1892–93 Irish League

The 1892–93 Irish League was the 3rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

Irish League

Season	1892–93
Dates	3 September 1892 – 3 April 1893
Champions	Linfield 3rd Irish title
Matches played	26
Goals scored	116 (4.46 per match)
Top goalscorer	Robert Hill James Percy (9 goals each)
Biggest home win	Cliftonville 8–1 Derry Olympic Distillery 7–0 Ulster
Biggest away win	Derry Olympic 0–9 Distillery
Highest scoring	Cliftonville 8–1 Derry Olympic Derry Olympic 0–9 Distillery
← 1891–92 1893–94 →

The league comprised six teams, a reduction from the ten of the previous season. Linfield won the championship for the third year in a row.

Season summary

The number of teams reduced from ten the previous season to six for this season. Lancashire Fusiliers withdrew before this season began, while YMCA and Oldpark had withdrew before the previous season finished. Ligoniel and Milltown were excluded from the league for this season, while Derry Olympic were elected.^[1]

Teams and locations

Belfast

Derry Olympic

Belfast teams
Cliftonville
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield
Ulster

Location of teams in the 1892–93 Irish League

Cliftonville

Distillery

Linfield

Glentoran

Ulster

Location of the Belfast teams in the 1892–93 Irish League

Team	Town	Home Ground
Cliftonville	Belfast	Solitude
Derry Olympic	Derry	Brandywell Road
Distillery	Belfast	Grosvenor Park
Glentoran	Belfast	The Oval
Linfield	Belfast	Ulsterville
Ulster	Belfast	Ulster Cricket Ground

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Linfield (C)	10	8	2	0	27	7	3.857	18	Champions
2	Cliftonville	10	7	1	2	28	18	1.556	15
3	Distillery	10	5	2	3	31	18	1.722	12
4	Glentoran	10	4	0	6	13	17	0.765	8
5	Ulster	10	3	0	7	10	30	0.333	6
6	Derry Olympic[a]	10	0	1	9	7	26	0.269	1	Withdrew

Source: Irish League Archive
(C) Champions

1. Derry Olympic resigned from the league after six league games; their remaining fixtures were awarded to their opponents with a 0–0 scoreline being registered.^[1]

Results

Home \ Away	CLI	DOL	DIS	GLT	LIN	ULS
Cliftonville		8–1	3–2	3–1	0–3	1–0
Derry Olympic	1–2		0–9	1–2	–[a]	2–3
Distillery	5–3	2–2		1–4	1–1	7–0
Glentoran	1–2	–[a]	0–1		0–5	3–0
Linfield	3–3	–[a]	3–0	2–1		3–1
Ulster	1–3	–[a]	2–3	2–1	1–7

Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. Derry Olympic withdrew after six games. The remaining four matches were scored with a goalless victory for the opponents.