1961–62 Irish League
Season | 1961–1962 |
---|---|
Champions | Linfield 26th Irish title |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 523 (3.96 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mick Lynch (20) |
← 1960-61 1962–63 → |
Belfast
Ards
Bangor
Coleraine
Derry City
Glenavon
The Irish League in season 1961–62 comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship after a play-off with Portadown.
League standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Linfield (C) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 32 | 1.938 | 31 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
2 | Portadown | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 32 | 1.750 | 31 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
3 | Ballymena United | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 32 | 1.469 | 29 | |
4 | Ards | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 38 | 1.211 | 27 | |
5 | Glenavon | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 43 | 1.442 | 26 | |
6 | Crusaders | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 0.977 | 25 | |
7 | Glentoran | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 35 | 1.286 | 25 | |
8 | Distillery | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 62 | 0.903 | 20 | |
9 | Coleraine | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 0.949 | 18 | |
10 | Derry City | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 0.579 | 14 | |
11 | Bangor | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 56 | 0.554 | 13 | |
12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 73 | 0.233 | 5 |
Results[]
Top scorers (including play-off)[]
Pos | Player | Club | Pld | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mick Lynch | Ards | 22 | 20 |
2 | Portadown | 23 | 19 | |
= | Distillery | 21 | 19 | |
4 | Billy Johnston | Glenavon | 19 | 18 |
= | Trevor Thompson | Glentoran | 21 | 18 |
6 | Tommy Dickson | Linfield | 22 | 17 |
= | Jimmy Jones | Glenavon | 20 | 17 |
= | Jimmy Small | Ballymena United | 17 | 17 |
9 | Distillery | 22 | 16 | |
10 | Hugh Barr | Linfield | 18 | 12 |
= | Roy Torrens | Derry City | 19 | 12 |
= | Jim Weatherup | Crusaders | 22 | 12 |
References[]
Categories:
- NIFL Premiership seasons
- 1961–62 in Northern Ireland association football
- 1961–62 in European association football leagues