1977–78 Irish League

The 1977–78 Irish League was the 76th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams. Linfield won the championship.

Irish League
Season1977–78
ChampionsLinfield
31st Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored444 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorerWarren Feeney (17)
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1975–79

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Linfield (C) 22 19 2 1 65 22 +43 40 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Glentoran 22 15 4 3 59 23 +36 34 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Glenavon 22 13 2 7 38 30 +8 28
4 Cliftonville 22 10 5 7 34 35 −1 25
5 Portadown 22 8 5 9 42 34 +8 21
6 Larne 22 10 1 11 31 31 0 21
7 Ards 22 9 3 10 37 41 −4 21
8 Coleraine 22 8 3 11 34 41 −7 19
9 Distillery 22 6 4 12 32 59 −27 16
10 Crusaders 22 6 3 13 25 46 −21 15
11 Bangor 22 5 4 13 22 35 −13 14
12 Ballymena United 22 4 2 16 22 44 −22 10 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM CLI COL CRU DIS GLV GLT LRN LIN POR
Ards 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2
Bangor 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 2–3 1–1 2–1
Ballymena United 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–2 2–3 0–3 1–3
Cliftonville 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–4 1–0 3–2 0–4 3–1 0–1 1–3 2–1
Coleraine 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–4 3–3
Crusaders 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–5 3–3 1–0 0–3 2–0
Distillery 2–2 0–3 2–2 1–3 3–2 5–2 1–2 0–5 3–1 1–4 1–1
Glenavon 5–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 3–1
Glentoran 4–2 6–1 2–0 5–0 4–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 2–1
Larne 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 4–3 0–1 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–4
Linfield 6–4 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–2 3–1 7–1 4–2 1–2 1–0 2–2
Portadown 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 4–0 3–1 1–4 2–2 1–2
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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