1983–84 Irish League

The 1983–84 Irish League was the 83rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 14 teams, an increase of two on the previous season, with Carrick Rangers and Newry Town becoming the first new participants in the league since the 1972–73 season. The league title was won by Linfield for the third consecutive time.

Irish League
Season1983–84
ChampionsLinfield
36th Irish title
Matches played182
Goals scored522 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerMartin McGaughey
Trevor Anderson
(15 goals each)
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1983–1990

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Linfield (C) 26 22 1 3 76 23 +53 45 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Glentoran 26 18 6 2 65 19 +46 42 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Cliftonville 26 12 7 7 28 23 +5 31
4 Ards 26 9 11 6 32 26 +6 29
5 Coleraine 26 11 6 9 44 34 +10 28
6 Ballymena United 26 10 8 8 32 30 +2 28 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Glenavon 26 10 7 9 41 33 +8 27
8 Crusaders 26 11 5 10 38 41 −3 27
9 Distillery 26 11 4 11 35 42 −7 26
10 Portadown 26 9 6 11 28 31 −3 24
11 Newry Town 26 8 3 15 30 48 −18 19
12 Bangor 26 4 6 16 24 57 −33 14
13 Larne 26 7 1 18 25 58 −33 13[a]
14 Carrick Rangers 26 3 3 20 24 57 −33 9
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 points deducted

Results

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Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM CRK CLI COL CRU DIS GLV GLT LRN LIN NEW POR
Ards 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–0
Bangor 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–5 1–4 1–0 1–4 1–2 2–1
Ballymena United 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–4 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1
Carrick Rangers 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–3 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–3 0–3 2–2 1–3
Cliftonville 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–3 0–1 3–1 0–1
Coleraine 5–3 3–1 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–2 4–1 0–0
Crusaders 0–0 3–3 2–1 1–0 1–4 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–3 3–1 3–1 1–2 1–0
Distillery 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–4 0–4 3–0 2–7 2–1 2–2
Glenavon 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1
Glentoran 3–3 6–0 0–0 6–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 9–2 4–1 5–0 2–0
Larne 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–1
Linfield 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 6–1 6–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 8–0 3–0 3–0
Newry Town 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–3 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 0–1
Portadown 0–2 5–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–4 0–2
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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