1975–76 Irish League
{{Short description|Northern Irish football season}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Irish League
|season= 1975–76
|winners= Crusaders
2nd Irish title
|matches= 132
|total goals= 426
|league topscorer= Des Dickson (23 goals)
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest attendance =
|prevseason= 1974–75
|nextseason= 1976–77
}}
{{Location map+ |UK Northern Ireland |float=right |width=350 |caption=Location of teams in the Irish League from 1975–79 |places=
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |marksize=12 |lat=54.602945 |long=-5.891278 |label=Belfast |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.58743 |long=-5.686841 |position=bottom|label=Ards }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.87016 |long=-6.265211 |position=bottom|label=Ballymena United }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.65179 |long=-5.684674 |position=right|label=Bangor }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.13287 |long=-6.659904 |position=bottom|label=Coleraine }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.453889 |long=-6.336389 |position=top|label=Glenavon }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.85013 |long=-5.827303 |position=top|label=Larne }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.41306 |long=-6.457686 |position=bottom|label=Portadown }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.32 |long=-8.2 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label=Belfast teams : Cliftonville
Crusaders
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield}}
}}
{{Location map+ |Greater Belfast |width=350 |float=right |caption=Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1975–79 |places=
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.619250 |long=-5.947383 |position=bottom|label=Cliftonville}}
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.62428 |long=-5.922017 |position=right|label=Crusaders}}
{{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~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.62280 |long=-5.929259 |position=left|label=Distillery}}
}}
The 1975–76 Irish League was the 75th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and the Crusaders won the championship.
League standings
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Qualification
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|status_CRU=C|col_C=green1|text_C=Qualification for the European Cup first round|result1=C
|col_UEFA=blue1|text_UEFA=Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round|result2=UEFA
|team1=CRU|name_CRU=Crusaders
|team2=GLT|name_GLT=Glentoran
|team3=COL|name_COL=Coleraine
|team4=LIN|name_LIN=Linfield
|team5=BAN|name_BAN=Bangor
|team6=BAL|name_BAL=Ballymena United
|team7=ARD|name_ARD=Ards
|team8=POR|name_POR=Portadown
|team9=CLI|name_CLI=Cliftonville
|team10=LAR|name_LAR=Larne
|team11=GLV|name_GLV=Glenavon
|team12=DIS|name_DIS=Distillery
|win_CRU=15|draw_CRU=6|loss_CRU=1|gf_CRU=51|ga_CRU=19
|win_GLT=14|draw_GLT=4|loss_GLT=4|gf_GLT=48|ga_GLT=22
|win_COL=13|draw_COL=5|loss_COL=4|gf_COL=42|ga_COL=27
|win_LIN=11|draw_LIN=5|loss_LIN=6|gf_LIN=43|ga_LIN=25
|win_BAN=9|draw_BAN=7|loss_BAN=6|gf_BAN=28|ga_BAN=27
|win_BAL=8|draw_BAL=5|loss_BAL=9|gf_BAL=36|ga_BAL=35
|win_ARD=7|draw_ARD=5|loss_ARD=10|gf_ARD=32|ga_ARD=43
|win_POR=7|draw_POR=3|loss_POR=12|gf_POR=34|ga_POR=39
|win_CLI=6|draw_CLI=4|loss_CLI=12|gf_CLI=32|ga_CLI=46
|win_LAR=6|draw_LAR=3|loss_LAR=13|gf_LAR=32|ga_LAR=45
|win_GLV=4|draw_GLV=7|loss_GLV=11|gf_GLV=24|ga_GLV=44
