| Season | 1936–37 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Belfast Celtic 10thIrish title |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 780 (4.29 per match) |
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The1936–37 Irish League was the 43rd edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inNorthern Irishfootball. The league comprised 14 teams, andBelfast Celtic won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Celtic(C) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 21 | 4.095 | 44 | Champions |
| 2 | Derry City | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 37 | 2.297 | 43 | |
| 3 | Linfield | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 25 | 3.400 | 42 | |
| 4 | Portadown | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 38 | 1.289 | 32 | |
| 5 | Larne | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 63 | 57 | 1.105 | 28 | |
| 6 | Newry Town | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 59 | 48 | 1.229 | 27 | |
| 7 | Glentoran | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 65 | 65 | 1.000 | 25 | |
| 8 | Cliftonville | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 64 | 0.875 | 24 | |
| 9 | Glenavon | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 0.949 | 21 | |
| 10 | Bangor | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 80 | 0.500 | 19 | |
| 11 | Ards | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 73 | 0.575 | 18 | |
| 12 | Coleraine | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 61 | 0.393 | 17 | |
| 13 | Distillery | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 65 | 0.554 | 14 | |
| 14 | Ballymena United | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 34 | 87 | 0.391 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | BCE | CLI | COL | DER | DIS | GLV | GLT | LAR | LIN | NEW | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 0–1 | 6–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Bangor | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–8 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–7 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Ballymena United | 4–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 0–7 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Belfast Celtic | 10–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | |
| Cliftonville | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 7–4 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 3–3 | |
| Coleraine | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Derry City | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | |
| Distillery | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| Glenavon | 1–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 4–6 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Glentoran | 2–1 | 6–1 | 8–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 0–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | |
| Larne | 9–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| Linfield | 3–1 | 7–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | |
| Newry Town | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Portadown | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 |