1978–79 Irish League
Appearance
Season | 1978–79 |
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Champions | Linfield 32nd Irish title |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 410 (3.11 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tommy Armstrong (21) |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → |
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1975–79
The 1978–79 Irish League was the 78th edition of the
won the championship.League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Linfield (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 34 | Qualification for the European Cup first round
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2 | Glenavon | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 28 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
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3 | Ards | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 27 | |
4 | Glentoran | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 26 | |
5 | Portadown | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 25 | |
6 | Larne | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 24 | |
7 | Cliftonville | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 21 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
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8 | Coleraine | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 20 | |
9 | Crusaders | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 20 | |
10 | Bangor | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 18 | |
11 | Ballymena United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 14 | |
12 | Distillery | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 52 | −33 | 7 |