1893–94 Irish League

Irish League
Season	1893–94
Dates	2 September 1893 –; 4 May 1894
Champions	Glentoran; 1st Irish title
Matches played	30
Goals scored	146 (4.87 per match)
Top goalscorer	Michael McErlean (9 goals)
Biggest home win	Glentoran 8–0 Cliftonville
Biggest away win	Ligoniel 0–6 Distillery
Highest scoring	Distillery 4–4 Linfield; Glentoran 8–0 Cliftonville
	← 1892–93 1894–95 →

The 1893–94 Irish League was the 4th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

The league comprised six teams, and Glentoran won the championship for the first time.

Season summary

After the withdrawal of Derry Olympic the previous season, Ligoniel (who had last played in the 1891–92 season) were elected in their place, meaning all league games were played in Belfast.^[1]

Teams and locations

1893–94 Irish League is located in Greater Belfast

Location of teams in the 1893–94 Irish League; all matches were played in Belfast

Team	Town	Home Ground
Cliftonville	Belfast	Solitude
Distillery	Belfast	Grosvenor Park
Glentoran	Belfast	The Oval
Ligoniel	Belfast	Ligoniel
Linfield	Belfast	Ulsterville
Ulster	Belfast	Ulster Cricket Ground

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran (C)	10	8	0	2	31	10	3.100	16	Champions
2	Linfield	10	6	2	2	36	15	2.400	14
3	Cliftonville	10	4	2	4	22	25	0.880	10
4	Distillery	10	4	1	5	23	24	0.958	9
5	Ulster	10	4	0	6	23	33	0.697	8	Withdrew
6	Ligoniel	10	1	1	8	10	38	0.263	3	Withdrew

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	CLI	DIS	GLT	LIG	LIN	ULS
Cliftonville		3–2	0–1	2–2	3–1	1–3
Distillery	2–1		1–0	1–2	4–4	2–0
Glentoran	8–0	4–2		5–1	1–3	5–1
Ligoniel	1–5	0–6	0–2		0–5	3–4
Linfield	3–3	6–0	0–1	4–0		5–2
Ulster	2–4	4–3	2–4	4–1	1–5

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

References

^ Alex Graham (2005). Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005. p. 11.

External links

Irish Premier League Website
Irish Football Club Project Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)

[Graham-1] Alex Graham (2005). Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005. p. 11.

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Domestic cups	Irish Cup County Antrim Shield Belfast Charity Cup
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