Season | 1997β98 |
---|---|
Champions |
Cliftonville 3rd Irish title |
Relegated | Ards |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 469 (2.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vinny Arkins (22) |
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1996β97
1998β99 β |
The 1997β98 Irish League was the 97th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 10 teams, and Cliftonville won the championship.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cliftonville (C) | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Linfield | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Portadown | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 60 | |
4 | Glentoran | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 59 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
5 | Ballymena United | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 51 | |
6 | Crusaders | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 51 | |
7 | Coleraine | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 43 | |
8 | Glenavon | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 39 | |
9 | Omagh Town | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 31 | Promotion/relegation play-off and Intertoto Cup first round |
10 | Ards (R) | 36 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 23 | Relegation to the First Division |
Champions | Newry Town |
---|---|
Promoted | Newry Town |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 350 (3.13 per match) |
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1996β97
1998β99 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Newry Town (C, P) | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 65 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Bangor | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 58 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
3 | Distillery | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 51 | |
4 | Dungannon Swifts | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 48 | |
5 | Ballyclare Comrades | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 42 | |
6 | Larne | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 26 | |
7 | Limavady United | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 18 | |
8 | Carrick Rangers | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 12 |
Omagh Town, who finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Bangor, the 2nd-placed team in the First Division, in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish League Premier Division.
Bangor | 0 β 5 | Omagh Town |
---|---|---|
Omagh Town | 1 β 0 | Bangor |
---|---|---|
Omagh Town won 6β0 on aggregate
Season | 1997β98 |
---|---|
Champions |
Cliftonville 3rd Irish title |
Relegated | Ards |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 469 (2.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vinny Arkins (22) |
β
1996β97
1998β99 β |
The 1997β98 Irish League was the 97th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 10 teams, and Cliftonville won the championship.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cliftonville (C) | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Linfield | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Portadown | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 60 | |
4 | Glentoran | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 59 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
5 | Ballymena United | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 51 | |
6 | Crusaders | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 51 | |
7 | Coleraine | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 43 | |
8 | Glenavon | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 39 | |
9 | Omagh Town | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 31 | Promotion/relegation play-off and Intertoto Cup first round |
10 | Ards (R) | 36 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 23 | Relegation to the First Division |
Champions | Newry Town |
---|---|
Promoted | Newry Town |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 350 (3.13 per match) |
β
1996β97
1998β99 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Newry Town (C, P) | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 65 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Bangor | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 58 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
3 | Distillery | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 51 | |
4 | Dungannon Swifts | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 48 | |
5 | Ballyclare Comrades | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 42 | |
6 | Larne | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 26 | |
7 | Limavady United | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 18 | |
8 | Carrick Rangers | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 12 |
Omagh Town, who finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Bangor, the 2nd-placed team in the First Division, in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish League Premier Division.
Bangor | 0 β 5 | Omagh Town |
---|---|---|
Omagh Town | 1 β 0 | Bangor |
---|---|---|
Omagh Town won 6β0 on aggregate