1982–83 Irish League

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Irish League
Season1982–83
Champions Linfield
35th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored399 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorerJim Campbell (15 goals)
1983–84
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1980–83
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1980–83

The 1982–83 Irish League was the 82nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

Contents

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Linfield (C)2215524313+3035Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Glentoran 2214264921+2830Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Coleraine 2211654425+1928Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Portadown 2210662917+1226
5 Crusaders 2211383526+925
6 Cliftonville 2210483024+624
7 Ards 229494041122
8 Ballymena United 2284103241920
9 Distillery 22741123462318
10 Glenavon 22641226371116
11 Larne 2263133140915
12 Bangor 2213181768515
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM CLI COL CRU DIS GLV GLT LRN LIN POR
Ards 5–14–02–40–33–11–04–21–31–00–13–2
Bangor 1–20–30–31–30–30–10–00–31–13–60–6
Ballymena United 4–41–11–02–40–01–22–01–34–20–20–0
Cliftonville 0–05–01–01–01–02–01–11–33–20–00–1
Coleraine 2–04–12–43–15–03–31–13–11–00–01–1
Crusaders 0–03–16–02–11–33–10–12–12–10–32–0
Distillery 3–21–22–12–12–11–61–01–31–40–40–0
Glenavon 5–33–11–31–20–00–35–01–30–10–31–0
Glentoran 4–12–11–01–10–13–04–04–15–03–00–1
Larne 2–35–21–20–13–20–12–22–12–00–12–2
Linfield 0–06–04–11–02–11–00–03–12–23–11–0
Portadown 3–12–11–24–11–10–01–00–11–02–01–0
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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