| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 32ndIrish title |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 410 (3.11 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tommy Armstrong (21 goals) |
1979–80 → | |
The1978–79 Irish League was the 78th edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inNorthern Irishfootball. The league consisted of 12 teams, andLinfield won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield(C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 34 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Glenavon | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 28 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Ards | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 27 | |
| 4 | Glentoran | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 26 | |
| 5 | Portadown | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 25 | |
| 6 | Larne | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 24 | |
| 7 | Cliftonville | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 21 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Coleraine | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Crusaders | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 20 | |
| 10 | Bangor | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 18 | |
| 11 | Ballymena United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 14 | |
| 12 | Distillery | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 52 | −33 | 7 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | GLV | GLT | LRN | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Bangor | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Ballymena United | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Cliftonville | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Coleraine | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Crusaders | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | |
| Distillery | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
| Glenavon | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Glentoran | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Larne | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–5 | |
| Linfield | 1–2 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Portadown | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 |