| Season | 1893–94 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 September 1893 – 4 May 1894 |
| Champions | Glentoran 1stIrish title |
| Matches | 30 |
| Goals | 146 (4.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Michael McErlean (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Glentoran 8–0Cliftonville |
| Biggest away win | Ligoniel 0–6Distillery |
| Highest scoring | Distillery 4–4Linfield Glentoran 8–0Cliftonville |
1894–95 → | |
The1893–94 Irish League was the 4th edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inIrishfootball.
The league comprised six teams, andGlentoran won the championship for the first time.
After the withdrawal ofDerry Olympic the previous season,Ligoniel (who had last played in the1891–92 season) were elected in their place, meaning all league games were played in Belfast.[1]
| Team | Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude |
| Distillery | Belfast | Grosvenor Park |
| Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval |
| Ligoniel | Belfast | Ligoniel |
| Linfield | Belfast | Ulsterville |
| Ulster | Belfast | Ulster Cricket Ground |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glentoran(C) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 3.100 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | Linfield | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 2.400 | 14 | |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 0.880 | 10 | |
| 4 | Distillery | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 0.958 | 9 | |
| 5 | Ulster | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 0.697 | 8 | Withdrew |
| 6 | Ligoniel | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 0.263 | 3 |
| Home \ Away | CLI | DIS | GLT | LIG | LIN | ULS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Distillery | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | |
| Glentoran | 8–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | |
| Ligoniel | 1–5 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–4 | |
| Linfield | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | |
| Ulster | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–5 |