| Season | 1937–38 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Belfast Celtic 11thIrish title |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 797 (4.38 per match) |
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The1937–38 Irish League was the 44th edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inNorthern Irishfootball. The league comprised 14 teams, andBelfast Celtic won the championship after a play-off withDerry City.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Celtic(C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 24 | 3.667 | 41 | Champions |
| 2 | Derry City | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 81 | 40 | 2.025 | 41 | |
| 3 | Portadown | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 32 | 2.094 | 37 | |
| 4 | Linfield | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 38 | 2.053 | 37 | |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 55 | 1.309 | 33 | |
| 6 | Glentoran | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 57 | 1.123 | 32 | |
| 7 | Newry Town | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 49 | 1.286 | 26 | |
| 8 | Distillery | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 0.836 | 26 | |
| 9 | Ards | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 66 | 0.652 | 18 | |
| 10 | Glenavon | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 65 | 0.554 | 17 | |
| 11 | Bangor | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 39 | 62 | 0.629 | 16 | |
| 12 | Larne | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 87 | 0.552 | 15 | |
| 13 | Coleraine | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 75 | 0.533 | 15 | |
| 14 | Cliftonville | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 86 | 0.314 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | BCE | CLI | COL | DER | DIS | GLV | GLT | LAR | LIN | NEW | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 6–2 | 2–2 | |
| Bangor | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Ballymena United | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Belfast Celtic | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–8 | |
| Coleraine | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 8–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Derry City | 3–0 | 4–1 | 9–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Distillery | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Glenavon | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Glentoran | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | |
| Larne | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–6 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–8 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Linfield | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2–5 | |
| Newry Town | 4–1 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Portadown | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |