| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Derry City 1stIrish title |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 527 (3.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kenny Halliday Dennis Guy (19 goals each) |
1965–66 → | |
The1964–65 Irish League was the 64th edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inNorthern Irishfootball. The league consisted of 12 teams, andDerry City won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry City(C) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 32 | 1.938 | 35 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Coleraine | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 2.077 | 30 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Crusaders | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 1.438 | 27 | |
| 4 | Glenavon | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 61 | 35 | 1.743 | 26 | |
| 5 | Linfield | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 40 | 1.350 | 25 | |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 44 | 1.136 | 25 | |
| 7 | Glentoran | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 38 | 0.868 | 24 | |
| 8 | Bangor | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 0.955 | 18 | |
| 9 | Distillery | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 0.932 | 18 | |
| 10 | Portadown | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 0.892 | 18 | |
| 11 | Ards | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 55 | 0.618 | 16 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 100 | 0.170 | 2 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Bangor | 1–1 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | |
| Ballymena United | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–8 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–10 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 0–4 | |
| Coleraine | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Crusaders | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–8 | 1–1 | |
| Distillery | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Derry City | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 10–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | |
| Glenavon | 7–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Glentoran | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Linfield | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Portadown | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 |
| Pos | Player | Club | Pld | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Guy | Glenavon | 18 | 19 |
| = | Ken Halliday | Coleraine | 21 | 19 |
| 3 | Fay Coyle | Derry City | 19 | 17 |
| = | Arthur Thomas | Ballymena United | 21 | 17 |
| = | Jim Weatherup | Crusaders | 22 | 17 |
| 6 | Billy Ferguson | Linfield | 21 | 14 |
| = | Billy Johnston | Glenavon | 16 | 14 |
| = | Phil Scott | Linfield | 19 | 14 |
| 9 | Danny Hale | Crusaders | 20 | 12 |
| = | Mal McDonnell | Ballymena United | 17 | 12 |
| = | Ron Mowatt | Ards | 19 | 12 |