1901–02 Irish League

Football league season

Irish LeagueSeason| 1901–02

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Champions| Linfield
6th Irish title
Matches played| 56
Goals scored| 223 (3.98 per match)
Biggest home win| Derry Celtic 7–1 St Columb's Court
Glentoran 7–1 St Columb's Court
Biggest away win| St Columb's Court 2–10 Distillery
Highest scoring| 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

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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.[1]

## Teams and locations

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Belfast

Derry Celtic

St Columb's Court

Belfast teams
Belfast Celtic
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield
Ulster

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Location of teams in the 1901–02 Irish League

Belfast Celtic

Cliftonville

Distillery

Glentoran

Linfield

Ulster

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Location of Belfast teams in the 1901–02 Irish League

Team  | Town  | Home Ground

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result

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1  | Linfield (C) | 14  | 12  | 0  | 2  | 38  | 10  | 3.800  | 24  | Champions
2  | Glentoran | 14  | 10  | 1  | 3  | 43  | 22  | 1.955  | 21  |
3  | Distillery | 14  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 38  | 20  | 1.900  | 19
4  | Cliftonville | 14  | 7  | 2  | 5  | 24  | 14  | 1.714  | 16
5  | Belfast Celtic | 14  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 22  | 25  | 0.880  | 12
6  | Derry Celtic | 14  | 5  | 2  | 7  | 23  | 26  | 0.885  | 12
7  | Ulster | 14  | 2  | 3  | 9  | 22  | 44  | 0.500  | 7
8  | St Columb's Court | 14  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 13  | 62  | 0.210  | 1  | Withdrew

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

## Results

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Home \ Away  | BCE | CLI | DCE | DIS | GLT | LIN | SCC | ULS

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Belfast Celtic |  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 4–0  | 6–1
Cliftonville | 2–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–0
Derry Celtic | 3–2  | 2–0  |  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 7–1  | 1–2
Distillery | 1–1  | 2–1  | 5–1  |  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 5–1
Glentoran | 4–0  | 3–3  | 4–1  | 3–1  |  | 0–2  | 7–1  | 5–2
Linfield | 4–0  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 5–1  |  | 3–0  | 4–2
St Columb's Court | 2–5  | 1–5  | 0–2  | 2–10  | 0–4  | 1–3  |  | 3–4
Ulster | 1–1  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 3–4  | 2–4  | 1–4  | 1–1  |

Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## References

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1. ^ Alex Graham (2005). Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005. p. 19.

## External links

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* Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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