| Season | 1908–09 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 September 1908 – 15 May 1909 |
| Champions | Linfield 10thIrish title |
| Matches | 54 |
| Goals | 175 (3.24 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Glentoran 6–0Belfast Celtic |
| Biggest away win | Bohemians 0–4Linfield |
| Highest scoring | Bohemians 5–2Belfast Celtic Bohemians 6–1Glentoran |
1909–10 → | |
The1908–09 Irish League was the 19th edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inIrishfootball.
The league comprised eight teams, andLinfield won the championship for 10th time and the 3rd season in a row.[1]
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast Celtic | Belfast | Celtic Park |
| Bohemians | Dublin | Dalymount Park |
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Derry Celtic | Derry | Brandywell |
| Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Linfield | Belfast | Windsor Park |
| Shelbourne | Dublin | Sandymount Road |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield(C) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 2.077 | 21 | Champions |
| 2 | Glentoran | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 1.318 | 19 | |
| 3 | Shelbourne | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 1.000 | 14 | |
| 4 | Distillery | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 1.158 | 13 | |
| 5 | Bohemians | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 1.125 | 13 | |
| 6 | Belfast Celtic | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 0.656 | 10 | |
| 7 | Cliftonville | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 0.895 | 10 | |
| 8 | Derry Celtic | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 0.462 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | BCE | BOH | CLI | DCE | DIS | GLT | LIN | SHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Celtic | –[a] | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Bohemians | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | |
| Cliftonville | 0–2 | –[a] | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Derry Celtic | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Distillery | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Glentoran | 6–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Linfield | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Shelbourne | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 |