1939–40 Irish League
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The Irish League in season 1939–40 comprised 14 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Belfast Celtic | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | Portadown | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 37 | 41 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 104 | 46 | 39 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 52 | 34 |
| 5 | Linfield | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 47 | 33 |
| 6 | Derry City | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 73 | 46 | 30 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 69 | 68 | 29 |
| 8 | Coleraine | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 47 | 68 | 24 |
| 9 | Ards | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 49 | 72 | 20 |
| 10 | Bangor | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 77 | 19 |
| 11 | Distillery | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 15 |
| 12 | Newry Town | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 86 | 15 |
| 13 | Larne | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 83 | 13 |
| 14 | Cliftonville | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 40 | 99 | 7 |
