1949–50 Irish League
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The 1949–50 Irish League was the 49th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship after a play-off with Glentoran.
| Season | 1949–50 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 20th Irish title |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 520 (3.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sammy Hughes (23) |
← 1948–49 1950–51 → | |
Belfast
Location of teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield (C) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 27 | 2.370 | 38 | Champions |
| 2 | Glentoran | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 25 | 2.800 | 38 | |
| 3 | Distillery | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 31 | 1.548 | 29 | |
| 4 | Derry City | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 1.517 | 29 | |
| 5 | Glenavon | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 1.342 | 24 | |
| 6 | Ards | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 0.895 | 20 | |
| 7 | Bangor | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 1.056 | 19 | |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 49 | 0.592 | 15 | |
| 9 | Portadown | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 52 | 0.635 | 15 | |
| 10 | Coleraine | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 61 | 0.623 | 14 | |
| 11 | Crusaders | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 69 | 0.536 | 13 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 65 | 0.523 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Bangor | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 7–0 | |
| Ballymena United | 0–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Cliftonville | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–7 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 3–3 | |
| Coleraine | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–6 | 6–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Crusaders | 2–6 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Distillery | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Derry City | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Glenavon | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 9–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Glentoran | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Linfield | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Portadown | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–6 |
Test match
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