1952–53 Irish League
Appearance
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Season | 1952–53 |
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Champions | Glentoran 10th Irish title |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 461 (3.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sammy Hughes (28) |
← 1951–52 1953–54 → |
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
The 1952–53 Irish League was the 52nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.
League standings
[edit]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 |