| Season | 1947–48 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Belfast Celtic 14thIrish title |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 521 (3.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Jones (28 goals) |
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The1947–48 Irish League was the 47th edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inNorthern Irishfootball. The league comprised 12 teams, andBelfast Celtic won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Celtic(C) | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 26 | 3.231 | 39 | Champions |
| 2 | Linfield | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 2.895 | 35 | |
| 3 | Ballymena United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 38 | 1.368 | 27 | |
| 4 | Distillery | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 1.094 | 26 | |
| 5 | Glentoran | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 1.517 | 26 | |
| 6 | Coleraine | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 46 | 1.043 | 22 | |
| 7 | Glenavon | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 45 | 1.000 | 22 | |
| 8 | Ards | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 54 | 0.685 | 18 | |
| 9 | Cliftonville | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 0.766 | 18 | |
| 10 | Bangor | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 55 | 0.655 | 16 | |
| 11 | Portadown | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 60 | 0.517 | 9 | |
| 12 | Derry City | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 70 | 0.257 | 6 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | BCE | CLI | COL | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Bangor | 1–2 | 3–7 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| Ballymena United | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | |
| Belfast Celtic | 6–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | |
| Cliftonville | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Coleraine | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–8 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | |
| Distillery | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | |
| Derry City | 6–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 1–0 | |
| Glenavon | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| Glentoran | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Linfield | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Portadown | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |