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{{Infobox football league season
Statistics of the [[IFA Premiership|Irish League]] in season 1995–96.
|competition= Irish League Premier Division
|season= 1995–96
|winners= [[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]<br />3rd [[Northern Ireland Football League#List of champions and runners-up|Irish title]]
|relegated= [[Bangor F.C.|Bangor]]
|matches= 112
|total goals= 325
|league topscorer= [[Gary Haylock]] (19)
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest attendance =
|prevseason= [[1994–95 Irish League|1994–95]]
|nextseason= [[1996–97 Irish League|1996–97]]
}}


The '''1995–96 Irish League''' was the 95th edition of the [[Northern Ireland Football League|Irish League]], the highest level of league competition in [[Northern Irish]] [[association football|football]]. The league consisted of 8 teams, and [[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]] won the championship.
==Overview==
There were two divisions of 8 teams, and [[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]] won the championship.


A restructuring during the 1995 pre-season also saw a First Division added below the Premier Division, with regular promotion and relegation between the two leagues being established from this season onwards.
==League standings==
===Premier Division===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|Pos||Club||P||W||D||L||GF||GA||Pts
|-
||1||[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]||28||16||8||4||61||41||56
|-
||2||[[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]||28||15||7||6||45||32||52
|-
||3||[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]||28||13||7||8||56||38||46
|-
||4||[[Glenavon F.C.|Glenavon]]||28||13||5||10||47||32||44
|-
||5||[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]||28||11||8||9||35||36||41
|-
||6||[[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]||28||6||11||11||28||49||29
|-
||7||[[Ards F.C.|Ards]]||28||6||7||15||29||43||25
|-
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
||8||[[Bangor F.C.|Bangor]]||28||3||5||20||24||54||14
|}


===First Division===
==Premier Division==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{{Location map+ |UK Northern Ireland |float=right |width=280 |caption=Location of teams in the '''1995–96 Irish League Premier Division''' |places=
|Pos||Club||P||W||D||L||GF||GA||Pts
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |marksize=12 |lat=54.602945 |long=-5.891278 |label='''Belfast''' |position=left}}
|-
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.58743 |long=-5.686841 |position=bottom|label=[[Ards F.C.|Ards]] }}
|- bgcolor=#D0F0C0
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.65179 |long=-5.684674 |position=top|label=[[Bangor F.C.|Bangor]] }}
||1||[[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine]]||28||21||4||3||81||27||67
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.453889 |long=-6.336389 |position=top|label=[[Glenavon F.C.|Glenavon]] }}
|-
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.41306 |long=-6.457686 |position=bottom|label=[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]] }}
||2||[[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]]||28||13||10||5||38||25||49
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.32 |long=-8.2 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label='''Belfast&nbsp;teams''' : [[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]<br>[[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]<br>[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]<br>[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]}}
|-
}}
||3||[[Omagh Town F.C.|Omagh Town]]||28||12||7||9||49||42||43

|-
{{Location map+ |Greater Belfast |width=280 |float=right |caption=Location of the Belfast-based teams in the '''1995–96 Irish League Premier Division''' |places=
||4||[[Lisburn Distillery F.C.|Distillery]]||28||10||7||11||35||34||37
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.619250 |long=-5.947383 |position=left|label=[[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]}}
|-
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.62428 |long=-5.922017 |position=top|label=[[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]}}
||5||[[Ballyclare Comrades F.C.|Ballyclare Comrades]]||28||10||3||15||29||48||33
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.60270 |long=-5.893478 |position=right|label=[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]}}
|-
{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.57083 |long=-5.963302 |position=bottom|label=[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]}}
||6||[[Carrick Rangers F.C.|Carrick Rangers]]||28||9||3||16||32||56||30
}}
|-
===League standings===
||7||[[Larne F.C.|Larne]]||28||7||7||14||31||36||28
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|-
|res_col_header=Qualification or Relegation
||8||[[Newry City F.C.|Newry Town]]||28||7||5||16||31||58||26
|use_goal_ratio=n
|}

|status_POR=C|col_C=green1|text_C=Qualification for the [[1996-97 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup preliminary round]]|result1=C
|col_UEFA=green2|text_UEFA=Qualification for the [[1996-97 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup preliminary round]]|result2=UEFA
|col_CW=yellow1|text_CW=Qualification for the [[1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round]]|result3=CW
|col_IC1=#CFFFFF|text_IC1=Qualification for the [[1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|Intertoto Cup group stage]]|result6=IC1

|team1=POR|name_POR=[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]
|team2=CRU|name_CRU=[[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]
|team3=GLT|name_GLT=[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]
|team4=GLV|name_GLV=[[Glenavon F.C.|Glenavon]]
|team5=LIN|name_LIN=[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
|team6=CLI|name_CLI=[[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]
|team7=ARD|name_ARD=[[Ards F.C.|Ards]]
|team8=BAN|name_BAN=[[Bangor F.C.|Bangor]]
|win_POR=16|draw_POR=8|loss_POR=4|gf_POR=61|ga_POR=41
|win_CRU=15|draw_CRU=7|loss_CRU=6|gf_CRU=45|ga_CRU=32
|win_GLT=13|draw_GLT=7|loss_GLT=8|gf_GLT=56|ga_GLT=38
|win_GLV=13|draw_GLV=5|loss_GLV=10|gf_GLV=47|ga_GLV=32
|win_LIN=11|draw_LIN=8|loss_LIN=9|gf_LIN=35|ga_LIN=36
|win_CLI=6|draw_CLI=11|loss_CLI=11|gf_CLI=28|ga_CLI=49
|win_ARD=6|draw_ARD=7|loss_ARD=15|gf_ARD=29|ga_ARD=43
|win_BAN=3|draw_BAN=5|loss_BAN=20|gf_BAN=24|ga_BAN=54

|status_BAN=R|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to the [[1996–97 Irish League#First Division|First Division]]
|result8=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil96.html rsssf.com]
}}

=== Results ===

{{col-begin|width=75%}}
{{col-2}}
==== Matches 1–14 ====
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ARD|team2=BAN|team3=CLI|team4=CRU|team5=GLV
|team6=GLT|team7=LIN|team8=POR

|name_POR=[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]
|match_POR_CRU=1–1
|match_POR_GLT=3–1
|match_POR_GLV=2–1
|match_POR_LIN=3–2
|match_POR_CLI=6–1
|match_POR_ARD=3–1
|match_POR_BAN=4–2

|name_CRU=[[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]
|match_CRU_POR=3–1
|match_CRU_GLT=2–1
|match_CRU_GLV=1–2
|match_CRU_LIN=3–0
|match_CRU_CLI=1–0
|match_CRU_ARD=1–2
|match_CRU_BAN=2–0

|name_GLT=[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]
|match_GLT_POR=1–1
|match_GLT_CRU=3–1
|match_GLT_GLV=0–2
|match_GLT_LIN=0–3
|match_GLT_CLI=1–1
|match_GLT_ARD=3–2
|match_GLT_BAN=1–1

|name_GLV=[[Glenavon F.C.|Glenavon]]
|match_GLV_POR=0–1
|match_GLV_CRU=4–0
|match_GLV_GLT=2–3
|match_GLV_LIN=0–3
|match_GLV_CLI=1–2
|match_GLV_ARD=3–0
|match_GLV_BAN=1–0

|name_LIN=[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
|match_LIN_POR=1–0
|match_LIN_CRU=1–2
|match_LIN_GLT=0–4
|match_LIN_GLV=0–3
|match_LIN_CLI=0–0
|match_LIN_ARD=0–0
|match_LIN_BAN=0–0

|name_CLI=[[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]
|match_CLI_POR=0–3
|match_CLI_CRU=1–4
|match_CLI_GLT=0–0
|match_CLI_GLV=2–2
|match_CLI_LIN=1–1
|match_CLI_ARD=0–0
|match_CLI_BAN=2–1

|name_ARD=[[Ards F.C.|Ards]]
|match_ARD_POR=1–1
|match_ARD_CRU=0–0
|match_ARD_GLT=1–4
|match_ARD_GLV=1–1
|match_ARD_LIN=2–3
|match_ARD_CLI=3–0
|match_ARD_BAN=3–0

|name_BAN=[[Bangor F.C.|Bangor]]
|match_BAN_POR=1–3
|match_BAN_CRU=1–2
|match_BAN_GLT=1–6
|match_BAN_GLV=0–1
|match_BAN_LIN=1–2
|match_BAN_CLI=3–2
|match_BAN_ARD=2–1

|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-league Irish League Archive]
}}
{{col-2}}

====Matches 15–28====
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ARD|team2=BAN|team3=CLI|team4=CRU|team5=GLV
|team6=GLT|team7=LIN|team8=POR

|name_POR=[[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]
|match_POR_CRU=1–1
|match_POR_GLT=3–2
|match_POR_GLV=2–1
|match_POR_LIN=1–1
|match_POR_CLI=4–1
|match_POR_ARD=1–3
|match_POR_BAN=4–3

|name_CRU=[[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]
|match_CRU_POR=3–3
|match_CRU_GLT=1–3
|match_CRU_GLV=1–0
|match_CRU_LIN=4–2
|match_CRU_CLI=1–1
|match_CRU_ARD=2–0
|match_CRU_BAN=1–0

|name_GLT=[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]
|match_GLT_POR=3–3
|match_GLT_CRU=2–2
|match_GLT_GLV=1–2
|match_GLT_LIN=3–0
|match_GLT_CLI=2–1
|match_GLT_ARD=3–1
|match_GLT_BAN=3–0

|name_GLV=[[Glenavon F.C.|Glenavon]]
|match_GLV_POR=7–0
|match_GLV_CRU=1–1
|match_GLV_GLT=1–3
|match_GLV_LIN=2–2
|match_GLV_CLI=1–1
|match_GLV_ARD=3–1
|match_GLV_BAN=0–1

|name_LIN=[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
|match_LIN_POR=0–1
|match_LIN_CRU=0–1
|match_LIN_GLT=2–0
|match_LIN_GLV=2–1
|match_LIN_CLI=3–1
|match_LIN_ARD=0–0
|match_LIN_BAN=2–1

|name_CLI=[[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]
|match_CLI_POR=0–4
|match_CLI_CRU=2–1
|match_CLI_GLT=1–0
|match_CLI_GLV=0–1
|match_CLI_LIN=0–0
|match_CLI_ARD=1–0
|match_CLI_BAN=1–1

|name_ARD=[[Ards F.C.|Ards]]
|match_ARD_POR=0–2
|match_ARD_CRU=0–1
|match_ARD_GLT=0–2
|match_ARD_GLV=1–2
|match_ARD_LIN=1–2
|match_ARD_CLI=2–2
|match_ARD_BAN=2–1

|name_BAN=[[Bangor F.C.|Bangor]]
|match_BAN_POR=0–0
|match_BAN_CRU=0–2
|match_BAN_GLT=1–1
|match_BAN_GLV=1–2
|match_BAN_LIN=0–2
|match_BAN_CLI=2–3
|match_BAN_ARD=0–1

|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-league Irish League Archive]
}}
{{col-end}}

==First Division==
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Irish League First Division
|season= 1995–96
|winners= [[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine]]
|promoted= [[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine]]
|matches= 112
|total goals= 327
|league topscorer=
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest attendance =
|prevseason=
|nextseason= [[1996–97 Irish League#First Division|1996–97]]
}}

{{Location map+ |UK Northern Ireland |float=right |width=280 |caption=Location of teams in the '''1995–96 Irish League First Division''' |places=
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.75101 |long=-6.002269 |position=left|label=[[Ballyclare Comrades F.C.|Ballyclare Comrades]] }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.87016 |long=-6.265211 |position=top|label=[[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]] }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.71974 |long=-5.800309 |position=right|label=[[Carrick Rangers F.C.|Carrick]] }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.13287 |long=-6.659904 |position=bottom|label=[[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine]] }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.53607 |long=-6.003814|position=left|label=[[Lisburn Distillery F.C.|Distillery]]}}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.85013 |long=-5.827303 |position=top|label=[[Larne F.C.|Larne]] }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.16089 |long=-6.332138 |position=bottom|label=[[Newry City F.C.|Newry Town]] }}
{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.61023 |long=-7.291660 |position=top|label=[[Omagh Town F.C.|Omagh Town]] }}
}}
===League standings===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Qualification or Promotion
|use_goal_ratio=n

|team1=COL|name_COL=[[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine]]
|team2=BLM|name_BLM=[[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]]
|team3=OMA|name_OMA=[[Omagh Town F.C.|Omagh Town]]
|team4=DIS|name_DIS=[[Lisburn Distillery F.C.|Distillery]]
|team5=BLC|name_BLC=[[Ballyclare Comrades F.C.|Ballyclare Comrades]]
|team6=RAN|name_RAN=[[Carrick Rangers F.C.|Carrick Rangers]]
|team7=LAR|name_LAR=[[Larne F.C.|Larne]]
|team8=NEW|name_NEW=[[Newry City F.C.|Newry Town]]
|win_COL=21|draw_COL=4|loss_COL=3|gf_COL=81|ga_COL=27
|win_BLM=13|draw_BLM=10|loss_BLM=5|gf_BLM=38|ga_BLM=25
|win_OMA=12|draw_OMA=7|loss_OMA=9|gf_OMA=49|ga_OMA=42
|win_DIS=10|draw_DIS=7|loss_DIS=11|gf_DIS=35|ga_DIS=34
|win_BLC=10|draw_BLC=3|loss_BLC=15|gf_BLC=29|ga_BLC=48
|win_RAN=9|draw_RAN=3|loss_RAN=16|gf_RAN=32|ga_RAN=56
|win_LAR=7|draw_LAR=7|loss_LAR=14|gf_LAR=31|ga_LAR=36
|win_NEW=7|draw_NEW=5|loss_NEW=16|gf_NEW=31|ga_NEW=58

|status_COL=C,P|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to the [[1996–97 Irish League#Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|result1=P
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil96.html rsssf.com]
}}


==References==
==References==
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nilhist.html Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil96.html Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)]


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Latest revision as of 16:49, 27 May 2024

Irish League Premier Division
Season1995–96
ChampionsPortadown
3rd Irish title
RelegatedBangor
Matches played112
Goals scored325 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerGary Haylock (19)

The 1995–96 Irish League was the 95th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 8 teams, and Portadown won the championship.

A restructuring during the 1995 pre-season also saw a First Division added below the Premier Division, with regular promotion and relegation between the two leagues being established from this season onwards.

Premier Division

[edit]
class=notpageimage|
Location of teams in the 1995–96 Irish League Premier Division
class=notpageimage|
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1995–96 Irish League Premier Division

League standings

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Relegation
1 Portadown (C) 28 16 8 4 61 41 +20 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
2 Crusaders 28 15 7 6 45 32 +13 52 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3 Glentoran 28 13 7 8 56 38 +18 46 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4 Glenavon 28 13 5 10 47 32 +15 44
5 Linfield 28 11 8 9 35 36 −1 41
6 Cliftonville 28 6 11 11 28 49 −21 29 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage
7 Ards 28 6 7 15 29 43 −14 25
8 Bangor (R) 28 3 5 20 24 54 −30 14 Relegation to the First Division
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

[edit]

First Division

[edit]
Irish League First Division
Season1995–96
ChampionsColeraine
PromotedColeraine
Matches played112
Goals scored327 (2.92 per match)
class=notpageimage|
Location of teams in the 1995–96 Irish League First Division

League standings

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or Promotion
1 Coleraine (C, P) 28 21 4 3 81 27 +54 67 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Ballymena United 28 13 10 5 38 25 +13 49
3 Omagh Town 28 12 7 9 49 42 +7 43
4 Distillery 28 10 7 11 35 34 +1 37
5 Ballyclare Comrades 28 10 3 15 29 48 −19 33
6 Carrick Rangers 28 9 3 16 32 56 −24 30
7 Larne 28 7 7 14 31 36 −5 28
8 Newry Town 28 7 5 16 31 58 −27 26
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

[edit]
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