|win_DIS=3|draw_DIS=4|loss_DIS=15|gf_DIS=24|ga_DIS=54
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilhist.html rsssf.com]
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ARD|team2=BAN|team3=BLM|team4=CLI|team5=COL
|team6=CRU|team7=DIS|team8=GLV|team9=GLT|team10=LRN
|team11=LIN|team12=POR
|name_CRU=Crusaders
|match_CRU_GLT=2–2
|match_CRU_COL=0–0
|match_CRU_LIN=3–2
|match_CRU_BAN=1–0
|match_CRU_BLM=2–0
|match_CRU_ARD=1–1
|match_CRU_POR=2–1
|match_CRU_CLI=4–1
|match_CRU_LRN=1–1
|match_CRU_GLV=4–0
|match_CRU_DIS=2–2
|name_GLT=Glentoran
|match_GLT_CRU=0–1
|match_GLT_COL=2–2
|match_GLT_LIN=2–1
|match_GLT_BAN=3–0
|match_GLT_BLM=5–2
|match_GLT_ARD=2–3
|match_GLT_POR=1–0
|match_GLT_CLI=4–1
|match_GLT_LRN=1–1
|match_GLT_GLV=2–0
|match_GLT_DIS=3–0
|name_COL=Coleraine
|match_COL_CRU=3–1
|match_COL_GLT=0–1
|match_COL_LIN=3–0
|match_COL_BAN=1–1
|match_COL_BLM=4–2
|match_COL_ARD=3–0
|match_COL_POR=7–2
|match_COL_CLI=1–1
|match_COL_LRN=2–1
|match_COL_GLV=2–1
|match_COL_DIS=1–0
|name_LIN=Linfield
|match_LIN_CRU=0–1
|match_LIN_GLT=1–2
|match_LIN_COL=2–2
|match_LIN_BAN=3–0
|match_LIN_BLM=2–1
|match_LIN_ARD=3–0
|match_LIN_POR=1–1
|match_LIN_CLI=2–0
|match_LIN_LRN=2–3
|match_LIN_GLV=0–0
|match_LIN_DIS=1–1
|name_BAN=Bangor
|match_BAN_CRU=2–2
|match_BAN_GLT=2–0
|match_BAN_COL=1–0
|match_BAN_LIN=0–2
|match_BAN_BLM=1–1
|match_BAN_ARD=0–0
|match_BAN_POR=3–1
|match_BAN_CLI=2–1
|match_BAN_LRN=3–0
|match_BAN_GLV=2–2
|match_BAN_DIS=3–1
|name_BLM=Ballymena United
|match_BLM_CRU=2–3
|match_BLM_GLT=1–2
|match_BLM_COL=5–1
|match_BLM_LIN=1–1
|match_BLM_BAN=4–1
|match_BLM_ARD=0–1
|match_BLM_POR=1–1
|match_BLM_CLI=1–0
|match_BLM_LRN=3–2
|match_BLM_GLV=4–1
|match_BLM_DIS=1–0
|name_ARD=Ards
|match_ARD_CRU=0–3
|match_ARD_GLT=0–3
|match_ARD_COL=3–1
|match_ARD_LIN=1–3
|match_ARD_BAN=1–2
|match_ARD_BLM=1–1
|match_ARD_POR=2–4
|match_ARD_CLI=4–3
|match_ARD_LRN=3–1
|match_ARD_GLV=2–2
|match_ARD_DIS=1–2
|name_POR=Portadown
|match_POR_CRU=1–2
|match_POR_GLT=0–2
|match_POR_COL=1–2
|match_POR_LIN=1–2
|match_POR_BAN=1–0
|match_POR_BLM=3–1
|match_POR_ARD=3–2
|match_POR_CLI=2–3
|match_POR_LRN=1–1
|match_POR_GLV=0–1
|match_POR_DIS=5–0
|name_CLI=Cliftonville
|match_CLI_CRU=0–2
|match_CLI_GLT=2–4
|match_CLI_COL=0–1
|match_CLI_LIN=1–5
|match_CLI_BAN=0–0
|match_CLI_BLM=2–0
|match_CLI_ARD=2–2
|match_CLI_POR=2–4
|match_CLI_LRN=1–0
|match_CLI_GLV=1–1
|match_CLI_DIS=2–1
|name_LRN=Larne
|match_LRN_CRU=0–2
|match_LRN_GLT=2–1
|match_LRN_COL=1–2
|match_LRN_LIN=2–4
|match_LRN_BAN=2–3
|match_LRN_BLM=0–1
|match_LRN_ARD=3–0
|match_LRN_POR=0–1
|match_LRN_CLI=1–4
|match_LRN_GLV=3–2
|match_LRN_DIS=5–3
|name_GLV=Glenavon
|match_GLV_CRU=1–5
|match_GLV_GLT=1–1
|match_GLV_COL=0–1
|match_GLV_LIN=0–5
|match_GLV_BAN=0–1
|match_GLV_BLM=1–1
|match_GLV_ARD=1–3
|match_GLV_POR=2–1
|match_GLV_CLI=0–3
|match_GLV_LRN=4–1
|match_GLV_DIS=3–1
|name_DIS=Distillery
|match_DIS_CRU=0–7
|match_DIS_GLT=0–5
|match_DIS_COL=2–3
|match_DIS_LIN=0–1
|match_DIS_BAN=1–1
|match_DIS_BLM=1–3
|match_DIS_ARD=0–2
|match_DIS_POR=2–0
|match_DIS_CLI=5–2
|match_DIS_LRN=1–2
|match_DIS_GLV=1–1
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-league Irish League Archive]
}}
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilhist.html Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
{{IFA Premiership seasons}}
{{1975–76 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{1975–76 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{Association football in Northern Ireland}}
{{Portal bar|Association football|Northern Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1975-76 Irish League}}
Category:NIFL Premiership seasons