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The 1937–38 Irish League was the 44th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 14 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship after a play-off with Derry City.
| Season | 1937–38 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Belfast Celtic 11th Irish title |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 797 (4.38 per match) |
← 1936–37 1938–39 → | |
Belfast
Location of teams in the Irish League from 1934–40
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1934–40
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Celtic (C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 24 | 3.667 | 41 | Champions |
| 2 | Derry City | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 81 | 40 | 2.025 | 41 | |
| 3 | Portadown | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 32 | 2.094 | 37 | |
| 4 | Linfield | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 38 | 2.053 | 37 | |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 55 | 1.309 | 33 | |
| 6 | Glentoran | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 57 | 1.123 | 32 | |
| 7 | Newry Town | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 49 | 1.286 | 26 | |
| 8 | Distillery | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 0.836 | 26 | |
| 9 | Ards | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 66 | 0.652 | 18 | |
| 10 | Glenavon | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 65 | 0.554 | 17 | |
| 11 | Bangor | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 39 | 62 | 0.629 | 16 | |
| 12 | Larne | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 87 | 0.552 | 15 | |
| 13 | Coleraine | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 75 | 0.533 | 15 | |
| 14 | Cliftonville | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 86 | 0.314 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | BCE | CLI | COL | DER | DIS | GLV | GLT | LAR | LIN | NEW | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 6–2 | 2–2 | |
| Bangor | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Ballymena United | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Belfast Celtic | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–8 | |
| Coleraine | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 8–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Derry City | 3–0 | 4–1 | 9–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Distillery | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Glenavon | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Glentoran | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | |
| Larne | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–6 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–8 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Linfield | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2–5 | |
| Newry Town | 4–1 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Portadown | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
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