Northern Ireland

 

Northern Ireland – ranked 24^th by UEFA.

 1. Linfield Belfast           22  18  2  2  58-16  38
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 2. Glentoran Belfast          22  16  3  3  52-17  35
 3. Distillery Belfast         22  13  4  5  51-29  30
 4. FC Coleraine               22  12  2  8  43-32  26
 5. Ballymena United           22   8  7  7  34-28  23
 6. Ards Newtownards           22   8  5  9  30-37  21
 7. Crusaders Belfast          22   7  6  9  24-45  20
 8. FC Bangor                  22   7  5 10  21-34  19

Back row (L-R): Jimmy Hill, Eamon McLaughlin, Raymond White, Noel Ward, Irwyn McKibbin, Danny Hale, Doug Wood.
Front row (L-R): Declan McDowell, Jim 'Chang' Smith, John Duffy, George O'Halloran, John Rowland.
Mascot: Gary Blake.

 9. Derry City Londonderry     22   7  5 10  45-46  19
10. Glenavon Lurgan            22   5  3 14  39-55  13
11. Cliftonville Belfast       22   3  6 13  26-53  12
12. FC Portadown               22   2  4 16  24-55   8

No promotion or relegation.                                      
                                                               
Champions: Linfield Belfast                                       
Cup Final: Distillery Belfast-Derry City Londonderry 3-0 

Distillery captain Peter Rafferty and full back Derek Meldrum parade with the Cup.

Distillery won their 12^th Cup – but their first since 1955-56 and also their last trophy so far. Back row (L-R): Tom Finney, Tommy Brannigan, Alan McCarroll, Roy McDonald, Peter Rafferty, Derek Meldrum, Martin O'Neill
Front row (L-R): Mervyn Law, George Lennox, Jim Savage, Joe Patterson, Peter Watson
Inset: Martin Donnelly