1981–82 Irish League

The 1981–82 Irish League was the 81st edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

Irish League
Season1981–82
ChampionsLinfield
34th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored431 (3.27 per match)
Top goalscorerGary Blackledge (18)
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish League 1980-83

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Linfield (C) 22 17 3 2 59 19 +40 37 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Glentoran 22 16 1 5 61 22 +39 33 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Coleraine 22 14 3 5 63 31 +32 31 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Crusaders 22 11 4 7 36 31 +5 26
5 Cliftonville 22 9 6 7 33 28 +5 24
6 Portadown 22 11 2 9 29 29 0 24
7 Ballymena United 22 6 8 8 25 30 −5 20
8 Distillery 22 7 4 11 30 44 −14 18
9 Glenavon 22 4 7 11 30 52 −22 15
10 Ards 22 5 4 13 18 47 −29 14
11 Larne 22 5 3 14 27 42 −15 13
12 Bangor 22 3 3 16 20 56 −36 9
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 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 2–0 2–4 1–7 1–0 1–2 0–1
Bangor 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–5 2–1 3–3 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–5 0–1
Ballymena United 2–1 1–2 1–3 4–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–3
Cliftonville 4–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 4–1 0–4 1–0
Coleraine 9–1 3–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 3–1 4–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 4–2
Crusaders 1–0 5–1 2–1 2–1 3–4 1–3 2–1 3–0 2–3 1–2 2–1
Distillery 1–0 4–0 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–2 4–2 0–5 1–0 0–7 3–0
Glenavon 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–3 0–6 0–2
Glentoran 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 2–2 6–1 6–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 3–1
Larne 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–5 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 2–3 0–3
Linfield 5–0 4–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–0
Portadown 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–4 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–4 3–0 0–1
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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