Ulster Cricket Ground League standings main WDL 5 Result y 2 LIN Linfield CLI Cliftonville DIS Distillery GLE Glentoran ULS Ulster DER Derry OlympicDerry Olympic resigned from the league after six league games; their remaining fixtures were awarded to their opponents with a 0–0 scoreline being registered. 8 2 0 27 7 7 1 2 28 18 5 2 3 31 18 4 0 6 13 17 3 0 7 10 30 0 1 9 7 26 C green1 Champions C red1 Withdrew WD complete Irish League Archive Results main FBR grey CLI DOL DIS GLT LIN ULS Linfield 3–3 3–0 2-1 3–1 – Cliftonville 0–3 3–2 3–1 1-0 8–1 Distillery 1–1 5–3 1–4 7–0 2–2 Glentoran 0-5 1–2 0-1 3–0 – Ulster 1–7 1-3 2–3 2–1 – Derry Olympic – 1–2 0–9 1–2 2–3 Derry Olympic withdrew after six games. The remaining four matches were scored with a goalless victory for the opponents. LIN_DOL LIN_DOL LIN_DOL complete Irish League Archive References External links Irish Premier League Website Irish Football Club Project Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF) Association football Northern Ireland 1892-93 Category:1892–93 in domestic association football leagues Category:1892–93 in Irish association football