1894–95 Irish League

The 1894–95 Irish League was the 5th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.

Irish League

Season	1894–95
Dates	1 September 1894 – 6 October 1894
Champions	Linfield 4th Irish title
Matches played	12
Goals scored	50 (4.17 per match)
Top goalscorer	George Gaukrodger Joe McAllen (4 goals each)
Biggest home win	Linfield 3–0 Glentoran
Biggest away win	Cliftonville 0–5 Linfield
Highest attendance	Distillery 4–3 Cliftonville
← 1893–94 1895–96 →

The league comprised four teams and Linfield won the championship for the fourth time.

Season summary

Both Ligoniel and Ulster, who had competed in the previous season, did not participate this season. No new teams were elected, meaning the league proceeded with its smallest ever number of clubs with just four.^[1]

Teams and locations

Cliftonville

Distillery

Glentoran

Linfield

Location of the teams in the 1894–95 Irish League; all matches were played in Belfast

Team	Town	Home Ground
Cliftonville	Belfast	Solitude
Distillery	Belfast	Grosvenor Park
Glentoran	Belfast	The Oval
Linfield	Belfast	Ulsterville

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Linfield (C)	6	4	2	0	18	6	3.000	10	Champions
2	Distillery	6	3	1	2	13	13	1.000	7
3	Glentoran	6	1	2	3	9	14	0.643	4
4	Cliftonville	6	1	1	4	10	17	0.588	3

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	CLI	DIS	GLT	LIN
Cliftonville		1–2	2–2	0–5
Distillery	4–3		3–1	2–2
Glentoran	1–3	3–1		2–2
Linfield	3–1	3–1	3–0

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