1952–53 Irish League
Appearance
Season | 1952–1953 |
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Champions | Glentoran (10th title) |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 461 (3.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sammy Hughes (28) |
← 1951-52 1953–54 → |
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish League 1949-71
The Irish League in season 1952–53 comprised 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
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1 | Glentoran (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 2.360 | 33 | Champions |
2 | Linfield | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 2.611 | 31 | |
3 | Ballymena United | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 34 | 1.676 | 29 | |
4 | Glenavon | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 39 | 1.256 | 25 | |
5 | Distillery | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 0.963 | 23 | |
6 | Coleraine | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 22 | |
7 | Crusaders | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 1.083 | 21 | |
8 | Ards | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 0.914 | 21 | |
9 | Cliftonville | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 61 | 0.607 | 19 | |
10 | Portadown | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 0.800 | 19 | |
11 | Derry City | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 0.574 | 13 | |
12 | Bangor | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 61 | 0.328 | 8 |