1901–02 Irish League

Irish League 1901–02 31 August 1901 –14 December 1901 Linfield6th Irish title 56 223 Derry Celtic 7–1 St Columb's CourtGlentoran 7–1 St Columb's Court St Columb's Court 2–10 Distillery St Columb's Court 2–10 Distillery 1900–01 1902–03 The 1901–02 Irish League was the 12th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football. The league comprised eight teams, and Linfield won the championship for the 6th time. Season summary For this season, two new clubs (St Columb's Court and Ulster) were elected to the league. St Columb's Court were making their first appearance in the league while for Ulster it was their first season in the league since 1893–94. The eight-team league was the largest the league had been since 1891–92.Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005 Alex Graham 2005 19 Teams and locations island of Ireland right 300 Location of teams in the 1901–02 Irish League island of Ireland 54.602945 -5.891278 top Belfast island of Ireland 54.990633 -7.336 top Derry Celtic island of Ireland 54.990633 -7.336 bottom St Columb's Court island of Ireland TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.43 -10.93 Belfast teamsBelfast CelticCliftonvilleDistilleryGlentoranLinfieldUlster Greater Belfast 300 right Location of Belfast teams in the 1901–02 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 Greater Belfast 54.57732 -5.916030 right Ulster Team Town Home Ground Belfast Celtic Belfast Celtic Park Cliftonville Belfast Solitude Derry Celtic Derry Brandywell Distillery Belfast Grosvenor Park Glentoran Belfast The Oval Linfield Belfast Balmoral St Columb's Court Derry Brandywell Ulster Belfast Ulster Cricket Ground League standings main WDL 5 Result 2 y C green1 Champions C LIN Linfield GLE Glentoran DIS Distillery CLI Cliftonville BCE Belfast Celtic DCE Derry Celtic ULS Ulster SCC St Columb's Court 12 0 2 38 10 10 1 3 43 22 8 3 3 38 20 7 2 5 24 14 4 4 6 22 25 5 2 7 23 26 2 3 9 22 44 0 1 13 13 62 red1 Withdrew R complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey BCE CLI DCE DIS GLT LIN SCC ULS Linfield 5–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 4–2 3–0 Glentoran 0–2 3–1 3–3 4–0 4–1 5–2 7–1 Distillery 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 5–1 5–1 4–1 Cliftonville 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 Belfast Celtic 0–3 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 6–1 4–0 Derry Celtic 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–2 7-1 Ulster 1–4 2–4 3–4 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 St Columb's Court 1–3 0–4 2–10 1–5 2–5 0-2 3–4 complete Irish League Archive References External links Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF) Association football Northern Ireland 1901-02 Ireland Irish