1890–91 Irish League
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| Season | 1890–91 |
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| Champions | Linfield 1st Irish title |
| Relegated | none |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 333 (5.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Robert Hill (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Linfield 14–0 Oldpark |
| Biggest away win | Cliftonville 0–8 Linfield Milford 0–8 Glentoran Milford 1–9 Distillery Oldpark 2–10 Ulster |
| Highest scoring | Linfield 14–0 Oldpark Linfield 9–5 Ulster |
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The 1890–91 Irish League was the first year of league football under the Irish Football Association.
League format
For this season, the league used a double Round-robin format, where teams played each other both home and away once.
Teams
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Clarence | Belfast | Stranmillis |
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | King's Field |
| Linfield | Belfast | Ulsterville Avenue |
| Milford | Milford | Unknown |
| Oldpark | Belfast | Unknown |
| Ulster | Belfast | Ballynafeigh |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | Pts | GF | GA | GAv | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 89 | 18 | 4.94 | |
| 2 | Ulster | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 72 | 39 | 1.85 | |
| 3 | Distillery | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 37 | 1.24 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 46 | 0.80 | |
| 5 | Glentoran | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 38 | 1.05 | |
| 6 | Oldpark | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 0.46 | |
| 7 | Clarence | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 0.43 | Withdrew at start of new season |
| 8 | Milford | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 0.16 | Withdrew before new season |
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Hill | Linfield | 20 |
| 2 | John Peden | Linfield | 19 |
| 3 | Sam Torrens | Linfield | 18 |
