1965–66 Irish League
Season | 1965–1966 |
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Champions | Linfield 27th Irish title |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 553 (4.19 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sammy Pavis (28) |
← 1964-65 1966–67 → |
![1965–66 Irish League is located in Northern Ireland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/United_Kingdom_Northern_Ireland_adm_location_map.svg/350px-United_Kingdom_Northern_Ireland_adm_location_map.svg.png)
![Belfast Belfast](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Belfast
![Ards Ards](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Ards
![Bangor Bangor](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Bangor
![Coleraine Coleraine](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Coleraine
![Derry City Derry City](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Derry City
![Glenavon Glenavon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Glenavon
![Belfast teams : Cliftonville Crusaders Distillery Glentoran Linfield Belfast teams : Cliftonville Crusaders Distillery Glentoran Linfield](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/8px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
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Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish League 1949-71The Irish League in season 1965–66 comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
League standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | ||
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1 | Linfield (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 23 | 2.957 | 34 | Qualification for the European Cup first round | ||
2 | Derry City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 33 | 1.848 | 32 | |||
3 | Glentoran | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 1.724 | 32 |
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4 | Ballymena United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 1.545 | 28 | |||
5 | Glenavon | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 38 | 1.632 | 25 | |||
6 | Coleraine | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 1.444 | 25 | |||
7 | Crusaders | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 47 | 1.043 | 21 | |||
8 | Portadown | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 53 | 0.811 | 17 | |||
9 | Distillery | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 52 | 0.750 | 16 | |||
10 | Ards | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 54 | 0.537 | 14 | |||
11 | Bangor | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 0.441 | 14 | |||
12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 96 | 0.240 | 6 |
Results[]
References[]
Categories:
- NIFL Premiership seasons
- 1965–66 in Northern Ireland association football
- 1965–66 in European association football leagues