1907–08 Irish League
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Irish League
|season= 1907–08
|dates= 17 September 1907 –
16 May 1908
|winners= Linfield
9th Irish title
|matches= 56
|total goals= 173
|league topscorer=
|biggest home win= Belfast Celtic 7–0 Bohemians
|biggest away win= {{nowrap|Belfast Celtic 0–3 Shelbourne}}
Bohemians 0–3 Cliftonville
|highest scoring= Belfast Celtic 7–0 Bohemians
Belfast Celtic 5–2 Distillery
Glentoran 4–3 Derry Celtic
|prevseason= 1906–07
|nextseason= 1908–09
}}
The 1907–08 Irish League was the 18th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
The league comprised eight teams, and Linfield won the championship for the 9th time and 2nd season in a row.{{citebook|title=Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005|author=Alex Graham|year=2005|page=26}}
Teams and locations
{{Location map+ |island of Ireland |float=right |width=300 |caption=Location of teams in the 1907–08 Irish League season |places=
{{Location map~ |island of Ireland |lat=54.602945 |long=-5.891278 |position=top |label=Belfast}}
{{Location map~ |island of Ireland |lat=53.356903 |long=-6.259648 |position=top |label=Dublin}}
{{Location map~ |island of Ireland |lat=54.990633 |long=-7.336 |position=bottom |label=Derry Celtic}}
{{Location map~ |island of Ireland |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=55.43 |long=-10.93 |label={{nowrap|Belfast teams}}
Belfast Celtic
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield}}
{{Location map~ |island of Ireland |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=55.43 |long=-8.93 |label={{nowrap|Dublin teams}}
Bohemians
Shelbourne}}
}}
{{Location map+ |Greater Belfast |width=300 |float=right |caption=Location of Belfast teams in the 1907–08 Irish League season |places=
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.58892 |long=-5.961671 |position=left|label=Belfast Celtic}}
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.619250 |long=-5.947383 |position=right|label=Cliftonville}}
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.59285 |long=-5.945363 |position=top|label=Distillery}}
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.60270 |long=-5.893478 |position=right|label=Glentoran}}
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.57083 |long=-5.963302 |position=bottom|label=Linfield}}
}}
{{Location map+ |Dublin |width=300 |float=right |caption=Location of Dublin teams in the 1907–08 Irish League |places=
{{Location map~ |Dublin |lat=53.36203 |long=-6.274652 |position=top|label=Bohemians }}
{{Location map~ |Dublin |lat=53.32934 |long=-6.225720 |position=bottom|label=Shelbourne }}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" | ||
Team
! Town ! Home Ground | ||
---|---|---|
Belfast Celtic | Belfast | Celtic Park |
Bohemians | Dublin | Dalymount Park |
Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
Derry Celtic | Derry | Brandywell |
Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
Linfield | Belfast | Windsor Park |
Shelbourne | Dublin | Sandymount Road |
League standings
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Result
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|status_LIN=C
|col_C=green1|text_C=Champions
|result1=C
|team1=LIN|name_LIN=Linfield
|team2=CLI|name_CLI=Cliftonville
|team3=GLE|name_GLE=Glentoran
|team4=DIS|name_DIS=Distillery
|team5=SHE|name_SHE=Shelbourne
|team6=BCE|name_BCE=Belfast Celtic
|team7=DCE|name_DCE=Derry Celtic
|team8=BOH|name_BOH=Bohemians
|win_LIN=10|draw_LIN=2|loss_LIN=2|gf_LIN=31|ga_LIN=15
|win_CLI=6|draw_CLI=5|loss_CLI=3|gf_CLI=22|ga_CLI=16
|win_GLE=7|draw_GLE=3|loss_GLE=4|gf_GLE=27|ga_GLE=23
|win_DIS=6|draw_DIS=2|loss_DIS=6|gf_DIS=21|ga_DIS=21
|win_SHE=6|draw_SHE=2|loss_SHE=6|gf_SHE=22|ga_SHE=17
|win_BCE=6|draw_BCE=1|loss_BCE=7|gf_BCE=21|ga_BCE=20
|win_DCE=4|draw_DCE=1|loss_DCE=9|gf_DCE=16|ga_DCE=30
|win_BOH=2|draw_BOH=2|loss_BOH=10|gf_BOH=13|ga_BOH=31
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilhist.html rsssf.com]
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=BCE|team2=BOH|team3=CLI|team4=DCE|team5=DIS
|team6=GLT|team7=LIN|team8=SHE
|name_LIN=Linfield
|match_LIN_CLI=3–1
|match_LIN_GLT=2–3
|match_LIN_SHE=1–0
|match_LIN_DIS=3–1
|match_LIN_BCE=3–0
|match_LIN_DCE=4–0
|match_LIN_BOH=1–0
|name_CLI=Cliftonville
|match_CLI_LIN=1–1
|match_CLI_GLT=1–1
|match_CLI_SHE=0–2
|match_CLI_DIS=1–1
|match_CLI_BCE=3–1
|match_CLI_DCE=2–0
|match_CLI_BOH=3–0
|name_GLT=Glentoran
|match_GLT_LIN=2–2
|match_GLT_CLI=2–0
|match_GLT_SHE=3–2
|match_GLT_DIS=1–1
|match_GLT_BCE=0–2
|match_GLT_DCE=4–3
|match_GLT_BOH=3–1
|name_SHE=Shelbourne
|match_SHE_LIN=2–0
|match_SHE_CLI=2–2
|match_SHE_GLT=1–2
|match_SHE_DIS=0–2
|match_SHE_BCE=3–0
|match_SHE_DCE=3–0
|match_SHE_BOH=1–1
|name_DIS=Distillery
|match_DIS_LIN=0–1
|match_DIS_CLI=1–2
|match_DIS_GLT=3–1
|match_DIS_SHE=4–1
|match_DIS_BCE=0–1
|match_DIS_DCE=2–1
|match_DIS_BOH=1–0
|name_BCE=Belfast Celtic
|match_BCE_LIN=1–2
|match_BCE_CLI=0–0
|match_BCE_GLT=2–1
|match_BCE_SHE=0–3
|match_BCE_DIS=5–2
|match_BCE_DCE=1–2
|match_BCE_BOH=7–0
|name_DCE=Derry Celtic
|match_DCE_LIN=2–4
|match_DCE_CLI=2–3
|match_DCE_GLT=2–1
|match_DCE_SHE=1–0
|match_DCE_DIS=1–2
|match_DCE_BCE=1–0
|match_DCE_BOH=1–1
|name_BOH=Bohemians
|match_BOH_LIN=2–4
|match_BOH_CLI=0–3
|match_BOH_GLT=1–3
|match_BOH_SHE=1–2
|match_BOH_DIS=3–1
|match_BOH_BCE=0–1
|match_BOH_DCE=3–0
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-league Irish League Archive]
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilhist.html Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
{{IFA Premiership seasons}}
{{1907–08 in Irish association football}}
{{1907–08 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{Portal bar|Association football|Northern Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Irish League 1907-08}}